The Diary Keepers
World War II in the Netherlands, as written by the people who lived through it Publisher Ecco/Harper Colins, February 21, 2023 A riveting look at the story of World War II and the Holocaust through the diaries of Dutch citizens—firsthand … |
No Filter: The Good, The Bad, And The Beautiful
Publisher The Open Field/Viking, November 15, 2022 Some readers may remember author Porizkova as a supermodel in the 1980s, when she graced the cover of Sports Illustrated. Others may be familiar with her more recent performances on Dancing with the … |
The Writer’s Crusade: Kurt Vonnegut and the Many Lives of Slaughterhouse-Five
Publisher Abrams Books, November 9, 2021 The story of Kurt Vonnegut and Slaughterhouse-Five, an enduring masterpiece on trauma and memory Kurt Vonnegut was twenty years old when he enlisted in the United States Army. Less than two years later, he … |
Patsy’s Italian Family Cookbook
Publisher St. Martin Press – March 24, 2015 Patsy’s Restaurant, so famous for its classic Neapolitan Italian food that Frank Sinatra used to fly his favorite dishes from its kitchen to his gigs, has had three chefs since it was … |
How to Educate a Citizen
The Power of Shared Knowledge to Unify a Nation Publisher Harper Collins – September 8, 2020 The bestselling author of Cultural Literacy addresses the failures of America’s early education system and its impact on our current national malaise In this … |
Dancing in the Mosque
Publisher Harper Collins, December 1, 2020 An exquisite and inspiring memoir about one mother’s unimaginable choice in the face of oppression and abuse in Taliban-controlled Afghanistan. The day that Homeira Qaderi gave birth to her son Siawash, the road to … |
The Most Spectacular Restaurant in the World
Windows on the World, the Twin Towers and the Restoration of New York Publisher Abrams Books, 2019 On the streets of Manhattan, you see it around you; the people who move briskly with purpose and the ones who can barely … |
Tell Me A Story: My Life With Pat Conroy
Publisher William Morrow, October 29, 2019 Bestselling author Cassandra King Conroy considers her life and the man she shared it with, paying tribute to her husband, Pat Conroy, the legendary figure of modern Southern literature. Cassandra King was leading a … |
Patience With God: The Story of Zacchaeus Continuing In Us
Published by Doubleday Religion April 14th 2009 For all the debate about belief and nonbelief in today’s world—and how everyone becomes pigeonholed by one or the other— Tomáš Halík teaches that God requires us to persevere with our doubts, carry … |