Mariner Books

Richard Brautigan was a visionary weirdo and iconic author of the sixties in California and Pacific Northwest. This is…

Any bird watcher or naturalist will tell you that bird songs and calls are one of the most important field marks in…

From the celebrated Ursala K. Le Guin, this completely revised edition of her classic book has been updated to address…

This book about how and why Americans say the words we say comes from the author's interactive dialect quiz in the New…

Often overlooked, J. R. R. Tolkien's short "faerie" stories are charming and suitable for all ages. Collected in an…

In this fascinating study, you will learn about the dark underbelly of the American fast food system and its impact on…

In the 1880s, as the European powers were carving up Africa, King Leopold Ii of Belgium seized for himself the vast and…

An emergency room physician and U.S. Air Force veteran, Dr. Torres, aka “Dr. Disaster,” has spent his career on the…

Based on 20 years of research and BJ Fogg’s experience coaching more than 40,000 people, Tiny Habits cracks the code…

Self-care, wellness, and feeling beautiful transcends time, boundaries, and binaries—and pretty boys can change the…

In this remarkable tale of love, resistance, espionage, antifascism, and sacrifice, author Norman Ohler documents the…

Giving shape to the deep depression that pervaded Lincoln's adult life, Joshua Wolf Shenk's Lincoln's Melancholy reveals…

Most people think of algae as something that grows in their shower or a gross food that fish eat. The term "pond scum"…

Schlosser explores America's underground market, looking at its intersections with America's sanctioned market and how…

Before Richard Brautigan became known across the United States and beyond as a symbol of the literary expression of…

Long after The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings were published, Tolkien continued to write about Middle Earth for decades.…

So yeah, there are tv shows about hoarders, but what's actually going on there? This book is by the first scientists to…

As a critic, George Orwell cast a wide net. Equally at home discussing Charles Dickens and Charlie Chaplin, he moved…

During the 1970s, a notorious underground bakery in San Francisco called Sticky Fingers distributed thousands…

Just Add Water is the remarkable story of Marzo’s rise to the top of the pro surfing world—and the personal trials…

Science journalist and expert lucid dreamer Alice Robb combines personal narrative and revelatory neurological research…

In this insightful memoir, Andy Warhol shares his unique perspectives on various aspects of life, including love, fame,…

This collection of wisdom from birders across North America is sure to make experienced birders laugh and give novice…

Many consider humans to be evolutions greatest creation. So why does our bodies have so many flaws? Between bad knees,…

Italo Calvino’s beloved Cosmicomics cross planets and traverse galaxies, speed up time or slow it down to the…

Do you ever wonder why you're justifying something foolish you did? Why is it so hard to admit that you've made a…

We gravitate toward people like us; it’s human nature. Race, class, and gender shape our social identities, and thus…

George Orwell was first and foremost an essayist, producing throughout his life an extraordinary array of short…

A beautiful book about the tree swallow and their life cycle, White Feathers explores the nesting habits of this bird…

In 2015, a determined birder set out on a remarkable journey to see more than half of the world’s 10,000 bird species…