A Kiss Before Dying not only debuted the talent of best-selling novelist Ira Levin to rave reviews and an Edgar Award, it also set a new standard in the art of psychological suspense. It tells the shocking tale of a young man who will stop at nothing-not even murder-to get where he wants to go. For he has dreams; plans. He also has charm, good looks, intelligence. And he has a problem. Her name is Dorothy; she loves him, and she's pregnant. The solution may demand desperate measures. But, then, he looks like the kind of guy who could get away with murder.

Considered one of the great dystopian novels—alongside Anthony Burgess's A Clockwork Orange and Aldous Huxley's BraveNew World—Ira Levin's frightening glimpse into the future continues to fascinate readers even forty years after publication.

The story is set in a seemingly perfect global society. Uniformityis the defining feature; there is only one language and all ethnicgroups have been eugenically merged into one race called “TheFamily.“ The world is ruled by a central computer called UniCompthat has been programmed to keep every single human on thesurface of the earth in check. People are continually drugged bymeans of regular injections so that they can never realize theirpotential as human beings, but will remain satisfied and cooperative. They are told where to live, when to eat, whom to marry,when to reproduce. even the basic facts of nature are subject tothe UniComp's will—men do not grow facial hair, women do notdevelop breasts, and it only rains at night.

With a vision as frightening as any in the history of the sciencefiction genre, This Perfect Day is one of Ira Levin`s most hauntingnovels.

Alive and hiding in South America, the fiendish Nazi Dr. JosefMengele gathers a group of former colleagues for a horrifyingproject—the creation of the Fourth Reich. Barry Kohler, a younginvestigative journalist, gets wind of the project and informsfamed Nazi hunter Ezra Lieberman, but before he can relay theevidence, Kohler is killed.

Thus Ira Levin opens one of the strangest and most masterful novels of his career. Why has Mengele marked a number ofharmless aging men for murder? What is the hidden link thatbinds them? What interest can they possibly hold for their killers:six former SS men dispatched from South America by the mostwanted Nazi still alive, the notorious “Angel of Death“? Oneman alone must answer these questions and stop the killings—Lieberman, himself aging and thought by some to be losing hisgrip on reality.

At the heart of The Boys from Brazil lies a frightening contemporary nightmare, chilling and all too possible.

Rosemary Woodhouse and her struggling actor husband Guymove into the Bramford, an old New York City apartment buildingwith an ominous reputation and mostly elderly residents. Neighbors Roman and Minnie Castavet soon come nosing around towelcome the Woodhouses to the building, and despite Rosemary'sreservations about their eccentricity and the weird noises that shekeeps hearing, her husband takes a special shine to them.Shortly after Guy lands a plum Broadway role, Rosemary becomes pregnant, and the Castavets start taking a special interestin her welfare. As the sickened Rosemary becomes increasinglyisolated, she begins to suspect that the Castavets' circle is notwhat it seems...

Editor Banmen is an internationally known author, therapist, and educator. He taught at the U. of British Columbia for 21 years and has written and edited several previous books related to the work of pioneering American family therapist, Virginia Satir (1916-1988). Here he presents a collection of works produced by Satir between 1963 and 1983, including live presentations, unpublished written material and earlier published articles. Designed for practitioners, academics, and students, the text features 11 chapters organized in chronological order to give readers a sense of Satir's intellectual journey. Each chapter has a short introduction written by a contemporary practitioner offering a context and focus for what follows. The material has been modestly edited to clarify important information without interfering with Satir's lively communication style. No subject index. Annotation ©2008 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Ira N. Levine's sixth edition of Physical Chemistry provides students with an in-depth fundamental treatment of physical chemistry. At the same time, the treatment is made easy to follow by giving full step-by-step derivations, clear explanations and by avoiding advanced mathematics unfamiliar to students. Necessary math and physics have thorough review sections. Worked examples are followed by a practice exercise.

The classic novel of spellbinding suspense only the mind
of Ira Levin could have imagined.

She is a housewife -- young, healthy, blissfully happy. He is an actor -- charismatic and ambitious. The spacious, sun-filled apartment on Manhattan's Upper West Side is their dream home -- a dream that turns into an unspeakable nightmare...

Enter the chilling world of Ira Levin -- where terror is as near as your new neighbors and where evil wears the most innocent face of all....

Mira Rothenberg pioneered both the clinical distinction and treatment protocol for autistic and severely disturbed children as separate from those for the mentally retarded. Winner of a Woman of the Year award from the New York City Chamber of Commerce and the National Organization for Mentally Ill Children, she eloquently recounts a lifetime of taking on seemingly hopeless cases and bringing these children, through painstaking therapy and love, back into the world. Unflinchingly honest, whether dealing with the raw pain of her patients' lives or with Rothenberg's own complex feelings for them, Children with Emerald Eyes explores the landscape of mental illness while never losing sight of the humanity within each patient.

The internationally bestselling novel by the author of A Kiss Before Dying, The Boys from Brazil, and Rosemary's Baby

With an Introduction by Peter Straub

For Joanna, her husband, Walter, and their children, the move to beautiful Stepford seems almost too good to be true. It is. For behind the town's idyllic facade lies a terrible secret -- a secret so shattering that no one who encounters it will ever be the same.

At once a masterpiece of psychological suspense and a savage commentary on a media-driven society that values the pursuit of youth and beauty at all costs, The Stepford Wives is a novel so frightening in its final implications that the title itself has earned a place in the American lexicon.

Examine cutting-edge research on the social worker’s role in the legal system!

Social Work and the Law: Proceedings of the National Organization of Forensic Social Work, 2000 addresses the issues and concerns facing social workers who deal with law and the legal system. This comprehensive research collection is essential for providing diagnosis, treatment, and recommendations on legal issues and litigation, both criminal and civil. The findings are invaluable for social workers called upon for consultation, education, and training insights when dealing with legal personnel.

As the relatively new field of forensic social work grows, the issues related to its expansion become more complex. Social Work and the Law presents thoughtful commentary on those issues, taken from cutting-edge research findings on the links between animal, child, and domestic abuse; the psychology of stalkers (and their targets); empowering the drug courts; determining competency to stand trial; and much more! Vital for social work practitioners, the book is also an important resource for medical, legal, and criminal justice professionals, educators, and counselors.

Social Work and the Law is a valuable guide for anyone dealing with:

• the assessment and treatment of criminal and juvenile justice populations
• the civil rights of the mentally ill and mentally impaired
• the social work aspects of marriage, divorce, and annulment
• the termination of parental rights
• and much more!

More and more, social workers will need legal knowledge as they advocate for clients who have legal problems and/or are involved in the judicial system. Social Work and the Law provides essential information on dealing with issues confronted by the civil and criminal justice systems.