Doubleday imprint: 393 books

by Elizabeth Barrett Browning
Language: English
Release Date: March 6, 2013

First published in 1850 and considered some of the finest love lyrics in the English language, Sonnets from the Portuguese comprise 44 interlocking poems that Elizabeth Barrett Browning composed for her husband, Robert Browning.  This wonderful illustrated edition includes 22 additional works as well.

The Magnificent Century

The Pageant of England, Vol. 2

by Thomas B. Costain
Language: English
Release Date: March 21, 2012

The Magnificent Century, the second volume of Costain's A History of the Plantagenets, covers Henry III's long and turbulent reign, from 1216 to 1272. During his lifetime Henry was frequently unpopular, unreliable and inconsistent. Yet his reign saw spectacular advancement in the arts, sciences...

The Pride and the Pressure

A Season Inside the New York Yankee Fishbowl

by Michael Morrissey
Language: English
Release Date: March 13, 2007

Derek Jeter Jason Giambi Bernie Williams Gary Sheffield Alex Rodriguez Johnny Damon Melky Cabrera Hideki Matsui Bobby Abreu Jorge Posada Mariano Rivera Chien-Ming Wang Robinson Cano Mike Mussina Randy Johnson “The Yankees always said they valued players who could handle the white-hot spotlight,...

Quarterback

Inside the Most Important Position in the National Football League

by John Feinstein
Language: English
Release Date: November 13, 2018

A major new book from #1 New York Times bestseller and sports-writing legend John Feinstein, QUARTERBACK dives deep into the most coveted and hallowed position in the NFL - exploring the stories of five top quarterbacks and taking readers inside their unique experiences of playing the position and...
by Don Cherry
Language: English
Release Date: October 23, 2018

Broadcasting icon and bestselling author Don Cherry is back to give us more of what we want: behind-the-scenes sports stories that are as colourful as his wardrobe. For the last sixty years, Don Cherry has lived and breathed hockey. He has interviewed all of hockey's biggest names on Grapevine...

Walking with Jack

A Father's Journey to Become His Son's Caddie

by Don J. Snyder
Language: English
Release Date: May 14, 2013

A long-standing promise from a father to his five-year-old son . . . A poignant diary that chronicles the journey When Don Snyder was teaching the game of golf to his young son, Jack, they made a pact: if one day Jack became good enough to play on a pro golf tour, Don would walk beside...
by Eric Walters
Language: English
Release Date: September 7, 2010

In his sequel to Alexandria of Africa, Eric Walters brings exciting new characters to life, with the urban jungle of Los Angeles as their backdrop. It's the ultimate clash of cultures when Nebala, a Maasai warrior, leaves behind Kenya and, with two fellow Maasai, and crosses the world to compete...
by Jeff Shear
Language: English
Release Date: April 24, 2013

The United States is in a war. This war is not fought with missiles and bullets, but with dollars, yen, and deutsche marks. This is a war for dominance in the global marketplace, a war for economic supremacy. The United States is losing this war. Year after year, tens of billions of dollars flow from...
by Jonathan Kozol
Language: English
Release Date: November 2, 2011

It is startling and it is shaming: in a country that prides itself on being among the most enlightened in the world, 25 million American adults cannot read the poison warnings on a can of pesticide, a letter from their child’s teacher, or the front page of a newspaper. An additional 35 million read...

The Storm Before the Calm

America's Discord, the Coming Crisis of the 2020s, and the Triumph Beyond

by George Friedman
Language: English
Release Date: February 25, 2020

The master geopolitical forecaster and New York Times bestselling author of The Next 100 Years focuses on the United States, predicting how the 2020s will bring dramatic upheaval and reshaping of American government, foreign policy, economics, and culture. In his riveting new book, noted forecaster...

The Grandest Challenge

Taking Life-Saving Science from Lab to Village

by Abdallah Daar, Peter A. Singer
Language: English
Release Date: September 20, 2011

The health-sciences equivalent of Thomas Friedman's bestseller The World is Flat, this inspiring and revelatory book by two of today's finest scientists shows how advances in global health will transform lives -- particularly in the developing world -- over the next decade. The Grandest Challenge...

Sure Thing Options

A Money-Making Guide to the New Listed Stock and Commodity Options Markets

by George Angell
Language: English
Release Date: May 30, 2012

In recent years, record-breaking stock volume plus major new trading vehicles such as stock index futures contracts and options on futures have made Wall Street history. In ten year’ time, the new options market has grown from an idea to a major marketplace. Thos who understand how to use these...

Until the Sea Shall Free Them

Life, Death and Survival in the Merchant Marine

by Robert Frump
Language: English
Release Date: May 14, 2002

A devastating disaster at sea . . . an officer who refuses to hide the truth. . . a courtroom confrontation with far-reaching implications . . . The Perfect Storm meets A Civil Action in a gripping account of one of the most significant shipwrecks of the twentieth century. In 1983 the Marine...
by Robert Orben
Language: English
Release Date: May 23, 2012

Humor sells. Humor convinces. Humor instructs. Humor entertains. Humor communicates. Whether your audience numbers one or one thousand, humor is the ideal vehicle to capture interest, attention, and approval. But it has to be the short, dynamic humor of today—not the long-winded stories and...
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