Anthology of Japanese Literature

The sweep of Japanese literature in all its great variety was made available to Western readers for the first time in this anthology.

The Dark Clue

“A luscious Victorian thriller that . . . sends two characters from [Wilkie Collins’ The Woman in White] on a brilliant literary mission. . . . We are soon exposed…

Eight Days at Yalta

Meticulously researched and vividly written, published on the 75th anniversary of the historic Yalta conference, Eight Days at Yalta is the definitive new history of the meeting that reordered the…

1941: Fighting the Shadow War

A thrilling exploration of the little-known history of America’s clandestine involvement in World War II prior to Pearl Harbor….

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)…

The Long Night of White Chickens

“A remarkable novel. . . . Accruing vivid new details at every turn, Roger’s account gives the reader the most immediate possible sense of a country and its people, the…

The Perfect War

“Powerfully and persuasively, William Gibson tells us why we were in Vietnam. This book is a work of daring brilliance–an eye-opening chronicle of waste and self-delusion.” –Robert Olen Butler…

Much Depends On Dinner

“Fascinating . . . Margaret Visser is a gifted informal writer, and these chapters combine a wealth of unusual information with extreme readability. . . . In short, Visser whetted…

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…

Hiroshima Mon Amour