VINCENT CANNATO, author of "American Passage: The History of Ellis Island."
Using a variety of primary sources, Cannato (The Ungovernable City) describes Ellis Island as a place and as an experience for the approximately 12 million immigrants who passed through it from 1892 to 1924. This measured book helps to place in perspective discussions—sure to matter to genealogists and those engaged in political discourse—of Ellis Island and the idea of immigration as a privilege rather than a right. Essential reading.
—Frederick J. Augustyn Jr., Library of Congress
DAVID GUY, author of "Jake Fades: A Novel of Impermanence."
An aging Zen master and bicycle repairman confronts his mortality and looks for a successor in this dharma-heavy novel by longtime Zen practitioner David Guy (The Autobiography of My Body).
HENRY CHALFANT, co-author of "Subway Art: 25th Anniversary Edition."
"During the 1970s and 80s photographers Martha Cooper and Henry Chalfant captured the environment and the imagination of a generation by documenting the burgeoning New York City graffiti movement. Now, 25 years and more than a half a million copies later, their bestselling book Subway Art is available in a large-scale deluxe format heightening the visual impact of their classic images.
With 70 additional photographs and a fresh introduction and afterword this collector's edition illustrates the passion creativity and resourcefulness of unlikely kids inventing an art form destined to spread worldwide and spawn the present-day street art movement."
*Watch a short video of Henry Chalfant and Martha Cooper discussing their collaboration on "Subway Art" here!
AARON NEWTON, co-author of "A Nation of Farmers: Defeating the Food Crisis on American Soil."
We can keep hunger from stalking our families, but doing so will require a fundamental shift in our approach to field and table. A Nation of Farmers examines the limits and dangers of the globalized food system and shows how returning to the basics is our best hope, arguing that we need to make self-provisioning, once the most ordinary of human activities, central to our lives. The results will be better food, better health, better security, and freedom from corporations that don’t have our interests at heart.
GAY HENDRICKS, author of "The Big Leap: Conquer Your Hidden Fear and Take Life to the Next Level ."
In The Big Leap, Gay Hendricks reveals a simple yet comprehensive program for overcoming barriers to happiness and fulfillment, presented in a way that engages both the mind and heart. Working closely with more than one thousand extraordinary achievers in business and the arts—from rock stars to Fortune 500 executives—whose stories are featured in these pages, the book describes the four hidden fears that are at the root of the Upper Limit Problem.
The Big Leap delivers a proven method for first identifying which of these four fears prevents us from reaching our personal upper limit, and then breaking through that limitation to achieve what Hendricks refers to as our Zone of Genius. Hendricks provides a clear path for achieving our true potential and attaining not only financial success but also success in love and life.
STEVE LOPEZ, author of "The Soloist: A Lost Dream, and Unlikely Friendship, and the Redemptive Power of Music."
RICHARD WEISSBOURD, author of "The Parents We Mean To Be: How Well-Intentioned Adults Undermine Children's Moral and Emotional Development."