?Readers who miss the magisterial pronunciamentos of the late Max Lerner . . . will relish this collection of Lerner’s writings on a subject that preoccupied him.” ?BooklistMax Lerner taught generatio
In Bad Boy, renowned American artist Eric Fischl has written a penetrating exploration of his coming of age as an artist and his search for a fresh narrative style in the highly charged and competitiv
Gordon Chaplin’s father was a seemingly happy-go-lucky, charismatic adventurer who married a wealthy heiress and transformed himself into the author of a landmark scientific study,Fishes of the Bahama
Stanley Kubrick, the director of a string of timeless movies from Lolita andDr. Strangelove to A Clockwork Orange, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Full Metal Jacket, and others, has always been depicted by the
The Fascinating Story of Eight Children of Third Reich Leaders and their Journey from Descendants of Heroes to Descendants of CriminalsIn 1940, the German sons and daughters of great Nazi dignitaries
"You'll wish the alphabet had more letters just so Dawn Drzal would keep on writing.”?Laura Shapiro, author of What She Ate, Julia Child, Something from the Oven, and Perfect SaladAs it was for M. F.
Based on work first shown on 60 Minutes, a riveting, behind-the-scenes look of the Yazidi genocide and the terrorist threat it holds.The massacre of the Yazidi people by ISIS was nothing less than gen
From the Trojan Horse to a photograph snapped in Vietnam, world history has been shaped as much by chance and error as by courage and heroism. Despite impossible odds, invincible armies fall in bitter
Part generational memoir and part cultural history of the sixties, Beatleness is the first book to tell the story of the Beatles and their impact on America from the fans’ perspective. When the Beatle
Alistair Cooke, whom many knew as the former host of Masterpiece Theatre, was also one of the world’s best journalists. Here he brings his unique blend of wit, curiosity, and insight to bear on the wo
The Beatles arrived in the United States on February 7, 1964, and immediately became a constant, compelling presence in fans’ lives. With a nonstop deluge of sounds, words, images, and ideas, the Fab
FIRE IN THE HEART is a powerful memoir by a woman, once a shy, insecure schoolgirl, who reinvented herself as a professional wildlands firefighter. Determined to forge herself into a stronger, braver
?An intriguing story that’s also packed with details.” ?Library Journal, starred reviewRaymond Ditmars (1876?1942), the first curator of reptiles at New York’s famous Bronx Zoo, brought cold-blooded a
?Crucial in understanding the evolution of the American art scene.”?Library JournalUntil Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney opened her studio?which evolved into the Whitney Museum almost two decades later?on
Like Joan Didion's The Year of Magical Thinking, an extraordinarily moving and engaging look at loss and death.Eve Joseph is an award-winning poet who worked for twenty years as a palliative care coun
For forty years John Hadden, father and son, fought at the dinner table over politics, art, and the problem of America. One was haunted by what he had witnessed during his long CIA career, from Berlin
The amazing story of one man’s obsession with an enigmatic and deadly reptile.Raymond Ditmars (18761942), the first curator of reptiles at New York’s famous Bronx Zoo, brought cold-blooded animals to
Seeks to document the events that happened during the World War II Nazi occupation of France, investigating the collaboration of French forces with the Vichy regime, the circumstances that contributed
