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The Man Who Would Be Sherlock: The Real Life Adventures of Arthur Conan Doyle
Christopher Sandford · Thomas Dunne Books
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover
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A world-famous biographer reveals the strange relationship between Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's real life and that of Sherlock Holmes in the engrossing The Man Who Would Be Sherlock.Though best known for the fictional cases of his creation Sherlock Holmes, Conan Doyle was involved in dozens... |
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Autism in Heels: The Untold Story of a Female Life on the Spectrum
Jennifer O'toole · Skyhorse Publishing
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover
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The face of autism is changing. And more often than we realize, that face is wearing lipstick.Autism in Heels, an intimate memoir, reveals the woman inside one of autism's most prominent figures, Jennifer O'Toole. At the age of thirty-five, Jennifer was diagnosed with Asperger's syndrome,... |
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The Point of It All: A Lifetime of Great Loves and Endeavors
Charles Krauthammer · Crown Forum
Pages: 368
Format: Hardcover
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Created and compiled by Charles Krauthammer before his death, The Point of It All is an intimate collection of the influential columnist's most important works. Spanning the personal, political and philosophical - including never-before-published speeches and a major new essay about the effect... |
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The Patch
John McPhee · Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover
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An "album quilt," an artful assortment of nonfiction writings by John McPhee that have not previously appeared in any bookThe Patch is the seventh collection of essays by the nonfiction master, all published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. It is divided into two parts. Part 1, "The... |
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Gathering of Sisters: A Year With My Old Order Mennonite Family
Darla Weaver · Herald Press
Pages: 272
Format: Paperback
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Spend a day with sisters. Once a week Darla Weaver bundles her children into the buggy, hitches up her spirited mare, and drives six miles to the farm where she grew up. There she gathers with her four sisters and their children for a day with their mother. In Gathering of Sisters, Weaver... |
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Master the GED Test 2019
PETERSON'S. · Peterson's
Pages: 1008
Format: Paperback
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Peterson's® Master the™ GED® Test 2019 is a comprehensive guide that offers the essential test-prep and review material for the high school equivalency diploma test, including practice tests, subject review, and expert tips on how to score high on each GED test. Readers will find... |
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Beginner's Norwegian with Online Audio
Laura Ži?kait?-Hansen · Hippocrene Books
Pages: 290
Format: Paperback
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Norwegian (Bokmål) is a North Germanic language, and an official language of Norway with 5 million speakers. This popular guide is also a useful resource for students of the mutually intelligible Nordic languages Swedish and Danish. Ideal for those new to Norwegian, learning at home... |
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Algebra: A Complete Introduction: Teach Yourself
HUGH NEILL · Teach Yourself
Pages: 388
Format: Paperback
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Algebra: A Complete Introduction is the most comprehensive yet easy-to-use introduction to using Algebra.Written by a leading expert, this book will help you if you are studying for an important exam or essay, or if you simply want to improve your knowledge.The book covers all the key areas... |
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Smart Ass: How a Donkey Challenged Me to Accept His True Nature & Rediscover My Own
Margaret Winslow · New World Library
Pages: 296
Format: Paperback
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How do you resolve a midlife crisis? Margaret Winslow, an overworked college professor in New York City, answered a for-sale ad for a "Large White Saddle Donkey." Hilarity ensued, along with life-threatening injuries and spirit-enriching insight. Walk with Winslow and Caleb the donkey... |
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Wasn't That a Time: The Weavers, the Blacklist, and the Battle for the Soul of America
Jesse Jarnow · Da Capo Press
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover
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The dramatic untold story of the Weavers, the hit-making folk-pop quartet destroyed with the aid of the United States government--and who changed the world, anyway Following a series of top 10 hits that became instant American standards, the Weavers dissolved at the height of their fame.... |
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Writing Picture Books: A Hands-On Guide from Story Creation to Publication
Ann Whitford Paul · Writer's Digest Books
Pages: 248
Format: Paperback
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Picture book author Ann Whitford Paul provides the background knowledge necessary to write picture books, which will appeal to editors, agents and children. Topics covered include researching the picture book market, creating characters, point of view, plotting and tips on writing rhyme. |
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Crave: A Memoir of Food and Longing
Christine S. O'Brien · St. Martin's Press
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover
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"Do you mind that I'm going to be writing a book about the fact that I was hungry?" I asked my mother. "Just tell a good story," she replied.Hunger comes in many forms. In her memoir, Crave, Christine S. O'Brien tells a story of family turmoil and incessant hunger hidden... |
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Reagan: An American Journey
Bob Spitz · Penguin Press
Pages: 880
Format: Hardcover
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From New York Times bestselling biographer Bob Spitz, a full and rich biography of an epic American life, capturing what made Ronald Reagan both so beloved and so transformational.More than five years in the making, based on hundreds of interviews and access to previously unavailable documents,... |
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The World Almanac and Book of Facts 2019
Sarah Janssen · World Almanac
Pages: 1008
Format: Paperback
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Get thousands of facts at your fingertips with this essential resource.The World Almanac® and Book of Facts is America's top-selling reference book of all time, with more than 82 million copies sold. For more than 150 years, this compendium of information has been the authoritative... |
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All That Heaven Allows: A Biography of Rock Hudson
Mark Griffin · Harper
Pages: 496
Format: Hardcover
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The definitive biography of the deeply complex and widely misunderstood matinee idol of Hollywood's Golden Age.Devastatingly handsome, broad-shouldered and clean-cut, Rock Hudson was the ultimate movie star. The embodiment of romantic masculinity in American film throughout the '50s and '60s,... |
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Let's Go (So We Can Get Back) : A Memoir of Recording and Discording with Wilco, Etc.
JEFF TWEEDY · Dutton
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover
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The singer, guitarist, and songwriter, best known for this work with Wilco, opens up about his past, his songs, the music, and the people that have inspired him.Few bands have inspired as much devotion as the Chicago rock band Wilco, and it's thanks, in large part, to the band's singer,... |
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Beastie Boys Book
Adam Horovitz · Spiegel & Grau
Pages: 592
Format: Hardcover
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A panoramic experience that tells the story of Beastie Boys, a book as unique as the band itself - by band members AD-ROCK and Mike D, with contributions from Amy Poehler, Colson Whitehead, Spike Jonze, Wes Anderson, Luc Sante, and more. Formed as a New York City hardcore band in 1981,... |
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Visualizing The Beatles: A Complete Graphic History of the World's Favorite Band
JOHN PRING · Dey Street Books
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover
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Foreword by Rob SheffieldFilled with stunning full-color infographics, a unique, album-by-album visual history of the evolution of the Beatles that examines how their style, their sound, their instruments, their songs, their tours, and the world they inhabited transformed over the course... |
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The End of the End of the Earth: Essays
JONATHAN FRANZEN · Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover
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A sharp and provocative new essay collection from the award-winning author of Freedom and The CorrectionsIn The End of the End of the Earth, which gathers essays and speeches written mostly in the past five years, Jonathan Franzen returns with renewed vigor to the themes -- both human and literary... |
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Born to Be Posthumous: The Eccentric Life and Mysterious Genius of Edward Gorey
MARK DERY · Little, Brown and Company
Pages: 496
Format: Hardcover
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From The Gashlycrumb Tinies to The Doubtful Guest, Edward Gorey's wickedly funny and deliciously sinister little books have influenced our culture in innumerable ways, from the works of Tim Burton and Neil Gaiman to Lemony Snicket. Some even call him the Grandfather of Goth.But who was this... |
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Why Religion?: A Personal Story
ELAINE PAGELS · Ecco
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover
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Why is religion still around in the twenty-first century? Why do so many still believe? And how do various traditions still shape the way people experience everything from sexuality to politics, whether they are religious or not? In Why Religion? Elaine Pagels looks to her own life to help... |
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Art Matters: Because Your Imagination Can Change the World
Neil Gaiman · William Morrow
Pages: 128
Format: Hardcover
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A stunning and timely creative call-to-arms combining four extraordinary written pieces by Neil Gaiman illustrated with the striking four-color artwork of Chris Riddell."The world always seems brighter when you've just made something that wasn't there before." - Neil GaimanDrawn... |
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In Extremis: The Life and Death of the War Correspondent Marie Colvin
Lindsey Hilsum · Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pages: 400
Format: Hardcover
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The devastating biography of Marie Colvin, the foremost war reporter of her generation, who was killed in Syria in 2012When Marie Colvin was killed by an IED in Homs, Syria, in 2012, at age fifty-six, the world lost one of its most fearless, accomplished, and iconoclastic war correspondents,... |
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National Geographic Rarely Seen: Photographs of the Extraordinary
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC. · National Geographic
Pages: 400
Format: Hardcover
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National Geographic's dazzling photography book of visual wonders, shot by some of the world's finest photographers, reveals a world very few will have the chance to see for themselves. This New York Times bestseller features striking images of places, events, natural phenomena, and manmade... |
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