From a Pulitzer Prize-winning historian comes a riveting history of New York's iconic public hospital that charts the turbulent rise of American medicine. Bellevue Hospital, on New York City's East Si
By a pair of veteran music writers, an unprecedented history of the electric guitar, its explosive impact on music and culture, and the people who brought it to life For generations the electric guita
From master storyteller and historian H. W. Brands, twice a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, comes the riveting story of how President Harry Truman and General Douglas MacArthur squared off to decide
From Jeffrey Toobin, the bestselling author whose book The Run of His Life inspired the FX drama The People vs. O.J. Simpson, comes a rollicking account of the kidnapping and trial that defined an ins
Especially for moms and moms-to-be, this stylish and detailed coloring book is an ideal way to relax, unwind, and spark creativity during those moments of quiet in mom's busy life. Small enough to sli
From Donald Ray Pollock, author of the highly acclaimed The Devil All the Time and Knockemstiff, comes a dark, gritty, electrifying (and, disturbingly, weirdly funny) new novel that will solidify his
Finally, the unnerving, seemingly inexplicable phenomenon that is the political rise of Donald Trump explained—just in time to save democracy and the world. When Aaron James first published his ground
Written by the author of the best-seller "House of Leaves", this novel talks about Sam and Hailey - two wayward and wild kids who magically career across the American mainland and from the Civil Right
Beyond all That is a gripping, tripartite account of the horrific days of the Rwandan genocide. At the book's heart is the story of a Croatian priest, Vjeko Curic, who stayed in Rwanda when all others
A historical portrait of the Netherlands capital and the ideas that make it unique explores the ongoing efforts of its citizens to navigate its seaside challenges and democratic philosophies, revealin
Britain's writer of narrative non-fiction, the author travels back in time to a forgotten summer when America came of age, took centre stage, and, in five eventful months, changed the world for ever.
From the author of the acclaimed The Blasphemer, a stunning new novel ranging from forbidden love in World War Two to the painful return of a man kept hostage in todays Afghanistan.
One of our most prescient political observers provides a sobering account of how pitched battles over scarce resources will increasingly define American politics in the coming years—and how we might a
One of the world's most respected religion journalists profiles New York's Archbishop Timothy Dolan, one of the country's—and possibly the world’s—most important Catholic leaders through lengthy exclu
The story is one that is envisioned by many: a relative, an old woman who has lived in the same home for a lifetime, passes away, her death prompting the inevitable task of sorting through her effects
A deeply personal introduction to the biblical theology and spirituality of Opus Dei by the bestselling Catholic author Scott Hahn.To conspiracy theorists, Opus Dei is a highly secretive and powerful
A singularly effervescent novel pivoting around the disappearance of an American businessman in the Philippines and the long-suffering son, jilted lover, slick police commissioner, misguided villain,
In recent years, Christians everywhere are rediscovering the Jewish roots of their faith. Every year at Easter time, many believers now celebrate Passover meals (known as Seders) seeking to understand
The author of the acclaimed New York Times bestseller The Next 100 Years now focuses his geopolitical forecasting acumen on the next decade and the imminent events and challenges that will test Americ
Victor, an eighty-year-old multimillionaire, surveys his empire from the remoteness of his cloud-capped penthouse. Expensively insulated from the outside world, he nonetheless finds that memories of h
Related through the student-teacher lineage to Beethoven by way of his instructor, Artur Schnabel, the pianist Leon Fleisher displayed from his earliest years an exceptional gift. A child prodigy at
You thought you'd read them all, did you? Well, you haven't.Simultaneously loved and loathed, Don Cherry is one of the most talkative and talked-about personalities in hockey today. His more than twen
It officially began on February 28, 2006, when a handful of protesters from the nearby Six Nations reserve walked onto Douglas Creek Estates, then a residential subdivision under construction, and blo
One night in the late 1930's, in a bar on the border of Illinois and Iowa, a professor of physics at Iowa State College had an idea. After a frustrating day performing tedious mathematical calculatio
It may not be great literature?— but at least it's handy.From the mastermind of the hugely successful The Red Green Show comes a book that is going to change your life, or at least make you laugh??— a
Washington Post Columnist Dana Milbank Presents A Fair And Balanced Look At Multimillionaire Real American Glenn Beck.Thomas Jefferson famously wrote that "the tree of Liberty must be refreshed from
Nineteen-Year-Old Alfredo Batista Has Some Worries. Okay, A Lot of Worries.Alfredo's Girlfriend, Isabel, Whom He Loves Completely, is Seven Months Pregnant. A Small-Time Drug Dealer, He is Struggling
An impassioned call to heal the wounds of our planet and ourselves through the tenets of our spiritual traditions, from a winner of the Nobel Peace Prize ?It is so easy, in our modern world, to feel d
An inspiring story of courage, adaptation and determinaton?— a year in the life of 11 refugee students entering universities across Canada."Most journalists have stories they never forget. This is min
"A brilliant and gripping account of an extraordinary life. It draws upon extensive research to offer new insights into the complex personality as well as the notable achievements of Simon Wiesenthal
???Up to the current day, matters of sexual morality—including contraception, abortion, premarital sex, and gay marriage—have polarized the Catholic Church. In the wake of the turmoil of the 1960s, wh
In this wonderfully transporting novel, award-winning author Karen Essex turns a timeless classic inside out, spinning a haunting, erotic, and suspenseful story of eternal love and possession.?From th
From the author of the Edgar Award–nominated legal thriller A Cure for Night, an ambitious and compulsively readable novel set in the cutthroat world of New York real estate. A concrete floor three h
Trapped in the horrors of World War II, a woman and a child embark on a journey of survival in this page-turning true story that recalls the power and the poignancy of Schindler’s List. Michael Stolow
As lyrical as a sonata, Ayelet Waldman’s follow-up novel to Love and Other Impossible Pursuits explores the aftermath of a family tragedy. Set on the coast of Maine over the course of four summers, Re
Johannes Cabal, necromancer of some little infamy, returns in this riotously clever and terrifically twisted tale of murder and international intrigue. In this genre-twisting novel, infamous necromanc
A mordant, ruefully funny novel about downsizing, outsourcing, globalization,? third-world dictatorships, and vasectomies, by the acclaimed author of The Futurist and Adland. Henry Tuhoe is the quinte
From the bestselling author of The Dogs of Babel comes a dazzling literary mystery about the lengths to which some people will go to rewrite their past. Bestselling novelist Octavia Frost has just com
“That’s the thing about falling.? It doesn’t go on indefinitely, and it rarely ends well?.?.?.?” ?In her page-turning fiction debut, neuropsychologist Kylie Ladd delivers a searing portrait of two mar
"No one sees the beauty, the burdens, and the greatness of the priesthood more clearly than the lay faithful who find Jesus Christ through the service of their priests. So it makes perfect sense that
