A "page-turning exposé" of the modeling industry recounting stories from the top models and revealing the ugly convergence of sex, wealth, drugs, obsession, and death behind the glamour ( Vogue )."Rewarding . . . highly enjoyable, perhaps unprecedented. The definitive work of the Barbizon school." — New York Times Book ReviewThe definitive story of the international modeli...

Celebrated ad man Richard Kirshenbaum, the original New York observer, reveals the fashions, foibles, and outrageous extravagances of the private-jet setPaid friends. Pot dealers draped in Dolce. Divorce settlements that include the Birkins at their current retail price. Air kisses, landing strips, and lounge-chair bribery.For most of us, the idea of life inside the golden triad of Park Avenue, Sagaponack, and St. Barths is just as exotic as the myst...

"A smart page turner that reminds us paradise isn’t always what it appears to be." ⎯ Town & CountryA hugely entertaining social history of the elite and exclusive Caribbean island of St. Barthélemy from the New York Times bestselling author of Model and 740 Park.St. Barthelemy is revered for its luxury, its stunning beaches and its VIP fans. Those who’ve either been there or hope to go, k...

For seventy-five years, it’s been Manhattan’s richest apartment building, and one of the most lusted-after addresses in the world. One apartment had 37 rooms, 14 bathrooms, 43 closets, 11 working fireplaces, a private elevator, and his-and-hers saunas; another at one time had a live-in service staff of 16. To this day, it is steeped in the purest luxury, the kind most of us could only imagine, until now.The last great building to go up along New York’s Gold Coast, construction on 7...

The Baby Boom generation is not what you think. It's Donald Trump as well as druggies, Born-again Christians as well rock'n'rollers, right-wingers and nerds as well as hippies and freaks. This “thought-provoking” (Kirkus), “mesmerizing” (Tama Janowitz), “wide-ranging” (Red Herring), “unsettling” (Denver Post) collective biography redefines Baby Boom generation — and takes a fresh and refreshing look at the social history of the last sixty years by focusing on nineteen quintessential boomer...

“Michael Gross’s new book…packs [in] almost as many stories as there are apartments in the building. The Jackie Collins of real estate likes to map expressions of power, money, and ego… Even more crammed with billionaires and their exploits than 740 Park” (Penelope Green, The New York Times).A New York Times bestseller that unveils Fifteen Central Park West, the legendary Manhattan luxury apartment building, through a riveting mix of real ...

“Behind almost every painting is a fortune and behind that a sin or a crime.”With these words as a starting point, Michael Gross, leading chronicler of the American rich, begins the first independent, unauthorized look at the saga of the nation’s greatest museum, the Metropolitan Museum of Art. In this endlessly entertaining follow-up to his bestselling social history 740 Park, Gross pulls back the shades of secrecy that have long shrouded the upper class’s...

“This thoroughly absorbing narrative dazzles with the most profound investigation and research. Focus is an enthralling and riveting read.” —Tim Gunn“Smart, well-researched…engaging…canny” (New York Times Book Review), Focus is a “fast-paced—and clearly insider—look at the rarefied, sexy world of fashion photography” (Lauren Weisberger, author of The Devil Wears Prada). New York Times bestselling author Michael Gross bri...

Michael Gross is America’s best-known writer on the wealthy. Following his books 740 Park and Rogues’ Gallery, he went west to the richest and most entertaining neighborhoods in Los Angeles, Beverly Hills, Bel Air, and Holmby Hills, Beverly Park, to look at crazy cast of characters who brought them into being and occupy their most over-the-top homes.Beginning with the founding of this fabled district on lima bean fields set against a stunning backdrop of impassible mountains and tr...

Most Christians have been warned not to joke about holy things. Scripture doesn't share that anxiety. From Elijah taunting idol worshipers, to Jesus side-eying religious performers, to Paul roasting "super-apostles," the Bible is unembarrassed by sharp edges, cutting questions, and punchlines that land like prophecy.The Theology of Sarcasm is a fast-moving, theologically serious, and ruthlessly honest exploration of how God uses wit to reveal truth. With the voice of a Protestant l...

Most "I came back to church" stories skip the hard part—the long, awkward walk from the parking lot to the pew, the quiet reception that feels like nothing, the shame that lingers long after forgiveness. Grace For the Runaways is a field manual for people who are trying again—tired, wary, and still a little allergic to churchy stagecraft.D. Michael Gross writes with pastoral grit and clean theology: grace before performance, welcome before improvement, honesty before optics. You wo...

Some books promise a microphone from heaven. This one names the silence. When God Goes Silent is a theologically serious, psychologically honest guide for Christians who have prayed hard, waited long, and heard nothing back. Instead of selling shortcuts, D. Michael Gross walks the reader through Scripture's own witness to divine muteness—psalms that end in questions, prophets who wait for years, the four hundred years "between the Testaments," and the cry of Christ Himself. The bo...