(Hardback)

"For modern-day adventurers exploring the roots of the old west. Part fact, part fiction, Mark Twain's Roughing It takes readers on a high-spirited journey from Missouri to Nevada, California to Hawaii. Travel via stagecoach through woods, plains, hills, and gorges, as Twain spins yarn after yarn on the people he meets, and the towns they explore"--

(Paperback)

(Paperback)

(Paperback)

Over the last year, Nick Hornby has been writing a column entitled "Stuff I've Been Reading" for the Believer. A Polysyllabic Spree collects these columns in a single volume, and is artfully illustrated with selected passages from the novels, biographies, collections of poetry and comics in question.

(Paperback)

Deals with books on subjects such as: Books on Many a List for Burning; Not "Robinson Crusoe"; Not "Brave New World" - Lesser Known Classics; and But I know What I Like... - Books on Aesthetics and Style.

(Hardback)

"Supports the notion that while almost all book groups start out as serious literary endeavors, they inevitably become monthly gatherings that are as much about sharing food, wine, and catching up, as the books that are read. It's a go-to kitchen staple for book group hosts, and a helpful source of lists from classics to cutting-edge contemporaries for book groups to explore"--Page 4 of cover.