Villard imprint: 271 books
The Duke of Havana
Baseball, Cuba, and the Search for the American Dream
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2001
In 1998, a mysterious right-handed pitcher emerged from the ashes of the Cold War and helped lead the New York Yankees to a World Championship. His origins and even his age were uncertain. His name was Orlando El Duque Hernandez. He was a fallen hero of Fidel Castro's socialist revolution.
The...
The One-Week Job Project
One Man, One Year, 52 Jobs
Language: English
Release Date: May 4, 2010
THE REMARKABLE AND INSPIRING TRUE STORY OF ONE GUY WHO TRANSFORMED HIS UNCERTAINTY ABOUT THE FUTURE INTO ACTION
A year and a half after he graduated from college, Sean Aiken found himself struggling to answer the question “What should I do with my life?” His mother suggested teaching. His older...
The 401(K) Millionaire
How I Started with Nothing and Made a Million and You Can, Too
Language: English
Release Date: May 6, 2009
"If you, a regular Joe like me, are not a movie star or an overpaid professional baseball player or a lottery winner or a high-powered executive, what are your chances of becoming a millionaire? Better than you think--much better. And you don't have to strike oil to do it. The secret? It's not...
The Broke Diaries
The Completely True and Hilarious Misadventures of a Good Girl Gone Broke
Language: English
Release Date: June 12, 2001
“People always say I’m going to look back on these days and laugh — why put it off?”
When Angela Nissel found herself struggling financially while in college, instead of sulking, she decided to entertain herself by creating an online journal that chronicled her day-to-day trials and...
Postcards
True Stories That Never Happened
Language: English
Release Date: April 2, 2009
“The inventive writers and illustrators who crafted these transporting stories just may convince you to trash your BlackBerry and buy some stamps.”
–Frank Warren, author of PostSecret
You’ve seen them at flea markets and in antique shops and used-book stores across the country: Vintage...
Syncopated
An Anthology of Nonfiction Picto-Essays
Language: English
Release Date: April 10, 2013
The stories in Syncopated challenge convention, provide perspective, and search out secret truths–all in the inviting, accessible form of comics.
Syncopated will give you a daringly different view of the past–from the history of vintage postcards to the glory days of old Coney Island. It...
by Jonathan Kellerman, Ande Parks
Language: English
Release Date: February 28, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: February 28, 2012
The first graphic novel adaptation from master of psychological suspense Jonathan Kellerman brings a stunning new visual edge to the classic New York Times bestseller Silent Partner—a “harrowing tale of murder and manipulation” (The Plain Dealer) that “hits the reader right between the eyes”...
by Jonathan Kellerman, Ande Parks
Language: English
Release Date: May 20, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: May 20, 2014
The acclaimed bestselling author and king of psychological suspense gets a whole new chance to thrill, as Jonathan Kellerman’s The Web makes its graphic novel debut.
After a narrow escape from his burning house, psychologist Dr. Alex Delaware is ready for a relaxing getaway. And revered scientist...
In the Flesh
Stories
Language: English
Release Date: April 24, 2013
A graphic novel for the twenty-first-century featuring tales of tortured souls and tormented passion—brilliantly etched in words and striking visuals Some people fall in love, get married, and thrive in happy relationships—and then there are others. From Israeli enfant terribleKoren Shadmi comes...
Vietnamerica
A Family's Journey
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2013
A superb new graphic memoir in which an inspired artist/storyteller reveals the road that brought his family to where they are today: Vietnamerica
GB Tran is a young Vietnamese American artist who grew up distant from (and largely indifferent to) his family’s history. Born and raised in South...
Out of Picture, Volume 1
Art from the Outside Looking In
Language: English
Release Date: March 6, 2013
OUT OF PICTURE is a collection of short illustrated stories by a group of artists from professional backgrounds ranging from editorial illustration and children's books to storyboards and animation, who all worked together at Blue Sky Studios. This book showcases their eclectic interpretations of the comic book form.
Sittin' in the Front Pew
A Novel
Language: English
Release Date: October 12, 2011
From the author of the national bestseller The Shirt off His Back comes a novel about love, family, and honoring loved ones
Death brings about strange emotions, and people’s true colors start to show. Glynda Naylor discovers this when she gets the call that her father has died suddenly and...
The Dying Ground
A Hip-Hop Noir Novel
Language: English
Release Date: March 10, 2001
Billy: dead. Felicia: missing.
None of the words made sense together, but the doom I'd expected announced itself. I felt iron in my mouth, like I'd gargled with pennies, a taste like blood, a bitter taste that always followed bad news.
The setting is Oakland, 1989; the crack epidemic...
The Hearts of Men
A Novel
Language: English
Release Date: July 15, 2001
Tall, dark, and handsome, Prodigy Banks was once a playboy. Now he’s a man any mother would be proud to call her son, and when he meets Nina, the mother of the young boy he mentors, it seems that life is going to get even better. But when his past threatens his newfound respectability, Prodigy has...