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United Nations: 1st edition

by Stanley Meisler

“Meisler . . . avoids the ideological debates and instead offers a straightforward history. In an account sprinkled with rich anecdotes and colorful portraits of figures like Dag Hammarskjold and…

Turning Japanese

by David Mura

“In his memoir Turning Japanese , the poet David Mura brings an intriguing perspective to the New World quest for enlightenment from this ancient and ascendant culture, being himself a…

The Translator

by Leila Aboulela

“Abouela has a talent for expressing the simple wonders of unbroken faith. Just as deftly, she uncovers the intricacies of how such faith can be challenged–suddenly, subtly.” – Kaiama L….

The Titled Americans

by Elisabeth Kehoe

“Both a remarkable achievement and a real treat . . . written with elegance. . . . American and British readers interested in genealogy and the world of social connections…

This Is Your Life

by John O'Farrell

“A splendid satire on our celebrity hungry age. The only problem is that O’Farrell has written such funny dialogue for Jimmy that it is hard to believe that he could…

Sunset Over Chocolate Mountains

by Susan Elderkin

“Elderkin has crafted a complex, heartbreaking tale, entwining the lives of quirky characters in an improbable but compelling narrative illustrating the agonizing potential of love to cause more pain than…

The Spirit of Zen

by Alan Watts

“Alan Watts is the brain and Buddha of American Zen.” –The Nation…

Snow White and Russian Red

by Dorota Maslowska

…newest addition to a legacy of furtively unfettered Eastern European genius… She’s brave and faithful enough to raise her voice against her troubled homeland in dissent.” –Kris Wilton, Village Voice…

Skirt and the Fiddle

by Tristan Egolf

“Freely delivered, energized and unsculpted. The tone falls somewhere between linear narrative and stream-of-consciousness rant. At its best moments it’s high comedy delivered through a lot of literary risks. ….

The Siege

by Helen Dunmore

…the generalizations of conventional histories. In The Siege, the specific becomes epic as five people huddle in one freezing room and Dunmore describes what is happening to them in language…