Hardcover Nonfiction

by Lauren Bacall · Knopf

by Herman Tarnower, M.D. and Samm Sinclair Baker · Rawson, Wade

by Christina Crawford · Morrow

The fortieth anniversary edition of the "shocking" #1 New York Times bestseller with a bonus story by the author, "Never Got to Say Goodbye" ( Los Angeles Times). When Christina Crawford's harrowing chronicle of child abuse was first published in 1978, it brought global attention to the previously closeted subject. It also shed light on the guarded world of Hollywood and stripped away the façade of Christina's relentless, alcoholic abuser: her adoptive mother, movie star Joan Crawford. Christina was a young girl shown off to the world as a fortunate little princess. But at home, her lonely, controlling, even ruthless mother made her life a nightmare. A fierce battle of wills, their relationship could be characterized as an ultimately successful, for Christina, struggle for independence. She endured and survived, becoming the voice of so many other victims who suffered in silence, and giving them the courage to forge a productive life out of chaos. This book features an exclusive introduction by Christina Crawford, rare photographs from her personal collection, revealing material not found in the original manuscript, and her bonus story, "Never Got to Say Goodbye," which attempts to bring a healthy close her traumatic childhood.

by Barbara W. Tuchman · Knopf

by Howard J. Ruff · Times Books

The author prescribes solid, easily understood, easily managed investment plan as hedges against inflation and details and where to acquire them safely, and even how to profit from the decisions when the economy eventually statilizes.

by William Manchester · Little, Brown

by A.E. Hotchner · Morrow

Traces Sophia Loren's rise from slum urchin of Pozzuoli to reigning queen of the cinema world, highlighting her early poverty, illegitimacy, criminal prosecution for adultery, marriage, and fight to have a child and surveying the triumphs and tribulations of her filmmaking career.

by Linda Goodman · Harper & Row

by Peggy Anderson · St. Martin's Press

by Theodore H. White · Harper & Row

The memoirs of a political reporter and foreign correspondent who won a Pulitzer Prize in 1962.

by James F. Fixx · Random House

by Christopher Lasch · Norton

When The Culture of Narcissism was first published, it was clear that Christopher Lasch had identified something important: what was happening to American society in the wake of the decline of the family over the last century. The book quickly became a bestseller. This edition includes a new afterword, "The Culture of Narcissim Revisited."

by Erma Bombeck · McGraw-Hill

The hilarious #1 New York Times bestseller: Erma Bombeck's take on marriage and family life is "fun from cover to cover" ( Hartford Courant). Ever since she was a child, Er ma Bombeck has been an expert worrier, and married life has only honed that skill. She gets anxious about running out of ball bearings; about snakes sneaking in through the pipes; about making meaningful conversation on New Year's Eve. Married life, she realizes, is an unpredictable saga even when you know exactly how loud your husband snores every night—and she wouldn't have it any other way. In this crisp collection of essays, Bombeck shows off the irresistible style that made her one of America's favorite humorists for more than three decades. When she sharpens her wit, no family member is sacred and no self-help fad is safe. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Erma Bombeck including rare images and never-before-seen documents from the author's estate.

by Peter Jenkins · Morrow

by Thomas Hoving · Simon & Schuster