Back Bay Books
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The Bomber Mafia: A Dream, a Temptation, and the Longest Night of the Second World War
$19.99 Add to cartDive into this “truly compelling” (Good Morning America) New York Times bestseller that explores how technology and best intentions collide in the heat of war–from the creator and host of the podcast
- Author: Gladwell, Malcolm
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: June 07 2022
- ISBN10: 0316296813
- Language: English
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Shoot for the Moon: The Space Race and the Extraordinary Voyage of Apollo 11
$24.99 Add to cartLearn why NASA astronaut Mike Collins calls this extraordinary space race story “the best book on Apollo” this inspiring and intimate ode to ingenuity celebrates one of the most daring feats in human … [more below]
- Author: Donovan, James
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 464
- Publish Date: March 24 2020
- ISBN10: 0316341819
- Language: English
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Less
$17.99 Add to cartA struggling novelist travels the world to avoid an awkward wedding in this hilarious Pulitzer Prize-winning novel full of “arresting lyricism and beauty” (The New York Times Book Review).WINNER OF TH
- Series: The Arthur Less Books #1
- Author: Greer, Andrew Sean
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: May 22, 2018
- ISBN10: 031631613X
- Language: English
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They Can’t Kill Us All: The Story of the Struggle for Black Lives
$17.99 Add to cartA deeply reported book that brings alive the quest for justice in the deaths of Michael Brown, Tamir Rice, and Freddie Gray, offering both unparalleled insight into the reality of police violence in A
- Author: Lowery, Wesley
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: September 12, 2017
- ISBN10: 0316312495
- Language: English
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To the Bright Edge of the World
$19.99 Add to cartAn atmospheric, transporting tale of adventure, love, and survival from the bestselling author of The Snow Child, finalist for the Pulitzer Prize.
In the winter of 1885, decorated war hero Colonel Al- Author: Ivey, Eowyn
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 432
- Publish Date: August 29, 2017
- ISBN10: 0316242837
- Language: English
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Sam Phillips: The Man Who Invented Rock ‘n’ Roll
$33.99 Add to cartFrom the author of the critically acclaimed Elvis Presley biography: Last Train to Memphis brings us the life of Sam Phillips, the visionary genius who singlehandedly steered the revolutionary path of… [more below]
- Author: Guralnick, Peter
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 800
- Publish Date: October 25 2016
- ISBN10: 0316042730
- Language: English
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Your Favorite Band Is Killing Me: What Pop Music Rivalries Reveal about the Meaning of Life
$19.99 Add to cartSteven Hyden explores nineteen music rivalries and what they say about life in this “highly entertaining” book (Rolling Stone) perfect for every passionate music fan.
Beatles vs. Stones. Biggie vs.- Author: Hyden, Steven
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: May 17, 2016
- ISBN10: 0316259152
- Language: English
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Disgraced: A Play
$18.99 Read moreFrom the Pulitzer Prize winner for Drama and author of Homeland Elegies, a “sparkling and combustible” play about identity in America after September 11 (Bloomberg).
“Everyone has been told that polit… [more below]
- Author: Akhtar, Ayad
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: September 10 2013
- ISBN10: 0316324469
- Language: English
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The Snow Child
$19.99 Add to cartIn this magical debut, a couple’s lives are changed forever by the arrival of a little girl, wild and secretive, on their snowy doorstep.
Alaska, 1920: a brutal place to homestead, and especially tou- Author: Ivey, Eowyn
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: November 06, 2012
- ISBN10: 0316175668
- Language: English
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Paul McCartney: The Life
$27.99 Read moreThe definitive Paul McCartney biography, written with his approval by bestselling biographer Philip Norman.
Since the age of twenty-one, Paul McCartney has lived one of the ultimate rock-n-roll lives- Author: Norman, Philip
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 864
- Publish Date: May 09, 2017
- ISBN10: 0316327972
- Language: English
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It’s a Long Story: My Life
$22.99 Add to cartWillie Nelson shares his life story in this “heartfelt” bestselling memoir of true love, wild times, best friends, and barrooms (Washington Post).
“Unvarnished. Funny. Leaving no stone unturned.” . .- Author: Ritz, David
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: May 17, 2016
- ISBN10: 0316403547
- Language: English
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American Dervish
$17.99 Read moreFrom the author of Homeland Elegies and Pulitzer Prize winner Disgraced, a stirring and explosive novel about an American Muslim family in Wisconsin struggling with faith and belonging in the pre-9/11
- Author: Akhtar, Ayad
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: September 04, 2012
- ISBN10: 031618330X
- Language: English
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The Devil’s Highway: A True Story
$18.99 Add to cartThis important book from a Pulitzer Prize finalist follows the brutal journey a group of men take to cross the Mexican border: “the single most compelling, lucid, and lyrical contemporary account of t… [more below]
- Author: Urrea, Luis Alberto
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: September 01 2005
- ISBN10: 0316010804
- Language: English
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Imperial Cruise: A Secret History of Empire and War
$21.99 Add to cartIn 1905 President Teddy Roosevelt dispatched Secretary of War William Howard Taft on the largest U.S. diplomatic mission in history to Hawaii, Japan, the Philippines, China, and Korea. Roosevelt’s gla… [more below]
- Author: Bradley, James
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: November 08 2010
- ISBN10: 0316014001
- Language: English
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Beat the Reaper
$21.99 Add to cartDr. Peter Brown is an intern at Manhattan’s worst hospital, with a talent for medicine, a shift from hell, and a past he’d prefer to keep hidden. Whether it’s a blocked circumflex artery or a plan to
- Author: Bazell, Josh
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: September 01, 2009
- ISBN10: 0316032212
- Language: English
