Houghton Mifflin Harcourt: 979 books
Glory in a Camel’s Eye
A Perilous Trek Through the Greatest African Desert
Language: English
Release Date: August 12, 2013
An “amazing” true account of traveling with Bedouins through a drought-stricken North African landscape (The Boston Globe).
Having journeyed in the past across Siberia and up the Congo, Jeffrey Tayler was well accustomed to adventure and danger. But even this experienced travel writer was unprepared...
Warm Springs
Traces of a Childhood at FDR's Polio Haven
Language: English
Release Date: June 10, 2008
An “engrossing” memoir of finding comfort, company—and mischief—at the famed Georgia retreat for children with polio (Maureen Corrigan, NPR’s Fresh Air).
Just after her eleventh birthday, Susan Richards Shreve was sent to the Polio Foundation in Warm Springs, Georgia. Famously founded...
Sugarcane Academy
How a New Orleans Teacher and His Storm-Struck Students Created a School to Remember
Language: English
Release Date: July 2, 2007
This inspiring story of a post-Katrina classroom “reminds us all that heroes hold small hands on field trips, clean paint brushes, and sing morning songs” (Phillip Done, author of 32 Third Graders and One Class Bunny: Life Lessons from Teaching).
As floodwaters from Hurricane Katrina surged...
Bake Until Bubbly
The Ultimate Casserole Cookbook
Language: English
Release Date: March 7, 2013
Over 200 variations on the ultimate comfort food—from breakfast to dessert, from around the country and the world!
We may fondly remember the classics like tuna noodle casserole, lasagna, or macaroni and cheese from childhood, but this collection of recipes reveals the incredible versatility—as...
by Kim Haasarud, Alexandra Grablewski
Language: English
Release Date: May 21, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: May 21, 2013
Fun Tiki drinks and fruity cocktails for summer entertaining from the author of 101 Shots.
Whether you’re on the islands or in the backyard, there’s nothing like a cold, refreshing tropical cocktail for cooling down on a hot summer day. In this new addition to the popular 101 Cocktails...
The Spice Necklace
My Adventures in Caribbean Cooking, Eating, and Island Life
Language: English
Release Date: June 23, 2010
The author of An Embarrassment of Mangoes offers “a mouthwatering slice of Caribbean culture” in this blend of travel memoir and cookbook (New York Post).
While sailing around the Caribbean, Ann Vanderhoof and her husband Steve track wild oregano-eating goats in the cactus-covered hills...
At Home with Magnolia
Classic American Recipes from the Founder of Magnolia Bakery
Language: English
Release Date: April 7, 2015
“Filled with Catskills farmscapes, it’ll make any cook with a hankering for the country happy. . . . These recipes are company-worthy and easy to boot” (Daily News, New York).
A Greenwich Village landmark, Allysa Torey’s Magnolia Bakery is the place to get all-American sweet treats....
by Lynn Freed
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2010
A “beautifully told story of love and growth” set in post-WWII South Africa (Booklist).
When disfigured soldier George Harding returns from the front, he moves a poor family into the servant’s quarters of his family’s South African estate, saving them from financial ruin—and initiating...
The Half Wives
A Novel
Language: English
Release Date: April 4, 2017
“Part historical fiction, part heartbreaking romance, part bildungsroman, this book takes readers on a journey rich with detail and darkness” (Seattle Book Review).
Henry Plageman is a master secret-keeper. A former Lutheran minister, he lost his faith after losing his infant son, Jack,...
Count Us In
Growing Up with Down Syndrome
Language: English
Release Date: January 12, 1994
Award winner: “Hearing about Down syndrome directly from these young men has a good deal more impact than reading any guide from a professional.” —Booklist
This book is in Mitchell and Jason’s own words. . . . We wanted readers to have a true-to-life sense of their charm, their directness,...
by Robert Coles
Language: English
Release Date: October 10, 1991
Language: English
Release Date: October 10, 1991
**A look at faith through the voices of children from varied religious backgrounds, by the Pulitzer-winning author of The Moral Intelligence of Children.
A New York Times Notable Book**
What do children think about when they consider God, Heaven and Hell, the value of life in the here...
Airman's Odyssey
Wind, Sand and Stars, Night Flight, and Flight to Arras
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2012
Three award-winning works of adventure, survival, and the early days of aviation from the celebrated author of The Little Prince, collected in one volume.
Ranging from the northern skies of France to the South American Andes, this volume includes two memoirs and a novel, each informed by the...
by Kevin Baker
Language: English
Release Date: September 17, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: September 17, 2013
Two Irish brothers journey from New York’s East River to its halls of power in this “masterwork of historical fiction” by the author of Dreamland (Parade).
Inspired by one of the great, unsolved murders in mob history, this novel tells the sweeping story of Charlie O’Kane, a poor Irish...
by Tracy Kidder
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 1999
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 1999
**The Pulitzer Prize–winning author brings “**clarity, intelligence and grace” to the tale of building a home in this New York Times Bestseller (The New York Times Book Review).
It’s 1983 and Jonathan and Judith Souweine are ready to build their forever home on a four-acre lot just...