Dogma

“Yes, Smith enjoys shock value, but this time he makes it mercilessly funny and places it in the context of an obviously devout, enlightened parable. . . . With Dogma…

An Explorer’s Notebook

From internationally acclaimed scientist Tim Flannery, captivating essays and articles on the wonders of the natural world.

Get Your Tongue Out of My Mouth, I’m Kissing You Good-bye!

“Like Dorothy Parker, Ms. Heimel is an urban romantic with a scathing X-ray vision that penetrates her most deeply cherished fantasies.” –The New York Times…

Hiroshima Mon Amour

I Don’t Care if We Never Get Back

“A fun ride that evokes the spirit of sports stunt journalist George Plimpton and the dazed road-trip fever of Hunter S. Thompson, minus the mind-altering substances. . . . It’s…

In the Shadow of the American Dream

“He could leave toothmarks on the memory … Many who have encountered him on the page or on the wall can still admire the raw passion, intelligence, and transforming energy…

Ivory’s Ghosts

“[A] tour de force examination of the history of ivory, human kind’s lust for this exquisite treasure, and the demise of the elephant and human decency in the process ….

Natural Born Killers

This original screenplay offers fans and film buffs the opportunity to compare Tarantino’s original vision with Oliver Stone’s version of the story of Mickey and Mallory, outlaw lovers on the…

Monkey

This classic combination of picaresque novel and folk epic is probably the most popular book in the history of the Far East.

My Life and Loves

“Extraordinary entertainment. . . . We are given a scope of significant experience on a history-making level that is like nothing else conceived during this period.” –Seymour Krim, Book Week…