From Senate majority leader to vice president to president, Lyndon Johnson's political metamorphosis during the years between 1958 and 1964 is captured in this masterpiece of historical biography.

A story of friendship and tragedy lightened by quirky humor.

After her mother's death, the author and environmentalist found a silent mystery.

The novelist's essays take on the dangers of a networked world -- and the grief and anger left behind after a friend's death.

A California haunted by death and suffused with sex is the subject of D. A. Powell's biting collection of verse.

In the golden age of the Big Con, the wires and rails that knit American cities made a perfect web.

The author's latest experiment with himself is a whirlwind journey through a thousand fitness regimens.

Though he deplored slavery, James Madison owned slaves. A new book examines the Founding Father's contradictory conduct.

Why do we love the water? A journalist and swimming enthusiast dives into the question.

A record of death defied and life well lived.

The painful task of saying goodbye to good books.

The author of About Schmidt brings his aging hero back to confront the prospect of a last chance at love.

A new collection of Philip Larkin's verse attempts to capture the acerbic poet's work in toto.