199 results for '"Craig Baxter'

Graywolf reissues one of its most successful essay collections with two new essays and a new foreword by Charles BaxterAs much a rumination on the state of literature as a technical manual for...

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Thirteenth Child comes an irresistible blend of dark fairytale and romantic fantasy. • The town of Mistaken has a secret…and...

From a brilliant new voice, Welcome to the Game is a gripping thriller that races through the Motor City at a heart-stopping pace as its protagonists swerve to avoid danger at every turn Craig...

A noted historian recreates life in a seventeenth-century Belgian convent, offering a fascinating narrative based on recently discovered letters and documents, focusing on the trials of Sister...

A new global history of the slave trade, the lives of enslaved people, and the role of slavery in the formation of Jewish and Arab-Islamic culture in the medieval Middle East In this book, Craig...

Winner of the 2021 Brooklyn Public Library Literary PrizeA symphony of contemporary New York through the magnificent words of its people―from the best-selling author of Londoners.In the first twenty...

Told with grit, reverence, and doses of gleeful mischief, The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame is a front-row seat to music history—and the madness behind chasing down the world’s greatest collection of rock...

Abraham Lincoln began his presidency admitting that he knew "but little of ships," but he quickly came to preside over the largest national armada to that time, not eclipsed until World War I...

"A persuasive affirmation of a shocking conspiracy theory." --Publishers Weekly (starred review) "Unger has pursued the story of the October surprise for more than 30 years, often to his own cost. .....

Winner of the 2020 Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-FictionA distinctive portrait of the Fab Four by one of the sharpest and wittiest writers of our time"If you want to know what it was like to live...

America's preeminent naval historian offers a history of the Second World War based on the experiences of the young officers--fresh out of the United States Naval Academy--who served on its front...

A transformative 300-mile walk along Japan’s ancient pilgrimage routes and through depopulating villages inspires a heartrending remembrance of a long-lost friend, documented in poignant, imaginative...

From a brilliant new voice, Welcome to the Game is a gripping thriller that races through the Motor City at a heart-stopping pace as its protagonists swerve to avoid danger at every turn Craig...

In Bringing the Devil to His Knees: The Craft of Fiction and the Writing Life, seventeen award-winning writers--all expert teachers--share the secrets of creating compelling, imaginative stories and...

Introduction -- 1. Monosodium Glutamate -- 2. Alcohol: Intoxication And Detoxification -- 3. The Gut, The Bad, And The Allergy -- 4. The Biogenic Amines -- 5. Salicylates -- 6. Caffeine -- 7. Sulfur...

Winner of the Coretta Scott King John Steptoe Award *Deluxe paperback with blue stained edges*Discover a stunning middle grade fantasy about a boy hurled into the Ghanaian underworld to help his...

What makes humans unique? What makes us the most successful animal species inhabiting the Earth today? Most scientists agree that the key to our success is the unusually large size of our brains. Our...

A New York Times BestsellerTo some people, Florida is a paradise; to others, a punch line. As Oh, Florida! shows, it’s both of these and, more important, it’s a Petri dish, producing trends that end...

A balanced and lively history of the People's Republic of China, this remarkable book sketches the historical circumstances of the Chinese revolution and the cast of characters who seized power in...

From the acclaimed author of Miss Burma, longlisted for the National Book Award and the Women's Prize for Fiction, comes an immersive and searing story of two women, their marriages, and the rivalry...