In 2005, the brilliant and controversial Nobuyoshi Araki, one of Japan’s leading photographers, traveled to Europe for major exhibitions of his work at London’s Barbican Centre and
“Confidence, fortitude, pride, persistence, fearlessness and focus are some of the true treasures of the spirit that can get you past defeat, help you build a business, raise a family and leave a valu
At thirty-seven, Jane Howe is pretty sure she has attained the perfect life: a well-paying job, fantastic friends, family close by (but not too close), and a Greenwich Village apartment that makes vis
A modern-day guide to the art of casting benevolent spells presents a wide range of actual charms and simple spells designed to enhance one's love life and promote fulfillment in one's personal relati
“The sort of book friends press in your hands and say, ‘You must read this.’”—St. Louis Post-Dispatch? “Isak Dinesen . . . Rebecca West . . . Gertrude Stein and Edith Wharton. To this company, in the
H. L. Mencken declared that “the opera is to music what a bawdy house is to a cathedral.” It was not meant as a compliment, but to William Murray, former New Yorker staff writer and aspiring opera sin
In search of love, absolution, or forgiveness, Charles Boatman leaves the Fraser Valley of British Columbia and returns mysteriously to Vietnam, the country where he fought twenty-nine years earlier a
Lost Boys, Slava Mogutin’s first monograph, is a compelling collection of his portraits and landscapes taken over the past ten years—since he was exiled from Russia for “
In the years since Stonewall, the world has witnessed an outpouring of research, critical inquiry, and re-interpretation of gay life and culture. This book draws on groundbreaking new material to pre
"I don't have two lives," Annie Leibovitz writes in the Introduction to this collection of her work from 1990 to 2005. "This is one life, and the personal pictures and the assignment work are all par
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
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
Emotional Intelligence was an international phenomenon, appearing on the New York Times bestseller list for over a year and selling more than five million copies worldwide. Now, once again, Daniel Gol
A retired neurologist gives a day-by-day account of the world cruise he and his wife took aboard the QE2 in 1996, in the context of the liner's history as the top of the Cunard line. Illustrations fea
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
Welcome to Riverside, where the aristocratic and the ambitious battle for power in the city's ballroom, brothels and boudoirs. Into this alluring world walks Katherine, a well-bred country girl versed
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
In 1899, an Englishman named Martin Pearce stumbles out of the desert into an East African coastal town and is rescued by Hassanali, a shopkeeper whose beautiful sister Rehana nurses Pearce back to he
"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
It was 1982 when Bill Lee was famously booted from the Montreal Expos after he went AWOL in protest of another player’s mistreatment by management. His reputation for antics both on and off the field
A follow-up to his frank study of the lives of homosexual and bisexual African-American men who outwardly live their lives as heterosexuals offers helpful information and advice for women affected by
A successful young entrepreneur is faced with a partner who refuses to honor an agreement to return to America, a traditional Indian mother circumvents her Western-educated daughter's aversion to marr
“[An] elegantly spun yarn . . . Akunin’s wonderful novels are always intricately webbed and plotted.”–The Providence JournalIt is 1877, and war has broken out between Russia and the Ottoman Empire. In
In 1882, after six years of foreign travel and adventure, renowned diplomat and detective Erast Fandorin returns to the heart of Mother Russia. His Moscow homecoming is anything but peaceful. In the h
Jack Fletcher goes to Georgia to investigate a series of death attempts on Chester Radleigh the billionaire-inventor of the non-reversible mirror, ie. right is right and left is left. Fletcher is summ
In City of Saints and Madmen, Jeff VanderMeer has reinvented the literature of the fantastic. You hold in your hands an invitation to a place unlike any you’ve ever visited–an invitation delivered by
This authoritative, fully accessible guide to early Christian movements sheds light on the hidden histories and intriguing mysteries that fueled the extraordinary success of books ranging from Dan Bro
Provides a provocative look at how liberal media, money, and minds have united to take control of American politics, working together on an unprecedented scale--under the leadership of Hillary Clinton
Though it is the fastest-growing religion in the world, Islam remains shrouded in ignorance and fear for much of the West. In No god but God, Reza Aslan, an internationally acclaimed scholar of religi
From the critically acclaimed author of The Mysteries comes a haunting, lyrical, and provocative novel of a young woman’s coming-of-age betwixt dream and reality. Here there’s only one thing more dang
When Fletch learns there are four ex-cons on the loose in his part of the county, little does he suspect that one of the scruffy and very dangerous men will claim to be the son he never knew--in fact,
Daily Encouragement for Every Woman’s HeartEach new day brings fresh opportunities for spiritual growth–along with challenges to your commitment to integrity. Subtle temptations to compromise often ti
As hip hop conquers the world and black actors sweep up awards, a new group of black men has risen to the forefront of popular culture. These are men who are not afraid to express themselves and who p
Eating the Moosewood Restaurant way every day has never been easier.Whole grains. Fresh fruits and vegetables. Lean, nutrient-rich fish. We all know the virtues of a well-balanced diet—of choosing foo
Mike Disfarmer is a true American eccentric. Born Mike Meyer, he changed his name to distance himself from both the surrounding farming community of his native Arkansas and from his own kinfolk&md
A scented celebration of the garden features the words of William Butler Yeats, Edith Wharton, Vita Sackville-West, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, William Shakespeare, John Keats, Alfred Tennyson, and ot
Jenny Lee covered her first year of marriage in the painfully real and funny book I Do. I Did. Now What?! Now it's time for her to write about the real love of her life: Wendell. Her dog.*Do you tal
