The real masterwork that Sue Hubbell has created is her life, David Quammen wrote in
the New York Times. This book is, like its author, a unique achievement. Weaving a vivid portrait of her own life and her bees' lives ...
In this heartwarming tale of brotherly love (WALL STREET JOURNAL), John Vernon lifts us high,
confronting basic questions about the nature of existence itself and the peculiar objects that sustain this transient life (Jay Parini). When his reclusive brother Paul ...
The Yaak Valley of northwestern Montana is one of the last great wild places in
the United States, a land of black bears and grizzlies, wolves and coyotes, bald and golden eagles, wolverine, lynx, marten, fisher, elk, and even a ...
During the long farewell of her mother’s dying, Patricia Hampl revisits her midwestern girlhood.Daughter of
a debonair Czech father, whose floral work gave him entrée to St. Paul society, and a distrustful Irishwoman with an uncanny ability to tell a ...
This collection will entertain all who appreciate the art of masterful letter writing. The Letters
of J.R.R Tolkien sheds much light on Tolkien's creative genius and grand design for the creation of a whole new world: Middle-earth. Featuring a radically ...
(star) "A compelling and inspirational portrait of the author emerges from these vivid snapshots of
life's joyful, sad and surprising moments."Publishers Weekly, starred review In this moving autobiography, Lois Lowry explores her rich history through personal photographs, memories, ...
Alan Lee, the Oscar-winning conceptual designer for the Lord of the Rings movie trilogy, discusses
his approach to depicting Tolkien’s imaginary world. The book presents more than 150 of Lee’s celebrated illustrations to show how his imagery for both the ...
In this extraordinary memoir, Nobel Prize–winning author Günter Grass remembers his early life, from his
boyhood in a cramped two-room apartment in Danzig through the late 1950s, when The Tin Drum was published. During the Second World War, Grass volunteered ...