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From one of Europe’s most prominent and celebrated poets, a collection remarkable for its graceful lyricism. With acute irony tempered by a generous curiosity, Szymborska documents life’s improbabilit
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Winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award in poetry, this serious, ambitious, and graceful book-length poem is the masterwork of one of America's foremost contemporary poets.
Eliot’s famous collection of nonsense verse about cats-the inspiration for the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical Cats. This edition features pen-and-ink drolleries by Edward Gorey throughout.
"David Sanchez's first novel―brilliant, lyrical, hilarious, heartbreaking―is the definitive handbook to hell and back . . . A stunning debut."―Cristina García, author of Dreaming in CubanFor fans of D
National Book Award finalist Howard Norman delivers another “provocative . . . haunting”* novel, this time set in a Vermont village and featuring a missing child, a newly married private detective, an
An atmospheric adventure with beloved forensic archaeologist and “captivating amateur sleuth” Ruth Galloway, as she teams up with Detective Chief Inspector Harry Nelson to investigate a se
“Captivating . . . Healy delivers a heartbreaking story of love, loyalty, and secrets that can never truly be outrun.”—Publishers Weekly “An exciting read!”—
“Long-awaited and important . . . No other book before has so thoroughly related the broad history of Indian slavery in the Americas.”—San Francisco Chronicle “A necessary work . . . [Reséndez’s] repo
They were the most prominent American family of the twentieth century. The daughter they secreted away made all the difference.Joe and Rose Kennedy’s strikingly beautiful daughter Rosemary attend
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From two-time Pulitzer Prize?winning historian Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr., comes one of the most important and influential investigations of the American presidency. The Imperial Presidency traces the
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A premier anthology of the outstanding sports writing published during 1999 features the contributions of such distinguished talents as David Halberstam, Richard Ford, and John McPhee, along with work
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With this, his best-selling and most critically acclaimed collection ever, Ellison celebrates four decades of brilliant, outrageous writing. The award-winning novella "Mefisto in Onyx" is the centerp
Three unforgettable Brautigan masterpieces reissued in a one-volume omnibus edition. REVENGE OF THE LAWN: Originally published in 1971, these bizarre flashes of insight and humor cover everything fro
At last, guerrilla marketing guru Jay Conrad Levinson applies his proven guerrilla philosophy to advertising, the most elusive, seductive, and expensive branch of the marketing tree. Advertising is a
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In this outstanding collection of sixteen essays, the world-renowned critic and scholar discusses various works in the central tradition of English mythopoeic poetry, paying particular attention to th
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"These are stories about culture," writes J. Kenji Lopez-Alt in his introduction. "About how food shapes people, neighbourhoods, and history." This year's Best American Food Writing captures the food
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“Thrilling . . . one of the best Stephen King novels not written by the master himself. . . . The setup promises furious action, and Percy delivers, like [Richard] Matheson, like King. . . An aw
"Fascinating...a thought-provoking journey into emotion science."—The Wall Street Journal "The definitive field guide to feelings and the neuroscience behind them.&rdq
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A new addition to the captivating Inspector Sejer series, the first sinceThe Caller, from Norway’s finest crime writerCarmen and Nicolai failed to resuscitate their son, Tommy, after finding him
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The Best American series is the premier annual showcase for the country's finest short fiction and nonfiction. Each volume's series editor selects notable works from hundreds of periodicals. A specia
The Best American-series is the premier annual showcase for the country's finest short fiction and nonfiction. Each volume's series editor selects notable works from hundreds of periodicals. A specia
The Best American series is the premier annual showcase for the country's finest short fiction and nonfiction. Each volume's series editor selects notable works from hundreds of periodicals. A specia
