When Venetian detective Commissario Guido Brunetti is called to investigate a presumed suicide in Venice's elite military academy, his inquiries are immediately met with a wall of silence. The...

On a rainy morning, not long after the funeral of his mother, Commissario Brunetti and Ispettore Vianello respond to a 911 call reporting a body floating near the steps in one of Venice's side...

On a cold Venetian night shortly before Christmas, a street vendor is killed in a scuffle in Campo San Stefano. The closest witnesses are the tourists who had been browsing the man's wares before...

Poirot must solve the ultimate locked-room murder of an eccentric millionaire whom others think killed himself.

Bobby Jones is retrieving a wayward golf ball at the base of a cliff when he discovers an unconscious man whose back is broken. The man regains consciousness long enough to utter the words "Why...

An international cast of suspects, all passengers on the crowded train, are speeding through the snowy European landscape when a bizarre and terrible murder brings them to an abrupt halt. One of...

Anti-Social Behaviour Orders (ASBOs) may be the pride and joy of the New Labour Party, but they don't cut much ice with Horace Rumpole--he takes the old-fashioned view that if anyone is going to...

When a 12-year-old boy witnesses a possible crime, Nero Wolfe and his assistant, Archie Goodwin, find themselves involved with murder, a blackmail racket, and a mysterious woman wearing golden...

When a Balkan beauty is accused of stealing diamonds, she turns to the world-famous Nero Wolfe, claiming to be his long-lost adopted daughter.

There hadn't been anything like this kind of rain in living memory. The River Brede had burst its banks, and not a single house in the valley had escaped flooding. Even where Wexford lived,...

Hopes for a new peaceful international order after the end of the Cold War have been dashed by sobering realities: Great powers are once again competing for honor and influence. The world remains...

This classic is Durant's answer to the question, What did you learn from writing the 11-volume Story of Civilization? Winner of a Publishers Weekly Listen Up Award.

On the eve of September 11, 2001, New York City's famous National Guard regiment, the fighting 69th Infantry, was not fit for duty. Most of its soldiers were immigrant kids with no prior military...

From the frontlines of modern medicine, 'Tell Me Where It Hurts' is a fascinating insider portrait of a veterinarian, his furry patients, and the blend of old-fashioned instincts and cutting-edge...

When Markets Collide' is a timely alert to the fundamental changes taking place in today's global economic and financial systems - and a call to action for investors who may fall victim to...

The #1 reason cited in exit interviews for an employee quitting is "my manager." Most managers and executives not only aren't aware of this obvious problem, but probably wouldn't know what to do...

In September 1838, a young Englishman named Charles Darwin hit upon the idea that "natural selection" among competing individuals would lead to wondrous adaptations and species diversity....

As a journalist, historian and novelist born into a family that included two past presidents of the United States, Henry Adams was constantly focused on the American experiment. An immediate...

Most personal and organizational problems are the result of a little-known phenomenon called "self-deception." We deceive ourselves into thinking we're doing the right thing for the right reason,...

In September 1838, a young Englishman named Charles Darwin hit upon the idea that "natural selection" among competing individuals would lead to wondrous adaptations and species diversity....

The #1 reason cited in exit interviews for an employee quitting is "my manager." Most managers and executives not only aren't aware of this obvious problem, but probably wouldn't know what to do...

Most personal and organizational problems are the result of a little-known phenomenon called "self-deception." We deceive ourselves into thinking we're doing the right thing for the right reason,...

As a journalist, historian and novelist born into a family that included two past presidents of the United States, Henry Adams was constantly focused on the American experiment. An immediate...

Poirot must solve the ultimate locked-room murder of an eccentric millionaire whom others think killed himself.

Bobby Jones is retrieving a wayward golf ball at the base of a cliff when he discovers an unconscious man whose back is broken. The man regains consciousness long enough to utter the words "Why...

Getting into college is just as hard as figuring out how to pay for it. Too often prospective students and their parents are unarmed and charge head on into mountains of unmanaged debt. Reyna...

In this deliciously funny novella that celebrates the pleasure of reading, the Uncommon Reader is none other than Her Majesty the Queen who drifts accidentally into reading when her corgis stray...

An international cast of suspects, all passengers on the crowded train, are speeding through the snowy European landscape when a bizarre and terrible murder brings them to an abrupt halt. One of...

2009 Audie Award Winner - Best Audio Drama. Odysseus recounts his struggles to sail home to Ithaca in one of the greatest pieces of storytelling in Western literature. In this new verse...