Most Popular Books by Gregory White Smith

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “The definitive biography for decades to come.”—Leo Jansen, curator, the Van Gogh Museum, and co-editor of Vincent van Gogh: The Complete Letters Steven Naifeh and Gregory White Smith, who galvanized readers with their Pulitzer Prize–winning biography of Jackson Pollock, have written another tour de force—an exquisitely detailed, compellingly readable portrait of Vincent van Gogh. Working with the full cooperation of the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam, Naifeh and Smith have accessed a wealth of previously untapped materials to bring a crucial understanding to the larger-than-life mythology of this great artist: his early struggles to find his place in the world; his intense relationship with his brother Theo; and his move to Provence, where he painted some of the best-loved works in Western art. The authors also shed new light on many unexplored aspects of Van Gogh’s inner world: his erratic and tumultuous romantic life; his bouts of depression and mental illness; and the cloudy circumstances surrounding his death at the age of thirty-seven. Though countless books have been written about Van Gogh, no serious, ambitious examination of his life has been attempted in more than seventy years. Naifeh and Smith have re-created Van Gogh’s life with an astounding vividness and psychological acuity that bring a completely new and sympathetic understanding to this unique artistic genius. NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY The New York Times Book Review • The Washington Post • The Wall Street Journal • San Francisco Chronicle • NPR • The Economist • Newsday • BookReporter “In their magisterial new biography, Van Gogh: The Life, Steven Naifeh and Gregory White Smith provide a guided tour through the personal world and work of that Dutch painter, shining a bright light on the evolution of his art. . . . What [the authors] capture so powerfully is Van Gogh’s extraordinary will to learn, to persevere against the odds.”—Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times “Brilliant . . . Steven Naifeh and Gregory White Smith are the big-game hunters of modern art history. . . . [Van Gogh] rushes along on a tide of research. . . . At once a model of scholarship and an emotive, pacy chunk of hagiography.”—Martin Herbert, The Daily Telegraph (London)

Ten years ago, Gregory White Smith''s doctors gave him three months to live. He''s still here. Discover how he, and many others in this life-changing book, beat the odds and survived. The news was grim. Doctors at the prestigious Mayo Clinic told Greg Smith--young, handsome, and hard at work at the book that would one day win him a Pulitzer Prize--that he had an inoperable brain tumor. They gave him three months to live. Ten years later, Greg is fit, active, and managing his tumor with an experimental hormone therapy. Like Greg, the other courageous people in this book--whose illnesses range from cystic fibrosis to cancer--have returned from the threshold of death. They are all medical miracles. Now you can learn how they made those miracles happen. Not a survivor''s memoir, but a survivor''s handbook, this extraordinary book weaves the insights of doctors and the wisdom of patients into a road map anyone can follow out of the dark fears of dying. Discover: The one thing that makes the difference between life and death --taking control Practical steps to finding the best doctor and the best care Your own research...how to do it, why your life depends on it What you need to ask before beginning an experimental treatment Why even if there isn''t a cure now, there may be tomorrow--and how to live long enough to get it...and more

Examines a series of 1985 car-bomb murders that set off an investigation that uncovered a movement to sell documents purported to discredit the Mormon Church''s founding revelations.

The true story of Danny Starrett, a serial killer and rapist raised by a seemingly-perfect family. Includes passages from his prison journal describing his crimes and their causes.

Story of Cullen Davis who believed money could buy anything, and his trial for murdering his twelve year old stepdaughter.

Deals with men''s problems with intimacy and tells how the women in their lives can help them learn to communicate their feelings.

When Gregory White Smith and Steven Naifeh first beheld Joye Cottage, a pleasure palace once owned by robber-baron William C. Whitney in Aiken, South Carolina, it was love at first sight. Behind the pristine facade, with its airy veranda, they discovered a "handyman special from hell." Undaunted, they bought it--and began the renovation project chronicled with love, humor, and enthusiasm in "On a Street Called Easy, In a Cottage Called Joye, capturing both the easy, down-home rhythms of life in Aiken and the mind-boggling, soul-testing challenges of dealing with falling plaster, collapsing floors, menacing subcontractors, eccentric local characters, and other surprises.

Based on interviews with more than 850 people, this biography profiles the troubled life of the enigmatic avant-garde artist whose controversial work changed the definition of modern art

Selon d''éminents psychiatres, près de la moitié des mariages ratés sont dus à l''incapacité des maris d''exprimer leurs sentiments. Pour ces derniers, " être un homme " signifie simplement être fort, combatif et invulnérable : une de leurs préoccupations majeures est donc de s''entourer d''une carapace faite de maîtrise de soi et de refoulement. Cet ouvrage nous révèle pourquoi les hommes restent si secrets et nous démontre que notre culture, en empêchant l''intimité, nourrit une peur profonde face à la dépendance et à la confiance. Ce livre apprend ensuite aux femmes à percer les défenses des hommes et à aider ceux-ci à retrouver la sincérité et la spontanéité de l''enfant qui se cache en eux. Si l''homme parvient à vaincre la peur de l''intimité, il s''épanouira pleinement et pourra entretenir une relation aussi durable que satisfaisante avec sa compagne.