Houghton imprint: 895 books
Return to the Reich
A Holocaust Refugee's Secret Mission to Defeat the Nazis
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2019
The remarkable story of Fred Mayer, a German-born Jew who escaped Nazi Germany only to return as an American commando on a secret mission behind enemy lines.
Growing up in Germany, Freddy Mayer witnessed the Nazis' rise to power. When he was sixteen, his family made the decision to flee to...
The Trouble with Gravity
Solving the Mystery Beneath Our Feet
Language: English
Release Date: July 9, 2019
**"A thoughtful meditation on the mythic, cultural, philosophical and, yes, scientific implications of what happens when a wet potato or a crystal vase slips from your hand."—Billy Collins
A mind-bending exploration of gravity, the universe's greatest mystery.**
What is gravity? Nobody...
by Steve N. G. Howell, Jon Dunn
Language: English
Release Date: June 6, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: June 6, 2017
This ambitious volume covers the 36 species of gulls that occur in North and South America, with detailed information to help you identify these fascinating but challenging birds in their many and varied plumages. With 1,160 carefully chosen color photographs, this new reference guide, written by...
Turnip Greens & Tortillas
A Mexican Chef Spices Up the Southern Kitchen
Language: English
Release Date: April 10, 2018
Southern fare with a Mexican flair, by the chef/co-owner of the restaurant empire that Bon Appétit called a “Top American Restaurant”
USA Today called Taqueria del Sol “a runaway success.” Bon Appétit wrote: “Move over, Chipotle!” The fast-casual food of Eddie Hernandez, the James...
White King and Red Queen
How the Cold War Was Fought on the Chessboard
Language: English
Release Date: November 10, 2008
Daniel Johnson -- journalist, editor, scholar, and chess enthusiast who once played Garry Kasparov to a draw in a simultaneous exhibition -- is the perfect guide to one of history’s most remarkable periods, when chess matches were front-page news and captured the world’s imagination.
The...
The Singing Life of Birds
The Art and Science of Listening to Birdsong
Language: English
Release Date: February 17, 2015
Listen to birds sing as you’ve never listened before, as the world-renowned birdsong expert Donald Kroodsma takes you on personal journeys of discovery and intrigue. Read stories of wrens and robins, thrushes and thrashers, warblers and whip-poor-wills, bluebirds and cardinals, and many more bird....
Virgin Territory
Exploring the World of Olive Oil
Language: English
Release Date: February 10, 2015
An illuminating look at olive oil with 100 recipes from the country’s leading authority on the subject
Olive oil is more popular than ever, thanks to its therapeutic and preventative effects in treating different diseases, as well as the growing variety of brands and imports available. Nancy...
A Land of Ghosts
The Braided Lives of People and the Forest in Far Western Amazonia
Language: English
Release Date: June 10, 2014
The western Amazon is the last frontier, as wild a west as Earth has ever known. For thirty years David G. Campbell has been exploring this lush wilderness, which contains more species than ever existed anywhere at any time in the four-billion-year history of life on our planet.
With great artistic...
Chumps to Champs
How the Worst Teams in Yankees History Led to the '90s Dynasty
Language: English
Release Date: May 7, 2019
The untold story of the time when the New York Yankees were a laughingstock—and how out of that abyss emerged the modern Yankees dynasty, one of the greatest in all of sports
The New York Yankees have won 27 world championships and 40 American League pennants, both world records. They have...
by John Vernon, Susan Wyler
Language: English
Release Date: November 3, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: November 3, 2008
A myth-busting novel about America’s most infamous and beloved outlaw, Billy the Kid, from a critically acclaimed historical novelist
According to legend, Billy the Kid killed twenty-one men, one for every year of his short life; stole from wealthy cattle barons to give to the poor; and wooed...
by Shauna James Ahern, Daniel Ahern
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2015
Comfort food classics made gluten-free from the beloved and award-winning blogger
Following the James Beard Award–winning Gluten-Free Girl Every Day, Shauna James Ahern and her husband, Daniel Ahern, have created a collection of comfort-food classics that are all unbelievably and amazingly...
by Sheryl Lindsell-Roberts
Language: English
Release Date: April 21, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: April 21, 2010
In Speaking Your Way to Success, Sheryl Lindsell-Roberts draws on years of experience as a business communications expert to deliver straightforward guidelines for professionals on how to speak powerfully and effectively. Whether talking in front of a large group or engaging in a one-to-one conversation,...
Sicker, Fatter, Poorer
The Urgent Threat of Hormone-Disrupting Chemicals to Our Health and Future . . . and What We Can Do About It
Language: English
Release Date: January 8, 2019
A leading voice in public health policy and top environmental medicine scientist reveals the alarming truth about how hormone-disrupting chemicals are affecting our daily lives—and what we can do to protect ourselves and fight back.
Lurking in our homes, hiding in our offices, and polluting...
by Jill Silverman Hough
Language: English
Release Date: December 14, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: December 14, 2011
The ideal pairing guide for wines of every kind
100 Perfect Pairings shows you how to spice up your anytime gatherings with delicious, creative small plates that make perfect companions your favorite wines. For anyone who ever wished that they had more options to go with their Chardonnay or...