Random House, April 2019. First Edition. Hardcover. NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - The perfect gift for new parents and grandparents this Mother's Day: a bighearted book of wisdom, wit, and insight, celebrating the love and joy of being a grandmother, from the Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist and #1 bestselling author "This... More about Nanaville: Adventures in Grandparenting
Little, Brown and Company, January 2019. Hardcover. A singular memoir highlighting "the outstanding humanity of black America" that tells the story of one unforgettable mother, her devoted daughter, and the life they lead in the Detroit numbers of the 1960s and 1970s (James McBride) In 1958, the very same year... More about The World According to Fannie Davis: My Mother's Life in the Detroit Numbers
W. W. Norton & Company, October 2017. First Edition. Hardcover. Fascinated by our pervasive fear of dead bodies, mortician Caitlin Doughty set out to discover how other cultures care for the dead. From Here to Eternity is an immersive global journey that introduces compelling, powerful rituals almost entirely unknown in... More about From Here to Eternity: Travelling the World to Find the Good Death
W. W. Norton & Company, September 2019. First Edition. Hardcover. Every day, funeral director Caitlin Doughty receives dozens of questions about death. What would happen to an astronaut's body if it were pushed out of a space shuttle? Do people poop when they die? Can Grandma have a Viking funeral... More about Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs?: Big Questions from Tiny Mortals about Death
Grand Central, 2017. First Edition. Hardcover. Signed by the author on a tipped in page. Corner bumps and edge wear. More about The Secrets of My Life
Ticknor & Fields, September 1989. First Edition. Hardcover. Presentatiton copy inscribed by Calvin Trillin on half-title page. Jacket price clipped. More about Travels With Alice
Farrar, Straus and Giroux, April 2019. First Edition. Hardcover. The Light Years is a joyous and defiant coming-of-age memoir set during one of the most turbulent times in American history Chris Rush was born into a prosperous, fiercely Roman Catholic, New Jersey family. But underneath the gleaming mid-century house, the... More about The Light Years
Farrar, Straus and Giroux, April 2019. First Edition. Hardcover. The Light Years is a joyous and defiant coming-of-age memoir set during one of the most turbulent times in American history Chris Rush was born into a prosperous, fiercely Roman Catholic, New Jersey family. But underneath the gleaming mid-century house, the... More about The Light Years
G.P. Putnam's Sons, February 2019. Hardcover. The inspiring, instructive, and ultimately triumphant memoir of a man who used hard work and a Master Plan to turn a life sentence into a second chance. Growing up in a tough Washington, D.C., neighborhood, Chris Wilson was so afraid for his life he..... More about The Master Plan: My Journey from Life in Prison to a Life of Purpose
Atlantic Monthly Pr, July 1990. First Edition. Hardcover. In very good dust jacket. Signed by Dickey on title page. More about Expats: Travels in Arabia, from Tripoli to Teheran
Blue Rider Press, May 2017. First Edition. Hardcover. New York Times-bestselling author and cultural critic Chuck Klosterman sorts through the past decade and how we got to now. Chuck Klosterman has created an incomparable body of work in books, magazines, newspapers, and on the Web. His writing spans the realms... More about Chuck Klosterman X
Knopf, January 2019. Hardcover. NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "A gripping genetic detective story, and a meditation on the meaning of parenthood and family." --Jennifer Egan, author of Manhattan Beach From the acclaimed, best-selling memoirist and novelist--"a writer of rare talent" (Cheryl Strayed)--a memoir about the staggering family secret uncovered by..... More about Inheritance
Southern Illinois Univ. Press/ Feffer & Simons, December 1969. Hardcover. "The Poetic Image in Six Genres "is a lively collection of essays and other short pieces by David Madden which will be both enlightening and delightful to the student and teacher of English and, specifically, of creative writing courses, and... More about The Poetic Image in 6 Genres
Atlantic Monthly Press, April 2015. First Edition. Hardcover. An Amazon Best Book of 2015, A Kirkus Reviews' Best Book of 2015 "A brave book with beautiful sentences on every page."--New York Times "Piercing...a tour de force."--Los Angeles Times In 2000, while moving his household from Vermont to North Carolina, David... More about Barefoot to Avalon
Little, Brown and Company, May 2018. First Edition. Hardcover. David Sedaris returns with his most deeply personal and darkly hilarious book. If you've ever laughed your way through David Sedaris's cheerfully misanthropic stories, you might think you know what you're getting with Calypso. You'd be wrong. When he buys a.... More about Calypso
Little, Brown and Company, May 2017. Hardcover. One of the most anticipated books of 2017: Boston Globe, New York Times Book Review, New York's "Vulture," The Week, Bustle, BookRiot An NPR Best Book of 2017An AV Club Favorite Book of 2017A Barnes & Noble Best Book of 2017A Goodreads Choice... More about Theft by Finding
Dey Street Books, October 2017. First Edition. Hardcover. NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Nominated for the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work Named a Best Book of the Year by The Root Chosen by Emma Straub as a Best New Celebrity Memoir "A book of essays as raw and honest... More about We're Going to Need More Wine: Stories that are Funny, Complicated, and True
University of Texas Press, February 2019. Paper Back. A New York Times Best Seller A February IndieNext Pick Named A Most Anticipated Book of 2019 by Buzzfeed, Nylon, The A. V. Club, CBC Books, and The Rumpus. And a Winter's Most Anticipated Book by Vanity Fair and The Week Starred... More about Go Ahead in the Rain: Notes to A Tribe Called Quest
Plume Books, August 2019. Hardcover. From Kitten Lady, the professional kitten rescuer, humane educator, animal advocate, and owner of the popular Instagram @kittenxlady comes the definitive book on saving the most vulnerable--and adorable--feline population: newborn kittens. Hannah Shaw, better known as Kitten Lady, has dedicated her life to saving the... More about Tiny But Mighty: Kitten Lady's Guide to Saving the Most Vulnerable Felines
Harper Perennial, November 2018. Paper Back. A Good Housekeeping Book of the Month This funny and wise new memoir from Harrison Scott Key, winner of the Thurber Prize for American Humor, will inspire laughter and hope for anyone who's ever been possessed by a dream of what they want to... More about Congratulations, Who Are You Again?: A Memoir
Delacorte Press, October 2001. First Edition. Hardcover. Light shelf wear and edge wear on the jacket. Mylar wrapped. Signed by the author, 'To Gloria', on the title page. More about Sky of Stone: A Memoir
Flatiron Books, May 2019. First Edition. Hardcover. An intimate look at the love that built the Biden family and the delicate balancing act of the woman at its center "How did you get this number?" Those were the first words Jill Biden spoke to U.S. senator Joe Biden when he... More about Where the Light Enters: Building a Family, Discovering Myself
Time Home Entertainment, August 2016. First Edition. Hardcover. A New York Times and Washington Post Bestseller Bestselling author, basketball legend and cultural commentator Kareem Abdul-Jabbar explores the heart of issues that affect Americans today. Since retiring from professional basketball as the NBA's all-time leading scorer, six-time MVP, and Hall of... More about Writings on the Wall: Searching for a New Equality Beyond Black and White
Time Home Entertainment, August 2016. First Edition. Hardcover. A New York Times and Washington Post Bestseller Bestselling author, basketball legend and cultural commentator Kareem Abdul-Jabbar explores the heart of issues that affect Americans today. Since retiring from professional basketball as the NBA's all-time leading scorer, six-time MVP, and Hall of... More about Writings on the Wall: Searching for a New Equality Beyond Black and White
Harcourt, Brace, 1959. First Edition. Hardcover. Lenghty, very personal inscription by Lillian Smith to her friend, the author of BLACK LIKE ME, John Howard Griffin. Wonderful association copy between two of the most important white writers on race. More about One Hour
