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What Color is Your Parachute?
by Richard Nelson Bolles

For more than 25 years, Parachute has been the bestselling job-hunting book in the world, closing in on nearly six million copies in print. The 1998 edition repeats last's year's successful format, splitting into two books in one binding, making the reference extremely user-friendly with both a job-hunting guide and a workbook and resource guide.

Cause of Death
by Patricia Cornwell

Dr. Kay Scarpetta is back; this time to solve the mystery of the death of an Associated Press reporter who was killed while nosing about in a decommissioned navy yard. Scarpetta's involvement in the case leads her to be targeted for murder herself by a nasty little neo-fascist cult with delusions of grandeur that include a plan to "kill and maim, frighten, brainwash and torture" all who oppose their plan to rule the world. Helping Scarpetta is her niece Lucy, an F.B.I. agent whose computer expertise leads to a heart-stopping journey into cyberspace.

Shadows on the Hudson:
A Novel
by Isaac Bashevis Singer, Joseph Sherman (Translator)

A major new posthumous novel by Nobel Prize-winning author Isaac Bashevis Singer. Set in New York City, in the late 1940s, "Shadows on the Hudson" details the intertwined lives of a circle of prosperous Jewish refugees. From gloomy West Side apartments to the pastel Yiddish resorts of Miami, Singer covers the territory of American Jewry in the aftermath of the Holocaust.

Deadly Feasts:
Tracking the Secrets of a Terrifying New Plague
by Richard Rhodes

First it was Ebola, a ghastly scourge out of Africa that caused massive hemorrhaging and death. Then necrotizing faschiitis, the "flesh-eating" bug that is really a more virulent form of common strep. The latest plague to capture the headlines is mad cow disease, an affliction that turns the brain into something resembling Swiss cheese. In his new book, Deadly Feasts, Richard Rhodes explores the progress of both disease and the current research initiatives attempting to unravel its mysteries.

Casting Her Own Shadow:
Eleanor Roosevelt and the Shaping of Postwar Liberalism
by Allida M. Black

Unlike other women of her stature, Eleanor Roosevelt did not let her political career come to an end when her husband died in 1945. In this fascinating and provocative new book, Black examines Eleanor Roosevelt's profound influence on the Democratic party and civil rights organizations during the 17 years of the life she led after her husband's death.

The Merck Manual of Medical Information:
Home Edition (1st Edition)
by Robert Berkow (Editor), Mark H. Beers (Editor), Andrew J. Fletcher (Editor)

Need to find the definition of a medical term and comprehend it? Need fast information about your child's illness? Need help defining that redness in your eye? Or maybe you need a reality check on the progress of your pregnancy.
The team of nearly 200 experts, consultants, and authors has assembled a body of information so vast that listing select items fails to do it justice. The Merck Manual provides reams of useful medical information, ranging from fundamentals such as anatomy to crisp, easily understood descriptions of complicated diseases. Clear drawings of basic anatomical details and helpful sidebars that define terms and proffer advice are invaluable features, as is the up-to-date counsel on choosing the right form of exercise.