Exploring Top Books of Shelfari

An ancient secret brotherhood. A devastating new weapon of destruction. An unthinkable target. World-renowned Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon is summoned to a Swiss research facility to analyze a cryptic symbol seared into the chest of a murdered physicist. What he discovers is unimaginable: a deadly vendetta against the Catholic Church by a centuries-old underground organization -- the Illuminati.... (more)

Robert Langdon: Book 2

The Da Vinci Code

by Dan Brown

An ingenious code hidden in the works of Leonardo da Vinci. A desperate race through the cathedrals and castles of Europe. An astonishing truth concealed for centuries . . . unveiled at last. As millions of readers around the globe have already discovered, The Da Vinci Code is a reading experience unlike any other. Simultaneously lightning-paced, intelligent, and intricately layered with remarkable... (more)

Girl with a Pearl Earring

by Tracy Chevalier

The runaway New York Times bestseller with over one million copies sold Now a major motion picture from Lions Gate Films opening November 2003 History and fiction merge seamlessly in Tracy Chevalier's luminous novel about artistic vision and sensual awakening. Through the eyes of sixteen-year-old Griet, the world of 1660s Holland comes dazzlingly alive in this richly imagined portrait of the young... (more)

The Lady and the Unicorn (Unabridged)

by Tracy Chevalier

A tour de force of history and imagination, The Lady and the Unicorn is Tracy Chevalier’s answer to the mystery behind one of the art world’s great masterpieces—a set of bewitching medieval tapestries that hangs today in the Cluny Museum in Paris. They appear to portray the seduction of a unicorn, but the story behind their making is unknown—until now. Paris, 1490. A shrewd French nobleman commissions... (more)

Clover: Book 4

Clover

As the Clover saga concludes, we flashback to reveal Gingetsu`s first meeting with the three-leaf clover, Ran. Like Sue, Ran was imprisoned for the good of society. But Ran yearned to live a life that was more like a human and less like a lab rat, and broke free from. Now, Gingetsu is ordered to track him down and bring him back to the laboratory. It's a mission he doesn't want to take on, but as... (more)

Spanish Now! Level 1 with CDs (Spanish Now)

Spanish Now! Level 1 with CDs (Spanish Now)

by Ruth J. Silverstein, Heywod Wald, Allen Pomerantz

The updated 7th edition of this combination textbook and workbook is designed as an introduction to Spanish for classroom use. The emphasis is on oral proficiency—conversational speaking and listening comprehension—but the authors also present detailed instruction in the fundamentals of Spanish grammar, vocabulary, reading comprehension, and writing in Spanish. The book is filled with exercises and answers,... (more)

The Elements of Moral Philosophy

by James Rachels, Stuart Rachels

Firmly established as the standard text for undergraduate courses in ethics, this concise, lively book combines clear explanations of the main theories of ethics with discussions of interesting examples. Topics covered include famine relief, euthanasia, homosexuality, and the treatment of animals. The text's versatility allows it to be widely used not only in ethical theory courses, but also in applied ethics... (more)

The Complete Phantom of the Opera

by George Perry

This is the lavishly illustrated, definitive account of The Phantom of the Opera , tracing the Phantom legend from its origins in historical fact through Gaston Leroux's heartrending classic novel and other artistic incarnations to the present day and Andrew Lloyd Webber's incredibly successful musical.

Design Basics Index (Index Series)

by Jim Krause

With this latest addition to his popular Index series, Jim Krause covers all the basics--everything from typography and color to layout and business issues. Design Basics Index is packed with timeless content graphic designers will turn to again and again, including: * A wealth of samples and exercises in a fun, flippable format * Tools and techniques for creating dynamic layouts * Inspiring ideas for... (more)

Dark Hunter: Book 1

Fantasy Lover

by Sherrilyn Kenyon

Dear Reader, Being trapped in a bedroom with a woman is a grand thing. Being trapped in hundreds of bedrooms over two thousand years isn't. And being cursed into a book as a love-slave for eternity can ruin even a Spartan warrior's day. As a love-slave, I knew everything about women. How to touch them, how to savor them, and most of all how to pleasure them. But when I was summoned to fulfill Grace Alexander's... (more)

The Vampire's Seduction

by Raven Hart

When it comes to a wild and seductive nightlife, Savannah has bite. Older than the United States and wealthy beyond his years, playboy William Cuyler Thorne is a vampire with a nice long undead life—one that includes a steady stream of admirers, a consistent supply of rejuvenating blood, and, best of all, a cover as one of Savannah’s most prominent pillars of society. But all good things must end. Now an... (more)

Creating Keepsakes Scrapbooking Solutions: A Treasury Of Favorites (Creating Keepsakes: A Treasury of Favorites)

Creating Keepsakes Scrapbooking Solutions: A Treasury Of Favorites (Creating Keepsakes: A Treasury of Favorites)

by Creating Keepsakes, Leisure Arts

More than 650 imaginative ideas, tips, and page designs offer solutions to challenges that both novices and avid scrappers face everyday. This comprehensive book teaches cutting-edge techniques, inspires heartwarming journaling, explains layout guidelines, and even offers practical advice on organizing tools and supplies.

Life After the 30-Second Spot: Energize Your Brand With a Bold Mix of Alternatives to Traditional Advertising

by Joseph Jaffe

The old media strategies advertisers used for decades no longer work. Here's what does! Traditional advertising, in the form of print, radio, and most notably, television, is far less effective than it used to be. Advertising strategies using only these mediums no longer work. Life After the 30-Second Spot explains how savvy marketers and advertisers are responding with new marketing techniques to get their... (more)

Dark Hunter: Book 10

Dark Side of the Moon

by Sherrilyn Kenyon

Susan Michaels was the hottest reporter on the Beltway Beat until she walked into a setup that ruined her reputation. Now she’s working for a small Seattle paper, penning stories about killer moths and alien babies, convinced that her life couldn’t get any worse… That was before an idea for a breaking news piece brought her to a local animal shelter where she ends up listening to her source rant about vampires ... (more)

Dark: Book 4

Dark Magic

by Christine Feehan

They were masters of the darkness, searching through eternity for a mistress of the light...WOULD SHE FIND MAGIC Young Savannah Dubrinsky was a mistress of illusion, a world-famous magician capable of mesmerizing millions. But there was one--Gregori, the Dark One--who held her in terrifying thrall. Whose cold silver eyes and heated sensuality sent shivers of danger, of desire, down her slender spine. With a dark... (more)

Marketing Communications

by John R. Rossiter, Steven Bellman

THIS BOOKS POSITIONING This new textbook is for marketing managers as well as for potential marketing managers in graduate and advanced undergraduate marketing communications and advertising management courses. For most marketing managers, marketing mostly means planning and executing marketing communications (marcoms). Marcoms are difficult to plan effectively because the customers of today have more choices... (more)