Riverhead

The Teahouse Fire

de Ellis Avery

“Like attending seasons of elegant tea parties—each one resplendent with character and drama. Delicious.”—Maxine Hong Kingston

The story of two women whose lives intersect in late-nineteenth-century Japan,...

The Harsh Cry of the Heron: The Last Tale of the Otori

de Lian Hearn

The epic conclusion to the bestselling Tales of the Otori—"one of the most thrilling new series of our time." -The Times (London)

A dazzling epic of warfare and sacrifice, passionate revenge, treacherous...

The Braindead Megaphone

de George Saunders

The breakout book from "the funniest writer in America"--not to mention an official "Genius"--his first nonfiction collection ever.

George Saunders's first foray into nonfiction is comprised of essays on literature,...

Seven Types of Ambiguity

de Elliot Perlman

Seven Types of Ambiguity is a psychological thriller and a literary adventure of breathtaking scope. Celebrated as a novelist in the tradition of Jonathan Franzen and Philip Roth, Elliot Perlman writes of impulse...

In Our Strange Gardens

de Michel Quint

In Our Strange Gardens was named a BookSense 76 Recommended Pick for January 2002!

Michel has a story to tell. It's about his father, an exquisitely common man whose very ordinariness is a source of grave embarrassment...

Across the Nightingale Floor

Tales of the Otori #1

de Lian Hearn

In his black-walled fortress at Inuyama, the warlord Iida Sadamu surveys his famous nightingale floor. Constructed with exquisite skill, it sings at the tread of each human foot. No assassin can cross it unheard....

Awakening at Midlife

de Kathleen Brehony

Fraught with physical, relational, professional, and psychological changes, midlife can be a challenging time. But according to Jungian-oriented psychotherapist Kathleen Brehony, "tranformation at midlife offers...

The Kitchen Shrink: A Psychiatrist's Reflections on Healing in a Changing World

de M.D., Dora Calott Wang

A look at the realities of free-market medicine in America.

A Yale-trained psychiatrist, Dora Calott Wang explores the seismic shifts that have shaken the entire medical profession. Through the prism of her...

The Anxiety Book

de Jonathan Davidson & Henry Dreher

Do you have unhealthy anxiety? Do you suffer from sleeplessness, irritability, trouble relaxing, difficulty in concentrating, or fear of ambarrassment? From Dr. Jonathan Davidson, director of the Anxiety and...

Amazing Grace

de Kathleen Norris

Struggling with her return to the Christian church after many years away, Kathleen Norris found it was the language of Christianity that most distanced her from faith. Words like "judgment," "faith," "dogma,"...

The Meaning of the 21st Century

de James Martin

According to James Martin-known as "the guru of the Information Age"-humanity is at a crucial turning point. If we succeed in finding ways to support massive gains in population combined with dizzying technological...

How to Prevent and Treat Diabetes with Natural Medicine

de Michael Murray & Michael Lyons

More are at risk for diabetes than ever before. But diabetes is not inevitable. And for those who already have it, it may be reversible.

Now, two leading natural medicine and diabetes experts-Drs. Michael T....

The Food of a Younger Land: A portrait of American food- before the national highway system, before chainrestaurants, and before frozen food, when the

de Mark Kurlansky

From the New York Times bestselling author who "powerfully demonstrates the defining role food plays in history and culture" (Atlanta Journal-Constitution).

In the throes of the Great Depression, a make-work...

Fingersmith

de Sarah Waters

"Oliver Twist with a twist...Waters spins an absorbing tale that withholds as much as it discloses. A pulsating story."-The New York Times Book Review

Sue Trinder is an orphan, left as an infant in the care...

Affinity

de Sarah Waters

"Gothic tale, psychological study, puzzle narrative...This is gripping, astute fiction that feeds the mind and senses."-The Seattle Times

An upper-class woman recovering from a suicide attempt, Margaret Prior...

Think Smart: A Neuroscientist's Prescription for Improving Your Brain's Performance

de M.D., Richard Restak

From a renowned neuroscientist and bestselling author comes a book that shows readers how to improve and tone the brain.

In the last five years, there have been exciting new scientific discoveries about the...

Walking a Sacred Path: Rediscovering the Labyrinth as a Spiritual Practice

de Lauren Artress

'Walking the Labyrinth' has reemerged today as a metaphor for the spiritual journey and a powerful tool for transformation. This walking meditation is an archetype, a mystical ritual found in all religious traditions....

Mergers & Acquisitions

de Dana Vachon

Tommy Quinn just landed his dream job as an investment banker, as well as his dream girl, the daughter of one of New York's oldest moneyed families. But in the course of a year, as he moves from the bank's boardrooms...

The Ten-Year Nap

de Meg Wolitzer

The New York Times bestselling novel that woke up critics, book clubs, and women everywhere.

For a group of four New York friends the past decade has been defined largely by marriage and motherhood, but...

Everyday Grace

de Marianne Williamson

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Illuminata comes a book about everyday peace, everyday purpose, everyday hope, everyday love, and everyday grace.

In these pages, author and lecturer Marianne...