The Song of the Lark Fiction_Gift_Guide Filled with vivid portraits—from his

Filled with vivid portraits—from his hard-working

Equally an improbable success and a business disaster

Ghost Wars details the secret history of the CIA’s role in Afghanistan (including its covert operations against Soviet troops from 1979 to 1989)

and only Nina’s bravery and cunning will keep her alive

Persepolis 2 is another clear-eyed and searing condemnation of the human cost of fundamentalism

The Song of the Lark Fiction_Gift_Guide Filled with vivid portraits—from hisIn this powerful portrait of the self making of an artist, Willa Cather created one of her most extraordinary heroines. Thea Kronborg, a minister's daughter in a provincial Colorado town, seems destined from childhood for a place in the wider world. But as her path to the world stage leads her ever farther from the humble town she can't forget and from the man she can't afford to love, Thea learns that her exceptional musical talent and fierce