Books from St. Martin's Press
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It's Not About the Shark: How to Solve Unsolvable Problems
By David Niven, PhDJust like John Lennon's teachers, Pepper could only see the downside of something unfamiliar to him and couldn't even begin to conceive of its future. In announcing the sale, Pepper emphasized that their Italian division was utterly ...
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A Drizzle of Honey: The Life and Recipes of Spain's Secret Jews
By Linda Kay Davidson, David M. GitlitzCertain imported spices, like pepper and cinnamon, probably were available everywhere and were within the reach of the average budget. The account books of the Navarran travelers show neardaily purchases of garlic, pepper, and vinegar, ...
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The China Collectors: America's Century-Long Hunt for Asian Art Treasures
By Karl E. Meyer, Shareen Blair BrysacOn March 3, J. Pierpont Morgan informed Wall Street that he had assembled the U.S. Steel Corporation, capitalized at $1.4 billion, the world's first enterprise to surpass the billion-dollar mark. This meant, as Jean Strouse notes in her ...
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Change of Scene: A 100 Page Novella
By Mary Kay Andrews“You're Old Man Miller?” Greer asked, her voice little more than a whisper. She closed her eyes as a wave of nausea washed over her. “I'm James McMahan Miller, and I own this land and the farm your people just about burned to the ground ...
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Ladies' Night
By Mary Kay Andrews“They can't do that to us,” Miller protested. “It's Sunday night. We always watch the games on Sundays.” Bud pressed his bulbous pink nose against the glass door and peered inside. “Man! They got all kind of food on the tables, ...
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Feeling Your Pain: The Explosion and Abuse of Government Power in the Clinton-Gore Years
By James BovardStaples swore that, when he operated the gun, it fired only one shot per trigger pull, and functioned poorly at that. Staples was convicted; an appeals court overturned the decision. The Clinton administration appealed and, in 1994, ...
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L. Frank Baum: Creator of Oz: A Biography
By Katharine M. Rogers... and was told by a Miss McBride, "with a roughish smile," "As long as your [sic] here, we must make the best of it" (5). Baum Buglé 40 (Fall 1996): 25. Dorinda Riessen Reed, The Woman Suffrage Movement in South Dakota, 2d ed.
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They Shouldn't Have Killed His Dog: The Complete Uncensored Ass-Kicking Oral History of John Wick, Gun Fu, and the New...
By Edward Gross, Mark A. AltmanIn They Shouldn’t Have Killed His Dog: The Complete Uncensored Ass-Kicking Oral History of John Wick, Gun-Fu and The New Age of Action, bestselling authors Mark A. Altman and Edward Gross take you behind the scenes of a franchise that ...
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The Templars: The Dramatic History of the Knights Templar, the Most Powerful Military Order of the Crusades
By Piers Paul ReadTemple. The hopes of the Jews living inPalestine foran independent nation did not end with the fall of Masada. Some sixty years later, there was a second rebellion against Roman rule led by Simeon benKoseba who was acknowledged by the ...
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Defending Britta Stein: A Novel
By Ronald H. BalsonOne of Newsweek's 20 New Books to Cozy Up With this Fall Defending Britta Stein is a story of bravery, betrayal, and redemption—from Ronald H. Balson, the winner of the National Jewish Book Award Chicago, 2018: Ole Henryks, a popular ...
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The Girl from Berlin: A Novel
By Ronald H. BalsonIn the newest novel from internationally-bestselling author Ronald.
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Picking Cotton: Our Memoir of Injustice and Redemption
By Jennifer Thompson-Cannino, Ronald Cotton, Erin TorneoWith Picking Cotton, Jennifer and Ronald tell in their own words the harrowing details of their tragedy, and challenge our ideas of memory and judgment while demonstrating the profound nature of human grace and the healing power of ...
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The Bureau: The Secret History of the FBI
By Ronald KesslerThe book answers questions about the bureau's role and performance: Why did the FBI know nothing useful about al-Qaeda before the attacks?
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The Keynes Solution: The Path to Global Economic Prosperity
By Paul DavidsonIn this book Keynesian expert Davidson makes recommendations and details plans for spending, monetary policy, financial market rules and regulation, and wages—all to reverse the effects of our past policies.
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The Paradox of God and the Science of Omniscience
By Clifford A. PickoverCHAPTE R 3: CAIN AND A BE L'S DILEN1 N1A Steven T. Kuhn, “Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Prisoner's Dilemma,” ... This kind of logic is discussed further in Robert M. Martin, There are Tivo Errors in the the Title of This Book ...
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The Affair: A Novel
By Alicia Clifford“Can't believe I'm here again,” said Bet, and more tears rolled down her cheeks. “Your family . . .” Celia reminded her once more. “You can forget them,” said Bet. She seemed convinced that if she went home pregnant, her parents would ...
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Today Hong Kong, Tomorrow the World: What China’s Crackdown Reveals About Its Plans to End Freedom Everywhere
By Mark L. CliffordA powerful and dramatic mix of history and on-the-ground reporting, this book is the definitive account of one of the most important geopolitical standoffs of our time.
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Turning Texas Blue: What It Will Take to Break the GOP Grip on America's Reddest State
By Mary Beth RogersIn a lively narrative, Rogers tells the story of how Texas moved so far to the right in such a short time and how Democrats might be able to move it back to the center.
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Uncommon Clay
By Margaret MaronJudge Deborah Knott of Seagrove, North Carolina, must unearth a local family's tragic past to find a vengeful killer in the eighth installment of the award-winning mystery series by Maron.
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Sinners and Saints
By Eileen DreyerDreyer describes O'Brien's travails with relentless intensity, seldom pausing between assorted shootouts, violent interludes, and hostage stalemates. She ratchets up the drama to an impossibly high level, then ends with a remarkable ...