Conrad Russell Parliaments and English Politics 1621-1629 by Conrad Russell offers a detailed examination of the complex political landscape in early 17th-century England. This scholarly work provides an expert analysis...

Peter CareyOlivier is a French aristocrat. the traumatized child of survivors of the Revolution. Parrot the son of an itinerant printer who always wanted to be an artist but has...

Peter CareyParrot and Olivier in America has been shortlisted for the 2010 Man Booker Prize.From the two-time Booker Prize–winning author comes an irrepressibly funny new novel set in early nineteenth-century...

Abby Jiminez After a wild bet, gourmet grilled-cheese sandwich, and cuddle with a baby goat, Alexis Montgomery has had her world turned upside down. The cause: Daniel Grant, a ridiculously...

Frank CloseIn Particle Physics: A Very Short Introduction, best-selling author Frank Close provides a compelling and lively introduction to the fundamental particles that make up the universe. The book begins...

Patricia Cornwell#1 New York Times bestselling author Patricia Cornwell returns with the remarkable twenty-fourth thriller in her popular high-stakes series starring medical examiner Dr. Kay Scarpetta.In the quiet of twilight,...

Taylor Branch In Parting the Waters , the first volume of his essential America in the King Years series, Pulitzer Prize winner Taylor Branch gives a “compelling…masterfully told” ( The...

Author: Meg Cabot Princess just want to have fun . . . And Mia does too, despite the fact that the student government over which she presides is suddenly broke....

Edward Keith-Roach The life of Edward Keith-Roach spans the transition of Britain's imperial history from a position of power, serenity and confidence, to one of growing frustration and decline. Perhaps...

Aisha Ahmad and Roger Boase These stories were collected in the tribal areas of the Pakistan-Afghan border, a region once described as ‘the last free place on earth’, where the...

Edited by Dov Ber Politsky Pasi Cooking: Persian Ashkenazic Sephardic and International Kosher Cuisine, edited by Dov Ber Politsky, offers an expert culinary journey through diverse kosher traditions. This collection...

Author: Karen Lehrman Bloch “Israel is a beautiful country. You wouldn’t know that from watching the evening news, but in Passage to Israel you will experience Israel’s gorgeous natural beauty...