First U.S. Publication A major literary event--the complete, uncensored journals of SylviaPlath, published in their entirety for the first time. Sylvia Plath's journals were originally published in 1982 in aheavily abridged version authorized by Plath's husband, Ted Hughes.This new edition is an exact and complete tran*ion of thediaries Plath kept during the last twelve years of her life. Sixtypercent of the book is material that has never before been madepublic, more fully revealing the intensity of the poet's personaland literary struggles, and providing fresh insight into both herfrequent desperation and the bravery with which she faced down herdemons. The complete Journals of Sylvia Plath is essentialreading for all who have been moved and fascinated by Plath's lifeand work. First U.S. Publication A major literary event--the complete, uncensored journals of SylviaPlath, published in their entirety for the first time. Sylvia Plath's journals were originally published in 1982 in aheavily abridged ve

Growing up in Bavaria during World War II, Ernestine Bradleycame to know wartime dislocations and food shortages, along withthe challenges of taking care of her siblings while her mother wasill. The men of her hometown were away at war, but their absencecreated an exciting unexpected freedom–a freedom she sought againat 21 when she became a stewardess, moved to New York and went onto marry a shy basketball star who played for the New YorkKnicks. Yet the paradoxes of her childhood shaped Bradley’s life. Herhard-won discipline helped her maintain a full-time career as aprofessor while she commuted weekly to Washington and her husband’spublic life; and Germany’s literary response to the holocaust ofwhich she had been unaware became her scholarly passion. Cancerconfronted her with a personal war, ultimately demanding avulnerability she had never allowed herself. Frank, warm, anddeeply moving, The Way Home is an inspiring American story.

Bestselling author A. E. Hotchner's intimate account of his53-year friendship with his pal Paul Newman. A. E. Hotchner first met Paul Newman in 1955 when the virtuallyunknown actor assumed the lead role in Hotchner’s first televisionplay, based on an Ernest Hemingway story. The project elevated bothmen from relative obscurity to recognition and began a close andtrusted friendship that lasted until Newman’s death in 2008. In Paul and Me, Hotchner depicts a complicated, unpredictable,fun-loving, talented man, and takes the reader along on theiradventures. The pair traveled extensively, skippered a successionof bizarre boats, confounded the business world, scored triumphs onthe stage, and sustained their friendship through good times andbad. Most notably, they started Newman’s Own as a prank andwatched it morph into a major enterprise that so far has donatedall its $300 million in profit to charities including the Hole inthe Wall Camps worldwide, dedicated to helping thousands ofchildre

Seven Pillars of Wisdom is the monumentalwork that assured T.E. Lawrence's place in history as "Lawrence ofArabia." Not only a consummate military history, but also acolorful epic and a lyrical exploration of the mind of a great man,this is one of the indisputable classics of 20th century Englishliterature. Line drawings throughout.

Barbara Leaming's Marilyn Monroe is a complex, sympatheticportrait that will forever change the way we view the most enduringicon of America sexuality. To those who think they have heard allthere is to hear about Marilyn Monroe, think again. Leaming's booktells a brand-new tale of sexual, psychological, and politicalintrigue of the highest order. Told for the first time in all itscomplexity, this is a compelling portrait of a woman at the centerof a drama with immensely high stakes, a drama in which the otherplayers are some of the most fascinating characters from the worldsof movies, theater, and politics. It is a book that shines a brightlight on one of the most tumultuous, frightening, and excitingperiods in American culture. Basing her research on new interviews and on thousands of primarydocuments--including revealing letters by Arthur Miller, EliaKazan, John Huston, Laurence Olivier, Tennessee Williams, DarrylZanuck, Marilyn's psychiatrist Dr. Ralph Greenson, and manyothers--Leaming has rec

This funny and tender book combines three of Alice Steinbach’sgreatest passions: learning, traveling, and writing. Afterchronicling her European journey of self-discovery in WithoutReservations , this Pulitzer Prize—winning columnist for theBaltimore Sun quit her job and left home again. This time sheroamed the world, taking lessons and courses in such things asFrench cooking in Paris, Border collie training in Scotland,traditional Japanese arts in Kyoto, and architecture and art inHavana. With warmth and wit, Steinbach guides us through thepleasures and perils of discovering how to be a student again. Shealso learns the true value of this second chance at educatingherself: the opportunity to connect with and learn from the peopleshe meets along the way.

Andrew Jackson, his intimate circle of friends, and histumultuous times are at the heart of this remarkable book about theman who rose from nothing to create the modern presidency. Belovedand hated, venerated and reviled, Andrew Jackson was an orphan whofought his way to the pinnacle of power, bending the nation to hiswill in the cause of democracy. Jackson’s election in 1828 usheredin a new and lasting era in which the people, not distant elites,were the guiding force in American politics. Democracy made itsstand in the Jackson years, and he gave voice to the hopes and thefears of a restless, changing nation facing challenging times athome and threats abroad. To tell the saga of Jackson’s presidency,acclaimed author Jon Meacham goes inside the Jackson White House.Drawing on newly discovered family letters and papers, he detailsthe human drama–the family, the women, and the inner circle ofadvisers–that shaped Jackson’s private world through years of stormand victory. One of our most significant