|
Once We Were Sisters: A Memoir
Sheila Kohler · Penguin Books Pages: 256 Format: Print book |
A beautiful, heartrending literary memoir about the tragic death of the author's beloved older sister and a tribute to their bond.When Sheila Kohler was thirty-seven, she received the heart-stopping news that her sister Maxine, only two years older, was killed when her husband drove them... |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
No Wall Too High: One Man's Daring Escape from Mao's Darkest Prison
Erling Hoh · Sarah Crichton Books Pages: 336 Format: Print book |
An enthralling true-life story about a daring escape from one of Mao Zedong's prisonsMao Zedong's labor reform camps were notoriously brutal; modeled after the Soviet gulag, their inmates were subject to backbreaking labor, malnutrition, and vindictive wardens. They were thought... |
|
|
|
|
|
Jonathan Swift: The Reluctant Rebel
John Stubbs · W. W. Norton & Company Pages: 752 Format: Print book |
A rich and riveting portrait of the man behind Gulliver's Travels, by a "vivid, ardent, and engaging" author (New York Times Book Review) .Jonathan Swift's world-famous books -- from Gulliver's Travels to A Modest Proposal -- are unparalleled in their piercing critique... |
|
|
|
|
|
How America Lost Its Secrets: Edward Snowden, the Man and the Theft
Edward Jay Epst · Alfred A. Knopf Pages: 368 Format: Print book |
A groundbreaking exposé that convincingly challenges the popular image of Edward Snowden as hacker turned avenging angel, while revealing how vulnerable our national security systems have become--as exciting as any political thriller, and far more important. After details of American... |
|
|
|
|
|
Modern Death: How Medicine Changed the End of Life
Haider Warraich · St. Martin's Press Pages: 324 Format: Print book |
There is no more universal truth in life than death. No matter who you are, it is certain that one day you will die, but the mechanics and understanding of that experience will differ greatly in today s modern age. Dr. Haider Warraich is a young and brilliant new voice in the conversation... |
|
|
|
|
|
Can't Just Stop: An Investigation of Compulsions
Sharon Begley · Simon & Schuster Pages: 296 Format: Print book |
The first book to examine the science behind both mild and extreme compulsive behavior - using fascinating case studies to understand its deeper meaning and reveal the truth about human compulsion.Whether shopping with military precision or hanging the tea towels just so, compulsion is something... |
|
|
|
|
|
Ripper: The Secret Life of Walter Sickert
Patricia Cornwell · Amazon Publishing Pages: 570 Format: Print book |
From New York Times bestselling author Patricia Cornwell comes Ripper: The Secret Life of Walter Sickert, a comprehensive and intriguing exposé of one of the world's most chilling cases of serial murder - and the police force that failed to solve it.Vain and charismatic Walter Sickert... |
|
|
|
|
|
My Life, My Love, My Legacy
Coretta Scott King · Holt, Henry & Company, Inc. Pages: 368 Format: Print book |
The Washington Post's Books to Read in 2017The New York Times Book Review Editors' ChoiceUSA Today, "New and Noteworthy""This book is distinctly Coretta's story . . . particularly absorbing. . . generous, in a manner that is unfashionable in our culture." -- New York... |
|
|
|
|
|
Arthur and Sherlock: Conan Doyle and the Creation of Holmes
Michael Sims · Bloomsbury Pages: 256 Format: Print book |
As a young medical student, Arthur Conan Doyle studied in Edinburgh under the vigilant eye of a diagnostic genius, Dr. Joseph Bell. Doyle often observed Bell identifying a patient's occupation, hometown, and ailments from the smallest details of dress, gait, and speech. Although Doyle... |
|
|
|
|