Little Brown And Company : 1930 books
Stiletto
A Novel
Language: English
Release Date: June 14, 2016
In this spirited sequel to the acclaimed The Rook, Myfanwy Thomas returns to clinch an alliance between deadly rivals and avert epic -- and slimy -- supernatural war.
When secret organizations are forced to merge after years of enmity and bloodshed, only one person has the fearsome powers---and...
Silent Movies
The Birth of Film and the Triumph of Movie Culture
Language: English
Release Date: February 28, 2009
A gorgeous, lavish history of silent movies - with more than 400 amazing images - captures the birth of film and icons like Chaplin, Garbo, Clara Bow, and Valentino.
Drawing on the extraordinary collection of The Library of Congress, one of the greatest repositories for silent film and memorabilia,...
Our Band Could Be Your Life
Scenes from the American Indie Underground, 1981-1991
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2012
This is the never-before-told story of the musical revolution that happened right under the nose of the Reagan Eighties--when a small but sprawling network of bands, labels, fanzines, radio stations, and other subversives reenergized American rock with punk rock's do-it-yourself credo and created...
Cheerful Money
Me, My Family, and the Last Days of Wasp Splendor
Language: English
Release Date: September 21, 2009
Tad Friend's family is nothing if not illustrious: his father was president of Swarthmore College, and at Smith his mother came in second in a poetry contest judged by W.H. Auden--to Sylvia Plath. For centuries, Wasps like his ancestors dominated American life. But then, in the '60s, their fortunes...
2Do Before I Die
The Do-It-Yourself Guide to the Rest of Your Life
Language: English
Release Date: June 27, 2009
What's on your list? Do you dream of writing a novel someday? or of recording an album of your own music? Would you spend a month backpacking through China if you could? Have you always secretly wanted to try skydiving? or snorkeling? or snowboarding? Whatever your personal goals or aspirations, no...
Careless Love
The Unmaking of Elvis Presley
Language: English
Release Date: December 20, 2012
Careless Love is the full, true, and mesmerizing story of Elvis Presley's last two decades, in the long-awaited second volume of Peter Guralnick's masterful two-part biography.
Last Train to Memphis, the first part of Guralnick's two-volume life of Elvis Presley, was acclaimed by the New York...
Gorilla and the Bird
A Memoir of Madness and a Mother's Love
Language: English
Release Date: September 26, 2017
*Soon to be an HBO limited series*
**"Glorious...one of the best memoirs I've read in years...**a tragicomic gem about family, class, race, justice, and the spectacular weirdness of Wichita. [McDermott] can move from barely controlled hilarity to the brink of rage to aching tenderness...
Brute
The Life of Victor Krulak, U.S. Marine
Language: English
Release Date: November 10, 2010
From the earliest days of his thirty-four-year military career, Victor "Brute" Krulak displayed a remarkable facility for applying creative ways of fighting to the Marine Corps. He went on daring spy missions, was badly wounded, pioneered the use of amphibious vehicles, and masterminded...
A Dawn Like Thunder
The True Story of Torpedo Squadron Eight
Language: English
Release Date: December 8, 2008
One of the great untold stories of World War II finally comes to light in this thrilling account of Torpedo Squadron Eight and their heroic efforts in helping an outmatched U.S. fleet win critical victories at Midway and Guadalcanal. These 35 American men--many flying outmoded aircraft--changed the...
Your Favorite Band Is Killing Me
What Pop Music Rivalries Reveal About the Meaning of Life
Language: English
Release Date: May 17, 2016
One of Amazon's Best Books of 2016 So Far
Music critic Steven Hyden explores nineteen music rivalries and what they say about life
Beatles vs. Stones. Biggie vs. Tupac. Kanye vs. Taylor. Who do you choose? And what does that say about you? Actually--what do these endlessly argued-about...
by Ian Rankin
Language: English
Release Date: January 19, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: January 19, 2016
A Boston Globe Best Mystery of the Year
Rebus comes out of retirement...to save his nemesis.
Detective Inspector Siobhan Clarke is feeling the heat. She's investigating the death of a senior government prosecutor, David Minton, who has friends in high places. When one of their own is...
I Am Malala
The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban
Language: English
Release Date: October 8, 2013
A MEMOIR BY THE YOUNGEST RECIPIENT OF THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE
As seen on Netflix with David Letterman
"I come from a country that was created at midnight. When I almost died it was just after midday."
When the Taliban took control of the Swat Valley in Pakistan, one girl spoke out....
by Michael Connelly
Language: English
Release Date: October 31, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: October 31, 2017
Harry Bosch searches for the truth in the new thriller from #1 NYT bestselling author Michael Connelly
An NPR Best Book of 2017
A Times Critics' Top Book of 2017
A Barnes & Noble Best Book of 2017
A South Florida Sun-Sentinel Best Mystery of 2017
An Amazon Book...
Area 51
An Uncensored History of America's Top Secret Military Base
Language: English
Release Date: May 17, 2011
Area 51
It is the most famous military installation in the world. And it doesn't exist. Located a mere seventy-five miles outside of Las Vegas in Nevada's desert, the base has never been acknowledged by the U.S. government-but Area 51 has captivated imaginations for decades.
Myths and...