Ballantine Books imprint: 2188 books
The Devil's Gentleman
Privilege, Poison, and the Trial That Ushered in the Twentieth Century
Language: English
Release Date: September 30, 2008
From renowned true-crime historian Harold Schechter, whom The Boston Book Review hails as “America’s principal chronicler of its greatest psychopathic killers,” comes the riveting exploration of a notorious, sensational New York City murder in the 1890s, the fascinating forensic science of an...
The Demon-Haunted World
Science as a Candle in the Dark
Language: English
Release Date: July 6, 2011
**A prescient warning of a future we now inhabit, where fake news stories and Internet conspiracy theories play to a disaffected American populace
“A glorious book . . . A spirited defense of science . . . From the first page to the last, this book is a manifesto for clear thought.”—Los...
God of the Rodeo
The Quest for Redemption in Louisiana's Angola Prison
Language: English
Release Date: February 9, 2011
Never before had Daniel Bergner seen a spectacle as bizarre as the one he had come to watch that Sunday in October. Murderers, rapists, and armed robbers were competing in the annual rodeo at Angola, the grim maximum-security penitentiary in Louisiana. The convicts, sentenced to life without parole,...
Called to Rise
The Power of Community in a Nation Divided
Language: English
Release Date: June 6, 2017
The Dallas police chief who inspired a nation with his response to the killing of five of his officers shares his personal story and his faith in America’s potential to unite communities through a dedication to transparency and trust.
“The real deal: a real Christian, a real man, a real...
by Dave Barry
Language: English
Release Date: December 29, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: December 29, 2010
From the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist comes a celebration of the aging process. Not just Dave's, but that of the whole Baby Boom Generation--those millions of us who set a standard for whining self-absorption that will never be equaled, and who gave birth to such stunning accomplishments as Saturday...
by Dave Barry
Language: English
Release Date: August 26, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: August 26, 2009
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, bestselling author, and Wheel of Fortune contestant Dave Barry exposes the shattering truth. Whether he's splashing with the U.S. sychronized swim team ("Picture a bunch of elegant swans swimming with a flailing sea cow") or reliving the Pilgrims' first...
Another City, Not My Own
A Novel
Language: English
Release Date: February 8, 2012
This is the story of the Trial of the Century as only Dominick Dunne can write it. Told from the point of view of one of Dunne's most familiar fictional characters-Gus Bailey-Another City, Not My Own tells how Gus, the movers and shakers of Los Angeles, and the city itself are drawn into the vortex...
An Inconvenient Woman
A Novel
Language: English
Release Date: February 22, 2012
Jules Mendelson is wealthy. Astronomically so. He and his wife lead the kind of charity-giving, art-filled, high-society life for which each has been carefully groomed. Until Jules falls in love with Flo March, a beautiful actress/waitress. What Flo discovers about the superrich is not a pretty sight....
Exactly As I Am
Celebrated Women Share Candid Advice with Today's Girls on What It Takes to Believe in Yourself
Language: English
Release Date: March 31, 2009
Entertainment reporter and author Shaun Robinson has spoken candidly both on camera and behind the scenes with countless celebrities. Consequently, she has received hundreds of emails and letters from girls across the country asking how they can be more like their favorite stars. But the truth is,...
Garfield Spills the Beans
His 46th Book
Language: English
Release Date: November 27, 2012
Guilty as Charged
Garfield, the felonious feline, is up to his old tricks again—and he doesn’t care who knows it. Whether the victim is John, Odie, or some unsuspecting spider, Garfield is always guilty of fun in the first degree!
Strong Mothers, Strong Sons
Lessons Mothers Need to Raise Extraordinary Men
Language: English
Release Date: April 8, 2014
A timely and empowering book featuring “solid, practical advice for women on how to properly nurture their sons” (Kirkus Reviews).
From the moment a mother holds her newborn son, his eyes tell her that she is his world. But often, as he grows up, the boy who needs her simultaneously pushes...
Animal Magnetism
My Life with Creatures Great and Small
Language: English
Release Date: October 13, 2009
Rita Mae Brown’s earliest memory is of the soothing purr of Mickey, her family’s long-haired tiger cat, who curled up and claimed a spot in her crib. From there, a steady parade of cats, dogs, horses, and all manner of two- and four-legged critters have walked, galloped, and flown into and through...
Force Recon Diary, 1969
The Riveting, True-to-Life Account of Survival and Death in One of the Most Highly Skilled Units in Vietnam
Language: English
Release Date: September 16, 2015
Elite and highly trained, the 3d Force Recon's eight-man teams were assigned to obtain vital information about NVA operations. Alone, the men of these small teams were sent behind enemy lines, where they all knew that a single mistake could cost everyone their lives.
United States Navy Hospital...
Baptism
A Vietnam Memoir
Language: English
Release Date: December 10, 2008
"The 2nd Battalion of the 7th Cavalry had the dubious distinction of being the unit that had fought the biggest battle of the war to date, and had suffered the worst casualties. We and the 1st Battalion."
A Yale graduate who volunteered to serve his country, Larry Gwin was only twenty-three...