Harpercollins E Books: 5637 books
Your Flying Car Awaits
Robot Butlers, Lunar Vacations, and Other Dead-Wrong Predictions of the Twentieth Century
Language: English
Release Date: December 8, 2009
A delightful mixture of science fiction, utopian vision, and just plain crazy ideas, Your Flying Car Awaits is a hilarious and insightful compendium of the most outrageous and completely ridiculous predictions of the 20th Century. Award-winning journalist Paul Milo’s collection of “Robot Butlers,...
The Throne of the Third Heaven of the Nations Millennium General Assembly
Poems Collected and New
Language: English
Release Date: March 3, 2009
From the award-winning poet and novelist—a must-have collection of his four previous books of poetry plus a selection of new, unpublished work.
Why Do Pirates Love Parrots?
An Imponderables (R) Book
Language: English
Release Date: October 13, 2009
Are you the type of person who stays up nights wondering how they get the paper tag into Hershey's Kisses? Or why portholes are round?
Even if you don't lose sleep over such matters, you have to admit that such questions are, well, worthy of consideration.
Here, from David Feldman, creator...
The Essential Rumi - reissue
New Expanded Edition
Language: English
Release Date: September 14, 2010
This revised and expanded edition of The Essential Rumi includes a new introduction by Coleman Barks and more than 80 never-before-published poems.
Through his lyrical translations, Coleman Barks has been instrumental in bringing this exquisite literature to a remarkably wide range of readers,...
Biblical Literacy
The Most Important People, Events, and Ideas of the Hebrew Bible
Language: English
Release Date: August 17, 2010
As he did so brilliantly in his bestselling book, jewish literacy,Joseph Teluslikin once again mines a subject of, Jewish history and religion so richly that his book becomes an inspiring companion and a fundamental reference. In Biblical Lileracy, Telushkin turns his attention to the Hebrew Bible...
Amazing Grace
The Story of America's Most Beloved Song
Language: English
Release Date: October 13, 2009
Behind our most beloved hymn is a fascinating story spanning continents, cultures, and centuries. Inspired by the way "Amazing Grace" continues to change and grow in popularity, acclaimed music writer Steve Turner embarks on a journey to trace the life of the hymn, from Olney, England, where...
Bible Babel
Making Sense of the Most Talked About Book of All Time
Language: English
Release Date: February 2, 2010
“Kristin Swenson offers a confident, well-paced, well-informed, and accessible guide to Bible basics and biblical literacy.” — Walter Brueggemann, author of An Unsettling God: The Heart of the Hebrew Bible
Bible Babel, from author and religious studies professor Kristin Swenson, is a...
Step by Step
A Pedestrian Memoir
Language: English
Release Date: May 19, 2009
From the revered New York Times bestselling author comes a touching, insightful, and humorous memoir of an unlikely racewalker and world traveler
Before Lawrence Block was the author of bestselling novels featuring unforgettable characters such as the hit man Keller, private investigator...
Red Land, Black Land
Daily Life in Ancient Egypt
Language: English
Release Date: January 25, 2011
A fascinating, erudite, and witty glimpse of the human side of ancient Egypt—this acclaimed classic work is now revised and updated for a new generation
Displaying the unparalleled descriptive power, unerring eye for fascinating detail, keen insight, and trenchant wit that have made the...
Rebirth of a Nation
The Making of Modern America, 1877-1920
Language: English
Release Date: June 9, 2009
"Fascinating.... A major work by a leading historian at the top of his game—at once engaging and tightly argued." —The New York Times Book Review
“Dazzling cultural history: smart, provocative, and gripping. It is also a book for our times, historically grounded, hopeful, and...
by Michael Tunison
Language: English
Release Date: August 18, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: August 18, 2009
Popular football blogger Michael Tunison of KissingSuzyKolber.com offers the no-hold-barred rules and bylaws that every football fan should know in The Football Fan’s Manifesto. With humor and tough love, this It Books paperback original takes readers through the essential rules of fandom, such as picking a favorite team, and teaches them how to be true football fans.
by Mark Edmundson
Language: English
Release Date: May 4, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: May 4, 2010
“Hilarious, harrowing, and ultimately inspiring.... Truly, there is something arresting and wonderful on every page.”
— Michael Pollan
“With sentences that sometimes astonish” (Matthew Crawford, author of Shop Class as Soulcraft), celebrated cultural critic Mark Edmundson has written...
The Nicklaus Way
How to Apply Jack Nicklaus’s Unique Course Strategies and Scoring Techniques to Your Own Game
Language: English
Release Date: October 13, 2009
Jack Nicklaus set a record for most career victories in major championships, capturing a total of eighteen between 1962 and 1986, including six Masters wins. In 1988 Golf Magazine named the "Golden Bear" Golfer of the Century, recognizing his exceptional swing and shot-making game, his strength...
Why Obamacare Is Wrong for America
How the New Health Care Law Drives Up Costs, Puts Government in Charge of Your Decisions, and Threatens Your Constitutional Rights
Language: English
Release Date: March 22, 2011
Why ObamaCare is Wrong for America is the first in-depth examination of the impact of the new national health care law on American individuals, families, and businesses. Written by an esteemed quartet of experts and former health policy officials, Why ObamaCare is Wrong for America demystifies the...