Complex Variables

The definitive biography of the deeply complex and widely misunderstood matinee idol of Hollywood’s Golden Age.Devastatingly handsome, broad-shouldered and clean-cut, Rock Hudson was the ultimat

An intricately plotted and brilliantly conceived stand-alone sequel to the international bestseller The Swimmer that turns the hottest political topics of our times into a complex, resonant thriller i

Developing video games—hero's journey or fool's errand? The creative and technical logistics that go into building today's hottest games can be more harrowing and complex than the games themselves, of

Adriana Trigiani explores the vibrant, complex Italian-American experience in this dazzling novel that brings to life the golden years of post-war America—a celebration of ambition, risk, love, reinve

An intricately plotted and brilliantly conceived stand-alone sequel to the international bestseller The Swimmer that turns the hottest political topics of our times into a complex, resonant thriller i

?A sensational, eye-opening account of Emma Jung’s complex marriage to Carl Gustav Jung and the hitherto unknown role she played in the early years of the psychoanalytic movement.Clever and ambitious,

In the aftermath of the Civil War, an aging itinerant news reader agrees to transport a young captive of the Kiowa back to her people in this exquisitely rendered, morally complex, multilayered novel

Dennis Lehane, the New York Times bestselling author of The Given Day andLive by Night, returns with a psychologically and morally complex novel of blood, crime, passion, and vengeance, set in Cuba an

Praise for the Alice Quentin series:“A fast-moving, entertaining mix of sex, suspense and serial killings.” –Washington Post“Alice is a vividly realized protagonist whose complex and harrowin

“Christy Carlyle’s debut is a whirlwind from beginning to end-sensual, fast-paced, engaging, and full of complex characters. One Scandalous Kiss is sure to captivate fans of Victorian romance.” —USA T

In the hard-edged tradition of Hubert Selby Jr., Daniel Woodrell, and Donald Ray Pollock, and with the fresh, complex humanity ofBreaking Bad and Reservoir Dogs, a blistering debut collection that uns

From the author of the acclaimed She-Wolves, the complex, surprising, and engaging story of one of the most remarkable women of the medieval world—as never told before.Helen Castor tells afresh the gr

Dennis Lehane, the New York Times bestselling author of The Given Day and Live by Night, returns with a psychologically and morally complex novel of blood, crime, passion, and vengeance, set in Cuba a

A literary icon known for his searing portrayals of contemporary American life presents a collection of 12 short works, including 6 of which have never been published, that visit morally complex theme

Dennis Lehane, the New York Times bestselling author of The Given Day and Live by Night, returns with a psychologically and morally complex novel of blood, crime, passion, and vengeance, set in Cuba a

A tale of love lost and found, the rekindling of a passion for life that two people discover with each other, and the complex dynamics of family and friendship. From the moment he first sees her, Geof

“One of the best historical series being written today.”—Washington Post“Todd once and for all establishes the shell-shocked Rutledge as the genre’s most complex and fascinating detective.”—Entertainm

The puzzling question of a dying man leads friends and fun-loving adventurers Bobby Jones and Frances Derwent into a complex and dangerous investigation that puts both their lives in jeopardy.

Bogart paints an indelible portrait of a complex man, from the privilege and abuse he experienced in childhood to his triumphant 1935 acting breakthrough in The Petrified Forest to his classic roles a

Most writing books dwell on common issues of style and grammar. Yet most writers also confront complex problems of story design.This 50-rule guide by Francis Flaherty, a New York Times editor, offers

Marge Simpson, the woman with the impossibly blue and improbably high hairdo, is a complex woman with an inner life, hopes and dreams, and an incorrigible family that she holds together with a healthy

For nearly three decades political observers have sought to understand the complex relationship between Hillary Clinton's faith and her politics. Now, in this first spiritual biography of the former f

A net of complex currents flowed across Jacobean England. This was the England of Shakespeare, Jonson and Bacon; of the Gunpowder Plot; the worst outbreak of the plague England had ever seen; Arcadia

A lavishly illustrated, full-scale portrait of the distinguished American illustrator describes N. C. Wyeth's attitude toward his own art, his close family ties, his complex personality, and his influ

Elizabeth Evans traces the complex and often painful threads of human relationships inSuicide's Girlfriend, her most inspired work to date. In these richly textured stories, you'll meet:Oyekan, a conf

Scotland Yard's Ian Rutledge must contend with two dangerous enemies in this latest complex mystery in the New York Times bestselling series"Todd once and for all establishes the shell-shocked Rutledg

A tale of love lost and found, the rekindling of a passion for life that two people discover with each other, and the complex dynamics of family and friendship. From the moment he first sees her, Geof

The game is once again afoot in this thrilling mystery from the bestselling author of The House of Silk, sanctioned by the Conan Doyle estate, which explores what really happened when Sherlock Holmes and his arch nemesis Professor Moriarty tumbled to their doom at the Reichenbach Falls.Internationally bestselling author Anthony Horowitz’s nail-biting new novel plunges us back into the dark and complex world of detective Sherlock Holmes and Moriarty—dubbed the Napoleon of crime” by Holmes—in the aftermath of their fateful struggle at the Reichenbach Falls.Days after the encounter at the Swiss waterfall, Pinkerton detective agent Frederick Chase arrives in Europe from New York. Moriarty’s death has left an immediate, poisonous vacuum in the criminal underworld, and there is no shortage of candidates to take his place—including one particularly fiendish criminal mastermind.Chase and Scotland Yard Inspector Athelney Jones, a devoted student of Holmes’s methods of investigation and deductio