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Running with Scissors is the true story of a boy whose mother (a poet with delusions of Anne Sexton) gave him away to be raised by her psychiatrist, a dead-ringer for Santa and a lunatic in the bar

The science fiction genre has become increasingly influential in mainstream popular culture, evolving into one of the most engaging storytelling tools we use to think about technology and consider

The never-before-told story of the journey behind THE BRONZE HORSEMAN, now in print for the first time.

Speaking Proper - Stephen Fry looks at the changes in what we used to call 'elocution'.

It's every novelist's greatest fear: pouring their blood, sweat, and tears into writing hundreds of pages only to realize that their story has no sense of urgency, no internal logic, and

Everyone knows that if Scarlett O'Hara had an unlimited text-and-data plan, she'd constantly try to tempt Ashley away from Melanie with suggestive messages. If Mr.

Through the enduring eye of Sherlock Holmes, noted historian Jeremy Black traces how Holmes and his milieu evolved in Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's books and how Holmes continues to resonate today.

Stephen Fry investigates the phenomenon of gibberish - what it is, why we write and speak and sing it, and why we enjoy it so much.

Born to the ranks of the lower English gentry in 1775, Jane Austen led what some have mistakenly described as an ordinary and unremarkable life--a life that ended all too soon at the age of 41.

An authoritative, wide-ranging, and incredibly timely history of 1984-its literary sources, its composition by Orwell, its deep and lasting effect on the Cold War, and its vast influence throughout

Written by mortician and forensic expert Carla Valentine, The Science of Murder explores the real-life cases that inspired Agatha Christie and shows how the great mystery writer may have kept up to

Great mystery and suspense writers have created some of the most unforgettable stories in all of literature.

Here is a book as joyous and painful, as mysterious and memorable, as childhood itself.

Au sein de la microsphère fashion, où paillettes et coups bas sont de mise, vit et règne Anna Wintour.

Jessica Jones made her first Marvel Comics appearance in "Alias #1," November 2001, and went on to star in three ongoing series.