The Adventurist is one man's story, a story that will change the way you think about travel, survival, where you have been, and where you are going. Enter the world of Robert Young Pelton (if you dare), adventurer extraordinaire, author of Come Back Alive and The World's Most Dangerous Places (required ... more »

This gripping and triumphant memoir follows a living legend of extreme mountaineering as he makes his assault on history, one 8,000-meter summit at a time. For eighteen years Ed Viesturs pursued climbing's holy grail: to stand atop the world's fourteen 8,000-meter peaks, without the aid of bottled oxygen ... more »

In 1993, a quirky California boy named Beck burst onto the scene with the irony warped anthem Loser. He has since earned a reputation as one of the most innovative, stylish, and vital recording artists of our time -- selling millions of records in the United States alone, heading up numerous Album of ... more »

Lost fish, writes Howell Raines, chasten us to the knowledge that we are all, in each and every moment, dwindling. Imagine my surprise when I discovered well into my sixth decade that losing fish can prepare us for a blessing as well as for pain. Confronting loss -- of an elusive fish or something larger ... more »

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If one quality defines our modern, technocratic age, it's acceleration. We are making haste. Our computers, our movies, our sex lives, our prayers--they all run faster now than ever before. And the more we fill our lives with time saving devices and time-saving strategies, the more rushed we feel. In ... more »

Norman Rockwell's tremendously successful, prolific career as a painter and illustrator has rendered him a twentieth-century American icon. However, the very popularity and accessibility of his idealized, nostalgic depictions of middleclass life have caused him to be considered not a serious artist but ... more »

Dorothy Gallagher began her literary career fabricating stories about celebrities for a pulp magazine. Nothing she invented, however, could rival the facts surrounding her own family. In a singular voice-intimate, fierce, hilarious-Gallagher takes you into the heart of her Russian Jewish heritage with ... more »

With Sedaris-esque wit and a wonderfully weird way of looking at things, Burroughs chronicles his life on the edge after he left his deeply eccentric foster family. Dry opens in Manhattan, where Augusten has established a life for himself as a high-paid advertising hotshot. But his past haunts him still ... more »

This witty and accessible book addresses a question that has been raised frequently in recent times: Shall the United States abolish the jury system? Judge Dwyer's answer is a firm no, and his reasons are laid out in a clear, convincing and entertaining argument that would gladden the heart of any jurist ... more »

In 2002, the PGA's qualifying school--known as Q School--will find itself sitting on over 35 years of unique history. Q School Confidential will tell of the tournament's deep, dense story of heartbreak, black humor, back-room politics and magnificent golf under dire circumstances. Here is the history ... more »

This charming and revealing look into former president George Bush's guiding principles has been culled from his speeches, interviews, and other writings. Heartbeat shows a man of personal bedrock values -- service, duty, honor, and faith -- and paints a poignant portrait not just of the former president ... more »