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 »

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Who knew that Bernie Mac's earliest stand-up shows were on subway cars and at funeral parties? Who brought Tom Cruise to Top Gun? Who was Peter Gallagher before Sex, Lies and Videotape and The OC? How did one superagent (formerly the mail guy) nab Marlon Brando as his first star client? In a heyday of ... more »

Take a walk on the wild side... Star Wood Leigh is star struck in life and love. A hasty secret marriage to rock 'n' roll bad boy Jimi Deed triggers a chain of events that changes both of their lives. Together they soar to the heights of stardom and explore the dark side of celebrity. As their lives ... more »

La vie est un present de la nature assez considerable pour ne pas negliger de sçavoir à qui l'on en est redevable : et j'ay lieu d'esperer que ceux à qui celle de M Descartes ne sera point entierement indifferente, me sçauront gré de leur avoir fait connoître les personnes dont la providence a voulu ... more »

The #1 national bestseller. Winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award, the Los Angeles Times Book Award, and the ABBY Award. When I look back on my childhood I wonder how I managed to survive at all. It was, of course, a miserable childhood: the happy childhood is hardly worth your while. Worse ... more »

My name is Justin. I guess I should go ahead and tell you I sing. -- Justin Timberlake at age eleven The meteoric rise of Justin Timberlake from one-fifth of boy band *NSYNC to one of the world's top male solo artists has been nothing short of extraordinary. But how did this precocious curly-haired boy ... more »