Joan Allen

State of Terror follows a novice Secretary of State who has joined the administration of her rival, a president inaugurated after four years of American leadership that shrank from the world stage. A series of terrorist attacks throws the global order into disarray and the secretary is tasked with assembling a team to unravel the deadly conspiracy, a scheme carefully designed to take advantage of an American government dangerously out of touch and...

Tells the story of twenty-two-year-old Hannah Senesh, who parachuted into Nazi-occupied Hungary with a small group of Jewish volunteers from Palestine, through reenactments, letter recitations, and interviews of those who knew her.

Speedway champion Jensen Ames is framed for a murder he did not commit, but is given a chance to win his freedom if he competes against violent criminals in a cross-country road race.

What if your pain and lack of mobility aren't due to your age, but your habits? The instructions in this book are the experiences of four women over seventy-five who have used these principles and exercises for years to regain strength and mobility. Bowman shows how anyone over fifty can improve their whole-body mobility-- and move and feel better-- without special equipment. -- condensed from back cover.

Josh (Pomeranc) is a budding seven-year-old chess prodigy, whose father is determined to make him a chess champion in the same class as champion Bobby Fischer. Father & son discover their love for each other.

An 11-year-old girl watches her father come down with a crippling depression. Over one summer, she learns answers to several mysteries and come to terms with love and loss.

Based on a true story, crime reporter Sinead Hamilton uncovers a conspiracy in the Dublin underground, and pays the price with her life.

Two Connecticut families try to get along during Thanskgiving vacation in 1973 despite resentments and tension.

As soon as a woman is nominated to replace the deceased vice president of the USA, her political enemies search in her private life for ways to bring her down.

A New England farmer must choose between his duty to care for his invalid wife and his love for her cousin.