Khaled Hosseini's The Kite Runner (Bloom's Guides)

In "The Kite Runner", history and personal responsibility come together in the story of Amir, an Afghan boy who is haunted by the guilt of betraying his childhood friend Hassan, the son of his father's servant. In the background loom the many tumultuous changes that have gripped Afghanistan in the years since Amir's carefree kite-flying childhood. From the fall of the monarchy through the Soviet invasion to the mass exodus of refugees to Pakistan and the United States to the rise of the Taliban regime, the story of Amir and Hassan emerges as the story of Afghanistan itself.

Bugs, Blooms, and Bullfrogs

Pat Sloan’s unique design style brings piecing, applique, and color together, giving you quilted luxuries to use throughout your home. The 12 projects include the fun Leaping Lily quilt (featuring regal bullfrogs, lily pads, cattails, and dragonflies) and 3 companion pillows; Ladybug Luncheon table runner, placemats, and napkins; Hot House Beauty wall hanging with flowers and butterflies; and A Bed of Zinnias quilt, bolster pillow, pillowcases, and jammie bag.

Learn to Do Bavarian Crochet

The rarely recorded pattern for this beautiful and mysterious stitch is finally documented in this unique resource for crocheters. Color photos accompany detailed step-by-step instructions for transforming the original square pattern into rectangles, triangles, and circles with eight wonderful designs. Featuring seven unique projects—including an afghan, a basket, a table runner, a hat, and a scarf—this creative manual illustrates how this perfect, two-round stitch offers versatility of color because of its unique, textured color overlap.

Dark Justice

A fabulous all-new contemporary thriller from the master of the genre -- the author of the international bestsellers Day of Reckoning, Edge of Danger and Midnight Runner.THE NEW SEAN DILLON NOVEL

Midnight Runner

A ruthless killer is seeking revenge -- and she has Sean Dillon in her sights -- in this adrenalin-fuelled adventure from the master of the modern thriller. The murderous Rashid family were forced to pay the ultimate price for their crimes by the British Government's secret enforcer Sean Dillon and his undercover team. Yet one member of that oil-rich dynasty was allowed to live, and that could have been Dillon's fatal mistake. Kate Rashid witnessed her brothers being killed one by one, and now she has sworn vengeance. Sean Dillon, White House operative Blake Johnson, even the US President himself... their time is coming, and only she knows how -- or when.