The Business Strategy of Booker T. Washington: Its Development and Implementation

By Michael B Boston(Paperback / softback)

Against Wind and Tide: Letters and Journals, 1947-1986

By Anne Morrow Lindbergh(Hardback)

The sixth and concluding volume of selected letters and diary entries of the beloved author of "Gift from the Sea." Although Anne Morrow Lindbergh published five volumes of letters and diary excerpts in her lifetime, when she died in 2001 there was a treasure trove of material left unpublished. This new volume begins in 1947, as Mrs. Lindbergh is agonizing....

Behind the Bench: United States Supreme Court Law Clerks and Their Justices

(Hardback)

Written by former law clerks, legal scholars, biographers, historians, and political scientists, the essays in "Behind theBench" tell the fascinating story of clerking at the Supreme Court.In addition to reflecting the personal experiences of the law clerks with theirjustices, the essays reveal how clerks are chosen, what tasks are assigned to them, and how the institution of clerking has evolved....

Reshaping Our National Parks and Their Guardians: The Legacy of George B. Hartzog JR.

(Hardback)

This biography of the seventh director of the National Park Service brings to life one of the most colorful, powerful, and politically astute people to hold this position. George B. Hartzog Jr. served during an exciting and volatile era in American history. Appointed in 1964 by Secretary of the Interior Stewart Udall, he benefited from a rare combination of circumstances....

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The Golden Hat: Talking Back to Autism

By Kate Winslet(Hardback)

Gorgeously illustrated with an A-list cast of photographs, the book supports Kate Winslet's mission to boost autism research and outreach.

A Stolen Life

By Jaycee Lee Dugard(Paperback)

Jaycee Dugard's raw and powerful memoir, her own story of being kidnapped as an 11 year old and held captive for over 18 years

This Way to Spaceship

By Rhys Darby(Paperback)

Hello everyone. It's me, Rhys Darby, coming at you in the style of the written word like never before. To be honest, I really started to panic when I heard the world was going to end in 2012. It's not that I'm unusually susceptible to the scriptures of ancient prophesies combined with the marvel of modern commercial marketing - it's....

District Nurse

By Patricia Jordan(Paperback)

An honest and moving account of working as a district nurse in 1950s England.

CelebraTORI: Unleashing Your Inner Party Planner to Entertain Friends and Family

(Hardback)

Tori Spelling, the bestselling author of Mommywood, and uncharted terriTORI offers tips and advice for throwing a fabulous and affordable party.

Rogue Male: Death and Seduction in World War II with Mister Major Geoff

By Roger Field and Geoffrey Gordo & n Creed(Paperback)

Exposing the daring sexual adventuring and ruthless tactics of a World War II hero

From This Moment on

By Shania Twain(Paperback)

Bestselling and award-winning country/pop star Shania Twain, an in-depth look at her hard-scrabble childhood and her rise to worldwide fame.

The Cook's Tale

By Tom Quinn(Paperback)

A revealing memoir of life below stairs

The Island Nurse: Peat, Smoke and Porridge

By Julia MacLeod(Paperback)

Disillusioned with the way of life in the south of England in the early 1970s, Nurse Cameron moves to a small, remote and beautiful island in the Hebrides with her husband and two young children, where she becomes the district nurse. As the nurse attends to her patients, she gets to know the islanders and their sometimes bizarre ways.

Heart of the City: Nine Stories of Love and Serendipity on the Streets of New York

By Ariel Sabar(Paperback / softback)

From the NBCC Award-winning author of "My Father's Paradise" a book of true stories about ordinary people brought together by the strange romantic workings of New York's landscape

Gertrude Jekyll

By Twigs Way(Paperback / softback)

Almost eighty years after her death, Gertrude Jekyll (1843-1932) is still one of the most influential of all English garden designers. Best known for her superb use of colour schemes in her hallmark flower borders, she combined an early training in art with self taught horticultural skills. Early influences included William Morris, John Ruskin and William Robinson but it is....

Getting Genki in Japan: The Adventures and Misadventures of an American Family in Tokyo

(Hardback)

The unexpected gift of a favored bottle of shiraz from her husband leads to the adventure of a lifetime for Karen Pond and her family--moving from rural Maine to the largest city in the world: Tokyo, Japan. Getting Genki in Japan is a collection of illustrated essays and musings of a Down East MomAEs absurd and exhilarating adventures in the....

Under a Canvas Sky: Living Outside Gormenghast

By Clare Peake(Paperback)

The author is the daughter of the celebrated writer and artist Mervyn Peake. This title tells the story of her parents' romance and her own happy and bohemian childhood. It describes the impact on the family and her mother's determination to continue giving her children the happiness she felt all children deserved.

Stripped: A Life of Strip and Tease

By Samantha Bailey(Paperback)

Reveals the author's experiences, taking us behind the scenes and introducing us to the other strippers and the punters, aged 18 to 80. This book recounts a series of episodes that shine a light on the simultaneously sexy and seedy, glamorous and gritty world of lap-dancing clubs.

Point Man

By Mark Townsend(Hardback)

Between 2007 and 2008, 20-year-old Kenny Meighan was the longest-serving point man in Helmand province. An exceptionally skilful and brave private, he was lucky to make it home alive. But in his hometown in Essex, where prospects are bleak and his father still suffers from nightmares of his own war experience, Kenny's struggle is far from over.

Jackie After O: One Remarkable Year When Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Defied Expectations and Rediscovered Her Dreams

By Tina Cassidy(Hardback)