Grisly and atmospheric…[these] stories feature small worlds of animal amorality in which the sweet taste
of revenge leaves no aftertaste of guilt. —Publishers Weekly Nowhere is Patricia Highsmith's affinity for animals more apparent than in The Animal-Lover's Book of Beastly ...
This stunningly beautiful memoir (San Francisco Chronicle) is now a major motion picture starring Robert
De Niro and Paul Dano. Nick Flynn met his father when he was working as a caseworker in a homeless shelter in Boston. As a ...
An irresistible book about Grub Street, authorship and the literary marketplace.Washington Post Book World Jason
Epstein has led arguably the most creative career in book publishing during the past half-century. He founded Anchor Books and launched the quality paperback revolution, ...
A good read even for those who have not the least ancestral or national biasfor
those who desire civilized entertainment along with brilliant narrative. Seattle TimesIn thirty-five years and dozens of return trips to Ireland, Thomas Lynch has found a ...
A delightful and hilarious companion for anyone taking a trip and an indispensable work for
any fan of Jan Morris. With her travel chronicles unparalleled in twentieth-century literature, Jan Morris’s legendary books on Venice, Manhattan, and Trieste have made her ...
“A perfect volume to initiate majors into the discipline and delight of carefully examining presumptions,
priorities, language, and structures of both primary and secondary texts.” Stephen R. Honeygosky, University of PittsburghThis Norton Critical Edition includes:• The Second Quarto ...
Jane Brody, America's authority on great food that is also good food, has written three
best-selling books on healthful eating. Now, with the collaboration of Richard Flaste, she has produced another winner in this newest volume, a primer on seafood ...
One of the most influential chef-restaurateurs of all time reflects on a career defined by
surprising, delicious food.From his first apprenticeship in France to his Michelin-starred restaurant empire, Jean-Georges Vongerichten’s cuisine is inspired by the freshest ingredients, the simplest techniques, ...