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Jacques Barzun (1907–2012) was professor of history at Columbia University and the author of many books, including the bestselling From Dawn to Decadence: 500 Years of Western Cultural Life, 1500 to the Present; Simple and Direct; The Energies of...

Updated to include a new chapter about the influence of social media and the Internet-the 20th anniversary edition of Bowling Alone remains a seminal work of social analysis, and its examination of what happened to our sense of community remains...

In a Virginia wilderness, chief medical examiner Dr. Kay Scarpetta examines the remains of two campers. Finding strange and baffling evidence, she must discover who would commit murders this savage.

Welcome to the St. Cecelia, a landmark hotel on the coast of Georgia, where traditions run deep and scandals run even deeper. Everyone refers to the St. Cecelia as "the Saint." If you grew up coming here, you were "a Saint." If you came from the...

"Everyone refers to the St. Cecelia as "the Saint." If you grew up coming here, you were a Saint. If you came from the wrong side of the river, you were an Ain't. Traci Eddings was one of those outsiders whose family wasn't rich enough to vacation...