In a book that is both biography and the most exciting form ofhistory, here are eighteen years in the life of a man, AlbertEinstein, and a city, Berlin, that were in many ways the definingyears of the twentieth century. Einstein in Berlin In the spring of 1913 two of the giants of modern sciencetraveled to Zurich. Their mission: to offer the most prestigiousposition in the very center of European scientific life to a manwho had just six years before been a mere patent clerk. AlbertEinstein accepted, arriving in Berlin in March 1914 to take up hisnew post. In December 1932 he left Berlin forever. “Take a goodlook,” he said to his wife as they walked away from their house.“You will never see it again.” In between, Einstein’s Berlin years capture in microcosm theodyssey of the twentieth century. It is a century that opens withextravagant hopes--and climaxes in unparalleled calamity. These aretumultuous times, seen through the life of one man who is at oncewitness to and architect of his day--and

Jeanne Marie Laskas had a dream of fleeing her otherwise happyurban life for fresh air and open space — a dream she woulddiscover was about something more than that. But she never expectedher fantasy to come true — until a summer afternoon’s drive in thecountry. That’s when she and her boyfriend, Alex — owner of Marley thepoodle — stumble upon the place she thought existed only in herdreams. This pretty-as-a-picture-postcard farm with an Amish barn,a chestnut grove, and breathtaking vistas is real ... and for sale.And it’s where she knows her future begins. But buying a postcard — fifty acres of scenery — and living onit are two entirely different matters. With wit and wisdom, Laskaschronicles the heartwarming and heartbreaking stories of thecolorful two- and four-legged creatures she encounters onSweetwater Farm. Against a backdrop of brambles, a satellite dish, and sheep,she tells a tender, touching, and hilarious tale about life, love,and the unexpected complic

An illuminating portrait of Anne Morrow Lindbergh--loyal wife,devoted mother, pioneering aviator, and critically acclaimed authorof the bestselling Gift from the Sea. Anne Morrow Lindbergh has been one of the most admired women andmost popular writers of our time. Her Gift from the Sea is aperennial favorite. But the woman behind the public person hasremained largely unknown. Drawing on five years of exclusiveinterviews with Anne Morrow Lindbergh as well as countless diaries,letters, and other documents, Susan Hertog now gives us the womanwhose triumphs, struggles and elegant perseverance riveted thepublic for much of the twentieth century.

In Unbowed, Nobel Prize winner Wangari Maathai recountsher extraordinary journey from her childhood in rural Kenya to theworld stage. When Maathai founded the Green Belt Movement in 1977,she began a vital poor people’s environmental movement, focused onthe empowerment of women, that soon spread across Africa.Persevering through run-ins with the Kenyan government and personallosses, and jailed and beaten on numerous occasions, Maathaicontinued to fight tirelessly to save Kenya’s forests and torestore democracy to her beloved country . Infused with herunique luminosity of spirit, Wangari Maathai’s remarkable story ofcourage, faith, and the power of persistence is destined to inspiregenerations to come.

Acclaimed British historian Anthony Everitt delivers a compelling account of the former orphan who became Roman emperor in A.D. 117 after the death of his guardian Trajan. Hadrian strengthened Rome by ending territorial expansion and fortifying existing borders. And - except for the uprising he triggered in Judea - his strength-based diplomacy brought peace to the realm after a century of warfare.

"Never die easy. Why run out of bounds and die easy? Make thatlinebacker pay. It carries into all facets of your life. It's okayto lose, to die, but don't die without trying, without giving ityour best." His legacy is towering. Walter Payton—the man they calledSweetness, for the way he ran—remains the most prolific runningback in the history of the National Football League, the star ofthe Chicago Bears' only Super Bowl Championship, eleven times votedthe most popular sports figure in Chicago's history. Off the field,he was a devoted father whose charitable foundation benefited tensof thousands of children each year, and who—faced with terminalliver disease—refused to use his celebrity to gain a preferentialposition for organ donation. Walter Payton was not just a footballhero; he was America's hero. Never Die Easy is Walter Payton's autobiography, told from theheart. Growing up poor in Mississippi, he took up football to getgirls' attention, and went on to become a Black CollegeAll-

There aren't many lives more steeped in celebrity than MiaFarrow's. The daughter of actress Maureen O'Sullivan andwriter-director John Farrow, she grew up in Beverly Hills as amember of "the first generation of movie stars' children." Startingat the tender age of 19 she was involved with a succession offamous men--Frank Sinatra, André Previn, and Woody Allen--and hasspent many years as a major film star in her own right. The book iscasually populated with dozens of high-profile friends ranging fromYul Brynner and Salvador Dali to Michael Caine and VladimirHorowitz. Yet Farrow's memoir has an unexpectedly honest,soul-searching quality, detailing her troubled inner life, herspiritual longings and pursuits (including a famous stay atMaharishi Mahesh Yogi's ashram, where her fellow inmates includedthe Beatles), and her passionate attachment to children. The bookunflinchingly recounts her version of the ugly, very public breakupwith Allen, including--rather bizarrely--the state supreme court'scustody rulin

Loretta Lynn’s classic memoir tells the story of her earlylife in Butcher Holler, Kentucky, and her amazing rise to the topof the music industry. Born into deep poverty, married at thirteen, mother of six, and agrandmother by the time she was twenty-nine, Loretta Lynn went onto become one of the most prolific and influential songwriters andsingers in modern country music. Here we see the determination andtalent that led to her trailblazing career and made her the firstwoman to be named Entertainer of the Year by the Country MusicAssociation and the first woman to receive a gold record in countrymusic.

Christopher (Kit) Lukas’s mother committed suicide when hewas a boy. He and his brother, Tony, were not told how she died. Noone spoke of the family’s history of depression and bipolardisorder. The brothers grew up to achieve remarkable success; Tonyas a gifted journalist (and author of the classic book, CommonGround ), Kit as an accomplished television producer anddirector. After suffering bouts of depression, Kit was able toconfront his family’s troubled past, but Tony never seemed to findthe contentment Kit had attained–he killed himself in 1997. Writtenwith heartrending honesty, Blue Genes captures thedevastation of this family legacy of depression and details thestrength and hope that can provide a way of escaping itsgrasp.

The Outspoken political anastlst and bestselling author of Rewriting History turns up the heat in this wildly popular New York Times bestseller. Are you appalled by the antiwar tone the news media has taken since the war on terror began? wondering when celebrities became geopolitical oracles? unsure of who has betrayed us more:our supposed allies abroad or our own corrupt elected officials at home? In off with Their Heads Dick Morris Points an accusing finger at the many ways the public has been lied to and misled pickpocketed and endangered From private corruption to public treachery Morris rips the cover off the cowardly and duplicitous figures who have sacrificed Americas interests for thir own Even longtime political buffs will marvel at the astonishing behavior morris reveals at every level of society-and how it threatens to compromise the American way of life.

Let It Blurt is the raucous and righteous biography of LesterBangs (1949-82)--the gonzo journalist, gutter poet, and romanticvisionary of rock criticism. No writer on rock 'n' roll ever livedharder or wrote better--more passionately, more compellingly, morepenetratingly. He lived the rock 'n' roll lifestyle, guzzling boozeand Romilar like water, matching its energy in prose that eruptedfrom the pages of Rolling Stone, Creem, and The Village Voice.Bangs agitated in the seventies for sounds that were harsher,louder, more electric, and more alive, in the course of which hecharted and defined the aesthetics of heavy metal and punk. He wastreated as a peer by such brash visionaries as Lou Reed, PattiSmith, Richard Hell, Captain Beefheart, The Clash, Debbie Harry,and other luminaries. Let It Blurt is a scrupulously researched account of LesterBangs's fascinating (if often tawdry and unappetizing) life story,as well as a window on rock criticism and rock culture in theirmost turbulent and creative years