Column Generation

A vacation in the Hamptons goes terribly wrong for three friends with a complicated history.“I absolutley loved The Note. Trust no one in this irresistible page-turner.” —Ashley Elston, #1New York Timesbest-selling author ofFirst Lie WinsIt was meant to be a harmless prank.Growing up, May Hanover was a good girl, always. Well-behaved, top of her class, a compulsive rule-follower. Raised by a first-generation Chinese single mother with high expectations, May didn’t have room to slip up, let alone fail. Her friends didn’t call her the Little Sheriff for nothing.But even good girls have secrets. And regrets. When it comes to her friendship with Lauren and Kelsey, she's had her fair share of both. Their bond—forged when May was just twelve years old—has withstood a tragic accident, individual scandals, heartbreak and loss. Now the three friends have reunited for the first time in years for a few days of sun and fun in the Hamptons. But a chance encounter with a pair of strangers leads to a

A vital, illuminating collection of the Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award winner’s elegant, passionately engaged nonfictionMy Generation is the definitive gathering of William Styron’s nonfiction

In this book, Tom Brokaw goes out into America to tell, through the stories of individual men and women, the story of a generation, America's citizen heroes and heroines who came of age during the Gr

"I first began to appreciate fully all we owed the World War II generation while I was covering the fortieth and fiftieth anniversaries of D-Day for NBC News. When I wrote in The Greatest Generation a

The definitive, never-before-told story of the prep-to-pro generation, those basketball prodigies who from 1995 to 2005 made the jump directly from high school to the NBA. When Kevin Garnett

The Wall Street Journal’s popular columnist Jason Gay delivers a hilarious and heartfelt guide to modern living.Four times a week, millions of men and women turn to Jason Gay's column in The Wall Stre

From longtime New York Times columnist Bob Herbert comes a wrenching portrayal of ordinary Americans struggling for survival in a nation that has lost its wayIn his eighteen years as an opinion column

The first book to focus on Chinese artists born in the 1980s, exploring the advent of a new generation appearing on the national and international scenes. This visionary, forward-looking selection o

Since his New York Times op-ed column debuted in 2011, Mark Bittman has emerged as one of our most impassioned and opinionated observers of the food landscape. TheTimes’ only dedicated opinion columni

From the author of the best-selling Buddha Walks into a Bar . . ., wisdom for "Generation Next" on how to make your work meaningful, satisfying, and of benefit to others. The question "What do I

"Inspired by the author's wildly popular, long-running McSweeney's column, Pop Culture Correspondences is a hilarious deconstruction of the most iconic pop culture moments of our lifetimes"--

Twenty years after the end of apartheid, a new generation is building a multiracial democracy in South Africa but remains mired in economic inequality and political conflict. This spring, South Afri

Examines how the millennial generation is impacting politics, business, media, and activism, bringing its unique blend of civic idealism and savvy pragmatism to a fast-changing world.

""A next-generation book about meditation, Buddhism, and the contemplative path, this work explores how the dharma (the path, the way, the teachings of the Buddha) has evolved in astonishing ways and

"From the author of the best-selling Buddha Walks into a Bar., tips for living with integrity, compassion, and happiness--from his popular Huffington Post advice column. Since the summer of 2010, youn

“What sets Ralph Nader apart is that he has moved beyond social criticism to effective political action.” —The New York TimesThe column is the most natural literary form for a citizen’s advocate, and

A millennial examines how his generation is profoundly impacting politics, business, media, and activismThey’ve been called trophy kids, entitled, narcissistic, the worst employees in history, and eve

A riveting exploration of the most difficult and important part of what doctors do, by Yale School of Medicine physician Dr. Lisa Sanders, author of the monthly New York Times Magazine column "Diagnos

Columnist Judy McGuire has advised and entertained singles with her irreverent ?Ask DateGirl” column since 2000. She’s heard it all, and here she tells it all ? from the bland to the terrifying ? alon

Which loose-lipped gal about town has been caught canoodling with a randy restaurateur? Sources say the new “legs” of the Examiner’s gossip column has been helping him bury his long-simmering scandal

One of the most successful syndicated series of all time, Star Trek: The Next Generation breathed new life into the Star Trek franchise and kicked off a whole new era of Starfleet exploration and adve

The heartwarming New York Times bestseller by the author of The Greatest Generation"When I wrote about the men and women who came out of the Depression, who won great victories and made lasti

Dissatisfied both with writing a “Single Girl on the Edge/ Ledge/Verge” lifestyle column and with her boyfriend (who has a name for his car and compulsively collects plastic bread ties), Ruby Capote s

Love by the Glass is a captivating memoir by the authors of The Wall Street Journal’s weekly “Tastings” column, Dorothy J. Gaiter and John Brecher, who have merged their journalism careers with their

In 1996, Craig Wilson began writing a column for USA Today called “The Final Word.” In it, he extolled the virtues of the true pleasures in life—clotheslines, freshly cut firewood, sweet corn, and Adi

A seventeen-year-old who enlisted in the army in 1941 writes to describe the Bataan Death March. Other members of the greatest generation describe their war — in such historic episodes as Guadalcanal,

Who wouldn't like their living space to be more organized? Tapping into the popularity of the "Good Things" column in Martha Stewart Living, Good Things for Organizing provides practical, efficient, a

Subject to Debate, Katha Pollitt's column in The Nation, has offered readers clear-eyed yet provocative observations on women, politics, and culture for more than seven years. Bringing together eighty

From his cult classic,??I Smell Esther Williams, to his wildly popular and insightful column "Wild Kingdom" appearing in Esquire magazine every month, Mark Leyner has been giving us up close and perso

From Nicholson Baker, best-selling author of Vox and the most original writer of his generation, his most controversial novel yet.

The miracle of life—for a new generation. The completely revised fifth edition of the beloved classic offers an astonishing glimpse of the world within the womb alongside authoritative advice for expe

"A is for Activist is an ABC board book written and illustrated for the next generation of progressives: families who want their kids to grow up in a space that is unapologetic about activism, environ

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERFrom Tom Brokaw, the bestselling author of The Greatest Generation, comes a powerful memoir of a year of dramatic change—a year spent battling cancer and reflecting on a long,

Since its publication in 1996, George Saunders’s debut collection has grown in estimation from a cherished cult classic to a masterpiece of the form and inspired an entire generation of writers. In si

Canning perfected the America’s Test Kitchen way.The art of preserving produce by canning and preserving has come full circle from grandmother's kitchen to a whole new generation now eager to learn it

A triumphant return to the world of City of Stairs. A generation ago, the city of Voortyashtan was the stronghold of the god of war and death, the birthplace of fearsome supernatural sentinel

Perfect for fans of Philippa Gregory and Alison Weir, The Virgin’s Spyis award-winning author Laura Andersen’s second novel about the next generation of Tudor royals—a mesmerizing historical novel fil

A celebration of the extraordinary courage, dedication, and sacrifice of this generation of American veterans on the battlefield and their equally valuable contributions on the home front.Because so f

REMARKABLE BIOGRAPHY OF AN ICONThere’s little debate that Robert De Niro is one of the greatest screen actors of his generation, perhaps of all time--if not, in fact,the greatest. His work, particular

Bestselling and Thurber Prize–winning humorist David Rakoff was one of the most original, delightfully acerbic voices of his generation. Here, in one place, is the best of his previously uncollected m