The Innocent David J. Langum Sr. Prize Nominee for American Historical Fiction (Director's Mention) (2014) Publisher: University of Singapore

Publisher: University of Singapore

or is it largely a prophecy of events still to come

the frequent repetition and the thoughtful matching of text with pictures all enable grown-ups to think they have taught themselves to cope

It is no exaggeration to say that the Rothschilds became one of the living legends of the 19th century: the personification of a new era in which money determined status and power

National Poet of Wales Gillian Clarke

The Innocent David J. Langum Sr. Prize Nominee for American Historical Fiction (Director's Mention) (2014) Publisher: University of SingaporeAmerica's best hitman was hired to kill but when a D. C. government operation goes horribly wrong, he must rescue a teenage runaway and investigate her parents' murders in this #1 New York Times bestselling thriller. It begins with a hit gone wrong. Robie is dispatched to eliminate a target unusually close to home in Washington, D. C. But something about this mission doesn't seem right to Robie, and he does the unthinkable. He refuses to pull the