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Now a major motion picture starring Nicolas Cage and directed by Gabe Polsky.In his National Book Award–winning novel Augustus, John Williams uncovered the secrets of ancient Rome. With Butcher’s...

The Edgar Award–winning novel by the “master of nail-biting suspense”(Los Angeles Times) Thomas Perry exploded onto the literary scene with The Butcher’s Boy. Back in print by popular demand, this...

In response to the many challenges facing mental health professionals in the era of managed care, this highly respected group of contributors from academia, managed care, and full-time clinical...

From one of our most accomplished storytellers, an extraordinary and arresting novel about a women’s asylum in the 19th century, and a terrifying doctor who wants to change the worldIn this harrowing...

Having survived World War I, Fidelis Waldvogel returns to his quiet German village and marries the pregnant widow of his best friend, killed in action. With a suitcase full of sausages and a master...

The Rowling Sisters Have Always Been People You Can Understand. People, Like All Of Us, With Past Indiscretions And Secrets, Hopes And Futures. And Now, They Have All Come Home. The Eldest, Kate, A...

“A portrait of self-creation in the vein of F. Scott Fitzgerald”,” (The Wall Street Journal) An Elegant Woman is “a rich exploration of legacy and memory” (Entertainment Weekly) that follows four...

NATIONAL BESTSELLERFinalist for the Pulitzer PrizeA new edition of the iconic bestseller that introduced legions to modern physics and the quest for the ultimate understanding of the cosmos,...

The international bestseller that inspired a major Nova special and sparked a new understanding of the universe. Brian Greene, one of the world's leading string theorists, peels away layers of...

A moving, funny, triumphant novel that exalts the quiet victories of the inconspicuous.In an elegant apartment building in the heart of Paris, Renée, the concierge, scrutinizes the vacuous lives of...

During the 19th century, New York City's grand mansions on Fifth and Madison Avenues boasted sumptuous interiors, often with each room decorated in a different historic style. Financier, art...

For too long, Dr John Laffin maintains, the military reputation of British Generals in World War I has not been examined critically enough, and he asks how those responsible for catastrophic defeats...

“An immensely gifted writer and magical prose stylist.”—Michiko Kakutani, New York TimesNew York Times bestselling, Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Michael Chabon has transported readers to wonderful...

The New York Times bestseller, now available in paperback—a big-hearted, exhilarating novel exploring the profoundly intertwined lives of two Oakland families.“An immensely gifted writer and magical...

Louise Labé, one of the most original poets of the French Renaissance, published her complete Works around the age of thirty and then disappeared from history. Rediscovered in the nineteenth century,...

The comprehensive guide to a deeply human tradition of memory, mourning, and consolation through poetryA Penguin ClassicElegy is among the world's oldest forms of literature. Born in Ancient Greece,...