A tale based on the life of the reclusive classic author follows her precarious relationship with her parents, her hidden passions and aspirations, her secret views on religion and love, and her interactions with the men in her life, in a story told from the perspective of her younger sister, Lavinia.

The Sister: A Novel of Emily Dickinson

Literature & Fiction

Kaufmann, Paola

United States

Overlook/Rookery

Motherland: A Philosophical History of Russia

An introduction to key Russian thinkers from the past two centuries offers insight into regional philosophical belief systems about happiness, society, and morality, in an account that challenges popular conceptions while depicting an alternate perspective on period intellectual history.

History

Chamberlain, Lesley

Russia

Combining elements of classic noir, dark comedy, and a misfits memoir reminiscent of Notes from the Underground, Goffard brings life to the darker side of West Coast counter-culture, in a literary crime novel that will delight readers.

Snitch Jacket

Goffard, Christopher

Humor & Satire

Documents the tragic story of the Kazakh nomads of central Asia under Stalin's regime, offering insight into the culture's Islamic and pagan heritage, the ancient traditions that established their nomadic way of life, and the author's family's struggle to relocate and survive after his father was fatally incarcerated within a prison camp. 15,000 first printing.

Silent Steppe: The Memoir of a Kazakh Nomad Under Stalin

Biographies & Memoirs

Shayakhmetov, Mukhamet

Historical

A facsimile edition of an original 1947 publication of a classic work on Tierra del Fuego and the extinct Fuegian Indian culture traces the author's birth and youth among the coastal Yaghans and adult initiation into the Ona tribe. 10,000 first printing.

Uttermost Part of the Earth

Bridges, E. Lucas

Americas

The Truth About Sascha Knisch

This elegant, hilarious novel, a biological thriller set in the steamy underworld of Weimar Berlin, deals with the lures and dangers of sex, and the passion between two young people. Clever, droll and stylish, the novel is couched in the form of a riddle. From the Hardcover edition.

Fioretos, Aris

Contemporary

A complete collection of Lilliput magazine drawings based on the boarding school residents of St. Trinian's is a compendium of darkly comic depictions of young women embodying both polished manners and decidedly human vices.

St. Trinian's: The Entire Appalling Business

Humor & Entertainment

SEARLE, RONALD

Humor

Elated by the Jacobite rebellion of 1745 to return the Stuart throne to Bonny Prince Charlie, independent-minded Scottish woman Anne Farquharson is outraged by her husband's enlistment in the British army, a situation that drives her to reunite with a previous lover and join the Scottish uprising.

White Rose Rebel

Paisley, Janet

First published in 1969, this landmark of French cuisine is back in print with an all-new edition featuring more than 200 of Point's remarkable, inventive recipes. 50 photos, 25 in color.

Ma Gastronomie

Cookbooks, Food & Wine

FERNAND POINT

Regional & International

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