New Books

Top Dog: The Science of Winning and Losing by Po Bronson It's a Dog Eat Dog World. Don't Be on the Menu. What are the differences between a winning and losing performance? Why are we able to rise to the challenge one... More about this book »	Tracing Your Aristocratic Ancestors by Anthony Adolph Do you believe you are descended from the aristocracy, or even from royalty? Or do you have a line of descent from a blue-blooded family, but want to... More about this book »
Kindling: Writings on the Body by Aurora Levins Morales This new collection of poetry and prose explores the body as a site of pleasure, pain and political struggle. Disabled and chronically ill writer, historian... More about this book »	as the world stopped turning by lynn liccardo ...the personal, idiosyncratic, often frustrated, sometimes angry, but ultimately sad observations of a life long soap opera fan... Notwithstanding the title... More about this book »
Unburying Hope by Mary Wallace A cinematic foray from the 'ruin porn' of Detroit to the warming of a young woman's love life in Hawaii. Detroit has been in a economic death spiral for decades,... More about this book »	Camino Chronicle: Walking to Santiago by Susan Alcorn A true adventure in Spain enriched with flavors of contemporary culture and spiced with legends from ancient times. In September 2001, the author and her husband... More about this book »
Dreaming of a Father's Love by Sharon A. Lavy Sara Brubaker was two years old when a German Baptist couple adopted her. She has become a beautiful woman, and works as a secretary for Alexander's. Now she's torn... More about this book »	Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood, and the Prison of Belief by Lawrence Wright A clear-sighted revelation, a deep penetration into the world of Scientology by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Looming Tower, the now-classic study... More about this book »
Superhero Origins: What Makes Superheroes Tick and Why We Care by Robin S. Rosenberg Superhero origin stories show us how the character becomes both super as well as a hero, and ultimately highlight the character’s humanity, even those superheroes... More about this book »	The People's Apocalypse by Ariel Gore Everything from Christian fundamentalist rapture predictions to environmentalist utopian visions is included in this unique collection of writings about the end... More about this book »

The Satanic Verses: A Novel by Salman Rushdie Furor aside, it is a marvelously erudite study of good and evil, a feast of language served up by a writer at the height of his powers, and a rollicking comic fable... More about this book »	The Confessions of Max Tivoli by Andrew Sean Greer “We are each the love of someone’s life.” So begins The Confessions of Max Tivoli, a heartbreaking love story with a narrator like no other. At his birth, Max’s... More about this book »
Even the Stars Look Lonesome by Maya Angelou The compelling wisdom and deeply felt perceptions of Maya Angelou have been cherished by millions of readers. Now, in a continuation of her bestseller Wouldn't Take... More about this book »	Bombardiers by Po Bronson The bombardiers in Po Bronson’s novel are bond salespeople at the firm of Atlantic Pacific, grunts who wake up at 4 a.m. to hustle financial products they barely... More about this book »
Step Across This Line: Collected Nonfiction 1992-2002 by Salman Rushdie From one of the great novelists of our day, a vital, brilliant new book of essays, speeches, and articles essential for our times. More about this book »	Amazing Peace: A Christmas Poem by Maya Angelou In this beautiful, deeply moving poem, Maya Angelou inspires us to embrace the peace and promise of Christmas, so that hope and love can once again light up our... More about this book »
The Complete Collected Poems of Maya Angelou by Maya Angelou Here is the complete collection of Maya Angelou's published poems-including “On the Pulse of Morning”—in a permanent collectible, handsome hardcover edition. More about this book »	Haroun and the Sea of Stories by Salman Rushdie Set in an exotic Eastern landscape peopled by magicians and fantastic talking animals, Salman Rushdie’s classic children’s novel Haroun and the Sea of Stories... More about this book »
The Deep End of the Ocean by Jacquelyn Mitchard "Riveting . . . twists that will spin you around." -Newsweek When Beth Cappadora, a suburban mother and photographer, loses sight of her three-year-old son,... More about this book »	Joy of Not Working: A Book for the Retired, Unemployed and... by Ernie J. Zelinski International best-selling author and innovator Ernie Zelinski could change your view of the world forever. He has already taught more than 250,000 people what The... More about this book »