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Series: The High Tide Club A Novel Paperback Mary Kay Andrews 9781250199621 $24.99 FICTION May 08, 2018

An instant New York Times bestseller (May 2018) from the author of The Weekenders - a delightful new novel about new love, old secrets, and the kind of friendship that transcends generations.Eccentric heiress Josephine Warrick is a notorious recluse - reigning over a crumbling pink mansion on a private island, she is rarely seen but often whispered about. So when Brooke Trappnell, a struggling young lawyer, is summoned to the island, she has no idea what's in store. As she listens to Josephine recount a story of old friendship, dark secrets, an... + Read More
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Series: Our Kind of Cruelty A Novel Paperback Araminta Hall 9780374905675 $24.99 FICTION May 08, 2018

“A searing, chilling sliver of perfection . . . May well turn out to be the year’s best thriller.” —Charles Finch,The New York Times Book Review“This is simply one of the nastiest and most disturbing thrillers I’ve read in years. I loved it, right down to the utterly chilling final line.” —Gillian Flynn“A perfect nightmare of a novel—as merciless a thriller as I’ve ever read. Astonishingly dark and sensationally accomplished.” —A. J. Finn, author ofThe Woman in the WindowA spellbinding, darkly twisted novel about desire and obsession, and the ... + Read More
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Series: How to Walk Away A Novel Paperback Katherine Center 9781250199614 $23.99 FICTION May 15, 2018

From the author of Happiness for Beginners comes the instant New York Times bestseller (May 2018), an unforgettable love story about finding joy even in the darkest of circumstances. Margaret Jacobsen is just about to step into the bright future she’s worked for so hard and so long: a new dream job, a fiancÃ© she adores, and the promise of a picture-perfect life just around the corner. Then, suddenly, on what should have been one of the happiest days of her life, everything she worked for is taken away in a brief, tumultuous moment. In the hosp... + Read More
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Series: The Summer I Met Jack A Novel Paperback Michelle Gable 9781250199607 $24.99 FICTION May 29, 2018

"[The Summer I Met Jack] offers an alternate Kennedy family history that will leave readers wondering whether America knew the real JFK at all." --Kirkus ReviewsNew York Times bestselling author imagines the affair between John F. Kennedy and Alicia Corning Clark - and the child they may have had.Based on a real story - in 1950, a young, beautiful Polish refugee arrives in Hyannisport, Massachusetts to work as a maid for one of the wealthiest families in America. Alicia is at once dazzled by the large and charismatic family, in particular the o... + Read More
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Series: Furyborn Paperback Claire Legrand 9781492673002 $16.99 YOUNG ADULT FICTION May 22, 2018

The stunningly original, must-read fantasy of 2018 follows two fiercely independent young women, centuries apart, who hold the power to save their world? or doom it. When assassins ambush her best friend, Rielle Dardenne risks everything to save him, exposing herself as one of a pair of prophesied queens: a queen of light, and a queen of blood. To prove she is the Sun Queen, Rielle must endure seven elemental magic trials. If she fails, she will be executed? unless the trials kill her first. One thousand years later, the legend of Queen Riell... + Read More
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Series: How Hard Can It Be? A Novel Paperback Allison Pearson 9781250201300 $24.99 FICTION Jun 05, 2018

Look, I was doing OK. I got through the oil spill on the road that is turning forty. Lost a little control, but I drove into the skid just like the driving instructors tell you to and afterwards things were fine again, no, really, they were better than fine.Kate Reddy had it all: a nice home, two adorable kids, a good husband. Then her kids became teenagers (read: monsters). Richard, her husband, quit his job, taking up bicycling and therapeutic counseling: drinking green potions, dressing head to toe in Lycra, and spending his time—and their m... + Read More
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Series: Visible Empire Paperback Hannah Pittard 9781328551306 $26.00 FICTION Jun 05, 2018

From a writer who deserves the attention of anyone in search of today's best fiction"* comes an epic novel-based on true events-of wealth, race, grief, and love, charting one sweltering summer in Atlanta that left no one unchanged ( *Washington Post ) It's a humid summer day when the phones begin to ring: disaster has struck. Air France Flight 007, which had been chartered to ferry home more than one hundred of Atlanta's cultural leaders following a luxurious arts-oriented tour of Europe, crashed shortly after takeoff in Paris. In one fell sw... + Read More
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Series: Jar of Hearts Paperback Jennifer Hillier 9781250193490 $24.99 FICTION Jun 12, 2018

"Intense and compelling,Jar of Hearts is a well-written blend of fascinating characters and a deeply layered story, which unwinds with excruciating intensity. This page-turner will grip your imagination until the very last, astonishing twist." —Chevy Stevens,New York Times bestselling author ofStill Missing andNever Let You GoThis is story ofthree best friends: one who was murdered, one who went to prison, and one who's been searching for the truth all these years . . .When she was sixteen years old, Angela Wong—one of the most popular girls in... + Read More
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Series: Bring Me Back A Novel Paperback B.A. Paris 9781250193506 $24.99 FICTION Jun 19, 2018

THE NEW TWISTY, GRIPPING READ FROM B.A. PARIS, THE AUTHOR OF THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES AND USA TODAY BESTSELLING NOVELS BEHIND CLOSED DOORS AND THE BREAKDOWN“We’re in a new Golden Age of suspense writing now, because of amazing books like Bring Me Back, and I for one am loving it.” —Lee Child"[An] outstanding Hitchcockian thriller.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review)She went missing. He moved on. A whole world of secrets remained—until now.Finn and Layla are young, in love, and on vacation. They’re driving along the highway when Finn decides ... + Read More
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Series: Agent Sayer Altair Caged A Novel Paperback Ellison Cooper 9781250200518 $23.99 FICTION Jul 10, 2018

FBI profiler Sayer Altair hunts a brilliant serial killer with a dangerous obsession in Caged, a gripping thriller from debut author Ellison Cooper. In a residential Washington, D.C. neighborhood, a young woman's body is found in the basement of an abandoned house--starved to death in a cage, along with the video footage of a dark and deadly ritual. The victim is identified as the daughter of a prominent D.C. politician, and it falls to the FBI to track down the unconscionable psychopath who murdered her. FBI special agent Sayer Altair would ra... + Read More
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Series: Ruin of Stars Paperback Linsey Miller 9781492673019 $16.99 YOUNG ADULT FICTION Aug 29, 2018

As Opal, Sal finally has the power, prestige, and most importantly the ability to hunt the lords who killed their family. But Sal has to figure out who the culprits are before putting them down. Which means trying to ignore the fact the Elise is being kept a virtual prisoner, and that the queen may have ulterior motives. And the tales coming out of north are baffling. Talk of dark spirits,missing children, and magic abound. As Sal heads north toward their ruined homeland and the lords who destroyed everything, they learn secrets and truths th... + Read More
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Series: The Strange Death of Europe Immigration, Identity, Islam Paperback Douglas Murray 9781472958051 $29.00 POLITICAL SCIENCE Jun 12, 2018

The Strange Death of Europe is the internationally bestselling account of a continent and a culture caught in the act of suicide, now updated with new material taking in developments since it was first published to huge acclaim. These include rapid changes in the dynamics of global politics, world leadership and terror attacks across Europe.Douglas Murray travels across Europe to examine first-hand how mass immigration, cultivated self-distrust and delusion have contributed to a continent in the grips of its own demise. From the shores of Lampe... + Read More
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Series: Become an American Ninja Warrior The Ultimate Insider's Guide Hardcover The Experts and Competitors of American Ninja Warrior 9781250183309 $32.50 HEALTH & FITNESS Jun 05, 2018

The first official book adapted from the hit NBC show, American Ninja Warrior—published to coincide with the 10th anniversary.Every week, millions of viewers tune in to NBC's American Ninja Warrior, to watch as ninjas from every walk of life attempt to complete a series of iconic obstacles of increasing difficulty in the hope of becoming an American Ninja Warrior. Now, for the first time, readers get a never before seen look at the phenomenon that has taken the world by storm. With stories from the show’s hosts, creators, and top contestants ab... + Read More
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Series: Entanglements Blithe Images and Song of the West Paperback Nora Roberts 9781250183361 $23.50 FICTION Jul 03, 2018

Together for the first time in trade paperback,Entanglements features two beloved Nora Roberts novels in a beautiful new package.Blithe ImagesLeaving her small-town life behind for a lucrative high fashion modeling contract in New York City seemed like a dream come true to Hilary Baxter. But what she didn’t expect was to fall for the charming and attractive magazine publisher Bret Bardoff. Hilary quickly discovers that fame and fortune are no match for true love—but will Bret be able to see the woman she is behind all of the glamour?Song of the... + Read More
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Series: Odd Birds Paperback Ian Harding 9781250117137 $23.50 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Jun 12, 2018

Take a look into the life of TV star Ian Harding, an actor onPretty Little Liars, through the lens of his favorite past time, birding.A 7-time Teen Choice Award Winner on Freeform's most-watched series,Pretty Little Liars… A social media influencer with over 7 million followers … An avid birdwatcher? Yes, you read that correctly. Ian Harding is all of these things, and so much more. In this memoir, explore the unexpected world of a young celebrity through the lens of his favorite pastime — birding.Odd Birds is more than just a Hollywood memoir ... + Read More
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Series: Shelter in Place Hardcover Nora Roberts 9781250161598 $36.50 FICTION May 29, 2018

From Nora Roberts comes the #1New York Times bestsellerShelter in Place (June 2018)—a powerful tale of heart, heroism...and propulsive suspense.It was a typical evening at a mall outside Portland, Maine. Three teenage friends waited for the movie to start. A boy flirted with the girl selling sunglasses. Mothers and children shopped together, and the manager at the video-game store tended to customers. Then the shooters arrived.The chaos and carnage lasted only eight minutes before the killers were taken down. But for those who lived through it,... + Read More
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Series: So Say We All: The Complete, Uncensored, Unauthorized Oral History of Battlestar Galactica Hardcover Edward Gross 9781250128942 $38.99 PERFORMING ARTS Aug 21, 2018

From Mark A. Altman and Edward Gross, the bestselling authors of the definitive two-volume Star Trek oral history, The Fifty-Year Mission, comes the complete, uncensored, unauthorized oral history of Battlestar Galactica in So Say We All.Four decades after its groundbreaking debut, Battlestar Galactica—both the 1978 original and its 2004 reimagining have captured the hearts of two generations of fans. What began as a three-hour made for TV movie inspired by the blockbuster success of Star Wars followed by a single season of legendary episodes, ... + Read More
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Series: The Weight of Water Paperback Sarah Crossan 9781681199542 $14.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 10 May 08, 2018

A poetic, gifty offering that combines first love, friendship, and persistent courage in this lyrical immigration story told in verse.Carrying just a suitcase and an old laundry bag filled with clothes, Kasienka and her mother are immigrating to England from Poland. Kasienka isn't the happiest girl in the world. At home, her mother is suffering from a broken heart as she searches for Kasienka's father. And at school, Kasienka is having trouble being the new girl and making friends. The only time she feels comforted is when she's swimming at the... + Read More
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Series: The Girls' Guide to Growing Up Great Changing Bodies, Periods, Relationships, Life Online Paperback Sophie Elkan 9781472943743 $24.00 FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS Age (years) from 10 Jun 05, 2018

A positive and empowering guide for girls who are going through puberty or are curious about in what's in store.Packed with facts and thoughtful advice, plus words of wisdom from older women and quotes and questions from girls who are also going through it,The Girls' Guide to Growing Up Greatcovers every aspect of going through puberty for girls.From body basics like breasts, acne and periods, to the questions with no easy answers (Does how you look matter? Is a crush ever wrong? Is it bad to be jealous of your best friends--and does having a b... + Read More
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Series: Pout-Pout Fish Adventure The Pout-Pout Fish and the Can't-Sleep Blues Hardcover Deborah Diesen 9780374304034 $23.50 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 3 - 6 Aug 28, 2018

Mr. Fish can't fall asleep in this new jacketed hardcover addition to Deborah Diesen and Dan Hanna's New York Times–bestselling Pout-Pout Fish series.One night in the ocean, the Pout-Pout Fish can't get to sleep! He's all ready for bed, but he just can't catch a snooze. When he asks his friends for advice, they're all sure they know what he should do—count sheep, use a pillow made of rocks, swim in circles—but nothing works. What to do when good advice isn't good for everyone? Little guppies will love The Pout-Pout Fish and the Can't-Sleep Blue... + Read More
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Series: Period Twelve Voices Tell the Bloody Truth Paperback Various Authors 9781250141941 $21.00 SOCIAL SCIENCE Age (years) from 0 - 18 May 08, 2018

Periods enter the spotlight in this essay collection that raises a variety of voices on a topic long shrouded in shame and secrecy.In this collection, writers of various ages and across racial, cultural, and gender identities share stories about the period. Each of our twelve authors brings an individual perspective and sensibility. They write about homeless periods, nonexistent periods, male periods, political periods, and more. Told with warmth and humor, these essays celebrate all kinds of period experiences.Periods are a fact of life. It's ... + Read More
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Series: Treehouse Books The 91-Story Treehouse Babysitting Blunders! Hardcover Andy Griffiths 9781250104885 $18.50 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 6 - 10 Jul 10, 2018

New York Times-bestselling team Andy Griffiths and Terry Denton invite readers to come hang out with them in their 91-Story Treehouse—the seventh book in the illustrated chapter book series filled with Andy and Terry's signature slapstick humor!Andy and Terry live in a 91-story treehouse. (It used to be a 78-story treehouse, but they keep getting ideas for new stories!) It has a submarine sandwich shop that serves sandwiches the size of actual submarines, an air-traffic control tower, a human pinball machine, a spin-and-win prize wheel, a giant... + Read More
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Series: Little Vehicles The Little School Bus Board book Margery Cuyler 9781250196453 $12.50 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 3 - 6 May 22, 2018

From Margery Cuyler and Bob Kolar comes The Little School Bus, a terrific companion to bestselling board book The Little Dump Truck.Join Driver Bob and his little school bus as they wake early, pick up a diverse group of children, and drop them off at school. Then it's over to the garage to fix a tail light. All in a day's work for this trusty team. The lyrical text, catchy rhyme, and bright pictures make this a perfect choice for preschoolers who are soon to be school bus riders!Christy Ottaviano Books
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Series: Mysticons Mysticons: Quest for the Codex Paperback Sadie Chesterfield 9781250165060 $8.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 7 - 9 Jun 19, 2018

This junior novelization retells storylines from many episodes of the hit new show Mysticons!In Drake City, where magic and technology meet, four girls are brought together by an ancient prophecy. Princess Arkayna, her friend Em, and street kids Zarya and Piper are transformed into the Mysticons—heroes with incredible magic powers. But to unlock their full abilities—and save Arkayna's parents, the queen and king—the Mysticons must find the Codex. An ancient spellbook with the power to fight evil, the Codex was split into four pieces, each hidde... + Read More
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Series: Smurfs Graphic Novels Specially Priced Smurfs #10: The Return of the Smurfette Paperback Peyo 9781545802007 $5.25 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 6 - 10 May 15, 2018

Virtually all of the Smurfs are smitten with the Smurfette, which causes their zany methods of trying to win her affections to keep growing in outrageousness. From building statues to baking cakes and even dressing up like the Smurfette in order to better understand her, the Smurfs are in a frenzy competing for the love of the Smurfette. Will this madness ever die down?Now specially priced at $3.99!
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Series: Alphaprints Alphaprints Animals Flash Card Book A first animal book with 20 press-out flash cards Board book Roger Priddy 9780312525668 $19.50 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 1 - 3 Aug 07, 2018

ThisAlphaprints Flash Card Book is a bright and engaging introduction to animals for toddlers, with25 press-out flash cards to be used like a jigsaw puzzle, matching the images on the pages with the press-out pieces. The flash cards can also be used for animal recognition, and memory and color games, all with the added fun of the unique Alphaprints artwork and funny characters.
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Series: Alphaprints Alphaprints Colors Flash Card Book A first colors book with 20 press-out flash cards Board book Roger Priddy 9780312522940 $19.50 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 1 - 3 Aug 07, 2018

ThisAlphaprints Flash Card Book is a bright and engagingintroduction to colors for toddlers,with 25 press-out flash cardsto be used like a jigsaw puzzle, matching the images on the pages with the puzzle pieces. The flash cards can also be used for picture-recognition, memory and color games, all with the added fun of the unique Alphaprints artwork and funny characters.
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Series: Lift-the-Flap Tab Books Lift-the-Flap Tab: Colors, Numbers, Shapes Board book Roger Priddy 9780312528119 $11.99 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 0 - 3 Aug 14, 2018

Colors, Numbers, Shapes is a colorful, lift-the-flap board book from Roger Priddy, perfect for babies and toddlers starting to develop their vocabulary and understanding of key concepts. Each spread focuses on a concept and theme—from colorful clothes to food shapes to counting pets—and there are bright, beautiful photographs of familiar things in a young child's world. The big, sturdy flaps reveal fun surprises, and the tabs make page-turning easy for little hands.This is an ideal book for any toddler's first bookshelf!
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Series: Lift-the-Flap Tab Books Lift-the-Flap Tab: First 50 Words Board book Roger Priddy 9780312528102 $11.99 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 0 - 3 Aug 14, 2018

First 50 Words is a colorful, lift-the-flap board book from Roger Priddy, perfect for babies and toddlers starting to develop their vocabulary and understanding of key concepts. Each spread has a theme—getting dressed introduces color, playtime introduces numbers—and there are bright, beautiful photographs of familiar things in a young child's world, including lots of other children. The big, sturdy flaps reveal fun surprises, and the tabs make page-turning easy for little hands.This is an ideal book for any baby or toddler's first bookshelf!
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Series: Epic Fails The Race to Space: Countdown to Liftoff (Epic Fails #2) Paperback Ben Thompson 9781250150622 $8.99 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 8 - 12 Jul 10, 2018

In this second installment of the Epic Fails series, explore the many failures that made up the Race to Space, paving the way for humanity’s eventual success at reaching the stars.Today, everyone is familiar with Neil Armstrong’s famous words as he first set foot on the moon: “one small step for man; one giant leap for mankind.” He made it look easy, but America’s journey to the moon was anything but simple. In 1957, when the Soviet Union launched Sputnik, the world’s first satellite, into orbit, America had barely crossed the starting line of ... + Read More
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Series: Backfield Boys A Football Mystery in Black and White Paperback John Feinstein 9781250180643 $14.99 YOUNG ADULT FICTION Age (years) from 12 - 18 Aug 28, 2018

“The best writer of sports books in America today” (The Boston Globe) tells a thrilling story of friendship, football, and a fight for justice.Renowned sports journalist and New York Times–bestselling author John Feinstein’s young adult novel Backfield Boys follows best friends and football stars Jason Roddin and Tom Jefferson, a perfect, though unconventional, pair: Jason, the Jewish kid, is lightning fast and a natural wide-receiver, while African-American Tom has an amazing arm and a quarterback’s feel for the game. After summer football cam... + Read More
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Series: Evergreens Plays The Cherry Orchard, Three Sisters, The Seagull and Uncle Vanya Paperback Anton Chekhov 9781847496683 $11.00 FICTION Aug 28, 2018

The most widely staged dramatist after Shakespeare, Chekhov left a deep mark both on the development of Russian literature and world theatre, with plays that were remarkable not just for their dialogue but their atmosphere and the tensions expressed between the lines. Collected in this volume are Chekhov's four most celebrated plays – The Seagull, Uncle Vanya, Three Sisters and The Cherry Orchard – in a brand-new translation by Hugh Aplin. In these personal stories of unfulfilled love, failed ambition and existential ennui, set against a backg... + Read More
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Series: Evergreens A Tale of Two Cities Paperback Charles Dickens 9781847496607 $11.00 FICTION Aug 28, 2018

Against the backdrop of growing discontent in Paris, Doctor Manette is released from the Bastille after eighteen years of unjust imprisonment and begins a new life in England with his devoted daughter Lucie. There, the gifted but dissolute lawyer Sydney Carton and the exiled French nobleman Charles Darnay find their lives increasingly intertwined with those of the Manettes. Yet soon both men are drawn ineluctably from the peaceful English capital to the horror and bloodshed of the Paris Terror and the looming threat of the guillotine.Representi... + Read More
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Series: The Italian Paperback Ann Radcliffe 9781847497031 $17.50 FICTION Aug 28, 2018

First published in 1797, The Italian, with its archetypal villain Schedoni, its intense romance and its sublime depiction of landscape, is the masterpiece of Gothic fiction.Enlisted by the Marchesa di Vivaldi, the perfidious monk Schedoni casts a malevolent presence throughout the book as he tries to thwart the passion of the two young lovers Vincenzo di Vivaldi and Elena di Rosalba. Against the backdrop of the Catholic Inquisition and the unforgettable scenery of the Bay of Naples and the Apennines, The Italian celebrates the heroic struggle o... + Read More
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Series: Dead Men Tell No Tales and Other Stories Paperback Emile Zola 9781847496966 $16.25 FICTION Aug 28, 2018

In contrast with the epic scope of the Rougon-Macquart novels, Zola's short stories are concerned with the everyday aspects of human existence and the interests of ordinary people.From the cruel irony of 'Captain Burle' to the Rabelaisian exuberance of 'Coqueville on the Spree', these stories display the broad range of Zola's imagination, using a variety of tones, from the quietly cynical to the compassionate, from the playful to the tragic.Contains:Dead Men Tell No TalesCoqueville on the SpreeCaptain BurleShellfish for Monsieur Chabre
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Series: Milk! A 10,000-Year Food Fracas Hardcover Mark Kurlansky 9781632863829 $39.00 HISTORY May 08, 2018

Mark Kurlansky's first global food history since the bestsellingCod and Salt; the fascinating cultural, economic, and culinary story of milk and all things dairy--with recipes throughout.According to the Greek creation myth, we are so much spilt milk; a splatter of the goddess Hera's breast milk became our galaxy, the Milky Way. But while mother's milk may be the essence of nourishment, it is the milk of other mammals that humans have cultivated ever since the domestication of animals more than 10,000 years ago, originally as a source of cheese... + Read More
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Series: Boqueria A Cookbook, from Barcelona to New York Hardcover Yann de Rochefort 9781632864949 $47.00 COOKING May 01, 2018

"A sublime collection of traditional Spanish and Tapas recipes. Boqueria captures the soul of Spanish cuisine." --James Beard Award-winning chef and cookbook author Alfred PortaleFor over a decade New York City's famed Boqueria restaurants have been distilling the energy, atmosphere, and flavors of Barcelona, becoming a place where patrons share excellent wine and exquisite dishes. From traditional tapas like crispy patatas bravas and bacon-wrapped dates to classic favorites like garlicky sautÃ©ed shrimp, pork meatballs, and saffron-spiced seaf... + Read More
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Series: Arthur and Sherlock Conan Doyle and the Creation of Holmes Paperback Michael Sims 9781632860408 $23.00 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY May 15, 2018

2018 Edgar Award NomineeShortlisted for the H. R. F. Keating Award from the International Crime Writers AssociationFrom Michael Sims, the acclaimed author ofThe Story of Charlotte’s Web, the rich, true tale tracing the young Arthur Conan Doyle’s creation of Sherlock Holmes and the modern detective story.As a young medical student, Arthur Conan Doyle studied in Edinburgh under the vigilant eye of a diagnostic genius, Dr. Joseph Bell. Doyle often observed Bell identifying a patient’s occupation, hometown, and ailments from the smallest details of... + Read More
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Series: All the Dirty Parts Paperback Daniel Handler 9781632868053 $22.00 FICTION Aug 27, 2019

“Fascinating, profane . . . One of the most original and realistic depictions of the sex lives of young people to come around in a long time” (LA Times), from bestselling, award-winning Daniel Handler.Cole is a boy in high school. He runs cross country, he sketches, he jokes around with friends. But none of this quite matters next to the allure of sex. "Let me put it this way," he says. "Draw a number line, with zero is, you never think about sex and ten is, it's all you think about, and while you are drawing the line, I am thinking about sex."... + Read More
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Series: The Bedlam Stacks A Novel Paperback Natasha Pulley 9781620409695 $24.00 FICTION May 15, 2018

An Indie Next PickNow in paperback, Natasha Pulley's "witty, entrancing novel . . . burnishes her reputation as a gifted storyteller" (Publishers Weekly, starred review).In 1859, ex–East India Company smuggler Merrick Tremayne is trapped at home in Cornwall with an injury that almost cost him his leg. When the India Office recruits him for an expedition to fetch quinine--essential for the treatment of malaria--from deep within Peru, he knows it's a terrible idea; nearly every able-bodied expeditionary who's made the attempt has died, and he can... + Read More
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Series: Grief Cottage A Novel Paperback Gail Godwin 9781632867056 $24.50 FICTION May 08, 2018

Longlisted for the 2020 Grand Prix de littÃ©rature amÃ©ricainePublishers Weekly Best Books of 2017 (Top 10)Chicago Public Library Best of the Best Books 2017Indie Next Summer 2018 Pick For Reading GroupsThe haunting tale of a desolate cottage, and the hair-thin junction between this life and the next, from bestselling National Book Award finalist Gail Godwin.After his mother's death, eleven-year-old Marcus is sent to live on a small South Carolina island with his great aunt, a reclusive painter with a haunted past. Aunt Charlotte, otherwise a w... + Read More
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Series: Train to Nowhere One Woman's World War II, Ambulance Driver, Reporter, Liberator Paperback Anita Leslie 9781448216680 $22.00 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY May 15, 2018

A World War II memoir following the adventures of a female ambulance driver as she serves across four fronts witnesses the best and worst of humanity, and navigates the barriers imposed by sexism in the British Army.Train to Nowhere is a war memoir seen through the sardonic eyes of Anita Leslie, a funny and vivacious young woman who reports on her experiences with a dry humor, finding the absurd alongside the tragic.Daughter of a Baronet and first cousin once removed of Winston Churchill, Anita joined the Mechanized Transport Corps as a fully t... + Read More
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Series: The Business of Excellence Building high-performance teams and organizations Paperback Justin Hughes 9781472953599 $20.00 BUSINESS & ECONOMICS May 01, 2018

The Business of Excellence uses first-hand experiences from high-performance operations to provide invaluable leadership lessons, as well as offering clear, accessible and practical insights on managing teams in any business environment.The Business of Excellence offers a unique and compelling perspective on the drivers of excellence in teams and organizations. The author, Justin Hughes, brings an unusual mix of experience and insight, having worked as a management consultant to some of the world’s most successful organizations, in addition to ... + Read More
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Series: Thrive Through Yoga A 21-Day Journey to Ease Anxiety, Love Your Body and Feel More Alive Paperback Nicola Jane Hobbs 9781472942999 $27.00 HEALTH & FITNESS May 08, 2018

A revolutionary 21-day yoga and mindfulness plan to help free you from the anxieties and worries of modern life.Thrive Through Yoga is a revolutionary step-by-step guide to freedom that can help you become a happy, confident, and resilient person and free you from anxiety and stress. With heart-warming honesty Nicola shares her own story of how she triumphed over a mental illness that almost destroyed her and learned to thrive physically, emotionally, professionally, and financially with the help of yoga. She takes you on a powerful 21-day jour... + Read More
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Series: Fear-Free Food How to ditch dieting and fall back in love with food Paperback Nicola Jane Hobbs 9781472950178 $27.00 COOKING May 08, 2018

Food doesn’t need to be fat-free, sugar-free or gluten-free. It needs to be fear-free and guilt-free.Fear Free Food is a revolutionary diet and recipe book that inspires people to eat for health and enjoyment without fear or guilt.InFear-Free Food,nutritionist and Intuitive Eating Counsellor Nicola Jane Hobbs shows you how to break free from the toxic messages of diet culture, make peace with food and discover how to truly nourish yourself. Imagine having a peaceful relationship with food. One which leaves you feeling healthy, happy, and full o... + Read More
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Series: Do You Speak Football? A Glossary of Football Words and Phrases from Around the World Hardcover Tom Williams 9781472947215 $24.00 SPORTS & RECREATION May 15, 2018

'At last, the definitive guide to football phraseology across the world... Sparky and very funny.' Paul Hayward, Daily Telegraph''Amusing and informative in equal measure.' Oliver Kay, The TimesAn expertly compiled and utterly fascinating compendium of the weird and wonderful words and phrases used to describe football around the world.To speak football is to speak a language of a thousand tongues…In this ground-breaking global glossary of football words and phrases, you'll discover the rich, quirky and joyously creative language used by fans, ... + Read More
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Series: Over the Top The First Lone Yachtsman to Sail Vertically Around the World Paperback Adrian Flanagan 9781472944313 $24.00 SPORTS & RECREATION May 08, 2018

Only one person has ever sailed vertically around the world--Adrian Flanagan. And he did it singlehanded.Sailing around the world horizontally is difficult enough, crossing thousands of miles of ocean only to get near land at the Capes battling treacherous currents. However, hundreds of sailors have nevertheless managed it. Flanagan became obsessed with the idea of sailing vertically around the world--over the poles--as a boy, before he even knew whether it was possible. Thirty years later he became the first sailor ever to do so. This is his ... + Read More
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Series: How to Resist Turn Protest to Power Hardcover Matthew Bolton 9781408892725 $19.00 POLITICAL SCIENCE May 01, 2018

"This extraordinary book is the roadmap for a new kind of effective activism."' -- Brian Eno"This book is for people who are angry with the ways things are and want to do something about it; for people who are frustrated with the system, or worried about the direction the country is going. Maybe they've been on a march, posted their opinions on social media, or shouted angrily at something they've seen on the news but don't feel like it's making any difference. It is for people who want to make a change but they're not sure how." -- Matthew Bolton
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Series: Built on Bones 15,000 Years of Urban Life and Death Paperback Brenna Hassett 9781472922960 $23.00 HISTORY May 08, 2018

Humans and their immediate ancestors were successful hunter-gatherers for hundreds of thousands of years, but in the last fifteen thousand years humans have gone from finding food to farming it, from seasonal camps to sprawling cities, from a few people to hordes. Drawing on her own fieldwork in the Mediterranean, Africa, Asia, and beyond, archeologist Brenna Hassett explores the long history of urbanization through revolutionary changes written into the bones of the people who lived it.For every major new lifestyle, another way of dying appear... + Read More
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Series: My European Family The First 54,000 Years Paperback Karin Bojs 9781472941459 $23.00 SCIENCE May 22, 2018

The story of Europe and its peoples, told through its genetic legacy and woven together using the latest archaeological findings, will fascinate anyone interested in genealogy.Karin Bojs grew up in a small, broken family, and at her mother's funeral she felt this more acutely than ever. As part of the healing process, she decided to use DNA research to learn more about herself, her family, and the interconnectedness of society. She went deep in search of her genealogy, having her DNA sequenced and tested, and effectively becoming an experimenta... + Read More
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Series: Running Up That Hill The highs and lows of going that bit further Paperback Vassos Alexander 9781472947963 $27.00 SPORTS & RECREATION May 08, 2018

Running Up That Hill is a celebration of endurance running. Of running ridiculous distances – through cities, over mountains and across countries. Distances most people couldn't even imagine. But sports presenter Vassos Alexander ishooked!Why else would he run an ultra in Paris, backwards, having missed the start? Why head to Wales for the world's hardest mountain race with a badly sprained ankle? And why follow in some unforgiving, ancient footsteps and attempt the oldest and toughest footrace on earth, the 153-mile Spartathlon?There's joy to ... + Read More
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Series: Because I Come from a Crazy Family The Making of a Psychiatrist Hardcover Edward M. Hallowell 9781632868589 $37.00 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Jun 12, 2018

From the bestselling author of the classic book on ADD,Driven to Distraction, a memoir of the strange upbringing that shaped Dr. Edward M. Hallowell's celebrated career.When Edward M. Hallowell was eleven, a voice out of nowhere told him he should become a psychiatrist. A mental health professional of the time would have called this psychosis. But young Edward (Ned) took it in stride, despite not quite knowing what "psychiatrist" meant. With a psychotic father, alcoholic mother, abusive stepfather, and two so-called learning disabilities of his... + Read More
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Series: Hide Paperback Matthew Griffin 9781632863409 $24.00 FICTION Jun 12, 2018

An ALA Stonewall Honor book and a finalist for the Lambda Literary and Publishing Triangle awards, Hide is a tender, aching story of a hidden life in the recent history of gay love in America.*The hardcover was an ABA Indies Introduce Pick, an Indie Next List Selection, and an Amazon Best Book of the Month.* Wendell and Frank meet at the end of World War II, when Frank returns home to their North Carolina town. Soon he's loitering around Wendell's taxidermy shop, and the two come to understand their connection as love-a love that, in this ti... + Read More
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Series: Sail Away Paperback Celia Imrie 9781635571837 $24.00 FICTION Jun 19, 2018

The deliciously effervescent new novel from Celia Imrie, beloved character actress and author ofNot Quite Nice, follows the exploits of two women on a cruise ship.The phone hasn't rung for months. Suzy Marshall is discovering that work can be sluggish for an actress over sixty--even for the star of a wildly popular 1980s TV series. So when her agent offers her the plum role of Lady Bracknell inThe Importance of Being Earnest in Zurich, it seems like a godsend. Until, that is, the play is abruptly cancelled under suspicious circumstances and Suz... + Read More
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Series: We Shall Not All Sleep A Novel Paperback Estep Nagy 9781632868428 $24.00 FICTION Jun 19, 2018

"An utterly compelling novel from a brilliant new voice." --M.L. Stedman, author ofThe Light Between OceansFor generations they've shared the small Maine island of Seven, but the Hillsingers and the Quicks have always kept apart, even since before Jim Hillsinger and Billy Quick married sisters. When Jim is ousted from the CIA under suspicion of treason, he begins to suspect that he has been betrayed--by his brother-in-law, Billy, and also by his own wife, Lila. In retaliation, he decides to carry out an old threat: to send their twelve-year-old... + Read More
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Series: Pilates for Living Get stronger, fitter and healthier for an active later life Paperback Harri Angell 9781472947789 $27.00 HEALTH & FITNESS Jun 05, 2018

Aging successfully means learning how to make and maintain positive lifestyle changes to remain in the best of health. Not just living longer, but better, and embracing aging, rather than dreading it. Regular Pilates practice can enable a fulfilling and active later life, helping to lower blood pressure and remove the causes of aches and pains, which can support independent living and good health. Pilates for Living combines simple and effective exercises, suitable for all levels and abilities, with expert advice and motivational interviews wit... + Read More
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Series: The Girl Outdoors The Wild Girl's Guide to Adventure, Travel and Wellbeing Paperback Sian Anna Lewis 9781844865338 $29.00 SPORTS & RECREATION Jun 05, 2018

An adventure guide in book form, The Girl Outdoors offers support and knowledge, empowering the reader, whether she's thinking about cycling the length of Vietnam or just needs help fixing her bike. Packed with stunning photography, the book is organized into four main parts:-Active Outdoorsshares the wildest activities on land and water and how to get started on everything from mountain biking to kayaking and night hiking to paddleboard yoga.-Wild Adventures takes you farther with your outdoor skills, from canoe camping to cycle touring, build... + Read More
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Series: Songs of Love and War The Dark Heart of Bird Behaviour Paperback Dominic Couzens 9781472942272 $24.00 NATURE Dec 18, 2018

The dawn chorus: a single voice cutting through the darkness heralds a breaking wave of sound at the very beginning of the day. It is an iconic natural phenomenon with many familiar performers, yet it is a mysterious event for which there is no complete explanation.A mass of starlings gathers at the end of the midwinter day. As the sun sets, wave upon wave of bodies rolls in and embarks upon another of nature's great attempts to show off. The murmuration is another much-admired spectacle, but again its purpose is obscure and defies our understa... + Read More
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Series: Re:cyclists 200 Years on Two Wheels Paperback Michael Hutchinson 9781472925602 $23.00 SPORTS & RECREATION Jun 05, 2018

Somewhere in a German forest 200 years ago, during the darkest, wettest summer for centuries, the story of cycling began. The calls to ban it were more or less immediate.Re:Cyclists is the tale of the following two centuries. It tells how cycling became a kinky vaudeville act for Parisians, how it was the basis of an American business empire to rival Henry Ford's, and how it found a unique home in the British Isles. The Victorian love of cycling started with penny-farthing riders, who explored lonely roads that had been left abandoned by the co... + Read More
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Series: Patient H69 The Story of My Second Sight Paperback Vanessa Potter 9781472936127 $24.00 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Nov 06, 2018

Imagine waking up, suddenly blind and paralyzed! It happened to “patient h69” in this gripping story of one women's quest to understand her unique neurological illness and recover from it.In 2012, Vanessa Potter, a married advertising film producer with two young children, was stricken by Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder (NMOSD), a rare illness that resulted in sudden blindness and paralysis. Over the next five months, she regained mobility, but recovering her sight was more problematic. At first what she saw was monochromatic. As color r... + Read More