More than just a lavishly illustrated and highly readable book, Wrigley Field Year by Year, originally published in 2014, is the result of a quarter century of meticulous research. Written by a baseba
The story of the Armenians has always been one of upheaval. For the past three thousand years, waves of migrants left their ancestral homes in Eastern Turkey and Northern Syria, following ancient trad
Brian Calvin’s disarmingly low-key paintings explore a world populated with androgynous bohemians, skinnies in groups and trippy teenage characters coolly detached and aimlessly gazing out from a sund
Whether you’ve called London your home for decades or just arrived last night, there’s information in the Not For Tourists Guide to London that you need to know. From intimate neighborhood details to
Revised and updated with color photographs, the classic guide to search and rescue.In 2012, there were 661,000 missing person cases opened in the United States. While the majority of missing person ca
You hear miraculous stories in the news all the time—a man loses 370 pounds, another is able to return ten of his twelve medications at the pharmacy, and an epileptic child suddenly stops having seizu
When Art Meets Design by Hunt Slonem offers an exciting view into artist Hunt Slonem’s fantastically decorated and meticulously restored homes?such as his two Southern mansions in Louisiana, named Alb
?I have always wanted to see things I imagine made into a reality,” declared renowned architect David Collins, a statement that rings powerfully true in the projects of his eponymous studio. Presented
"When teenagers scuffle during a basketball game, they are typically benched. But when Will got into it on the court, he and his rival were sprayed in the face at close range by a chemical similar to
?I never understood what makes me so special,” mused Audrey Hepburn. The daughter of a Dutch baroness, Hepburn first won international acclaim with her role as a princess in the 1953 film Roman Holida
New edition features never-before-published photographs of rooms decorated during the Obama and Bush presidencies. Published in conjunction with the White House Historical Association.Ever since the W
Kids will have fun learning the ABCs by guessing which animal goes with each letter in the alphabet. This durable board book features colorful illustrations with rich textures that young viewers will
"The story of the "ultimate footballer," Cristiano Ronaldo. Covers the star's youth in Madeira, his nicknames, his record with Manchester United, and includes a list of the numerous awards he has rece
In this truly epic production, renowned South African father-and-son team Gerald and Marc Hoberman, showcase South Africa’s wine country as never seen before. Covering all of South Africa’s diverse wi
For nearly forty years, the United States has been gripped by policies that have placed more than 2.5 million Americans in jails and prisons designed to hold a fraction of that number of inmates. Our
This is it!The original GQ story that became an international sensation by exploring, for the first time in the media, the other side—the defense side-- of the 1993 Michael Jackson scandal. Today, it
As MacArthur award-winning educator Lisa Delpit reminds us?and as all research shows?there is no achievement gap at birth. In her long-awaited second book, Delpit presents a striking picture of the el
We live in a highly litigious world. As you live your life you must keep your guard up. As you grow your wealth you must protect it. For those who don’t predators await, and their attorneys will use e
Speaking Out features stories for and about LGBT and Q teens by fresh voices and noted authors in the field of young adult literature. These are inspiring stories of overcoming adversity (against into
Examines how different emotions, animals, human beings, family relationships, weather conditions, and amusements have been depicted in works of art from different time periods and places.
Widely recognized as “one of the nation’s foremost scholars on the slave era” (Boston Globe), Bancroft Prize–winning historian Ira Berlin has changed the way we think about African American life in sl
At dawn, the streets of New York resonate with a life of its own: muted, subdued, and mysterious. Award-winning photographer Jean-Michel Berts captures the city that never sleeps in moments of dream-l
While spending the summer of 1957 with her grandparents in Maine, ten-year-old Betsy and a new friend hunt for pirate treasure, pick berries, and try to find a way to fulfill Betsy's ninety-two-year-o
A groundbreaking look at urban aging by the author of the highly acclaimed No Shame in My Game. Classic works by William Julius Wilson and Alex Kotlowitz have given Americans searing accounts of comin
For almost three-quarters of a century, as a critic and curator beginning in the 1930s, and as a practicing architect since the 1940s, Philip Johnson has been at the center of modern architecture's de
A translation of French novelist, poet, and critic Tahar Ben Jelloun's dialogue with his 10 year-old daughter in which he explains racism. Includes essays by Williams Ayers, Lisa D. Delpit, David Mura
A Village Voice Best Book of the Year, this collection of rich and diverse essays by contributors such as Jim Hoberman, Edward Said, and Cornel West, are concerned with imperialism in a variety of for
The second volume in the definitive collection of Foucault's shorter writings, a Voice Literary Supplement bestseller. Aesthetics, Method, and Epistemology explores one of the lesser known aspects of
In Civil Wars, Hans Magnus Enzensberger, Germany's most astute literary and political critic, chronicles the global changes taking place as the result of evolving notions of nationalism, loyalty, and
Until The New Press first published May It Please the Court in 1993, few Americans knew that every case argued before the Supreme Court since 1955 had been recorded. The original book-and-tape set was
