Alone With Others

‘magnificent, inspiring! . . . This excellent book has come to me personally as an illuminating text, despite my close on sixty years’ concern with Buddhism . . . [Batchelor’s]…

Umbrella

A history of the entire twentieth-century’s technological searchlight refracted through the dark glass of a long-term mental institution….

Poison Flower

New York Times best-selling author Thomas Perry brings back his most beloved character, Jane Whitefield, in the most dangerous case of a long career of helping people whose lives are…

The Explorers

About Harry Towns

“About Harry Towns is a goddamn heartbreaking delight and you are a fool if you miss it. Friedman has created a character unique, haunting, and completely memorable in stories which…

Loving Che

“A beautiful and quite possible reinvention of history.” –Alan Cheuse, NPR…

The Normal Heart and The Destiny of Me

“The blood that’s coursing through The Normal Heart is boiling hot. There can be little doubt that it is the most outspoken play round.” –Frank Rich, The New York Times…

Venice for Lovers

“Refreshing and delightful. Begley and Muhlstein manage to combine in one volume the innocent ardor of a first-time visitor and the seasoned appreciation of longtime lovers.” —Don George, National Geographic…

The Lieutenant

“[A] richly imagined portrait of a deeply introspective, and quite remarkable, man.” —Alison McCulloch, The New York Times Book Review…

Exploding Data

A powerful argument for new laws and policies regarding cyber-security, from the former Secretary of Homeland Security