"Benjamin Moser's Sontag, a biography of Susan Sontag, is a portrait of the iconoclastic and prolific essayist, novelist, and critic and her role in the history of American intellectualism" --

Ray Charles is an American music legend. A multiple Grammy Award-winning composer, pianist, and singer with an inimitable vocal style and a long catalog of hits, Ray Charles's music is loved by fans around the world. Now his eldest son, Ray Charles Robinson Jr., shares an intimate glimpse of the man behind the music, with never-before-told stories. Going beyond the fame, the concerts, and the tours, Ray Jr. opens the doors of his family home and reveals...

"A picture book biography about M.S. Subbulakshmi, a powerful Indian singer who advocated for justice and peace through song"--

2004 welcomed a return to sophistication with the stunning craftsmanship of young designers including Olivier Theyskens at Rochas and newcomers Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez at Proenza Schouler. Perennial provocateur Alexander McQueen awed the fashion world with a spectacular depression-era dance marathon. Christopher Bailey deftly updated the house hallmarks for Burberry Prorsum. Meet three doe-eyed new beauties who dolled up the runways:...

Here is the real inside story--not the one about the Stieg Larsson phenomenon, but rather the love story of a man and a woman whose lives came to be guided by politics and love, coffee and activism, writing and friendship. Eva and Stieg shared everything, starting when they were both eighteen until his untimely death 32 years later. Here, Eva accepts the daunting challenge of telling the story of their shared life, steeped in love and sharpened in...

Details the case of Lisa Montgomery, who murdered eight-months-pregnant Bobbie Jo Stinnett and kidnapped her unborn baby, revealing a woman with a history of sexual abuse, abandonment, and desperation that molded her into a sociopath.

Genevieve finds the challenge of starting her own business surprisingly difficult, especially with her husband frequently absent, but she soon discovers the strength of her friendships, and even finds an unexpected love in the process.

Drawing on a lifetime of journalistic encounters with the great and the famous, Alistair Cooke profiles the six extraordinary men who impressed him the most Over the course of his sixty-year career as a broadcaster, television host, and newspaper reporter, Alistair Cooke met many remarkable people of the twentieth century. This entertaining and insightful collection shares his unique, often startling personal vision of six key figures from the worlds...

A powerful, timely novel that moves seamlessly between the euphoria of revolution and intimate dramas of love and loyalty. Once a senior diplomat in Kiev, Simon Davey lost everything after a lurid scandal. Back in London, still struggling with the aftermath of his disgrace, he is traveling on the Tube when he sees her... This woman, Olesya, is the person Simon holds responsible for his downfall. He first met her on an icy night during the protests...

"Explores the cause, impact, and aftermath of the tsunami that battered to coast of Asia in 2004. Includes an overview of how people prepare for and respond to tsunamis, as well as stories of people who survived the 2004 tsunami"--