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Celebrated in His Prime, Forgotten in His Final Years, only to be championed anew by our greatest contemporary authors, Richard Yates has always exposed rea...

The 2017 National Book Critics Circle (NBCC) Finalist, International Bestseller, and a Kirkus Best Nonfiction Book of 2017!“Marsh has retired, which mean...

In these lively and fascinating essays, scientists from around the world weigh in on the latest advances in the search for intelligent life in the universe...

NATIONAL BESTSELLERThe New York Times • Los Angeles Times • The Boston GlobeHer stories may be literal one-liners: the entirety of "Bloomington" reads,...

To some it's the classic "gateway drug," to others it is a harmless way to relax, or provide relief from pain. Some fear it is dangerous and addictive, wh...

A Stranger Arrives At The Gates Of A City From Which Everyone Appears To Have Fled. The Once Besieged And Now Deserted City Is Beirut. City Gates Is A Fable...

A New York Novelist Named Quinn Is Mistaken For A Detective Named Paul Auster. Out Of Curiosity, He Accepts A Case Protecting A Young Man Named Peter Stillm...

Named a Best Book of the Year by The Guardian, The Sunday Times, and the Financial TimesA completely fresh view of one of the most gifted―and fascinating...

Praise for Augusten Burroughs "A wrenching, edifying journey...with the added benefit of being really entertaining." - The New York Times Book Review on D...

A dazzling triumph from the bestselling author of THE VIRGIN SUICIDES—the astonishing tale of a gene that passes down through three generations of a Greek...

A Winner Of The Alex Award, A Finalist For The Los Angeles Times Book Prize For First Fiction, Named A Best Book Of The Year By Npr, Los Angeles Times, And ...

The first historical appraisal of the astonishing life and times of a controversial twentieth-century saint Padre Pio is one of the world's most beloved h...

In the spring of 2000, Harper's Magazine sent James McManus to Las Vegas to cover the World Series of Poker, in particular the progress of women in the $23 ...

Forty Years After The Landmark Roe V. Wade Ruling, Abortion Is Still A Word That Is Said With Outright Hostility By Many, Despite The Fact That One In Three...

Biography of Marie Antoinette. The Washington Post - Suzanne D'Amato Weber's book is an ode to the art of dressmaking at its most fantastic, a heady, gorg...

A brilliant, clear-eyed new consideration of the visual representation of violence in our culture—its ubiquity, meanings, and effects Watching the evening...

The Right Stuff is Tom Wolfe's deft account of a cast of heroes, introduced to America with the explosion of space exploration in the romantic heyday of th...

The Road to OxianaCategories: Travel AsiaGeneral

From New York Times culture reporter Dave Itzkoff, the definitive biography of Robin Williams – a compelling portrait of one of America’s most beloved ...

Stephen Macknik And Susana Martinez-conde, The Founders Of The New Discipline Of Neuromagic, Have Convinced Some Of The World's Greatest Magicians To Allow ...

From the author of The Almost Nearly Perfect People comes Super Sushi Ramen Express, a fascinating and funny culinary journey through Japan Japan is arguab...

From the winner of the IMPAC Award and the 2009 Nobel Prize in Literature, a fierce and devastating novel about a young woman's discovery of betrayal in th...

The Stolid Landscape of Chicago Suddenly Turns dreamlike and otherworldly in Stuart Dybek's classic story collection. A lowly right fielder's inexplicable ...

About the Author\Linda Scott is the Emeritus DP World Professor of Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the University of Oxford and a Senior Consulting Fello...

Imagine a pied piper singing in falsetto, wearing sequins, and leading the young people of the nation to San Francisco and on to a liberation where nothing...

A funny, poignant and revealing novel that’s become a huge word-of-mouth hit in the US.How do you prove you're not an alcoholic?Hildy Good has reached tha...

A magisterial account of the worst disasters to strike humankind—the Great Irish Potato Famine—conveyed as lyrical narrative history from the acclaimed...

In The Hours, Michael Cunningham, widely praised as one of the most gifted writers of his generation, draws inventively on the life and work of Virginia Wo...

Benjamin Black. A Picador Paperback Original.--wrapper. Commissioned By And First Published By The New York Times Magazine.--t.p. Verso.Categories: Mystery,...

In the frozen wilderness of northern Manitoba, fourteen-year-old Noah Krainik lives with his mother and cousin. With his quirky, cheerful best friend, Pell...

A New York Times Bestseller A decade after the publication of this hugely popular international bestseller, Picador releases the tenth anniversary edition...

The Year Is 1823, And The Trappers Of The Rocky Mountain Fur Company Live A Brutal Frontier Life. Trapping Beaver, They Contend Daily With The Threat Of Ind...

Just before dawn one winter's morning, a hijacked jetliner explodes above the English Channel. Through the falling debris, two figures, Gibreel Farishta, th...

roberto Bolaño's Masterpiece Is An Utterly Unique Achievement—a Modern Epic Rich In Character And Event. . . . [he Is] The Most Important Writer To Emerge...

The bestselling author of No Logo shows how the global “free market” has exploited crises and shock for three decades, from Chile to Iraq In her groun...

In The Spiritual Child, Psychologist Lisa Miller Presents The Next Big Idea In Psychology: The Science And The Power Of Spirituality. She Explains The Clear...

Something strange is happening in the seaside town of Bareneed. Mythical creatures are being pulled from the sea, perfectly preserved corpses of long-lost ...

In an Appalachian community haunted by the legacy of a Civil War massacre, a rebellious young man struggles to escape the violence that would bind him to ...

As Soon As Adam Kay Set Foot On A Hospital Ward For The First Time, He Realised There's Quite A Lot They Don't Teach You At Medical School ... His Diaries F...

A POWERFUL AND PROVOCATIVE EXPLORATION OF HOW WAR HAS CHANGED OUT SOCIETY―FOR THE BETTER "War! / What is it good for? / Absolutely nothing," says the fam...