Award-winning journalist and host of Black "Enterprise" Business Report Caroline Clarke's moving memoir of her surprise discovery of her birthmother—Cookie Cole, the daughter of Nat King Cole—and the
In the spirit of Wendy Mogel’s The Blessing of a Skinned Knee and Po Bronson and Ashley Merryman’s Nurture Shock, New York Times “Your Money” columnist Ron Lieber delivers a taboo-shattering manifesto
Offering a new model for weight loss and revealing the foods that repair tissue, boost brain power and fuel metabolism, this groundbreaking book presents a step-by-step weight loss program, an eating
Exploring the world in which he lived, his life, his impact on Hollywood and his lasting legacy, a contributing editor for Rolling Stone provides a minute-by-minute account of the night River Phoenix
Janet Kestin and Nancy Vonk have built their careers on unconventional creative thinking. As the team behind Dove’s Evolution video, they famously stripped away the photoshopping, lighting and make-up
From Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist Matt Richtel, a brilliant, narrative-driven exploration of technology’s vast influence on the human mind and society, dramatically-told through the lens of a tra
One of the country's leading experts on preventive medicine offers a complete health transformation to prevent and reverse diabetes without medication through a high nutrient-per-calorie ratio diet th
"A complete guide-the first in over a century-to all grape varieties relevant to the wine lover, charting their relationships (with some astounding family trees), where and how they are grown, and, mo
"In 1934, Webster's Second was the great gray eminence of American dictionaries, with 600,000 entries and numerous competitors but no rivals. It served as the all-knowing guide to the world of grammar
Looks at the lives of the lives of families from the Mississippi to the Pacific, from Canada to the Spanish and Mexican borderlands, in order to provide a personal exploration of this history of the
Based on case studies, groundbreaking decision-making science research and his own experiences, a practicing physician, behavioral scientist and hospital ethics consultant makes an important case for
"Using as its primary lens the fabled 1981 U.S. Open match between Bjorn Borg and John McEnroe, as well as the watershed tournament at large, High Strung orbits around the four greatest, enigmatic tal
Illuminating the lives of the ordinary people who fought for freedom in the Revolutionary and Civil Wars, this intimate family history traces the compelling story of Michelle Obama's ancestors, taking
A budding chef who was robbed of her sense of smell after a car accident chronicles her quest, from a New Jersey flavor lab to a French perfume school, to understand and overcome her condition and red
Featuring interviews with designers, historians, cultural experts and a cast of real-life characters, this history of shoes, which is also the story of women, combines the design innovations and socia
This last installment in the trilogy that started with First They Killed My Father follows Ung as she, while in college, struggles daily with darkness, anger and depression and takes her first tentati
?Lyrical and down-to-earth, wry and heartbreaking, This Life Is in Your Hands is a fascinating and powerful memoir. Melissa Coleman doesn?t just tell the story of her family?s brave experiment and pri
"The last ten years have done quantifiable damage to Americans' sense of security, both physical and economic. From the ravages of Hurricane Katrina to the collapse of the housing market, the last dec
A funny, fearless, no-holds-barred look at aginghormone replacement therapy, online dating, eye lifts, and all As she approached her fiftieth birthday, Tracey Jackson found herself bombard
Using A Mix Of Psychology, Science, Self-Help, And A Decade Of Groundbreaking Research, Dr. Piers Steel, Internationally Recognized As The Foremost Authority On Procrastination, Explains Why Procrast
Peter Watson's virtuoso sweep through modern German thought and culture, from 1750 to the present day, will challenge and confound both the stereotypes the world has of Germany and those that German
To Kill a Mockingbird may well be our national novel. It is the first adult novel that many of us remember reading, one book that millions of us have in common. It sells nearly a million copies a year
We tend to view prolonged economic downturns, such as the Great Depression of the 1930s and the Long Depression of the late nineteenth century, in terms of the crisis and pain they cause. But history
Deceptively simple and surprisingly addictive, Not Quite What I Was Planning is a thousand glimpses of humanity—six words at a time. When Ernest Hemingway famously wrote, "For Sale: baby shoes, never
"Morgan hurled himself at the fuse, and saved all his comrades' lives. His bravery was already the stuff of legend, and this exploit made his men even more determined to follow him anywhere." Of al
His historic career as an aviator made Charles Lindbergh one of the most famous men of the twentieth century, the subject of best-selling biographies and a hit movie, as well as the inspiration for a
These 100 new puzzles—from easy to fiendishly difficult&8212come with a warning: They are seriously addictive. You don't need to be a mathematical genius to solve these puzzles; it is s
The dancing girls of Lahore inhabit the Diamond Market in the shadow of a great mosque. The twenty-first century goes on outside the walls of this ancient quarter but scarcely registers within. Though
A hilariously offbeat memoir about an adventurous young woman's escapades as she defies conventions and transforms an ordinary Los Angeles life into a star-studded, extraordinary miracle of self-disco
Wouldn't it be wonderful to love your life through every age and stage of it? Appreciate yourself every step of the way? And have such vitality that, even though you're perfectly proud of the age you
For those who think they know the streets of New York City like the back of their hand, think again. For those who don't know how to get around Gotham, here's a chance to get to know the city in all i
The New York Times has called James Prosek "the Audubon of the fishing world," and in Fly-Fishing the 41st, he uses his talent for descriptive writing to illuminate an astonishing adventure. Beginning
History isn't always made by great armies colliding or by great civilizations rising or falling. Sometimes it's made when a chauffeur takes a wrong turn, a scientist forgets to clean up his lab, or a
Today's market shelves are lined with unique varieties of rice from all over the world. Join noted cookbook author and Bon Appetit columnist Marie Simmons on a journey through the amazing world of ric
In Prayers for a Thousand Years, Elizabeth Roberts and Elias Amidon have collected hundreds of wishes, blessings, stories, and challenges-almost all written especially for this volume-from a diverse g
Small Victories is Samuel Freedman's remarkable story of life on the front lines in the sort of high school that seems like a disaster with walls--old, urban, overcrowded, and overwhelmingly minority
The best-selling author of The Heroin Dairies, a member of Motley Crue and a photographer in his own right offers a unique photo memoir of his rock 'n' roll life. 150,000 first printing.
The Nazis murdered their husbands but concentration camp prisoners Priska, Rachel, and Anka would not let evil take their unborn children too—a remarkable true story that will appeal to readers ofThe
Comparing and contrasting the development of humankind in the “Old World” and the “New” between 15,000 B.C. and 1500 A.D., a cultural historian ponders a vast array of questions central to the human s
