Simon Schuster: 4797 books
A Covert Affair
Julia Child and Paul Child in the OSS
Language: English
Release Date: April 5, 2011
Bestselling author Jennet Conant brings us a stunning account of Julia and Paul Child’s experiences as members of the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) in the Far East during World War II and the tumultuous years when they were caught up in the McCarthy Red spy hunt in the 1950s and behaved with...
The Road to Jonestown
Jim Jones and Peoples Temple
Language: English
Release Date: April 11, 2017
2018 Edgar Award Finalist—Best Fact Crime
“A thoroughly readable, thoroughly chilling account of a brilliant con man and his all-too vulnerable prey” (The Boston Globe)—the definitive story of preacher Jim Jones, who was responsible for the Jonestown Massacre, the largest murder-suicide in...
Bobby Kennedy
A Raging Spirit
Language: English
Release Date: October 31, 2017
In Chris Matthews’s New York Times bestselling portrait of Robert F. Kennedy, “Readers witness the evolution of Kennedy’s soul. Through tragedy after tragedy we find the man humanized” (Associated Press).
With his bestselling biography Jack Kennedy, Chris Matthews profiled of one of...
The Victors
Eisenhower And His Boys The Men Of World War Ii
Language: English
Release Date: July 15, 1999
From America’s preeminent military historian, Stephen E. Ambrose, comes the definitive telling of the war in Europe, from D-Day, June 6, 1944, to the end, eleven months later, on May 7, 1945.
This authoritative narrative account is drawn by the author himself from his five acclaimed books...
A Bridge Too Far
The Classic History of the Greatest Battle of World War II
Language: English
Release Date: February 16, 2010
The classic account of one of the most dramatic battles of World War II.
A Bridge Too Far is Cornelius Ryan's masterly chronicle of the Battle of Arnhem, which marshalled the greatest armada of troop-carrying aircraft ever assembled and cost the Allies nearly twice as many casualties as D-Day.
In...
by Betty Edwards
Language: English
Release Date: October 9, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: October 9, 2008
Whether you are a business manager, teacher, writer, technician, or student, you'll find Drawing on the Artist Within the most effective program ever created for tapping your creative powers. Profusely illustrated with hundreds of instructional drawings and the work of master artists, this book is...
The Lion in the Living Room
How House Cats Tamed Us and Took Over the World
Language: English
Release Date: October 18, 2016
A New York Times bestseller about how cats conquered the world and our hearts in this “deep and illuminating perspective on our favorite household companion” (Huffington Post).
House cats rule bedrooms and back alleys, deserted Antarctic islands, even cyberspace. And unlike dogs, cats offer...
Lessons From Lucy
The Simple Joys of an Old, Happy Dog
Language: English
Release Date: April 2, 2019
**In this “little gem” (**Washington Independent Review of Books), Pulitzer Prize–winning columnist and New York Timesbestselling author Dave Barry learns how to age happily from his old but joyful dog, Lucy.
As Dave Barry turns seventy—not happily—he realizes that his dog, Lucy,...
At Home with Madame Chic
Becoming a Connoisseur of Daily Life
Language: English
Release Date: October 7, 2014
Approach life at home the Madame Chic way: a beautiful, illustrated toolbox of tips and ideas for organizing, entertaining, and savoring a stylish life.
When she arrived at Madame Chic’s Parisian apartment as a foreign exchange student, Jennifer Scott was a casual California girl who thought...
Gearheads
The Turbulent Rise of Robotic Sports
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2007
In the early nineties, a visionary special-effects guru named Marc Thorpe conjured a field of dreams different from any the world had seen before: It would be framed by unbreakable plastic instead of cornstalks; populated not by ghostly ballplayers but by remote-controlled robots, armed to the steely...
Green This! Volume 1
Greening Your Cleaning
Language: English
Release Date: April 10, 2007
Change the way you clean and keep your family's home wholesome and healthy with the help of expert and activist Deirdre Imus.
We all grew up thinking chemical smells like bleach and ammonia signaled "clean." But as Deirdre Imus reveals, some of the chemicals we use to maintain our homes are...
Oink
My Life with Mini-Pigs
Language: English
Release Date: September 20, 2011
In an entertaining cross between Babe and Marley & Me, a family of six (plus a dog, cat, and several chickens) decides to invite two mini-pigs into their chaotic household.
Matt Whyman enjoyed a quiet writer’s life in the English countryside . . . until his career wife, Emma, discovered the...
by Benoit Denizet-Lewis
Language: English
Release Date: July 22, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: July 22, 2014
A New York Times bestseller and People “Book of the Week”: This hilarious, charming road trip through canine-loving America is “essential reading for dog lovers and armchair travelers” (Library Journal, starred review).
“I don’t think my dog likes me very much,” New York Times...
Homeward Bound
Why Women Are Embracing the New Domesticity
Language: English
Release Date: May 7, 2013
Emily Matchar offers a smart, measured investigation into the cultural, social, and economic implications of a return to domesticity in this fascinating book “chock-full of historical context, strong research and compelling personal stories” (Christian Science Montor).
Amid today’s rising...