Atlantic Monthly Press imprint: 271 books
by Alice LaPlante
Language: English
Release Date: July 5, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: July 5, 2011
The New York Times bestseller—a stunning first novel, both literary and thriller, about a retired orthopedic surgeon with dementia.
With unmatched patience and a pulsating intensity, Alice LaPlante brings us deep into a brilliant woman’s deteriorating mind, where the impossibility of recognizing...
Fresh Medicine
How to Fix Reform and Build a Sustainable Health Care System
Language: English
Release Date: October 12, 2010
Last spring, after congress passed sweeping legislation to reform our nation’s health care system, the editorial board of the New York Times wrote: Just as Social Security grew from a modest start in 1935 to become a bedrock of the nation’s retirement system, this is a start on health care reform,...
Stalin and the Scientists
A History of Triumph and Tragedy, 1905–1953
Language: English
Release Date: February 21, 2017
“One of the finest, most gripping surveys of the history of Russian science in the twentieth century.” —Douglas Smith, author of Former People: The Final Days of the Russian Aristocracy
Stalin and the Scientists tells the story of the many gifted scientists who worked in Russia from the...
Song of Napalm
Poems
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 1991
This collection of poems by Vietnam veteran Bruce Weigl provides “a searing memento of the war that refuses to be forgotten” (San Francisco Chronicle).
“*Song of Napalm *is more than a collection of beautifully wrought, heart-wrenching and often very funny poems. It’s a narrative, the...
Astonishing Animals
Extraordinary Creatures and the Fantastic Worlds They Inhabit
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2012
From the authors of A Gap in Nature, a breathtaking visual adventure showcasing ninety of the world’s most astounding creatures.
Sumptuous birds of paradise, amazing soft-shell turtles, frogs that look like tomatoes, and terrifying fish (including the deep-water angler fish from Finding Nemo)...
Nobody's Perfect
Two Men, One Call, and a Game for Baseball History
Language: English
Release Date: June 2, 2011
The Detroit Tigers, an umpire, a pitcher, and a mistake—one of the “classic, human, baseball stories” (Ken Burns, creator of the PBS mini-series Baseball).
The perfect game is one of the rarest accomplishments in sports. In nearly four hundred thousand contests in over 130 years, it has...
Leningrad: Siege and Symphony
The Story of the Great City Terrorized by Stalin, Starved by Hitler, Immortalized by Shostakovich
Language: English
Release Date: October 14, 2014
The “gripping story” of a Nazi blockade, a Russian composer, and a ragtag band of musicians who fought to keep up a besieged city’s morale (The New York Times Book Review).
For 872 days during World War II, the German Army encircled the city of Leningrad—modern-day St. Petersburg—in...
I'd Know That Voice Anywhere
My Favorite NPR Commentaries
Language: English
Release Date: May 3, 2016
“A sparkling sampler of commentaries from celebrated sports journalist Frank Deford . . . offers a kaleidoscope of sports highs and lows.” —Midwest Book Review
Frank Deford (1938–2017) was one of the most beloved sports journalists in America. A contributing writer to Sports Illustrated...
The Fighter's Mind
Inside the Mental Game
Language: English
Release Date: February 2, 2010
From the acclaimed author of A Fighter’s Heart comes an “entertaining and enlightening” look inside the mental game of mixed martial arts fighting (Dave Doyle, Yahoo! Sports).
In his acclaimed national bestseller, A Fighter’s Heart, Sam Sheridan took readers with him into the dangerous...
Baseball Maverick
How Sandy Alderson Revolutionized Baseball and Revived the Mets
Language: English
Release Date: April 7, 2015
“An intimate portrait of one of the shrewdest, most decorated men to ever occupy the GM chair . . . A really fun read” (Jonah Keri, #1 New York Times–bestselling author of Up, Up, & Away).
In 2010, the New York Mets were in trouble. One of baseball’s most valuable franchises, they...
It's Only Slow Food Until You Try to Eat It
Misadventures of a Suburban Hunter-Gatherer
Language: English
Release Date: May 7, 2013
**From the beloved Field & Stream columnist: “Heavey takes us back to the joys—and occasional pitfalls—of the humble edibles around us” (The Wall Street Journal).
For Bill Heavey, being a sportsman is more than a hobby—it’s a way of life. So despite living inside the DC Beltway,...
by Val McDermid
Language: English
Release Date: October 2, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: October 2, 2012
“Marked by [McDermid’s] trademark stunners, including a climax that packs a vicious punch. And readers are again left to marvel at her ingenuity.” —Jay Strafford, Richmond Times-Dispatch
From one of the finest crime writers we have, The Vanishing Point kicks off with a nightmare scenario—the...
by Mark Billingham
Language: English
Release Date: August 6, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: August 6, 2013
“The next superstar detective” is back to stop a serial killer with a bizarre pattern—his victims are all taking their own lives (Lee Child).
Recently demoted for stepping out of line once too often, prickly inspector Tom Thorne is convinced that a spate of suicides among the elderly in south...
The Lucifer Principle
A Scientific Expedition into the Forces of History
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2013
**“A philosophical look at the history of our species which alternated between fascinating and frightening . . . like reading Dean Koontz or Stephen King.” —**Rocky Mountain News
The Lucifer Principle is a revolutionary work that explores the intricate relationships among genetics, human...