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Winner of the 1964 Pulitzer Prize in Nonfiction Anti-Intellectualism in American Life is a book which throws light on many features of the American character. Its concern is not merely...

In the wake of the profound economic crisis known as the Great Depression, a group of high-powered individuals joined forces to campaign against the New Deal-not just its practical policies...

Eleven-year-old Djata makes sure he is always home on Sundays. It is the day the State Security came to take his father away, and he believes it will be a...

Set in the time between the author's popular RiftWar novels A Darkness at Sethanon and Prince of the Blood , Krondor The Betrayal brings back some of Feist's most memorable...

Now the basis for the acclaimed film Memories of My Father , directed by Fernando Trueba. "An irreplaceable testimony of the struggle for democracy and tolerance in Latin America." --El...

When a Hollywood film crew descends on her small town, part-time librarian Aurora 'Roe' Teagarden gets a behind-the-scenes look at movie making - and reprises her role as an amateur...

A heartwarming saga about war, love and duty by the bestselling author of The Street and East End Angel . North London, 1916. When Olivia Bone and Lieutenant Lucas Black...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public...

A chronology of love, from First Love and Love at First Sight through unrequited love and infidelities to old love that has changed but lasted. Edited and introduced by Elizabeth...

Jane Hutcheon's connection to China goes back more than one hundred and fifty years, when her great-great-grand-uncle Phineas, a Scottish tea merchant, was drawn to its shores. When Jane became...

In June of 1997, over a century and a half of British rule in Hong Kong came to an end. Chris Patten writes about his experiences as the last governor...

By the award-winner of "News International" Journalist of the Year, Phillip Knightley has written about being a special correspondent during wartime. He questions to what extent correspondents shape myths and...

Borders is a masterfully told story of a boy and his mother whose road trip is thwarted at the border when they identify their citizenship as Blackfoot. Refusing to identify...

Orphaned young, Ming Tsu, the son of Chinese immigrants, is raised by the notorious leader of a California crime syndicate, who trains him to be his deadly enforcer. But when...

10 year old Jada Sly is an artist and a spy-in-training. When she isn't studying art from her idols like Jackie Ormes, the first known African-American cartoonist, she's chronicling her...

When Marvin Johnson's twin, Tyler, goes to a party, Marvin decides to tag along to keep an eye on his brother. But what starts as harmless fun turns into a...

Success hasn't come easily to photographer, Julian Ladd, even though, twenty years ago, he attended the exclusive Brodsky Workshop, from where his roommate, Rye Adler, soared straight to the top....

Too many Americans are taking too many drugs -- and it's costing us our health, happiness, and lives. Prescription drug use in America has increased tenfold in the past 50...

What if you could write your dreams into reality with the stroke of a pen? Sixth grade is off to a difficult start for Josephine Rose Silver. Her best friend,...

You know what you like to drink-but what's next? Expert mixologist and James Beard Award-winning editorial director of Milk Street J.M. Hirsch has the answer in Pour Me Another, where...

The police can't help youFormer Marine helicopter pilot Jack Morgan runs Private, a renowned investigation company with branches around the globe. It is where you go when you need maximum...

W Michael Gear and Kathleen O'Neal Gear, award-winning archaeologists and internationally bestselling authors, break new ground in the riveting sequel to their bestselling novel The Summoning God. Bone Walker is...

This gripping and important book brings alive over two hundred years of humanitarian interventions. Freedom's Battle illuminates the passionate debates between conscience and imperialism ignited by the first human rights...

In a critical and little-known chapter of early American history, a fearless young Kentucky lawyer threw open the doors of Congress during the nation's formative years and prevented dissolution of...

General Edward Porter Alexander was the master gunner of the Confederacy, and undeniably one of the great American artillerists. He was involved in nearly all of the great battles of...

If you think a healthy, balanced diet means bland and tasteless food then you would be wrong. With over 70 tried tried-and-tested recipes THE PURE PACKAGE will help you to...

... cuts squarely across the accepted tradition... Fuller examines these two great soldiers from a fresh viewpoint and refuses to let himself be bound by tradition." -New York Times Book...

Peanut Jones meets Amelia Fang - the start of a fully illustrated lower middle grade fantasy series from TikTok artist sensation Alex Slater. In the kingdom of Galaxandria, Princess Celeste...

A definitive account of the shocking American response to Covid-19, from the acclaimed author of The Looming Tower 'In the twenty-first century, infectious disease seemed like a nuisance, not like...

A heartfelt appreciation of the beauty and diversity of fungi. Astounding Mushrooms features gorgeous full-colour photographs of more than 200 mushroom species in their wild habitats. The close-up images reveal...

In 1921, Ben Hecht wrote a column for the Chicago Daily News that his editor called "journalism extraordinary; journalism that invaded the realm of literature." Hecht's collection of sixty-four of...

This is the story of Reuters, the international news agency. In 1851 Julius Reuter set up the London organization which was eventually to extend throughout most of the world. The...

We all know that American business needs fixing, and there is no shortage of prescriptions: imitate the Japanese, or follow the example of successful firms, or practice right-sizing. But these...

Cooper is one of the footy boys. When his former-rugby-champion grandfather dies, Cooper has trouble dealing with it. To make matters worse, the funeral falls on the first day of...

The acclaimed Pelican Shakespeare series, now repackaged in award-winning modern covers to inspire Shakespearians of all ages The acclaimed Pelican Shakespeare series edited by A. R. Braunmuller and Stephen Orgel...

Rediscover Puffin Classics. An entirely new package bringing the best-loved classics to a new generation. The legendary enchantment of Rip Van Winkle in the Kaatskill Mountains; the gruesome end of...

The wickedly funny and moving debut novel from the bestselling author of Notes on a Scandal The women in Willy Muller's life are trouble. His mother insists he eat tofu....

When young D'Artagnan comes to Paris to seek his fortune, he is challenged to a duel with not one, but three of the king's Musketeers. But Athos, Porthos and Aramis...

A raw, explicit memoir as high-intensity and riveting as any of Ellroy's novels. The theme- the author's obsessive pursuit of women. America's greatest living crime writer gives us a raw,...