Harper Perennial: 508 books
Life
The Leading Edge of Evolutionary Biology, Genetics, Anthropology, and Environmental Science
Language: English
Release Date: April 19, 2016
The newest addition to John Brockman’s Edge.org series explores life itself, bringing together the world’s leading biologists, geneticists, and evolutionary theorists—including Richard Dawkins, Edward O. Wilson, J. Craig Venter, and Freeman Dyson.
Scientists’ understanding of life is...
Coming to America (Second Edition)
A History of Immigration and Ethnicity in American Life
Language: English
Release Date: September 3, 2019
One of our generation’s best historical accounts of immigration in the United States from the earliest colonial days
“Encyclopedic in scope, yet lively and provocative…. One of those rare book that will serve experts and the general public equally well.” – San Francisco Chronicle
Former...
Five Nights in Paris
After Dark in the City of Light
Language: English
Release Date: April 14, 2015
An irresistible nighttime tour of Paris, past and present, by the bestselling author of The Most Beautiful Walk in the World
Every guidebook to Paris is crammed with sites to see during the day, but visitors are often cast adrift once the sun sets and the Louvre, Notre Dame, and other tourist...
The Pious Ones
The World of Hasidim and Their Battles with America
Language: English
Release Date: September 9, 2014
As the population of ultra-Orthodox Jews in the United States increases to astonishing proportions, veteran New York Times journalist Joseph Berger takes us inside the notoriously insular world of the Hasidim to explore their origins, beliefs, and struggles—and the social and political implications...
Reading the Silver Screen
A Film Lover's Guide to Decoding the Art Form That Moves
Language: English
Release Date: September 13, 2016
From the New York Times bestselling author of How to Read Literature Like a Professor comes an indispensable analysis of our most celebrated medium, film.
No art form is as instantly and continuously gratifying as film. When the house lights go down and the lion roars, we settle in to be shocked,...
The Sense of Wonder
A Celebration of Nature for Parents and Children
Language: English
Release Date: May 30, 2017
First published a half-century ago, Rachel Carson's award-winning The Sense of Wonder remains the classic guide to introducing children to the marvels of nature
In 1955, acclaimed conservationist Rachel Carson—author of Silent Spring—began work on an essay that she would come to consider...
A Big Storm Knocked It Over
A Novel
Language: English
Release Date: July 14, 2015
In A Big Storm Knocked It Over, acclaimed author Laurie Colwin explores marriage, friendship, motherhood, and careers as experienced by a cast of endearing, idiosyncratic Manhattanites. At once a hilarious social commentary and an insightful, sophisticated modern romance, A Big Storm Knocked It Over will stand as a living tribute to one of contemporary fiction's most original voices.
by John Crowley
Language: English
Release Date: May 22, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: May 22, 2012
John Crowley's masterful Little, Big is the epic story of Smoky Barnable, an anonymous young man who travels by foot from the City to a place called Edgewood—not found on any map—to marry Daily Alice Drinkawater, as was prophesied. It is the story of four generations of a singular family, living...
With My Body
A Novel
Language: English
Release Date: June 19, 2012
From the author of the international bestseller The Bride Stripped Bare comes the raw and resonant story of a middle-aged wife and mother who attempts to reclaim her lost sense of self by exploring the memory of an old love affair, the consequences of which have remained unresolved for years. Nikki...
A Year in Paris
Season by Season in the City of Light
Language: English
Release Date: February 26, 2019
A NEW YORK TIMES "SUMMER READING" PICK!
From the incomparable John Baxter, award-winning author of the bestselling The Most Beautiful Walk in the World, a sumptuous and definitive portrait of Paris through the seasons, highlighting the unique tastes, sights, and changing personality...
Montparnasse
Paris's District of Memory and Desire
Language: English
Release Date: November 7, 2017
In the third portrait of his series Great Parisian Neighborhoods, award-winning raconteur John Baxter takes readers on a dazzling excursion of Montparnasse.
By the IACP Award-winning author of the national bestseller The Most Beautiful Walk in the World, MONTPARNASSE reveals the history and...
Violins of Hope
Violins of the Holocaust-Instruments of Hope and Liberation in Mankind's Darkest Hour
Language: English
Release Date: August 12, 2014
A stirring testament to the strength of the human spirit and the power of music, Violins of Hope tells the remarkable stories of violins played by Jewish musicians during the Holocaust, and the Israeli violin maker dedicated to bringing these inspirational instruments back to life.
The violin...
Nice Try
Stories of Best Intentions and Mixed Results
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2019
Emmy-Award winning writer and comedian Josh Gondelman’s collection of personal stories of best intentions and mixed results.
Josh Gondelman knows a thing or two about trying—and failing. The Emmy Award-winning stand-up comic—dubbed a “pathological sweetheart” by the New York Observer—is...
by Katherine W. Goldman
Language: English
Release Date: June 19, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: June 19, 2012
Motherhood comes naturally.Working motherhood doesn't.
So admit it. You need some help. Though there's not a full-time nanny inside this book, there's information on how to find one. This is the book for you if you can't spare even five minutes to use your common sense. It's all laid out for...