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by Pierre Bayard
Language: English
Release Date: August 10, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: August 10, 2010
In this delightfully witty, provocative book, literature professor and psychoanalyst Pierre Bayard argues that not having read a book need not be an impediment to having an interesting conversation about it. (In fact, he says, in certain situations reading the book is the worst thing you could do.)...
Midnight in Austenland
A Novel
Language: English
Release Date: January 31, 2012
New York Times bestselling author Shannon Hale offers up mystery, romance, and a lot of fun in this follow-up to Austenland.
When Charlotte Kinder treats herself to a two-week vacation at Austenland, she happily leaves behind her ex-husband and his delightful new wife, her ever-grateful children,...
by C. Joseph Greaves
Language: English
Release Date: November 3, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: November 3, 2015
The year is 1936. Charles "Lucky" Luciano is the most powerful gangster in America. Thomas E. Dewey is an ambitious young prosecutor hired to bring him down, and Cokey Flo Brown--grifter, heroin addict, and sometimes prostitute--is the witness who claims she can do it. Only a wily defense...
by Emery Lord
Language: English
Release Date: May 16, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: May 16, 2017
Lucy Hansson was ready for a perfect summer with her boyfriend, working at her childhood Bible camp on the lake and spending quality time with her parents. But when her mom's cancer reappears, Lucy falters-in her faith and in her ability to cope. When her boyfriend "pauses" their relationship...
How to Talk About Places You've Never Been
On the Importance of Armchair Travel
Language: English
Release Date: January 26, 2016
Written in the irreverent style that made How to Talk About Books You Haven't Read a critical and commercial success, Pierre Bayard takes readers on a trip around the world, giving us essential guidance on how to talk about all those fantastic places we've never been. Practical, funny, and thought-provoking,...
by Howard Jacobson
Language: English
Release Date: November 12, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: November 12, 2013
The Man Booker Prize-winning author of The Finkler Question went Down Under, and this is what he hilariously found.
On what he calls “the adventure of his life,” Howard Jacobson travels around Australia, never entirely sure where he is heading next or whether he has the courage to tackle...
by Raj Kamal Jha
Language: English
Release Date: March 3, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: March 3, 2015
As night falls in Delhi, a mother spins tales from her past for her sleeping daughter. Now grown up, her child is a puzzle with a million pieces, whom she hopes, through her words and her love, to somehow make whole again.
Meanwhile, a young man rides the last train from Rajiv Chowk Station...
Vita Brevis
A Crime Novel of the Roman Empire
Language: English
Release Date: July 12, 2016
Ruso and Tilla's excitement at arriving in Rome with their new baby daughter is soon dulled by their discovery that the grand facades of polished marble mask an underworld of corrupt landlords and vermin-infested tenements. There are also far too many doctors--some skilled--but others positively dangerous.
Ruso...
The Speech
Race and Barack Obama's 'A More Perfect Union'
Language: English
Release Date: July 23, 2010
After Senator Barack Obama delivered his celebrated speech, "A More Perfect Union," on March 18, 2008, New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd noted that only Barack Obama "could alchemize a nuanced 40-minute speech on race into must-see YouTube viewing for 20-year-olds." Pundits...
We Are the Change We Seek
The Speeches of Barack Obama
Language: English
Release Date: January 31, 2017
A collection of Barack Obama's greatest speeches, now including his farewell address, selected and introduced by columnist E.J. Dionne and MSNBC host Joy-Ann Reid.
"It is a political partisan's dream to see them [Obama's words] so finely gathered here." - Washington Post
We...
Divided We Stand
The Battle Over Women's Rights and Family Values That Polarized American Politics
Language: English
Release Date: February 28, 2017
More than forty years ago, two women's movements drew a line in the sand between liberals and conservatives. The far-reaching legacy of that rift is still felt today.
One of Smithsonian Magazine's "Ten Best History Books of the Year†?
Gloria Steinem was quoted in 2015 (the New...
The Gifted Generation
When Government Was Good
Language: English
Release Date: November 14, 2017
A sweeping and path-breaking history of the post–World War II decades, during which an activist federal government guided the country toward the first real flowering of the American Dream.
In The Gifted Generation, historian David Goldfield examines the generation immediately after World...
'What the Heck Are You Up To, Mr. President?'
Jimmy Carter, America's 'Malaise,' and the Speech That Should Have Changed the Country
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2009
At a critical moment in Jimmy Carter's presidency, he gave a speech that should have changed the country, instead it led to his downfall and ushered in the rise of the Conservative movement in America. Kevin Mattson gives us a behind-the-scenes look at the weeks leading up to the speech, a period...
What Do Muslims Believe?
The Roots and Realities of Modern Islam
Language: English
Release Date: May 26, 2009
A fascinating and concise primer on one of the world's most widespread religions.
Islam is one of the great monotheistic religions of the world. Its teachings emphasize unity, humility, forgiveness, and love of God. The Qur'an sings the virtues of knowledge and rationality. The life of Muhammad...