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Nell Gwyn

“A lively portrait of his famous forebears, along with an account of the theater of the time and the surprisingly parallel worlds of prostitutes and royal mistresses.” –Publishers Weekly…

Mr. Darwin’s Shooter

“Earthy, economical prose . . . wisdom and subtle understanding . . . Evolution, as Mr. Darwin’s Shooter demonstrates, is driven by forces more nuanced and mysterious than the crude…

The Latest Answers to the Oldest Questions

“Highly readable and wide-ranging exploration . . . The writing is informative, witty and illustrated by vivid anecdotes.” —Mark Vernon, The Times Literary Supplement…

The Last Known Residence of Mickey Acuna

“His language is direct and strikingly honest, and yet he is also able to illuminate life’s transforming moments with a delicate appreciation of their power and evanescence.” –The Washington Post…

The Forever Prisoner

Some argued it would save the U.S. after 9/11. Instead, the CIA’s enhanced interrogation program came to be defined as American torture. The Forever Prisoner, a primary source for the…

Wilmington’s Lie

From Pulitzer Prize-winner David Zucchino comes a searing account of the Wilmington riot and coup of 1898, an extraordinary event unknown to most Americans

Infrared

“Huston shows her mastery of complicated structure, wide culural knowledge, and brilliant, assured portraiture.” —Michael Basilieres, The Globe and Mail (Top 100 Books of the Year)…

Small Fry

A frank, smart and captivating memoir by the daughter of Apple founder Steve Jobs.

The Zen Teaching of Huang Po

A source of inspiration for students of Zen in East and West alike.