Harper Perennial: 508 books
Baseball Americana
A Visual Journey
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2018
Foreword by George F. Will
With a new Preface by Carla Hayden, Librarian of Congress
A lavishly illustrated history of America's game, from the unparalleled collections of the Library of Congress.
“One of the most seductively designed books about the sport to come our way. …...
Nothing
A Memoir of Insomnia
Language: English
Release Date: October 11, 2011
One of the most acclaimed young voices of his generation, Blake Butler now offers his first work of nonfiction: a deeply candid and wildly original look at the phenomenon of insomnia.
Invoking scientific data, historical anecdote, Internet obsession, and figures as diverse as Andy Warhol, Gilles...
by Betty MacDonald
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2016
You know how sometimes friendship blossoms in the first few moments of meeting? "Something clicked," we say. Well, that's what discovering Betty MacDonald was like for me: I happened to read a couple of pages of one of her books and — click — knew right away that here was a vivacious...
by Alice Mattison
Language: English
Release Date: August 14, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: August 14, 2012
For years, following an early first marriage, Daisy Andalusia remained single and enjoyed the company of men on her own terms, making the most of her independent life. Now in her fifties, she has remarried and settled into a quieter life in New Haven, Connecticut. She's committed to a job she loves:...
Plato, Not Prozac!
Applying Eternal Wisdom to Everyday Problems
Language: English
Release Date: August 7, 2012
If you're facing a dilemma -- whether it's handling a relationship, living ethically, dealing with a career change, or finding meaning in life -- the world's most important thinkers from centuries past will help guide you toward a solution compatible with your individual beliefs. From Kirkegaard's...
Maybe the Saddest Thing
Poems
Language: English
Release Date: October 23, 2012
Winner of the 2011 National Poetry Series Prize as selected by D.A. Powell, Marcus Wicker's Maybe the Saddest Thing is a sterling collection of contemporary American poems by an exciting new and emerging voice.
The Churchgoer
A Novel
Language: English
Release Date: July 30, 2019
A LitHub Most Anticipated Book of Summer
A haunting debut literary noir about a former pastor’s search to find a missing woman in the toxic, contradictory underbelly of southern California.
“He was finished with church, with God, with all of it. But to find the girl, he has to go...
by Aldous Huxley
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2014
Now more than ever: Aldous Huxley's enduring "masterpiece ... one of the most prophetic dystopian works of the 20th century" (Wall Street Journal) must be read and understood by anyone concerned with preserving the human spirit in the face of our "brave new world"
Aldous Huxley's profoundly...
Tinderbox
The Past and Future of Pakistan
Language: English
Release Date: June 26, 2012
“Among many recent books on Pakistan, Mr. Akbar’s stands out….A fine and detailed history of Indian Muslim anger and insecurity.”
—The Economist
In Tinderbox, India’s leading journalist delivers a fascinating narrative history of Pakistan, chronicling the conflict between Muslim...
We Only Know So Much
A Novel
Language: English
Release Date: June 12, 2012
A funny and moving debut novel that follows four generations of a singularly weird American family, all living under one roof, as each member confronts a moment of crisis in a narrative told through a uniquely quirky, charming, and unforgettable voice. Acclaimed short story writer Elizabeth Crane,...
Coming of Age on Zoloft
How Antidepressants Cheered Us Up, Let Us Down, and Changed Who We Are
Language: English
Release Date: June 5, 2012
A compelling and troubling exploration of a generation raised on antidepressants, and a book that combines expansive interviews with substantive research-based reporting, Coming of Age on Zoloft is a vitally important and immediately engrossing study of one of America’s most pressing and omnipresent...
The Collected Novels of Charles Wright
The Messenger, The Wig, and Absolutely Nothing to Get Alarmed About
Language: English
Release Date: August 27, 2019
“Reading Wright is a steep, stinging pleasure.”—Dwight Garner, New York Times
In this incisive, satirical collection of three classic American novels by Charles Wright—hailed by the New York Times as “malevolent, bitter, glittering”—a young, black intellectual from the South struggles...
Breaking Addiction
A 7-Step Handbook for Ending Any Addiction
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2011
“Dr. Dodes’s approach runs directly counter to the paralyzing, but standard, message of ‘powerlessness’—a message that reinforces the sense of helplessness that is at the root of addicts’ life predicaments! Many psychiatrists recognize that this is where we must head, but Dr. Dodes is...
Never the Hope Itself
Love and Ghosts in Latin America and Haiti
Language: English
Release Date: September 6, 2011
A former NPR correspondent takes you into his own ghost-filled life as he reports on a region in turmoil. Gerry Hadden was training to become a Buddhist monk when opportunity came knocking: the offer of a dream job as NPR’s correspondent for Latin America. Arriving in Mexico in 2000 during the nation’s...