The acclaimed journalist offers a heartwarming memoir of life with his father, describing growing up in the 1950s in working-class Buffalo with his extraordinary father, a proud WWII veteran, as well
In "Clerks," two convenience store employees discuss their philosophies while waiting on customers; and in "Chasing Amy," a comic book creator pursues a romantic relationship with a lesbian
The author of Surrendering to Motherhood offers a penetrating study of the complexities of modern marriage, examining the basic components of a successful marriage and the difficult work it requires t
Focuses on the Limestone County, Alabama, lives altered and lost in April 1974, when more than one hundred tornadoes--six of them of the most powerful "F5" category of storms--swept across thirteen st
An experienced travel guide reflects on the wonders and dangers of East Africa as he recounts his encounters with the natural beauty of Kenya, Tanzania, Zimbabwe, and Uganda and describes the devastat
Blending elements of history, psychology, and storytelling, the author of Wrestling with Angels retells the stories of female characters from the Hebrew Bible--Leah, Rachel, Sarah, Rebeccah, Delilah,
A provocative and thought-provoking book, filled with personal stories, examines the results of a nationwide survey, which shows that 40% of women earning $50,000 or more a year are childless at age f
In an inventive, semi-autobiographical, comedic tour-de-force, Junior reflects and rants about his life, dysfunctional family, pressure, therapy, and more as he struggles to put things in perspective
A provocative memoir and expose by the commanding offiver of Abu Ghraib prison offers an inside accounts of the shocking and shameful abuse of Iraqi prisoners, detailing the corruption she discovered
Describes how a forty-year-old, gay, successful professional experienced the ups and downs of parenting firsthand when he takes in his troubled teenage niece, Tiffany, offering a witty and compassiona
A combination memoir, cookbook, and travelogue describes one man's efforts to live on the land while attempting to re-create the recipes from Escoffier's 1903 magnum opus Le Guide Culinaire and search
Provides an eye-opening look at a series of remarkable and passionate letters that chronicle a tumultuous seventeenth-century love affair between a young Portuguese nun and a French officer, written b
A wealthy and spoiled young woman living at the peak of New York society searches for true love and the meaning of life while coping with her broken engagement, stalkers, dermatologists, premieres, ey
The actress and golfing enthusiast shares her experiences on the celebrity pro-am tournament circuit, her role as a token woman in a male-dominated world, insights into how women and men approach golf
Grieving over the tragic deaths of her parents and only sibling in a car crash, thirtysomething Diana Moore quits her job and flees New York, driving aimlessly until she encounters a seventy-year-old
A physician stranded at a South Pole research station describes how she discovered a lump in her breast, treated herself with a biopsy and chemotherapy, and was rescued by the Air National Guard durin
A meditation coach and author of Expect a Miracle explains how to identify and nurture the ultimate bliss of "soul mate love," offering guidance on how to embrace the spiritual bliss of such a partner
When the death of a respected professor's wife reveals an illicit relationship between a student and his teacher, Atherton University becomes the scene of ever escalating intrigue, speculation, dark d
In a fascinating memoir, the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist offers a portrait of her father, a daring spy behind enemy lines during World War II, his wartime activities and extraordinary exploits,
Abruptly fired while pursuing a career-making story and scarred by a failed relationship, young journalist Adam Murphy is left adrift in West Hollywood, until he encounters mystery novelist James Wilt
As told to audiences of The Oprah Winfrey Show, All Things Considered, and others, the author's memoir recounts her transition from external success to inner fulfillment through becoming the mother of
Working as a health-care analyst for Ohio Senator Robert Gary, idealistic young intern and hypochondriac Samantha Joyce struggles to balance her seventy-hour work week, a constantly shifting set of ne
A child prodigy with a talent for languages and an insatiable thirst for knowledge, Ludo shares with his single mother, Sibylla, an obsession with Kurosawa's Seven Samurai, absorbing its lessons in Sa
In 1882 New York City, police chief Caleb Spencer, Evening Post reporter Liz Smith, and mayor Teddy Roosevelt try to unravel the mystery of the world's most bizarre serial killer, Jack the Jolly Thwac
Written in the form of a final letter to his young daughter, Jane, N. recalls his relationship with Margaret Towne and Margarettown, the upstate New York town to which she introduces him--one inhabita
A collection of hilarious, over-the-top essays by the independent film circuit's most famous director includes the very best of his columns from Arena magazine on the topics that are nearest and deare
During the worst years of official racism in South Africa, the story of one young girl came to symbolize the injustice, corruption, and arbitrary nature of apartheid. Born in 1955 to a pro-apartheid w
The China-born center for the Houston Rockets chronicles his odyssey from his Shanghai youth, through his first year in the NBA and the challenges he has faced, to his role as an international sports
A young woman born into a middle-class Afghan family describes the 1996 revolution in which the Taliban seized power in Kabul, the resulting changes in her life as a victim of Taliban fanaticism, and
A thought-provoking guide is filled with a wealth of information for raising well-balanced children in an age of increasing wealth, where we give too much and expect too little, by identifying the "Se
In Barbados to enjoy her romance with a dashing English lord, Jo Slater is stunned by the disappearance of Russell Cole, a wealthy art collector, from his yacht, and, back in New York, Jo is confronte
Handsome Lamont Jackson, a leading hip-hop producer and the head of Triple Large Entertainment, plans to transform Mimi Jean, a small-town singer from Toledo, Ohio, into an R&B star while trying t
Four high-school friends--Meredith, Brandon, Greg, and Stephen--discover the fragile boundaries between friendship and betrayal as they are torn apart by passion, envy, dark secrets, and two violent d
A provocative and poignant novel captures the individual voices of a group of diverse and doomed people who come together in one historical moment in the Windows on the World restaurant on September 1
The widow of the former Shah of Iran describes her courtship and loving marriage, her luxurious life at court, the world of Iran under the rule of the Shah, her encounters with world leaders, the rise
