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Finally available as a deluxe hardcover, this special edition of Flood! A Novel in Picturesfeatures an "After the Flood" section that includes thirty-two pages of bonus artwork and a

A lyrical and moving debut in the tradition of Angela Carter and Margaret Atwood, introducing an original and commanding new voice in fictionAs a Gracekeeper, Callanish administers shoreside burials,

These are the genesis stories of a region. In Ancient Places, Jack Nisbet uncovers touchstones across the Pacific Northwest that reveal the symbiotic relationship of people and place in this corner of

If you want to know where you are, you need a good clock. The surprising connection between time and place is explored in Time and Navigation: The Untold Story of Getting from Here to There, the compa

Nostradamus predicted the assassination of Benazir Bhutto, the Credit Crunch in 2008 and the floods in New Orleans, as well as the Iraq War, the Twin Towers disaster and the devastating Tsunamis – and

For readers of How to Be Parisian Wherever You Are, My Paris Dream is a charming and insightful memoir about coming of age as a fashion journalist in 1980s Paris, by formerVogue and Harper’s Bazaar ed

Thirteen exquisite houses create a portrait of life in one of America’s most exclusive coastal destinations, along the beaches of Martha’s Vineyard and Cape Cod.Hutker Architects, led by founding prin

Ellen Sussman, nationally bestselling author of French Lessons, delivers a feast for the senses in A Wedding in Provence—a moving novel of love, forgiveness, and trust, set among the beaches and viney

"In this powerful memoir, Iran-born author Rahimeh Andalibian tells the story of her family: their struggle to survive the 1979 revolution, their move to California, and their attempts to acculturate

Master storyteller Ben Macintyre’s most ambitious work to date brings to life the twentieth century’s greatest spy story.Kim Philby was the greatest spy in history, a brilliant and charming man who ro

“Oh, my word, I’m living this.”Dear friend,If you and I are new to each other, let me start here: This is not how this was supposed to go! In the portrait I had long ago painted of my family, I didn’t

"Mary Wollstonecraft (1759-1797) and her daughter Mary Shelley (1797-1851) have each been the subject of numerous biographies by top tier writers, yet no author has ever examined their lives in tandem

The first and only English translation of the centuries-old Tibetan spiritual allegory of King Gesar, a tale on a par withThe Arabian Nights or the King Arthur stories.For hundreds of years, versions of the Gesar of Ling epic have been sung by bards in Tibet, China, Central Asia, and across the eastern Silk Route. King Gesar, renowned throughout these areas, represents the ideal warrior. As a leader with his people's loyalty and trust, he conquers all their enemies and protects the peace. The example of King Gesar is also understood as a spiritual teaching. The "enemies" in the stories represent the emotional and psychological challenges that turn people toward greed, aggression, and envy and away from the true teachings of Buddhism.The epic of Gesar is the longest single piece of literature in the world canon, encompassing some 120 volumes; here the first three volumes are translated, telling of Gesar's birth, his mischievous childhood and his youth spent in exile, a

Inspired by his time spent with wise sages in Asia in the 1930s, Paul Brunton (1898-1981) wroteThe Hidden Teaching Beyond Yoga (and its companion volume The Wisdom of the Overself) at the request of t

From a nationally recognized expert, a fresh and original argument for bettering affirmative action Race-based affirmative action had been declining as a factor in university admissions even before t

A captivating, step-by-step guide that teaches artists to draw and paint exact duplicates of common objects, rendered in the trompe l'oeil, hyperrealistic style of artist Mark Crilley's popular YouTub

Thomas, a man in search of answers, interrogates a varied group of people he has captured, including an astronaut, a policeman, and his own mother, in his quest to resolve questions concerning injusti

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

Anyone interested in the progress of the 'new' South Africa 20 years into its multiracial democracy need look no further than After Freedom—a powerful, well-researched, and thoroughly readable book. N

This fascinating biography reveals the untold story of the legendary New Yorker profile writer—author ofJoe Gould’s Secret and Up in the Old Hotel—and unravels the mystery behind one of literary histo

Your favourite butler is back with even more advice to help you succeed in etiquette and entertaining! In a fantastic follow-up to his national bestseller, The Butler Speaks, Charles MacPherson lays

One of the Best Books of the Year: The Washington Post, NPR, Vogue,BookRiotFiona Maye is a leading High Court judge who presides over cases in the family division. She is renowned for her fierce intelligence, exactitude, and sensitivity. But her professional success belies private sorrow and domestic strife. There is the lingering regret of her childlessness, and now her marriage of thirty years is in crisis.At the same time, she is called on to try an urgent case: Adam, a beautiful seventeen-year-old boy, is refusing for religious reasons the medical treatment that could save his life, and his devout parents echo his wishes. Time is running out. Should the secular court overrule sincerely expressed faith? In the course of reaching a decision, Fiona visits Adam in the hospital—an encounter that stirs long-buried feelings in her and powerful new emotions in the boy. Her judgment has momentous consequences for them both.

A culinary concoction of taking chances and finding love in the most delectable placesFood writer-turned-restaurateur Juliette D’Alisa has more than enough on her plate. While her trip to Provence mig

"In the bestselling tradition of The Psychopath Test and The Sociopath Next Door, a compelling journey into the science and behavior of psychopaths in our lives, written by the leading scientist in th

Though I don’t know where your fears started or how deep they sit in your soul, I do know this: Fear is a heavy burden. One of the heaviest you can carry. It’s exhausting and overwhelming. And it’s no

Drawing on newly declassified government files, this is the dramatic story of how a forbidden book in the Soviet Union became a secret CIA weapon in the ideological battle between East and West. In Ma

Freeman Dyson’s new collection of pieces from The New York Review of Books investigates and celebrates what he calls openness to unconventional ideas in science. His subjects range from the seventeent

A major bestseller in the UK and a six-time Best Book of 2014, The Establishment is a sweeping look at how power and money have made British politics hugely undemocratic. Power, money, and undemocrati

Self-Defense for Gentlemen and Ladies is the treatise of Colonel Thomas Hoyer Monstery, a master swordsman who participated in more than fifty duels, fought under twelve flags, battled gangsters, and

Wild meets The Boys in the Boat, a memoir about the quest for Olympic gold and the triumph of love over fear Ginny Gilder grew up in an era where girls mostly sat on the sidelines—as observers and ch

Langdon Hammer has given us the first biography of the poet James Merrill (1926–95), whose life is surely one of the most fascinating in American literature. Merrill was born to high privilege and hig

Inspiring hope, solace, and courage in living through our losses, author Martin Prechtel, trained in the Tzutujil Maya shamanic tradition, gives an engaging, surprisingly humorous series of 20 short t

"Glenn Aparicio Parry organized and participated in thirteen groundbreaking dialogues between Native American elders and leading-edge Western scientists that explored the underlying principles of the

An expert in wildlife management outlines examples of successful practices of non-lethal mammal predator management, revealing how tens of thousands of threatened predators are euthanized annually and

A maritime history reveals the essential roles of common sailors, slaves, pirates and outlaws in shaping the era of the tall ship. By the award-winning author of The Slave Ship.

For eight centuries the presence and the influence of Francis’s life and deeds have made themselves felt in the history of Christianity and in that of the rest of humanity, too. Published for the 2014

Bestselling author and one of the world’s foremost executive coaches, Marshall Goldsmith examines the emotional and psychological triggers that cause us to react and behave in certain preset, often in

The author of The Order of Things presents four thousand thought-provoking questions designed to help readers learn about themselves and others in every type of social situation, with thematic section

How to practice mindfulness meditation and bring awareness into everyday life--from the best-selling author of many classic works on meditation. Mindfulness in Action is a book about meditation, abou

A prince must capture and bring back to his country a wily zombie—but will the zombie's magical powers prove too great for the prince? These zombie stories, known as the Vetalapancavimsati in Sanskri