Little Brown And Company : 1930 books
Boyd
The Fighter Pilot Who Changed the Art of War
Language: English
Release Date: November 21, 2002
John Boyd may be the most remarkable unsung hero in all of American military history. Some remember him as the greatest U.S. fighter pilot ever -- the man who, in simulated air-to-air combat, defeated every challenger in less than forty seconds. Some recall him as the father of our country's most...
The Lady Queen
The Notorious Reign of Joanna I, Queen of Naples, Jerusalem, and Sicily
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2018
The riveting history of a beautiful queen, a shocking murder, a papal trial -- and a reign as triumphant as any in the Middle Ages.
On March 15, 1348, twenty-two-year-old Joanna I, Queen of Naples, stood trial for the murder of her husband before the Pope and his court in Avignon. Determined...
Filthy Rich
A Powerful Billionaire, the Sex Scandal that Undid Him, and All the Justice that Money Can Buy: The Shocking True Story of Jeffrey Epstein
Language: English
Release Date: October 10, 2016
You've read the Jeffrey Epstein headlines, now get the full story. The world's bestselling author, James Patterson, has written the definitive book on the billionaire pedophile at the center of the newly unsealed federal sex crimes case.
Jeffrey Epstein rose from humble origins into the New...
by David Sedaris
Language: English
Release Date: April 23, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: April 23, 2013
A guy walks into a bar car and...
From here the story could take many turns. When this guy is David Sedaris, the possibilities are endless, but the result is always the same: he will both delight you with twists of humor and intelligence and leave you deeply moved.
Sedaris remembers...
Hold Still
A Memoir with Photographs
Language: English
Release Date: May 12, 2015
NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST
ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR
The New York Times, Washington Post, The San Francisco Chronicle, Vogue, NPR, Publishers Weekly, BookPage
A revealing and beautifully written memoir and family history from acclaimed photographer Sally Mann.
In...
The Man in the Glass House
Philip Johnson, Architect of the Modern Century
Language: English
Release Date: November 6, 2018
A "smoothly written and fair-minded" (Wall Street Journal) biography of architect Philip Johnson--a finalist for the National Book Critic's Circle Award
When Philip Johnson died in 2005 at the age of 98, he was still one of the most recognizable--and influential--figures on the American...
The Traveling Feast
On the Road and at the Table with My Heroes
Language: English
Release Date: June 5, 2018
Acclaimed author Rick Bass decided to thank all of his writing heroes in person, one meal at a time, in this "rich smorgasbord of a memoir . . . a soul-nourishing, road-burning act of tribute" (New York Times Book Review)****.
"Exuberant . . . A classic . . . This is a rich bounty...
Paul McCartney
The Life
Language: English
Release Date: May 3, 2016
The definitive Paul McCartney biography, written with his approval by bestselling biographer Philip Norman.
Since the age of twenty-one, Paul McCartney has lived one of the ultimate rock-n-roll lives played out on the most public of stages. Now, Paul's story is told by rock music's foremost...
Daughters of the Winter Queen
Four Remarkable Sisters, the Crown of Bohemia, and the Enduring Legacy of Mary, Queen of Scots
Language: English
Release Date: April 10, 2018
The thrilling family saga of five unforgettable women who remade Europe
From the great courts, glittering palaces, and war-ravaged battlefields of the seventeenth century comes the story of four spirited sisters and their glamorous mother, Elizabeth Stuart, granddaughter of the martyred Mary,...
You Don't Have to Say You Love Me
A Memoir
Language: English
Release Date: June 13, 2017
The Instant New York Times Bestseller
Shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction
A searing, deeply moving memoir about family, love, loss, and forgiveness from the critically acclaimed, bestselling National Book Award-winning author of The Absolutely True Diary of...
Gonzo
The Life of Hunter S. Thompson
Language: English
Release Date: October 31, 2007
Few American lives are stranger, more action-packed, or wilder than that of Hunter S. Thompson. Born a rebel in Louisville, Kentucky, Thompson spent a lifetime channeling his energy and insight into such landmark works as Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas - and his singular and provocative style challenged...
Golden Lads
Sir Francis Bacon, Anthony Bacon, and Their Friends
Language: English
Release Date: December 17, 2013
"Daphne du Maurier has no equal." --Sunday Telegraph
Prior to the publication of Golden Lads, Anthony Bacon was viewed as a footnote in the history of his younger brother, Francis. A fascinating historical figure in his own right, Anthony Bacon was a contemporary of the brilliant...
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Language: English
Release Date: November 13, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: November 13, 2012
The books that we choose to keep --let alone read-- can say a lot about who we are and how we see ourselves. In MY IDEAL BOOKSHELF, dozens of leading cultural figures share the books that matter to them most; books that define their dreams and ambitions and in many cases helped them find their way...
The Only Girl
My Life and Times on the Masthead of Rolling Stone
Language: English
Release Date: August 21, 2018
A raucous and vividly dishy memoir by the only woman writer on the masthead of Rolling Stone Magazine in the early Seventies.
In 1971, Robin Green had an interview with Jann Wenner at the offices Rolling Stone magazine. She had just moved to Berkeley, California, a city that promised "Good...