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Sam Shepard: A Life
JOHN WINTERS · Counterpoint
Pages: 480
Format: Hardcover
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With more than 55 plays to his credit, including the 1979 Pulitzer Prize-winning Buried Child, Sam Shepard's impact on American theater ranks with the greatest playwrights of the past half-century. Critics have enthused that he "forged a whole new kind of American play," while... |
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Michelle Obama: A Life
Peter Slevin · Knopf Publishing Group
Pages: 432
Format: Hardcover
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An inspiring story of a modern American icon, here is the first comprehensive account of the life and times of Michelle Obama. With disciplined reporting and a storyteller's eye for revealing detail, Peter Slevin follows Michelle to the White House from her working-class childhood on Chicago's... |
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Three Women
Lisa Taddeo · Avid Reader Press / Simon & Schuster
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover
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"Extraordinary ... A nonfiction literary masterpiece ... I can't remember the last time a book affected me as profoundly as Three Women." - Elizabeth Gilbert
"Beautifully written ... This is one of the most riveting, assured, and scorchingly original debuts... |
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Lonely Planet Make My Day Dublin
NOT AVAILABLE. · Lonely Planet
Pages: 40
Format: Spiral-bound
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Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher Lonely Planet Make My Day Dublin is a unique guide that allows you to effortlessly plan your perfect day. Flip through the sections and mix and match your itinerary for morning, afternoon and evening. Start the day at Dublin's... |
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Trumpocracy: The Corruption of the American Republic
David Frum · Harper
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover
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Builds on the author's March 2017 "How to Build an Autocracy" column in The Atlantic to explain how Donald Trump has undermined America's most important institutions as part of a carefully crafted plan to institute authoritarianism, in an account that explains how ongoing... |
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The Lost Book of Moses: The Hunt for the World's Oldest Bible
Chanan Tigay · Ecco Press
Pages: 368
Format: Print book
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A gripping account of one man's quest to find the oldest Bible in the world and solve the riddle of the brilliant, doomed antiquities dealer accused of forging it.
In the summer of 1883, Moses Wilhelm Shapira--archaeological treasure hunter, inveterate social climber, and denizen... |
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The Book of Spice: From Anise to Zedoary
John O'Connell · Pegasus Books
Pages: 248
Format: Print book
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At once familiar and exotic, spices are rare things, comforting us in favorite dishes while evoking far-flung countries, Arabian souks, colonial conquests and vast fortunes. John O'Connell introduces us to spices and their unique properties, both medical and magical, alongside the fascinating... |
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Fodor's San Diego: with North County
FODOR'S. · Fodor's
Pages: 288
Format: Paperback
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Written by locals, Fodor's travel guides have been offering expert advice for all tastes and budgets for more than 80 years.
With blockbuster attractions like LEGOLAND and the world-renowned San Diego Zoo, great beaches, outdoor activities, excellent food, and an ever-expanding... |
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The Weapon Wizards: How Israel Became a High-Tech Military Superpower
Yaakov Katz · St. Martin's Press
Pages: 304
Format: Print book
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From drones to satellites, missile defense systems to cyber warfare, Israel is leading the world when it comes to new technology being deployed on the modern battlefield. The Weapon Wizards shows how this tiny nation of 8 million learned to adapt to the changes in warfare and in the defense... |
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Being a Dog: Following the Dog Into a World of Smell
Alexandra Horowitz · Scribner
Pages: 336
Format: Print book
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Alexandra Horowitz, the author of the lively, highly informative New York Times bestselling blockbuster Inside of a Dog, explains how dogs perceive the world through their most spectacular organ - the nose - and how we humans can put our under-used sense of smell to work in surprising... |
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The Happiness Track: How to Apply the Science of Happiness to Accelerate Your Success
Emma Seppala · HarperOne
Pages: 224
Format: Print book
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A leading expert on health psychology, well-being, and resilience argues that happiness is the key to fast tracking our professional and personal success.Everyone wants to be happy and successful. And yet the pursuit of both has never been more elusive. As work and personal demands rise,... |
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