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The definitive biography of the greatest cartoonist of the Greatest Generation.

"A vivid picture of the crushing difficulties faced by every Arab government."--Kirkus Reviews

In this new intellectual biography of Ernest Rutherford, the 20th centurys greatest experimental physicist, Reeves portrays a ruddy, genial man who was also a towering figure in scientific history.

Set in the 1930s South, this resonant novel of race and class turns on the awful power of a lie.

"Gaines has a deft understanding of the Washington-Lafayette relationship ... [and] a knack for wielding substantial research with aplomb."-San Francisco Chronicle

Featuring drawings by the author, this book offers a gift for the thousands of devoted listeners who made the late Jerome Stern one of the best-loved commentators on National Public Radio. Whether cautioning or celebratory or simple turning over ideas, these pieces add up to a freewheeling autobiography of a man who was curious about everything.

A San Francisco Chronicle Best Book: a celebrated collection from "one of the finest and boldest poets of the last half century" (Poetry Review).

"A mesmerizing read.... A literary work of high distinction." -William Grimes, New York Times

From the Whitbread Award-winning author of "Eve Green" comes this lyrical novel that probes two sisters struggle with envy, loneliness, and love--an emotion they crave and simultaneously fear, but ultimately recognize it as the greatest force of all.

Lishs second anthology of new "Esquire" fiction displays the magazines most distinguished short stories of the last three years.

"A timely, fair-minded and crisply written account."-New York Times Book Review

Intent upon letting the reader experience the pleasure and intellectual stimulation in reading classic authors, the How to Read series will facilitate and enrich your understanding of texts vital to the canon.

"A sensitive, sensible, and compelling account of American education at its best."-Philadelphia Inquirer

A breakout book completing a trilogy of Socratic exploration by the inimitable Johnny Appleseed of philosophy.

"Irresistibly seductive. ... Murder mystery, historical novel, portal to another time; The Blackest Bird is a masterpiece."-Anthony Bourdain

"A bred-in-the-bones storyteller."-Geraldine Brooks

Before slim laptops that fit into briefcases, computers looked like strange, alien vending machines. But in "the most staggering burst of technical invention by a single person in high-tech history" (BusinessWeek) Steve Wozniak invented the first true personal computer. Wozniak teamed up with Steve Jobs, and Apple Computer was born, igniting the computer revolution and transforming the world. In iWoz the mischievous genius with the low profile treats readers to a rollicking, no-holds-barred account of his life-for once, in the voice of the wizard himself.

"Tender, sassy, quietly observant, deeply cutting ... a collection bursting with verbal and existential exuberance."-Billy Collins

A brave, moral argument for cloning and its power to fight disease.

"Lucid, literate and tough-minded."-William Grimes, The New York Times

An essential work on the challenges of preserving civil liberties in wartime by a preeminent scholar of constitutional law.

"All about passion, whether for ... romance or adventure, this sweeping debut renders poetically the dynamics of desire."-Kirkus Reviews

A tale of love and conquest, "full of page-turning situations...worthy of a Garcia Lorca drama" (San Francisco Chronicle).

"An absorbing and enjoyable book."-New York Times Book Review

"Ted Steinberg proves once again that he is a master storyteller as well as our foremost environmental historian."-Mike Davis

A candid account of one of America's most provocative filmmakers that belongs on the shelf of any serious movie lover.

A tensely emotional debut novel of abandonment, loss, and the unexpected shapes families take to survive. "Silver is masterful at orchestrating her complicated cast of characters and settings....Moving and resonant."-Los Angeles Times Book Review

"A perspective on love and loss [that] will haunt you for days."-Entertainment Weekly