Harper: 2602 books
The Last Dive
A Father and Son's Fatal Descent into the Ocean's Depths
Language: English
Release Date: January 3, 2012
Chris and Chrissy Rouse, an experienced father-and-son scuba diving team, hoped to achieve widespread recognition for their outstanding but controversial diving skills. Obsessed and ambitious, they sought to solve the secrets of a mysterious, undocumented World War II German U-boat that lay under...
It's Not About the Bra
Play Hard, Play Fair, and Put the Fun Back Into Competitive Sports
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2017
Youth sports aren't just about fun and games anymore. What should be a pleasurable experience is often marred by poor sportsmanship, trash talking, win-at-all-cost attitudes, and, in the worst cases, violence. But World Cup soccer champion and Olympic gold medalist Brandi Chastain has a solution....
The Emerald Diamond
How the Irish Transformed America's Favorite Pastime
Language: English
Release Date: February 28, 2012
From "Casey at the Bat" to Connie Mack to the Irish Sports Hall of Fame, here is the first-ever full history of the Irish people’s impact on America’s favorite past time, from its earliest years to its most significant milestones today. New York Times bestselling sportswriter Charlie...
Beowulf
An Updated Verse Translation
Language: English
Release Date: June 4, 2013
The acclaimed verse translation of the timeless epic tale of bravery and battle--the enduring saga of the hero Beowulf and the monster Grendel--the first true masterpiece of English literature.
"No self-respecting college professor will want his students to be without it....Renditions...
Success Is the Only Option
The Art of Coaching Extreme Talent
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2016
Kentucky’s charismatic coach shares the secrets of creating one of the premiere programs in college basketball, revealing how he transforms a group of former high school superstars into selfless, cohesive teams—including a remarkable squad last year that fell just one game short of a perfect season.
Kentucky...
Us Against Them
Oral History of the Ryder Cup
Language: English
Release Date: September 13, 2011
The Only Oral History of the Ryder Cup Since Its Genesis in 1927
Us Against Them recounts how the Ryder Cup grew from the brink of extinction to become the most compelling and controversial tournament in golf. The popularity of the Ryder Cup, played every other year in the fall (alternately...
Unbound
A Story of Snow and Self-Discovery
Language: English
Release Date: January 24, 2017
A young woman follows winter across five continents on a physical and spiritual journey that tests her body and soul, in this transformative memoir, full of heart and courage, that speaks to the adventurousness in all of us.
Steph Jagger had always been a force of nature. Dissatisfied with...
28 Barbary Lane
"Tales of the City" Books 1-3
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2016
Armistead Maupin's uproarious and moving Tales of the City novels—the first three of which are collected in this omnibus volume—have earned a unique niche in American literature and are considered indelible documents of cultural change from the seventies through the first two decades of the new...
Goodbye Barbary Lane
"Tales of the City" Books 7-9
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2016
By turns hilarious and heartbreaking, Armistead Maupin's bestselling Tales of the City novels—the final three of which are collected in this third omnibus volume—stand as an incomparable blend of great storytelling and incisive social commentary on American culture from the seventies through the...
Back to Barbary Lane
"Tales of the City" Books 4-6
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2016
By turns hilarious and heartbreaking, Armistead Maupin's bestselling Tales of the City novels—the fourth, fifth and sixth of which are collected in this second omnibus volume—stand as an incomparable blend of great storytelling and incisive social commentary on American culture from the seventies...
by Armistead Maupin
Language: English
Release Date: January 31, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: January 31, 2012
Inspiration for the Netflix Limited Series, Tales of the City
The second novel in the beloved Tales of the City series, Armistead Maupin’s best-selling San Francisco saga.
The tenants of 28 Barbary Lane have fled their cozy nest for adventures far afield. Mary Ann Singleton finds love...
by Armistead Maupin
Language: English
Release Date: January 31, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: January 31, 2012
Inspiration for the Netflix Limited Series, Tales of the City
The fourth novel in the beloved Tales of the City series, Armistead Maupin’s best-selling San Francisco saga.
When an ordinary househusband and his ambitious wife decide to start a family, they discover there’s more to...
by Armistead Maupin
Language: English
Release Date: January 31, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: January 31, 2012
Inspiration for the Netflix Limited Series, Tales of the City
The fifth novel in the beloved Tales of the City series, Armistead Maupin’s best-selling San Francisco saga.
Tranquillity reigns in the ancient redwood forest until a women-only music festival sets up camp downriver from...
Sports Bucket List
101 Sights Every Fan Has to See Before the Clock Runs Out
Language: English
Release Date: May 9, 2017
For every dedicated sports fan, a unique lifetime list of the 101 most important games, matches, venues, and events around the world, illustrated with color photographs and collated by a pair of Sports Illustrated veterans.
For more than twenty years, Rob Fleder and Steve Hoffman captured the...