A Week At The Airport

In the summer of 2009, Alain de Botton will be invited by the owners of Heathrow airport to become their first ever Writer in Residence. He will be installed in the middle of Terminal 5 on a raised platform with a laptop connected to screens, enabling passengers to see what

Much more than Tangier and Casablanca, Morocco offers visitors an unparallelled opportunity for an exotic vacation.

WINNER OF THE JAMES TAIT BLACK MEMORIAL PRIZE 'A brilliant storyteller . . . a book which stretches, tantalizes and delights' Financial Times _____________________________________ On Brazzaville Beach, on the edge of Africa, Hope Clearwater ponders the strange circumstances that led her to leave her husband John, and his mathematical obsessions,

From the USA Today bestselling author of The House on Mermaid Point comes a powerful novel about secrets, loyalty, and the bonds of true friendship . . . Twenty years ago, Emma Michaels, Mackenzie Hayes, and Serena Stockton bonded over their New York City dreams. Then, each summer, they solidified

Anna Kirby is sick of dating. She's tired of heartbreak. Despite being smart, sexy, and funny, she's a magnet for men who don't deserve her. A week's vacation in New York is the ultimate distraction from her most recent break-up, as well as a great place to meet a stranger

This is a book of awareness and love. The correspondence between two girlhood friends from Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan launched the “anniecat chronicles” project. With thoughts and events to share, they embraced email and bridged the miles and the years between Michigan and South Carolina. A wealth of remembrances, including

STEVE WOZNIAK, Apple co-founder: "Micah Solomon conveys an up-to-the minute and deeply practical take on customer service, business success, and the twin importance of people and technology." SETH GODIN: "It's hard to imagine an organization with front line employees that won't benefit from the ideas in this book." "Clearly the

J. Rye Erixon, acclaimed author of Angel's Milk and The Strip Mall, has now released a brilliant collection of short stories, entitled Especially For You. The first story takes a look at a selfish doctor who meets an untimely end after buying a rare record album. The second story, "The

One of the greatest secrets you can ever learn is that you have the power to heal yourself. Perhaps you have thought of this statement yourself. If you have, then you were right on target. Maybe you have come to the conclusion that this special gift belongs only to certain

Get ready to laugh! Here is a fun, witty read about life's ups and downs; a book about experiences that in one moment, make us feel grateful to be alive, and in the next, tempted to strangle whoever came up with the expression, 'Don't worry, be happy!' First time author