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 tale. — Wall Street Journal
Wallace’s gripping account takes us upriver to a place very few outsiders have ever seen. –The Boston Globe
What a great book! An adventure story worthy of Joseph Conrad or Peter Matthiessen. — The Oregonian
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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 a riveting American saga of ambition, cunning, greed, corruption, high life and low life in the land of Faulkner and Grisham. These are good ol’ boys gone bad with flair, private jets, and lots of cash. Curtis Wilkie, a child of the South and a reporter’s reporter, is the perfect match for this wild ride. –Tom Brokaw
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 correspondent executes a sartorial odyssey that spans a remarkable portion of the planet. The fantastic journey is both fast-paced and rich. –Kirkus Reviews
A spirited tour of fashion history . . . compels us to remember that behind every garment is a deep history and a pair of human hands whether those hands stitched the dress’s hem or pulled a lever that stringed together that $30 must-have jacket. –The Wall Street Journal
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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 instructive tale . . . Dreyfuss, a Wall Street analyst turned investigative journalist, not only plowed through a treasure trove of official records but also supplemented it with plenty of her own reporting. [A] tight, riveting and understandable yarn. —The Washington Post
If you are an avid follower of Wall Street, you’ll read [Hedge Hogs] in one sitting. . . . Dreyfuss is able to strategically select the essential elements that make for an accurate and fast-paced read laced with illuminating Wall Street lore while sparing the lay reader useless financial jargon.
This riveting book gives us much to think about. –Booklist, starred review
[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 young American women. –Publishers Weekly, Starred Review
Burleigh’s propulsive narrative and the many unsettling aspects of the case make this a standout among recent true-crime titles. –Kirkus Reviews
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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 wine to garlic and visits to the butcher add little details that transport the reader into this bucolic, idyllic world.– Publishers Weekly, starred review
“Equally enthralling as her recipes is Thorisson’s seemingly effortless conjuring of a rustic dream life, often exquisitely illustrated by her husband’s photography.—Vogue
“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 in her Italian countryside kitchen. She somehow combines the incredible ingredients of rural Italy and generations of cooking tradition with modern healthy vegetarian sensibilities in a way that is completely natural, organic, and stunningly beautiful.”—Jeanine Donofrio, author of The Love and Lemons Cookbook
“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, this field guide is a survival book for any budding decorator.” ― USA Today
“Rich with thoughtful advice on how to create livable, comfortable rooms that bring the beauty of the outdoors inside.” ― Garden & Gun
“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 cladded Navy SEALs in the mix, the fight is anything but fair.” ―Dalton Fury, New York Times bestselling author of Kill Bin Laden
“Pirate Alley is fast-moving, scary, and realistic. Starting with a bang, it then gets even better. Steve gives us real pirates, not Johnny Depp with eye shadow.” ―Larry Bond, New York Times bestselling author of Exit Plan
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, and a whole lot of fun. It’s the kind of story you read and think: Why don’t they write stuff like this anymore?—Booklist
“A comic, feel-good sf adventure.” ―Kirkus Reviews