Published in 1974, after being rejected by 121 publishers. A book which defies genres, belongs among the cult classics of American literature, and continues to ignite passions even almost 50 years after its publication...

“Other people can talk about how to expand the destiny of mankind. I just want to talk about how to fix a motorcycle. I think that what I have to say has more lasting value.”
― Robert M. Pirsig, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance

Thomas Cromwell's dramatic rise to power in 16th century England. The novel won the prestigious Booker Prize in 2009.

“It is the absence of facts that frightens people: the gap you open, into which they pour their fears, fantasies, desires.”
― Hilary Mantel, Wolf Hall

Winner of the Pulitzer Prize, Diamond's original and extremely readable excursion into the history of civilization.

“All human societies contain inventive people. It’s just that some environments provide more starting materials, and more favorable conditions for utilizing inventions, than do other environments.”
― Jared Diamond, Guns, Germs, and Steel

The incredible life story of a legend who changed much more than the world of boxing.

“It's just a job. Grass grows, birds fly, waves pound the sand. I beat people up.”
― Muhammad Ali