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Young Washington: How Wilderness and War Forged America's Founding Father
Peter Stark · Ecco
Pages: 528
Format: Hardcover
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A vivid and groundbreaking portrait of a young, struggling George Washington that casts a new light on his character and the history of American independence, from the bestselling author of AstoriaTwo decades before he led America to independence, George Washington was a flailing young... |
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BRAVE
ROSE MCGOWAN · HarperOne
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover
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"My life, as you will read, has taken me from one cult to another. BRAVE is the story of how I fought my way out of these cults and reclaimed my life. I want to help you do the same." -Rose McGowanA revealing memoir and empowering manifesto - A voice for generationsRose McGowan... |
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Memory's Last Breath: Field Notes on My Dementia
Gerda Saunders · Hachette Books
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover
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"[A] courageous and singular book."---Andrew Solomon In the tradition of Brain on Fire and When Breath Becomes Air, Gerda Saunders' Memory's Last Breath is an unsparing, beautifully written memoir--a true-life Still Alice that captures Saunders' experience as a fiercely intellectual... |
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Life After Darkness: My Journey to Happiness
MICHELLE KNIGHT · Weinstein Books
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover
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From an unruly childhood to a torturous eleven years of captivity, Michelle Knight's story of resilience and hope in Finding Me captivated readers. Now, in Life After Darkness, she tells the story of how she emerged into a new world and wrestled with her past in order to claim the life... |
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Raw: My Journey into the Wu-Tang
LAMONT HAWKINS · Picador USA
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover
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The explosive, never-before-told story behind the historic rise of the Wu-Tang Clan, as told by one of its founding members, Lamont "U-God" Hawkins. The Wu-Tang Clan is American hip-hop royalty. Rolling Stone called them the "best rap group ever" and their debut album,... |
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No Apparent Distress: A Doctor's Coming-of-Age on the Front Lines of American Medicine
Rachel Pearson · W. W. Norton & Company
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover
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A brutally frank memoir about doctors and patients in a health care system that puts the poor at risk.In medical charts, the term "N.A.D." (No Apparent Distress) is used for patients who appear stable. The phrase also aptly describes America's medical system when it comes to treating... |
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Feel Free: Essays
Zadie Smith · Penguin Press
Pages: 448
Format: Hardcover
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From Zadie Smith, one of the most beloved authors of her generation, a new collection of essays Since she burst spectacularly into view with her debut novel almost two decades ago, Zadie Smith has established herself not just as one of the world's preeminent fiction writers, but also a brilliant... |
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Vogue on Coco Chanel
Bronwyn Cosgrave · Quadrille Publishing
Pages: 158
Format: Hardcover
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In Vogue on Coco Chanel, acclaimed fashion writer and commentator Bronwyn Cosgrave traces the story of Coco Chanel's iconic designs and glamorous, racy life. Featuring original illustrations and images from celebrated photographers, such as Cecil Beaton, the book provides a completely... |
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Charles James: Portrait of an Unreasonable Man: Fame, Fashion, Art
MICHELE GERBER KLEIN · Rizzoli Ex Libris
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover
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Inspired by the discovery of long-overlooked interviews conducted just before his death, this is the first biography of the visionary fashion designer Charles James. Christian Dior described him as the inspiration for the "New Look." Salvador Dalí called his work "soft sculpture,"... |
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In Search of Mary Shelley: The Girl Who Wrote Frankenstein
FIONA SAMPSON · Pegasus Books
Pages: 368
Format: Hardcover
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Coinciding with the 200th anniversary of the publication of Frankenstein in 1818, a prize-winning poet delivers a major new biography of Mary Shelley -- as she has never been seen before.We know the facts of Mary Shelley's life in some detail -- the death of her mother, Mary Wollstonecraft,... |
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The Great Nadar: The Man Behind the Camera
Adam Begley · Tim Duggan Books
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover
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A dazzling, stylish biography of a fabled Parisian photographer, adventurer, and pioneer.A recent French biography begins, Who doesn't know Nadar? In France, that's a rhetorical question. Of all of the legendary figures who thrived in mid-19th-century Paris - a cohort that includes Victor... |
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One Day a Year: 2001-2011
Christa Wolf · Seagull Books
Pages: 128
Format: Print book
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During a 1960 interview, East German writer Christa Wolf was asked a curious question: would she describe in detail what she did on September 27th? Fascinated by considering the significance of a single day over many years, Wolf began keeping a detailed diary of September 27th, a practice... |
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Hoax: A History of Deception: 5,000 Years of Fakes, Forgeries, and Fallacies
Ian Tattersall · Black Dog & Leventhal
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover
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An entertaining collection of the most audacious and underhanded deceptions in the history of mankind, from sacred relics to financial schemes to fake art, music, and identities. World history is littered with tall tales and those who have fallen for them. Ian Tattersall, a curator emeritus... |
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King of Clubs: The era of flamboyant gambling casinos
Frank Monastra · CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Pages: 491
Format: Paperback
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"King of Clubs" is a profile of some of the most popular and famous illegal casinos that thrived and flourished in and around Cleveland, Ohio area during the 1930's until their demise in late 1940's. The casinos offered what the citizens of the rural towns wanted; poker,... |
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Too Afraid To Cry: Memoir of a Stolen Childhood
ALI COBBY ECKERMANN · Liveright Publishing Corporation
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover
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Stolen from her family as an infant, a prize-winning poet recounts her arduous journey to reconnect with the Aboriginal culture of her birth. In Too Afraid to Cry, Ali Cobby Eckermann - who was recently awarded the Windham-Campbell Prize, one of the most prestigious literary awards in the world... |
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