Lots of Stephen King fans feel that his horror novels are dwarfed by what they consider his masterpiece, the genre-bending Dark Tower books. They’re a little like the sprawling epics of J.R.R. Tolkien, Robert Jordan, and George Lucas, but then again, they’re really like nothing else in this world (or King’s).This set collects the first [...]

Meet Merwin, a lovable elephant who is also a master of disguise! Merwin lives in a wild animal park. While the other animals are content to lie around and graze, Merwin is eagerly watching every person who enters the park-he collects every pair of lost sunglasses, every misplaced cap, every forgotten jacket. Armed with this [...]

“I was very touched by Moncy Pothen’s excellent presentation of life in Kerala, the southern Indian state, and every incident he narrates happens there every day. Beneath the Clouds and Coconut Leaves offers not simply glimpses into life in Kerala but deep insights into how the people there think. It skillfully uses Malayalam words, for [...]

Kindergarten-Grade 4-First published in Italy, this book intends to introduce youngsters to a handful of art terms: expressionism, cubism, futurism, abstractionism, and dadaism. Master Elephant defines each one in one or two brief sentences as, in turn, a lion, rhino, gazelle, giraffe, and monkey in a school in “the grassy fields of Africa” paints a [...]

Adapted from Phillip Keller’s classic Lessons from a Sheepdog, this beautifully illustrated children’s book will help children ask questions about God and discover how they need Him.

More popular than the canon of the great Enlightenment philosophers were other books, also banned by the regime, written and sold “under the cloak.” These formed a libertine literature that was a crucial part of the culture of dissent in the Old Regime. Robert Darnton explores the cultural and political significance of these “bad” books [...]

This style and decorative arts book reflects the design philosophy of renowned artisan Susan Sargent, emphasizing spontaneous creativity, do-it-yourself decorative accents, and ideas for adding self-expression to any and all furnishings. Her fresh interpretation of classical forms celebrates design, proportion, and color with a subtle whimsy and playful spirit. Her style is distinguished by a [...]

Kingsolver is known as a writer of the American Southwest, so it may come as a surprise to find that her most significant book to date, an extraordinarily dramatic and forthright novel of family, faith, and fate, is set in Africa. In an introductory note, she comments on her childhood experiences in what was then [...]

According to Korda (Country Matters, etc.), it was only in 1895 that someone Harry Thurston Peck of the Bookman published the first bestseller list, and that listed only fiction. PW ran the first nonfiction list 17 years later. Today, bestseller lists galvanize the publishing industry, much as their cousins do the film and recording industries, [...]

The Tuscan house, whether a simple homestead or expansive villa, has become one of the most sought-after living environments. Its design is virtually unchanged since the Middle Ages, when landowners in the golden hills of Tuscany built country retreats with gardens, porticoes, and loggias. The landowners often drew upon the natural resources of the region-and [...]