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

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….

Alexander the Great

“Written in the best of good taste and in a style . . . of lucid simplicity.” –The Atlantic…

Black Folktales

…a tribute to the universality of these tales–and to Lester’s ability to see it–that we are thus presented with old truths dressed for today.” –The New York Times Book Review…

What It Is Like to Go to War, by Karl Marlantes

From the author of the New York Times best seller Matterhorn, which has sold over 250,000 copies, What It Is Like to Go to War is a powerful nonfiction book…

The Tremor of Forgery

“Highsmith has produced work as serious in its implications and as subtle in its approach as anything being done in the novel today.” —Julian Symons…