This is the story of Precious Jones, a sixteen year old illiterate black girl who has never been out of Harlem. She is pregnant żeby her own father for the second time, and kicked out of school....
A veteran correspondent for "The Atlantic" explores how American imperialism is pursued and how the global war on terrorism is fought worldwide żeby America's elite military forces.
The thrilling conclusion to Hawks's Fourth Realm trilogy, "The Golden City" is packed with knife-edge tension, intriguing characters, and startling plot twists. Struggling to protect...
During the 1970s and 1980s, Peter Matthiessen took part in a number of expeditions to Africa, witnessing first-hand the continent's many and diverse peoples and wildlife. The fruits of these...
The third in the series, following on from }Flora{ and }Bugs{. Not a biological guide, this instead looks at the natural world through the eyes of writers, musicians, artists and naturalists, as...
From the celebrated British author and historian: a brilliant new book combining historical inquiry and storytelling lan to paint an unprecedentedly vivid portrait of Socrates and the Golden Age of...
Covering theory and practice, The Handbook of Contemporary Clinical Hypnosis is an up-to-date, authoritative resource to support health professionals in their use of hypnosis in clinical...
For the first time, this book uncovers the fascinating history and diverse design of decorative ceramic tiles in Britain during the 20th century. Following extensive research and study, author...
Diese Sammlung klassischer Originalarbeiten, die den Grundstein für die Vorhersage der globalen Erwärmung legten, überspannt einen zeitlichen Bogen von mehr als 175 Jahren -- von Fourier und...
Michael Ondaatje has called Sharon Olds's poetry 'pure fire in the hands' and cheered the 'roughness and humour and brag and tenderness and completion in her work as she carries the...
Dexter Morgan--blood-spatter analyst... Husband... Father... Serial killer--knew that he couldn't burn the candle at both ends forever, and now, his dark deeds have finally ensnared him. He is...
'A potent, vaporous fever dream; a meditation on truth, lies, illusion and time' - NEW YORK TIMES'Herzog's writing bristles with the same eerie and uncompromising energy as his...
"A useful, important book that reminds us, at the right time, how hard [European unity] has been, and how much care must be taken to avoid the terrible old temptations." --"Los Angeles...
The story of a European woman's self-annihilating plunge into the intrigues, passions, and pagan rituals of Mexico. Lawrence's mesmerizing and unsettling 1926 novel is his great work of the...
A riveting, powerful novel about a pilot living in a world filled with loss--and what he is willing to risk to rediscover love. Hig survived the flu that killed everyone he knows. His wife is gone,...
A New York Times Notable Book of the Year "An important and valuable study that will define research agendas for years to come. It is also hugely fun to read."--Boston Globe Why do people...
Two brothers and a friend find $4 million in the cockpit of a downed plane. The pilot is dead. No one is looking for the money. To keep it, all they have to do is wait. It all sounded so simple.
Like the previous five bestselling novels in the Dexter series, "Double Dexter" showcases the witty, macabre originality that has propelled Lindsay to international success.
From the acclaimed author of Taipei, a bold portrait of a writer working to balance all his lives artist, son, loner as he spins the ordinary into something monumental. An engrossing, hopeful novel...
After botching a suicide attempt, salaryman Hanio Yamada decides to put his life up for sale in the classifieds section of a Tokyo newspaper. Soon interested parties come calling with increasingly...
Camus tells the story of Jacques Cormery, a boy who lived a life much like his own. Camus summons up the sights, sounds and textures of a childhood circumscribed aby poverty and a father's...
In Shah of Shahs Kapuscinski brings a mythographer's perspective and a novelist's virtuosity to bear on the overthrow of the last Shah of Iran, one of the most infamous of the United...