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Another stellar collection of the year's best writing on music as selected by the acclaimed, elusive author of contemporary classics Sarah and The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things

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Legendary chairman of the five-time Super Bowl champion Pittsburgh Steelers, Dan Rooney, tells his life story for the first time.

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"What Charlie Parker was to the saxophone, Bud Powell (1924--1966) was to the piano: No jazz pianist can rival his brilliance. But his life was filled with tragedy, including years of electroshock thera"

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How to Identify and Respond to the Seven Warning Signs of a Troubled Relationship

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First time in paperback: From a Pulitzer Prize-winning writer, an imaginative re-creation of Samuel Clemens's boyhood in Hannibal, Missouri-just in time for Ken Burns's forthcoming Mark Twain documentary.

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Dawn of Modern Science explores the beginnings of science from the cosmology of ancient Greece to the cataclysmic conflict between the Medieval understanding of nature through spiritual contemplation

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"Robert Mitchum once commented to Arthur Lyons about his movies of the 1940s and 1950s: "Hell, we didn't know what film noir was in those days. We were just making movies. Cary Grant and all the big st"

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An insightful look at the misplaced faith we place in things, and meaningful advice on achieving material and emotional well-being

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The definitive account of rock in the city that has produced louder, more important, in-your-face rock than anywhere else on the planet, told from the bands- the Stooges, MC5, Grand Funk Railroad, Ted Nugent, the White Stripes, Kid Rock, and more- the fans, and everyone who was there to witness it.

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"This remarkable book is the inspirational story of what can happen when two determined people create an unbreakable bond and set out to achieve the almost impossible."--Tucson Citizen

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This is a guide to diabetes for the newly diagnosed patient. It covers such areas as: adjusting to the emotional impact of diabetes; making decisions about diet; exercise; types of medication; finding the best care; and facing uncertainty surrounding complications and their effect.

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"In the history of twentieth-century ballet, no company has had so profound and far-reaching an influence as the Ballets Russes. Under the direction of impresario extraordinaire Serge Diaghilev (1872--1"

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"Marcel Duchamp, one of this century's pioneer artists, moved his work through the retinal boundaries which had been established with impressionism into t field with impressionism into t field where l"

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An updated and enriched edition of the most popular of the Brazelton Way titles, timeless wisdom for the behaviour problems of today

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The Divorced Dad's Survival Book: How to Stay Connected with Your Kids shows how to navigate the process of getting a divorce so as to minimize the negative impact on one's children. The goal of the b

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Originally published: Reading, Mass.: Perseus Books, 1995.

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"No European jazz musician has so enchanted the word as Django Reinhardt, the gypsy guitarist whose recording with Stephane Grappelly and the Hot Club of France have meant "The Thirties" to several gen"

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Encouraging advice on finding happiness and enjoying life. Counseling steps, checklists, and do-at-home exercises promote happiness, build self-esteem, discourage annoying habits, and make positive changes.

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In the tradition of Band of Brothers, the heroic and never-before-told story of a U.S. Ranger company, from D-Day to VE Day.

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"Robert Coles first met Dorothy Day over thirty-five years ago when, as a medical student, he worked in one of her Catholic Worker soup kitchens. He remained close to this inspiring and controversial w"

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A top pediatrician supplies nutrition advice for parents of children between infancy and preschool, and also discusses how to resolve the most common eating problems children develop

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From the author of The Defiant Child (70,000 copies sold), fun and effective reverse-psychology techniques to instantly fix kids' bad behavior.

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A journey through modern Iran and Afghanistan that sheds light on present conflicts by tapping the most surprising of sources--a thousand-year-old epic poem

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A comprehensive and compassionate look into the major issues surrounding drug and alcohol abuse-from their causes and symptoms to their lethal consequences and treatment options.