Simon Schama's magesterial new book encompasses over 1,500 years of Britain's history, from the first Roman invasions to the early seventeenth century, and the extraordinary reign of Queen Elizabeth I. Schama, the author of the highly acclaimed Citizens and The Embarrassment of Riches, is one of the..
A first installment in a two-part epic history of Britain chronicles the events that transpired from the birth of civilization through the conflict between Elizabeth I and Mary Queen of Scots. Author: Schama, Simon Publisher: Talk Miramax Books by Hyperion Binding: Hardcover Language: English ISBN-1..
From international model Padma Lakshmicomes a collection of low-fat recipes that are delicious and simple to prepare. New in paperback, a tie-in to the upcoming, 13 part series starring Padma Lakshmi, to air on the Food Network in September. As an international model, Padmas schedule often leaves he..
When their mother starts dropping them off at the library several afternoons a week, nine-year-old William and his brother dread boredom and the overbearing librarian, but they are surprised at how things turn out. Author: Colfer, Eoin;Miramax Books Publisher: Miramax Binding: Paperback Language: En..
Two Italian detectives struggle to unravel a complex plot involving a series of mysterious murders, a number of seemingly unrelated assassinations, the accident that killed Princess Diana, the death of an Italian press tycoon, and a sadomasochistic secret society that could be tied to a strange cult..
Presents the complete screenplay for the film about a flight attendant who is caught in a sting by federal agents trying to catch her gun-running boss Author: Tarantino, Quentin Publisher: Miramax Binding: Paperback Language: English ISBN-10: 0786883499 ISBN-13: 9780786883493..
The sequel to the author's acclaimed memoir Experience describes the role of communism in mid-twentieth-century thought and its influence on his own family as he reflects on Stalin, his impact on the Soviet Union, and his legacy. 35,000 first printing. Author: Amis, Martin Publisher: Miramax Binding..
Three mixed-race Australian girls, having been taken from their Aboriginal families, escape and return home on foot, without supplies or gear, while trying to evade recapture, in an account based on a true story. Author: Pilkington, Doris Publisher: Miramax Binding: Paperback Language: English ISBN-..
Presents the script of the horror film that both parodies and celebrates the conventions of the type Author: Williamson, Kevin Publisher: Miramax Binding: Paperback Language: English ISBN-10: 0786883480 ISBN-13: 9780786883486..
Provides an in-depth account of the fall of the Philippines during World War II to the Japanese, the harsh treatment of American and Filipino POWs, and the 1945 raid by a band of American Rangers and Filipino Scouts on a Japanese POW camp to liberated incarcerated American soldiers. Reprint. Author:..
King Crispin and Queen Cedar have just had a baby daughter--Princess Catkin--and everyone on Mistmantle Island gathers for the joyful celebration of the Naming Ceremony. But the day after, the princess suddenly disappears. Urchin and all the brave captains are dispatched to bring back the princess, ..
Discovering Analees Williamsburg, a fifteen-year-old runaway slave in 1810, August King faces a moral dilemma in which he must decide between turning the girl in for a reward or risking his life to help her. Reprint. Movie tie-in. Author: Ehle, John Publisher: Miramax Binding: Paperback Language: En..
A child prodigy with a talent for languages and an insatiable thirst for knowledge, Ludo shares with his single mother, Sibylla, an obsession with Kurosawa's Seven Samurai, absorbing its lessons in Samurai virtue, and embarks on a quest to find his father, approaching seven men to test their worthin..
Collects the letters of the British novelist to individuals including Philip Larkin, Victor Gollancz, Elizabeth Jane Howard, and Brian Aldiss. Author: Amis, Kingsley Publisher: Miramax Binding: Hardcover Language: English ISBN-10: 0786867574 ISBN-13: 9780786867578..
Examines luck from a psychological perspective, drawing on three years of interviews and experiments with more than four hundred volunteers to conclude that luck is a learned ability, in a guide that introduces four principles regarding luck and providing accompanying exercises. 75,000 first printin..
In this book, ethics professor Anita L. Allen examines the new world we find ourselves in and the choices we make as we navigate through it. Drawing from her own experiences as an African-American woman, a wife in a mixed-race marriage, a mother, a scholar, and a teacher, Allen explores the reasons ..
Describes how the authors transformed the comedy film about crooked theatrical producers into a hit Broadway musical, and offers an annotated libretto. Author: Mel Brooks Publisher: Miramax Binding: Hardcover Language: English ISBN-10: 0786868805 ISBN-13: 9780786868803..
A black woman born to white parents at the height of official apartheid in South Africa describes growing up in a white family, persecuted beacuse of her dark skin and frizzy hair, her reclassification as "coloured," elopement with a black man, estrangement from her parents, life in a poor all-black..