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Rivers of Blood, Rivers of Gold

by Mark Cocker

“Cocker has written a book on a broad subject, the kind that professional historians too rarely produce. . . . Rivers of Blood, Rivers of Gold is a heroic attempt…

A Question of Mercy

by David Rabe

“Beautifully considered, piercingly clear-eyed . . . Mr. Rabe, in a play that reestablishes him as one of America’s preeminent dramatists . . . has written an exquisitely controlled about…

Once Is Not Enough

by Jacqueline Susann

“[Susann’s] pulp poetry resonates to this day. With her formula of sex, drugs and show business, Susann didn’t so much capture the tenor of her times as she did predict…

The Middle East and Islamic World Reader

by Marvin Gettleman

A broad-ranging survey of the Muslim world, newly revised and expanded to include the dramatic events of the Arab Spring.

Magnum

by Russell Miller

‘miller deftly conveys the excitement of being a photojournalist at a time when world events were unfolding at a furious pace . . . a cracking good story.” –Sarah Coleman,…

The Importance of a Piece of Paper

by Jimmy Santiago Baca

“[Baca] continues to mine his experience, exploring conflicts between the rich traditions of Chicano culture and a modern world impatient with them. . . . His imagery. . . is…

Everybody Wins

by Arthur Miller

Everybody Wins, with a provocative preface on the role of language in screenwriting is a richly atmospheric, masterfully plotted suspense story, but of course, in the hands of Arthur Miller,…

Transient Desires

by Donna Leon

In the landmark thirtieth installment of the bestselling series the New Yorker has called “an unusually potent cocktail of atmosphere and event,” Guido Brunetti is forced to confront an unimaginable…

Salam Pax

by Salam Pax

“He was funny, precise, and brave from a position no one on this side of the crosshairs will ever face. . . . The primary narrative is as gut-twisting as…

Jimmy Santiago Baca

Born in New Mexico of Indio-Mexican descent, Jimmy Santiago Baca was raised first by his grandmother and later sent to an orphanage. A runaway at age 13, it was after…