I Am Because We Are is the companion volume to the acclaimed forthcoming documentary film directed by Nathan Rissman and written and produced by Madonna. This book of images by award-winning photojour
Blue Shoes and HappinessFrom universally beloved author Alexander McCall Smith, comes this seventh installment in the bestselling No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency series featuring Botswana’s best-loved
Full Cupboard of LifeIn the fifth book in the prodigiously successful series, traditionally built, eminently sensible Mma Precious Ramotswe continues her enterprise at the No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agen
Every night, Bailey dreams about magical dresses: dresses made of crystals and rainbows, dresses made of flowers, dresses made of windows. . . . Unfortunately, when Bailey's awake, no one wants to hea
Living in New York is a uniquely challenging experience, but the payoffs—the excitement, diversity, and culture—are what keeps us here, and the happiest New Yorkers are the ones who have learned how t
Tracing Nobuyoshi Araki’s career, this volume comprises a collection of emblematic photographs (one per day), a new series of nudes and elegant female portraits and a number of "stories" set in tradit
Detailed and timely information on accommodations, restaurants, and local attractions highlight these updated travel guides, which feature all-new covers, a two-color interior design, symbols to indic
The Strong Man is the first full-scale biography of John N. Mitchell, the central figure in the rise and ruin of Richard Nixon and the highest-ranking American official ever convicted on criminal char
Fearing that her detached lawyer husband is failing as a role model for their children, especially her nine-year-old son Dylan, Jamie Whitfield, a working Park Avenue mother, decides to hire the "Mann
Explorer Ramus Rheel and Voyager Nomi Hyden follow clues hidden in an ancient manuscript that could hold the secret of scaling the Great Divide and finding the Sleeping God he believes is hidden by th
A generation stands on the brink of a "rebelution."A growing movement of young people is rebelling against the low expectations of today's culture by choosing to "do hard things" f
Westen Gray was just eight years old when his Caucasian mother died and his Chinese father, Xin, sent him away to be raised by her relatives. More than twenty years later, after a lifetime of estrange
Experience the powerful reality of Christ’s resurrection in your life. Moment by moment, day by day.Two thousand years ago, God raised Jesus Christ from the dead. But that isn’t a mere historical even
Richard Estes is internationally known as one of the founders of hyperrealism and one of the key figures of contemporary American painting. Born in Kewanee, Illinois, on May 4, 1932, he is a poet of t
On a bleak February day in 1963 a young American poet died by her own hand, and passed into a myth that has since imprinted itself on the hearts and minds of millions. She was and is Sylvia Plath and
Politics has always been a dirty game.Now justice is, too.In a crowded courtroom in Mississipi, a jury returns a shocking verdict against a chemical company accused of dumping toxic waste into a small
Dubbed “the American Tolkien” by Time magazine, #1 New York Times bestselling author George R.R. Martin is a giant in the field of fantasy literature and one of the most exciting storytellers of our t
Using the skills and personality of Nancy Drew as a guide, presents tips and advice on how to live one's life like the girl detective, covering fashion, beauty, romance, relationships, survival, sleut
Earl Cunningham's America presents Cunningham as a folk modernist who used the flat space and brilliant color typical of Matisse and Van Gogh to create sophisticated compositions. Wendell Garrett brin
A transcendent and powerful first novel about two women seeking justice and hope in Africa.With a swift, compressed narrative style and compassionate vision that recalls the works of Graham Greene, La
A History of Mud-Slinging, Character Assassination, And Other Election Strategies ?Today’s political pundits express shock and disappointment when candidates resort to negative campaigning. But hist
Why would a casino try and stop you from losing? How can a mathematical formula find your future spouse? Would you know if a statistical analysis blackballed you from a job you wanted? Today, number
This groundbreaking expose of the mistreatment of nuns by the Catholic Church reveals a history of unfulfilled promises, misuse of clerical power, and a devastating failure to recognize the singular c
Timothy Carrier, having a beer after work at his friend’s tavern, enjoys drawing eccentric customers into amusing conversations. But the jittery man who sits next to him tonight has mistaken Tim for s
From a helicopter high above the empty California desert, a man is sent free-falling into the night…. In Chicago, a woman learns that an elite team of ex–army investigators is being hunted down one by
The volume, devoted to the Italian ceramics produced between the modernist era and the emergence of non-presentational art, and thus between the beginning of the 20th century and the Second World War,
This poignant, first-of-its-kind book celebrates words that define America's storied past and symbolize the drive of its people?from the boardrooms of Manhattan to the farm fields of Iowa. Author Ryan
Send a sweet thought on our deliciously playful die-cut cupcake note cards. Four fresh designs make perfect birthday cards, but are tempting enough to send on any occassion.16 cards, 4 designs, 17 env
Write down your fresh ideas in these classic note pads inspired by antique botanical prints.3 pads shrink-wrapped side-by-side, 64 pages each, 4 5/8 x 8 1/4 inches
WHAT IF YOUR Dad loved books, owned a bookstore, and even called his cherished volumes “my little bookies”? You would probably despise books—just like the young protagonist in this deliciously bizarre
A blend of art history, eroticism, and suspense, The Sense of Paper is an exploration of the role of paper in art and the sumptuous story of a woman living on the dangerous edge of obsession, passion,
Jim Marlow and his strange-looking Martian friend Willis were allowed to travel only so far. But one day Willis unwittingly tuned into a treacherous plot that threatened all the colonists on Mars, and
A masterly, haunting new novel from a writer heralded by The Washington Post Book World as “the 21st-century daughter of Chinua Achebe,” Half of a Yellow Sun re-creates a seminal moment in modern Afri
RANDOM HOUSE GERMAN-ENGLISH ENGLISH-GERMAN DICTIONARYRELIABLE, DETAILED, AND UP-TO-DATE More than 60,000 entries, including the most common meaningsTwo sections, German-English and English-GermanAll e
Marina Abramovic was a pioneer in the use of performance art as a visual art form. The body has always been both her subject and medium. Exploring the physical and mental limits of her being, she has
Introducing a brand new collection based on Jeffrey Metzner's hit book Stick: Great Moments in Art, History, Film, and More. Metzner's quirky stick-figure renditions are a humorous pop culture twist o
When Garnet Raven was three years old, he was taken from his home on an Ojibway Indian reserve and placed in a series of foster homes. Having reached his mid-teens, he escapes at the first available o
Hermann Hesse’s classic novel Siddhartha has delighted, inspired, and influenced generations of readers, writers, and thinkers. Though set in a place and time far removed from the Germany of 1922, the
Newly widowed Harriet MacIver has just taken on her first travel writing assignment–rating an adventure cruise in the Caribbean. Add a gaggle of college students on a mini semester-at-sea voyage, a ru
"Catches the sights, smells, sounds and tastes of Hong Kong, China and Manchuria in 1937 as they filter through the senses of a fascinating young woman. . . . Under the amazingly sure hand of Petit, a
