New Arrivals
BITE-SIZED HISTORY OF FRANCE: GASTRONOMIC TALES OF REVOLUTION, WAR, AND ENLIGHTENMENT
Written by Mitchell, Jeni
One of Smithsonian magazine's "Ten Best Books About Travel of 2018" One of AFAR magazine's "8 New Books You Need to Read Before Flying to France" A "delicious" (Dorie Greenspan), "genial" (Kirkus Reviews), "very cool book about the intersections of food and history" (Michael Pollan)--as featured in the New York Times Acclaimed upon
BLACK AUXILIARY: THE UNTOLD STORY OF 18 AFRICAN AMERICANS WHO DEFIED JIM CROW AND ADOLF HITLER TO COMPETE IN THE 1936 BERLIN OLYMPICS
Discover the astonishing, inspirational, and largely unknown true story of the eighteen African American athletes who competed in the 1936 Berlin Olympic Games, defying the racism of both Nazi Germany and the Jim Crow South. Set against the turbulent backdrop of a segregated United States, sixteen black men and two black women were torn between boycotting the Olympic Games in Nazi Germa
BLACK CALHOUNS: FROM CIVIL WAR TO CIVIL RIGHTS WITH ONE AFRICAN AMERICAN FAMILY
Written by Gail Lumet Buckley
InThe Black Calhouns, Gail Lumet Buckley--daughter of actress Lena Horne--delves deep into her family history, detailing the experiences of an extraordinary African-American family from Civil War to Civil Rights.
BLACK DEATH AT THE GOLDEN GATE: THE RACE TO SAVE AMERICA FROM THE BUBONIC PLAGUE
For Chinese immigrant Wong Chut King, surviving in San Francisco meant a life in the shadows. His passing on March 6, 1900, would have been unremarkable if a city health officer hadn't noticed a swollen black lymph node on his groin--a sign of bubonic plague. Empowered by racist pseudoscience, officials rushed to quarantine Chinatown while doctors examined Wong's tissue for telltale bacteria.
BLACK LIGHT
Written by Galway Kinnell
Black Light is a voyage of discovery and transformation. Set in Iran, it tells the story of Jamshid, a quiet simple carpet mender, who one day suddenly commits a murder and is forced to flee. With this violent act his old life ends and a strange new existence begins.
BLACK LIGHT: STORIES
Written by Parsons, Kimberly King
With raw, poetic ferocity, Kimberly King Parsons exposes desire's darkest hollows--those hidden places where most of us are afraid to look.
BLACK SEA: DISPATCHES AND RECIPES, THROUGH DARKNESS AND LIGHT
This is the tale of a journey between three great cities - Odessa, built on a dream by Catherine the Great, through Istanbul, the fulcrum balancing Europe and Asia and on to tough, stoic, lyrical Trabzon.
BLETCHLEY PARK AND D-DAY
The untold story of Bletchley Park's key role in the success of the Normandy campaign
BLIND SPOT
Written by Teju Cole
When it comes to Teju Cole, the unexpected is not unfamiliar: He's an acclaimed novelist, an influential essayist, and an internationally exhibited photographer. In Blind Spot, readers follow Cole's inimitable artistic vision into the visual realm as he continues to refine the voice, eye, and intellectual obsessions that earned him such acclaim for Open City.
BLOCK PRINTS: HOW TO MAKE THEM (A VINTAGE REISSUE FOR THE MODE)
Written by Krause, Martin
"Block Prints: How to Make Them is an illustrated guide written by William S. Rice. It fully details his artistic process, providing straightforward, step-by-step solutions to the intricate challenges of block printmaking in both advanced and home-studio settings. It was originally published in 1941. This 2019 edition is updated with an introduction and annotation by Martin Krause"--
BLOOD & IVY: THE 1849 MURDER THAT SCANDALIZED HARVARD
Written by Collins, Paul
A delectable true-crime story of scandal and murder at America's most celebrated university.
BLOOD HEIR
The hottest fantasy debut of the summer, perfect for fans of Children of Blood and Bone, Blood Heir is the first book in an epic new series about a princess hiding a dark secret and the conman she must trust to clear her name for her father's murder. In the Cyrilian Empire, Affinites are reviled and enslaved.
BLOOD RELATIONS
"Taut, smart and electrifying." --Liv ConstantineA new thriller from a writer who's been compared to Michael Crichton, Alfred Hitchcock, Raymond Chandler, Blake Crouch, and David Cronenberg takes us to the most menacing core of California's upper crust, a class of billionaires with more money than they could spend in eternity.
BLOOD RIDERS
Written by Urbanski, Douglas
A profoundly creepy and highly original vampire story set in the Wild West from internationally acclaimed actor Gary Oldman and award-winning producer Douglas Urbanski. Once a prosperous and lively town, now, in 1882, Echo Basin's best days are behind it.
BLOODLEAF
Written by Smith, Crystal
"Enchanting, visceral, and twisty"-- New York Times bestselling author of Ash Princess, Laura Sebastian "BLOODLEAF feels like a classic in the making." - Sarah Holland, New York Times bestselling author of Everless
BLUE DOG 2020 WALL CALENDAR
George Rodrigue's Blue Dog is one of the most recognizable images in the world of contemporary art. The Blue Dog 2020 Wall Calendar features 12 images that will appeal to both longtime and new fans and collectors. Steeped in the legends and Cajun myths of Rodrigue's Louisiana upbringing, Blue Dog catapulted to worldwide fame in the early 1990's and has never looked back.
BLUE-AZUL
Did you know that colors can tell stories? The illustrations in this charming board book introduce your brilliant baby to all kinds of things that are blue, including finny fish and giant whales in the deep blue sea, a blue-jeaned cowboy eating blueberries, and Bluebeard the pirate by the waters of a nearby river.
BODY LEAPING BACKWARD: MEMOIR OF A DELINQUENT GIRLHOOD
The "mesmerizing . . . daring and important"* story of a risk-taking girlhood spent in a working-class prison town *Andre Dubus III
BODY LIES
Written by Baker, Jo
A dark, thrilling new novel from the best-selling author of Longbourn: a work of riveting psychological suspense that grapples with how to live as a woman in the world--or in the pages of a book--when the stakes are dangerously high.
BODY PAPERS
Winner of The Restless Books Prize for New Immigrant Writing "Grace Talusan writes eloquently about the most unsayable things: the deep gravitational pull of family, the complexity of navigating identity as an immigrant, and the ways we move forward even as we carry our traumas with us.
BODY: THE PHOTOGRAPHY BOOK
Written by Herschdorfer, Nathalie
The landmark photographic survey of the human body at a moment when body image and body politics are being redefined.
BOHO MANIFESTO: AN INSIDER'S GUIDE TO POSTCONVENTIONAL LIVING
The boho approach to life is based more on creativity than on money. It's definitely fun to live vicariously through the lens of these fabulous individuals--learning what they wear, where they travel to, what they do in their leisure time--and with The Boho Manifesto, it's finally all accessible.
BOND GIRLS: BODY, FASHION AND GENDER
Written by Germana, Monica
Since Ursula Andress's white-bikini debut in Dr No, 'Bond Girls' have been simultaneously celebrated as fashion icons and dismissed as 'eye-candy'. But the visual glamour of the women of James Bond reveals more than the sexual objectification of female beauty. Through the original joint perspectives of body and fashion, this exciting study throws a new, subversive light on Bond Girls.
BONE APPETIT: 50 CLEAN RECIPES FOR HEALTHIER, HAPPIER DOGS
Forget processed store-bought food--feed your dog a nutritious, balanced diet that uses healthy quality ingredients with this charming full-color illustrated guide with fifty great recipes for your beloved companion.Modern dog people only want the best for their canine companions, and that extends to the food they eat.
BOOK ABOUT WHALES
Acting as a first book of whales, A Book About Whales teaches young readers everything they need to know about the largest mammals on earth: how they have evolved over millions of years, what and how they eat, their migration patterns, and more! Andrea Antinori's whimsical black-and-white illustrations bring their underwater world to life.
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