CPU transistor counts since 1960. IQ test scores for African-American boys from single-parent families. An epidemiological analysis of the spread of a methamphetamine drug in Thailand. What do these things have in common? A Wall Street mathematician in Gods Without Men thinks he has found a slender thread that links them -- although what it means is beyond his grasp.
In Sebba's revealing portrait of the Southern woman who caused the abdication of King Edward VII and turned Britain upside down, the author dismantles the rosy image of a great love story, giving a much deeper and nuanced view of Wallis.
In this debut novel, the lives of two characters are intertwined by their search for meaning. It is a beautifully told story that takes the reader from present-day Massachusetts to Cold War-era Russia, mesmerizing every step of the way.
When author Pamela Druckerman relocated to Paris with her family, she noticed that French parents were relaxed, confident, and in charge, and French children, from the time they are babies, were calm, good sleepers, and even vegetable lovers. Intrigued, Druckerman set out to investigate what led to this society of chillaxed parents and well-behaved kids. The result? Her thoroughly enjoyable book.
What happens to us after we die? Not in the context of an afterlife or lack thereof, but really, physically – what happens to our bodies? It’s this question that is at the core of Mary Roach’s book Stiff.
Mayan prophecies, the decline in the honeybee population, rising temperatures at the Earth’s Core, melting icecaps. These are just a few of the things that can keep me awake in the middle of the night. And now, thanks to Stephen King’s The Stand, I can add the cold and flu season to the list.
Welcome to Marie Lu's young adult debut, Legend, a story that takes us into the ruins of Los Angeles, its former beauty a distant memory.
Imagine your child was accused of a heinous crime. How far would you go to find out the truth and protect him? At what point would you start blaming yourself? Noah Hawley's latest psychological page-turner, The Good Father, examines this scenario and poses heartbreaking questions about parenting, love's limits, and good versus evil.
When Bob Weiss, a former NBA coach, was invited in 2008 to teach China’s worst professional basketball team how to play like Americans, he looked forward to a year spent abroad with his wife at a laid-back consultant position. What he actually got was a season spent as an on-and-off head coach, trying to lead a team that hadn’t seen a winning season in years, while navigating the mores and cultural idiosyncrasies of a nation on the rise.
Endgame is acclaimed biographer Frank Brady's decades-in-the-making tracing of the ascent -- and confounding descent -- of enigmatic genius Bobby Fischer. Here, Brady recalls playing Speed Chess with Fischer.
In Wild, Cheryl Strayed admits what the rest of us don't have the courage to: Life happens outside your own control. We meet the author as she is mid-hike on the Pacific Coast Trail (PCT), alone and lost, when one of her boots falls over the edge of a mountain. A dire situation, but not unlike what she has already experienced.
Slate recently compared Joe Spork, the protagonist of Nick Harkaway's ripping spy novel Angelmaker, to The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy's Arthur Dent and Neverwhere's Richard Mayhew. Accurate comparisons, both.
Balancing a strong sense of heritage and modern culture, these captivating titles are worthwhile suggestions for today's Americanos and anyone interested in experiencing rich and diverse traditions.
I was nervous when I picked up Lois Lowry’s The Giver recently. I was worried that what had seemed profound and poetic as a child would become trite and lack depth as an adult. Luckily, the book, and my memory, did not disappoint.
Once a year, we're all at least a little bit Irish ... So whether you're looking for Irish history, historical fiction, or just a great Irish setting, we have a wonderful book to recommend for you!
A New Tale from Paulo Coelho: Manuscript Found in Accra
A Modern Classic That Endures: Robert Penn Warren's All the King’s Men
Oceans Eleven Comes to the YA Set: Ally Carter's Perfect Scoundrels
Some Heat Before Summer: Long Simmering Spring by Elisabeth Barrett
Mark Bittman's VB6: The Lifestyle Book Everyone's Talking About
Alice Munro
Barbara Kingsolver
George Saunders
Haruki Murakami
Abigail Pollak
Allyson Pearl
Andrew Agudo
Jen Marshall
Joe Muscolino
Rita D. Jacobs
