NONFICTION
Released: May 23, 2013
"A sobering, even startling, view of an academic world that has fundamentally altered and softened in the last half-century."
Edited and translated transcripts of recordings of a university class in English literature taught in the fall of 1966 by the celebrated Argentinian author.
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NONFICTION
Released: May 21, 2013
"Exemplary journalism that defines a sobering, even depressing matter. A foundational document in the literature of the end of America--the end, that is, for the moment."
New Yorker writer Packer (
Interesting Times: Writing from a Turbulent Decade, 2009, etc.) ranges across the country to chronicle the time when "the coil that held Americans together in its secure and sometimes stifling grip first gave way."
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NONFICTION
Released: May 21, 2013
"Perfect for an intro course that features some of the literature the book discusses."
A genial guide to exactly what the title promises, for readers who aren't particularly experienced or critical.
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NONFICTION
Released: May 20, 2013
"O'Brian's fans and armchair travelers will naturally gravitate to this eclectic work."
A curiously engrossing collection of travel writings from the 17th and 18th centuries, collected by the deceased author of the Aubrey/Maturin series.
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NONFICTION
Released: May 14, 2013
"Even if your metal collection consists of a couple of Kiss cassettes and an AC/DC CD, you'll find this a killer read."
NONFICTION
Released: May 14, 2013
"Nonessential. The collection offers an occasionally intriguing but hardly revelatory view of the author's career, but reader response will likely hinge on political affiliation."
Two-time former Secretary of Defense Rumsfeld (
Known and Unknown: A Memoir, 2011) condenses the rules that he claims shaped, and were shaped by, a lifetime in business and public service.
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NONFICTION
Released: May 7, 2013
"A provocative collection that is thoughtful in both scope and attention to detail."
NONFICTION
Released: May 7, 2013
"High-octane lit-chat served cold, heavy on the bitters."
NONFICTION
Released: April 23, 2013
"Those who have followed Sedaris through the years will find plenty to enjoy, though not much in the way of surprise or revelation."
NONFICTION
Released: April 19, 2013
"A splendidly edited, generous gift to lovers of Cather and American literature."
A revealing, even revelatory collection of correspondence from Willa Cather (1873–1947), a woman who never wanted her letters made public.
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NONFICTION
Released: April 16, 2013
"Frequent illumination within the density of compression, as the writer challenges readers to determine what they're thinking and feeling about what she's thinking and feeling."
A slim volume of short essays that explore the possibilities (and impossibilities) of language.
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NONFICTION
Released: April 16, 2013
"A rich, vibrant collection that pries wide the door to the East, welcoming Western readers inside."
