Harper: 2602 books
To Explain the World
The Discovery of Modern Science
Language: English
Release Date: February 17, 2015
A masterful commentary on the history of science from the Greeks to modern times, by Nobel Prize-winning physicist Steven Weinberg—a thought-provoking and important book by one of the most distinguished scientists and intellectuals of our time.
In this rich, irreverent, and compelling history,...
Village of Secrets
Defying the Nazis in Vichy France
Language: English
Release Date: October 28, 2014
From the author of the New York Times bestseller A Train in Winter comes the absorbing story of a French village that helped save thousands hunted by the Gestapo during World War II—told in full for the first time.
Le Chambon-sur-Lignon is a small village of scattered houses high in the mountains...
American Ghost
A Family's Extraordinary History on the Desert Frontier
Language: English
Release Date: March 10, 2015
“A haunting story about the long reach of the past.”—Maureen Corrigan, NPR’S Fresh Air
“In this intriguing book, [Nordhaus] shares her journey to discover who her immigrant ancestor really was—and what strange alchemy made the idea of her linger long after she was gone.” —People
La...
The Men Who United the States
America's Explorers, Inventors, Eccentrics and Mavericks, and the Creation of One Nation, Indivisible
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2013
Simon Winchester, the acclaimed New York Times bestselling author of Atlantic and The Professor and the Madman, delivers his first book about America: a fascinating popular history that illuminates the men who toiled fearlessly to discover, connect, and bond the citizenry and geography of the U.S.A....
First Women
The Grace and Power of America's Modern First Ladies
Language: English
Release Date: January 17, 2017
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the groundbreaking backstairs look at the White House, The Residence, comes an intimate, news-making look at the true modern power brokers at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue: the First Ladies, from Jackie Kennedy to Michelle Obama and Melania Trump.
One...
The Last Goodnight
A World War II Story of Espionage, Adventure, and Betrayal
Language: English
Release Date: April 12, 2016
The New York Times bestselling author of the acclaimed Dark Invasion, channels Erik Larson and Ben Macintyre in this riveting biography of Betty Pack, the dazzling American debutante who became an Allied spy during WWII and was hailed by OSS chief General “Wild Bill" Donovan as “the greatest unsung...
Clouds of Glory
The Life and Legend of Robert E. Lee
Language: English
Release Date: May 13, 2014
In Clouds of Glory: The Life and Legend of Robert E. Lee, Michael Korda, the New York Times bestselling biographer of Dwight D. Eisenhower, Ulysses S. Grant, and T. E. Lawrence, has written the first major biography of Lee in nearly twenty years, bringing to life one of America's greatest, most iconic...
Jungleland
A Mysterious Lost City and a True Story of Deadly Adventure
Language: English
Release Date: January 7, 2014
"I began to daydream about the jungle...."
On April 6, 1940, explorer and future World War II spy Theodore Morde (who would one day attempt to assassinate Adolf Hitler), anxious about the perilous journey that lay ahead of him, struggled to fall asleep at the Paris Hotel in La Ceiba,...
Life Hacks
Helpful Hints to Make Life Easier
Language: English
Release Date: May 19, 2015
Ever accidentally used your thumb as a hammer cushion while partaking in a spot of DIY?
Do you become enraged at the uncontrollable bobbing of the straw in your aluminum can?
Are you yearning to find a way to make your toilet paper roll tube enhance your music listening experience?
These...
Good Dog
True Stories of Love, Loss, and Loyalty
Language: English
Release Date: October 21, 2014
Inspired by Garden & Gun magazine’s popular “Good Dog” column, a rich collection of true stories celebrating the unique relationship between humans and their canine companions, penned by some of today’s top writers, including Jon Meacham, Roy Blount, Jr, Dominique Browning, and P.J. O’Rourke.
When...
Animal, Vegetable, Miracle - 10th anniversary edition
A Year of Food Life
Language: English
Release Date: May 2, 2017
A beautiful deluxe trade paperback edition celebrating the 10th anniversary of Barbara Kingsolver's New York Times bestseller, which describes her family's adventure as they move to a farm in southern Appalachia and realign their lives with the local food chain.
Since its publication in 2007,...
The Great Grisby
Two Thousand Years of Literary, Royal, Philosophical, and Artistic Dog Lovers and Their Exceptional Animals
Language: English
Release Date: October 7, 2014
A scholar, psychoanalyst, and cultural critic explores the multifaceted role dogs play in our world in this charming bestiary of dogs from literature, lore, and life.
While gradually unveiling her eight-year love affair with her French bulldog, Grisby, Mikita Brottman ruminates on the singular...
by Rachel Ashwell
Language: English
Release Date: October 12, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: October 12, 2010
Shabby Chic designer Rachel Ashwell shows readers how to turn any house or apartment into a comfortable, functional, beautiful, and stylish home, in this bestselling guide to getting the most out of flea-market finds and vintage treasures.
How Not to Write a Novel
200 Classic Mistakes and How to Avoid Them--A Misstep-by-Misstep Guide
Language: English
Release Date: March 17, 2009
"What do you think of my fiction book writing?" the aspiring novelist extorted.
"Darn," the editor hectored, in turn. "I can not publish your novel! It is full of what we in the business call 'really awful writing.'"
"But how shall I absolve this dilemma?...