My Detachment is a war story like none you have ever read before, an unromanticized portrait of a young man coming of age in the controversial war that defined a generation. In an astonishingly honest, comic, and moving account of his tour of duty in Vietnam, master storyteller Tracy Kidder writes for ... more »

Bernard Cooper's new memoir is searing, soulful, and filled with uncommon psychological nuance and laugh-out-loud humor. Like Tobias Wolff's This Boy's Life, Cooper's account of growing up and coming to terms with a bewildering father is a triumph of contemporary autobiography. Edward Cooper is a hard ... more »

Terry Bradshaw has probably held more jobs than any other football Hall of Famer: pipeline worker, youth minister, professional singer, actor, talk show host... and winning quarterback in four Super Bowls! This honest, unexpected, and downright hysterical memoir proves there's life before and after football ... more »

Captured by the Russians at the end of World War II, Alex Domokos spent six years as a slave laborer in the Soviet Union rebuilding the ravages of war. Upon his release, distrusted by the puppet communist regime in Budapest, he was condemned to internal exile within his native Hungary. The revolution ... more »

Es ist mir nie ernsthaft in den Sinn gekommen, daß mein Leben einmal die Leere zwischen zwei Buchdeckeln ausfüllen könnte. Ich bin Schauspieler, und meine Stärke ist das »Tönende Wort«. Damit habe ich schon manches gerettet, was andere geschrieben haben ... Auge in Auge mit dem Publikum, machte ich immer ... more »

With two Masters Championships, nineteen career PGA victories, three NCAA Championships, and millions in earnings, Ben Crenshaw is without question one of the most successful golfers of the century. But Crenshaw's claim to fame goes beyond his individual performances. As captain of the 1999 Ryder Cup ... more »

In December 1998, after fifty-six years of marriage, Phyllis Greene went from being part of the lifelong unit of Phyllis and Bob to being just plain Phyllis. To deal with her feelings, she began keeping a journal. Unable to find books with a personal perspective on widowhood, she realized her own reflections ... more »

E-book exclusive: The Story Behind the Story by Evan I. Schwartz. Lone inventor Philo T. Farnsworth is the true genius behind the invention of TV. RCA's David Sarnoff was determined to control television the way his company had monopolized radio -- by clearing the field of anyone who got in his way. ... more »

Daily and weekly, from all parts of the world, I receive publications bearing upon the practical applications of electricity. This great movement, the ultimate outcome of which is not to be foreseen, had its origin in the discoveries made by Michael Faraday, sixty-two years ago. From these discoveries ... more »

Starting at the bottom--over and over again: Dealing with--and learning from--the Boss from Hell; Giving up the Wedding Delusion, not to mention that one-way ticket to Happily Ever After; Being asked to bend your principles--by your superiors; Wanting to be a high-powered success and super parent; Knowing ... more »

In 336 b.c. Philip of Macedonia was assassinated and his twenty-year-old son, Alexander, inherited his kingdom. Immediately quelling rebellion, Alexander extended his father's empire through-out the Middle East and into parts of Asia, ful?lling the soothsayer Aristander's prediction that the new king ... more »

"I don't own a single share of stock." --Michael Moore Members of the liberal left exude an air of moral certitude. They pride themselves on being selflessly committed to the highest ideals and seem particularly confident of the purity of their motives and the evil nature of their opponents ... more »