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The Third Plate
Field Notes on the Future of Food
Language: English
Release Date: May 20, 2014
“Not since Michael Pollan has such a powerful storyteller emerged to reform American food.” —The Washington Post
Today’s optimistic farm-to-table food culture has a dark secret: the local food movement has failed to change how we eat. It has also offered a false promise for the future...
Nothing to Fear
FDR's Inner Circle and the Hundred Days That Created ModernAmerica
Language: English
Release Date: January 8, 2009
"A fascinating account of an extraordinary moment in the life of the United States." --The New York Times
With the world currently in the grips of a financial crisis unlike anything since the Great Depression, Nothing to Fear could not be timelier. This acclaimed work of history brings...
Repeat Until Rich
A Professional Card Counter's Chronicle of the Blackjack Wars
Language: English
Release Date: March 18, 2010
A deliciously wry, edge-of-the-seat memoir of making a fortune with card counters across a wide swath of blackjack in America.
At twenty-four, Josh Axelrad held down a respectable and ominously dull job on Wall Street. Adventure was a tuna fish sandwich instead of the usual turkey for lunch....
Train
Riding the Rails That Created the Modern World-from the Trans-Siberian to the Southwest Chief
Language: English
Release Date: January 30, 2014
An epic and revelatory narrative of the most important transportation technology of the modern world
In his wide-ranging and entertaining new book, Tom Zoellner—coauthor of the New York Times–bestselling An Ordinary Man—travels the globe to tell the story of the sociological and economic...
The Ruin
A Novel
Language: English
Release Date: July 3, 2018
**“Compelling, unexpected twists and a hold-your breath standoff . . . Hand this one to readers of Tana French and to police-procedural fans.” —Booklist
It's been twenty years since Detective Cormac Reilly discovered the body of Hilaria Blake in her crumbling home. But he's never forgotten...
The Deep State
The Fall of the Constitution and the Rise of a Shadow Government
Language: English
Release Date: January 5, 2016
The New York Times bestselling author of The Party Is Over delivers a no-holds-barred exposé of who really wields power in Washington
Every Four years, tempers are tested and marriages fray as Americans head to the polls to cast their votes. But does anyone really care what we think? Has our...
When the United States Spoke French
Five Refugees Who Shaped a Nation
Language: English
Release Date: July 10, 2014
In 1789, as the French Revolution shook Europe to the core, the new United States was struggling for survival in the face of financial insolvency and bitter political and regional divisions. When the United States Spoke French explores the republic’s formative years from the viewpoint of a distinguished...
Thomas Paine
Enlightenment, Revolution, and the Birth of Modern Nations
Language: English
Release Date: September 4, 2007
A fresh new look at the Enlightenment intellectual who became the most controversial of America's founding fathers
Despite his being a founder of both the United States and the French Republic, the creator of the phrase "United States of America," and the author of Common Sense, Thomas...
by Georges Simenon
Language: English
Release Date: April 2, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: April 2, 2019
**“One of the greatest writers of the twentieth century . . . Simenon was unequaled at making us look inside, though the ability was masked by his brilliance at absorbing us obsessively in his stories.” —The Guardian
When he is tasked with solving a seemingly motiveless murder, Inspector...
by Martin Page
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2004
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2004
Ignorance is bliss, or so hopes Antoine, the lead character in Martin Page?s stinging satire, How I Became Stupid?a modern day Candide with a Darwin Award?like sensibility. A twenty-five-year-old Aramaic scholar, Antoine has had it with being brilliant and deeply self-aware in today?s culture. So...
Callings
The Purpose and Passion of Work
Language: English
Release Date: April 19, 2016
Stories of passion, courage, and commitment, following individuals as they pursue the work they were born to do, from StoryCorps founder Dave Isay
In Callings, StoryCorps founder Dave Isay presents unforgettable stories from people doing what they love. Some found their paths at a very young...
Blue-Eyed Boy
A Memoir
Language: English
Release Date: July 24, 2014
Acclaimed journalist Robert Timberg’s extraordinary, long-awaited memoir of his struggle to reclaim his life and find his calling after being severely burned as a young Marine lieutenant in Vietnam
In January 1967, Robert Timberg was a short-timer, counting down the days until his combat...
Hit Makers
How to Succeed in an Age of Distraction
Language: English
Release Date: February 7, 2017
**NATIONAL BESTSELLER **
**A Book of the Year Selection for Inc. and Library Journal
“This book picks up where The Tipping Point left off**." -- Adam Grant, Wharton professor and New York Times bestselling author of ORIGINALS and GIVE AND TAKE
Nothing “goes viral.” If...
Dynasties
Fortunes and Misfortunes of the World's Great Family Businesses
Language: English
Release Date: September 25, 2007
From the author of the New York Times bestseller The Wealth and Poverty of Nations, a fascinating look at the crossroads of kin and coin
David S. Landes has earned a reputation as a brilliant writer and iconoclast among economic historians. In his latest acclaimed work, he takes a revealing...