In the book which won her a Pulitzer Prize in 1975, Dillard writes in the form of a journal, trying to understand God by chronicling the seasons along Tinker Creek in Virginias Blue Ridge Mountains, and by exploring the paradoxical coexistence of... Zobraziť viac
Winner of the Plutarch Award for Best BiographyA lively and insightful biographical celebration of the imaginative genius of Charles Dickens, published in commemoration of the 150th anniversary of his death.Charles Dickens was a superb public performer... Zobraziť viac
In six enthralling stories drawn from his own clinical experience, Irvin D. Yalom once again proves himself an intrepid explorer of the human psyche as he guides his patients—and himself—toward transformation... Zobraziť viac
Astrophysicist George Smoot spent decades pursuing the origin of the cosmos, "the holy grail of science," a relentless hunt that led him from the rain forests of Brazil to the frozen wastes of Antarctica... Zobraziť viac
This striking reinterpretation of the Great Depression looks at the neglected and moving stories of individual Americans, and shows how they had helped to establish the steadfast character that has developed a nation. Zobraziť viac
A sometimes hilarious, occasionally heartbreaking, and always entertaining joint memoir by Joseph Fink, cocreator of Welcome to Night Vale, and his wife, writer and performer Meg Bashwiner, chronicling the first ten years of their relationship from... Zobraziť viac
Menacing demons, wondrous miracles, sinister magic, and vivid characters make Thief a compulsive, lightning-paced tales that almost begs to be read aloud.Miami HeraldOne of horror master and international bestselling author Clive Barkers classic early... Zobraziť viac
From the acclaimed author of the classics Shiloh and Other Stories and In Country comes a beautifully crafted and profoundly moving novel which follows a woman as she looks back over her life and her first love.Ann Workman is smart but nave, a misfit... Zobraziť viac
A nail-biting narrative, setting stark human dilemmas against a lush, exotic backdrop.PeopleExtraordinary. . . . Nothing is as it seems, and the ending is as shocking as its satisfying.Boston GlobeFrom award-winning, New York Times bestselling author... Zobraziť viac
Arresting, powerful, and very much worth reading.Scott Simon (NPR)"A tale of violence and redemption in the Australian Outback....Fast-paced and brimming with colorful, realistic detail, the novel poses disturbing questions about the Australias... Zobraziť viac
NATIONAL BESTSELLERThis second volume of Sapiens: A Graphic History, the full-color graphic adaptation of Yuval Noah Hararis #1 New York Times bestseller, focuses on the Agricultural Revolutionwhen humans fell into a trap weve yet to escape: working... Zobraziť viac
"A gut-churning, heart-wrenching, blockbuster of a first novel . . . Parks-Ramage is an extraordinary new talent and Yes, Daddy is truly something special." Kristen Arnett, author of Mostly Dead ThingsA propulsive, scorching modern gothic, Yes, Daddy... Zobraziť viac
HarperCollins Publishers: 'Brilliant!this powerfully-written book is filled with accounts of horror, pain and injustice. His... Zobraziť viac
American Book Award WinnerFinalist for the Aspen Words Literary PrizeLonglisted for the OCM Bocas Prize for Caribbean LiteratureANPR,Boston Globe, New York Public Library, Chicago Public Library, andLibrary JournalBest Book of the YearAt the end of a... Zobraziť viac
A NYTBR Editors ChoiceThis is a book of radical empathy, crossing many borders not just borders that separate nations, but also borders of form, borders of meaning, and borders of possibility. It is powerful and humane and deserves to find a wide,... Zobraziť viac
Willy Vlautin is not known for happy endings, but theres something here that defies the downward pull. In the end, Lynette is pure life force: fierce and canny and blazing through a city that no longer has space for her, and its all Portlands loss.... Zobraziť viac
A raucous novel, narrated in deadpan voice-over by Ramesh, a self-described lower lower middle class 24-year-old scammer. . . . His perspective is a delight. . . . a tartly entertaining novel, a potential summer blockbuster. New York Times Book ReviewA... Zobraziť viac
One of The Millions' "Most Anticipated Books of 2022" One of PureWows "10 Books We Cant Wait to Read in January" One of BookShop.org's "Notable New Releases" One of The New York Times Book Reviews "16 New Books Coming in January" One ofPoets Writers... Zobraziť viac
Harper Perennial: Ben Goldacre’s wise and witty bestseller, shortlisted for the Samuel Johnson Prize, lifts the lid... Zobraziť viac
In this definitive third and final edition (1950) of his prophetic masterwork, Joseph A. Schumpeter introduced the world to the concept of “creative destruction,” which forever altered how global economics is approached and perceived... Zobraziť viac
