Books from Vintage Books USA

The Court Years, 1939-1975: The Autobiography of William O. Douglas
By William Orville Douglas
... he had changed his mind and written a short concurrence , which , if it had happened earlier , would have made Brennan's long , scholarly but tedious opinion unnecessary . Baker v . Carr came down six to two ( Charles E. Whittaker ...
The Foreign Woman
By Fiona Kidman
The Foreign Woman
American Journal: The Events of 1976
By Elizabeth Drew
27000 — the same one that Richard Nixon named “ Spirit of '76 . ” This year , there appears on its tail , just below the American flag , the emblem of the Bicentennial . Nixon is the Banquo's ghost of this election .
The Tomato Book
By Yvonne Young Tarr
The Tomato Book
Continental Drifts: Travels in the New Europe
By Nicholas Fraser
With its monotonous , paranoid attacks on the Brussels cancer or the venality of professional politicians ' , there was nothing new about Sir James's peroration , and the poorly delivered , fustian style reminded me of Oswald Mosley .
Lost in Translation: A Life in a New Language
By Eva Hoffman
In 1959 13-year-old Eva Hoffman left her home in Cracow, Poland for a new life in America.
World Enough and Time: A Romantic Novel
By Robert Penn Warren
A story in which a young man falls in love with a woman he has never seen, a woman who has been betrayed by his benefactor and friend, and takes on himself the execution of her vengeance.
Polemics and Prophecies, 1967-1970
By Isidor F. Stone
... Sam , 367 Brownell , Herbert , 9 Bryan , William Jennings , 17 Buber , Martin , 423 Buckley , William F. , 444 Budget , 121-30 armament and , 97-100 arms race and , 207 , 209-30 military , 230-34 , 238 , 289-90 Nuclear Test Ban and ...
Augustus: With an Introduction by John McGahern
By John Williams
After the brutal murder of his great-uncle, Julius Caesar, Octavian, a shy and scholarly youth of nineteen, suddenly finds himself heir to the vast power of Rome.
Alone of All Her Sex: The Myth and Cult of the Virgin Mary
By Marina Warner
"Marina Warner begins with the gospels, noting the slight allusions to Mary, and the curious confusions between the two women of that name.
Poems
By William Blake
In this collection Patti Smith has gathered together her personal selection of Blake's poems, including the complete poems from the famous Songs of Innocence and Songs of Experience, to give a singular picture of this unique genius.
Tap Dancing: How to Teach Yourself to Tap
By Robert Audy
Illustrated lessons provide a convenient way to learn tap steps and techniques at home and range from warm-up exercises to three complete routines a la Kelly, Astaire, and Miller
The Origin of Species: And, The Voyage of the Beagle
By Charles Darwin, Ruth Padel
Science.
Crazy Like a Fox
By Sidney Joseph Perelman
Crazy Like a Fox
Nightlight: A Parody
By The Harvard Lampoon
In this parody of the popular Twilight series, gawky, vampire-obsessed Belle determines that computer nerd Edwart is not only her soul mate, but also a vampire, and sets out to find a way to get him to bite her so they can spend eternity ...
Unveiled: Nuns Talking
By Mary Loudon
Ten nuns speak openly about themselves.
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
By Stieg Larsson
Forty years after the disappearance of Harriet Vanger from the secluded island owned and inhabited by the powerful Vanger family, her octogenarian uncle hires journalist Mikael Blomqvist and Lisbeth Salander, an unconventional young hacker, ...
Captain Corelli's Mandolin
By Louis De Bernières
The novel follows their adventures as Italy switches sides, the Germans invade and the war turns into a free for all.
Near Death in the Arctic: True Stories of Disaster and Survival
By Cecil Kuhne
Set against the harsh backdrop of the Arctic, a collection of real-life tales of adventure and survival in one of the most remote, desolate, and dangerous environments on Earth includes Roald Amundsen's expeditions to the North and South ...
Bruno, Chief of Police
By Martin Walker
"Originally published in Great Britain in slightly different form by Quercus, London, in 2008"--T.p. verso.