Doesn't take much to start the talk in this town. And no one knows that better than Francesca Raffa.

In this splendid book, one of America's masters of nonfiction takes us home--into Hometown, U.S.A., the town of Northampton, Massachusetts, and into the extraordinary, and the ordinary, lives that people live there. As Tracy Kidder reveals how, beneath its amiable surface, a small town is a place of startling complexity, he also explores what it takes to make a modern small city a success story. Weaving together compelling stories of individual lives, delving into a rich and varied past, moving among all the levels of Northampton's social hierarchy, Kidder reveals the sheer abundance of life contained within a town's narrow boundaries. Does the kind of small town that many Americans came from, and long for, still exist? Kidder says yes, although not quite in the form we may imagine. A book about civilization in microcosm, Home Town makes us marvel afresh at the wonder of individuality, creativity, and civic order--how a disparate group of individuals can find common cause and a code of values that transforms a place into a home. And this book makes you feel you live there.

Discover the beauty of the world around us and why we must protect it, in this magical, sing-along picture book. Eight year old environmentalist, Frankie Morland wants to make a difference to the world. So, he decided to write a song... In this colourful book, Frankie's thoughtful lyrics sit alongside beautiful illustrations which remind us of all there is to love about planet Earth and just how urgent it is that we take care of it. World In Danger features facts about Frankie's favourite endangered animals from cute red pandas, to colourful toucans, to buzzing bees, and simple activities you can do at home to do your bit to save the environment. Budding musicians can learn to play Frankie's song on the guitar or piano by following the musical score at the back of the book - and everyone can follow the lyrics and sing along! Ideal for little nature lovers, as well as fans of Frankie's song and its inspirational message.

A former foreign correspondent for The New York Times describes hisater-in-life love affair with New York sophisticate Frances Fitzgerald,uthor of the Pulitzer Prize-winning Fire in the Lake, a romance marked byheir summer visits to Mount Desert Island in Maine. Reprint.

FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE CARTEL. Frankie Machianno, a hard-working entrepreneur, passionate lover, part-time surf bum, and full-time dad, is a pillar of his waterfront community—and a retired hit man. Once better known as Frankie Machine, he was a brutally efficient killer. Now someone from his past wants him dead, and after a botched attempt on his life, Frankie sets out to find his potential killers. However, the list of suspects is longer than the California coastline. With the mob on his heels and the cops on his tail, Frankie hatches a plan to protect his family, save his life, and escape the mob forever. Then things get really complicated.

Twenty Days. Twenty Boys. One chance to find love. According to her best friend Frankie, twenty days in ZanzibarBay is the perfect opportunity to have a summer fling, and if they meet one boy every day, there's a pretty good chance Anna will find her first summer romance. Anna lightheartedly agrees to the game, but there's something she hasn't told Frankie---she's already had that kind of romance, and it was with Frankie's older brother, Matt, just before his tragic death one year ago. Beautifully written and emotionally honest, this is a debut novel that explores what it truly means to love someone and what it means to grieve, and ultimately, how to make the most of every single moment this world has to offer.

Robert Yeager married into a family to cover his proverbial backside. What he didnt know was that he would be killed by someone he would never expect. Now, some of those people will be targeted by one of the most feared mob bosses ever, Anthony Mufintano. The sheriff, friends and family will be racing against the clock to stay alive every moment of the day. Lets see who will be strong enough to beat who to the finish line.