Here, the author assesses our modern book culture by focusing on five key elements including the explosion of retail bookstores like Barnes & Noble and Borders, and the formation of the Oprah Book Club.

... Raymond Potter, “Eight Days in Holland—6 Months a Prisoner,” Timberwolf Howl, January 2003, p. 13; Bob Bilinsky, unpublished memoir; Charles Dodd, diary, October 26, 1944, both located at www.104infdiv.org; “Combat History, 413th ...

The World of Raymond Chandler shows how Chandler precariously balanced the values of a classical English education against those of a fast-evolving America during the years before the Great War; how he adopted Los Angeles as his home after ...

NAMED ONE OF THE BEST CHILDREN’S BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE NEW YORK TIMES The story of a girl who rides an ostrich straight to her dreams from the award-winning writer and librarian Betsy Bird, illustrated by Caldecott Medalist David Small ...

A ground-breaking modern manual on an ancient art, Real Alchemy draws on both modern scientific technology and ancient methods.

Here is a book as joyous and painful, as mysterious and memorable, as childhood itself.

After Ruby Valentine misses her favorite holiday of the year, her parrot, Lovebird, convinces her that every day is the perfect day to say "I love you."

From the soaring beauty of the Amazon rain forest to the darkest night of Theodore Roosevelt’s life, here is Candice Millard’s dazzling debut. Look for Candice Millard’s latest book, River of the Gods.

... Potter , Paul . March on Washington . Chicago : Students for a Democratic Society , 1965 . Prairie Fire Organizing ... Ray Luc . The Trial Statements of Ray Luc Levasseur . Montreal : Solidarity and Arm the Spirit , 2002 ...