Language and Litterature

When cancer specialists at Boston’s internationally renowned Dana-Farber Cancer Institute diagnosed Margie Levine with a deadly asbestos-related lung cancer, they predicted that she had only six months to live. Refusing to give up hope, she chose an approach that combined state-of-the-art medicine with her own holistic program. Eleven years later, her mind/body regimen has evolved into a pre

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE • “A taut page-turner with all the hallmarks of a good historical thriller.”—Orlando Sentinel   The gripping true story of the duel to end all duels in medieval France as a resolute knight defends his wife´s honor against the man she accuses of a heinous crime   In the midst of the devastating Hundred Years´ War b

“Full of astonishment . . . a kind of dark wonder.” —Pete Hamill    VINCENT “CHIN” GIGANTE   He started out as a professional boxer—until he found his true calling as a ruthless contract killer. Hand-picked by Vito Genovese to run the Genovese Family when Vito was sent to prison, Chin raked in more than $100 million for the Genovese family and routinely ordered

In Thrive, Arianna Huffington makes an impassioned and compelling case for the need to redefine what it means to be successful in today's world.   Arianna Huffington's personal wake-up call came in the form of a broken cheekbone and a nasty gash over her eye--the result of a fall brought on by exhaustion and lack of sleep. As the cofounder and editor-in-chief of the Huffington Post Media

Caleb Powell always wanted to become an artist, but he overcommitted to life; his former professor David Shields always wanted to become a human being, but he overcommitted to art. The stay-at-home dad (three young girls) and the workaholic writer (eighteen books) head to the woods to spend four days together in a cabin, arguing life vs. art. I Think You´re Totally Wrong is an impassioned, fu

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE • From America´s “forgotten war” in Korea comes an unforgettable tale of courage by the author of A Higher Call. “In the spirit of Unbroken and The Boys in the Boat comes Devotion.”—Associated Press • “Aerial drama at its best—fast, powerful, and moving.”—Erik Larson Devotion tells the inspirational sto

Autobiography of one of the most well-known actors in the world, peppered with incredible life lessons from his childhood in India up to the present-day, filming a NBC drama series in NYC. Anupam Kher's life story is nothing short of a grand masala box office hit. It has drama, comedy, romance and even action! Who knew that a boy from a small town in India would one day become one of the most rec

From the author of million-copy bestseller, Flowers for Algernon, the shocking true story of a troubled young man and his splintered, terrifying world. Inspiration for the new TV series THE CROWDED ROOM starring Tom Holland 'An absorbing, often heart-rending exploration of the human mind' Cosmopolitan 'Fascinating' LA Times '[Keyes] has carried it off brilliantly, bringing not only a fine c

It’s easy to be yourself when who and what you are is in vogue. But growing up Black and gay in America has never been easy. Before Billy Porter was slaying red carpets and giving an iconic performance in the celebrated TV show Pose; before he was the Tony Award-winning star of Broadway’s Kinky Boots; and before he was an acclaimed recording artist, actor, playwright, and all-around diva.

A revealing and beautifully open memoir from pioneering industrial music artist, visual artist, and transgender icon Genesis P-Orridge—now in paperbackIn this groundbreaking book spanning decades of artistic risk-taking, the inventor of “industrial music,” founder of Throbbing Gristle and Psychic TV, and world-renowned fine artist with COUM Transmissions, Genesis P-Orridge (1950–2020) takes us on

An examination of the phenomenon of mass shootings in America and an urgent call to implement evidence-based strategies to stop these tragedies—now in paperback Using data from the writers’ groundbreaking research on mass shooters, including first-person accounts from the perpetrators themselves, The Violence Project charts new pathways to prevention and innovative ways to stop the social contagio

Doom Guy: Life in First Person is the long-awaited autobiography of John Romero, gaming’s original rock star and the cocreator of DOOM, Quake, and Wolfenstein—some of the most recognizable and important titles in video game history. Credited with the invention of the first-person shooter, a genre that continues to dominate the market today, he is gaming royalty.

Just like precious gems are formed by the Earth's pressures, so to is wisdom gained through life's many challenges. The Hope book contains a distillation of wisdom borne through life experiences. Experiences that are common to us all.Words used sparingly too are precious gems that can transform someone's life. Words heard at the right time can have a powerful effect and can give us insights into o

All major religions of the world are expecting him. Christians know him as the Christ. Jews are still awaiting the Messiah. Hindus anticipate the coming of Krishna. Muslims are expecting the Imam Mahdi. And Buddhists call him the Fifth (Maitreya) Buddha. The names are all different, but many believe they all refer to the same person: a world Teacher who is among us now, and is called Maitreya. B

The only psychic ever to lecture at the FBI Academy in Quantico, Noreen Renier has assisted law enforcement officials all over the world, working on over 400 criminal cases. From the discovery or her unique abilities, through the honing of her talents in entertainment venues, to becoming a respected figure in the police community, this is the true account of Noreen Renier's remarkable life and car

Russll Targ's story is an idiosyncratic journey through the highways and byways of intellectual, scientific and cultural life in 20th century. His father (the long-time editor-in-chief at Putnam) acquired The Godfather on the basis of an outline scribbled on the back of a napkin. His mother was the first press agent of the fan dancer Sally Rand. His step-mother is the legendary literary agent Rosa

En la Enciclopedia de cristales, gemas y metales mágicos, usted encontrará la información más completa disponible sobre las cualidades mágicas de más de cien gemas, piedras y cristales. En esta obra, catalogada como uno de los clásicos de Cunningham, aprenderá cómo identificar las características particulares de los minerales, sus atribuciones mágicas, su relación con los planetas, las deidades,

A unique glimpse into the mind of the 12-century visionary Hildegard of Bingen through her “creative and insightful” writings on medicine, spirituality, and more (Booklist) Visionary, mystic, poet, musician, naturalist, healer, theologian—the Rhineland nun Hildegard of Bingen (1098–1179) was a Renaissance woman long before there w

     "Love is a stranger and speaks a strange language," wrote Rumi, one of the world's most beloved mystical poets. His poems of spiritual love still speak directly to our hearts after more than seven hundred years. These classic selections contemplate separation and longing, intoxication and bliss, union and transcendence.

This Rumi collection features selections from one of the world's great spiritual masterpieces, the "Mathnawi." The "Mathnawi" consists of six volumes of poetry in rhyme--over fifty-one thousand verses--inspired by folklore, the Qur'an, stories of saints and teachers, and sayings of Muhammed. Rendered by Rumi's premier English translators, these excerpts from the "Mathnawi" are presented in America