A joyful, elegant glossary of poetic terms spanning centuries and continents, from the famed poet and author of the best-selling How to Read a Poem (And Fall in Love with Poetry).
The inspiring story of a young Armenian’s harrowing escape from genocide and of his granddaughter’s quest to retrace his stepsGrowing up, Dawn MacKeen heard fragments of her grandfather Stepan’s story
A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice"So gripping you might start to question your own family’s past." —Entertainment Weekly“[One] of the most anticipated summer thrillers . . . Gentry's novel
A new portrait that casts the queen as she saw herself: not as an exceptional woman, but as an exceptional rulerQueen Elizabeth I was all too happy to play on courtly conventions of gender when it sui
A moving portrait of the life and legendary career of one of the NFL’s most beloved playersTiaina Baul “Junior” Seau is widely considered one of the best linebackers ever to play the game. A ten-
The captivating story of two sisters born into privilege, forced to make their way in a world turned upside down by war, and the man who, against all expectation, transforms them b
“If you need to fall in love with reading again—or just want a reminder that high school students deserve a lot more than their reading lists give them—then this is the book for you.”?—Bust Guest edit
The latest addition to the acclaimed series showcasing the best sports writing from the past year For nearly twenty five years,?The Best American Sports Writing?has built a solid reputation by showcas
“A great, fun, romping collection of stories.” —San Francisco Book Review “This volume’s diverse list of well-known and rising stars . . . makes it a welcome addition to the 'Best American' series.” —
The blueprint for Nixon’s downfall, based on tapes released from 2010 to 2013, most of which have never been publishedWhen The Nixon Tapes: 1971–1972 was published in August of 2014, it jumped immedia
Get ready for a transformative experience through nature as you delve into this one-of-a-kind coloring book. With illustrations modeled on real aquatic wildlife, these magnificent murals showcase the
Get ready for a transformative experience through nature as you delve into this one-of-a-kind coloring book. With illustrations modeled on real butterflies, flowers, and birds, these magnificent mural
Learn how some of the world’s most powerful women are using their growing economic power to create success and meaning in their lives while building a better world.Sheryl Sandberg’s Lean In ignit
From the best freestyle surfer in the world, an inspiring and moving memoir about his ascendance to the top of the surfing world while struggling for most of his young life with undiagnosed Asperger’s
A few bloody months in South Asia during the summer of 1947 explain the world that troubles us today.Nobody expected the liberation of India and birth of Pakistan to be so bloody — it
From the best-selling author of The Name of the Rose and The Prague Cemetery, a novel about the murky world of media politics, conspiracy, and murderA newspaper committed to blackmail and mu
In 2007, the Center for Automation in Nanobiotech (CAN) outlined the hardware and software platform that would one day allow robots smaller than human cells to make medical diagnoses, conduct repairs,
For centuries, men and women have manned lighthouses to ensure the safe passage of ships. It is a lonely job, and a thankless one for the most part. Until something goes wrong. Until a ship is in dist
In this completely revised and revamped new edition of the beloved best seller, Weber gives backyard barbecuers every tool they need to create a delicious meals and lasting memories around the grill.
“Solo is a wonder—an exploration of memory, a window on a country and region mysterious to the West even in the twentieth century, a keen study of human love and failure.”—Elizabeth Kostova, author of
Taking command of a new ship of resentful sailors to counter a stirring rebellion in the Scottish Isles, Captain Matthew Quinton gradually earns the respect of his crew while uncovering clues that his
“Lots of practical, easy-to-understand advice about veterinary care for older dogs. Essential reading for making treatment decisions for your companion.” —Temple Grandin, author of Animals Make Us Hum
“Haunting . . . Written in the author’s classic, clear style, these narratives enchant.”—Boston GlobeThe need for love—obsessive, self-destructive, unpredictable—takes us to forbidden places, as in th
“A beautifully written, thoroughly engaging novel. Deborah Reed’s prose is lyrical, elegant, and vivid—she is a standout among new American novelists.”—Jessica Anya Blau, author of The Summer of Naked
In a crumbling apartment building in post-Soviet Russia, there’s a ghost who won’t keep quiet. Mircha fell from the roof and was never properly buried, so he sticks around to heckle the l
Physics is in crisis. For more than two centuries, our understanding of the laws of nature expanded rapidly. But in the last few decades, we’ve made astonishingly little progress. What will fin
It all started when fourteen-year old Hannah Salwen had a“eureka” moment. Seeing a homeless man in her neighborhood at the precise second a glistening Mercedes coupe pulled up, she
One day, at the age of thirty-one, Susan Richards realized that she was an alcoholic. She wrote it down in her journal, struck by the fact that it had taken nine years of waking up hung-over to name
In Daughters of the Witching Hill, Mary Sharratt brings history to life in a vivid and wrenching novel of strong women, family and betrayal inspired by the 1612 Pendle witch trials. Bess Southerns, a
What possesses someone to save every scrap of paper that’s ever come into his home? What compulsions drive a woman like Irene, whose hoarding cost her her marriage? Or Ralph, whose imagined use
It is 1704 and, while the Sun King Louis XIV rules France from the splendour of Versailles, Louisiana, the new and vast colony named in his honour, is home to fewer than two hundred souls. When a dem
Hayley Jo Zimmerman is gone. Taken. And the people of small-town Twisted Tree must come to terms with this terrible event—their loss, their place in it, and the secrets they all carry.In
First published in 1990, The Temple of My Familiar, Alice Walker’s follow-up novel to her iconic The Color Purple, spent more than four months on the New York Times Bestseller list and was hail
In the past decade, we’veheard a lotabout the innate differences between males and females, so we’ve come to accept that boys can’t focus inthe classroom and girls
This riveting war story introduces us to beautiful Kate Zweig, the English widow of a German surgeon, and Claus Murphy, an exiled American with German roots?two lovers with complicated loyalties.In 19
Bestselling novelist and memoirist Dani Shapiro brings her expertise to this year’s volume of Best New American Voices.Now in its eleventh year, this series gathers the best fiction from
As a wealthy, young real-estate developer in Los Angeles, T. lives an isolated life. He has always kept his distance from people — from his doting mother to his crass fraternity brothers —
Richard Wilbur’s translations of the great French dramas have been a boon to acting troupes, students of French literature and history, and theater lovers. He continues this wonderful work with two pl
Ida Joner gets on her brand-new bike and sets off toward town. A good-natured, happy girl, she is looking forward to her tenth birthday. Thirty-five minutes after Ida should have come home, her mothe
In 1997, at the distinguished Siddons School on Manhattan’s Upper East Side, the school year opens with distressing news: Astra Dell is suffering from a rare disease. Astra’s friends try to reconcile
