The Ends of the Earth

From an Edgar Award–winning author, a dazzling work of historical derring-do, as World War I flying ace–turned–spy James Maxted confronts a thirty-year-old secret—and a lethal German foe—in Tokyo….

Dropping Ashes On the Buddha

‘somebody comes into the Zen center with a lighted cigarette, walks up to the Buddha statue, blows smoke in its face, and drops ashes on its lap. You are standing…

Anthology of Japanese Literature

The sweep of Japanese literature in all its great variety was made available to Western readers for the first time in this anthology.

And the War Is Over

“[And the War Is Over] has the dramatic intensity of a kick in the guts. . . . [Marahimin’s] mastery of the universe he’s created is flawless.” –The Philadelphia Inquirer…

Eight Days at Yalta

Meticulously researched and vividly written, published on the 75th anniversary of the historic Yalta conference, Eight Days at Yalta is the definitive new history of the meeting that reordered the…

The Dark Clue

…brilliant literary mission. . . . We are soon exposed to the dark heart of a city that never loses its fascination.” –Marilyn Stasio, The New York Times Book Review…

Indian Journals

“Ginsberg is both tragic and dynamic, a lyrical genius, a con man extraordinaire and probably the single greatest influence on American poetical voice since Whitman.” –Bob Dylan…

Hiroshima Mon Amour

The Unvanquished

From the bestselling author of The Indispensables, the unknown and dramatic story of irregular guerrilla warfare that altered the course of the Civil War and inspired the origins of America’s…

Hiroshima Notes

…the deepest lessons of the bombing. His pieces are crowded with the voices of survivors and with the vivid descriptions of their antinuclear efforts.” –The New York Times Book Review…