Martin Press imprint: 3373 books
The Merchant of Power
Sam Insull, Thomas Edison, and the Creation of the Modern Metropolis
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2015
A timely rags-to-riches story, The Merchant of Power recounts how Sam Insull--right hand to Thomas Edison--went on to become one of the richest men in the world, pivotal in the birth of General Electric and instrumental in the creation of the modern metropolis with his invention of the power grid,...
The Longest Kill
The Story of Maverick 41, One of the World's Greatest Snipers
Language: English
Release Date: February 16, 2016
It takes a tough mindset to be a successful sniper, to be able to dig in for days on your own as you wait for your target, to stay calm on a battlefield when you yourself have become the target the enemy most want to take out. Craig Harrison has what it takes and in November 2009 in Afghanistan, under...
Inventing Elsa Maxwell
How an Irrepressible Nobody Conquered High Society, Hollywood, the Press, and the World
Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2012
Inventing Elsa Maxwell, the first biography of this extraordinary woman, tells the witty story of a life lived out loud.
With Inventing Elsa Maxwell, Sam Staggs has crafted a landmark biography. Elsa Maxwell (1881-1963) invented herself–not once, but repeatedly. Built like a bulldog, she...
The Between Boyfriends Book
A Collection of Cautiously Hopeful Essays
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2007
The Between Boyfriends Book is an honest, hilarious look at the world of dating--and not dating--that will have fans rushing back for multiple copies to press on the psychic wounds of their afflicted friends. Chupack not only puts voice to the cheerful brutality that shapes young women's love lives,...
A Box of Darkness
The Story of a Marriage
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2011
In the tradition of Joan Didion's The Year of Magical Thinking, comes a poignant memoir about a marriage that was as deep and strong as it was mysterious and complex
Upton and Sally Brady were a rare breed: cultivated and elegant, they lived a life of literary glamour and high expectations....
Instamatic Karma
Photographs of John Lennon
Language: English
Release Date: March 4, 2008
"There were times I was a bit reticent in taking out my camera, like when some 'old friends' stopped by to hang out. I didn't want to intrude on these moments, but John insisted. He felt that I captured him in ways that no one else did because of his comfort level with me...For years, only my...
Gringo Nightmare
A Young American Framed for Murder in Nicaragua
Language: English
Release Date: April 27, 2010
In the spirit of Midnight Express and Not Without My Daughter comes the harrowing true story of an American held in a Nicaraguan prison for a murder he didn't commit.
Eric Volz was in his late twenties in 2005 when he moved from California to Nicaragua. He and a friend cofounded a bilingual...
by Alan Axelrod
Language: English
Release Date: December 26, 2007
Language: English
Release Date: December 26, 2007
Alan Axelrod applies his signature insight and compelling prose to the life, strategy and legacy of the general who remains the model for all commanders today as the man who revolutionized the National Guard, shaped the US army's focus on the individual soldier, and emphasized cooperation and coordination...
Revolutionary Dissent
How the Founding Generation Created the Freedom of Speech
Language: English
Release Date: April 26, 2016
When members of the founding generation protested against British authority, debated separation, and then ratified the Constitution, they formed the American political character we know today-raucous, intemperate, and often mean-spirited. Revolutionary Dissent brings alive a world of colorful and...
by John T. Shaw
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2013
Before John F. Kennedy became a legendary young president he was the junior senator from Massachusetts. The Senate was where JFK's presidential ambitions were born and first realized. In the first book to deal exclusively with JFK's Senate years, author John T. Shaw looks at how the young Senator...
Singled Out
How Singles Are Stereotyped, Stigmatized, and Ignored, and Still Live Happily Ever After
Language: English
Release Date: October 30, 2007
People who are single are changing the face of America. Did you know that:
* More than 40 percent of the nation's adults---over 87 million people---are divorced, widowed, or have always been single.
* There are more households comprised of single people living alone than of married parents...
Dead Egotistical Morons
A Paul Turner Mystery
Language: English
Release Date: August 2, 2003
Boys4U is the world's most popular singing group - at least among teenaged girls - and they have closed out their sold-out world tour with a series of shows in Chicago's brand new arena. The premier group of the inexplicably popular "boy band" trend, they've just finished their very last...
The Perfect Liar
A Novel
Language: English
Release Date: January 15, 2019
"A taut, well-written thriller...The pace is crisp, the surprises keep coming, and there are two big ones that readers are unlikely to see coming." - Associated Press
A seemingly perfect marriage is threatened by the deadly secrets husband and wife keep from each other.
Susannah,...
The Woman Who Wouldn't
A Novel
Language: English
Release Date: March 4, 2008
The beloved actor and screenwriter's second novel, set in 1903, stars a young concert violinist named Jeremy Webb, who one day goes from accomplished adagios with the Cleveland Orchestra to having a complete breakdown on stage. If he hadn't poured a glass of water down the throat of a tuba, maybe...