Complicated Shadows

“Sensitive, impeccably researched account of his journey from pub-rock mediocrity in Flip City to New Wave megastardom with the Attractions and beyond.” –Time Out (London)…

The Caddie Was a Reindeer

A joy ride through the wild world of sports from “the best sportswriter in the country” (St. Paul Pioneer Press)…

About Harry Towns

“About Harry Towns is a goddamn heartbreaking delight and you are a fool if you miss it. Friedman has created a character unique, haunting, and completely memorable in stories which…

The Industrial Revolutionaries

“[An] engaging survey . . . Weightman expertly marshals his cast of characters across continents and centuries, forging a genuinely global history that brings the collaborative, if competitive, business of…

The Breaking of Nations

“Essentially an attempt to bridge the ideological divide between hard and soft power. Both, he suggests in this short, elegant collection of essays, are necessary in today’s messy world.” –The…

The Unvanquished

From the bestselling author of The Indispensables, the unknown and dramatic story of irregular guerrilla warfare that altered the course of the Civil War and inspired the origins of America’s…

The Ordinary Seaman

“A stunningly well-written second novel from a major talent of great style and soul.” —The Miami Herald…

The Race for the Triple Crown

“In crisp, elegant prose, Drape captures his subjects and their sport, taking readers behind the scenes and telling the stories that make the sport of kings endlessly fascinating. The Race…

Teach Us to Outgrow Our Madness

“[A] remarkable book. . . . Oe is a supremely gifted writer (and fortunate in having found Nathan as a translator.)” –Ivan Gold, The Washington Post…

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