Nassim Nicholas Taleb 'Antifragility is the secret to success in a wold full of uncertainty, a system for turning random mutations to lasting advantage ... highly entertaining ... whether you...

Frank CloseOf all the mind-bending discoveries of physics--quarks, black holes, strange attractors, curved space--the existence of antimatter is one of the most bizarre. It is also one of the most...

Aurora Cuito Antoni Gaudí (Catalonia, 1852–Barcelona, 1926) became an architect in 1878. His work is concentrated in Barcelona and led to the creation of its most notable landmarks. Gaudí was...

John Hersey A saga of a magnificent violin, Antonietta, named after a beautiful woman who was the inspiration of Antonio Stradivari's later years. As Hersey brings Mozart, Berlioz, and Stravinsky...

Colleen McCullough A sweeping epic of ancient Rome from the #1 bestselling author of The Thorn BirdsIn this breathtaking follow-up to The October Horse , Colleen McCullough turns her attention...

Greg Bear In this sequel to The Forge of God (Tor, 1988), Hugo and Nebula Award-winning author Greg Bear presents an astonishing, visionary epic of wonder, terror, and excitement as...

Author: Fredrik Backman The author of A Man Called Ove is back with a riotous comedy about a hostage-situation at a Swedish apartment viewing.A bank robber on the run locks himself in...

Sullivan's Crossing is a rustic campground at the crossroads of the Colorado and Continental Divide trails that welcomes everyone--whether you need a weekend getaway or a whole new lease on...

William BoydLogan Gonzago Mountstuart, writer, was born in 1906, and died of a heart attack on October 5, 1991, aged 85. William Boyd's novel Any Human Heart is his disjointed...

Susan IsaacsAmy wasn't born to fortune. Her mother abandoned her before her first birthday and her father couldn't handle anything as conventional as parenting. Amy worked for her luck. At...

Erica Jong Any Woman's Blues , first published in 1990, is a tale of addiction and narcissism-the twin obsessions of ourage. World-famous folk singer Leila Sand emerged from the sixties...

Susan Fromberg SchaefferAffaire royale: Amnesiac princess Gabriella needs protection against scheming kidnappers and finds herself in the company of bodyguard Reeve MacGee. Command performance: Prince Alexander falls for someone from...