Grove Atlantic: 1452 books
The Great Silence
Britain from the Shadow of the First World War to the Dawn of the Jazz Age
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2010
This account of British life in the wake of World War I is “social history at its very best . . . insightful and utterly absorbing” (Minneapolis Star-Tribune).
As the euphoria of Armistice Day in 1918 quickly subsided, there was no denying the carnage that the Great War had left in its...
The Perfect Summer
England 1911, Just Before the Storm
Language: English
Release Date: May 12, 2008
A “sparkling social history” that brings the twilight of the Edwardian era to life (Entertainment Weekly).
The Perfect Summer chronicles a glorious English summer just over a century ago, when the world was on the cusp of irrevocable change. That summer of 1911, a new king was crowned and...
Anatomy of a Song
The Oral History of 45 Iconic Hits That Changed Rock, R&B and Pop
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2016
“A winning look at the stories behind 45 pop, punk, folk, soul and country classics” in the words of Mick Jagger, Stevie Wonder, Cyndi Lauper and more (The Washington Post).
Every great song has a fascinating backstory. And here, writer and music historian Marc Myers brings to life five decades...
Parliament of Whores
A Lone Humorist Attempts to Explain the Entire U.S. Government
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2007
A #1 New York Times bestseller: “An everyman’s guide to Washington” by the savagely funny political humorist and author of How the Hell Did This Happen? (The New York Times).
P. J. O’Rourke’s Parliament of Whores has become a classic in understanding the workings of the American political...
The Trigger
Hunting the Assassin Who Brought the World to War
Language: English
Release Date: June 3, 2014
From the author of Blood River: “A splendid book, part memoir, part history,” about the teenager who killed Archduke Ferdinand and sparked WWI (Norman Stone, author of World War One).
Sarajevo, 1914. On a June morning, nineteen-year-old Gavrilo Princip drew a pistol from his pocket and fired...
Gaddafi's Harem
The Story of a Young Woman and the Abuses of Power in Libya
Language: English
Release Date: September 3, 2013
This international bestseller is a “horrifying inside look at the lives of Libyan women under the Gaddafi regime . . . Powerful and compelling” (Booklist, starred review).
Soraya was just fifteen, a schoolgirl in the coastal town of Sirte, when she was given the honor of presenting a bouquet...
Full Service
My Adventures in Hollywood and the Secret Sex Lives of the Stars
Language: English
Release Date: February 14, 2012
Now the subject of the hit documentary Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood, praised by Vanity Fair as “full of revelations” and Entertainment Weekly as “deliciously salacious,” Full Service is the remarkable true story of Scotty Bowers, the “gentleman hustler,” during the heyday...
1968 in America
Music, Politics, Chaos, Counterculture, and the Shaping of a Generation
Language: English
Release Date: November 27, 2012
From assassinations to student riots, this is “a splendidly evocative account of a historic year—a year of tumult, of trauma, and of tragedy” (Arthur Schlesinger Jr.).
In the United States, the 1960s were a period of unprecedented change and upheaval—but the year 1968 in particular...
Give War a Chance
Eyewitness Accounts of Mankind's Struggle Against Tyranny, Injustice, and Alcohol-Free Beer
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2007
The #1 New York Times bestseller from “one of America’s most hilarious and provocative writers . . . a volatile brew of one-liners and vitriol” (Time).
Renowned for his cranky conservative humor, P. J. O’Rourke runs hilariously amok in this book, tackling the death of communism; his...
by Lisa Brennan-Jobs
Language: English
Release Date: September 4, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: September 4, 2018
Small Fry is a firsthand account of Lisa Brennan Job’s difficult relationship with her father—Apple founder Steve Jobs, who initially denied paternity of Lisa—and her life split between two parents moving in different worlds
A brilliant innovator known for his complicated personality,...
by Marvin Kitman, Gen. George Washington
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2007
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2007
A journalist takes a close look at the Founding Father’s creative accounting skills in “a very funny book” (The New York Times Book Review).
George Washington made a noble gesture of refusing payment for his services as commander in chief of the Continental Army—but as this book reveals,...
A Call to Heroism
Renewing America's Vision of Greatness
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2007
An “engaging and provocative” exploration of American history’s heroic figures—from how we define a hero to the monuments we build to honor them (Arthur Schlesinger Jr.).
Heroic ideals are fundamental to the enterprise of American liberty and to the fabric of our nation’s culture. Throughout...
If You Didn't Bring Jerky, What Did I Just Eat?
Misadventures in Hunting, Fishing, and the Wilds of Suburbia
Language: English
Release Date: October 7, 2008
A hilarious collection of essays dedicated to life in the great outdoors from Field & Stream’s acclaimed Sportsman’s Life columnist.
For nearly a decade, Bill Heavey, an outdoorsman marooned in suburbia, has written the Sportsman’s Life column on the back page of Field & Stream,...
I Learn from Children
An Adventure in Progressive Education
Language: English
Release Date: June 16, 2014
The memoir of an innovative American educator and the remarkable school she built—“a lucid presentation of what progressive education can accomplish” (The New York Times).
Over a century ago, American educator Caroline Pratt created an innovative school that fosters creativity and independent...