Set in the twelfth-century England when the empress Maud and Stephen are fighting for the crown of England after the death of Henry, chronicles the struggle to build a cathedral. The Pillars of the Earth tells the story of Philip, prior of Kingsbridge, a devout and resourceful monk driven to build the greatest Gothic cathedral the world has known . . . of Tom, the mason who becomes his architect--a man divided in his soul . . . of the beautiful, elusive...

Newfoundland, 1919. Two aviators--Jack Alcock and Arthur Brown--set course for Ireland as they attempt the first nonstop flight across the Atlantic Ocean, placing their trust in a modified bomber to heal the wounds of the Great War. Dublin, 1845 and '46. On an international lecture tour in support of his subversive autobiography, Frederick Douglass finds the Irish people sympathetic to the abolitionist cause--despite the fact that, as famine ravages...

They had been newlyweds once, fabulously happy, but that was before the war--before Ann's startling career success and Phillip's long, slow courtship of failure. Yet even without fireworks, somehow their marriage survived. Then, astonishingly, at an age when such things were not supposed to happen, Ann met Adam--and nothing had ever felt so glorious--or so complicated. Suddenly, whatever the obstacles, it was a time for love...--Page 4 of cover.

A family saga about African-American women, which begins with the enslavement of a couple in Africa. It follows the hard life of their descendants in the Caribbean, the U.S. and Canada. The protagonists include the spirits of the dead ancestors.

Professor Timothy B. Shutt examines the contributions of the peoples of northern Europe through their vibrant literary legacy, revealing Celtic and Germanic values that shine through, exhibiting such characteristics as a courage, self-control, and respect for women.

"A comet the color of blood and flame cuts across the sky. Two great leaders - Lord Eddard Stark and Robert Baratheon - who hold sway over an age of enforced peace are dead, victims of royal treachery. Now, from the ancient citadel of Dragonstone to the forbidding shores of Winterfell, chaos reigns. Six factions struggle for control of a divided land and the Iron Throne of the Seven Kingdoms, preparing to stake their claims through tempest, turmoil,...

A 1910s mixed marriage between Hope Newfield of Los Angeles and Leon Po-yo, a Chinese nobleman who is her student. They move to China where he becomes a revolutionary and she a journalist. But in China there is racism and she returns to the United States with the children. She will go back, only to discover each has his own destiny.