New Books

The Sweet Breathing of Plants: Women Writing on the Green World... by Susan Orlean A bumper crop of the best writing by women on women and plants Since prehistory, plants--as sources of food, medicine, clothing, beauty, and life itself--have been... More about this book »	Start-Up and Emerging Companies by G. Carlos Smith Start-Up & Emerging Companies: Planning, Financing & Operating the Successful Business brings the legal and business savvy of leading experts from law,... More about this book »
Telling Stories/Taking Risks: Journalism Writing at the Century... by Susan Orlean Whether you're a journalism student, a professional journalist, or an aspiring writer hoping to stretch your skills, this collection of today's top stories will... More about this book »	Making Contact: Readings from Home and Abroad (contributor) by Susan Orlean Making Contact: Readings from Home and Abroad comprises seventy-two essays and stories surrounding familiar themes and representing more than thirty countries. The... More about this book »
Literary Journalism (contributor) by Susan Orlean Some of the best and most original prose in America today is being written by literary journalists. Memoirs and personal essays, profiles, science and nature... More about this book »	The Best American Travel Writing 2000 (contributor) by Susan Orlean The extraordinary popularity of books and magazines dedicated to travel comes as no surprise, given that more and more Americans are traveling each year for... More about this book »
Da Capo Best Music Writing 2000: The Year's Finest Writing... by Susan Orlean The inaugural volume of an exciting new annual series--Da Capo Best Music Writing. A Da Capo Original: Best-selling author Peter Guralnick offers his choices for... More about this book »	Best American Sports Writing 1996 (contributor) by Susan Orlean Now in its sixth year and well established as the premier sports anthology, The Best American Sports Writing brings together the finest sportswriting of the past... More about this book »
The New Gilded Age: The New Yorker Looks at the Culture of... by Susan Orlean In keeping with its tradition of sending writers out into America to take the pulse of our citizens and civilization, The New Yorker over the past decade has... More about this book »	Life Stories: Profiles from The New Yorker (contributor) by Susan Orlean One of art's purest challenges is to translate a human being into words. The New Yorker magazine has met this challenge more often and more successfully--and more... More about this book »

Twisted Tails III: Pure Fear by J Jacobs Those who have read other books in the Twisted Tails series already know that genre is not the driving force behind them. There is a general theme, sure, but no... More about this book »	Appassionata by Eva Hoffman Isabel Merton is a renowned concert pianist, whose performances are marked by a rare responsiveness to the complexities of her art, and its intensities of feeling.... More about this book »
Dark Dreams: A Collection of Horror and Suspense by Black Writers by Terence Taylor From Publishers Weekly Thriller writer Massey's strong anthology showcases 20 new horror and suspense stories by African-American writers, both established and... More about this book »	How Lincoln Learned to Read by Daniel Wolff Review A Chicago Tribune Editor's Choice A Parade Pick “Wolff excavates the origins of his subjects deftly...His essays remind us that greatness in America can... More about this book »
Twisted Tails IV: Fantastic Flights of Fantasy by J Jacobs TWISTED TAILS IV: Fantastic Flights of Fantasy is overflowing with some of the strangest fantasies you’re likely to find on-or off this planet. So, watch yourself... More about this book »	Eat My Shorts: A Brief Collection of Nifty Little Shorts by J Jacobs We live in an era of artificial impressions. We are being bombarded by enhanced bass response in sound systems that can be heard through brick walls five blocks... More about this book »
The Ecotechnic Future by John Michael Greer In response to the coming impact of peak oil, John Michael Greer helps us envision the transition from an industrial society to a sustainable ecotechnic world - not... More about this book »	Believing Is In Our Bones by former member More about this book »
Believing Is In Our Bones by former member More about this book »	Songs of the Woodcutter: Zen Poems of Wang Wei and Taigu Ryokan by Larry R. Smith Translations of Wang Wei and Taigu Ryokan by Larry Smith who reads them here with flute from Monte Page. Includes 15 page book and audio CD. More about this book »