A marital murder. A guest list of suspects. Just another night on Maui… Edgar Allan "Poe" Rutherford has just started his new life on Maui. He's moved in with his best friend and he's dating the woman of his dreams. But when Detective Alana Hu's ex-boyfriend comes to town, Poe discovers more than ...

Plants in the Getty's Central Garden is Jim Duggan's sequel to the book Robert Irwin Getty Garden , Lawrence Weschler's account of the making of the Central Garden at the Getty Center in Los Angeles. Designed by contemporary artist Robert Irwin, this "sculpture in the form of a garden aspiring to ...

In 2010, four certified trainers of Nonviolent Communication produced a new tool to help people successfully learn, strengthen, and integrate the skills and consciousness of NVC. They called this tool the Pathways to Liberation Self-Assessment Matrix. Since then, thousands of NVC practitioners have ...

Aspiring trivia champs won't want to pass up this treasure trove of tidbits about the Aloha State. In Fascinating Facts About Hawai'i , author Jim Loomis has tracked down items ranging from obscure minutiae— Did you know that a local amateur baseball team once nearly beat the Los Angeles Dodgers?...

A charming bedtime story set in the quaint beachside town of Lahaina, Maui. Say "goodnight" after a very busy day at Baby Beach, Front Street, the Banyan Tree around town. Simple rhymes, hidden creatures and a "find the object" page celebrate the sights and sounds of a special place in Hawaii. The v...

The Island of dark secrets lies close to Maui. Few have ventured there, fewer have returned. With a map in hand, extreme-sports enthusiasts, Kyle and Donna, descend to the depths of the Pacific Ocean in search of treasure. Will they find it? And will they survive? Peering eyes are everywhere, lurk...

The fun new guide to cooking for your sign, by famed astrologist and chef to the stars, Sabra Ricci Celebrity chef Sabra Ricci has devised an ingenious guide to cooking according to astrological signs. Making dinner for the special Scorpio in your life? Whip up Sabra's Chocolate Rum Pot de Crèm...

In 1969 the Coon family of Ketchikan, Alaska built a forty eight foot trimaran called Trilogy and sailed it down the coast of North and South America, across to the Galapagos Islands, and from there to the Marquesas and Hawaii. On the course of that twelve thousand mile voyage they forged a family d...

After the 2012 season, the UConn basketball program appeared to be on the decline. Several high-profile players departed early and the NCAA confirmed that it would ban the Huskies from the 2013 NCAA tournament. But Jim Calhoun—the man who built the program in the first place—still reigned in Sto...

NOW A LOS ANGELES TIMES BESTSELLER | NAMED A BEST/MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK BY: USA Today • BookRiot • BookBub • LibraryReads • OC Register • Never Ending Voyage The highly anticipated sequel to Alan Brennert’s acclaimed book club favorite, and national bestseller, Moloka'i "A...

This guide to all things Hoosiers tells the history of Indiana University basketball across several decades and covers anything and everything a fan should know. It takes years of Hoosiers history and distills it to the absolute best and most compelling, identifying the personalities, events, and fa...

¿Por qué tantas personas —incluidas celebridades como Oprah y Jim Carrey— juran que estas 15 técnicas cambiaron sus vidas para siempre? ¿Te sientes frustrado cuando las cosas no salen como esperas? ¿Sientes que los demás tienen lo que tú deseas? ¿Te preguntas si existe una forma más se...

Test your knowledge while educating yourself on the greatest automobile race in the world. For nearly one hundred years, the greatest spectacle in racing plays out each May in Indianapolis. The entire scope of the Indianapolis 500 is presented in this fun test: drivers, track information, teams, rac...

A remarkable anthology of writings by Native American women features a rich variety of poetry, fiction, memoir, and prayer by Louise Erdrich, Leslie Silko, Janet Campbell Hale, Wilma Mankiller, Linda Hogan, Winona LaDuke, and many others. Tour. Coeditors Harjo (The Woman Who Fell from the Sky, LJ 11...

NOW A LOS ANGELES TIMES BESTSELLER | NAMED A BEST/MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK BY: USA Today • BookRiot • BookBub • LibraryReads • OC Register • Never Ending Voyage The highly anticipated sequel to Alan Brennert’s acclaimed book club favorite, and national bestseller, Moloka'i "A...

At a time when leprosy threatens the world, one boy searches for his missing parents in this heartwarming, triumphant tale. “A gripping adventure” Elara, Vine Voice This heavily-researched, fictional book retells the 1946 leprosy pandemic in Hawaii, where lepers were quarantined on a remote ...

Relive the exciting days of the tall ships and square-riggers with this all-new collection of nearly 90 traditional sea songs and shanties especially arranged for the 20 and 30-button Anglo concertina, the follow-up to "Pirate Songs for Concertina". All lyrics are included, along with standard music...

Sizing Up the Universe reveals an ingenious new way to envision the outsize proportions of space, based on the work of Princeton University professors Richard Gott and Robert Vanderbei. Using scaled maps, object comparisons, and beautiful space photographs, it demonstrates the actual size of objects...