Lenny, Flip, and Rickles
An uncensored history of standup comedy in Miami, Florida, and how it was a microcosm of the regional live comedy
Category: Biographies & Memoirs
Corked with Marc Fennell
How can you cheat… at drinking wine? It turns out you can. And when you do, a whole world of
The Defining Moment
In this dramatic and fascinating account, Newsweek columnist Jonathan Alter shows how Franklin Delano Roosevelt used his first 100 days in office
The Horrors of Fox Hollow Farm
Fox Hollow Farm, the infamous Indiana property where Herb Baumeister allegedly murdered at least eleven men, has a grim past
Suffer the Children
There have been monsters among us lurking in the darkest corners of America, preying on children since the first settlers
Margaret Atwood: A Modern Mythmaker
In 1985, Margaret Atwood’s dystopian novel The Handmaid’s Tale was published, joining the ranks of novels like 1984 and Brave New World in a growing canon
The Great Gatsby at 100
How does a 100-year-old novel feel fresher than ever? F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby was first published in April of 1925.
Life and Art
A marvelous new essay collection from the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Somebody’s Fool and The Destiny Thief Life and Art—these are the twin
Hunger Like a Thirst
Written and read by food writer and New York Times contributor Besha Rodell—(formerly) one of the world’s last anonymous restaurant critics—comes this
The Anatomy of Evil
In this groundbreaking book, renowned psychiatrist Michael H. Stone explores the concept and reality of evil from a new perspective.