Levi Strauss: The Man Who Gave Blue Jeans to the World HC

Levi Strauss: The Man Who Gave Blue Jeans to the World HCBlue jeans are globally beloved and quintessentially American. They symbolize everything from the Old West to the hippie counter culture; everyone from car mechanics to high fashion models wears jeans. And no name is more associated with blue jeans than Levi Strauss & Co., the creator of this classic American garment. As a young man Levi Strauss left his home in Germany and immigrated to America. He made his way to San Francisco and by 1853 had

Soon he was a leading businessman in a growing commercial city that was beginning to influence the rest of the nation

yet even today William Marshal remains largely forgotten

After turning informant for the FBI against a global criminal empire

AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER | OPRAH’S BOOK CLUB PICK | A USA TODAY BESTSELLER

Vanessa must reflect on what she did - and did not do

Barth's language is impossibly rich

returns with an exceptional third pick

and telling a passionate and soaring story about the transformative power of love—this time among the stars

A post–World War II childhood unfolds in a condemned housing complex where we enter the child’s world of the imagination

Erik Larsen’s Dead Wake

Philippa Gregory masterfully shines a spotlight on the untold story of Jane Boleyn

Pigment Dyed Canvas