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Pickax's favorite columnist, James Qwilleran, is enjoying a brief vacation with his two Siamese cats at the Nutcracker Inn, in the nearby town of Black Creek.

Author and naturalist Ackerman reflects on the time she spent caring for her husband, novelist Paul West, after a stroke took his ability to speak.

After a long drought, the citizans of Pickax are worried about wildfires. Their fears are soon realized.

The people of Pickax are in a state of eager anticipation.

Pickax is preparing for its sesquicentennial celebration, and in the midst of all the family reunions, the Siamese super-sleuth Koko smells trouble.

Set in the exacting social landscape of New York City at the turn of the century, Washington Square is the tale of a wealthy but shy young woman caught between conflicting family expectations.

Conn O'Connor struggles to find a connection between a bloodstained car, a missing yacht, and a stolen infant heir, a mystery that deepens years later when fledgling reporter Irene Kelly explores a

A coming of age story about Roddie Gillies and his guardian and grandfather Calum, one of the last remaining Gaelic speakers in the once-proud mining town of Shean.

When Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Bill Dedman noticed a property listing for a grand estate that had been unoccupied for nearly sixty years, he stumbled into one of the most surprising America

Drawing on the lives of five great scientists -- Charles Darwin, William Thomson (Lord Kelvin), Linus Pauling, Fred Hoyle and Albert Einstein -- scientist/author Mario Livio shows how even the grea

Combines fresh herbs, chilies, and spices with leafy vegetables, couscous, red lentils, wild rice, and butternut squash to offer satisfying meat-free, dairy-free recipes for soups, salads, entrees,

In 50 Physics Ideas You Really Need to Know author Joanne Baker describes, in a sequence of 50 clear and concise essays, the discovery, significance and functioning of the laws, principles, and the

The story of a close-knit family who dedicate themselves to the salvation of their homeland, Korea.

This is the book that helps you help yourself.

The last of her kind, a newly born butterfly meets and befriends many creatures in the Australian forest, and when it is time for her to go the voice of the forest ensures her living among them alw