A Checkered Past

Cataclysmic events set the stage for the formation of an unlikely partnership that will bend the course of history. In China a brutal attack by a rampaging warlord sends a rich young couple on a desperate voyage where they become targets of the Tong Of The Black Hand. Meanwhile, a

Far from having a checkered past, gingham aprons were popular kitchen fashions in the mid-twentieth century. This charming volume of over 300 full color photographs is devoted to beautiful, meticulously handcrafted garments in a myriad of designs: unpretentious, complicated, serious, and whimsical. Lively geometric patterns, stars and flowers, kittens and

A looted Nazi painting…A former IRA commander…The tie that binds is murder Emmeline Kirby is back in London, determined to make a success of her new job as editorial director of investigative features at The Clarion. Three months have passed since her trip to Torquay and the devastating revelations that

Mr. Binford shares his twenty year span as Chief Stewardat the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, host to the "Indy 500."

NASCAR team owner Chad Matheson is most comfortable when he's in control. But his control took a time-out during a few days in Las Vegas—and he impulsively wed hotel heiress Brianna Hudson. The marriage lasted only one night, though, before they both had second thoughts…. Two years later Brianna holds

The term affiliate marketing has been misunderstood and underestimated since its inception. At its core, affiliate marketing represents something overwhelmingly positive: paying only for marketing that delivers actual, quantifiable results. Robert Glazer, a leader in the affiliate marketing industry for over a decade, draws upon his experience and insights gathered

Traces the author's decade-long study of the artists, performers, and society figures around Notting Hill and the Slade School of Art, a period during which he photographed new friends and acquaintances in a variety of everyday situations. 12,500 first printing.

Books about Hectic Planet: Checkered past

by Evan Dorkin This trade collection of Evan Dorkin's first solo comics work follows the misadventures of the hardluck Jersey Devil smuggling crew as they try to make a dishonest day's pay in a near-future filled with crazed politicians, killer robots, psychotic mercenaries, gun-toting lowlifes, angry ex-girlfriends, berserk club bouncers,

A personal portrait by the legendary "Driver of the Century" racing car figure outlines his four-decade career, twelve national title wins, and numerous records while sharing descriptions about the odds that challenged his career and his opinions about the current generation's stars. 50,000 first printing.