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Daughter of the River
by Hong Ying“This remarkable account of a childhood spent on the banks of the Yangtze River . . . explores the depths of personal and civil repression with an almost brutal grace.”…
My Friend the Mercenary
by James Brabazon“Intensely vivid story of war and the peculiar breed of warriors who fight in 21st-century Africa. . . A haunting memoir and tribute to an extraordinary comrade-at-arms.” —Kirkus Reviews…
James William Gibson
…human use. In contrast, environmentalists want us to understand plants and animals, land and sea as living, animate beings, just the way our ancestors did. For example, Julia Butterfly Hill…
Ruth Brandon
…recent Houdini film. In non-fiction, my principal interest has been to use biography not as an end in itself, but as a way into social and cultural history. I take…
Violencia!
by Bruce Jay Friedman“[Friedman’s] writing is so funny – and deceptively effortless – critics often liken it to a stand-up comedy routine.”–The New York Times…
United Nations
by Stanley MeislerWith four new chapters, this updated edition of United Nations: A History completes the story of the UN’s last sixty-five years, its successes and turbulent past….
Tough, Tough Toys for Tough, Tough Boys
by Will Self“Self’s satires combine humanity with ingenuity, manifesting a Swiftian obsession with scale, a Kafkaesque fixation with blind alleys and the narrative legerdemain of Jorge Luis Borges.”–The Times Literary Supplement (London)…
Shrouds of Glory
by Winston Groom“Groom peoples his history with vivid characters. Shrouds of Glory effectively evokes the overwhelming momentousness of war.” –Christopher Lehmann–Haupt, The New York Times…
She May Not Leave
by Fay Weldon“One of England’s most superb novelists, could best be described as a 21st-century Thackery. . . . Weldon’s sharp wit and incisive skewering of the mores of the moment make…
Pack of Cards
by Penelope Lively“One of Britain’s most imaginative and important contemporary writers.” –Library Journal…
