Kidnapped into slavery in 1841, Northup spent 12 years in captivity. This autobiographical memoir represents an exceptionally detailed and accurate description of slave life and pl...
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More information to be announced soon on this forthcoming title from Penguin USA. ReviewPublishers Weekly-Belofsky (The Book of Strange and Curious Legal Oddities) conjures...
You know him from the hit A&E show Duck Dynasty—now you can enjoy Uncle Si’s tall tales, crazy exploits, and quirky one-liners in one raucous collection!“These hands are so...
From Publishers WeeklyIn this latest effort to popularize the sciences, City University of New York professor and media star Kaku (_Hyperspace_) ponders topics that many people reg...
The first Hispanic and third woman appointed to the United States Supreme Court, Sonia Sotomayor has become an instant American icon. Now, with a candor and intimacy never undertak...
Thirty years after women became 50 percent of the college graduates in the United States, men still hold the vast majority of leadership positions in government and industry. This ...