Touchstone imprint: 629 books
by E.T. Bell
Language: English
Release Date: March 31, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: March 31, 2014
From one of the greatest minds in contemporary mathematics, Professor E.T. Bell, comes a witty, accessible, and fascinating look at the beautiful craft and enthralling history of mathematics.
Men of Mathematics provides a rich account of major mathematical milestones, from the geometry of the...
Live Fast, Die Young
The Wild Ride of Making Rebel Without a Cause
Language: English
Release Date: October 4, 2005
When it was released in 1955, the film Rebel Without a Cause had a revolutionary impact on moviemaking and youth culture, virtually giving birth to our concept of the American teenager. For the first time, Live Fast, Die Young tells the complete story of the explosive making of Rebel, a film that...
The Word Museum
The Most Remarkable English Words Ever Forgotten
Language: English
Release Date: February 28, 2001
ENTER A GALLERY OF WIT AND WHIMSY
As the largest and most dynamic collection of words ever assembled, the English language continues to expand. But as hundreds of new words are added annually, older ones are sacrificed. Now from the author of Forgotten English comes a collection of fascinating archaic...
America the Beautiful
A Novel
Language: English
Release Date: September 30, 2001
America Throne is living the good life in L.A. Her career is sprouting, and she is in love -- with Jasper Husch, a sexy-sultry artist from San Fran. But just as soon as they've realized domestic bliss, Jasper has a change of heart, and America falters on the slippery slope of hope: hoping that he...
by Dr. Norman Vincent Peale
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2003
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2003
"I am convinced that the fortunate individuals who achieve the most in life are invariably activated by enthusiasm." -- Norman Vincent Peale
If you have a tough time coping with life's disturbances, disappointments, and challenges, this book is for you. Dr. Peale offers a simple, sure-fire...
The Wild Child
The Unsolved Mystery of Kaspar Hauser
Language: English
Release Date: May 11, 2010
Kept in a dungeon for his entire childhood, Kaspar Hauser appeared in Nuremberg, Germany, in 1828 at age sixteen, barely able to walk or talk. When he was killed in 1833, his true identity and the motives for his unsolved murder became the subjects of intense speculation. This provocative essay sheds...
Carly's Voice
Breaking Through Autism
Language: English
Release Date: March 27, 2012
In this international bestseller, father and advocate for Autism awareness Arthur Fleischmann blends his daughter Carly’s own words with his story of getting to know his remarkable daughter—after years of believing that she was unable to understand or communicate with him.
At the age of...
Wedge
From Pearl Harbor to 9/11: How the Secret War between the FBI and CIA Has Endangered National Security
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2010
Prophetic when first published, even more relevant now, Wedge is the classic, definitive story of the secret war America has waged against itself.
Based on scores of interviews with former spies and thousands of declassified documents, Wedge reveals and re-creates -- battle by battle, bungle...
What's the Matter with White People?
Finding Our Way in the Next America
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2013
A CLEAR-EYED, COGENT CLARION CALL FOR ENDING THE DIVISIVE CLASS WARS THAT THREATEN THE AMERICAN MIDDLE-CLASS DREAM
In What’s the Matter with White People? Walsh argues that the biggest divide in America today is based not on party or ideology but on two competing explanations for why middle-class...
Farm Sanctuary
Changing Hearts and Minds About Animals and Food
Language: English
Release Date: March 4, 2008
Leading animal rights activist Gene Baur examines the real cost of the meat on our plates -- for both humans and animals alike -- in this provocative and thorough examination of the modern farm industry.
Many people picture cows, sheep, pigs, and chickens as friendly creatures who live happily...
Foxes in the Henhouse
How the Republicans Stole the South and the Heartland and What the Democrats Must Do to Run 'em Out
Language: English
Release Date: April 4, 2006
Like a newly discovered treasure map offering a path to buried riches, Foxes in the Henhouse is a hard-hitting political blueprint for how the Democrats can win again in the South and rural America. The authors document the Republicans' rise in the South and Midwest, expose the hypocrisy that marked...
Slaughterhouse
Bosnia and the Failure of the West
Language: English
Release Date: February 19, 2013
In a shocking and deeply disturbing tour de force, David Rieff, reporting from the Bosnia war zone and from Western capitals and United Nations headquarters, indicts the West and the United Nations for standing by and doing nothing to stop the genocide of the Bosnian Muslims. Slaughterhouse is the...
Stop Screaming At The Microwave
HOW TO CONNECT YOUR DISCONNECTED Life
Language: English
Release Date: July 14, 1999
AN OVERFLOWING IN-BOX...AN OVERFLOWING SINK FULL OF DIRTY BREAKFAST DISHES...IS THIS WHAT THE EXPERTS MEAN BY "HAVING IT ALL"?
You've organized, prioritized, delegated, and simplified, and you still don't have enough time for your family, your spouse, your friends, your boss -- much less yourself!...
Storm Warning
The Story of a Killer Tornado
Language: English
Release Date: March 6, 2007
A nail-biting, captivating look at tornados, from personal stories of those impacted by the natural disasters to the history of the struggle to understand this bewildering force of Mother Nature.
May 3, 1999, is a day that Oklahomans will never forget. By the time the sun set over a ravaged...