Brown: 6904 books
The Purrfect Murder
A Mrs. Murphy Mystery
Language: English
Release Date: January 29, 2008
Bestselling authors Rita Mae Brown and her feline partner, Sneaky Pie Brown, return with a mystery starring Mary Minor “Harry” Haristeen, the sleuthing cats Mrs. Murphy and Pewter, and corgi Tee Tucker. But are they any match for a killer who’s made an entire town suspect by committing…
THE...
Sixty: A Diary
My Year of Aging Semi-Gracefully
Language: English
Release Date: August 19, 2016
“This is the thing, you see: I am on my way to being an old man. But at sixty, I am still the youngest of old men.”
As acclaimed journalist and author Ian Brown’s sixtieth birthday loomed, every moment seemed to present a choice: Confront, or deny, the biological fact that the end was...
by Alton Brown
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2011
Eight years ago, Alton Brown set out to create a cooking show for a new generation. The result was Good Eats, one of Food Network’s most popular programs. Four years ago, Brown set out to write a cookbook for people who would rather understand their food than follow a recipe. A mix of cutting-edge...
Good and Cheap
Eat Well on $4/Day
Language: English
Release Date: July 14, 2015
A perfect and irresistible idea: A cookbook filled with delicious, healthful recipes created for everyone on a tight budget.
While studying food policy as a master’s candidate at NYU, Leanne Brown asked a simple yet critical question: How well can a person eat on the $4 a day given by SNAP,...
The Indifferent Stars Above
The Harrowing Saga of the Donner Party
Language: English
Release Date: April 28, 2009
From the #1 bestselling author of The Boys in the Boat comes an unforgettable epic of family, tragedy, and survival on the American frontier
“An ideal pairing of talent and material.… Engrossing.… A deft and ambitious storyteller.” – Mary Roach, New York Times Book Review
In...
Murder in the Bayou
Who Killed the Women Known as the Jeff Davis 8?
Language: English
Release Date: September 13, 2016
New York Times Bestseller
A Southern Living Book of the Year
“Part murder case, part corruption exposé, and part Louisiana noir” (New York magazine), Murder in the Bayou chronicles the twists and turns of a high-stakes investigation into the murders of eight women in a troubled Louisiana...
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Private Investigating, Third Edition
Discover How the Pros Uncover the Facts and Get to the Truth
Language: English
Release Date: March 5, 2013
The mystique of private investigating draws significant numbers of people to consider it as a career or side business. At the same time, individuals want to learn investigative techniques to solve their own personal and legal problems. In The Complete Idiot's Guide® to Private Investigating, Third...
In the Ruins of Neoliberalism
The Rise of Antidemocratic Politics in the West
Language: English
Release Date: July 16, 2019
Across the West, hard-right leaders are surging to power on platforms of ethno-economic nationalism, Christianity, and traditional family values. Is this phenomenon the end of neoliberalism or its monstrous offspring?
In the Ruins of Neoliberalism casts the hard-right turn as animated by socioeconomically...
by Jim Brown
Language: English
Release Date: August 29, 2006
Language: English
Release Date: August 29, 2006
Atomic Ranch is an in-depth exploration of post-World War II residential architecture in America. Mid-century ranches (1946-1970) range from the decidedly modern gable-roofed Joseph Eichler tracts in the San Francisco Bay area and butterfly wing houses in Palm Springs, Florida, to the unassuming brick...
Play
How it Shapes the Brain, Opens the Imagination, and Invigorates the Soul
Language: English
Release Date: March 5, 2009
From a leading expert, a groundbreaking book on the science of play, and its essential role in fueling our happiness and intelligence throughout our lives
We've all seen the happiness on the face of a child while playing in the school yard. Or the blissful abandon of a golden retriever racing...
by Claude Brown
Language: English
Release Date: September 28, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: September 28, 2010
With more than two million copies in print, Manchild in the Promised Land is one of the most remarkable autobiographies of our time—the definitive account of African-American youth in Harlem of the 1940s and 1950s, and a seminal work of modern literature.
Published during a literary era marked...
Shake the Devil Off
A True Story of the Murder that Rocked New Orleans
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2009
A charismatic young soldier meets a tragic end in this moving and mesmerizing account of the war in Iraq, Hurricane Katrina, and no-safety-net America
Zackery Bowen was thrust into two of America's largest recent debacles. He was one of the first soldiers to encounter the fledgling insurgency...
by Pat Brown
Language: English
Release Date: July 27, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: July 27, 2011
What really happened to Madeleine Beth McCann in Praia da Luz, Portugal in 2007? Was she abducted as the Gerry and Kate have claimed or did something happen to Madeleine on May 3 in the vacation apartment and the incident covered up? Criminal Profiler Pat Brown analyzes the evidence and takes the...
by Nancy Marie Brown
Language: English
Release Date: May 3, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: May 3, 2011
After several visits to study the medieval Icelandic sagas, Nancy Marie Brown returns to Iceland to search for the perfect horse, one she can bring back to her Pennsylvania farm and make her own. She arrives shaken by tragedy, uncertain of the language, lacking confidence in her riding skills, but...