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Prince Albert: The Man Who Saved the Monarchy
A. N. Wilson · Harper
Pages: 448
Format: Hardcover
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In this companion biography to the acclaimed Victoria, A. N. Wilson offers a deeply textured and ambitious portrait of Prince Albert, published to coincide with the 200th anniversary of the royal consort's birth.For more than six decades, Queen Victoria ruled a great Empire at the height... |
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Girl on the Block: A True Story of Coming of Age Behind the Counter
Jessica Wragg · Dey Street Books
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover
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A memoir of coming of age behind the counter, exploring butchery as an art form and taking an incisive look at an industry on the brink.When sixteen-year-old Jessica Wragg applied for a job at her local farm shop in Derbyshire, England, she never expected to land a position behind the butchery... |
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Scam Me If You Can: Simple Strategies to Outsmart Today's Ripoff Artists
Frank Abagnale · Portfolio
Pages: 336
Format: Paperback
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Frank Abagnale (whose life as a con man was depicted in the movie Catch Me If You Can) reveals the methods used by the world's most skillful con artists to steal billions of dollars each year from unsuspecting Americans--and teaches 5 simple rules that will help us protect our money.Former... |
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Chase Darkness with Me: How One True-Crime Writer Started Solving Murders
Billy Jensen · Sourcebooks
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover
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A New York Times Bestseller. Audiobook available now. Pre-order the hardcover version, available August 13, 2019.Have you ever wanted to solve a murder? Gather the clues the police overlooked? Put together the pieces? Identify the suspect?Journalist Billy Jensen spent fifteen years investigating... |
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Haben: The Deafblind Woman Who Conquered Harvard Law
Haben Girma · Twelve
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover
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The incredible life story of Haben Girma, the first deafblind graduate of Harvard Law School, and her amazing journey from isolation to the world stage.Haben grew up spending summers with her family in the enchanting Eritrean city of Asmara. There, she discovered courage as she faced off against... |
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Travel Light, Move Fast
Alexandra Fuller · Penguin Press
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover
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From bestselling author Alexandra Fuller, the utterly original story of her father, Tim Fuller, and a deeply felt tribute to a life well livedSix months before he died in Budapest, Tim Fuller turned to his daughter: "Let me tell you the secret to life right now, in case I suddenly... |
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Anthony Bourdain: The Last Interview: and Other Conversations
Anthony Bourdain · Melville House
Pages: 144
Format: Paperback
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The brilliant intellect and candor of Anthony Bourdain is on full display in this collection of interviews from throughout his remarkable career, including interviews with Neil Degrasse Tyson and Trevor Noah.Anthony Bourdain traveled an extraordinary road, evolving from celebrity chef to intrepid... |
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The Borgias: Power and Fortune
Paul Strathern · Pegasus Books
Pages: 400
Format: Hardcover
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The glorious and infamous history of the Borgia family -- a world of saints, corrupt popes, and depraved princes and poisoners -- set against the golden age of the Italian Renaissance.The Borgia family have become a byword for evil. Corruption, incest, ruthless megalomania, avarice and vicious... |
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