The first book to chronicle the life and ideas of "the serious baseball fan's high priest" ( New York Times ), the impact of his brilliant and entertaining writings, and how someone who never pitched a ball, held a bat, or managed a team fundamentally changed the way baseball is interpreted ... more »

Voici nos destinées et voici notre chef. Cette vie, soudain rompue dans sa course rapide et dont la plénitude incomparable semble vouloir restreindre la brièveté tragique, ce n'est point seulement la biographie d'un jeune homme qui chercha ses modèles parmi les héros et les saints, c'est l'histoire exemplaire ... more »

Israel's newest prime minister as of February 6, 2001, Ariel Sharon is a dynamic and controversial leader. A hero in Israel's wars, perhaps the most daring and successful commander in Israel's extraordinary military history, Sharon has always been a warrior, whether the enemies were hostile Arab nations ... more »

Reeling from a terrifying assault that has left him physically injured and psychologically shattered, nineteen-year-old Brad Land must also contend with unsympathetic local police, parents who can barely discuss the incident (as they call it), a brother riddled with guilt but unable to slow down enough ... more »

Ronnie and Nancy: he was born amid modest circumstances in rural Illinois; she grew up in a tony enclave of Chicago in an atmosphere of privilege and high expectations. He would learn early on the value of befriending the monied and powerfulÖshe would become her ex-actress mother's pet project, thrust ... more »

THE 100th YEAR ANNIVERSARY EDITION The Story of My Life , a remarkable account of overcoming the debilitating challenges of being both deaf and blind, has become an international classic, making Helen Keller one of the most well-known, inspirational figures in history. Originally published in 1903, Keller ... more »

"I Have a Dream," Dr. King intoned. In English class, we were just starting to learn about similes and metaphors and figures of speech. Those concepts weren't immediately clear to me as Dr. King talked about "symbolic shadow," but ...I understood the power of symbolic language. Over ... more »

In January 2003, Nick Sparks and his brother Micah set off on a three-week trip around the world. A remarkable adventure by any measure, this trip was especially meaningful as it marked another milestone in the life journey of two brothers who, at ages 35 and 36, respectively, remained the only surviving ... more »

Since the first navy frogmen crawled onto the beaches of Normandy, no SEAL has ever surrendered, writes Chuck Pfarrer. No SEAL has ever been captured, and not one teammate or body has ever been left in the field. This legacy of valor is unmatched in modern warfare. Warrior Soul is a book about the warrior ... more »

In his eighteen years in Paris, Chopin was at the center of a group of artists defining the nineteenth century -- Hugo, Balzac, Stendhal, Delacroix, Liszt, Berlioz and, of course, George Sand, a rebel feminist and Chopin's lover and protector. Here is the tragic story of the great composer, set in one ... more »

Here is the woman behind the headlines. The most publicized event of her past -- her romance with Ellen DeGeneres -- is only one development in a fascinating and difficult life of heartache and tragedy. Far from a celebrity memoir, this beautifully written and evocative story of pain and redemption is ... more »

The Camera My Mother Gave Me takes us through Susanna Kaysen's often comic, sometimes surreal encounters with all kinds of doctors--internists, gynecologists, "alternative health" experts--as well as with her boyfriend and her friends, when suddenly, inexplicably, "something went wrong ... more »