Picked for the BBC Radio 2 Simon Mayo Book Club To find yourself, sometimes you must lose everything. A privileged elder son, and stammeringly shy, Harry Cane has followed convention at every step. Even the beginnings of an illicit, dangerous affair do little to shake the foundations of his muted ex[...]
Learn in a week, what the experts learn in a lifetime. Sunday: Why use direct mail? Monday: Building and maintaining your database Tuesday: The components of direct mail Wednesday: Creative approaches Thursday: Physical campaigns Friday: Digital campaigns Saturday: Integration and follow-up[...]
Denmark is the country of the moment. Recently named the happiest nation in the world, it's the home of "The Killing" and Noma, the world's best (and most eccentric) restaurant. We wear their sweaters, watch their thrillers, and covet their cool modern design, but how much do we really know about th[...]
Written when Ernest Hemingway was thirty years old and lauded as the best American novel to emerge from World War I, "A Farewell to Arms "is the unforgettable story of an American ambulance driver on the Italian front and his passion for a beautiful English nurse. Set against the looming horrors of [...]
Mysteriously rich and desperately lonely, George Smith appears to be under attack from all quarters. His former wife and four horrible children are suing to get his money, and someone is sending him threatening letters. Despite some very elaborate precautions, he remains worried. So he builds a maus[...]
"Going to Pieces Without Falling Apart" shows us that happiness doesn't come from any kind of acquisitiveness, be it material or psychological. Happiness comes from letting go. Weaving together the accumulated wisdom of his two worlds--Buddhism and Western psychotherapy--Mark Epstein shows how "the [...]
An historical examination of the expressions of human imagination looks at a wide range of imaginary creatures and concepts found in folklore, mythology, religion, philosophy, poetry, drama, spiritualism, and psychology.[...]
The "riveting and endlessly fascinating story" ( The Boston Globe ) of the complex and often tormented relationship between the U.S. and China--a finalist for the Helen now in paperback.. Hailed as "absorbing" by the New York Times and "suspense-filled" by Foreign Affairs , Patrick Tyler's A Great W[...]
At the age of eighteen, Patrick Leigh Fermor set off from the heart of London on an epic journey--to walk to Constantinople. "A Time of Gifts" is the rich account of his adventures as far as Hungary, after which "Between the Woods and the Water" continues the story to the Iron Gates that divide the [...]