Part melodrama and part parable, Mitch Albom's The Five People You Meet in Heaven weaves together three stories, all told about the same man: 83-year-old Eddie, the head maintenance person at Ruby Point Amusement Park. As the novel opens, readers are told that Eddie, unsuspecting, is only minutes away from death as he goes about his typical busines...more
Veronika es una joven que tiene los mismos sueños y deseos que cualquier persona de su edad.Es guapa, cuenta con un buen trabajo y no le faltan pretendientes. Su vida transcurre sin mayores sobresaltos, sin grandes alegrías ni grandes tristezas. Pero Veronika no es feliz. Por eso, la mañana del 11 de noviembre de 1997, Veronika decide morir. ...more
A gritty, dark thriller follows two killers on the loose among the demimonde of New Orleans, where the erotic thrill of murder lures them to the pleasures of the notorious French Quarter. Reprint. 15,000 first printing."
The Structure of Argument was the first text based on the accessible Toulmin model — the model of argument that fits best with the methods and goals of college composition. Covering critical thinking, reading, writing, and research, it is concise but thorough, and presents everything students need in an affordable, compact format. Thorough but no...more
A history of the landmark case of James Earl Gideon's fight for the right to legal counsel. Notes, table of cases, index. The classic backlist bestseller. More than 800,000 sold since its first pub date of 1964.
"Killing me won't kill the beast" are the last words of rapist-murderer Ronnie Joe Waddell, written four days before his execution. But they can't explain how Dr. Kay Scarpetta finds Waddell's fingerprints on another crime scene -- after she'd performed his autopsy. If this is some sort of game, Scarpetta seems to be the target. And if the next vic...more
A popular best-selling thriller follows the events surrounding a quiet and reclusive man who emerges as a guardian angel for those in need, but who also warns of an impending evil. Reissue.