The New York Times best-selling author of The Men Who United the States traces the geological history of the Pacific Ocean to assess its relationship with humans and indelible role in the modern world.

Looks at how two boys growing up in Queens, New York, best friends who met in the sixth grade, became one of the most successful music duos of all time.

The story of four landmark albums of 1970, tracing the musical, political, and cultural changes of the time.

Simon & Garfunkel perform onstage during a 2003 reunion concert tour.

Detective Chief Inspector Simon Serrailler investigates the kidnapping of a young boy, a case that is influenced by a critically ill disabled woman and an ex-con who is struggling to stay honest.

"A lonely woman of 53 vanishes while out on her morning run--hidden in her cupboard is an expensive pair of cuff-links with a note: 'To You, with all possible love from your devoted, Me'. A 22-year-old girl never returns from an early morning walk. An old man disappears too. Experienced policemen know that most missing persons either turn up or go missing on purpose. But fresh young policewoman Freya Graffham is assigned to the case. She's new to...

From the outside, the cathedral town of Lafferton seems idyllic, but in many ways it is just like any other place. It suffers from the same kinds of crime, is subject to the same pressures from a rapidly changing world, and has the same hopes and fears as any number of towns up and down the land. When Simon Serrailler is called in by Lafferton's new Chief Constable, Kieran Bright, he is met by two plainclothes officers, who ask him to take the principal...

The harrowing first person account of one man's miraculous survival on the Andes. 4

How to Be Yourself is an irreverent book of radically honest advice by renowned humor writer and cultural commentator, Simon Doonan. Through his unconventional wisdom and singular storytelling, Simon Doonan is the ideal instructor to help readers find — and then flaunt — their own creative style and vision. With provocative wit, he walks us through every aspect of our lives: fashion, socializing, love, work, decor, and family, sharing case studies,...