homes and haunts

A collection of essays, poems, and letters, chronicling the effects of Hurricane Katrina on the Mississippi Gulf Coast.

An account of life on the Mississippi in the old steamboat days and Twain's experiences as a pilot.

Describes the practical aspects of Thoreau's day-to-day life at Walden and the 19th-century world surrounding him.

Georgia O'Keeffe's two houses in New Mexico--at Abiquiu and Ghost Ranch--are essential elements in her paintings. This book's illustrations include photographs showing the houses as they are today, photographs of O'Keeffe at home by major photographers, and her paintings of the houses and the landscapes surrounding them.

A memoir in which the author discusses growing up in Buffalo, New York in the 1970s and 1980s before becoming the youngest person to have a seat on the American Stock Exchange, and a millionaire by the age of twenty-one.

An account of the author's childhood in a Texas oil town and of her family's struggles with cancer, madness, and alcoholism.

Explores the childhood of American writer Mark Twain, discussing how the experiences of his youth in Hannibal, Missouri, influenced his later life and career.

A cultural history of architecture considering the practical aspects of the art.

A true story of the lifelong friendship between award-winning journalist Bob Greene and his best friend Jack Roth who died of cancer at age fifty-seven.

An account of the author's childhood in a Texas oil town and of her family's struggles with cancer, madness, and alcoholism.