Franz Kafka was the poet of his own disorder. Throughout his life he struggled with a pervasive sense of shame and guilt that left traces in his daily existence - in his many letters, extensive diaries, and especially in his fiction. This stimulating book investigates some of the sources of Kafka's [...]

For much of his adult life, Saul Bellow was the most acclaimed novelist in America, the winner of, among other awards, the Nobel Prize in Literature, three National Book Awards, and the Pulitzer Prize. "The Life of Saul Bellow," by the literary scholar and biographer Zachary Leader, marks the centen[...]

For much of his adult life, Saul Bellow was the most acclaimed novelist in America, the winner of, among other awards, the Nobel Prize in Literature, three National Book Awards, and the Pulitzer Prize.The Life of Saul Bellow, by the literary scholar and biographer Zachary Leader, draws on unpreceden[...]

From National Book Award winner Deirdre Bair, the definitive biography of Saul Steinberg, one of "The New Yorker"'s most iconic artists.
The issue date was March 29, 1976. "The New Yorker" cost 75 cents. And on the cover unfolded Saul Steinberg's vision of the world: New York City, the Hudson Ri[...]

START-UP NATION addresses the trillion dollar question: How is it that Israel - a country of 7.1 million, only 60 years old, surrounded by enemies, in a constant state of war since its founding, with no natural resources-- produces more start-up companies than large, peaceful and stable nations like[...]

Now, for the first time, the New York Times bestselling serial thriller is complete in one terrifying volume. John Saul, the master of supernatural suspense, John Saul, brings to chilling life the small New England town of Blackstone--and the secrets and sins that lay buried there. . . .

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"HIS MOST EFFECTIVE THRILLER TO DATE. . . [A] COMPELLING READ."

--The Seattle Times

For five years Seattle journalist Anne Jeffers has pursued the horrifying story of a sadistic serial killer's bloody reign, capture, trial, and appeal--crusading to keep the wheels of justice c[...]