An unflinching memoir from the six-time NBA Champion, two-time Olympic gold medalist, and Hall of Famer, revealing how Scottie Pippen, the youngest of twelve, overcame two family tragedies and universal disregard by college scouts to become an essential component of the greatest basketball dynasty of the last fifty years.

A Jewish girl on the run. A German soldier sent to catch her. Neither could imagine the deadly choices they'd face. Lena Weismann isn't surprised when she's arrested and shoved on a train. But everything stops making sense when a soldier helps her escape. Why doesn't he ignore her or hate her like everyone else? Karl Von Liedersdorf always followed orders. Always, that is, until a chance assignment throws a girl in his path. Now nothing's black and white. Keeping her safe becomes his mission, but everything is against him. Especially her. Unguarded is the first book in The Ties of Blood historical romance series. If you like intense emotional journeys filled with heart breaking choices and pages that'll grip you till the earliest morning hours, you'll love MaryAnna Rose's series set in the tragic chaos of the second world war. Buy Unguarded today and start the journey.

A big novel about a small town... When Barry Fairbrother dies in his early forties, the town of Pagford is left in shock. Pagford is, seemingly, an English idyll, with a cobbled market square and an ancient abbey, but what lies behind the pretty façade is a town at war. Rich at war with poor, teenagers at war with their parents, wives at war with their husbands, teachers at war with their pupils...Pagford is not what it first seems. And the empty seat left by Barry on the parish council soon becomes the catalyst for the biggest war the town has yet seen. Who will triumph in an election fraught with passion, duplicity, and unexpected revelations? A big novel about a small town, The Casual Vacancy is J.K. Rowling's first novel for adults. It is the work of a storyteller like no other.

In our postmodern world, we are so driven by our emotions that in living for the moment we've forgotten to guard our most precious treasure - our hearts. Young people may not realize it, but acts that appear innocent - such as e - mail and instant messages - can entangle our emotions and lead the heart to places it should not go. Most people...