1239 results for '"Samuel Johnson'

“An intense, thought-provoking enquiry into the very nature of cooking.” -- Nigella Lawson“One of the most original food books I’ve ever read, at once intelligent and sensuous, witty, provoking and...

The story of a truly galactic civilization with over 6,000 inhabited worlds.Stars in My Pocket Like Grains of Sand is a science fiction masterpiece, an essay on the inexplicability of sexual...

Ending the horrors of police violence requires addressing economic inequalityIn the wake of the mass protests following the police murder of George Floyd nearly every major consumer brand had...

The first volume of a titanic masterpiece of twentieth-century literature, named one of the best books of 2018 by The New York Times critics.Published to great acclaim as a two-part boxed set in...

A thrilling new account of the tragic story and troubled times of Henry VI, who inherited the crowns of both England and France and lost both.Firstborn son of a warrior father who defeated the French...

A twenty-fifth anniversary edition of Charles Johnson’s National Book Award-winning masterpiece—"a novel in the tradition of Billy Budd and Moby-Dick…heroic in proportion…fiction that hooks the mind"...

"Arielle changed the way that I think about flavor, and in these pages, she will do the same for you" (René Redzepi, chef of Noma).A 2025 JAMES BEARD AWARD NOMINEENAMED ONE OF THE BEST COOKBOOKS OF...

An instant New York Times and Indie bestseller! From the bestselling author of the Truly Devious books, Maureen Johnson, comes a new stand-alone YA about a teen who uncovers a mystery while working...

SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2018 MAN BOOKER PRIZEAn eerie, watery reimagining of the Oedipus myth set on the canals of Oxford, from the author of FenThe dictionary doesn’t contain every word. Gretel, a...

In this work, which has survived only in manuscript form and in Italian, Gardiner analyses the great dynastic changes in England's past in order to provide Phillip II with a guide to ruling England...

Solving word problems has never been easier than with Schaum's How to Solve Word Problems in Algebra! This popular study guide shows students easy ways to solve what they struggle with most in...

In the autumn of 1834, New York City was awash with rumors of a strange religious cult operating nearby, centered around a mysterious, self-styled prophet named Matthias. It was said that Matthias...

Most Americans strongly favor equality of opportunity if not outcome, but many are weary of poverty's seeming immunity to public policy. This helps to explain the recent attention paid to cultural...

Denis Johnson's New York Times bestseller, The Laughing Monsters, is a high-suspense tale of kaleidoscoping loyalties in the post-9/11 world that shows one of our great novelists at the top of his...

A historical epic about a girl from a remote Tongan island who becomes her people's queen.Talking corpses, poetic parrots, and a fan that wafts the breath of life—this is the world young Kōrero finds...

The sequel to Who Moved My Cheese?, the beloved 28-million-copy bestseller that became a worldwide sensation.Wall Street Journal BestsellerIn his trademark style that has won tens of millions of...