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When the powers-that-be succeeded in ignoring and then silencing the nations widespread dissent over war, one man stood on an Oscar stage and, in front of a billion people, outed...

Born in Ireland in the 1840's, Eliza Lynch left the country as a young girl, fleeing the potato famine with her parents. As a young woman, she became one of...

Even an experienced forensic pathologist like Jessica Coran is shocked when she learns that a woman has been killed-and her spine has been removed from her body. Complicating the case...

Written with exclusive full access to Virgil Thomson's papers, here is the first full-scale account of Thomson's experiences as a composer, influential critic, and gay man. This biography shows how...

The political memoir as rousing adventure story--a sizzling account of a life lived in the thick of every important struggle of the era. April 1973: snow falls thick and fast...

Jimmy Gage is a reporter for Slap magazine in Los Angeles--"a troublemaker by trade and inclination, with fast hands and too much curiosity for his own good. Fight or flight,...

1974: A tiny band of self-styled urban guerrillas, calling itself the Symbionese Liberation Army, abducts a newspaper heiress, who then abruptly announces that she has adopted the guerrilla name "Tania"...

For fans of Finding Winnie , a warm, lovingly detailed picture book that tells the true story of the beloved classic The Velveteen Rabbit and its creator, Margery Williams. The...

WHAT GOD WANTS addresses humanity's most important question. For centuries we have been trying to determine what exactly it is that puts us in good standing with God, earning us...

Northern girl Harriet lives and works on a London estate which is a battleground between the white working class plus the immigrants versus the newly arrived middle class focaccia-eaters. Unhappy...

February, 1940. In San Francisco's Chinatown, fireworks explode as the city celebrates Chinese New Year with a Rice Bowl Party, a three day-and-night carnival designed to raise money and support...

Quinlan's critically acclaimed novel Smoked was an explosive debut, but his follow-up is a roller coaster ride of a novel that twists and turns toward a stunning showdown readers won't...

When Judge Sidney Piggott gets kicked to death in his chambers at the Four Courts in Dublin, few tears are shed. Neither Jim Quilligan nor Molly Powers, the Dublin police...

On a hot summer night in 1930, three black teenagers accused of murdering a young white man and raping his girlfriend waited for justice in an Indiana jail. A mob...

Winner of the 2002 Christianity Today Book Award! You're One Step Away from the Adventure of Your Life Deep within you lies the same faith and longing that sent Peter...

The most beloved American comedic actor of the nineteenth century, Joseph Jefferson made his name as Washington Irving's Rip Van Winkle. In this book, a compelling blend of biography and...

The Bear Boy is a story specific to time and place, and about the dislocation of time and place too. It is set in 1935 at the only moment in...

During his run into turning fifty, Chris Evans is on a mission. To take stock of where he is and where he's at in order to figure out how best...

In Reunion, Tom Hayden traces the arc of a life lived at the turbulent heart of American dissent — from his working-class Michigan upbringing to his emergence as a founding...

This book examines the flight of young Australian writers to London in the decades before and after Federation in 1901. Peter Morton studies how their careers were shaped by shifting...

In Friedrich Dürrenmatt’s experimental thriller The Assignment , the wife of a psychiatrist has been raped and killed near a desert ruin in North Africa. Her husband hires a woman...

The Game and the Players Hardcover – 11 May 1989

In today's world of constant identification checks, it's difficult to recall that there was ever a time when "proof of identity" was not a part of everyday life. And as...

They are two sworn enemies with a single obsession: a woman on the run from them both. Scott Weiss is a private detective. John Foy is a profes-sional killer. The...

HGTV cofounder Susan Packard launches the next chapter in emotional intelligence (EQ), and shows how employees and business leaders alike can increase their satisfaction and productivity-in work and life--via her...

A gripping narrative history of Spain's most brilliant and troubled literary family--a tale about the making of art, myth, and legacy--set against the upheaval of the Spanish Civil War and...

The Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author of Garbology explores the hidden and costly wonders of our buy-it-now, get-it-today world of transportation, revealing the surprising truths, mounting challenges, and logistical magic...

Narrated with warmth, humor, exceptional candor and wisdom, The Sum of Our Days is a portrait of a contemporary family, tied together by the love, strong will, and stubborn determination...

A sexy tale celebrating the strength and creativity we inherit from our mothers (Glamour), Inventing Memory is Erica Jong's mesmerizing, beautifully written saga of modern womanhood and the struggle for...

Devoted fans of Almost Paradise, Close Relations (an upcoming ABC/TV miniseries), and Compromising Positions (made into a feature film in 1985) will love Isaacs's irresistible new novel about a legal...

Prepare for one hell of a journey... 'A big, bold fantasy romp' GUARDIAN 'R.F. Kuang is making magic' ELLE '[A] truly original and spellbinding hero's-journey story' VOGUE ' I devoured...

There's a 5* Christmas mystery unfolding at The Regency Grand Hotel... Full of charm and feel-good festive cheer, The Mistletoe Mystery short story is the perfect stocking-filler this Christmas! ____...

William Warwick and Ross Hogan return, for one last time, in a gripping and unputdownable finale. Available now! London, 2012. The eyes of the world are on Britain as the...

A defining manual on using creativity as a tool for empowerment and allowing your personal identity to live in and guide all parts of your life, Kevin Morosky shares stories...

'The political memoir of the decade' Sunday Times The referendum on Britain's membership of the EU is one of the most controversial political events of our times. For the first...

Now a mother herself, Harrison has written a memoir about the ties that bind mothers to their children - and the forces that can drive them apart. She reveals the...

A fast-moving, elegant novel set in contemporary London in the glittery world of charity auctions, big business, high art, and more than enough money to spare. Take one wealthy businessman...