Hilary learns an important lesson in safety: never accept a ride from a stranger.

At 32, Jake Singer is trapped inside not only his own thoughts but also those of his antic, hectoring psychiatrist, a "madman privateer for whom conservative Freudianism was merely a flag of convenience." In between his triweekly skirmishes with the malaprop-slinging Dr. Morales, Jake does manage to carry he teaches at Coventry, a New York City private school, and has a small trust fund and an adequate Upper West Side apartment. Yet the protagonist of Daniel Menaker's first novel is increasingly alone. He hasn't seen his doctor father in four years, his mother died when he was six, and his most recent girlfriend left him. "I wasn't so crazy that I didn't know how boring my plight would be to most people," he later realizes. "Even the banality of evil is outstripped by the banality of anxiety neurosis." In fact, there's nothing remotely banal about Jake's anxiety, which Menaker makes both very real and very, very funny. Though Dr. Morales is dead-on about his patient's inertia, his antic method gives the term critical care (not to mention shrink wrap ) new meaning. Indeed, Jake and his doctor's hostilities are both hilarious and deeply painful, skidding between progress and "emotional vivisection." Is the foul-mouthed, foul-minded Morales a sport of psychiatric nature, or is he on the right track? Neither patient nor reader will ever be quite sure, though Jake does come out of his long slump, inheriting the responsibility for his own life--and those of several others. The Treatment ruffles with comic energy and risky shifts, but also with something increasingly rare in fiction--tenderness. Menaker, unlike his protagonist, seems unafraid of emotion and has a perfect ear for the momentary exchange that simultaneously reveals and conceals all. He can also dish up epigrams with the best of them. Jake turns Wallace Stevens's hieratic pronunciamento into a surprising home "If death is in fact the mother of beauty, she never spends any time with her kids." Any reader interested in the fresh pleasures of language, character, and sharp social landscaping should look no further. The Treatment is both a merry novel about loss and a melancholy fiction about the pleasures of intimacy--sexual, familial, and, of course, therapeutic.

The heartwarming backlist classic is now in trade paper with a new Introduction by the authors and a new sequel, "The Search for Joyful, " to be published in February 2002.

" And so begins the adventure of J.J. Smith, the keeper of the records for The Book of Records, and ordinary man searching for the extraordinary. He has verified the longest continuous kiss, the lenghiest single unbroken apple peel, the furthest flight of a champagne cork"... "But J.J. has a problem: his boss says his records are getting dull. Either he comes up with something special, or he's fired." - front inside dustcover.

"Sedam poglavlja jedne zajednicke povesti" tematski objedinjuju jednu mogucu istoriju zla, gde se u tropima istorijskog vremena rasplicu dramaticne i tragicne sudbine junaka i zrtava vecnog vracanja istog - ritualnog i faktickog sravnjivanja racuna izmedju metafizike moci, logike uslovnosti, zakona i nasilja, s jedne strane, i talaca te vecne "bozije" i "djavolske" igre. Ove price satkane na odblescima dokumenata i ozracene vrhunskim i sugestivnim pripovedanjem, gestovima naizgled spoljasnje i objektivne naracije, kroz pesnicku ostrovidnost i osobenu analitiku kisovske ironije, uvode nas u vrtoglava porinuca krvi i duse, strasti i uverenja, straha i ushicenja, u istoriju ljudskog drhtanja pred vecnim zlom, koje povezuje sudbine pravednika, otpadnika, jeretika, razbojnika, idealista i, konacno, ljudi, s necim, sto se kao neumitnost obnavlja i cinicno nadvija nad sudbinama ljudskog sveta. Kis raskriva velike price istorije i njihov kanibalski trijumfalizam, cepajuci zastore i kulise opstih prosvetljenja u ime jedinstvenih i neponovljivih patnji mirijada zrtava.

Novelist Andrew Craig has not been sober in a very long time. After losing his wife in an auto accident he believes to have been his own fault, he turned to the bottle, and to his sister-in-law, Leah, who acts as his caretaker and live-in nurse. Then, when he is awarded the Nobel Prize in literature for his novel, "The Perfect State," a historical jab at communism, he heads for Stockholm, hoping to find a reason to live, and to write. The other laureates have their own problems, a heart surgeon who believes that sharing his award with an Italian colleague robs him of his glory, a married couple awarded the prize in medicine in the middle of a serious marital crisis, and others – including Max Stratman, whose heart isn't really up to the trip, but who needs the prize money to provide for niece, Emily. This novel delves into the lives, loves, dreams and nightmares of these characters, and others, building a panoramic view of the Nobel Prize, life in Stockholm, and the state of world politics in the years following World War II. It is rich and compelling, driving the reader from the pits of despair to the heights of inspiration. A wonderful novel by one of America's finest novelists. The Prize was made into a movie starring Paul Newman.

This epic Civil War novel depicts both the minor and major characters of the war, including a politically devious, grimly humorous, and cruel when necessary President Lincoln

A self-reliant family in New York City finds their relationships altered when a wealthy and grateful stranger enters their life.

A black man as the President of the United States? Written in 1964, The Man was burned in states of the southern U.S. And banned in others as it rose to the top of the New York Times bestseller list, selling more than two million copies. Today it is more relevant than ever, when the possibility of an Afro-American president no longer seems an impossible dream. A series of accidents places mild-mannered Douglas Dillman in the White House. A gentleman who shirks publicity, he is now at the mercy of spotlight: he is plotted against by the Ku Klux Klan and other right-wing terrorists; while his own son, a black militant, accuses him of being dangerously conservative. Dillman faces impeachment and threats. One would-be murderer nearly made it to his home before being arrested. Actor James Earl Jones- who starred in the movie version of The Man, called it "a prophetic novel." It is considered by many to be Wallace's greatest achievement. About The Author: Irving Wallace was born in Chicago. His best-selling award-winning novels have been translated into numerous languages and have sold some 250 million copies around the world. He is considered one of the five most widely read authors of modern times."

Compelling portrait of the Viennese neurologist, focuses on the intense, agonized years of research which resulted in his discovery of the science of psychoanalysis

An epic in novel form telling of the miraculous visions of a poor French girl at Lourdes.

Harvey thinks his big sister is mean and rotten; she thinks he is stupid and no-good. As a result, they both spend some lonely hours refusing to play with each other.

Lori Adams, a young, unmarried actress, gives up her baby for adoption. Christie and Bill Salem adopt the baby and give him all the love and care he needs, until Lori and her partner decide that they want the baby back.

A Novel. The raucous, hilarious, big bestseller about sex, guided missiles, real estate, commuters, love and the U.S. Army in a Connecticut town. A very nice vintage collector's item. Number # F1791. Original price 50 cents.

"Everyone's favorite starship captain has boldly gone where he has never ventured before!"--Wall Street Journal.. William Shatner now turns his talent to a stunning novel of future shock--drug wars in the Los Angeles of the 21st century. HC: Putnam.

In the vein of Blue Light, New York Times bestselling author Mosley delivers a fantastic vision of the near future. Mosley proves that good writing is good writing, regardless of genre. -- USA Today

From The Highly Acclaimed Author Of The Last Kabbalist Of Lisbon And Hunting Midnight Comes A Sweeping Tale Of Devotion, Persecution And Vengeance In Colonial India By The Time The 16Th Century Was Drawing To A Close In The Portuguese Colony Of Goa, The Catholic Inquisition Was Making Excellent Progress In Its Mission To Keep All Sorcerers Whether Native Hindus Or Immigrant Jews From Practising Their Traditional Beliefs. Those Who Refused To Denounce Others And Give Up Their Ways Were Either Strangled By Executioners Or Burnt Alive In Public Autos-Da-Fé. By Living Just Outside Colonial Territory, The Zarco Family Manages To Stick Firm To Its Portuguese Jewish Roots. Tiago And His Sister Sofia Enjoy A Peaceful Childhood Learning To Illustrate Manuscripts With Their Father, And Secretly Dipping Into The Heady Chaos Of The Hindu Festivals Celebrated By Their Beloved Cook Nupi. As The Children Reach Adulthood, The Family Is Torn Apart When First The Father And Then The Son Are Imprisoned By The Inquisition. But Who Could Have Betrayed Them? Impeccably Researched, Guardian Of The Dawn Is Both A Riveting Historical Mystery And, In Its Profound Exploration Of The Nature Of Evil, A Powerful Reinterpretation Of Othello. This Is Richard Zimler At His Imaginative, Energetic, And Insightful Best. Praise For The Last Kabbalist Of Lisbon Zimler [Is] A Present-Day Scholar And Writer Of Remarkable Erudition And Compelling Imagination, An American Umberto Eco. Francis King, Spectator Drenched In Atmosphere And Period Detail. Wall Street Journal A Riveting Literary Murder Mystery, His Novel Is Also A Harrowing Picture Of The Persecution Of 16Th-Century Jews, And In Passing, The Atmospheric Introduction To The Hermetic Jewish Tradition Of The Kabbalah. Independent On Sunday A Fascinating Novel With Spellbinding Subject Matter. Elle Praise For Hunting Midnight Enthralling&Hunting Midnight Is A Shamelessly Sprawling Historical Novel, Spanning Continents, Napoleonic Wars, A Secret Jewish Family, Kalahari Magic, And Slavery In South Carolina. Sydney Morning Herald Zimler Is Always An Exhilaratingly Free Writer, Free Of Ordinary Taboos&Hunting Midnight Shows Zimler At The Height Of His Powers. London Magazine This Is An Epic Melodrama, Spanning Three Continents And More Than Twenty-Five Years, Building Up To A Genuinely Moving Climax. Literary Review This Is A Rousing Roaring Roller Coaster Of A Read. Climb Aboard And Have Zimler Rattle You Off Into The Sort Of Expansive Imaginative Realm That Readers Dream Of And Lesser Writers Steer Clear Of&Bracing, Spine-Tingling Stuff. Australian Reading Hunting Midnight Was Like Discovering A Rare Gem. Richard Zimler Is A Brilliant Author With A Touch Of Genius. Rendezvous Magazine (Usa)