A folksy look at farm life in rugged Putnam Valley just as it was being transformed by industrialization and mechanization.

Poems and stories that stream directly from dreams and shamanic adventures in the world-behind-the-world.

The definitive account of a Lake Champlain legend.

An inspiring narrative of a young Civil War soldier, as told though his letters from the battlefield.

In exploring her father's own gambling addiction, the author uncovers a hidden history of gambling in the Jewish community.

A young man’s quest to keep his hometown’s paper mill from closing turns into an odyssey across a rural upstate New York county.

Three mysteries precipitate an investigation into an otherwise ordinary suburban property, revealing a past inextricably woven into four centuries of American history.

Fascinating history of the oldest public college on Long Island.

An introduction to our most precious natural resource.

A haunting record of the destruction and rebirth of the neighborhood surrounding Ground Zero.

An artist’s appreciation of the Collar City, Troy, New York.

More encounters with sometimes rich, sometimes famous, but always quirky residents of the Hamptons, by the editor and publishers of Dan's Papers.

The first complete English translation of Jules Verne's epic fantasy novel.

An examination of the ethical issues surrounding tax cheating and implications for public policy.

Three generations of Northern Appalachian women confront poverty, violence, and isolation.

A tragedy in early June sets off a cascade of deception for the summer people from Manhattan and the local teens on Grand Isle.

A daughter struggles to get her mother to talk about her Holocaust experiences, and tries to understand how those experiences have shaped her own life.

Provocative essays on the distinct history and culture of Buffalo and the Canadian border region.

A visionary journey into the crucible in which America was born, a tale of love and war and of a master shaman who folds time to seek the key to the survival of his people.

A literary love story.

Thirty writers look back at the the people, events, and books that launched their literary lives.

A guide to the important but half-forgotten chapters of New York State’s French history.

New York blooms year-round in photographs by award-winning National Geographic photographer Ted Spiegel.

A captivating journey, in words and photographs, through the cities, towns, and villages of the Hudson Valley.

Second volume of papers from a well respected annual seminar that showcase the latest research on Dutch colonial history in New York State.

The definitive resource on the architectural history of New York City.

Photographs and recollections of one of baseball’s most storied icons.

A lively and entertaining memoir of a life in public service to the city and state of New York.

A two-week canoe trip down the Hudson offers an opportunity to reflect on America’s past, present, and uncertain future.

A new translation of a modern Yiddish masterpiece.

Poems that ponder the conundrums of existence and religious faith in wartime.

An American adventure in the Antonioni vein—visually rich and emotionally mysterious.

The story of New Baltimore, New York, a small Hudson River town, and how outside pressures and local hard work have combined to forge a lasting community

Depicts the Cultural Revolution through stories in a variety of voices.

--Pointed, absorbing novel about an indigenous artist’s long journey of creativity and coming-of-awareness from White Earth Reservation to Paris

Chronicles the Civil War experiences of four brothers from New York’s Hudson Valley.

The remarkable and true story of the nineteenth-century novelist, journalist, and feminist Fanny Fern.

The definitive eighteenth- and nineteenth-century history of the Tonawanda Senecas of western New York State.

Examines New York City as a paradigmatic example of the tensions between privatization and public uses of space in the contemporary U.S.

Combining the analytical tools of cinema studies with insights from clinical practice focused on eating disorders, Body Shots offers a compelling case for widespread media literacy to combat the effects of the “eating disordered culture” represented in Hollywood productions and popular images of celebrity life.

A biography of one of America’s neglected grand masters.

Twenty-five celebrated writers share the encouraging words and timeless wisdom of the coaches who influenced their lives.

A vivid portrayal of the important role of Jews in American boxing history, and vice versa.

New and selected poems on love, faith, and the African American experience.

A cookbook for—and by—fans of the rock band Phish.

A journey into Albany’s historic past and the city’s role in three pivotal historical narratives: the American Revolution, the French Revolution, and the construction of the Erie Canal.

A guided tour of the cuisine, culture, and rich culinary history of the Campania region of Italy.

An architectural and historical tour of twenty-nine of New York State’s finest castles.

New York blooms year-round in photographs by award-winning National Geographic photographer Ted Spiegel.

A former state legislator and a political scientist team up to show how New York's legislature was once the nation's model professional legislature, and how it might recover from its present dysfunction.

A beautifully crafted memoir by one of America's finest storytellers.

A multilayered portrait of this brash, gifted artist, whose restless voice and spirit seem as alive today as ever.

An inside story of privilege, inherited wealth, and the bizarre values and customs of the American upper crust.

A dramatic and colorful portrait of one of New York’s most remarkable governors, Hugh L. Carey, with emphasis on his leadership during the fiscal crisis of 1975.

Recounts the sensational 1896 murder trial of Mary Alice Livingston, who was accused of murdering her mother with an arsenic-laced pail of clam chowder and faced the possibility of becoming the first woman to be executed in New York's new-fangled electric chair.

Vividly and lovingly recreates a city kid's summer in the Catskills in the 1950s.

Interviews with eighteen Jewish “hidden children” of France and Belgium, telling the story of their survival during World War II.

Tales of the sometimes rich, sometimes famous, but always quirky residents of one of America’s best-known summer colonies, as told by the editor and publisher of Dan’s Papers, the area’s free weekly newspaper.

With an ear for life’s fractured melodies, marine biologist Stephen Spotte recounts his lifelong study of literature and the sea and his search for the mythical place where reason and revelation intersect.

A quirky yet practical guide to the Capital Region.

Lively anecdotes retold by an advance man for Presidents Kennedy and Johnson.

Contemporary poets offer behind-the-scenes perspectives on the poetic process.

A wildly entertaining historical adventure, deep inside the crucible in which America was forged.

A brutal and unflinchingly honest portrayal of the effects of concentration camp life on the human psyche.

New, superbly translated omnibus of five of Jules Verne's most renown stories.

Biography of famous black abolitionist and voting rights advocate, Robert Purvis.

A has-been American filmmaker encounters love, cruelty, and death in Italy.

The first full-length biography of Timothy D. "Big Tim" Sullivan, who dominated New York City politics in the three decades prior to World War I.

A powerful account of the hazards, challenges, and dangers faced by America's first-responders.

Beautifully illustrated history of the Hudson River and its impact on the peoples and landscape of New York State.

Thirteen short plays by women that were originally produced by the Provincetown Players.

A light-hearted cookbook that reflects the historical and culinary heritage of the Hudson Valley.

New York blooms year-round in photographs by award-winning photographer Ted Spiegel.

How one man and his family made their dream of owning a winery come true--and helped revitalize New York's winemaking industry in the process.

Memoir and meditation on blindness.

The definitive oral history of the Woodstock rock festival.

A tumultuous year in the life of a young surgeon during the Korean War.

A sweeping history of this natural wonder, from its geological beginnings to the present.

An epic adventure based on the extraordinary historical story of Sir William Johnson and the author's dreams of a Mohawk "woman of power" who lived three centuries ago.

Looks at the experience of being an exotic dancer in different kinds of strip clubs.

Expanded audiobook edition of the widely praised collection of letters to Michelle Obama by African American women

One woman’s journey to uncover her family’s history and understand the ties that bind us to a particular place.

A celebration of childhood pick-up games.

Overturns traditional views of the origins of fairy tales and documents their actual origins and transmission.

Brings a strikingly original perspective to Johnson’s life, and suggests new ways of thinking about Johnson’s part in creating a nation he did not live to see.

Explores the spiritual vision of Van Gogh’s painting The Night Café.

An interlinear edition of the spiritual classic that provides devanagari, transliterated Sanskrit, and English versions of the Gītā.

New York's fascinating history as presented in song.

A groundbreaking collection of forty-two Israeli poetic voices protesting the occupation of the West Bank.

Over one hundred voices recall, chronicle, and celebrate the Brooklyn of legend.

More than one hundred voices recall the "Borscht Belt" in its heyday.

Compelling stories and striking photographs illustrate the challenges and highlights of Latino/a life in Portland, Maine.

The story of a 17th century Mohawk woman's interaction with her land, the Jesuits, and the religion they brought.

A history of Dutch Schenectady.

Fascinating stories based on the author’s exploration of eight rivers in New York and Québec.

Concise history of the valiant service of New York’s African American soldiers.

A beautiful tribute to the Hudson River and the 400th Anniversary of Henry Hudson’s voyage

Challenges readers to rethink the way we view the nation’s past and race relations in the present.

A beautiful tribute to the Hudson River and the 400th anniversary of Henry Hudson’s voyage.