Crown: 5430 books
by Laura Fraser
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2010
What's a wise, witty travel writer to do when she reaches forty and is still single? Wander the globe searching for romance and adventure, of course.
On a trip to Oaxaca, Mexico, to celebrate her fortieth birthday, Laura Fraser confronts the unique trajectory of her life. Divorced and childless...
A Torch Kept Lit
Great Lives of the Twentieth Century
Language: English
Release Date: October 4, 2016
**The New York Times Bestseller
William F. Buckley, Jr. remembers—as only he could—the towering figures of the twentieth century in a brilliant and emotionally powerful collection, compiled by acclaimed Fox News correspondent James Rosen.**
In a half century on the national stage,...
In the Absence of Sun
A Korean American Woman's Promise to Reunite Three Lost Generations of Her Family
Language: English
Release Date: February 24, 2010
A breathtaking true story of a rescue mission undertaken by a young woman and her family in one of the most repressive countries in the world.
Helie Lee often had heard her grandmother speak of an uncle, lost decades ago when he was a child during the family’s daring escape from North Korea....
The Prince of Darkness
50 Years Reporting in Washington
Language: English
Release Date: July 10, 2007
Long before Robert Novak became the center of a political firestorm in the Valerie Plame CIA leak scandal, he had established himself as one of the finest—and most controversial—political reporters in America. Now, in this sweeping, monumental memoir, Novak offers the first full account of his...
Against Us
The New Face of America's Enemies in the Muslim World
Language: English
Release Date: September 9, 2008
In 2002 Jim Sciutto began filing in-depth reports on the Middle East for ABC News. Now, after nearly 100 assignments in Muslim countries, Sciutto brings back this disturbing truth: the Al-Qaeda–inspired view of an evil America bent on destroying Islam has moved from the fringes to the mainstream....
My Dead Parents
A Memoir
Language: English
Release Date: March 27, 2018
**Named one of Esquire's "Best Nonfiction Books of 2018"
"Sharp and searching...a potent look at the fraught, painful, and complicated relationship between parents and children, and the mysteries — revelatory, difficult — that can and cannot be solved."
— Boston Globe**
Anya...
Katie
The Real Story
Language: English
Release Date: August 28, 2007
For the past twenty-five years—first as the blithe spirit of the Today show, then as the only woman ever to anchor a network news program solo—Katie Couric has been a familiar visitor in the homes of millions. Yet, despite all her public exposure, no one—until now—has been able to penetrate...
Every Day by the Sun
A Memoir of the Faulkners of Mississippi
Language: English
Release Date: March 22, 2011
In Every Day by the Sun, Dean Faulkner Wells recounts the story of the Faulkners of Mississippi, whose legacy includes pioneers, noble and ignoble war veterans, three never-convicted murderers, the builder of the first railroad in north Mississippi, the founding president of a bank, an FBI agent,...
by Elizabeth Edwards
Language: English
Release Date: June 29, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: June 29, 2010
In the year since the publication of her second memoir, Resilience, Elizabeth Edwards has once again found herself living in the glare of the media spotlight. Now, in an eloquent, intimate, and emotionally powerful new afterword to her #1 national bestselling book, she offers readers a window into...
The Audacity of Hope
Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream
Language: English
Release Date: October 17, 2006
In July 2004, Barack Obama electrified the Democratic National Convention with an address that spoke to Americans across the political spectrum. One phrase in particular anchored itself in listeners’ minds, a reminder that for all the discord and struggle to be found in our history as a nation,...
41
A Portrait of My Father
Language: English
Release Date: November 11, 2014
George W. Bush, the 43rd President of the United States, has authored a personal biography of his father, George H. W. Bush, the 41st President.
Forty-three men have served as President of the United States. Countless books have been written about them. But never before has a President told...
The Joy of Hate
How to Triumph over Whiners in the Age of Phony Outrage
Language: English
Release Date: November 13, 2012
From the irreverent star of Fox News’s Red Eye and The Five, hilarious observations on the manufactured outrage of an oversensitive, wussified culture.
Greg Gutfeld hates artificial tolerance. At the root of every single major political conflict is the annoying coddling Americans must endure...
Duel with the Devil
The True Story of How Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr Teamed Up to Take on America's First Sensational Murder Mystery
Language: English
Release Date: June 4, 2013
The remarkable true story of a turn-of-the-19th century murder and the trial that ensued—a showdown in which iconic political rivals Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr joined forces to make sure justice was served—from bestselling author of the Edgar finalist, Murder of the Century.
In the...
Behind Enemy Lines
The True Story of a French Jewish Spy in Nazi Germany
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2007
"[T]he amazing story of a woman who lived through one of the worst times in human history, losing family members to the Nazis but surviving with her spirit and integrity intact.” —Publishers Weekly
Marthe Cohn was a young Jewish woman living just across the German border in France...