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  • And Sons

    A Novel

    by David Gilbert ...
    NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BYThe Washington Post • The New Yorker • Esquire • The Austin Chronicle • Kansas City Star • The Guardian (UK) • BookPage • Flavorwire • Bookish“[A] big, brilliant novel.”—The New York Times Book ReviewWho is A. N. Dyer? & Sons is a literary masterwork for readers of The Art of Fielding, The Emperor’s Children, and Wonder Boys—the panoramic,... ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

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  • Love and Struggle

    My Life in SDS, the Weather Underground, and Beyond

    by David Gilbert ...
    A nice Jewish boy from suburban Boston—hell, an Eagle Scout!—David Gilbert arrived at Columbia University just in time for the explosive Sixties. From the early anti-Vietnam War protests to the founding of SDS, from the Columbia Strike to the tragedy of the Townhouse, Gilbert was on the scene: as organizer, theoretician, and above all, activist. He was among the first militants who went ... Read more

    $8.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Central Casting

    by David Gilbert ...
    The Story collection, Central Casting, follows the acclaimed story collections, Overland and A Third Bridge. Central Casting is a wide-ranging collection of short and longer stories that were written before and after the questions of who can write and whose story can be told emerged.These stories addressed and ignored this challenge. For example, a writer's big hair changes in a series of photos ... Read more

    $2.99 USD

  • Heathcourt

    by David Gilbert ...
    HEATHCOURTWho bashed Danny?Danny Morgan is 23, a builder's labourer. He works hard and plays hard, likes a drink or twenty, and enjoys playing in his local lower-grade football team. But he is a little apathetic and directionless in life, joyless.He lives in the granny flat at his boss's house, a short distance outside the suburb of Heathcourt, where he grew up and went to school. Which suits him ... Read more

    $2.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The End of Catholic Mexico

    Causes and Consequences of the Mexican Reforma (1855–1861)

    by David Gilbert ...
    In The End of Catholic Mexico, historian David Gilbert provides a new interpretation of one of the defining events of Mexican history: the Reforma. During this period, Mexico was transformed from a Catholic confessional state into a modern secular nation, sparking a three-year civil war in the process. While past accounts have portrayed the Reforma as a political contest, ending with a liberal ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • BF90 33 Days That Saved The World

    by David Gilbert ...
    Join Wally White on his first adventure into the world of Alien intervention and Government deception as he and his old war buddies work to remove the President of the United States for treason while at the same time earn the trust of an Alien race that will change the world for all mankind. ... Read more

    $2.99 USD

  • Love And Struggle: My Life In Sds, The Weather Underground, And Beyond

    by David Gilbert ...
    David Gilbert arrived at Columbia University just in time for the explosive Sixties. From the early anti-Vietnam war protests to the founding of SDS, Gilbert was on the scene: as organiser, theoretician and, above all, activist. Writing from a maximum security prison following the disaster of the 1982 Brinks robbery, he recounts the Weather Underground movement in this extraordinary memoir. ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

  • Overland

    by David Gilbert ...
    The youth from wealthy nations made the trip overland to India in the late sixties with the expectation of having experiences there that they could not have in their home countries -- adventure, wonder and excitement. Domestic unrest, the banality of pursuing a career with the five o’clock cocktail and the war in VietNam helped spawn hippies who were only too happy to leave. The stories in ... Read more

    $1.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Patient Revolution

    How We Can Heal the Healthcare System

    by David Gilbert ...
    The NHS is in crisis - it's in record demand, and care services are at breaking point - but what if the solution to rescuing the NHS is in the hands of the patients themselves?In this refreshingly positive and remarkable book, David Gilbert shares the powerful real-life stories of 'patient leaders' - ordinary people affected by life-changing illnesses, disabilities, or conditions, who have all ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

  • Remote Feed

    Stories

    by David Gilbert ...
    David Gilbert's dark and daring collection of stories was admitted by critics and readers alike when first published in 1998. Gilbert's stories stretch from war-torn Bosnia to a college sorority house to kill-or-be-killed Hollywood. Gilbert's bold prose and perceptive wit paint a devastating picture of normal life on the brink of desperation and paranoia. His insights into the minor tragedies, ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

  • The Product of Our Souls

    Ragtime, Race, and the Birth of the Manhattan Musical Marketplace

    by David Gilbert ...
    In 1912 James Reese Europe made history by conducting his 125–member Clef Club Orchestra at Carnegie Hall. The first concert by an African American ensemble at the esteemed venue was more than just a concert — it was a political act of desegregation, a defiant challenge to the status quo in American music. In this book, David Gilbert explores how Europe and other African American performers, at ... Read more

    $18.99 USD

  • Kitchen Vagabond

    by David Gilbert ...
    Kitchen Vagabond chronicles chef David Gilbert's remarkable journey from making scrambled eggs in his parents' kitchen, to breaking though the shells of some of the world's most demanding and cutthroat hotels and restaurants. ... Read more

    $8.99 USD