Language and Litterature

500 copies of this magnificent book have been specially bound with deckled fore edges, a leather spine with raised hubs and green cloth to feature Pixie’s favorite color. Her initials and signature have been stamped in gold foil on the book cover and slipcase. Each copy features a delicate vellum sheet that is hand-signed by all four authors and is hand numbered.

For a quarter century, more than a million readers--scribes and scribblers of all ages and abilities--have been inspired by Anne Lamott's hilarious, big-hearted, homespun advice.

Salman Rushdie, Booker Prize winner, shares a gripping account of surviving an attempt on his life 30 years after the fatwa against him. In this deeply personal narrative, Rushdie reflects on the traumatic events of August 12, 2022, emphasizing the power of words to make sense of the unthinkable. "Knife" is a brief yet compelling meditation on life, loss, love, art, and resilience.

RuPaul's memoir, "The House of Hidden Meanings," delves into his journey from a challenging upbringing to global fame in drag. Stripping away artifice, he shares his life story with clarity and tenderness, emphasizing chosen family, embracing differences, and the power of fearless self-reflection.

In this now classic autobiography, she details the sights, smells, and suffering of growing up in a racist society and candidily reveals the soul of a black girl who had the courage to challenge it. The result is a touchstone work: an accurate, authoritative portrait of black family life in the rural South and a moving account of a woman's indomitable heart.

Dylan Jones's engrossing, magisterial biography of David Bowie is unlike any Bowie story ever written. Drawn from over 180 interviews with friends, rivals, lovers, and collaborators, some of whom have never before spoken about their relationship with Bowie, this oral history weaves a hypnotic spell as it unfolds the story of a remarkable rise to stardom and an unparalleled artistic path.

Written by an anonymous 14th-century poet, this epic poem is recognized as an equal of Chaucer's masterworks and of the great Old English poems, including "Beowulf." This edition includes a Preface by Raffel and a new Introduction. Revised reissue.

McCarthy received an overwhelming response from other parents of autistic children after she published the "New York Times"-bestselling work, "Louder Than Words.