In America

  • In America
    By Maxim Gorky, Maksim Gorky

    Born "Aleksey Maksimovich Peshkov" on March 16, 1868, in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia - later renamed in his honor - Maxim Gorky would learn early the harsh lessons of life.

  • In America
    By Susan Sontag

    My inner life is quite evaporated . Poland , the stage , seem very far away . The next time I write will be from California . Henryk , can you imagine that ? Your M. Five CALIFORNIA . Santa Ana , the river ; Heim 208.

  • In America: A Novel
    By Susan Sontag

    But there is no puzzle about how I can be so strongly drawn to these boys and wholly in love with M. Loving her is the one steadiness I have. April 15. One answer would be to plant other varieties of grape. From one grape, brought here ...

  • In America: A Novel
    By Susan Sontag

    Novel based on a real story - Sontag shows us America on the cusp of modernity.

  • In America: A Novel
    By Susan Sontag

    Additional Praise for Susan Sontag's In America “ Sure - footed and wonderfully daring . " — The New York Times Book Review “ Like its brilliant essayist author , this ' novel defies every convention of storytelling .

  • In America
    By Nicholas Efstathiou

    It was Mr. Carter's oldest son.” “Ah,” Papu said. “The Carter's are good to us.” “That is why I started,” Mrs. Lliamos said, “but last week...” “The accident,” Papu said. Mrs. Lliamos nodded. “They don't know how long he will be in the ...

  • In America: A Lexicon of Fashion
    By Andrew Bolton, Amanda Garfinkel, Jessica Regan

    Articulating eight decades of American style through the emotive language of clothing--from celebrated designers that established the modern legacy of sportswear to emerging creatives shaping the future of fashion in the United States In ...

  • In America: A Portrait of the Film
    By Jim Sheridan, Naomi Sheridan

    Told by 11-year-old Christy, a child wise beyond her years. An Irish couple bring their two young daughters to America in search of a better life. Christy and her sister,...

  • In America: A Novel
    By Susan Sontag

    A historical novel follows the efforts of a group of Poles, led by a famous actress, to build a utopian commune in California in the 1870s.

  • In America: Travels with John Steinbeck
    By Geert Mak

    Half a century on, Geert Mak sets off from Steinbeck's home.