Little Brown And Company : 1930 books
The Urban Bestiary
Encountering the Everyday Wild
Language: English
Release Date: September 17, 2013
From the bestselling author of Crow Planet, a compelling journey into the secret lives of the wild animals at our back door.
In THE URBAN BESTIARY, acclaimed nature writer Lyanda Lynn Haupt journeys into the heart of the everyday wild, where coyotes, raccoons, chickens, hawks, and humans live...
The Baby Sleep Book
The Complete Guide to a Good Night's Rest for the Whole Family
Language: English
Release Date: December 14, 2008
Everything you need to know about getting your baby or toddler to sleep -- from America's foremost baby and childcare experts.
Babies don't automatically know how to sleep through the night; they need to be taught. The Sears family has learned from decades of pediatric practice, bolstered by...
by James Patterson, Michael Ledwidge
Language: English
Release Date: July 2, 2007
Language: English
Release Date: July 2, 2007
A one-night stand spirals into a web of dark secrets in James Patterson's steamy thriller of love, lust, and murder.
Lauren Stillwell is not your average damsel in distress. When the NYPD cop discovers her husband leaving a hotel with another woman, she decides to beat him at his own game....
And Soon I Heard a Roaring Wind
A Natural History of Moving Air
Language: English
Release Date: July 26, 2016
A thrilling exploration of the science and history of wind from the bestselling author of Cold.
Scientist and bestselling nature writer Bill Streever goes to any extreme to explore wind--the winds that built empires, the storms that wreck them--by traveling right through it. Narrating from...
Cold Snap
Stories
Language: English
Release Date: November 8, 2016
Following his celebrated debut collection, The Pugilist at Rest, National Book Award nominee Thom Jones delivers a lacerating collection of stories that plunges us once again into an edgy, adrenalized world of desire, mania, and rage. In ten new stories, Jones introduces us to hard-luck fighters steeling...
Altruism
The Power of Compassion to Change Yourself and the World
Language: English
Release Date: June 2, 2015
The author of the international bestseller Happiness makes a passionate case for altruism--and why we need it now more than ever.
In Happiness, Matthieu Ricard demonstrated that true happiness is not tied to fleeting moments or sensations, but is an enduring state of soul rooted in mindfulness...
by Evelyn Waugh
Language: English
Release Date: December 11, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 11, 2012
Fueled by idealism and eagerness to contribute to the war effort, Guy Crouchback becomes attached to a commando unit undergoing training on the Hebridean isle of Mugg, where the whisky flows freely and respect must be paid to the laird. But the comedy of Mugg is soon followed by the bitterness of...
by Nick Tosches
Language: English
Release Date: August 4, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: August 4, 2015
A work of dangerous and haunting beauty by America's last real literary outlaw.
Under Tiberius is a thrilling story of crime and deceit involving the man who came to be called Jesus Christ. Deep in the recesses of the Vatican, Nick Tosches unearths a first-century memoir by Gaius Fulvius Falconius,...
by Matthew Weiner
Language: English
Release Date: November 7, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: November 7, 2017
The explosive debut novel - about family, power and privilege - from the creator of the award-winning Mad Men.
Named a Barnes & Noble Best Book of the Year
Mark and Karen Breakstone have constructed the idyllic life of wealth and status they always wanted, made complete by their...
Infectious Madness
The Surprising Science of How We "Catch" Mental Illness
Language: English
Release Date: October 6, 2015
"Fascinating...A superb book."--Robert Sapolsky, Stanford professor of neuroscience and neurosurgery and author of Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers
What causes mental illness? We've long blamed stress, trauma, and brain-chemistry imbalances. But a new theory is quietly achieving critical...
This Is Real and You Are Completely Unprepared
The Days of Awe as a Journey of Transformation
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2003
There are times in life when we are caught utterly unprepared: a death in the family, the end of a relationship, a health crisis. These are the times when the solid ground we thought we stood on disappears beneath our feet, leaving us reeling and heartbroken, as we stumble back to our faith.
The...
The House That Ruth Built
A New Stadium, the First Yankees Championship, and the Redemption of 1923
Language: English
Release Date: April 4, 2011
The untold story of Babe Ruth's Yankees, John McGraw's Giants, and the extraordinary baseball season of 1923
Before the 27 World Series titles--before Joe DiMaggio, Mickey Mantle, and Derek Jeter-the Yankees were New York's shadow franchise. They hadn't won a championship, and they didn't even...
Brothers (and Me)
A Memoir of Loving and Giving
Language: English
Release Date: December 8, 2011
ยท Donna Britt has always been surrounded by men-her father, three brothers, two husbands, three sons, countless friends. She learned to give to them at an early age. But after her beloved brother Darrell's senseless killing by police 30 years ago, she began giving more, unconsciously seeking to help...
The Liars' Gospel
A Novel
Language: English
Release Date: March 12, 2013
An award-winning writer re-imagines the life of Jesus, from the points of view of four people closest to him before his death.
This is the story of Yehoshuah, who wandered Roman-occupied Judea giving sermons and healing the sick. Now, a year after his death, four people tell their stories....