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The Supreme Court

by William H. Rehnquist

Published: 2002-02-05

Paperback: 336 pages

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This new edition of Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist’s classic book offers a lively and accessible history of the Supreme Court. His engaging writing illuminates both the high and low points in the Court's history, from Chief Justice Marshall’s dominance of the Court during the earl...

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The Short Forever (A Stone Barrington Novel)

by Stuart Woods

Published: 2003-01-28

Paperback: 432 pages

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The unflappable Stone Barrington comes face to face with two men whose lives are wrapped in shadows and lies—and who both still feel the sting of betrayal they can never forget. Between a Rock and a Hard Place Hired by an odd client previously unknown to him, Stone arrives in London, o...

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Eight Bullets: One Woman's Story of Surviving Anti-Gay Violence

by Claudia Brenner, Brenner, Hannah Ashley

Published: 1995-04

Paperback: 216 pages

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The lesbian victim of a violent hate crime that left her seriously wounded and her partner dead is the story of family and community, the medical system, the police and courts, and the media--and of one woman's incredible courage. Simultaneous. IP.

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The Big Green Tent: A Novel

by Ludmila Ulitskaya

Published: 2015-11-10

Hardcover: 592 pages

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The Big Green Tent epitomizes what we think of when we imagine the classic Russian novel.With epic breadth and intimate detail, Ludmila Ulitskaya’s remarkable work tells the story of three school friends who meet in Moscow in the 1950s and go on to embody the heroism, folly, compromise, ...

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Red Star Tattoo: My Life as a Girl Revolutionary

by Sonja Larsen

Published: 2016-01-12

Hardcover: 272 pages

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From hardscrabble Milwaukee to dreamy Hawaii, from turbulent Montreal to free-spirited California, Red Star Tattoo is Sonja Larsen's unforgettable memoir of a young life spent on the move. By the age of 16, Sonja joins a cult-like communist organization in Brooklyn--unaware of the dark n...

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Good on Paper

by Rachel Cantor

Published: 2016-01-26

Hardcover: 320 pages

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THE HIGHLY ANTICIPATED SECOND NOVEL FROM THE WRITER EMILY ST. JOHN MANDEL (STATION ELEVEN) CALLS “SHARP, WITTY, AND IMMENSELY ENTERTAINING” Is a new life possible? Because Shira Greene’s life hasn’t quite turned out as planned. She’s a single mom living with her daughter and he...

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The Lovers: Afghanistan's Romeo and Juliet, the True Story of How They Defied Their Families and Escaped an Honor Killing

by Rod Nordland

Published: 2016-01-26

Hardcover: 384 pages

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A riveting, real-life equivalent of The Kite Runner—an astonishingly powerful and profoundly moving story of a young couple willing to risk everything for love that puts a human face on the ongoing debate about women’s rights in the Muslim world.Zakia and Ali were from different tribes...

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These Our Noble Sons: An American Story

by Thomas Wade Oliver

Published: 2015-06-11

Paperback: 290 pages

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These Our Noble Sons, a novel about childhood friendships and selfless sacrifice, features two of Oliver's most memorable characters: delicate and reserved Robert Debruijn, who dreams of one day becoming a physician like his father; and Patrick Bennett, a popular and outspoken all-American teenage athlete....

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Green Island: A novel

by Shawna Yang Ryan

Published: 2016-02-23

Hardcover: 400 pages

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A stunning story of love, betrayal, and family, set against the backdrop of a changing Taiwan over the course of the twentieth century.February 28, 1947: Trapped inside the family home amid an uprising that has rocked Taipei, Dr. Tsai delivers his youngest daughter, the unnamed narrator of...

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The Millionaire and the Bard: Henry Folger's Obsessive Hunt for Shakespeare's First Folio

by Andrea Mays

Published: 2015-05-12

Hardcover: 368 pages

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Today it is the most valuable book in the world. Recently one sold for over five million dollars. It is the book that rescued the name of William Shakespeare and half of his plays from oblivion. The Millionaire and the Bard tells the miraculous and romantic story of the making of the First...