The Reason I Jump : the Inner Voice of a Thirteen-year-old Boy With Autism
“The Reason I Jump is a Rosetta stone. . . . I had to keep reminding myself that the author was a thirteen-year-old boy when he wrote this . . . because the freshness of voice coexists with so much wisdom. This book takes about ninety minutes to read, and it will stretch your vision […]
Zealot : the Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth
The New York Times – Dale B. Martin A real strength of the book is that it provides an introduction to first-century Palestine, including economics, politics and religion. Mr. Aslan uses previous scholarship to describe the precarious existence of Jewish peasants and the lower classes, and how the Romans and the Jewish upper class exploited […]
Lawrence In Arabia : War, Deceit, Imperial Folly and the Making of the Modern Middle East
"It's thorough research clothed in smoothly written prose, Anderson's history strikes a perfect balance between scope and detail about a remarkable and mysterious character." —Booklist, starred review
Manson : the Life and Times of Charles Manson
The New York Times – Janet Maslin: …[a] brawny, deep-digging biography that's much more riveting than might be expected…Mr. Guinn is fascinating in his use of hindsight, and it allows him a more probing view of his subject than earlier biographers had…Manson tells stories so well that it is sure to attract attention to Mr. […]
Celebrating 250 Years
Gift of the Author
The Unwinding : an Inner History of the New America
The New York Times – Dwight Garner This book hums—with sorrow, with outrage and with compassion for those who are caught in the gears of America's increasingly complicated (and increasingly poorly calibrated) financial machinery…The Unwinding contains many sweeping, wide-angle views of American life. Its portraits of Youngstown, Ohio; Tampa; Silicon Valley; Washington; and Wall Street […]
A Million Years With You : a Memoir of Life Observed
Publishers Weekly This memoir by naturalist Thomas (The Hidden Life of Dogs) is at once lofty and personal, mundane and impressive. What ultimately holds the book together are her powers of observation and particular experiences: extensive travels; encounters with the animal world; the love and loss of family; struggles with alcohol; and her writing life. […]
The Astronaut Wives Club
The Washington Post – Curtis Sittenfeld …[a] breezy and entertaining book, which—like the women themselves—takes pleasure in both playing up and defying the stereotypes of the time…Koppel is chronicling a cultural moment more than any particular person, and in this she excels. The details are superb, from the ham loaves the women cooked to the […]
Eating On the Wild Side : the Missing Link to Optimum Health
"I learned so much from this outstanding book about how to choose, store, and prepare the best varieties of fruits and vegetables available today to compensate for the drastic changes that plant breeding and modern agriculture have wrought on their wild ancestors. Jo Robinson tells you how to shop, cook, and eat to maximize your […]
The Boys In the Boat : Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest For Gold At the 1936 Olympics
Publishers Weekly : Doughty rowers heave against hard times and Nazis in this rousing sports adventure. Brown (Under a Flaming Sky) follows the exploits of the University of Washington’s eight-man crew, whose national dynasty culminated in a gold medal at the 1936 Berlin Olympics. Brown tells it as an all-American story of humble working-class boys […]