Malaria Dreams

“One of the funniest tales of misadventure to come along in quite a while. . . . Mr. Stevens has a wonderful eye for the curiosities of human behavior, Third…

Exploration of the Valley of the Amazon, 1851-1852

The Hidden War

“[A] remarkable book . . . Borovik manages to convey an intimate sense of the war in Afghanistan with the novelist’s eye for the telling image. . . . Borovik…

The Indispensables

From the bestselling author of Washington’s Immortals and The Unknowns, an important new chronicle of the American Revolution heralding the heroic actions of the Marbleheaders from Massachusetts…

Parliament of Whores

“Pick up O’Rourke’s Parliament of Whores, a riotously funny and perceptive indictment of America’s political system. You’ll stop reading only when you stop laughing. . . . Parliament of Whores…

The Temple

“The Temple is a wonderfully immediate and truthful book, and no doubt this is the way it was in Germany and in the lives and thoughts of a significant circle;…

Brunetti’s Venice

“Reading Leon has fueled a fantasy common to visitors in this secretive, surreally beautiful city: that somehow, despite your total lack of local credentials, you’ll be invited through . ….

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…

Chatterton

“Nominated for the prestigious Booker Prize – Chatterton is one of those rare books equal to its hype… A tour de force, a brilliant novel.” –USA Today…

Gabriel’s Moon

From the internationally bestselling author beloved by readers everywhere, William Boyd offers his most exhilarating novel yet, following a reluctant spy drawn into the shadows of espionage and obsession