Meticulously researched, The Kennedy's: America's Emerald Kings examines the Kennedys as exemplars of the Irish Catholic experience. Beginning with Patrick Kennedy's arrival in the Brahmin world of Boston in 1948, Thomas Maier delves into the deeper currents of the often spectacular Kennedy story, and the ways in which their immigrant background shaped their values for over five generations. Bringing together new research, exclusive interviews, as well as his own experience as an Irish-American, Maier brilliantly illustrates the defining role of the immigrant experience for the country's foremost political dynasty.

Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson
The Pig Who Sang To The Moon: The emotional world of farm animals

The author's groundbreaking When Elephants Weep explored emotions in the animal kingdom, particularly from animals in the wild. Now, he reveals startling evidence that barnyard creatures have complex feelings too, among them, love, loyalty, friendship, sadness, grief and sorrow. Weaving history, literature, science, and his own vivid experiences observing pigs, cows, sheep, goats, and chickens, Masson bears witness to the emotions and intelligence of these remarkable animals, each unique with distinct qualities.

'A remarkably engaging, surprisingly rich portrait of emotions in the animal kingdom' Chicago Sun-Times

Fern Michaels
No Place Like Home

The Cisco triplets are appalled by their widowed father's behaviour. He seems to care more about his gold-digging fiancee than he does about his own son and daughters. Even worse, Dad put their spunky grandmother in a nursing home against her will. Setting out to rescue their granny, Sara, Hannah and Sam soon prove that trouble comes in threes. Apparently, so does love... As the triplets get their grandmother the medical care that will make her independent again, all three find unexpected romance. If everything goes according to plan, there's going to be quite a crowd at Granny's house come Christmas....