"Howard Fast makes superb use of his material. ... Aside from its social and historical implications, Freedom Road is a high-geared story, told with that peculiar dramatic intensity of which Fast is a master." -- Chicago Daily News
Charming, rich and handsome, Senator Richard Cromwell is about to give a dinner party on a day that will change his life. From affairs of state to affairs of love, readers participate in an emotionally charged encounter with the reality of love.
This huge anthology offers a kaleidoscope of brilliant writing from the Magi of the imagination. Alberto Manguel has selected 72 fantastic tales from life on the edge of the twilight zone, with stories from Marguerite Yourcenar, Herman Hesse, Italo Calvin
Beginning in the ancient world, this book presents a saga that enriches our understanding of the Jews and their impact on the world. It traces the evolution of a tradition powerful enough to give lasting identity to a scattered, wandering people. It explo
From the author of the multimillion selling immigrants saga--chronicling the generations of the Lavette family through more than a century of American history--comes "a beautiful, intriguing story of one woman's final years of life"(Booklist). From Europe
The Hessian tells the story of the capture, trial, and execution of a Hessian drummer boy by Americans during the Revolution. At the heart of the story is a Quaker family, who hide the boy after his landing party has been killed in an ambush. Because the
