**The National Bestseller**
From the acclaimed, bestselling author of Turn Right at Machu Picchu, a fascinating, wild, and wonder-filled journey into Alaska, America's last frontier
In 1899, railroad magnate Edward H. Harriman organized a most unusual summer voyage to the wilds of Alaska: He converted a steamship into a luxury "floating university," populated by some of America's best and brightest scientists and writers, including...

A Comedy Central vice president reveals the chronic anxiety and disadvantaged childhood that complicated her adult life, outlining riotously candid advice for growing up and learning to love oneself in healthy ways.

A playful, evocative book of spiritual essays for both religious and secular readers draws on the late author's vast body of writing and explores small everyday miracles and love in all its forms.

This program is read by the authors.
"Lisa and Francesca, mother and daughter, bring you the laughter of their lives." —Delia Ephron, bestselling author
The bestselling and "perennially hilarious" mother-daughter team is back with a new collection of stories from their real lives, guaranteed to make you laugh out loud. Join Lisa Scottoline and Francesca Serritella as they regret drunk-shopping online, try smell-dating,

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Opening with the journey toward her diagnosis of schizoaffective disorder, Wang discusses the medical community's own disagreement about labels and procedures for diagnosing those with mental illness, and then follows an arc that examines the manifestations of schizophrenia in her life. In essays that range from using fashion to present as high-functioning to the depths of a rare form of psychosis, and from the failures of the higher education system...

Re-examines beloved and iconic movies from the past 40 years combining the author's razor-sharp wit and trademark humor with a genuine adoration for nostalgic trash to shed new critical light on some of our defining cultural touchstones.

Celebrates the pleasures of reading and pays homage to the works and writers the author admires above all others.

A single volume that brings together the full range of Keillor's work: monologues from A Prairie Home Companion, stories from The New Yorker and The Atlantic, excerpts from novels, newspaper columns. With an extensive introduction and headnotes, photographs, and memorabilia, The Keillor Reader also presents pieces never before published, including the essays Cheerfulness and What We Have Learned So Far.

Humorous and poignant stories from the "Inside Amy Schumer" head writer's awkward youth include entries on her tomboy pursuits of femininity, her emulation of Oprah, and the dangers of wedding websites.

In this hand-picked collection of 101 letters, Tyson draws upon cosmic perspectives to address a vast array of questions about science, faith, philosophy, life, and of course, Pluto. His succinct, opinionated, passionate, and often funny responses reflect his popularity and standing as a leading educator.