Athens, 399 BC. In what may be remembered as the first trial for crimes of opinion, Socrates is sentenced to death. Accused of corrupting youth with atheistic doctrines, the philosopher's line of defe…
An intense and uninterrupted dialogue between Vincent Van Gogh and his madness. From his relationship with his brother Theo to his famous quarrel with Gauguin, resulting in the partial self-mutilation…
Shelve Vincent Van Gogh: Sadness Will Last Forever (Comixology Originals)
Mark Millar and Steve McNiven - who last teamed for the monumental Civil War - bring us the most important Wolverine story of the 21st Century. Nobody knows what happened on the night the heroes fell.…
"It is a miracle that any one man should have observed, read, and written down so much in a single lifetime." — Kenneth Clark, art historian and Leonardo da Vinci biographer A perfectionist in his artw…
Shelve Leonardo's Anatomical Drawings (Dover Art Library)
In the pantheon of English poets, Shelly has long occupied a lofty place, his poems as admired for their profound thought and subtle perceptions as for the music and fervor of their language. His life…
Johann Ludwig Tieck (1773-1853) was a German poet, translator, editor, novelist, and critic, who was part of the Romantic movement of the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Tieck's transition to Roma…
Humanity may have colonized much of the galaxy, but space remains as dangerous as ever, and so do the people inhabiting it. When Alexis Solovy--space explorer, freelance scout, recalcitrant wanderer--l…
Doctor Octopus claims the ultimate victory over Spider-Man! After years of defeats at the wall-crawler's hands, Otto Octavius achieves the unthinkable -putting his mind in the body of Peter Parker! As…
Shelve The Superior Spider-Man: The Complete Collection, Vol. 1
Film scholar Jeanine Basinger offers a revelatory, perceptive, and highly readable look at the greatest silent film stars -- not those few who are fully appreciated and understood, like Chaplin, Keato…
Everyone Needs a Lyft: My Thirty-Day Odyssey as a Lyft Driver is a collection of thirty short stories that are largely conversations between a Lyft driver (Matthew) and his passengers. The stories are…
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Brown Eyed Handsome The Life and Hard Times of Chuck Berry draws on dozens of interviews done by the author himself and voluminous public records to paint a complete picture of this complicated figure…
Shelve Brown Eyed Handsome Man: The Life and Hard Times of Chuck Berry
The Diet Dictocrats don't want you to know that... - Your body needs old-fashioned animal fats - New-fangled polyunsaturated oils can be bad for you - Modern whole grain products can cause health problem…
Shelve Nourishing Traditions: The Cookbook that Challenges Politically Correct Nutrition and Diet Dictocrats
Here are Stanley Booth's acclaimed writings about the South and the music that emanates from it. Rythm Oil —you don't have to know how to spell "rhythm" to have it in your body and soul—is a potion so…
Shelve Rythm Oil: A Journey Through The Music Of The American South
George Orwell was first and foremost an essayist. From his earliest published article in 1928 to his untimely death in 1950, he produced an extraordinary array of short nonfiction that reflectedas it …
