"An audacious and revisionary sequel to Twain's masterpiece. It is both true to the spirit of Twain and quintessentially Cooveresque." —Times Literary SupplementAt the end of Huckleberry Finn, on the eve of the Civil War, Huck and Tom Sawyer decide to escape "sivilization" and "light out for the Territory." In Robert Coover's vision of their Western adventures, Tom decides he'd rather own civilization than escape it, leaving Huck "dreadful lonely"...

In Song of the West, #1 New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts sets the rhythm between two disparate hearts who find their natural desires are bringing their abilities to love out of the cold.Philadelphian Samantha Evans is content with the life she made for herself after competing as an Olympic gymnast. So she has some hesitation about giving up the city for the wilds of Wyoming ranch country to help out her pregnant twin sister. It isn't ...

Sometimes you can't resist the forces of natureA classic romance novel from Nora Roberts - the world's greatest storytellerOlympic gymnast Samantha Evans and her twin sister Sabrina have chosen very different directions in life, but they are still as close as sisters can be. So when Sabrina begs her twin to help out during her pregnancy, Sam leaves her big city life behind for the countryside.Sam thought she knew what to ex...

Desperate to escape capture …This deception could cost her everything.Fleeing apprehension for a crime she didn’t commit, Eliza Flannery runs into the town sheriff who thinks she’s the housekeeper he’s expecting. Out of the frying pan and into the kitchen fires, Eliza is out of her element. As a lady’s companion, she has no experience tending a home. But she keeps silent because of her belief that her innocence will ma...

NEW YORK TIMES EDITORS’ CHOICE • A revelatory biography of the world-famous playwright and actor Sam Shepard, whose work was matched by his equally dramatic life, including collaborations with the Rolling Stones and Bob Dylan as well as tumultuous relationships with Patti Smith, Joni Mitchell, and Jessica Lange“What [True West] achieves in its finest pages is placing the artist in his time. . . . I was filled with excitement, envy and reve...

His bullet … His responsibilityCaught in crossfire between a bounty hunter and an outlaw, widowed mother Abby March, catches a bullet in the shoulder. The Christmas tree she and her son were cutting is forgotten as they fall under the care of a dangerous stranger. As she recovers, she finds that Ford Statler hides his softer side and has suffered the kind of loss she well understands. As Christmas, and their parting approach, she ...

He thinks she’s too good for him … But she knows the truth!When his perfect older brother passes, black sheep Nate Justice is willing to honor his dying request and enter a marriage of convenience with his brother's bride. But when he meets her, all notions of a marriage in name-only burn away in the heat of desire. Trouble is, he knows his faults and that he'll always be second to his respectable, older brother in her eyes.Clara Justice has a se...

When Jess Caird, owner of the White Sage range, finds one of his cowhands murdered and his barn set on fire, he sets out with two old-timers to bring the culprit to justice. Evidence points to Grote, a notorious gunslinger and killer, and the trail leads Caird and his companions to the town of Sand Ridge. There they encounter big-time business man, Dugmore, who has set up his Pony Express operation, where Caird's nephew is in employment. Jess can't work out newcomer Dugmore - is he a shrew...

Loving him could save his soul… or cost them both their lives. There’s nothing more dangerous than a mafia enforcer who still has a conscience. Nico Valenti is the man the mob calls when problems need to disappear. Cold. Precise. Haunted by a past mistake he can never undo, Nico survives by following one rule: never let himself care again. Love is a weakness—and weakness gets you killed. Then he meets Adrian Cross. Adrian is everything Nico isn’t—polished, wealthy, and burning with despera...

A fully revised and updated new edition of the classic history of western America The newly revised second edition of this concise, engaging, and unorthodox history of America’s West has been updated to incorporate new research, including recent scholarship on Native American lives and cultures. An ideal text for course work, it presents the West as both frontier and region, examining the clashing of different cultures and ethnic groups that occurred in the western ter...

Descubre cómo puedes dejar de fumar a tu ritmo.Millones de personas han dejado de fumar con los ingredientes de este libro.¿Has intentado dejar de fumar con anterioridad? Si al final volviste a encender otro cigarrillo habrás pensado que fracasaste, pero es justamente lo contrario: vas por el buen camino. A diferencia de lo que solemos pensar, normalmente los fumadores recaen varias veces antes de dejar de fumar definitivamente.Este...

Kansas in 1857 is a dangerous place to live. Lee Madden, tired of the relentless cycle of violence, joins a westward bound wagon train led by his old army friend, Jake Twelvetrees. Good with a gun, it is Lee's job to protect the settlers on their journey to Oregon from the hostile tribes along the famous Platte River Road. Unfortunately for him, they will not be the only threat. His past catches up with him in the brutal shape of Deacon Swain, a 'border ruffian' out to avenge the killing, ...