Denis Johnson's now classic story collection chronicles a wild netherworld of addicts and lost souls, a violent and disordered landscape that encompasses every extreme of American culture. These are...

Jackie Robinson proves that in America, the grandson of a slave can make a difference.

Deep in the woods in an old white cabin, three friends make their pumpkin soup the same way every day. The Cat slices up the pumpkin, the Squirrel stirs in the water, and the Duck tips in just...

Getting It Right is set in the upheaval of the 1960’s. The Cuban missile crisis has brought the Communist threat to within miles of the United States, and extremist movements roil the...

Grandpa tells his two young houseguests about the time he was afraid of the dark and about other figments of his imagination.

Nearly a decade after Spain's conquest of Mexico, the future of Christianity on the American continent was very much in doubt. Confronted with a hostile colonial government and Native Americans wary...

Brando is perpetually fascinating, both for the power of the characters he portrayed and for his tumultuous personal life. Bestselling biographer Stefan Kanfer seamlessly intertwines the man and the...