Harper: 2602 books
Chinese Rules
Mao's Dog, Deng's Cat, and Five Timeless Lessons from the Front Lines in China
Language: English
Release Date: November 4, 2014
From the author of the acclaimed Mr. China comes another rollicking adventure story—part memoir, part history, part business imbroglio—that offers valuable lessons to help Westerners win in China.
In the twenty-first century, the world has tilted eastwards in its orbit; China grows confident...
Mr. CSI
How a Vegas Dreamer Made a Killing in Hollywood, One Body at a Time
Language: English
Release Date: November 22, 2011
The creator of CSIdelves into the mysteries of his father’s tragic death and his own unlikelyrise in Hollywood using the very techniques he has honed by working on his hitshows, CSI, CSI: Miami,and CSI: New York.Deeply felt and insightful, Anthony Zuiker’s searingmemoir of dreams and losses, successes...
Delta Lady
A Memoir
Language: English
Release Date: April 5, 2016
The two-time Grammy Award-winning singer and songwriter bares her heart and soul in this intimate memoir, a story of music, stardom, love, family, heritage, and resilience.
She inspired songs—Leon Russell wrote “A Song for You” and “Delta Lady” for her, Stephen Stills wrote “Cherokee.”...
by Sylvia Plath, Frieda Hughes
Language: English
Release Date: November 5, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: November 5, 2013
Sylvia Plath: Drawings is a portfolio of pen-and-ink illustrations created during the transformative period spent at Cambridge University, when Plath met and secretly married poet Ted Hughes, and traveled with him to Paris and Spain on their honeymoon, years before she wrote her seminal work, The...
Krazy
George Herriman, a Life in Black and White
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2016
In the tradition of Schulz and Peanuts, an epic and revelatory biography of Krazy Kat creator George Herriman that explores the turbulent time and place from which he emerged—and the deep secret he explored through his art.
The creator of the greatest comic strip in history finally gets his...
Titian
His Life
Language: English
Release Date: November 20, 2012
The first definitive biography of the master painter in more than a century, Titian: His Life is being hailed as a "landmark achievement" for critically acclaimed author Sheila Hale (Publishers Weekly). Brilliant in its interpretation of the 16th-century master's paintings, this monumental...
Moscow Nights
The Van Cliburn Story-How One Man and His Piano Transformed the Cold War
Language: English
Release Date: September 20, 2016
Gripping narrative nonfiction that tells the dramatic story of a remarkable young Texan pianist, Van Cliburn, who played his way through the wall of fear built by the Cold War, won the hearts of the American and Russian people, and eased tensions between two superpowers on the brink of nuclear war.
In...
Who I Am
A Memoir
Language: English
Release Date: October 8, 2012
“Raw and unsparing...as intimate and as painful as a therapy session, while chronicling the history of the band as it took shape in the Mod scene in 1960s London and became the very embodiment of adolescent rebellion and loud, anarchic rock ‘n’ roll.” — Michiko Kakutani, New York Times
One...
Unmasked
A Memoir
Language: English
Release Date: March 6, 2018
"You have the luck of Croesus on stilts (as my Auntie Vi would have said) if you’ve had the sort of career, ups and downs, warts and all that I have in that wondrous little corner of show business called musical theatre."
One of the most successful and distinguished artists of our...
The Beatles: The BBC Archives
1962-1970
Language: English
Release Date: November 5, 2013
A carefully curated collection of the surviving transcripts of the Beatles’ appearances on BBC Radio and Television from 1962 to 1970, featuring commentary from author and Beatles expert Kevin Howlett and rare photographs and memorabilia from the BBC.
The year 2013 marks the fiftieth anniversary...
Kansas City Lightning
The Rise and Times of Charlie Parker
Language: English
Release Date: September 24, 2013
Kansas City Lightning: The Rise and Times of Charlie Parker is the first installment in the long-awaited portrait of one of the most talented and influential musicians of the twentieth century, from Stanley Crouch, one of the foremost authorities on jazz and culture in America.
Throughout his...
by Tony Bennett, Scott Simon
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2016
At ninety, musician and singer Tony Bennett is as vibrant and productive as ever. In addition to his prodigious musical output, including albums, concerts, and personal appearances, this beloved and enduring artist has written his second book. In 2012’s Life Is a Gift, Tony reflected on the lessons...
Ali in Wonderland
And Other Tall Tales
Language: English
Release Date: February 7, 2012
Mix 1 oz. Chelsea Handler, 1.5 oz. Nora Ephron, finish with a twist of Tina Fey, and you get Ali in Wonderland, the uproarious, revealing, and heartfelt memoir from acclaimed actress and comedian Ali Wentworth. Whether spilling secrets about her quintessentially WASPy upbringing (and her delicious...
Remembering Whitney
My Story of Love, Loss, and the Night the Music Stopped
Language: English
Release Date: January 29, 2013
The definitive account of Whitney Houston’s astonishing life, ground-breaking career, and tragic death — complete with never-before-seen photographs — from the only one who truly knows the story behind the headlines: her mother, Cissy Houston.
Cissy has said little publicly about Whitney’s...