The year is 1779, and Carlo Morelli, the most renowned castrato singer in Europe, has been invited as an honored guest to Eszterhaza Palace. With Carlo in Prince Nikolaus Esterhazy's carriage, ride a
In 1941, Woody Guthrie wrote 26 songs in 30 days--including classics like “Roll On Columbia” and “Pastures of Plenty”--when he was hired by the Bonneville Power Administration to promote the benefits
In this impassioned polemic, radical environmental philosopher Derrick Jensen debunks the near-universal belief in a hierarchy of nature and the superiority of humans. Vast and underappreciated comple
Cleaning Up New York has been a word-of-mouth cult classic since it was first published in 1976 in an edition of 750. The East Village, NYC, 1976. A twenty-six-year-old starving poet
""Nightwalking is, in both the physical and the moral meanings of the term, deviant. At night, in other words, the idea of wandering cannot be dissociated from the idea of erring - wanderring. This el
In 2011, a group of Navy SEALS stormed an enclosure in the Pakistani city of Abbotabad and killed Osama Bin Laden, the man the United States had been chasing since before the devastating attacks of 9/
Amanda Baron died in a boating accident on the Ohio River in 1953. Or, did she? Her body was never found and while it was generally accepted that she had died when a coal barge rammed the pleasure boa
Hi! Once again, it’s me, Kae! After sweating it out with the boys, I’ve slimmed down again, but thefujoshi in me will never fade away!After everything that happened in the last volume, Igaras
An illuminating debut memoir of a woman in science; a moving portrait of a longtime collaboration, in work and in life; and a stunningly fresh look at plants that will forever change how you see and t
Popcorn offers limitless room for experimentation -- it’s so versatile it can be paired with almost anything, and it is naturally low in sugar and fat yet high in fiber. While popcorn’s imag
A succinct and witty literary venture that tells the strange story of a priceless treasure discovered in East Anglia on the eve of World War II In the long, hot summer of 1939, Britain is pre
Rowf, a shaggy black mongrel, and Snitter, a black-and-white fox terrier, are among dozens of animals being cruelly held in a testing facility in North West England. When one of the handlers fails to
Let the weather take the lead and never be bored again! Paint in the rain, send kites soaring in the wind, build ice orbs, and become a snowflake scientist—let the wonders of nature inspire your next
Deep in Provence, a century ago, four stone houses perch on a hillside. Wildness presses in from all sides. Beyond a patchwork of fields, a mass of green threatens to overwhelm the village. The animal
In her new book, Arianna Huffington, the co-founder and editor-in-chief of The Huffington Post, and the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Thrivede
ARCHIE, one of the longest-running titles in comic book history, is rebooted here in this full-color collection that brings together two of the most talented creators in comics, Mark Waid and Fiona St
A GRAND SACRIFICE The Seven Deadly Sins fight against Hendrickson in his new form as an evil god, and one by one, its members fall in the face of Hendrickson’s fury—even the mighty Meliodas.
National Book Award winner James McBride goes in search of the “real” James Brown—and his surprising journey illuminates not only our understanding of the Godfather of Soul but the ways in which our c
In her inspiring New York Times bestselling memoir, It Was Me All Along, Andie Mitchell chronicled her struggles with obesity, losing weight, and finding balance. Now, in her debut cookbook, she gives
This fresh and fascinating exploration of new directions in cancer research focuses on the important role of the immune system in combatting this dread disease. Integrating clues from the animal kingd
Yamada's ConfessionThe Suzaku Festival is in full swing, but the revelry comes to an end when Yamada must find a way to help a friend in need. In the process of doing so, he discovers more about the w
Ever wondered what space is really like? In his 25 years of training for, flying in, consulting on, and writing and speaking about space, astronaut and spacewalker Tom Jones can answer that question a
ARBITERS OF JUSTICEBeldr is defeated and Kazuya has now unwittingly entered himself in a death match between the most powerful demons in the lockdown! But he has more immediate problems to deal with—p
Inspired ideas from Britain’s leading baker and cake designer Fiona Cairns, best known for designing the cake for the royal wedding in 2011 of Prince William and Kate Middleton. In this charming book,
PERSONA Q: A NEW VIEWYasoinaba’s very own Investigation Team are back in action in a new adventure based on the critically acclaimedPersona Q series! While enjoying Yasogami High’s cultural festival,
This seminal volume, now back in print in a new format and at a reduced price, offers a deeply immersive tour of Frank Lloyd Wright’s most legendary building.A landmark volu
Timed perfectly with the National Park Service centennial celebration in 2016, this guidebook features the 75 best day hikes in national parks and monuments throughout Washington and Oregon including:
BE MINE? In the middle of February comes the dreaded Valentine's Day–a milestone for sweethearts, but a house of horrors for every introverted otaku. However, with so much love in the air for
In this lively, round-the-world trip, law professor and humorist Jay Wexler explores the intersection of religion and the environment.Whether it’s Hindus in Mumbai carrying twenty-five-foot plaster id
What does it take to win success and influence? Some people think that in today’s hyper-competitive world, it’s the tough, take-no-prisoners type who comes out on top. But in reality, argues New York
FRIENDS IN HIGH PLACESHatsune Takanashi is a girl of simple tastes. Curry and friends are among her favorite things, but more than anything, pudding is her true love in life. She's begun her new high
New to Knopf--and now coming into her prime--this acclaimed writer combines noir and the gothic in a novel about two families entwined in their own unhappiness with, at the center, a gruesome and unso
Set in the Norwegian countryside over the course of one summer, The Birds tells the story of forty-year-old Mattis, who has mental disabilities and lives in a small house near a lake with his sister H
A debut novel that tells the story of Rasa, a young gay man coming of age in the Middle East Set over the course of twenty-four hours, Last Round at Guapa follows Rasa, a gay man living in an
An NYRB Classics Original Young Once is a crucial book in the career of Nobel laureate Patrick Modiano. It was his breakthrough novel, in which he stripped away the difficulties of his earlie
In this eye-opening nonfiction account, world-renowned author James A. Michener details the reckless gamble U.S. voters make every four years: trusting the electoral college. In 1968, Michener served
From one of our most deeply admired storytellers, author of the richly acclaimedGallatin Canyon, his first collection in nine years.Set in Thomas McGuane’s accustomed Big Sky country, with its mesmeri
An illuminating in-depth study of one of the most well-known and recited of all the Buddhist texts—by the renowned modern translator. Now in paperback.The first-century classic Prajnaparamita Hridaya
From Harvard sociologist Matthew Desmond, a landmark work of scholarship and reportage that will forever change the way we look at poverty in America In this brilliant, heartbreaking book, Ma
Long-listed for the Man Booker PrizeOne of Granta's Best Young British Novelists in 2013 now gives us a sweeping, urgent contemporary epic about a year in the life of a group of young illegal Indian i
