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Bright Promises, Dismal Performance: An Economist's Protest
The Nobel Prize winner writes here on current issues of prevailing concern to every American citizen and taxpayer, displaying the powers of analysis and expression that have made …
William James: In the Maelstrom of American Modernism
The definitive biography of the fascinating William James, whose life and writing put an indelible stamp on psychology, philosophy, teaching, and religion -- on modernism itself …
On All Sides Nowhere: Building a Life in Rural Idaho
When Bill Gruber left Philadelphia for graduate school in Idaho, he and his wife decided to experience true rural living. His longing for the solitude and natural beauty that …
Scandalmonger
The bestselling historical novel that exposes the less than honorable side of our Founding Fathers by the Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist. In this gripping and timely work, …
The Watcher and Other Stories
The three long stories in this volume show the range and virtuosity of Italy's most imaginative writer. "Like Jorge Luis Borges and Gabriel Garc a M rquez, Italo Calvino dreams …
Duse: A Biography
Drawing on a wealth of unpublished letters, diaries, and personal papers, Weaver brings alive the legend of Italian actress Eleanor Duse, one of the greatest actresses in the …
The Chief: The Life of William Randolph Hearst
The definitive and "utterly absorbing" biography of America's first news media baron based on newly released private and business documents (Vanity Fair).In The Chief, David Nasaw …
Best American Sports Writing 2008
Mr. Lincoln Goes to War
This groundbreaking work of history investigates the mystery of how the Civil War began, reconsidering the big question: Was it inevitable? William Marvel vividly depicts President …
Waiting for Teddy Williams
In "one of the funniest and most heartfelt baseball stories in recent memory" (Publishers Weekly), Howard Frank Mosher returns to Kingdom Common, Vermont, to spin a touching …
If the Creek Don't Rise
A niece of an African-American widow and sharecropper describes how she was placed in her aunt's custody at the age of four, the racial factors that compromised their family's …