Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit

“A daring, unconventional comic novel . . . by employing quirky anecdotes, which are told with romping humor, and by splicing various parables into the narrative, Winterson allows herself the…

A Splendid Exchange

“[An] entertaining and greatly enlightening book . . . Bernstein is a fine writer and knows how to tell a great story well. . . . He never loses sight…

A Spy at the Heart of the Third Reich

“For a long time hardly anyone was aware of just how courageous and determined Fritz Kolbe was in resisting the Nazi regime. . . . [A Spy at the Heart…

The Trigger

“The most original of First World War centenary books. . . . A travel narrative of rare resonance and insight.” —Sunday Times (UK)…

Essays in Zen Buddhism

The CEO of the Sofa

“Not content to rest on his laurels, the bestselling humorist O’Rourke instead settles back on his caustic couch to offer a wide-angled worldview from his own living room, his salon…

Last Night in Nuuk

The highly acclaimed debut from an author profiled by the New Yorker as her country’s “unlikely literary star,” Last Night in Nuuk follows the lives of five young Greenlanders exploring…

The Spirit of Zen

“Alan Watts is the brain and Buddha of American Zen.” –The Nation…

There’s a Riot Going On

“Fascinating . . . There’s a Riot Going On [is] a step toward drawing a distinction between the fanatic and the visionary, the image and the substance.”—Zachary Lazar, Los Angeles…

The Heritage of the Bhikku

From the best-selling author of What the Buddha Taught, the fascinating story of the Buddhist monks’ life of service….