Grove Atlantic: 1452 books
The Bell Ringers
A Novel
Language: English
Release Date: January 11, 2011
A corrupt prime minister uses current anti-terror laws to Orwellian extremes in this “sophisticated, engrossing, and important political thriller” (The Washington Post).
In a near-future England, there are still concerns about terrorism, the press is still feisty, and the prime minister...
by Jack Kerouac
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2007
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2007
Written over the course of three days and three nights, The Subterraneans was generated out of the same kind of ecstatic flash of inspiration that produced another one of Kerouac's early classics, On The Road. Centering around the tempestuous breakup of Leo Percepied and Mardou Fox-two denizens of the...
by Jack Kerouac
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2007
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2007
Satori in Paris and Pic, two of Jack Kerouac's last novels, showcase the remarkable range and versatility of his mature talent. Satori in Paris is a rollicking autobiographical account of Kerouac's search for his heritage in France, and lands the author in his familiar milieu of seedy bars and all-night...
by Jack Kerouac
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2007
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2007
Kerouac dreams of America in the authentic rolling rhythms of a Whitman or a Thomas Wolfe, drunk with eagerness for life.”-John K. Hutchens
by William S. Burroughs, Jack Kerouac
Language: English
Release Date: November 10, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: November 10, 2009
In the summer of 1944, a shocking murder rocked the fledgling Beats. William S. Burroughs and Jack Kerouac, both still unknown, we inspired by the crime to collaborate on a novel, a hard-boiled tale of bohemian New York during World War II, full of drugs and art, obsession and brutality, with scenes...
The Old Ball Game
How John McGraw, Christy Mathewson, and the New York Giants Created Modern Baseball
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2007
The legendary NPR sports commentator and Sports Illustrated journalist retells the story of an unusual friendship between two towering figures in baseball history.
At the turn of the twentieth century, Christy Mathewson was one of baseball’s first superstars. Over six feet tall, clean cut,...
by Thad Ziolkowski
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2007
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2007
In this wry and exhilarating coming-of-age story, a prizewinning poet poignantly looks back at his adolescent surfing years.
As a disenchanted, unemployed English professor, Thad Ziolkowski decides one day to sneak away from his temp job in Manhattan and catch a wave off a dingy Queens shoreline....
Not a Happy Camper
A Memoir
Language: English
Release Date: May 20, 2008
A “hilarious” memoir of the author’s terrible, and wonderful, summer at a Maine sleepaway camp in 1974 (The Wall Street Journal).
For eight unforgettable weeks at Camp Kin-a-Hurra, thirteen-year-old Mindy Schneider and her eccentric band of friends—including Autumn Evening Schwartz, the...
A Flock of Fools
Ancient Buddhist Tales of Wisdom and Laughter from the One Hundred Parable Sutra
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2007
One hundred illuminating tales of the foibles and follies of everyday fools, this elegant, humorous, and masterful little book of wisdom is a welcome addition to the Buddhist canon "The One Hundred Parable Sutra" is known as the most humorous sutra in all of Buddhist literature. Here, Kazuaki Tanahashi,...
by Val McDermid
Language: English
Release Date: February 17, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: February 17, 2015
A must-read collection of stories by Scottish crime writer Val McDermid, “one of the bright lights of the mystery field” (The Washington Post**).**
Val McDermid’s novels have won the Los Angeles Times Book of the Year Award and the Crime Writers’ Association’s Gold Dagger and Cartier...
The Pyramids
The Mystery, Culture, and Science of Egypt's Great Monuments
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2007
A “richly illustrated . . . engaging, lucid account” of Ancient Egyptian Pyramids, what we know about them now, what we don’t, and what is still debated today (Kirkus Reviews).
Hailed by Science News as “the new seminal text,” The Pyramids is a comprehensive record of Egypt’s most...
The Race for the Triple Crown
Horses, High Stakes & Eternal Hope
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2007
“In crisp, elegant prose, Drape captures his subjects and their sport as they wind through a wildly eventful season of racing.” —Laura Hillenbrand, #1 New York Times–bestselling author of Seabiscuit
Rich in detail and crackling with wit, The Race for the Triple Crown is a personal narrative...
by Alexandra Gray
Language: English
Release Date: August 12, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: August 12, 2008
Dissatisfied with her job as a pharmaceutical rep and struggling with the decline of her long-term relationship, Grace, a well-heeled Londoner, uses yoga class to unwind, reflect, and momentarily transcend her earthly dilemmas. While pitching her company’s latest antidepressant to the disarming Dr....
Doctor Dealer
The Rise and Fall of an All-American Boy and His Multimillion-Dollar Cocaine Empire
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2007
From the # 1 New York Times–bestselling author of Black Hawk Down: The “shocking” story of the country’s unlikeliest drug kingpin (The Baltimore Sun).
By the early 1980s, Larry Lavin had everything going for him. He was a bright, charismatic young man who rose from working-class roots...