Founded on a remote Portuguese island in the Atlantic in the last years of the Napoleonic War, the Blandy firm has never ceased to trade in the unique wine for which Madeira is so famous. But the port
Part picture book, part game, and all fun, Animals Home Alone, introduces readers to fifteen animals who begin to act in unusual ways when the humans are away,. In wordless pages, each animal finds a
This is the story of a cabin boy called Jan Pelgrom and a soldier involved in a notorious mutiny after the shipwreck of the Batavia off Western Australia in 1629. Unlike most of the other mutineers wh
In a manner that reflects his long-time academic and practitioner’s association with conservative politics and ideas in Canada, Hugh Segal traces the deep historical roots of Canadian conservatism and
Eleven-year-old Sebby has found the perfect escape from his crummy house and bickering family: The Hole in the Wall. It’s a pristine, beautiful glen in the midst of a devastated mining area behind Seb
Miku Takeshita and her family have moved from Japan to live in the U.K., but unfortunately the family's enemy demons have followed them . . . Miku knows she's in trouble when her new supply teacher tu
After a member of the Jehovah’s Witness Church is abducted in conjunction with a ritualistic triple homicide in the mountains outside of Los Angeles, the church engages cult specialist Stephan Raszer
A courageous and evocative memoir from an Afghan Muslim follows his early years fleeing the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, coming of age in a madrassa in Pakistan, fighting the Russians with the muja
Since the first motion picture studio in Texas was set up in San Antonio in 1910, the city has hosted the filming of more than 250 movies, including the first Academy Award winner for Best PictureWing
Zak Smith is equally comfortable in the fine art scene, the literary scene ? and filming a scene. A porn scene, that is: Smith’s alter ego Zak Sabbath is a renowned alternative porn actor. In this ill
It’s a hot day in Africa and there isn’t a cloud in the sky. It’s hard to do anything on a day like this, so Saffy is determined to find rain. But are there other ways to cool off? Maybe a friend coul
In 1962, after studying Buddhism in Japan, Gary Snyder, with his former wife, the poet Joanne Kyger, joined Allen Ginsberg and his companion Peter Orlovsky for a long trip to India ?to see the hearth-
What better way to celebrate the wonderful world of nature all around us than a hunt for local fairies? Children learn to spot the tell-tale signs of fairies in residence in this delightful mix of pho
While writing a biography of his famous namesake, Bill Lewis, a high-school history teacher, nearly loses himself in his attempts to understand one of the great untold stories in American history?the
In the face of social inequalities, sometimes strength for mobilization can be found through laughter. It is this ethos that Ilan Stavans employs in this politically minded graphic novel. Weaving humo
When Chen's partner, the demon Seneschal Zhu Irzh, disappears along with Chen's wife Inari's guardian badger, Chen must enlist all of his allies and assets in order to locate them in an unfamiliar jun
In the early 20th century, a man named Charlie Hudson raised racing pigeons in Derby, England. In 1913, he entered his best bird in a race all the way from Rome. A devastating storm came through on th
"Argues that political authority is illegitimate, and in doing so explores perennial questions in political philosophy such as the nature and extent of state authority and political obligation, the re
Gertrude Stein's work is co-opted and re-seen in an attempt to unpack the relationship between love and war; Walt Whitman makes a command performance in dismembered bits of forced formal verse; and "T
Though Xochitl and her family have put down new roots in the United States, Xochitl still misses the garden and flower shop they left behind in El Salvador. But when Xochitl's family decides to start
Story of the carillon,the world's largest musical instrument; biography of author's father, bellfounder Cyril Johnston who introduced the carillon to North America in early 20th century. Author has in
The Peregrine’s Journey vividly describes one of the most remarkable feats in the animal kingdom. Beginning in Alaska and ending two months later in Argentina, the peregrine falcon’s annual migration
Presents the life of best-selling author George Sand, tracing her rise in society, involvment in the revolutions of 1831 and 1848, and literary career.
Like their human friends, dogs come in all shapes, sizes, and colors. Some are smart, like Ma-Buku, a five-pound Chihuahua who squeaks her toy in perfect time with her owners drums. Some refuse to adh
This volume collects reflections by 25 young Canadians (of "Generation Y") involved in various shades of political activism, including founding a camp for underprivileged children in Nunavut, raising
Twenty essays in this collection of travel writing describe the land and life in Antarctica. Scientists and writers recount stories about life and experiences there, from the late 1970s to the present
Ruth Fuller Sasaki, who died in 1967, was a pivotal figure in the emergence and development of Zen Buddhism in the United States. She is the only Westerner?and the only woman?to be made a priest of a
Dante is one of the towering figures in world literature, and yet many riddles and questions about his life and work persist. In the first full-length biography of him in more than twenty years, Barba
In Augustino, Marie-Claire Blais delivers a timely, and unsettling new installment in her ongoing portrait of North American life.Augustino and the Choir of Destruction is set in a post-September 11 w
Designed to fit in a hip pocket, this compact guide offers insider's advice on the best places to stay, dine, and play in the "Pearl of the Adriatic." It covers Dubrovnik’s rich history, gorgeous arch
Having no place to play in their run-down inner city neighborhood, twelve-year-old Arturo and the other children in his sixth-grade class decide to turn a vacant lot into a playground. At first even A
Busted for pot in 1965, Timothy Leary was sentenced to 25 years in prison. He escaped, and thus began an almost farcical odyssey: the former West Point student and Harvard professor was now an acid-tr
When a solitary man stumbles upon a cache of photographs, sometimes?and only sometimes?he can sense the lives of the people in them. Sometimes he can find in their faces, and in the way they hold them
Set in southern Louisiana in the weeks preceding the great flood of 1927, this novel depicts a place and way of life about to be forever changed. On the verge of manhood and a stone’s throw of the ris
In 1958, Doris Muscatine's husband was awarded a Fulbright that required them to live a year in Rome, and so began a love affair with Italy that would continue for the rest of their lives.This is a me
They are widely read, thoughtful in their consideration of the changes in their own culture over the past decades, curious, fascinated and wise. This collection of articles by leading writers in Polis
Robert and the Happy Endings brings Barbara Seuling’s beloved character, who first appeared in 1999’s Oh No, It’s Robert, back for new adventures. This time, Robert navigates a series of disasters in
In her highly anticipated new collection, Deborah Keenan sifts through inanimate objects and forgotten memories in search of personal validation. Her journal-like confessions create an instant bond wi
In their first book, Max Finder and Alison Santos invited readers to don their deerstalkers and join them in their crime-solving adventures. This all-new collection serves up ten more mystifying whodu
