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The year is 1973. As a freak winter storm bears down on an exclusive, affluent suburb in Connecticut, cars skid out of control, men and women swap partners, and their children experiment with sex, drugs, and even suicide. Here two families, the Hoods and the Williamses, come face-to-face with the seething emotions behind the well-clipped lawns of their lives - in a novel widely hailed as a funny, acerbic, and moving hymn to a dazed and confused era of American life.

'Sappho's Leap' is a journey back 2,600 years to inhabit the mind of the greatest love poet the world has ever known.

The story of this steamy novel centers on an amoral young Italian aristocrat with a penchant for violence who owes his extravagant lifestyle to the favors of a mafia overlord. So when he is asked to silence four witnesses due to testify against the mob, the aristocrat is more than happy to comply in a most brutal manner. Only he did not figure on a special agent -- one who helped build the mountain of evidence against the organization -- entering into a lethal game of cat-and-mouse with him. And the special agent is the only one who realizes that it is not loyalty, or honor, or debt that drive the young man to murder -- but the thrill of the kill!

With her characteristic wit and her refreshing refusal to bow down before political correctness, Erica Jong tackles these and other issues.

A humorous novel about the sensual education of a young journalist in Havana. The novel is set in pre-Castro Havana and includes a huge cast of colourful characters. The author's previous books include Three Trapped Tigers and Holy Smoke.

A painter of extraordinary talent and renown, Leila is addicted to a younger man who inspires her passion, yet betrays her. Leila fears that giving up the ecstasy--love, sex, alcohol, and hedonism--will mean losing her creative edge. From the bestselling author of Fear of Flying.

Don't Sweat the Small Stuff... and it's all small stuff is a book that shows you how to keep from letting the little things in life drive you crazy. In thoughtful and insightful language, author Richard Carlson reveals ways to calm down in the midst of your incredibly hurried, stress-filled life. You can learn to put things in perspective by making the small daily changes he suggests,including advice such as "Think of your problems as potential teachers"; "Remember that when you die, your 'In' box won't be empty"; and "Do one thing at a time." You should also try to live in the present moment, let others have the glory at times, and lower your tolerance to stress. You can write down your most stubborn positions and see if you can soften them, learn to trust your intuitions, and live each day as if it might be your last. With gentle, supportive suggestions, Dr.Carlson reveals ways to make your actions more peaceful and caring, with the added benefit of making your life more calm and stress-free.

Anthony ROBBINS niezwykłe zjawisko w kręgach amerykańskiej nauki ostatnich lat uchodzi za człowieka, który osiągnął szczyty możliwości wnikania w ludzkie wnętrze. W ciągu dekady ponad milion ludzi zainwestowało, z powodzeniem, w książki, kasety audio i wideo z materiałami jego autorstwa. Robbins jest pierwszym pośród pionierskich ekspertów od tzw. psychologii zmian w USA. z wielkim sukcesem kieruje założonymi przez siebie dziewięcioma firmami. Jest wziętym, wysoko cenionym konsultantem świata biznesu, rządu USA i rządów innych krajów. W książce Obudź w sobie olbrzyma odsłania przed nami metody i techniki, które opanował w najwyższym stopniu, pozwalające mu po mistrzowsku obcować z ludzką psychiką. Na kartach swej obszernej pracy wykłada klarownie i przekonywająco, jak wykrzesać z siebie wystarczająco dużo siły, mieć wpływ na swój stan umysłowy, emocjonalny, fizyczny i materialny. Krok po kroku wprowadza nas w tajniki samodoskonalenia, pozwalając dotrzeć do wyznaczania celu, dziś majaczącego gdzieś za mgłą. Ocknij się i zacznij kontrolować całe swoje życie namawia Robbins. Ujarzmij siły, które kształtują Twoje przeznaczenie.

Christ versus Arizona turns on the events in 1881 that surrounded the shootout at the OK Corral, where Wyatt Earp, Doc Holliday, and Virgil and Morgan Earp fought the Clantons and the McLaurys. Set against a backdrop of an Arizona influenced by the Mexican Revolution and the westward expansion of the United States, the story is a bravura performance by the 1989 Nobel Prize-winning author. A monologue by the naive, unreliable, and uneducated Wendell L. Espana, the book weaves together hundreds of characters and a torrent of interconnected anecdotes, some true, some fabricated. Wendell s story is a document of the vast array of ills that welcomed the dawning of the twentieth century, ills that continue to shape our world in the new millennium."

A LONELY MAN. Toby Temple is a super star and a super bastard, a man adored by his fans and plagued by suspicion and distrust. A DISILLUSIONED WOMAN. Jill Castle came to Hollywood to be a star -- and discovered she had to buy her way with her body. A WORLD OF PREDATORS. Here they are bound to each other by a love so ruthless, so strong, it is more than human -- and less...