Second Simplicity | New Poetry and Prose (1991-2011) by Yves Bonnefoy collects the recent works of renowned French poet Yves Bonnefoy. This collection reflects the poet’s powerful engagement with the New England landscape; its quiet woods and fields have helped to shape to the pared-down aesthetic of his recent years.
Kay Thompson | From Funny Face to Eloise by Sam Irvin tells the thrilling life story of actress Kay Thompson. The saga swells from small town wannabe to international headliner, dissolving into self-destruction and madness with unexpected twists, outlandish turns, and a last-minute happy ending that is nothing short of preposterous.
When he resigned in June 2010, Justice Stevens was the third longest-serving Justice in American history (1975-2010) — only Justice William O. Douglas, whom Stevens succeeded, and Stephen Field have served on the Court for a longer time. In Five Chiefs, Justice Stevens captures the inner workings of the Supreme Court via his personal experiences with the five Chief Justices — Fred Vinson, Earl Warren, Warren Burger, William Rehnquist, and John Roberts — that he interacted with.
Sixty to Zero | An Inside Look at the Collapse of General Motors – and the Detroit Auto Industry by Alex Taylor III tells the story of General Motors’ decline. The collapse of General Motors captured headlines in early 2009, but as Alex Taylor III writes in this in-depth dissection of the automaker’s undoing, GM’s was a meltdown forty years in the making.
Woman from Shanghai | Tales of Survival from a Chinese Labor Camp by Xianhui Yang explores the horrific experiences of Chinese citizens in a re-education labor camp. He tells the tales of ordinary people facing extraordinary tribulations, time and again securing their humanity against those who were intent on taking it away.
Rebound | Why America Will Emerge Stronger From the Financial Crisis by Stephen J. Rose argues for a faster return to a stronger economy. The book takes the currently unthinkable view that the economy will bounce back faster and stronger from the downturn than most economists expect.
A World of Trouble | The White House and the Middle East – from the Cold War to the War on Terror by Patrick Tyler explores American Presidents’ affairs in the Middle East. The book is compulsively readable, free of cant and ideology, and rich in insight about the very human challenges a new president will face as he or she tries to restore America’s standing in the region.
Treachery | Betrayals, Blunders, and Cover-Ups: Six Decades of Espionage Against America and Great Britain by Harry Chapman Pincher reveals decades of espionage from within British intelligence. Pincher makes a compelling new case that the head of Britain’s own counterintelligence and security agency was a double agent.
The Corpse Walker by Liao Yiwu introduces us to regular men and women at the bottom of Chinese society, most of whom have been battered by life but have managed to retain their dignity: a professional mourner, a human trafficker, a public toilet manager, a leper, a grave robber, and a Falung Gong practitioner, among others. By asking challenging questions with respect and empathy, Liao Yiwu managed to get his subjects to talk openly and sometimes hilariously about their lives, desires, and vulnerabilities.
Relentless Pursuit | A Year in the Trenches with Teach for America by Donna Foote follows four Teach for America recruits as they enter a Los Angeles high school. With little training and experience, these four will be asked to produce academic gains in students who are among the most disadvantaged in the country.
Peter and Amy Bernstein founded Bernstein Literary Agency in 2009. For over two decades, we have worked with over 100 brilliant authors around the globe and across a gamut of subjects to get their books published, and their stories told. We typically work on non-fiction projects, but we have helped bring many fiction books, children’s books, and the occasional cookbook to market. We work with authors in all stages of their careers, from experienced, award-winning, and bestselling ones to debut writers ready to take on the world.
Amitav Acharya
Esther Allen
Gerard Araud
Chris Bohjalian
Andrew Scott Cooper
Vincent Coppola
Eva Dou
Caldwell B., Esselstyn, Jr., M.D.
Bruce Falconer
Gillian Lipton
Sven Steinmo
Robert Suettinger
Tanzina Vega
Olajide Williams
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