In a book that has engendered enormous controversy, Jimmy Carter, the president who brought Israel and Egypt together in the historic 1978 Camp David peace accords, assesses the state of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Carter writes with the purpose of jump-starting what he sees as stalled negotiations, saying that both sides are unwilling to tak...more

Reasons for Success draws from lessons presented in the earlier work, Reasons for Hope. It is enriched by the knowledge and insights the authors have gained from decades of participation, observation, and scholarship on Third World development. Concerned that rural development is increasingly neglected in economic development circles, the authors d...more

For Jimmy Carter, religion and politics go hand in hand. The former president has always found his evangelical Christian faith to be a source of inspiration and strength in shaping his politics. Yet in OUR ENDANGERED VALUES, Carter claims that the rise of the fundamentalist right in America threatens the most basic American principle of separation ...more

* Eighteen inspirational rural development success stories* Covers Africa, Asia, and Latin AmericaIn the personal words of international development initiators, Reasons for Hope tells true stories of what can be done to improve the lives of those in rural communities. Read individually for specific guidance, or collectively for cumulative advice on...more

This omnibus edition collects three of the Westmacott novels: A Daughters A Daughter, where a daughters opposition to her mothers plans to remarry threatens to destroy their relationship; The Burden, the story of two sisters who have a dramatic effect on each other; and Unfinished Portrait, wherein Celia, bereft of the three most important people i...more

A notice in the Gazette reads: “A murder is announced and will take place on Friday, October 29, at Little Paddocks.” The guests arrive, thinking they have come to a mystery party. When death and chaos ensue, the indomitable Miss Marple sorts it out. Another enthralling tale from the “best mystery writer of the 20th century” (Bouchercon Mys...more

Lance Kilkenny’s gun is believed to be the fastest in the West, but once the gunfight is over, he disappears. Most folks don’t even know what he looks like. Some time back, Mort Davis saved Kilkenny’s life after he was shot up. Now Davis needs Kilkenny’s help. He has filed a claim on a water hole near Lost Creek in the live oak country. Th...more