Givenness of Things Alien Contact New York Times bestselling author

New York Times bestselling author of How Doctors Think

It is a perfect evening--until a band of gun-wielding terrorists takes the entire party hostage

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - OPRAH'S BOOK CLUB PICK - NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST - A NEW YORK TIMESE NOTABLE BOOK - WINNER OF THE LOS ANGELES TIMES BOOK PRIZE

The captives include a recently retired couple who relentlessly hunt down fixer-uppers to avoid the painful truth that they can't fix their own marriage

Lauren's colony--a minority religious faction led by a young Black woman--becomes a target for the president's reign of terror and oppression

Givenness of Things Alien Contact New York Times bestselling authorWITH A TWO PART INTERVIEW BETWEEN MARILYNNE ROBINSON AND PRESIDENT OBAMA THAT FIRST APPEARED IN THE NEW YORK REVIEW OF BOOKS The incomparable Marilynne Robinson has delivered an impassioned critique of contemporary society our addiction to technology, our materialism while arguing that reverence must be given to who we are and what we are: creatures of singular interest and value, despite our errors and depredations. Robinson has plumbed the depths of