The Florist’s Daughter
Publisher Harcourt, November 2007 One of our most masterful memoirists has written her most personal, yet most universal book to date. During the long farewell of her mother’s dying, Patricia Hampl revisits her Midwestern girlhood. Daughter of a debonair Czech […] |
Who Hates Whom
Well-Armed Fanatics, Intractable Conflicts, and Various Things Blowing Up – A woefully Incomplete Guide Publisher Crown/Random, September 25, 2007 WHO HATES WHOM is a simple book of maps and accompanying text providing a country-by-country breakdown of who hates whom in […] |
Kabul Beauty School
Publisher Random House, April 2007 In the tradition of Reading Lolita in Tehran, a look at the lives of women in Afghanistan through the lens of The Kabul Beauty School. Most Westerners now working in Afghanistan spend their time tucked […] |
NO: Why Kids Of All Ages Need To Hear It And…
Why Kids Of All Ages Need To Hear It And Way Parents Can Say It Publisher Simon and Schuster/Free Press, January 2007 Bestselling author of WHY Do They Act That Way? Dr. David Walsh writes the book his readers have […] |
Blue Arabesque
A Search For The Sublime Publisher Harcourt, December 2006 Just out of college, Patricia Hampl was mesmerized by a Matisse painting she saw in the Chicago Art Institute: an aloof woman gazing at goldfish in a bowl, a mysterious Moroccan […] |
A Century of Wisdom
Publisher Spiegel and Grau/Random House, April 2012 An inspiring story of resilience and the power of optimism–the true story of Alice Herz-Sommer, the world’s oldest living Holocaust survivor, and the pianist who was the subject of an inspiring You Tube […] |
The Orchard
Publisher Grand Central/Hachette, September 21, 2011 THE ORCHARD is the story of a street-smart city girl who must adapt to a new life on an apple farm after she falls in love with Adrian Curtis, the golden boy of a […] |
Smart Parenting, Smarter Kids…
The One Brain Book You Need to Help Your Child Grow Brighter, Healthier, and Happier Publisher Free Press/Simon and Schuster, June 2011 Every week new discoveries about the brain make the news, often promising parents the latest “right” way to […] |
The Good Caregiver
Publisher Avery/Putnam, March 1, 2011 A One-of-a-Kind Compassionate Resource for Anyone Caring for an Aging Loved One Caregiving is hard work. Few are prepared to take it on. The Good Caregiver is a survival guide with an insider’s perspective, for […] |
