"Gripping and superb. This book will steal the night from you." —Laurence Gonzales, author of Deep Survival
A hike for every interest and ability!
The best hikes in-and beyond-the web of trails that covers the Anchorage area, from well-known treks to little-know gems.
"A superb, all-encompassing survey of music in America." —Kirkus Reviews
“Lee’s lyrics have a tidal sweep as he moves between the universe within and the world without.” —Booklist, starred review
An exploration of the age-old complicity between sky watchers and war fighters, from the best-selling author of Astrophysics for People in a Hurry.
In the tradition of John Berger and Susan Sontag, Fred Ritchin analyzes photography’s failings and reveals untapped potentials for this evolving medium.
More than seventy poets are represented in this innovative new anthology of African American poetry since the 1960s.
The two-time Pulitzer Prize–winning biologist delivers "an astonishing literary achievement" (Anthony Gottlieb, The Economist).
"Altogether superb: an accessible, fluent account that advances scholarship while building a worthy memorial to the victims of two and a half centuries past." —Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
"[Here is] the Genesis for our generation and beyond."—Robert Fagles
"A masterpiece of contemporary Bible translation and commentary."—Los Angeles Times Book Review, Best Books of 1999