A political guru outlines the principles that guide the presidential hopefuls.

An alien artifact transforms a near-future earth.

A British writer's memoir attacks sexism with humor and a take-no-prisoners attitude.

What if you and the person you love have nothing in common?

A vision of a prelapsarian Ireland, circa 2006, where old and new exist together in serenity.

The lasting impact of a writer committed to the "jagged edges" of the soul.

Hardworking love stories for tough times.

When the ideals of activism meet the realities of unpleasant people.

A tale of manipulation, fame, love and fate crossing half a century centers on an Italian village and the making of a Hollywood epic.

When a detective-turned-bodyguard's young charge is kidnapped, he uncovers a world of corruption.

Before the era of the phonograph and radio, Americans were opening their ears.

Raymond Kennedy's ribald comedy pinned a satire of late-1980s excess on a small-town banker's sudden mania.

Adventuring from a musically spellbound Naples to the universe's reference desk.

My friend wants me to suffer like she does.

Playing games with the meaning of life -- and the inevitability of its final turn.