In God is Red by Liao Yiwu, a Chinese dissident journalist and poet — once lauded, later imprisoned, and now celebrated author of For a Song and a Hundred Songs and The Corpse Walker — profiles the extraordinary lives of dozens of Chinese Christians, providing a rare glimpse into the underground world of belief that is taking hold within the officially atheistic state of Communist China.
Notes on a Century | Reflections of a Middle East Historian by Bernard Lewis and Buntzie Ellis Churchill tell Lewis’ life as a preeminent historian in the Middle East and around the world. In this witty memoir he reflects on the events that have transformed the region since World War II, up through the Arab Spring. Like America’s other great historian-statesmen Arthur Schlesinger and Henry Kissinger, Lewis is a figure of towering intellect and a world-class raconteur, which makes Notes on a Century essential reading for anyone who cares about the fate of the Middle East.
June Fourth Elegies by Liu Xiaobo is a collection of the author’s poems about the protests in Tiananmen Square. The collection presents Liu’s poems written across twenty years in memory of fellow protestors at Tiananmen Square, as well as poems addressed to his wife, Liu Xia.
Mr. Broadway | The Inside Story of the Schuberts, the Shows and the Stars by Gerald Schoenfeld gives an in-depth look into the Schubert Organization through the eyes of its chairman. Bringing the reader backstage, the long-term chairman of the Shubert Organization shares his triumphs and failures, sings praise, and settles scores.
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.
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