Category Archives: Selected Books

A Booklist Top Ten Literary Travel Book of 2012 Winner of silver Lowell Thomas Award from the Society of American Travel Writers Wallace’s foreboding is matched by his sense of wonder. — New York Times Book Review A rousing adventure … Continue reading →

Riveting….a remarkable illustration of how far the mighty can fall.–Publishers Weekly, Starred Review Reads like a John Grisham novel. An epic tale of backbiting, shady deal-making and greed. Masterful. –Wall Street Journal The Fall of the House of Zeus is … Continue reading →

Winner of American Society of Journalists and Authors “Outstanding Book Award, General Nonfiction” Lush writing and eagle-eyed reportage uncloak the insular world of bespoke fashion. . . . Outfitted with an infectious curiosity and enviable eye for detail, the seasoned … Continue reading →

Named One of the Top Ten Business & Economic Books of the Season by Publishers Weekly Regulators, legislators and judges inclined to sympathize with the industry ought to rush to buy a copy of Barbara Dreyfuss’s Hedge Hogs, a wonderfully … Continue reading →

[In] this powerful example of narrative non-fiction, Burleigh, who parses how the Knox trial was perhaps tainted, still presents a fair and unbiased portrait of a girl adrift in a foreign legal system and a culture rife with preconceptions about … Continue reading →

In this warm and inviting collection, Thorisson brings readers into her farmhouse in Médoc. While the appeal of this collection rests firmly on its recipes, the photographs capture life in the French countryside. Sidebars on everything from dried grapevines and … Continue reading →

 “Stunning full-page photos transport the reader to the Italian countryside, while recipes up the ante on vegetarian and plant-based cooking.”—Publishers Weekly “Valentina’s charming stories and breathtaking images will make you want to hop on a plane to cook alongside her … Continue reading →

 “In her first book, famed DC-based interior designer and blogger of Pure Style Home brings readers back to the basics by breaking down room essentials (color, texture, lighting) and incorporating natural components into the home (cue backyard greenery). Stunningly simple, … Continue reading →

“Stephen Coonts proves once again, he is the master of the ship. This time in the terrorist infested high seas where Grafton and Carmellini, are fully-kitted, synched, and on target. Pirate Alley is full-steam-ahead, action-packed, chaotic, and final–but with black … Continue reading →

The third in the Saucer series is, like its predecessors, science fiction in the grand pulp tradition…. a story that feels like it came off the pages of a 1940s or ’50s sf magazine, with deliberately dubious science, flashy characters, … Continue reading →