Thunder Run

“Zucchino paints a vivid picture of the battle by stiching together the narratives of soldiers, officers, generals and Iraqis whom he interviewed during and after the war. . . ….

Exploding the Phone

A riveting history of the telephone hackers of the ’50s, ’60s, and ’70s….

The Fatal Eggs and Other Soviet Satires

“A fascinating panorama of a paradoxical society. All of the stories, whether lightly spoofing rattlebrained bureaucracy or heavily laden with sarcasm, are well-written and entertaining.” —St. Petersburg Times…

Crossing the Rhine

From one of the world’s leading military historians comes a thrilling and richly detailed account of the two most critical offensives in World War II’s western theater after D-Day—the Allied…

Baked

“A laugh-out-loud, thrill-a-minute, tour de force of bad behavior, weirdness, and contemporary illegal commerce. With Baked, Mark Haskell Smith may just have written his masterpiece.” —Jerry Stahl…

Death and Judgment

“[Brunetti’s] most difficult and politically sensitive case to date . . . complex and filled with charm, humor, and intelligence.” —Booklist…

Margaret

The full, unexpurgated screenplay of the acclaimed film starring Anna Paquin, J. Smith-Cameron, Matt Damon, Jeannie Berlin, Matthew Broderick, Jean Reno, and Mark Ruffalo, which is beloved by critics and…

The Lost Saints of Tennessee

“The gifted novelist Amy Franklin-Willis has written a riveting, hardscrabble book on the rough, hardscrabble south, which has rarely been written about with such grace and compassion. It reminded me…

The Yoga Teacher

“Funny and incisive . . . smart, stylish, and one of a kind.” —Candace Bushnell…

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