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A heart-wrenching and beautifully crafted memoir about a woman who escaped years of domestic violence—and her sister, who did not.In April 2002, Janine Latus’s youngest sister, Amy, wrote a note and taped it to the inside of her desk drawer. Today Ron Ball and I are...
The Pulitzer Prize–winning biographer of Louisa May Alcott illuminates the world of Little Women and its author.Since its publication in 1868–69, Little Women, perhaps America's most beloved children's classic, has been handed down from mother to daughter for...
An “assiduously researched” (The Wall Street Journal), “powerful...dispassionate new biography” (The Christian Science Monitor) of Woodrow Wilson, focused on his role in the long national struggle for racial equality and women’s voting rights.More than a century after...
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Winner of the PEN New England Award “Enchanting…A book filled with so much love…Long before Oregon, Rinker Buck has convinced us that the best way to see America is from the seat of a covered wagon.” —The Wall Street Journal “Amazing…A...
For fans of Radium Girls and history and WWII buffs, The Girls Who Stepped Out of Line takes you inside the lives and experiences of 15 unknown women heroes from the Greatest Generation, the women who served, fought, struggled, and made things happen during WWII—in...
"The book I wish I'd had growing up." —Chanel Miller, author of Know My NameBest Books of 2019: Esquire O, The Oprah MagazineVariety Lit HubBook Riot Electric Literature Autostraddle Finalist: NBCC John Leonard First Book Prize Lambda Literary AwardNew York Times Book...
New York Times–Bestselling Author: An "extraordinary portrait of an extraordinary man" who accomplished much yet never sought attention or acclaim (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette).One of January Magazine's Best Books of the YearHe fought for General Washington, served with...
A guide to some of the world’s most fascinating places, as seen and experienced by writer, television host, and relentlessly curious traveler Anthony BourdainAnthony Bourdain saw more of the world than nearly anyone. His travels took him from the hidden pockets of his...
The heart-wrenchingly honest new book about life and death from forensic pathologist and bestselling author of UNNATURAL CAUSES, Dr Richard ShepherdA TIMES AND SUNDAY TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR'Deeply insightful. Unflinching' THE TIMES'A finely-crafted detective story'...
Bad Dogs Have More Fun is an unforgettable collection of more than seventy-five newspaper articles from The Philadelphia Inquirer written by former columnist John Grogan. Combining humor, wit, poignancy, and affection, these columns provide insight into the intriguing...
