New Releases by Irving Stone

Traducción de: Lust for life.

A fictional account of the life of Michelangelo Buonarroti - sculptor, painter, architect and poet. Born the son of an impoverished Florentine gentleman, he worked in the dazzling period when the Renaissance was at its height. It tells both of his great accomplishments and of his many struggles with Pope Julius II.

Takes us on a journey that allows us to encounter the citizenry, experience the milestones, and appraise the events that forged California. This title lets you experience the culture, the hardships, and the greatness of men. It shows the terrible tragedy of the Donner Party and the long-battled for successes of so many others.

Dans ce récit passionnant et passionné, Irving Stone, en une fresque éclaboussée de couleurs, fait revivre toute l'histoire de la Renaissance italienne, de la Florence de Laurent le Magnifique à la Rome de Jules II, de Léon X et de Clément VII. Mais avant tout il réussit à saisir de l'intérieur une âme d'artiste, blessée par l'incompréhension, en proie à des joies et des affres inconnues de la plupart des hommes, enfermée dans l'orgueilleuse solitude du génie. Un roman tout en puissance et en frémissements, à l'image de son héros, Michel-Ange.

Biography of Jack London, originally published in 1938 as "Sailor on horseback".

The 19th century archaeologist, with the help of his Greek wife, proved that Homer's Troy, with all its fabulous treasure, really existed.

While it is a fictionalized account of the relationship between Abigail and John Adams, it has been thoroughly researched and is accurate as far as the events in there are concerned. John and Abigail Adams were true partners in life. Their letters to one another showed that John considered Abigail not his wife, but his best friend, his intellectual equal and his greatest confidante. The book starts with the meeting of Abigail and John and their courtship in spite of her mother's initial disapproval. It centers mostly on Abigail who had the burden of making it all work while her husband pursued his political ambitions. They spent long periods of time apart while John was serving in Congress or in Europe. Quite often she had to do her best to make ends meet while John was not paid or belatedly paid by the government for his work.

Celebrating the 500th anniversary of Michelangelo's David, New American Library releases a special edition of Irving Stone's classic biographical novel-in which both the artist and the man are brought to life in full. A masterpiece in its own right, this novel offers a compelling portrait of Michelangelo's dangerous, impassioned loves, and the God-driven fury from which he wrested the greatest art the world has ever known.

A sympathetic portrait of Mary Todd Lincoln. The author pictures her marriage to Abraham Lincoln as a great love story.