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Series: All That You Leave Behind A Memoir Hardcover Erin Lee Carr 9780399179716 $35.00 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Apr 09, 2019

An acclaimed documentary filmmaker comes to terms with her larger-than-life father, the late New York Times journalist David Carr, in this fierce memoir of love, addiction, and family.Dad: What will set you apart is not talent, but will and a certain kind of humility. A willingness to let the world show you things that you play back as you grow as an artist. Talent is cheap. Me: ok i will ponder these things. I am a carr.Dad: that should matter quite a bit, actually not the name but the guts of what that name means.A celebrated journalist, best... + Read More
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Series: Mistress of the Ritz A Novel Hardcover Melanie Benjamin 9780399182242 $37.00 FICTION May 21, 2019

A captivating novel based on the story of the extraordinary real-life American woman who secretly worked for the French Resistance during World War II—while playing hostess to the invading Germans at the iconic Hotel Ritz in Paris—from the New York Times bestselling author of The Aviator’s Wife and The Swans of Fifth Avenue.In March 1940, the Nazis sweep Paris and immediately take up residence in one of the city’s most iconic sites: The Hotel Ritz. There, under a roof legendary for its unprecedented luxury and for its fabled residents—including... + Read More
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Series: Chasing the Moon The People, the Politics, and the Promise That Launched America into the Space Age Hardcover Robert Stone 9781524798123 $42.00 SCIENCE Jun 04, 2019

A charismatic young president issued the historic Moon landing challenge. This book, which greatly expands the companion PBS series, tell the stories of the visionaries—based on eyewitness accounts and newly discovered archival material—who helped America win the space race with the first lunar landing fifty years ago.In 1961, President John F. Kennedy proposed the nation spend twenty billion dollars to land a man on the Moon before the end of the decade. For the first time, Chasing the Moon reveals the unknown stories of the fascinating indiv... + Read More
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Series: MRS. MURPHY Whiskers in the Dark A Mrs. Murphy Mystery Hardcover Rita Mae Brown 9780425287187 $37.00 FICTION Jun 04, 2019

Death stalks the Blue Ridge Mountains as a centuries-old mystery resurfaces and murder mars the lead-up to an annual beagle competition, in a thrilling new tale from Rita Mae Brown and her feline co-author Sneaky Pie Brown.A massive nor’easter has hit northern Virginia, where Mary Minor “Harry” Harristeen joins groundskeeping efforts at the National Beagle Club at Aldie as the date for its springtime Hounds for Heroes veterans’ benefit approaches. Harry’s fellow volunteers, including her oldest friend, Susan Tucker, comprise a spirited group of... + Read More
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Series: How to Skimm Your Life Hardcover The Skimm 9781984820808 $36.00 SELF-HELP Jun 11, 2019

It might seem like everyone you know took secret classes on budgeting, owning their career, and choosing the right wine—and you were sick that day. Enter: How to Skimm Your Life.Covering everything from personal finance, to career, to stress management, global politics, and more, this book breaks down some of the less glamorous parts of being an adult, and answers questions like…-“What’s the difference between an ETF and a mutual fund?”-“How should I negotiate my salary when I’m offered a new job?”-“Should I claim standard or itemized deduction... + Read More
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Series: One Night at the Lake A Novel Hardcover Bethany Chase 9781524796341 $36.00 FICTION Jun 18, 2019

A tragedy on a hot summer night at a lake house forever alters the lives of two best friends—and the man they both love. But the truth isn’t as simple as it appears in this intricate novel of love, friendship, betrayal, and forgiveness in the tradition of Jill Santopolo’s The Light We Lost and Miranda Beverly-Whittemore’s Bittersweet.Leah Tessaro has been waiting for this moment for a long time: Her boyfriend, Ollie, is taking her to his family’s home on Seneca Lake for a week of lazy summer bliss, boating, and barbeque. The couple has been tog... + Read More
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Series: Evvie Drake Starts Over A Novel Hardcover Linda Holmes 9780525619246 $35.00 FICTION Jun 25, 2019

From the host of NPR’s Pop Culture Happy Hour podcast comes a New York Times bestselling heartfelt debut about the unlikely relationship between a young woman who’s lost her husband and a major league pitcher who’s lost his game.“Charming, hopeful, and gently romantic…Evvie Drake is great company.”—Rainbow Rowell, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Eleanor & ParkIn a small town in Maine, recently widowed Eveleth “Evvie” Drake rarely leaves her house. Everyone in town, including her best friend, Andy, thinks grief keeps her locked inside, a... + Read More
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Series: Lost and Found A Novel Hardcover Danielle Steel 9780399179471 $38.99 FICTION Jun 25, 2019

What might have been? That tantalizing question propels a woman on a cross-country adventure to reunite with the men she loved and let go, in Danielle Steel’s exhilarating new novel.It all starts with a fall from a ladder, in a firehouse in New York City. The firehouse has been converted into a unique Manhattan home and studio where renowned photographer Madison Allen works and lives after raising three children on her own. But the accident, which happens while Maddie is sorting through long-forgotten personal mementos and photos, results in mo... + Read More
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Series: Tell Me Everything A Novel Hardcover Cambria Brockman 9781984817211 $36.00 FICTION Jul 16, 2019

A murder at an elite New England college tears apart a group of friends—and one of them is playing a dangerous game—in this electrifying debut in the tradition of In a Dark, Dark Wood and The Couple Next Door.In her first weeks at Hawthorne College, Malin is swept up into a tight-knit circle that will stick together through all four years. There’s Gemma, an insecure theater major from London; John, a tall, handsome, and wealthy New Englander; Max, John’s cousin and a shy pre-med major; Khaled, a wise-cracking prince from Abu Dhabi; and Ruby, a ... + Read More
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Series: Window on the Bay A Novel Hardcover Debbie Macomber 9780399181337 $36.00 FICTION Jul 16, 2019

When a single mom becomes an “empty nester,” she spreads her wings to rediscover herself—and her passions—in this heartwarming novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Debbie Macomber.Jenna Boltz’s life is at a crossroads. After a messy divorce nearly twenty years ago, she raised her two children on her own, juggling motherhood with her beloved job as a Seattle intensive care nurse. Now that Paul and Allie have gone to college and moved out, Jenna can’t help but wonder what her future holds.Her best friend, Maureen, is excited for Jenna’... + Read More
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Series: That's What Frenemies Are For A Novel Hardcover Sophie Littlefield 9781984817969 $36.00 FICTION Jul 30, 2019

A Manhattan socialite turns her spin instructor into a fitness superstar to impress her friends. But can she keep her little project under control? Or has she created a monster? Julia Summers seems to have it all: a sprawling Upper East Side apartment, a successful husband, and two adorable children attending the best private school in the city. She relishes wielding influence over her well-heeled girlfriends…but her star appears to be fading. That’s why, when stranded in Manhattan for the summer as her crowd flees to the Hamptons, Julia is on ... + Read More
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Series: Motherland A Memoir of Love, Loathing, and Longing Hardcover Elissa Altman 9780399181580 $36.00 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Aug 06, 2019

A richly textured, multilayered story about mothers and daughters, aging and time, loathing and love from the James Beard Award-winning author of the critically acclaimed memoir Poor Man’s Feast, the blog of the same name, and the Washington Post column Feeding My Mother.Elissa and Rita have forever struggled to find their place in each other’s worlds. Rita, an overreaching, makeup-addicted, narcissistic Manhattan singer couldn’t be more different from Elissa, her gay, taciturn New England writer daughter. Stuck in an outrageous maelstrom of co... + Read More
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Series: All the Flowers in Paris A Novel Hardcover Sarah Jio 9781101885055 $36.00 FICTION Aug 13, 2019

Two women are connected across time by the city of Paris, a mysterious stack of love letters, and shocking secrets, sweeping from World War II to the present.When Caroline wakes up in a Paris hospital with no memory of her past, she’s confused to learn that for years she’s lived a sad, reclusive life in a sprawling apartment on the rue Cler. Slowly regaining vague memories of a man and young child, she vows to piece her life back together—though she can’t help but feel she may be in danger. A budding friendship with the chef of a charming nearb... + Read More
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Series: On Mystic Lake A Novel Paperback Kristin Hannah 9780345471178 $23.00 FICTION Apr 27, 2004

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Nightingale and The Great Alone, a moving story of love, loss, and the fragile threads that bind families together.Annie Colwater’s husband has just confessed that he’s in love with a younger woman. Devastated, Annie retreats to the small town where she grew up. There, she is reunited with her first love, Nick Delacroix, a recent widower who is unable to cope with his silent, emotionally scarred young daughter. Together, the three of them begin to heal. But just when Annie believes she’s been... + Read More
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Series: Something in the Water A Novel Paperback Catherine Steadman 9781524797676 $23.00 FICTION Apr 09, 2019

A shocking discovery on a honeymoon in paradise changes the lives of a picture-perfect couple in this taut psychological thriller debut, a #1 New York Times bestseller—for readers of Ruth Ware, Paula Hawkins, and Shari Lapena.Erin and Mark seem to have it all: he’s a successful banker, she’s a documentary filmmaker on the brink of a professional breakthrough; they’re young and in love, about to embark on their dream honeymoon to Bora Bora. But when, after a blissful day of scuba diving, they discover a mysterious bag filled with incalculable ri... + Read More
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Series: Into the Storm Two Ships, a Deadly Hurricane, and an Epic Battle for Survival Paperback Tristram Korten 9781524797904 $24.00 NATURE Jun 04, 2019

The true story of two doomed ships and a daring search-and-rescue operation that shines a light on the elite Coast Guard swimmers trained for the most dangerous ocean missions.In late September 2015, Hurricane Joaquin swept past the Bahamas and swallowed a pair of cargo vessels in its destructive path: El Faro, a 790-foot American behemoth with a crew of thirty-three, and the Minouche, a 230-foot freighter with a dozen sailors aboard. From the parallel stories of these ships and their final journeys, Tristram Korten weaves a remarkable tale of ... + Read More
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Series: MARY RUSSELL & SHERLOCK HOLMES Island of the Mad A novel of suspense featuring Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes Paperback Laurie R. King 9780804177986 $23.00 FICTION Jun 04, 2019

Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes untangle the slippery threads of insanity and deadly secrets as they investigate a disappearance in the New York Times bestselling series Lee Child called “the most sustained feat of imagination in mystery fiction today.”A June summer’s evening, on the Sussex Downs, in 1925. Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes are strolling across their orchard when the telephone rings: an old friend’s beloved aunt has failed to return following a supervised outing from Bedlam.The Lady Vivian Beaconsfield has spent most of her adu... + Read More
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Series: GARFIELD Garfield Slurps and Burps His 67th Book Paperback Jim Davis 9781984817730 $20.00 HUMOR Jun 11, 2019

Garfield’s back in this brand-new full-color compilation strip book—truly a must-have for fans!Garfield returns—weighing more than ever!—for his 67th book. They are all here—Jon, Odie, Nermal, and, of course, our favorite fat cat, Garfield!Publication History: Trade Paperback Original Compilation
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Series: GARFIELD Garfield Fat Cat 3-Pack #21 Paperback Jim Davis 9781984817754 $24.00 HUMOR Jul 16, 2019

America’s favorite cat is back with this new value-priced edition of three-in-one comic strips (contains: Garfield Chickens Out [#61], Garfield Listens to His Gut [#62], and Garfield Cooks Up Trouble [#63]) together for the first time in color and super-sized!When one Garfield isn’t enough—there’s only one thing better than a Garfield collection: three Garfield collections!GARFIELD CHICKENS OUT: Garfield’s always hatching a new plan to prank his poor owner. Whether he’s garnishing Jon’s soup with cat hair, putting a goldfish in his shoe (it was... + Read More
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Series: How to Love a Jamaican Stories Paperback Alexia Arthurs 9781524799229 $23.00 FICTION Jun 18, 2019

“In these kaleidoscopic stories of Jamaica and its diaspora we hear many voices at once: some cultivated, some simple, some wickedly funny, some deeply melancholic. All of them shine.”—Zadie SmithTenderness and cruelty, loyalty and betrayal, ambition and regret—Alexia Arthurs navigates these tensions to extraordinary effect in her debut collection about Jamaican immigrants and their families back home. Sweeping from close-knit island communities to the streets of New York City and midwestern university towns, these eleven stories form a portrai... + Read More
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Series: The Reckoning A Novel Paperback John Grisham 9781984819581 $23.00 FICTION Jun 18, 2019

#1 New York Times bestselling author John Grisham’s newest thriller is a southern gothic epic for the 21st century.Pete Banning was Clanton, Mississippi’s favorite son—a decorated World War II hero, the patriarch of a prominent family, a farmer, father, neighbor, and a faithful member of the Methodist church. Then one cool October morning he rose early, drove into town, walked into the church, and calmly shot and killed his pastor and friend, the Reverend Dexter Bell. As if the murder weren’t shocking enough, it was even more baffling that Pete... + Read More
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Series: The Romanov Empress A Novel of Tsarina Maria Feodorovna Paperback C. W. Gortner 9780425286180 $23.00 FICTION Jul 02, 2019

For readers of Philippa Gregory and Alison Weir comes an “impressive” novel that “reads like a historical soap opera” (USA Today) of the beloved Empress Maria, the Danish girl who became the mother of the last Russian tsar.Narrated by the mother of Russia’s last tsar, this vivid, historically authentic novel brings to life the courageous story of Maria Feodorovna, one of Imperial Russia’s most compelling women, who witnessed the splendor and tragic downfall of the Romanovs as she fought to save her dynasty in the final years of its reign. Barel... + Read More
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Series: MAGGIE HOPE The Prisoner in the Castle A Maggie Hope Mystery Paperback Susan Elia MacNeal 9780525621096 $23.00 FICTION Jul 30, 2019

American-born spy and code-breaker extraordinaire Maggie Hope must solve a baffling series of murders among a group of captive agents on an isolated Scottish island as the acclaimed World War II mystery series from New York Times bestselling author Susan Elia MacNeal continues.Maggie Hope is being held prisoner on a remote Scottish island with other SOE agents who know too much for the enemy’s comfort. All the spies on the island are trained to kill—and when they start dropping off one-by-one, Maggie needs to find the murderer…before she become... + Read More
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Series: A River of Stars A Novel Paperback Vanessa Hua 9780399178795 $23.00 FICTION Aug 06, 2019

“A marvel of a first novel” (O, The Oprah Magazine) about motherhood, immigration, and identity, in which a Chinese woman makes her way to California to give her baby U.S. citizenship, and her harrowing yet heart-warming journey redefines what it means to be an American.Scarlett Chen is on the run. On her own since she was a teenager, this Chinese factory clerk has changed jobs, friends, and even her history again and again. Now she’s eight months pregnant and stranded in Los Angeles. Her married lover—also her boss—sent her to a secret materni... + Read More
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Series: The Rumor A Novel Paperback Lesley Kara 9781984819345 $23.00 FICTION Jun 18, 2019

When a single mother hears a rumor outside her son’s school, she never intends to pass it on. But one casual comment leads to another…and now there’s no going back.Rumor has it that a notorious killer, a woman who has been released from prison years after her brutal crime, is living under a new identity in Joanna’s seaside town. So who is the supposedly reformed murderer now living in their neighborhood? Suspicion falls on everyone.As Joanna becomes obsessed with the case, her curiosity will expose her son and his father to a heartless psychop... + Read More
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Series: Wanderers A Novel Hardcover Chuck Wendig 9780399182105 $38.99 FICTION Jul 02, 2019

A decadent rock star. A deeply religious radio host. A disgraced scientist. And a teenage girl who may be the world’s last hope. In the tradition of The Stand and Station Eleven comes a gripping saga that weaves an epic tapestry of humanity into an astonishing tale of survival.Shana wakes up one morning to discover her little sister in the grip of a strange malady. She appears to be sleepwalking. She cannot talk and cannot be woken up. And she is heading with inexorable determination to a destination that only she knows. But Shana and are siste... + Read More
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Series: STAR WARS: ALPHABET SQUADRON Alphabet Squadron (Star Wars) Hardcover Alexander Freed 9781984821980 $38.99 FICTION Jun 11, 2019

The first novel in a new trilogy starring veteran Rebellion pilots.On the verge of victory in a brutal war, five New Republic pilots transform from hunted to hunters in this epic STAR WARS adventure. Set after Return of the Jedi, Alphabet Squadron follows a unique team, each flying a different class of starfighter as they struggle to end their war once and for all.The Emperor is dead. His final weapon has been destroyed. The Imperial Army is in disarray. In the aftermath, Yrica Quell is just one of thousands of defectors from her former cause l... + Read More
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Series: STRANGER THINGS Stranger Things: Darkness on the Edge of Town An Official Stranger Things Novel Hardcover Adam Christopher 9781984819062 $37.00 FICTION May 28, 2019

Chief Jim Hopper reveals long-awaited secrets to Eleven about his old life as a police detective in New York City, confronting his past before the events of the hit show Stranger Things.Christmas, Hawkins, 1984. All Chief Jim Hopper wants is to enjoy a quiet first Christmas with Eleven, but his adopted daughter has other plans. Over Hopper’s protests, she pulls a cardboard box marked “New York” out of the basement—and the tough questions begin. Why did Hopper leave Hawkins all those years ago? What does “Vietnam” mean? And why has he never talk... + Read More
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Series: The Waking Land The Soul of Power Hardcover Callie Bates 9780399177446 $37.00 FICTION Jun 04, 2019

When Sophy Dunbarron, the king’s illegitimate daughter, assumes the throne, she must learn to embrace her own powers in the riveting conclusion to the trilogy that began with The Waking Land and The Memory of Fire.Sophy Dunbarron has always felt like an imposter. Separated from her birth mother, raised by parents mourning the loss of their true daughter, and unacknowledged by her father, Sophy only desires one thing: a place and a family to call her own. But fate has other ideas. Caught up in Elanna Valtai’s revolution, Sophy has become the rei... + Read More
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Series: FALL OF SHANNARA, THE The Stiehl Assassin Hardcover Terry Brooks 9780553391541 $37.00 FICTION May 28, 2019

After The Black Elfstone and The Skaar Invasion comes the next chapter in the Fall of Shannara, a saga more than four decades in the making.The Skaar have arrived in the Four Lands, determined to stop at nothing less than all-out conquest. They badly need a new home, but peaceful coexistence is not a concept they have ever understood. An advance force under the command of the mercurial princess Ajin has already established a foothold, but now the full Skaar army is on the march—and woe betide any who stands in its way.But perhaps the Skaar vic... + Read More
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Series: Alpha and Omega Hardcover Harry Turtledove 9780399181498 $38.99 FICTION Jul 02, 2019

“The standard-bearer for alternate history” (USA Today) now turns his potent imagination to the End of Days in this gripping novel about a discovery in the Middle East that turns the world upside-down.What would happen if the ancient prophecy of the End of Days came true? It is certainly the last thing Eric Katz—a secular archeologist from Los Angeles—expects to discover during what should be a routine dig in Jerusalem. But perhaps higher forces have something else in mind. For when a sign presaging the rising of the Third Temple is located in ... + Read More
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Series: Minecraft Minecraft: Let's Build! Theme Park Adventure Hardcover Mojang Ab 9781101966389 $13.50 GAMES & ACTIVITIES Age (years) from 8 - 12 Jun 04, 2019

This official Minecraft book will help new and seasoned players alike develop their own theme parks with ease.Have you ever wanted to build an entire theme park in Minecraft to enjoy with your friends? Well, now you can! Let construction expert Sparks show you how to make everything from a classic carousel and a water flume to a haunted mansion ride and an alternate dimensions rollercoaster. With her expert tips, creating a theme park will be easy!
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Series: Minecraft Minecraft for Beginners Hardcover Mojang Ab 9781984820860 $15.99 GAMES & ACTIVITIES Age (years) from 7 Jul 09, 2019

This official Minecraft book is the perfect introduction for true beginners. Parents can read and use this book easily with their children, or even on their own!Follow the simple, step-by-step instructions to help you stay alive. Learn how to start a game, which biomes you’ll want to spawn in and which you’ll want to avoid. Next, learn how to punch trees, craft basic tools and weapons, find food and build a shelter when night falls. By the end of this book, you will have ventured into a cave just below the surface and made a set of iron armor. ... + Read More
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Series: MINECRAFT Minecraft: The Lost Journals An Official Minecraft Novel Hardcover Mur Lafferty 9780399180699 $23.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 10 Jul 09, 2019

The brand-new official Minecraft novel is a journey into the unknown! When a young girl teams up with her friend to find the boy’s missing uncle, they must leave the safety of the Overworld behind.Allison and Max must team up to find his missing uncle Nicholas. Using the journal his beloved uncle left behind as a guide, the duo hurtle headlong into a treacherous and unknown landscape called the Nether. There, they meet a strange girl named Freya and her woefully unheroic wolf, Bunny Biter, who agree to help them in their quest. The group must t... + Read More
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Series: Gods of Jade and Shadow Hardcover Silvia Moreno-Garcia 9780525620754 $35.00 FICTION Jul 23, 2019

The Mayan God of Death sends a young woman on a harrowing, life-changing journey in this dark fairy tale inspired by Mexican folklore.Here we shall begin to tell a story: a tale of a throne lost, of monsters and magic. A tale of gods and of the shadow realm. But this, our story, it begins in our world, in the land of mortals.It begins with a woman. For this story, it is her story. It begins with her. The Jazz Age is in full swing, but Casiopea Tun is too busy cleaning the floors of her wealthy grandfather’s house to listen to any fast tunes. Ne... + Read More
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Series: The Cruel Stars A Novel Hardcover John Birmingham 9780399593314 $37.00 FICTION Aug 20, 2019

A group of intrepid heroes must band together to save civilization after a long dormant enemy awakens and strikes a devastating blow.The galaxy was once terrorized by the Sturm, a group of “species purists” intent on destroying any human with genetic or cybernetic enhancements. Fashioning themselves as the one true “Human Republic,” the Sturm cut a bloody swath across the stars, killing billions before finally being defeated and driven into the far reaches of Dark Space. Centuries of peace bred complacency. Everyone believed the Sturm had died ... + Read More
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Series: A Song of Ice and Fire 2020 Calendar Illustrations by John Howe Calendar George R. R. Martin 9781524799557 $23.00 FICTION Jul 30, 2019

The magical creatures of A Game of Thrones and beyond come to life in a 2020 calendar inspired by George R. R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire, featuring illustrations by acclaimed artist John Howe.Fantastic beasts are not solely the purview of Newt Scamander. Such creatures also abound in George R. R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire novels—one of the most successful and beloved fantasy series ever written. And who better to bring these creatures to life than acclaimed artist John Howe, who has built a huge reputation for his stunning work in M... + Read More
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Series: DARK GIFTS Bright Ruin Paperback Vic James 9780425284209 $23.00 FICTION Jun 04, 2019

As the dystopian trilogy that began with Gilded Cage and Tarnished City concludes, the people of Britain rise up against their magically gifted masters. They must break the system—or be broken.MAGIC RUINS. WE RISE.The rules are simple, the system cruel: The lower classes must give ten years in service to Britain’s powerfully gifted rulers. With one uprising crushed by the glittering elite, commoners and aristocrats alike now take sides for a final confrontation.At the center of it all are two ordinary siblings: Abi Hadley and her brother, Luke.... + Read More
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Series: Magician: Apprentice A Novel Paperback Raymond E. Feist 9780425286623 $23.00 FICTION Jul 09, 2019

The first trade paperback edition of this classic tale of magic, might, and adventure.Orphaned boy Pug is apprenticed to a powerful court magician named Kulgan in the faroff fantasy world of Midkemia. After saving the life of one of the royals at court, Pug is made a squire just as a fearsome race of invaders sacks the kingdom, throwing the lives of Pug and his friend Tomas into danger and disarray. Pug will have to rely on all of his magical ability to stave off the invasion and bring peace back to Midkemia.Story Locale: Fantasy world of Midke... + Read More
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Series: Nanaville Adventures in Grandparenting Hardcover Anna Quindlen 9780812996104 $35.00 FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS Apr 23, 2019

A big-hearted book of wisdom, insight, and wit celebrating the joys of being a grandmother, from the Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist and #1 New York Times bestselling author.Before mommy blogs were even invented, Anna Quindlen became a go-to writer on the joys and challenges of motherhood in her nationally syndicated column. Now she’s taking the next step and going full Nana in the pages of this lively and moving book about her grandchildren, her children, and her new and remarkable role.
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Series: The Impeachers The Trial of Andrew Johnson and the Dream of a Just Nation Hardcover Brenda Wineapple 9780812998368 $42.00 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY May 21, 2019

“This absorbing and important book recounts the titanic struggle over the implications of the Civil War amid the impeachment of a defiant and temperamentally erratic American president.”—Jon Meacham, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Soul of AmericaWhen Lincoln was assassinated and Vice-President Andrew Johnson became “the Accidental President,” it was a dangerous time in America. Congress was divided over how the Union should be reunited: when and how the secessionist South should regain full status, whether former Confederates should be pu... + Read More
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Series: The Learning Curve A Novel Hardcover Mandy Berman 9780399589348 $36.00 FICTION May 28, 2019

A love triangle between two college friends and a charismatic professor alters the lives of everyone involved in this razor-sharp novel from an author whose work was hailed as “captivating” by J. Courtney Sullivan.Fiona and Liv are seniors at Buchanan College, a small liberal arts school in rural Pennsylvania. Fiona, who is still struggling after the death of her younger sister, is spending her final year sleeping with abrasive men she meets in bars. Liv is happily coupled and on the fast track to marriage with an all-American frat boy. Both ... + Read More
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Series: The Ice at the End of the World An Epic Journey into Greenland's Buried Past and Our Perilous Future Hardcover Jon Gertner 9780812996623 $37.00 SCIENCE Jun 11, 2019

A riveting, urgent account of the explorers and scientists racing to understand the rapidly melting ice sheet in Greenland, a dramatic harbinger of climate change.Greenland: a remote, mysterious island five times the size of California but with a population of just 56,000. The ice sheet that covers it is 700 miles wide and 1500 miles long, and is composed of nearly three quadrillion tons of ice. For the last 150 years, explorers and scientists have sought to understand Greenland—at first hoping that it would serve as a gateway to the North Pole... + Read More
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Series: The Black Jersey A Novel Hardcover Jorge Zepeda Patterson 9781984801067 $36.00 FICTION Jun 25, 2019

Murder on the Orient Express meets the Tour de France: In this breakneck mystery, someone’s killing off cyclists one by one.“There are cyclists willing to die to win a stage of the Tour, taking suicidal descents at more than 90 kilometers per hour; but I also know there are cyclists willing to kill to win.” Marc Moreau, a professional cyclist with a military past, is part of a top team led by his best friend, an American star favored to win this year’s Tour. But the competition takes a dark turn when racers begin to drop out in a series of viol... + Read More
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Series: Time After Time A Novel Hardcover Lisa Grunwald 9780812993431 $36.00 FICTION Jun 11, 2019

A magical love story, inspired by the legend of a woman who vanished from Grand Central Terminal, sweeps readers from the 1920s to World War II and beyond.On a clear December morning in 1937, at the famous gold clock in Grand Central Terminal, Joe Reynolds, a hardworking railroad man from Queens, meets a vibrant young woman who seems mysteriously out of place. Nora Lansing is a Manhattan socialite whose flapper clothing, pearl earrings, and talk of the Roaring Twenties don’t seem to match the bleak mood of Depression-era New York. Captivated by... + Read More
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Series: The Fantasy Worlds of W.E.B. Du Bois Hardcover W.E.B. Du Bois 9781984801937 $35.00 FICTION Jun 08, 2021

A literary icon’s prescience about American culture shines like never before in this unfamiliar, but significant body of work: a collection of sci-fi, fantasy, horror, and mystery stories, many published here for the first time.In 2015, Adrienne Brown and Britt Rusert made the kind of discovery every scholar dreams of: an unpublished story by W. E. B. Du Bois, one of the towering scholar-activists of the twentieth century. Their publication of “Princess Steel” generated excited coverage—but it was only the beginning of new finds that make up th... + Read More
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Series: Last Witnesses An Oral History of the Children of World War II Hardcover Svetlana Alexievich 9780399588754 $40.00 HISTORY Jul 02, 2019

From the Nobel Prize-winning author comes an oral history of children’s experiences in WWII across Europe and Russia, in the celebrated tradition of her masterpiece, The Unwomanly Face of War.Bringing together dozens of voices in her distinctive style, Last Witnesses is Svetlana Alexievich’s collection of the memories of those who were children during World War II. These men and women were both witnesses and sometimes soldiers as well, and their generation grew up with the trauma of the war deeply embedded in them—a trauma that would forever ch... + Read More
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Series: We Went to the Woods A Novel Hardcover Caite Dolan-Leach 9780399588884 $36.00 FICTION Jul 02, 2019

Five friends. No boundaries. And a utopian vision blurred by desire and betrayal. For readers of The Secret History and The Immortalists, a novel about the allure—and dangers—of disconnecting.Certain that society is on the verge of economic and environmental collapse, five disillusioned twenty-somethings make a bold decision: they gather in upstate New York to transform an abandoned farm, once the site of a turn-of-the-century socialist commune, into an idyllic self-sustaining compound called The Homestead. Louisa spearheads the project, as her... + Read More
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Series: Dapper Dan: Made in Harlem A Memoir Hardcover Daniel R. Day 9780525510512 $37.00 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Jul 09, 2019

The story of a legendary designer who pioneered high-end streetwear, from a storefront in Harlem to the red carpet in Hollywood, dressing everyone from Salt-N-Pepa and Eric B. & Rakim to Beyoncé and JAY Z along the way.DAPPER DAN IS…“Black fashion’s greatest treasure.” BET“the original auteur of gangster chic.” GQ“the godfather of hip-hop fashion.” The Source“a legend.” Chicago TribuneWith his now-legendary store on 125th Street in Harlem, Dapper Dan pioneered high-end streetwear in the early 1980s, remixing classic luxury-brand logos into his ... + Read More
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Series: Fleishman Is in Trouble A Novel Hardcover Taffy Brodesser-Akner 9780525510871 $36.00 FICTION Jun 18, 2019

A searing anatomy of marriage, divorce and the bewildering dynamics of gender, power and sanity. Fleishman Is In Trouble is a darkly comic, finely observed and timely debut from one of the most exciting writers working today.Dr. Toby Fleishman wakes up each morning surrounded by women. Women who are self-actualized and independent and know what they want—and, against all odds, what they want is Toby. Who knew what kind of life awaited him once he finally extracted himself from his nightmare of a marriage? Who knew that there were women out ther... + Read More
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Series: River of Fire My Spiritual Journey Hardcover Helen Prejean 9781400067305 $36.00 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Aug 13, 2019

In this revelatory, intimate memoir from the author of Dead Man Walking, the nation’s foremost leader in efforts to abolish the death penalty shares the story of her growth as a spiritual leader, speaks out about the challenges of the Catholic Church, and shows that joy and religion are not mutually exclusive.Sister Helen Prejean’s work as an activist nun, campaigning to educate Americans about the inhumanity of the death penalty, is known to millions worldwide. Less widely known is the evolution of her spiritual journey from one who prayed fo... + Read More
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Series: Trick Mirror Reflections on Self-Delusion Hardcover Jia Tolentino 9780525510543 $36.00 LITERARY COLLECTIONS Aug 06, 2019

A breakout writer at The New Yorker examines the fractures at the center of contemporary culture with verve, deftness, and intellectual ferocity—for readers who wonder what Susan Sontag would have been like if she had brain damage from the Internet.Jia Tolentino is a peerless voice of her generation, tackling the conflicts, contradictions, and sea changes that define us and our time. Now, in this dazzling collection of nine entirely original essays, written with a rare combination of give and sharpness, wit and fearlessness, she delves into the... + Read More
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Series: The Way of the Strangers Encounters with the Islamic State Paperback Graeme Wood 9780812988772 $24.00 POLITICAL SCIENCE May 07, 2019

An intimate, unsettling look at what drives the men and women of the Islamic State, based on Atlantic contributing writer Graeme Wood’s deep reporting and exclusive, unprecedented interviews, with a new afterword reflecting Wood’s ongoing reporting work.There have been books charting the rise of ISIS and those that analyze its political aims, but neither approach explains the passion and conviction that animates its followers. With the creeping suspense of John le Carré and the keen-eyed humanity of Philip Gourevitch, Graeme Wood takes the stor... + Read More
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Series: You Think It, I'll Say It Stories Paperback Curtis Sittenfeld 9780525508700 $23.00 FICTION Mar 05, 2019

A dazzling collection of short stories from the New York Times bestselling author of Prep, American Wife, and Eligible.“Sittenfeld makes writing lively and diverting fiction look easy, though each deceptively simple and breezy story is masterfully paced and crafted.”—Chicago TribuneLauded as a sharp chronicler of the modern age who humanizes her subjects even as she skewers them, Curtis Sittenfeld showcases her talents in this first collection of short fiction. Throughout the ten stories in You Think It, I’ll Say It, Sittenfeld upends assumptio... + Read More
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Series: The High Season A Novel Paperback Judy Blundell 9780525508731 $23.00 FICTION May 14, 2019

“A mesmerizing, head-spinning—and sometimes madcap-hilarious—take of have and have-nots.”—People (Book of the Week)The Hamptons hath no fury like a woman scorned.No matter what the world throws her way, at least Ruthie Beamish has the house. Located by the sea in a quiet Long Island village, the house is her nest egg—the retirement account shared with her ex-husband, Mike, and the college fund for their teenage daughter, Jem. The catch? To afford the house, Ruthie must let it go during the best part of the year.It’s Memorial Day weekend and the... + Read More
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Series: The Soul of America The Battle for Our Better Angels Paperback Jon Meacham 9780399589829 $27.00 HISTORY Apr 30, 2019

We have been here before. In this timely and revealing #1 New York Times betseller, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jon Meacham helps us understand the present moment in American politics and life by looking back at critical times in our history when hope overcame division and fear.With clarity and purpose, Meacham explores contentious periods and how presidents and citizens came together to defeat the forces of anger, intolerance, and extremism. Our current climate of partisan fury is not new, and in The Soul of America Meacham shows us how what... + Read More
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Series: The Return of Marco Polo's World War, Strategy, and American Interests in the Twenty-first Century Paperback Robert D. Kaplan 9780812986617 $24.00 POLITICAL SCIENCE May 21, 2019

A bracing assessment of U.S. foreign policy and world disorder over the past two decades, anchored by a major new Pentagon-commissioned essay about changing power dynamics among China, Eurasia, and America—from the renowned geopolitical analyst and bestselling author of The Revenge of Geography and The Coming Anarchy.In the major lead essay, recently released by the Pentagon’s Office of Net Assessment, Robert D. Kaplan lays out a blueprint of the world’s changing power politics that recalls Marco Polo’s decades-long trek from Venice to China in... + Read More
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Series: Rocket Men The Daring Odyssey of Apollo 8 and the Astronauts Who Made Man's First Journey to the Moon Paperback Robert Kurson 9780812988710 $24.00 HISTORY May 21, 2019

The New York Times bestselling, riveting inside story of three heroic astronauts who took on the challenge of mankind’s historic first mission to the Moon, from the author of Shadow Divers.By August 1968, the American space program was in danger of failing in its two most important objectives: to land a man on the Moon by President Kennedy’s end-of-decade deadline, and to triumph over the Soviets in space. With its back against the wall, NASA made an almost unimaginable leap: It would scrap its usual methodical approach and risk everything on a... + Read More
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Series: INCERTO Incerto (Deluxe Edition) Fooled by Randomness, The Black Swan, The Bed of Procrustes, Antifragile, Skin in the Game Undefined Nassim Nicholas Taleb 9781984819819 $324.00 BUSINESS & ECONOMICS Jul 30, 2019

The landmark five-book investigation of uncertainty, chance, volatility, risk, and decision-making in a world we don’t understand—now in a beautifully designed, cloth-bound hardcover boxed set.Nassim Nicholas Taleb’s New York Times bestselling series—consisting of Antifragile, The Black Swan, Fooled by Randomness, The Bed of Procrustes, and Skin in the Game—has changed the way millions see the world and think about uncertainty, chance, volatility, and risk across a wide range of domains. They can be read singly but are also written to compleme... + Read More
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Series: Lake Success A Novel Paperback Gary Shteyngart 9780812987201 $24.00 FICTION Jun 04, 2019

When his dream of the perfect marriage, the perfect son, and the perfect life implodes, a self-made Wall Street millionaire takes a cross-country bus trip in search of his college sweetheart and ideals of youth.“There’s life in the old road trip saga yet. That’s just one of the many things that Gary Shteyngart’s spectacular, sprawling new novel Lake Success affirms…. An artistic tour de force.” Maureen Corrigan, Fresh AirIn this biting, emotionally resonant novel very much of our times, two imperfect, brilliantly realized characters navigate th... + Read More