Many know Kimberly Williams-Paisley as the bride in the popular Steve Martin remakes of theFather of the Bride movies, the calculating Peggy Kenter on Nashville, or the wife of country megastar Brad P
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
At Home in the American Barn examines the fascinating possibilities for living and adaptive reuse provided by the expansive spaces and rough-hewn look of these traditional s
Geared toward women who are considering getting into tech, or those already in a tech job who want to take their career to the next level, this book combines practical career advice and inspiring pers
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
A presentation of micro-scaled contemporary residences that demonstrate domesticity can be both compact and beautiful.How we live in cities—smaller, denser, smarter—is at the&nbs
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
A masterly and moving account of the most horrific hidden atrocity of World War II: Ravensbruck, the only Nazi concentration camp built for womenOn a sunny morning in May 1939 a phalanx of 867 women—h
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:
Buddhist wisdom for finding freedom and insight through spiritual practice in the midst of illness and pain."Let your illness be your spiritual teacher!" Make a statement like that t
The definitive memoir of a timeless fashion icon, Tommy Hilfiger’s American Dreamer chronicles the designer’s formative years, his meteoric rise in the fashion industry, his embrace of music and pop a
On the day she is leaving town to escape her troubled family and to start over at twenty-four--she finds a note on her mother's door. Her brother has shot himself. In stories that face reality so squa
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
As Julian Barnes writes in the introduction to his superb translation of Alphonse Daudet’s La Doulou, the mostly forgotten writer nowadays “ate at the top literary table” during his lifetime (1840–189
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
From the author of the New York Times bestselling phenomenon The Power of Habitcomes a fascinating new book that explores the science of productivity, and why, in today’s world, managinghow you think—
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
Who was Louki? Did anyone really know? She made her mark on all of us in different ways. We all remember her, some of us more than others, but did any of us truly know her? Can anyon
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
Reminiscent of the early work of Jhumpa Lahiri, Ayelet Tsabari’s award-winning debut collection of stories is global in scope yet intimate in feel, beautifully written, and emotionally powerful. From
In the grand tradition of John Keegan’s enduring classic The Face of Battlecomes a searing, unforgettable chronicle of war through the eyes of the American soldiers who fought in three of our most ico
Shimon Adaf and Lavie Tidhar are two of Israel’s most subversive and politically outspoken writers.Growing up on opposite sides of the Israeli spectrum – Tidhar in the north of Israel in the Zio
A spiritual sequel to The Man In The High Castle, focusing on the New Japanese Empire, from an acclaimed author and essayist.The Axis won WWII and now, in the late 1980s, the Japanese Empire
In this trenchant examination of Christianity’s dark side, a criminologist argues persuasively that high rates of violent crime in the United States can be correlated with Christian conservative attit
The human rights records of more than ninety countries and territories is put into perspective in Human Rights Watch's signature yearly report. Reflecting extensive investigative work undertaken in 20
