In an instant, Gene Finn's wife is gone in a horrible car accident. With his life shattered, Gene eventually resigns from his job as an FBI agent and begins tailing husbands and wives to catch them cheating. After he grows weary of the bizarre dreams and sleeplessness that plague him nightly, Gene visits a sleep center headed by a doctor who promises to help him through therapy and dream analysis. Unfortunately Gene has no idea that he has just walked into the midst of a diabolical plot to take control of the world. Maddie Vaughan works for a powerful lobbyist group in Washington led by her charismatic ex-lover. Although she enjoys success by day, at night Maddie is beleaguered by insomnia. When she seeks relief at a sleep center, Maddie is suddenly overwhelmed by strange dreams that begin taking over her life. After she and Gene meet and realize that someone is attempting to control of their minds, they must seek the answers within their dreams to save themselves--and humanity--from a dark destiny. In this sci-fi thriller, two insomniacs desperate for help unwittingly uncover an evil political plot they must attempt to destroy, before it is too late.

Stefania Ricci explores the life and work of the legendary Italian shoe designer Salvatore Ferragamo, who revolutionized footwear with innovative materials throughout a rags-to-riches career that earned him the patronage of the richest and most famous women of the century, from Eva Peron to Marilyn Monroe.

Dear Reader, walking to dreams book will elevate your dreams and transform your living.

This is the story of how one family survives the Guatemalan army's 'scorched earth' campaign in the 1980s and how, in the midst of tragedy, suspicion and fear, their resilient love and loyalty - and Papa's storytelling - keeps them going. On their harrowing journey as refugees to the United States, the dramatic ebb and flow of events are mirrored in the tapestries of one daughter's dreams. "A story of family love, loyalty, bravery and dreams - a fast-moving book that I couldn't put down." Wendy Cooling

Laura comes from a world similar to our own except for one difference: it is next to the Place, an unfathomable land that fosters dreams of every kind and is inaccessible to all but a select few, the Dreamhunters. These are individuals with special gifts: the ability to catch larger-than-life dreams and relay them to audiences in the magnificent dream palace, the Rainbow Opera. People travel from all around to experience the benefits of the hunters' unique visions. Now fifteen-year-old Laura and her cousin Rose, daughters of Dreamhunters, are eligible to test themselves at the Place and find out whether they qualify for the passage. But nothing can prepare them for what they are about to discover. For within the Place lies a horrific secret kept hidden by corrupt members of the government. And when Laura's father, the man who discovered the Place, disappears, she realizes that this secret has the power to destroy everyone she loves . . . In the midst of a fascinating landscape, Laura's dreamy childhood is ending and a nightmare beginning. This rich novel, filled with beauty, danger, politics, and intrigue, comes to a powerful crescendo, leaving readers clamoring for Book Two. Dreamhunter is a 2007 Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year. "It is like nothing else I've ever read." -- Stephenie Meyer, The Twilight Saga

"Sleep is one of the most important but least understood aspects of our life, wellness, and longevity ... An explosion of scientific discoveries in the last twenty years has shed new light on this fundamental aspect of our lives. Now ... neuroscientist and sleep expert Matthew Walker gives us a new understanding of the vital importance of sleep and dreaming"--Amazon.com.