The saga of John Kennedy Toole is one of the greatest stories of American literary history. After writing A Confederacy of Dunces, Toole corresponded with Robert Gottlieb of Simon & Schuster for t
While writing his celebrated Frugal Traveler column for the New York Times, Matt Gross began to feel hemmed in by its focus on what he thought of as ?traveling on the cheap at all costs.” When his edi
Nothing could be more important than the health of our children, and no one is better suited to examine the threats against it than Sandra Steingraber. Once called "a poet with a knife," she blends pr
What do you do when the queen bee demands to know why you haven’t written the report she never asked for? Or when the colleague who you thought was your friend takes sole credit for the project you wo
"In the spring of 1943, during a stint in the Merchant Marine, twenty-one-year old Jack Kerouac set out to write his first novel. Working diligently day and night to complete it by hand, he titled it
According to Eric Clapton, John Mayer, and the late Stevie Ray Vaughn, Buddy Guy is the greatest blues guitarist of all time. An enormous influence on these musicians as well as Jimi Hendrix, Jimmy Pa
Today, 1 in 5 women in the United States has her first child after age 35. When a woman becomes pregnant in her late thirties or forties, she has different needs than a younger mother-to-be. Now, afte
Much has been written about the profoundly deaf, but the lives of the nearly 30 million partially deaf people in the United States today remain hidden. Gerald Shea’s witty and candid memoir of how he
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Every year, roughly 2 million people participate in marathons and half marathons in the United States, and, no matter what level they are, every one of these runners has likely hit ?The Wall,” running
Looks at the life of Dave Grohl, a rock star known for his work with Nirvana, Queens of the Stone Age, Them Crooked Vultures and the band he founded, Foo Fighters, in a book that draws on personal int
A portrait of the tiny Manitoba community to which numerous scientists, conservationists and tourists flock to observe regional polar bears explores how the species has become a lightning rod for envi
What happens when a classically-trained New York chef and fearless omnivore heads out of the city and into the wild to track down the ingredients for her meals? After abandoning Wall Street to embrace
The story that became a global sensation: Sophie, the Australian cattle dog who was lost at sea and swam six miles through shark-infested waters to a remote island where she survived in the wild for f
The best-selling author of The Metabolism Miracle outlines a breakthrough carb-controlled diet for the prevention and management of Type-2 diabetes, explaining how to consume a strategic, three-step d
A communication expert offers 75 simple strategies and techniques for igniting and sustaining the elusive quality known as chemistry and describes how a spark between people can be sustained and taken
Your Primal Body is a book that will transform how you think about your body. Not just another fitness/weight loss book, Your Primal Body shifts the paradigm for how to achieve a lean, muscular, vibr
Giving up new clothes, makeup, haircuts and jewelry, the author, after the birth of her daughter caused her to question society's concept of beauty, chronicles her quest for self-acceptance in nothing
The founding member of Black Sabbath describes his childhood, the accident that led to the development of his distinctive guitar sound, the formation of Black Sabbath, and the ups and downs of his lif
The two smoothie fanatics behind smoothieweb.com offer 101 original smoothie recipes that are each highly nutritional, but low in both fat and calories, and provide information on foods and supplement
A top historian offers a compelling history of perhaps the most remarkable holiday season in 20th-century history--December 1941--a Christmas season that played out in the shadows of the Pearl Harbor
"Most people spend fully half their food budgets on take-out and restaurant food, and when they do cook at home, simply do not have the time to cook and bake from scratch every night of the week. But
Frederick Law Olmsted is arguably the most important historical figure that the average American knows the least about. Best remembered for his landscape architecture, from New York's Central Park to
What If the World Was Vegan?The true building blocks of cuisines across the planet are the spices, herbs, and grains—from basmati rice to buckwheat, coconut to caraway seeds. Apply those flavors to ve
The star of TV's "Hercules: The Legendary Journeys" reflects on his childhood in Minnesota, his early acting career, his success playing the role of Hercules, and the health crisis at the height of hi
Even Steve Jobs didn't know what he had on his hands when he announced the original iPhone as a combination of a mere "three revolutionary products"--an iPod, a cell phone, and a keyboard-less handhel
The experts from a trusted medical facility cover everything one needs to know about breast cancer--including prevention, diagnosis, treatment, medication, alternative remedies, coping mechanisms, com
Discover the tastes of New Jersey childhood alongside the refined flavors that come from decades in the culinary world. Whether you know Mike Isabella as the tough-talking Top Chef competitor or as th
Tells the true story of a British soldier who was held in a British POW labor camp in the summer of 1944 and willingly spent the night in Auschwitz, swapping places with a Jewish inmate to witness fir
"Dr. Timothy Harlan has counseled thousands of overweight patients searching for weight-loss answers. He noticed that patients were usually told what they could not eat, rather than all the wonderful
A Culinary Tour de Force of Europe’s Most Treasured Dishes Are you looking for delicious and healthy cuisine that can fit into your busy lifestyle? Do you long for the robust flavors of Italy, France,
Queen's success in the 1970s was accompanied by a taste for musical and non-musical excess. Is This the Real Life? draws on eyewitness testimonies--former producers and managers, ex-girlfriends and bo
From the “Godfather behind Creative Nonfiction” (Vanity Fair) and founder and editor of Creative Nonfiction Magazine: a how-to guide for every aspect of creative nonfiction
We live in a time when kids of all ages are bombarded with age-sensitive material wherever they turn; “sexting” and bullying are on the rise at an increasingly younger age, and teen moms are “celebrif
Jim Croce, singer-songwriter of the #1 hits Bad Bad Leroy Brown and Time in a Bottle, was at the height of his career when his life was cut short in a plane crash while on tour. Just 30 years old on S
From the lead singer of the internationally acclaimed bands Slipknot and Stone Sour, the New York Times bestselling manifesto reflecting on the subject and nature of sin
Set against a backdrop of world-changing historical and political events, Fire and Rain tells the extraordinary story of one pivotal year in the lives and music of four legendary artists, and reveals
With scientific research, her own chemistry background, and the traditional diets of our not-so-distant ancestors as her guide, Dee McCaffrey casts new light on an age-old wisdom: Eating foods in thei
