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In this delightful debut novel, a daughter of a quaint New England college town returns to confront her father's legacy and the surprising pieces of life he has left behind.

Corduroy Mansions is the affectionate nickname given to a genteel, crumbling mansion block in London's vibrant Pimlico neighborhood, and the home turf of a new cast of captivating, quirky, and altogether McCall-Smithian characters.

The first novel from one of Japan's rising literary stars to be translated into English--a tale of murder and desperation set in a desolate seaside town, in online chat rooms and love hotels, with a cast of characters all pushed to the razor's edge.

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Saunders presents a panoramic and thoroughly researched account--at once ambitious and accessible--of the urban migrations that are reshaping our world. Blending intimate personal portraits with brilliant social analysis, "Arrival City" is sure to change the way we think about globalization.

An essential collection of writings on dance gathered and annotated by the author of "Reading Jazz, " this book is a must-have for any dance lover and a celebration of dance's history, innovation, diversity, and beauty.

The two hottest genres in comics gleefully collide head-on, as the most beloved American superhero gets the coolest Japanese manga makeover ever. In 1966, during the height of the first Batman craze, a weekly Japanese manga anthology for boys, Shonen King, licensed the rights to commission its own Batman and Robin stories. A year later, the stories stopped. They were never collected in Japan, and never translated into English. Now, in this gor...

A brilliant reconsideration of the Apostle Paul, this work explores the ways in which his writings have been misunderstood and how he has been falsely cast as an authoritarian rule-maker, misogynist, puritan, and cynical social conformist.

This beautiful album will dazzle fans of Charles M. Schulz and his art, providing an unprecedented look at the work of the most brilliant and beloved cartoonist of the twentieth century. Here is the whole gang-Charlie Brown, Lucy, Linus, Snoopy, Peppermint Patty, Schroeder, Pig-Pen, and all the others from the original Peanuts strips.More than five hundred comic strips are reproduced, as well as such rare or never-before-seen items as a sketch...

Vachss returns with a mesmerizing novel about a hard-core thief who's about to embark on a job that will alter his life forever.

A couple who are old friends of Isabel's ask for her help in a rather tricky situation: A successor is being sought for the headmaster position at their alma mater, and one of the finalists has a very serious skeleton in the closet. Could Isabel discreetly look into it?

After travel writer Fantine Antoine returns to mark the fifth anniversary of the murder of her close friend Glorette, she finds herself pulled into the tumultuous life of Glorette's 21-year-old son, Victor. Together with her father, Fantine follows Victor, determined to help him avoid the criminal future that he suddenly seems destined for.

A man buys a cell phone and starts receiving calls intended for someone else--so begins this tale about fame and obscurity, truth and deception. After some initial hesitation, the man receiving someone else's phone calls begins to play with his new identity.

After 24 years, Jorg, a convicted murderer and terrorist, has been released from prison. The announcement of his pardon sends shock waves throughout the country, but before the announcement, his friends gather for his first weekend of freedom.

A fascinating memoir from the man who revitalized visual geometry, and whose ideas about fractals have changed how we look at both the natural world and the financial world. Benoit Mandelbrot might well be our most important living scientist. The creator of fractal geometry, he has significantly improved our understanding of, among other things, financial variability and biological rhythms. His work reveals hidden order in what was once perce...

Ross offers a behind-the-scenes look at the stunning black-and-white drawings of the DC characters featured in "Mythology": Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, The Flash, Green Lantern, Black Canary, and many more.

The daughter of a steelworker gives readers an intimate history of the rise and decline of a town and an industry, weaving personal narrative, interviews with workers, and extensive research, to capture the history and character of the communities around the Sparrows Point steel mill.

Renowned for his cool reason vis-a-vis the pitfalls and cliches of racial discourse, Kennedy--former clerk to Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall, Harvard professor of law, and author--gives us shrewd and keen essays on the complex relationship between the first black president and his African-American constituency.

The deep forest and broad savannah, the campsites, kraals, and villages-from this immense area south of the Sahara Desert the distinguished American folklorist Roger D. Abrahams has selected ninety-five tales that suggest both the diversity and the interconnectedness of the people who live there. The storytellers weave imaginative myths of creation and tales of epic deeds, chilling ghost stories, and ribald tales of mischief and magic in the a...

John Ratey, bestselling author and clinical professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, lucidly explains the human brain's workings, and paves the way for a better understanding of how the brain affects who we are. Ratey provides insight into the basic structure and chemistry of the brain, and demonstrates how its systems shape our perceptions, emotions, and behavior. By giving us a greater understanding of how the brain responds to the...