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  • Johann Sebastian Bach: The Learned Musician

    Christoph Wolff

    Paperback

    Finalist for the 2001 Pulitzer Prize in Biography, this landmark book was revised in 2013 to include new knowledge discovered after its initial publication.

  • iWoz: Computer Geek to Cult Icon

    Steve Wozniak, Gina Smith

    Paperback

    A New York Times Bestseller: "iWoz traces the life and times of a brilliant, gifted...individual whose contributions to the scientific, business and cultural realms are extensive." —Bookpage

  • Mess: One Man's Struggle to Clean Up His House and His Act

    Barry Yourgrau

    Paperback

    Hilarious and poignant, a glimpse into the mind of someone who is both a sufferer from and an investigator of clutter.

  • Pessoa: A Biography

    Richard Zenith

    Hardback

    Nearly a century after his wrenching death, the Portuguese poet Fernando Pessoa (1888–1935) remains one of our most enigmatic writers. Believing he...

  • Confessions: An Innocent Life in Communist China

    Kang Zhengguo, Susan Wilf

    Paperback

    "A mesmerizing read…A literary work of high distinction.” —William Grimes, New York Times