Hardcover Nonfiction

by Bob Woodward · Simon & Schuster

by Eudora Welty · Harvard University Press

by Carlos Castaneda · Simon & Schuster

ENTER THE SORCERESS! Back from the abyss, Castaneda encounter his greatest test on the journey towards impeccability and freedom: to outwit and overpower the sorcery of Doñ a Soledad, herself transformed from a defeated and meaningless life to a warrior, a hunter and a "stalker of power." Now the combat will begin. Now the journey will continue. Till the last danger is faced...the final paradox embraced.

by William L. Shirer · Little, Brown

by Joan Collins · Simon & Schuster

The beautiful and talented actress recounts her professional and personal life, from her childhood in England, through her three broken marriages and love affairs, to her daughter's accident and recovery

by Rosalynn Carter · Houghton Mifflin

by Barbara W. Tuchman · Knopf

Examines the irrationalities of governments through analysis of four crises of history--the fall of Troy, the Renaissance popes' own provocation of the Protestant secession, Britain's loss of the American colonies, and America's involvement in Vietnam

by Graig Nettles and Peter Golenbock · Putnam

A candid, behind-the-scenes look at the New York Yankees by the team's outspoken third baseman offers an irreverant chronicle of the crucial 1983 season--profiles of George Steinbrenner, Billy Martin, and fellow team members--and anecdotes about the baseball strike and other controversial events.

by Erma Bombeck · McGraw-Hill

#1 New York Times bestseller: A hilarious look at one of the toughest jobs on earth, by a writer "with the comic equivalent of perfect pitch" ( The Boston Globe). Anyone who thinks motherhood is easy has never had children. To care for children, a husband, and oneself is a superhuman task, and any woman who appears to be expert at doing all three simultaneously is not Supermom—she's a good actress. For three decades, Erma Bombeck chronicled motherhood's daily frustrations and victories. In this classic anthology, she presents all sorts of mothers, and even a stay-at-home dad, on good days and bad. With hilarious anecdotes and deep compassion, she shows that there is no other profession that demands so much, and rewards so highly. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Erma Bombeck including rare images and never-before-seen documents from the author's estate.

by Lana Wood · Putnam

by Mary Cunningham with Fran Schumer · Linden Press/Simon & Schuster

Mary Cunningham tells her side of the story of her corporate experience at Bendix and after.

by Alexander M. Haig Jr · Macmillan

Alexander M. Haig, Jr. writes of his eighteen months as Pres. Reagan's Secretary of State, which included the lifting of the grain embargo and the skirmish in the Falklands, and ended as Israel marched on Beirut.

by Edward I. Koch with William Rauch · Simon & Schuster

The controversial ex-mayor of New York speaks out on his years in office, the people, and the policies of "the Big Apple".

by Natalie Shainess · Bobbs-Merrill

Describes the symptoms of masochism, explains why its victims are predominantly women, and gives advice on leading a more assertive and fulfilling life

by Daniel J. Boorstin · Random

by Bob Greene · Atheneum