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Legendary "space statesman" Buzz Aldrin speaks out as a vital advocate for the continuing quest to push the boundaries of the universe as we know it. As a pioneering astronaut who first set foot on the moon during... moreWrite a comment
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I took care of myself. I took care Of myself, thinking much too often I took care of someone else. Everything feels like payment. —from “Pay Attention” In The Exchange, poet Sophie... more -
For readers of Laura Hillenbrand's "Seabiscuit" and "Unbroken," the dramatic story of the American rowing team that stunned the world at Hitler's 1936 Berlin Olympics
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"Daniel James Brown's robust book tells the... more -
In the bestselling tradition of Switch and Made to Stick, Ori Brafman reveals how organizations can drive growth and profits by allowing contained chaos and disruption the space to flourish, generating new ideas that... more -
Jimmy Connors is a working-man's hero, a people's champion who could tear the cover off a tennis ball, just as he tore the cover off the country-club gentility of his sport. A renegade from the wrong side of the tracks,... more -
In her prize-winning fourth collection, Mean Time, Carol Ann Duffy dramatizes scenes from childhood, adolescence and adulthood, finding moments of grace or consolation in memory, love and language amid the complexities... more -
Have you ever . . . Invested time in something that, in hindsight, just wasn't worth it? Paid too much in an eBay auction? Continued to do something you knew was bad for you? Sold stocks too late, or too... more -
An engrossing examination of a fascinating woman and her irresistible world
Ben Downing's "Queen Bee of Tuscany" brings an extraordinary Victorian back to life. Born into a distinguished intellectual family and... more -
Over the course of a year, Miriam Darlington travelled around Britain in search of wild otters; from her home in Devon to the wilds of Scotland; to Cumbria, Wales, Northumberland, Cornwall, Somerset and the River Lea;... more -
A distinctive portrait of the crescendo moment in American history from the Pulitzer-winning American historian, Joseph Ellis. The summer months of 1776 witnessed the most consequential events in the story of our... more -
Albert Espinosa never wanted to write a book about surviving cancer, so he didn't. He wrote a book instead about the Yellow World. What is the yellow world? The yellow world is a world that's within everyone's reach, a... more -
Definitive and daring, "The Ecopoetry Anthology" is the authoritative collection of contemporary American poetry about nature and the environment--in all its glory and challenge. From praise to lament, the work covers... more -
Yellow Tulips is a gathering from four decades of work by a writer described by the Observer as 'the most talented poet of his generation'. Winner of both the Queen's Gold Medal and the Whitbread Prize for Poetry,... more -
"The remarkable untold story of Franklin D. Roosevelt and the five extraordinary men he used to pull America into World War II"
The period between Hitler's invasion of Poland and the attack on Pearl Harbor was the... more -
The Design Book brings together the best in contemporary design for the home, presenting a huge range of striking new products: tables and chairs, sofas and beds, storage, kitchens and bathrooms, tableware, textiles and... more -
In a thoroughly researched page-turner that transports readers back to the beginnings of our space race, bestselling author Lily Koppel reveals for the first time the stories and secrets of America's unsung heroes-the... more -
The story of human DNA has a valid claim to being the greatest story ever told. It goes back across the aeons to the primordial soup where life first began and takes us through every stage of evolution to the present,... more -
The Honeymoon Effect: A state of bliss, passion, energy and health resulting from a huge love. Your life is so beautiful that you can't wait to get up to start a new day and you thank the Universe that you are alive. In... more -
From the author of "Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address" comes a beautifully designed account of George Washington's historic crossing of the Delaware River and the decisive Battle of Trenton--with a foreword by his... more -
From a renowned sociologist, the wisdom of saying goodbye
Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot is enthralled by exits: long farewells, quick goodbyes, sudden endings, the ordinary and the extraordinary. There's a relationship,... more -
The guide to shortening your execution cycle down from one year to twelve weeks Most organizations and individuals work in the context of annual goals and plans; a twelve-month execution cycle. Instead, The 12 Week... more -
Charles Darwin knew that there was a significant event in the history of life that his theory did not explain. In what is known today as the "Cambrian explosion," 530 million years ago many animals suddenly appeared in... more -
Field notes from an age of extinction, tracking the ever-shifting meaning of America's animals throughout history to undestand the current moment
Journalist Jon Mooallem has watched his little daughter's world... more -
A fantastic, strange, and mysterious world, real and imagined, is featured in "Awake in the Dream World," a mid-career retrospective of artist and bestselling author Audrey Niffenegger. Book art, works on paper, and... more -
Henri Nouwen, the world-renowned spiritual guide and counselor, understood the spiritual life as a journey of faith and transformation that is deepened by accountability, community, and relationships. Though Henri... more -
This is an extraordinary investigation into the world of trees - and the inspiring story of one man's quest to help save the world's oldest and greatest specimens. When the oldest trees in the world suddenly start dying... more -
In clinical trials, it's called the placebo effect. But patients treated with placebos don't just feel better. It's not just 'in their heads'. They can heal their bodies by healing their thoughts. For years, pioneers in... more -
In Time Reborn, Lee Smolin, one of our foremost physicists and thinkers offers a radical new view of the nature of time and the cosmosNothing seems more real than time passing. We experience life itself as a succession... more -
In Bad Boy, renowned American artist Eric Fischl has written a penetrating, often searing exploration of his coming of age as an artist, and his search for a fresh narrative style in the highly charged and competitive... more
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New poetry by the award-winning poet Tracy K. Smith, whose "lyric brilliance and political impulses never falter" ("Publishers Weekly," starred review)
"You lie there kicking like a baby, waiting for God himself... more -
Daphne Sheldrick, whose family arrived in Africa from Scotland in the 1820s, is the first person ever to have successfully hand-reared newborn elephants. Her deep empathy and understanding, her years of observing... more -
"A Curious Man" is the marvelously compelling biography of Robert "Believe It or Not" Ripley, the enigmatic cartoonist turned globetrotting millionaire who won international fame by celebrating the world's strangest... more
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At a chance meeting in 2005, Danny Brower posed an unusual idea to Ajit Varki that explained the origins of human uniqueness in a revolutionary way. Haunted by this encounter, Varki tried years later to contact Brower,... more -
Betty Halbreich, the director of Solutions at world-famous specialty store Bergdorf Goodman, brings her shopping and dressing expertise to readers in this bestselling classic. Getting dressed every morning probably... more
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In the tradition of A Whole New Mind and The War of Art, graffiti artist and corporate thought leader, Erik Wahl explores the power of creativity to achieve superior performance. Somehow we’ve come to believe that... more
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At the high point of a soaring career in the US Army, Lt. Col. Mark Weber was tapped by General David Petraeus to serve in a high profile job within the Afghan Parliament as a military advisor. Within weeks, a routine... more -
A narrative thriller about the battle royale surrounding Barack Obama's quest for a second term amid widespread joblessness and one of the most poisonous political climates in American history.In this sequel to his... more
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A must for any fan of the storytelling genius that is Neil Gaiman, author of the acclaimed novel AMERICAN GODS and the highly anticipated new novel for adults, THE OCEAN AT THE END OF THE LANE. In May 2012, Neil... more -
In American Gun, the deadliest sniper in U.S. history tracks down and shoots the most important American firearms, from a flintlock rifle to a Colt revolver to the latest high-tech weapon he used as a SEAL. Chris Kyle... more -
In November 2007, Amanda Knox had been studying in Italy for only a few weeks when her friend and roommate Meredith Kercher was brutally murdered. The investigation made headlines around the world. Amanda was... more -
In the past, a revolution in production, such as the industrial revolution, generally increased the wealth and freedom of people. The digital revolution we are living through is different. Instead of leaving a... more -
From the New York Times bestselling author of The Accidental Billionaires and Bringing Down the House—the sources for the films The Social Network and 21—comes the larger-than-life true tale of a group of American... more -
In Feral, George Monbiot, one of the world's most celebrated radical thinkers, and the author of Captive State, Heat, The Age of Consent and Amazon Watershed, follows his own hunger for new environmental experiences, in... more -
From the bestselling author of "Killing Lincoln "and host of Fox News' top show "The O'Reilly Factor," an essential collection of writing and commentary featuring Bill O'Reilly's ideas, wisdom, and core message.... more -
From the author of the critically-acclaimed "Austerlitz" and "Across the Land and Water comes". "A Place in the Country", the much anticipated translation of one of W.G. Sebald's most brilliant works. When W. G. Sebald,... more -
The world’s most acclaimed travel writer takes us on a final African journey, from Cape Town to Angola. “Happy again, back in the kingdom of light,” writes Theroux as he sets out on a new journey though the... more -
The author of Lost in Shangri-La delivers an astonishing true account of endurance and bravery in the Arctic wilderness. On November 5, 1942, a U.S. cargo plane slammed into the Greenland ice cap. Days later, a B-17... more -
For the last twenty years, Dr Hawa Abdi and her daughters have run a refugee camp on their family farm not far from Mogadishu which has grown to shelter 90,000 displaced Somalis: men, women, and children in urgent need... more -
The Astor Orphan is an unflinching debut memoir by a direct descendant of John Jacob Astor, Alexandra Aldrich. She brilliantly tells the story of her eccentric, fractured family; her 1980s childhood of bohemian... more -
There are many alcoholic mothers. Only one has told her story. Three years after giving up drink, Jowita Bydlowska found herself throwing back a glass of champagne like it was ginger ale. "It''s a special occasion,"... more -
What happens on this planet over the next four decades has the potential to fundamentally alter life as we know it. The world population is expected to reach nine billion people by 2050-- that' s nine billion hungry... more
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From his drug-hazy, book-happy years at the Beat Hotel in Spain to his present career as one of Canada's foremost antiquarian book dealers, David Mason has led a storied life--and whether he's crashed out on William... more -
Kelly Oxford is . A wunderkind producer of pirated stage productions for six-year-olds Not the queen of the world An underage schnitzel-house dishwasher The kid who stood up to a bully and almost passed out from the... more
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A uniquely enjoyable quest to understand the transformative magic of cooking - from Michael Pollan, bestselling author of "In Defence of Food". In a culture of celebrity chefs and food reality shows, in countries which... more -
The irresistible, ever-curious, and always best-selling Mary Roach returns with a new adventure to the invisible realm we carry around inside. “America’s funniest science writer” (Washington Post) takes us down... more -
From the unique perspective of David Sedaris comes a new book of essays taking his readers on a bizarre and stimulating world tour. From the perils of French dentistry to the eating habits of the Australian kookaburra,... more
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From the best-selling author of "Stuffed," comes a richly illustrated memoir, written with charm and panache, that juxtaposes two lives--an iconoclastic Italian fashion designer and the author's mother--to explore how a... more -
Pain, Parties, Work by Elizabeth Winder is a compelling look at a young Sylvia Plath and the life-changing month that would lay the groundwork for her seminal novel, The Bell Jar. In May of 1953, a... more -
Pulitzer Prize–winning biologist Edward O. Wilson imparts the wisdom of his storied career to the next generation. Inspired by Rainer Maria Rilke’s Letters to a Young Poet, Edward O. Wilson has distilled sixty... more
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LONE STAR
Bad historical novels – which is to say, most historical novels – are bad in exactly the same way: stuffed with the usual rogues’ gallery of historically certified villains, they’re banal costume dramas, predestined in...more
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THEY'VE COME UNDONE
It has been nine months since Joan Jacobs’s beloved 17-year-old daughter, Sophie, took her own life by driving onto the railroad tracks in front of an oncoming train. At home in Maryland, Joan, a novelist, feels “Sophie’s...more
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As a teenager, M. E. Thomas – a fittingly egotistic pseudonym – was “so uniquely accomplished, talented and charming that I was naturally included on everyone’s list of people to know.” She went to indie movies and...more
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THE CANCER MONOLOGUE
Eve Ensler is an activist, playwright and author with a reputation as a fearless champion of women – attesting to their pain and their joys, but most of all celebrating their stories. Ensler’s signature play, “The Vagina...more
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The year is 1930 and the country has slid into the Great Depression. Fifteen-year-old Thea Atwell has been ejected from her family home in Florida for doing something very, very bad. Her punishment: to be remanded to the...more
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