Tears of the Giraffe
Precious Ramotswe is the eminently sensible and cunning proprietor of the only ladies&8217; detective agency in Botswana. In Tears of the Giraffe... more >>
My Life in France
Julia Child singlehandedly created a new approach to American cuisine with her cookbook Mastering the Art of French Cooking and her television... more >>
The Gifts of the Jews
A narrative history of the Jewish people, written by the best-selling author of How the Irish Saved Civilization. Cahill understands the real... more >>
Oryx and Crake
In Margaret Atwood's 11th novel, she returns to the sci-fi concerns and social criticism that propelled THE HANDMAID'S TALE. ORYX... more >>
There Are No Shortcuts
The winner of the 1992 National Outstanding Teacher of the Year Award explains how he has transformed the lives of his inner-city students,... more >>
The Blind Assassin
The Blind Assassin opens with these simple, resonant words: "Ten days after the war ended, my sister Laura drove a car off a bridge."... more >>