Crown imprint: 1774 books
The Book of the Dead
Lives of the Justly Famous and the Undeservedly Obscure
Language: English
Release Date: September 7, 2010
The team behind the New York Times bestseller The Book of General Ignorance turns conventional biography on its head—and shakes out the good stuff.
Following their Herculean—or is it Sisyphean?—efforts to save the living from ignorance, the two wittiest Johns in the English language turn...
by Kate Siegel
Language: English
Release Date: April 5, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: April 5, 2016
Based on the wildly popular Instagram account @CrazyJewishMom, Kate Siegel's essay collection about life with the woman who redefined the term "helicopter mom."
There is nothing more wonderful than a mother’s love. There is also nothing more annoying. Who else can proudly insist...
All Your Base Are Belong to Us
How Fifty Years of Videogames Conquered Pop Culture
Language: English
Release Date: April 5, 2011
Through the stories of gaming's greatest innovations and most beloved creations, journalist Harold Goldberg captures the creativity, controversy--and passion--behind the videogame's meteoric rise to the top of the pop-culture pantheon.
Over the last fifty years, video games have grown from...
by Dave Barry
Language: English
Release Date: December 29, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: December 29, 2010
Yet another collection of Barry wit and wisdom by the Pulitzer Prize-winning humorist and the author of Dave Barry Turns 40.
Boogers Are My Beat
More Lies, but Some Actual Journalism
Language: English
Release Date: September 23, 2003
The New York Times calls him “the funniest man in America,” and his legions of fans agree, laughing and snorting as they put his books on bestseller lists nationwide.
In Boogers Are My Beat, Dave gives us the real scoop on:
• The scientific search for the world’s funniest joke...
by Steve Allen
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2007
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2007
Why Did Steve Allen Cross the Road?
Steve Allen is a legend among comedians and entertainers. He's been playing to audiences on stage, radio, film, and television for more than fifty years, gaining acclaim for his unique wit and energy. Now for the first time, he shares more than a thousand...
Everybody Loves Our Town
An Oral History of Grunge
Language: English
Release Date: September 6, 2011
Twenty years after the release of Nirvana’s landmark album Nevermind comes Everybody Loves Our Town: An Oral History of Grunge, the definitive word on the grunge era, straight from the mouths of those at the center of it all.
In 1986, fledgling Seattle label C/Z Records released Deep Six,...
Sex Matters
How Modern Feminism Lost Touch with Science, Love, and Common Sense
Language: English
Release Date: June 26, 2018
Author of the New York Times bestseller Useful Idiots and popular columnist Mona Charen takes a close, reasoned look at the aggressive feminist agenda undermining the success and happiness of men and women across the country
In this smart, deeply necessary critique, Mona Charen unpacks the...
Love Is a Mix Tape
Life, Loss, and What I Listened To
Language: English
Release Date: January 2, 2007
“The happiest, saddest, sweetest book about rock ‘n’ roll that I’ve ever experienced.”—Chuck Klosterman
Mix tapes: We all have our favorites. Stick one into a deck, press play, and you’re instantly transported to another time in your life. For Rob Sheffield, that time was one...
For Laci
A Mother's Story of Love, Loss, and Justice
Language: English
Release Date: December 5, 2006
Laci Rocha Peterson, 8 months pregnant, was last seen by her sister, Amy, in the late afternoon of December 23, 2002. She spoke to her mother, Sharon Rocha, at 8:30 p.m. that night. This would be the last time anyone from her immediate family ever spoke to her.
A search began which lasted an...
Click
The Forces Behind How We Fully Engage with People, Work, and Everything We Do
Language: English
Release Date: June 8, 2010
You know the feeling. You meet someone new—at a party or at work—and you just hit it off. There is an instant sense of camaraderie.
In a word, you “click.”
From the bestselling authors of Sway, Click is a fascinating psychological investigation of the forces behind what makes...
Kick Me
Adventures in Adolescence
Language: English
Release Date: September 24, 2002
Written in side-splitting and often cringe-inducing detail, Paul Feig takes you in a time machine to a world of bombardment by dodge balls, ill-fated prom dates, hellish school bus rides, and other aspects of public school life that will keep you laughing in recognition and occasionally sighing in relief that you aren’t him. Kick Me is a nostalgic trip for the inner geek in all of us.
Braving It
A Father, a Daughter, and an Unforgettable Journey into the Alaskan Wild
Language: English
Release Date: May 10, 2016
The powerful and affirming story of a father's journey with his teenage daughter to the far reaches of Alaska
Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, home to only a handful of people, is a harsh and lonely place. So when James Campbell’s cousin Heimo Korth asked him to spend a summer building...
Horsemen of the Esophagus
Competitive Eating and the Big Fat American Dream
Language: English
Release Date: June 6, 2006
“To be up on stage, shoving food in your face, beats everyday existence for most people.” —David “Coondog” O’Karma, competitive eater
“Hungry” Charles Hardy. Ed “Cookie” Jarvis. Sonya “The Black Widow” Thomas. Joey “Jaws” Chestnut. Will such names one day be looked...