Former CIA director John O. Brennan’s New York Times bestselling memoir, spanning his more than thirty years in government, now in paperback.Friday, January 6, 2017: On that day, as always, John Brennan’s alarm clock was set to go off at 4:15 a.m. But nothing else about that day would be routine. That day marked his first and only security briefing with Presidentelect Donald Trump. And it was also the day John Brennan said his final farewell to Owen Brennan, his father, the man who had taught him the lessons of goodness, integrity, and honor that had shaped the course of an unparalleled career serving his country from within the intelligence community.In this brutally honest memoir, Brennan, the son of an Irish immigrant who settled in New Jersey, describes the life that took him from being a young CIA recruit enamored with the mystique of spy work, secretly defiant enough to drive a motorcycle and sport a diamond earring, and invigorated by his travels in the Middle East, to being the
The voice of Bad Feminist meets the lessons of The Sum of Us in this timely and biting deep dive from the former Senior Campaign Director at Color of Change about the growing undercurrent of disillusionment in Black voters, culture, and even herself.Brandi Collins-Dexter had spent her career fighting for racial justice, progressive politics, and the Democratic party. And so in the aftermath of the 2016 election, questions swirled in Brandi’s mind. How had it come to this? And, most pressing, Who had voted for him?Many white voters, as we now know. But talking with loved ones, Brandi began to notice something baffling: dozens of them, all Black, had also voted for Trump. Brandi was shocked. She had always assumed that Black Americans would vote Democrat--an alliance she had long taken for granted.Thus began the origins of BLACK SKINHEAD, as Brandi realized she needed to reconsider every assumption she had about Black political identity. In this eye-opening book, Brandi dives headfirst i
Edward Fosca is a murderer. Of this Mariana is certain. But Fosca is untouchable. A handsome and charismatic Greek tragedy professor at Cambridge University, Fosca is adored by staff and students alik
This book is Steve Martin’s cinematic legacy―a graphic memoir of his movies, packed with stories from the sets of his classic films, drawn by New Yorker cartoonist Harry Bliss, the team who brought you A Wealth of Pigeons.Steve opens the book explaining why he left stand-up comedy for the big screen: “I wondered if I could become a comedian in movies. ‘If I could do movies,’ I thought, ‘I could perform a scene again and again until I got it right.’”Filled with anecdotes from his time on set of his beloved films―from Father of the Bride to Roxanne, The Jerk to Three Amigos, and many more, this collection of cartoon strips brings you directly into Steve Martin’s world. Paul McCartney, Diane Keaton, Harrison Ford, Goldie Hawn, Chevy Chase, Carl Reiner, and Mike Nichols - just a few of the book’s cast appearing in charming tales of antics, exploits, and moments of inspiration. Steve details his forty years in the movie biz, as well as his stand-up comedy, banjo playing, writing, and cartoo
For readers of Stephen King, a terrifying and haunting thriller featuring one of the most memorable villains since The Silence of the Lambs.Tom Kennedy and his young son Jake are having a tough time a
Hailed as a “marvel of a book” and “brilliant and unflinching,” Alexis Schaitkin’s stunning debut, Saint X, is a haunting portrait of grief, obsession, and the bond between two sisters never truly giv
In the vein of Mary Beth Keane’s Ask Again, Yes, Tracey Lange’s We Are the Brennans explores the staying power of shame—and the redemptive power of love—in an Irish Catholic family torn apart by secre
In a world that seems so troubled, how do we hold on to hope?Looking at the headlines--a global pandemic, the worsening climate crisis, political upheaval--it can be hard to feel optimistic. And yet a
The paperback publication of one of the most anticipated thrillers of 2019.After the sudden death of his wife, Tom Kennedy believes a fresh start will help him and his young son Jake heal. A new begin
In this psychological thriller, Alex North weaves a multi-generational tale of suspense, as a father and son are caught in the crosshairs of an investigation to catch a serial killer preying on a smal
