NONFICTION
Released: May 1, 2011
"An enticing entrée of sweet amity and savory memories."
A Roman tax accountant befriends a heartbroken American journalist with heartwarming results.
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NONFICTION
Released: May 1, 2011
"In contrast to Martin van Creveld's polished, staid Age of Airpower (2011), Branson is above all enthusiastic about his subject and forward-seeing."
A quirky, eclectic history of great flights, from balloons to space shuttles--with some generous plugs for the author's own Virgin company.
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NONFICTION
Released: May 1, 2011
"Polished, fast-paced and immensely readable--ready for the big screen."
Former
Boston Globe reporter Zuckoff (Journalism/Boston Univ.;
Robert Altman: The Oral Biography, 2009, etc.) delivers a remarkable survival story.
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NONFICTION
Released: May 1, 2011
"Lowe writes, "I…genuinely like people." His memoir will make readers believe him--and like him back."
NONFICTION
Released: May 2, 2011
"A thoughtful, welcome addition to the works of women the author admires."
Acclaimed Turkish novelist Shafak (The Forty Rules of Love: A Novel of Rumi, 2010, etc.) examines the conflict she feels between her many identities.
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NONFICTION
Released: May 3, 2011
"A biography as sensationalist and superior as the daredevil himself."
Inside the life and entertainment career of America's greatest daredevil, who lived "as if his pants were on fire."
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NONFICTION
Released: May 3, 2011
"An irresistible insider's account of one of Hollywood's most vital and storied eras."
NONFICTION
Released: May 5, 2011
"An enjoyable, exhaustive and often insightful look at what turns us on--sure to excite readers."
An in-depth look at the variety of forms in which human sexual desire manifests, based on an analysis of 500 million people and their anonymous--thus, likely truthful--online revelations.
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NONFICTION
Released: May 5, 2011
"A gripping, intimate treatment of one of cinema's last great iconic stars."
NONFICTION
Released: May 10, 2011
"An excellent study, taking a tiny instant of modern history and giving it specific weight, depth and meaning."
A sometimes improbable but nevertheless true tale of diplomacy and intrigue by bestselling author Larson (
Thunderstruck, 2006, etc.).
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NONFICTION
Released: May 12, 2011
"Bizarrely captivating look at the terrifying mental disorder of psychopathy, the difficulty of its treatment and the professional infrastructure surrounding it."
From the author of
The Men Who Stare at Goats (2005), another readable, entertaining excursion into extreme territory.
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NONFICTION
Released: May 17, 2011
"Sage words and critical perspective lent by a significant participant in historical events."
From the eminent elder statesman, an astute appraisal on Chinese diplomacy from ancient times to the fraught present "strategic trust" with the United States.
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NONFICTION
Released: May 24, 2011
"A gorgeously rich, sparkling patchwork, eliciting stories from diaries and memoirs to create the human drama McCullough depicts so well."
An ambitious, wide-ranging study of how being in Paris helped spark generations of American genius.
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