Melville House Publishing
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Devil’s Contract: The History of the Faustian Bargain
$28.99 Add to cartA devilishly fascinating tour of the Faustian bargain through the ages, from brimstone to blues and beyond …
From ancient times to the modern world, the idea of the Faustian bargain–the exchange of- Author: Simon, Ed
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: July 09 2024
- ISBN10: 1685891047
- Language: English
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The Absinthe Forger: A True Story of Deception, Betrayal, and the World’s Most Dangerous Spirit
$32.00 Add to cartAn astonishing true crime story about an eccentric grifter who blew up the lucrative black market for vintage bottles of the legendary drink of artistic renegades, absinthe . . .
Thought to be halluci- Author: Rail, Evan
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: October 15 2024
- ISBN10: 1685891543
- Language: English
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Italy in a Wineglass: The Story of Italy Through Its Wines
$29.99 Read more“Compulsory reading” – The International Wine Review
A leading travel writer guides readers on a sumptuous journey through time and flavor to understand how and why wine transformed Italy . . . “It’s- Author: Millon, Marc
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: May 28 2024
- ISBN10: 1685890970
- Language: English
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A Mind Spread Out on the Ground
$19.99 Read more“In her raw, unflinching memoir . . . she tells the impassioned, wrenching story of the mental health crisis within her own family and community . . . A searing cry.” —New York Times Book Review
The- Author: Elliott, Alicia
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: August 04 2020
- ISBN10: 161219866X
- Language: English
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Unrooted: Botany, Motherhood, and the Fight to Save an Old Science
$28.99 Read more“Evolutionary botanist Zimmerman discusses her passion for plants and inveighs against sexism in the sciences in her marvelous debut memoir…Throughout, Zimmerman’s enthusiasm and expertise make the … [more below]
- Author: Zimmerman, Erin
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: April 16 2024
- ISBN10: 1685890709
- Language: English
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The Future of Songwriting
$16.99 Read moreThrowing Muses frontwoman and critically acclaimed solo artist Kristin Hersh meditates on the future of her craft in this wry, existential and passionate addition to Melville House’s new series, FUTUR… [more below]
- Series: Futures
- Author: Hersh, Kristin
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: March 12 2024
- ISBN10: 1685891179
- Language: English
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John Lewis: The Last Interview: And Other Conversations
$16.99 Add to cartFeaturing interviews of civil rights activist and congressman John Lewis at almost every stage of his career, this collection illustrates why Lewis has become a human rights icon and remains an inspir… [more below]
- Series: Last Interview
- Author: Melville House
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: November 23 2021
- ISBN10: 1612199623
- Language: English
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Ursula K. Le Guin: The Last Interview: And Other Conversations
$19.99 Read more“Resistance and change often begin in art. Very often in our art, the art of words.”
–Ursula K. Le Guin
When she began writing in the 1960s, Ursula K. Le Guin was as much of a literary outsider as… [more below]- Series: Last Interview
- Author: Le Guin, Ursula K.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: February 05 2019
- ISBN10: 1612197795
- Language: English
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Trout Water: A Year on the Au Sable
$24.99 Read more“Josh Greenberg is my kind of nature writer.”–The Wall Street Journal
It’s the beginning of trout fishing season, and Josh Greenberg — proprietor of one of the nation’s most famous fishing outfitter- Author: Greenberg, Josh
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: March 23 2021
- ISBN10: 1612199011
- Language: English
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How We Win: A Guide to Nonviolent Direct Action Campaigning
$19.99 Add to cartA lifetime of activist experience from a civil rights legend informs this playbook for building and conducting nonviolent direct action campaigns
In an era of massive worldwide protests for racial an- Series: Activist Citizens’ Library
- Author: Lakey, George
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: December 04 2018
- ISBN10: 1612197531
- Language: English
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Death Row Welcomes You: Visiting Hours in the Shadow of the Execution Chamber
$28.99 Read more“An eye-opening journey to a place that’s hard to access, rarely seen and shrouded by myths of monsters and abominations. … Death Row Welcomes You demands that we not look away.”– New York Times
In- Author: Hale, Steven
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: March 26 2024
- ISBN10: 1612199283
- Language: English
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg: The Last Interview: And Other Conversations
$17.99 Add to cartThe newest entry in the increasingly popular series collects fascinating and in-depth interviews with Bill Moyers, Nina Totenberg, and more, and conversations (with Antonin Scalia and high school stud… [more below]
- Series: Last Interview
- Author: Melville House
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: December 01 2020
- ISBN10: 1612199194
- Language: English
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Julia Child: The Last Interview: And Other Conversations
$16.99 Add to cartA delightful collection of interviews with the beloved Julia Child–“The French Chef,” author, and television personality who revolutionized home cooking in 20th century America
This delightful collec- Series: Last Interview
- Author: Child, Julia
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: March 26 2019
- ISBN10: 1612197337
- Language: English
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Starry Field: A Memoir of Lost History
$32.50 Read more“In this immersive, erudite memoir, Margaret Juhae Lee unspools her long- buried family history; centrally, her grandfather’s imprisonment in Japanese- occupied Korea.” – Vanity Fair
“Absorbing…Star- Author: Lee, Margaret Juhae
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: March 05 2024
- ISBN10: 1685890938
- Language: English
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Fred Rogers: The Last Interview: And Other Conversations
$16.99 Add to cartFred Rogers’s gentle spirit and passion for children’s television takes center stage in this collection of interviews spanning his nearly forty-year career
Nearly twenty years after his death, Fred Ro- Series: Last Interview
- Author: Rogers, Fred
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: February 09 2021
- ISBN10: 1612198953
- Language: English
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Marilyn Monroe: The Last Interview: And Other Conversations
$16.99 Read more“I’m so many people. They shock me sometimes. I wish I was just me!” –Marilyn Monroe
Nearly sixty years after her death, Marilyn Monroe remains an icon whom everyone loves but no one really knows. Th- Series: Last Interview
- Author: Melville House
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: October 06 2020
- ISBN10: 1612198775
- Language: English
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Kurt Vonnegut: The Last Interview: And Other Conversations
$15.95 Add to cart- Series: Last Interview
- Author: Vonnegut, Kurt
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: December 16 2011
- ISBN10: 1612190901
- Language: English
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Bartleby the Scrivener
$10.00 Add to cart“I prefer not to,” he respectfully and slowly said, and mildly disappeared.
Academics hail it as the beginning of modernism, but to readers around the world–even those daunted by Moby-Dick—Bartleby- Series: Art of the Novella
- Author: Melville, Herman
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 80
- Publish Date: May 01 2004
- ISBN10: 0974607800
- Language: English
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The Revisionaries
$19.99 Add to cart“A modern-day classic.”–Ron Charles, Washington Post
“A spectacular invention.”–The New York Times
“Compulsively readable.”–NPR
Things do not bode well for Father Julius. . . A street preacher dec- Author: Moxon, A. R.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 608
- Publish Date: December 01 2020
- ISBN10: 1612198724
- Language: English
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Toni Morrison: The Last Interview: And Other Conversations
$16.99 Read more“Knowledge is what’s important, you know? Not the erasure, but the confrontation of it.” — TONI MORRISON
In this wide-ranging collection of thought-provoking interviews — including her first and la- Series: Last Interview
- Author: Melville House
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: July 07 2020
- ISBN10: 1612198732
- Language: English
