Chronicles the events surrounding the tragic death of Len Bias. This title tells a story that sent shock waves far beyond the University of Maryland to all of higher education.

Using a 'novel approach', this work explains the basics of investing through the story of Missy Kitt. It also includes investing worksheets.

A collection of essays, remembrances, and columns which recount the experiences and observations of a divorced, working mother, and express hopes and fears universal to women. It focuses on the big and small things of life the bond between lifelong friends, coming to grips with loss and the quiet, everyday moments between parents and child.

Takes you behind the scenes of the Cleveland Browns' move to Baltimore and exposes a 'new' NFL, one in which big money and stadium economics have replaced fan allegiance and gridiron heroics.

Deals with books on subjects such as: Books on Many a List for Burning; Not Robinson Crusoe ; Not Brave New World - Lesser Known Classics; and But I know What I Like... - Books on Aesthetics and Style.

Heiresses to a family fortune, Etta and Claribel Cone, Jewish sisters from Baltimore, amassed a major collection of modern French artworks. Their Victorian demeanour and dress belied two free-spirited eccentrics whose bold purchases of avant-garde, sometimes erotic art shocked early 20th-century society.

Chloe Wilder lives with her grandparents in a quiet middle class neighbourhood. When her abusive mother forces her to help rob her grandparents, Chloe stages her own death with an explosive fire. Then, she and a very pregnant Silvia embark on an adventure. As they attempt to get to California, they end up in the dangerous projects.

Chloe Wilder lives with her grandparents in a quiet middle class neighbourhood. When her abusive mother forces her to help rob her grandparents, Chloe stages her own death with an explosive fire. Then, she and a very pregnant Silvia embark on an adventure. As they attempt to get to California, they end up in the dangerous projects.

Reilly Heartwood, a famous country singer, is dead. His sister doesn't recognise the body. The local reverend has refused to bury him. The funeral home director plans on exhibiting Reilly - and charging admission - to his adoring fans from all over the country.

Wise-cracking former investigative reporter and aspiring screenwriter Aaron Tucker agrees to help wealthy New Jersey businessman Gary Beckwirth find his missing wife, Madlyn. A mysterious mini van, a mayoral election and murder keep our hero hopping when he'd prefer to be stay-at-home dad.

When former soap-opera star Sydney Vail lands on Small-town lawyer Shep Harrington's doorstep, Shep figures he should help the damsel in distress, going so far as to agree to baby-sit her companion, a very intelligent chimp named Kikora. Problem is, Sydney doesn't return, and soon Shep learns that she stole Kikora from a drug-testing laboratory.

Eighth-grader Hank Collins has quit his Little League team, and now his summer promises to be long and boring. Hank spends much of his time near the Gunpowder River, where he meets two older men who invite him to join their paintball team. He enjoys this diversion and agrees to join them for a weekend camp-out tournament. But he is in for trouble.

Bianca Balducci is a normal 15-year-old girl attending a co-ed parochial school in Baltimore. She worries about her hair, her clothes, and solving real-life mysteries. Bianca is on a case that revolves around Sadie Sinclair, the new girl Bianca has gone out of her way to befriend, only to discover that she's hiding something really big.

Takes you inside the world of high stakes and low morals insider trading, where winning no matter how it's done is measured by how much money you have at day's end. This story lets you join Peter as he is sucked into a situation that spins out of control. It shows what happens when a young man with a good heart is tempted with unimaginable wealth.

Jake moves from an 'only-good-as-I-have-to-be' mentality to a lifestyle of excellence and three-dimensionality with the help of his school, St Stephen's Episcopal School. On a continuum of education quality - satisfactory, good, great, excellent, ideal - where does St Stephen's fall? Where does the school you went to, or your children go to, fall?