Bred in the Bone is the stunning third novel in Brookmyre’s series featuring private investigator Jasmine Sharp and Detective Superintendent Catherine McLeod. The novel is set in the grisly underworld
Terrence McNally is one of our most original and audacious dramatists, and one of our funniest.”New YorkerSince his first play, And Things That Go Bump in the Night, which premiered in 1965, McNally h
The San Francisco Giants won their third World Series in five years in 2014, andChampionship Blood: The 2014 World Series Champion San Francisco Giants captures the season like no other book does. Thi
In some spaces we feel immediately comfortable, while in others we feel ill at ease. From feng shui we’ve learned that energy in houses, as well as offices and stores, influences us. Negative energy f
Marian Lindberg grew up being told that Walter Lindberg, the man who raised her father, was a brave explorer who had been murdered in the Amazon. She took her father’s claims at face value, basking in
"Can one live peacefully and in the moment in the midst of homework meltdowns, sibling squabbles, and digital media battles? Marriage and family therapist Susan Stiffelman does more than say "yes," sh
Set in Los Angeles and its dying adult film industry, real-life porn star and cam model, Danny Wylde, recounts the end of his career in equal parts fact and fiction. He bears his last months amid the
Canadians have long associated Prohibition with the colorful history of the Jazz Age in the United States. But even before the American ban that was in place from 1920 to 1933, Canada initiated its ow
Recently widowed, unhappily stuck on a pricey whiplash tour of Italy, Elizabeth Berman comes face to face with the first documented painting of a teardrop in human history, and in the presence of that
Plagued by debt, tormented by writer’s block and in desperate need of a new hit, promising new playwright Will Shakespeare finds his muse in the form of passionate young noblewoman Viola De Lesseps. T
Kierkegaard said that faith without doubt is simply credulity, the will to believe too readily, especially without adequate evidence, and that ?in Doubt can Faith begin.” All people involved in spirit
A pair of friends from Harvard embark on a road trip to see 30 baseball games in 30 different stadiums over 30 days and describe their misadventures in this book about sports fans, loyalty, hot dogs a
In her years as a writing coach, Judy Reeves has found twin urges in women. They yearn to reclaim a true nature obscured by traditional roles and to write about, through, and beyond this process. Reev
"Covering hot new trends in the industry, including the rise in first birthday celebrations, environmentally friendly parties, small-plate catering, and more, this startup guide provides entrepreneurs
When owning, training, riding, and showing horses, there is a certain ?look” to which one aspires. Often it is set by the horses seen on television, at special events, in public performances, and in t
In 2011, Mike Spitz began photographing more than 40 record stores in and around the greater Los Angeles area, rich with old and new record shops, to capture the lively experience of going to the used
Whether tumbling in a pile of leaves, playing on a grassy hill or splashing in the creek, Baby Po delights in playful adventures when Papa is near in this adorable foam-covered board book. The sweet,
Rilke Shake’s title, a pun on milkshake, means in Portuguese just what it does in English. With frenetic humor and linguistic innovation, Angelica Freitas constructs a temple of delight to celebrate h
This new book by Sierra expert Elizabeth Wenk includes photos and descriptions of approximately 300 species of wildflowers and flowering shrubs in the High Sierra. Focused on areas above 8,000 feet in
In My Watery Self: An Aquatic Memoir, author/scientist Stephen Spotte traces a fascinating trail through a life that began in West Virgina coal camps, drifted through reckless bohemian times of counte
American dippers are small gray birds that live their whole lives near (and in!) fast-moving mountain streams. Charming and unique in their habits, dippers were John Muir’s favorite bird (he called th
Religious pluralism is thriving and vitally important. This is not only the case in Asia with its myriad religious beliefs and practices but also in Europe, which has seen the growth and development o
Prayers for the Living is a novel both grandiose in its vision and loving in its familiarity. Presented in a series of conversations between grandmother Minnie Bloch and her companions, Alan Cheuse, N
What’s in a name? Thoreau thought ?all the poetry in the world.” How does a parent live up to that? Here, parents find more than lists; each entry illuminates a name’s distinctive spiritual, historica
In any given year, one in four Americans suffers from a diagnosable mental illness?and yet there is still a significant stigma attached to being labeled as ?mentally ill.” We hear about worst-case sce
This practical, fold-up guide to Yosemite’s spectacular waterfalls is divided into two sections. The first offers in-depth coverage of eleven waterfalls in Yosemite Valley. The second section details
Writing programs in prisons and rehabilitation centers have proven time and again to be transformative and empowering for people in need. Halfway houses, hospitals, and shelters are all fertile ground
We have all been rejected and we have all rejected. This is especially true for writers. In this issue, through poetry, fiction, and non-fiction, we'll celebrate, lament, and explore rejection in all
Debbi DiMaggio's newest book is the first in The Art of Real Estate series, an upcoming sequence of convenient and practical guides to specific real estate markets across the United States. In this Ea
Presenting a microcosm of American life in 1969, looks at the goings-on in the town of Cementville, Kentucky, a town forever changed by the Vietnam War and those who were directly engaged in it.
Peggy Hillcoat is eight years old when her survivalist father, James, takes her from their home in London to a remote hut in the woods and tells her that the rest of the world has been destroyed. Deep
"Call Me Home has an epic scope in the tradition of Louise Erdrich's The Plague of Doves or Marilynne Robinson's Housekeeping and braids the stories of a family in three distinct voices: Amy, who leav
This complete resource of mosaic techniques and design ideas is sure to become your go-to reference. With clear step-by-step sequences, mosaic artist Bonnie Fitzgerald shows how to draw up an idea, cu
In Vienna at the turn of the twentieth century, Max Liebermann is at the forefront of psychoanalysis, practicing the controversial new science with all the skill of a master detective. Every dream, in
On a rainy winter night in Mexico City, a ten-member wedding party is kidnapped in front of the groom’s family mansion. The perpetrator is a small-time gangster named El Galan, who wants nothing more
Carol Ruckdeschel is the wildest woman in America. She wrestles alligators, eats roadkill, rides horses bareback, and lives in a ramshackle cabin that she built by hand in an island wilderness. A comb
In Teatrophy: Three More Plays, critically-acclaimed playwright/author/poet Peter Carlaftes offers a trio of brilliant and intense modern plays that inspire on both page and stage. In ?Anti,” Carlafte
In this 5th Edition of his classic book on IFR flight, author Richard Collins shares his experience in this guide to the real world of instrument flying, detailing the IFR system, equipment, and explo
Leo Maxwell always lived in the shadow of his older brother Teddy but is now an ambitious criminal defense attorney in his own right, practicing in Oakland under Teddy’s ex-wife. When a mysterious wom
Haunting in their tone, brilliant in their images--very like fantastic presences moving across glass--the twenty-one fictions in this startling debut collection seem both inexplicably familiar and lik
