The PEN/O. Henry Prize Stories: 2012

8 best books like The PEN/O. Henry Prize Stories: 2012 (Laura Furman): Evil Has A Name: The Untold Story of the Golden State Killer Investigation, Lorna Doone, The Pursuit of Endurance: Harnessing the Record-Breaking Power of Strength and Resilience, God Save Texas: A Journey Into the Soul of the Lone Star State, The Lost Letter, Late Migrations: A Natural History of Love and Loss, The Gift of Failure: How the Best Parents Learn to Let Go So Their Children Can Succeed, How to be a Happier Parent: Raising a Family, Having a Life, and Loving (Almost) Every Minute

Evil Has A Name: The Untold Story of the Golden State Killer Investigation

Author

Paul Holes

The Golden State Killer. The East Area Rapist. The Original Night Stalker. The Visalia Ransacker.

The monster who preyed on Californians from 1976 to 1986 was known by many aliases. And while numerous police sketches tried to capture his often-masked visage, the Golden State Killer spent...

Lorna Doone

Author	R.D. Blackmore
ISBN	0143039326

This enduring 19th century classic (never out of print since it was first published) has been on my radar ever since I saw an old black-and-white film version of it as a kid; but my interest was really piqued by the 2000 BBC/A&E miniseries adaptation. (As it turns out, I would rate the fidelity of the...

The Pursuit of Endurance: Harnessing the Record-Breaking Power of Strength and Resilience

Author	Jennifer Pharr Davis
ISBN	0735221898

National Geographic Adventurer of the Year Jennifer Pharr Davis unlocks the secret to maximizing perseverance--on and off the trail

Jennifer Pharr Davis, a record holder of the FKT (fastest known time) on the Appalachian Trail, reveals the secrets and habits behind endurance as she chronicles...

God Save Texas: A Journey Into the Soul of the Lone Star State

Author	Lawrence Wright
ISBN	0525520104

With humor and the biting insight of a native, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Looming Tower explores the history, culture, and politics of Texas, while holding the stereotypes up for rigorous scrutiny.

God Save Texas is a journey through the most controversial state in America....

The Lost Letter

Author	Mimi Matthews
ISBN	0999036408

A PROUD BEAUTY

Society beauty Sylvia Stafford is far too pragmatic to pine. When the tragic death of her gamester father leaves her destitute and alone, she finds work as a governess in a merchant's household in Cheapside. Isolated from the fashionable acquaintance of her youth, she resigns...

Late Migrations: A Natural History of Love and Loss

Author	Margaret Renkl
ISBN	1571313788

An Indie Next Selection for July 2019
An Indies Introduce Selection for Summer/Fall 2019

From New York Times opinion writer Margaret Renkl comes an unusual, captivating portrait of a family--and of the cycles of joy and grief that inscribe human lives within the natural world.

Growing...

The Gift of Failure: How the Best Parents Learn to Let Go So Their Children Can Succeed

Author	Jessica Lahey
ISBN	0062299239

In the tradition of Paul Tough’s How Children Succeed and Wendy Mogel’s The Blessing of a Skinned Knee, this groundbreaking manifesto focuses on the critical school years when parents must learn to allow their children to experience the disappointment and frustration that occur from life’s...

How to be a Happier Parent: Raising a Family, Having a Life, and Loving (Almost) Every Minute

Author

K.J. Dell'Antonia

An encouraging guide to helping parents find more happiness in their day-to-day family life, from the former lead editor of the New York Times Motherlode blog.

In all the writing and reporting KJ Dell'Antonia has done on families over the years, one topic keeps coming up again and...