The never-before-told story of NASA’s 1978 astronaut class, which included the first American women, the first African Americans, the first Asian American, and the first gay person to fly to space. With the exclusive participation of the astronauts who were there, this is the thrilling, behind-the-scenes saga of a new generation that transformed space explorationThe story of NASA’s Astronaut Class 8, or “The F*cking New Guys,” as their military predecessors nicknam...

The craziest thing he ever saw was a man who came back from the dead. Brodie is a reluctant unsung hero stuck in the midst of a psychedelic funk. But weed ain’t the problem. It’s not even the mushrooms. Most people believe it’s the drugs that’s got him seeing dead things and talking to spirits. He wrestled demons. He started out as someone who really didn’t believe in ghosts, but turned out to become a notorious investigator, a paranormal investigator—of the supernatural—a ghost chaser. Wh...

A lushly photographed cookbook and travelogue showcasing the regional cuisines of the Alps, including 80 recipes for the elegant, rustic dishes served in the chalets and mountain huts situated among the alpine peaks of Italy, Austria, Switzerland, and France.“A passionate exploration of all things Alpine . . . this one is a must-have for every ski bum foodie.”—VogueNAMED ONE OF THE BEST COOKBOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE NEW ...

She only wanted to save his soul. He needed to save her life.Laia Grace wasn’t raised in society and besides meeting men was so much fun! But when the naive Regency miss introduces herself to the wrong person, her father decides that it’s time she grew up. If only he knew that the house he was sending her to had a ghost in residence.Marcus is haunting his own home, living in the secret passages and priest holes while he tries to deal with the horri...

Things got hot and heavy between me and Aiden pretty quick. I like him a lot. I like the way he makes me feel. We don’t even use protection.But what I don’t realize is that Aiden’s man of the house, John, sees us.He sends Aiden away for a few hours and gets me alone and tells me I’m not good enough for his son. At least, not until I’ve been properly broken in.He’s such a jerk, one of those alpha male, man of the hou...

In the lives of every creature on earth are echoes of events that occurred a long long time ago. Events of unimaginable scale and violent beauty that connect all living things, their every action and decision, their every heartbeat, to the greatest story ever told. This is a tale 13.8 billion years in the making that has seen billions of stars and billions of worlds live and die to create the only planet we know that is home to life. From the stardust that built us to the cosmic ingredient...

**"A real jewel of science history...brims with suspense and now-forgotten catastrophe and intrigue...Wadman’s smooth prose calmly spins a surpassingly complicated story into a real tour de force."—The New York Times“Riveting . . . [The Vaccine Race] invites comparison with Rebecca Skloot's 2007 The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks.”—NatureThe epic and controversial story of a major breakthrough in cell biology that led to the conquest of...

GramaTell Me A Story is a Folklore volume. My worldmy formative years between five and eight years old took place in a small Western Washington Town of mild climatemuch rain. My grandmother, mothers mother, 60 plus, lived with our family of five: Mom, Dad, myself, my sister (three years younger), my brother (five years younger). Mom was a housewife. My father worked in the local creamery. We lived in an old turn of the century (19th) house with a big, long wrap-around side porch on a large...

This story is a biography of passion, perseverance, courage and destiny where a boy is suddenly transported onto a path that signifies a journey into manhood, empowering him to live up to some of the ideals he’d set for himself in an imagination stretched to serve God, family and country. It was high adventure being the son of a man educated by thousands of years of culture and tradition fighting for every breath of a brand-new tomorrow. With a sense of idealism and resilience Farooq would...

Warning: You are about to read my utterly biggest secrets. Can I trust you? OK then. I’m Ella, and this is my diary. Ammy has started a Soccer Club for Girls Only and Ella is super excited to be part of it! She is on the club committee and dreams of being a striker and scoring all the goals. But then Ella discovers something that fills her with desperating despair. She can’t dribble, she can’t pass and she can’t kick a goal. Will she even be chosen for a team? Are Ella’s soccer dreams over...

Her taste is exquisite—and she collects men like the charms on a bracelet . . . "A blockbuster" from the bestselling author of Little Sins ( Harper's Bazaar).Her name is synonymous with elegance and beauty. She is Jewel Prescott, whose internationally famous jewelry designs have placed her among the ranks of Tiffany, Cartier, and Bulgari. But to her enemies, she is the ultimate bitch-goddess, whose fabulous success could be ruined in one long-awai...

Strange Valentine screams out to you! It is a walk through the unexpected, wild corners of the world. Fascinated you will read through these tales of woe and twisted love. The cruelty, the anguish of the human mind and body speak out I n these shocking stories: a body torn asunder by unrequited love, brutal murders of roommates, unrestrained lust, lying bondage, treachery of enactmentbludgeoning murder, premeditated-prolonged pain.