St Martin S Griffin imprint: 2039 books
The Book of Kisses
A Definitive Collection of the Most Passionate, Romantic, Outlandish, & Wonderful Quotations on the Intimate Art of Kissing
Language: English
Release Date: December 10, 2013
From Lord Byron's "first kiss of love" to Kevin Costner's "long slow, deep, soft, wet kisses that last for three days, " The Book of Kisses contains the most charming, witty and memorable quips to cross the lips of such famous and infamous kissers as Bette Davis, Elizabeth Taylor,...
by Fred Chappell
Language: English
Release Date: December 17, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: December 17, 2013
Fred Chappell is one of our most brilliant and versatile authors, with many novels, short stories, and volumes of poetry to his credit. This anthology bears witness to the scope of his career: a rich body of narrative and lyrical fictions ranging over history, mythology, science, philosophy, and Chappell's...
Jane Fairfax
The Secret Story of the Second Heroine in Jane Austen's Emma
Language: English
Release Date: November 27, 2018
Jane Austen's Emma has been a favorite novel for Austenites since 1816.
But while the story of its heroine Emma Woodhouse is well known, the same can't be said for her childhood friend, Jane Fairfax. The turmoil underlying Jane's obscured background and reduced circumstances have always remained...
The Glass Wives
A Novel
Language: English
Release Date: May 14, 2013
Evie and Nicole Glass share a last name. They also shared a husband.
When a tragic car accident ends the life of Richard Glass, it also upends the lives of Evie and Nicole, and their children. There's no love lost between the widow and the ex. In fact, Evie sees a silver lining in all this...
by Mignon Fogarty
Language: English
Release Date: November 8, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: November 8, 2011
Millions of people around the world communicate better thanks to Mignon Fogarty, aka Grammar Girl, whose top-rated weekly grammar podcast has been downloaded more than 40 million times. Now she's turning her attention to improving our vocabulary—one smart word at a time—with Grammar Girl's 101...
by Michelle Adams
Language: English
Release Date: October 3, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: October 3, 2017
From debut author Michelle Adams comes a novel of psychological suspense, where a woman returns to her family's home to learn the truth and escape her sister's influence.
If you knew my sister, you’d run too…
First there was the Robert Kneel incident.
Then what happened to Margot...
by Florence King
Language: English
Release Date: February 15, 1990
Language: English
Release Date: February 15, 1990
In this collection of essays, Florence King confirms her position as one of the wittiest social critics now writing-and certainly the most uninhibited. Nothing escapes her withering gaze, from our greatest national institution ("Democrazy"), to the cult of Helpism ("Does Your Child...
Let's Panic About Babies!
How to Endure and Possibly Triumph Over the Adorable Tyrant Who Will Ruin Your Body, Destroy Your Life, Liquefy Your Brain, and Finally Turn You into a Worthwhile Human Being
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2011
BABIES. Maybe you're thinking of having one. There might even be one inside you right now, draining nutrients from your system via a tube growing from its midsection. Or maybe you've already got one around the house, somewhere, and you're responsible for its continued survival. You're saddled with...
Semantricks
A Dictionary of Words You Thought You Knew
Language: English
Release Date: June 24, 2008
At last, a book for the American Idle. Here is a punny new dictionary of inventive definitions of real words.
Acrimony: Spousal support payments following bitter divorce
Friction: Novel that rubs you the wrong way
Negligence: Woman's forgotten dressing gown
Zinfandel: Heathen wine
Ranging...
by Larry Elder
Language: English
Release Date: September 4, 2001
Language: English
Release Date: September 4, 2001
Straight Talk From the Firebrand Libertarian Who Struck a Chord Across America
Larry Elder tells truths this nation's public figures are afraid to address. In The Ten Things You Can't Say in America, he turns conventional "wisdom" on its head and backs up his commonsense philosophy...
Living on Your Own Terms
What Is Real Rebellion?
Language: English
Release Date: March 12, 2013
In Living on Your Own Terms: What Is Real Rebellion?, one of the twentieth century’s greatest spiritual teachers reveals how you can resist the rules and regulations that oppose your values while retaining your own individuality.
“People can be happy only in one way, and that is if they...
Fear
Understanding and Accepting the Insecurities of Life
Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2012
One of the greatest spiritual teachers of the twentieth century invites you on a journey through what makes human beings afraid—and how confronting fears strengthens us.
In Fear: Understanding and Accepting the Insecurities of Life, Osho takes the reader step by step over the range of what...
Learning to Silence the Mind
Wellness Through Meditation
Language: English
Release Date: August 21, 2012
One of the twentieth century’s greatest spiritual teachers will show you how to quiet your constant, worrying thoughts in Learning to Silence the Mind: Wellness Through Meditation.
The mind, says Osho, has the potential to be enormously creative in dealing with the challenges of everyday...
Destiny, Freedom, and the Soul
What Is the Meaning of Life?
Language: English
Release Date: April 13, 2010
One of the greatest spiritual teachers of the twentieth century shares his philosophy on self-discovery, free will, and the search for a place and purpose in life.
“I myself am a question. I know not who I am. What to do? Where to go?”—Osho
Destiny, Freedom, and the Soul: What...