Perfect for readers of Hilary Mantel, Alison Weir, and Philippa Gregory, Empress of the Night is Eva Stachniak’s engrossing new novel, told in the voice of Catherine the Great as the Romanov monarch r
The back must slave to feed the belly. . . . In this urgent and unique book, chef Michael Gibney uses twenty-four hours to animate the intricate camaraderie and culinary choreography in an upscale New
The electrifying vistas of the Yosemite Valley and neighboring Sequoia and Kings Canyon national parks continue to exert a magnetic attraction for America’s nature lovers. Giant sequoia groves, thunde
"The compelling story of the hunt for Aribert Heim, whose decades-long flight from justice turned a mid-level SS officer and concentration camp doctor into the most wanted Nazi war criminal in the w
The official publication celebrating Judy Chicago’s feminist art masterpiece, The Dinner Party installation at the Brooklyn Museum, and an introduction to outstanding women in history. Judy Chicago’s
"The story of a high-profile, messy divorce, and the endearingly cynical young lawyer dragooned into handling it, told solely via personal correspondence, office memos, emails, articles, and legal pap
From the best-selling author of Girl, Interrupted, a novel-from-life by turns funny and sad: the story of a girl growing up in the 1950s among the academics and artists of Cambridge, Massachusetts, an
The astonishing story of a unique missionary project—and the America it embodied—from award-winning historian John Demos. Near the start of the 19th century, as the newly established United States loo
From the author of the New York Times bestseller Juliet comes a mesmerizing novel about a young scholar who risks her reputation—and her life—on a thrilling journey to prove that the legendary warrior
For fans of Gillian Flynn, Scott Smith, and Daniel Woodrell comes a dark, gripping debut novel of literary suspense about two mysterious disappearances a generation apart and the sacrifices we make, t
A deeply personal, revealing, and lyrical portrait of Duane Allman, founder of the legendary Allman Brothers Band, written by his daughter Galadrielle Allman went to her first concert as an infant i
When he is committed by his exasperated wife to a psychiatric facility in the 1960s, eccentric alcoholic Frederick descends into the institution's nightmarish rehabilitation processes and despairs of
From acclaimed classical historian and author of Ghost on the Throne ("Gripping…the narrative verve of a born writer and the erudition of a scholar"-Daniel Mendelsohn) and The Landmark Arrian ("Thrill
For fans of The Age of Miracles and The Dog Stars, Black Moon is a hallucinatory and stunning debut that Charles Yu calls “Gripping and expertly constructed.”Insomnia has claimed everyone Biggs knows.
For fans of Beverly Lewis and Cindy Woodsmall, Rosalind Lauer’s moving Lancaster Crossroads novel A Simple Hope reveals the ways that faith, love, and charity bring people together in a devoted Amish
From Dinaw Mengestu, a recipient of the National Book Foundation's 5 under 35 Award, the New Yorker's 20 under 40 Award, and a 2012 MacArthur Foundation genius grant, comes a novel about exile, about
A splendid array of thirty-three historic houses from the Hudson River valley ranges from early colonial Dutch cottages to grand Gothic revival estates to stately Georgian, Federal, and beaux-arts cou
A photographic portrait of New York City includes some 175 full-color photographs, including twelve single and double gatefolds, that capture images of the city, its skylines, architectural monuments,
"From the acclaimed writer and thinker--whose award-winning books include both fiction and non-fiction--a dazzlingly original plunge into the drama of philosophy, revealing its hidden but essential ro
A deeply original exploration of the power of spontaneity—an ancient Chinese ideal that cognitive scientists are only now beginning to understand—and why it is so essential to our well-being Why is
The colorful, sentimental, funny, affectionate, cantankerous memoir by the most colorful, funniest, most cantankerous—and probably the most revered—sportswriter of the last fifty years. Dan Jenkins
A sweeping historical epic that traces the development and evolution of one of humankind's greatest inventions and explores how we understand-and misunderstand-its meaning and its use: from its origin
"A manifesto that exposes the flaws in the two-state policy of the United States toward Israel and the Palestinians and offers a direct and powerful call for Israeli sovereignty in the region. The r
"In this timely, revelatory study, Hisham Aidi examines the secular and religious movements that have recently emerged among Muslim youth in the West as a means of protest against the policies of the
Published to mark the 50th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, a Brooklyn Museum survey of the paintings, sculptures, graphics and photography from the counterculture decade explores how peri
"1829, Tasmania. John Batman, ruthless, single-minded; four convicts, the youngest still only a stripling; Gould, a downtrodden farmhand; two free black trackers; and powerful, educated Black Bill, br
A profound mystery is at the heart of this magnificent new novel by Yiyun Li, “one of America’s best young novelists” (Newsweek) and the celebrated author of The Vagrants, winner of the Hemingway Foun
The New York Times best-selling author of Physics of the Impossible, Physics of the Future and Hyperspace tackles the most fascinating and complex object in the known universe: the human brain.
"Vienna Nocturne tells the story of the turbulent life and brilliantly successful career of young British opera singer Anna Storace, a child prodigy who is taken by her parents to Italy at age thirtee
Bruno Courreges-provincial French police chief extraordinaire-is back in another delectable tale of mystery and suspense that unfolds in the gastronomically ravishing Dordogne.A veteran of the Resista
Janet Evanovich and Lee Goldberg, New York Times bestselling authors of The Heist, return in this action-packed, exciting adventure featuring master con artist Nicolas Fox and die-hard FBI agent Kate
The author of The Art of Travel presents a philosophical assessment of the role of news in today's gadget-driven societies, exploring subjects ranging from politics and crime to celebrities and the pa
Kitchen Confidential meets Three Junes in this mouthwatering novel about three brothers who run competing restaurants, and the culinary snobbery, staff stealing, and secret affairs that unfold in t
The long-awaited novel from the best-selling, award-winning author of Evening is a literary tour de force set in war-torn Africa.Esther is a Ugandan teenager abducted by the Lord's Resistance Army and
From the acclaimed author of My Name Is Bill ("A national treasure"—Kurt Vonnegut) and Home Before Dark ("Moving and brilliantly restrained . . . Intimate, deeply felt, and often harrowing"—The New Yo
From the New York Times bestselling author of The Middle Place comes a new memoir that examines the bond—sometimes nourishing, sometimes exasperating, occasionally divine—between mothers and daughters
After thirty-five riveting, internationally acclaimed novels of psychological suspense, #1 New York Times bestselling author Jonathan Kellerman returns with his most stunning thriller to date. Killer
From one of our leading social psychologists, an illuminating exploration of how the brain allows us to perceive and understand what other people are thinking-and the crucial limitations of this abili
"From the author of the best-selling and universally adored No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series--a stand-alone, big-hearted, and often heartbreaking novel about unrequited love and the unexpected pl
‧ From the same team that brought you the highly acclaimed guides to Final Fantasy XIII and Final Fantasy XIII-2.‧ Every secret, every unlockable, every New Game+ bonus, every Achievement and every Tr
