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Series: The Water Dancer A Novel Hardcover Ta-Nehisi Coates 9780399590597 $37.00 FICTION Sep 24, 2019

A boldly imagined work of magic and adventure from the National Book Award-winning author of Between the World and Me.Young Hiram Walker was born into bondage—and lost his mother and all memory of her when he was a child—but he is also gifted with a mysterious power. Hiram almost drowns when he crashes a carriage into a river, but is saved from the depths by a force he doesn’t understand, a blue light that lifts him up and lands him a mile away. This strange brush with death forces a new urgency on Hiram’s private rebellion. Spurred on by his i... + Read More
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Series: Sabrina & Corina Stories Paperback Kali Fajardo-Anstine 9780525511304 $23.00 FICTION Jan 07, 2020

A haunting debut story collection on friendship, mothers and daughters, and the deep-rooted truths of our homelands, centered on Latinas of indigenous descent that shines a new light on the American West.Kali Fajardo-Anstine’s magnetic story collection breathes life into her Indigenous Latina characters and the land they inhabit. Set against the remarkable backdrop of Denver, Colorado—a place that is as fierce as it is exquisite—these women navigate the land the way they navigate their lives: with caution, grace, and quiet force.In “Sugar Babie... + Read More
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Series: Inland A Novel Hardcover Téa Obreht 9780812992861 $36.00 FICTION Aug 13, 2019

The New York Times bestselling author of The Tiger’s Wife returns with a stunning tale of perseverance that follows an epic journey across an unforgettable landscape of magic and myth.In the lawless, drought-ridden lands of the Arizona Territory in 1893, two extraordinary lives collide. Nora is an unflinching frontierswoman awaiting the return of the men in her life—her husband, a newspaperman, who has gone in search of water for the parched household, and her elder sons who have vanished after an explosive argument. Nora is biding her time wit... + Read More
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Series: Alexander the Great His Life and His Mysterious Death Hardcover Anthony Everitt 9780425286524 $40.00 HISTORY Aug 27, 2019

What can we learn from the stunning rise and mysterious death of the ancient world’s greatest conqueror? An acclaimed biographer reconstructs the life of Alexander the Great in this magisterial portrait.More than two millennia have passed, but Alexander the Great is still a household name. His life was an adventure story and took him to every corner of the ancient world. His memory and glamour persist, and his early death at thirty-three has kept him evergreen in our imaginations with a legacy that meant something different to every age: in the... + Read More
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Series: Dear Girls Intimate Tales, Untold Secrets & Advice for Living Your Best Life Hardcover Ali Wong 9780525508830 $35.00 HUMOR Oct 15, 2019

Ali Wong’s hilarious and heartfelt letters to her daughters (the two she put to work while they were still in utero), covering everything they need to know in life, like the unpleasant details of dating, how to be a working mom in a male-dominated profession, and how she trapped their dad.In her hit Netflix comedy special Baby Cobra, an eight-month pregnant Ali Wong resonated so heavily that she became a popular Halloween costume. Wong told the world her remarkably unfiltered thoughts on marriage, sex, Asian culture, working women, and why you ... + Read More
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Series: Guest House for Young Widows Among the Women of ISIS Hardcover Azadeh Moaveni 9780399179754 $37.00 SOCIAL SCIENCE Sep 10, 2019

An intimate, deeply reported account of the women who made a shocking decision: to leave their comfortable lives behind and join the Islamic State.In early 2014, the Islamic State clinched its control of Raqqa in Syria. Baghdadi, the leader of ISIS, urged Muslims around the world to come join the caliphate. Witnessing the brutal oppression of the Assad regime in Syria, and moved to fight for justice, thousands of men and women heeded his call.At the heart of this story is a cast of unforgettable young women who responded. Emma, from Germany; Sh... + Read More
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Series: Outgrowing God A Beginner's Guide Hardcover Richard Dawkins 9781984853912 $36.00 RELIGION Oct 08, 2019

Should we believe in God? In Outgrowing God, written for a new generation of thinkers, the brilliant author of The God Delusion and The Selfish Gene explains why we shouldn’t.Richard Dawkins was fifteen when he stopped believing in God. Deeply impressed by the beauty and complexity of living things, he felt certain they must have had a designer. Learning about evolution changed his mind. Now one of the world’s best and bestselling science communicators, Dawkins has given readers, young and old, the same opportunity to rethink the big questions.... + Read More
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Series: The Ride of a Lifetime Lessons Learned from 15 Years as CEO of the Walt Disney Company Hardcover Robert Iger 9780399592096 $37.00 BUSINESS & ECONOMICS Sep 23, 2019

A grand vision defined: The CEO of The Walt Disney Company shares the ideas and values he has used to reinvent one of the most beloved companies in the world, and inspire the people who bring the magic to life.In 2005, Robert Iger became CEO of The Walt Disney Company during a difficult time. Competition was intense, and technology was changing faster than at any time in the company’s history. “I knew there was nothing to be gained from arguing over the past,” Iger writes. “The only thing that mattered was the future, and I believed I had a cle... + Read More
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Series: The End of the World Hardcover Don Hertzfeldt 9781984855350 $48.00 COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS Oct 01, 2019

From the imagination of legendary animator and two-time Oscar nominee Don Hertzfeldt comes a hilarious, fever dream vision of the apocalypse that’s now available for the first time in wide release since the rare, original edition sold out.Created in the sleepless after hours of work on his animated films, The End of the World was illustrated entirely on Post-It notes over the course of several years, slowly taking shape from all the deleted scenes, bad dreams, and abandoned ideas that were too strange to make it to the big screen: including ess... + Read More
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Series: Olive, Again A Novel Hardcover Elizabeth Strout 9780812996548 $36.00 FICTION Oct 15, 2019

#1 New York Times bestselling author and Pulitzer Prize winner Elizabeth Strout continues the life of her beloved Olive Kitteridge, a character who has captured the imaginations of millions of readers.Prickly, wry, resistant to change yet ruthlessly honest and deeply empathetic, Olive Kitteridge is “a compelling life force” (The San Francisco Chronicle). The New Yorker has said that Elizabeth Strout “animates the ordinary with an astonishing force” and never so clearly than in these pages, where the iconic Olive not only struggles to understand... + Read More
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Series: See You on Sunday A Cookbook for Family and Friends Hardcover Sam Sifton 9781400069927 $47.00 COOKING Feb 18, 2020

From the New York Times food editor and former restaurant critic comes a cookbook to help us rediscover the art of Sunday supper and the joy of gathering with friends and family“People are lonely,” Sam Sifton writes. “They want to be part of something, even when they can’t identify that longing as a need. They show up. Feed them. It isn’t much more complicated than that.” Regular dinners with family and friends, he argues, are a metaphor for connection, a space where memories can be shared as easily as salt or hot sauce, where deliciousness rei... + Read More
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Series: Edison Hardcover Edmund Morris 9780812993110 $50.00 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Oct 22, 2019

From Pulitzer Prize-winning author Edmund Morris comes a revelatory new biography of Thomas Alva Edison, the most prolific genius in American history.Edison was arguably the most famous man in the world when he died in 1931, so revered for his perfection of the incandescent light bulb that President Hoover proposed darkening the entire United States for one minute on the night of his funeral. For the rest of the twenieth century, Edison’s image—polished by his additional fame as the inventor of the phonograph, the Kinetoscope moving-picture cam... + Read More
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Series: It's Garry Shandling's Book Hardcover Judd Apatow 9780525510840 $54.00 HUMOR Nov 12, 2019

From Judd Apatow comes an intimate portrait of his mentor, the legendary stand-up comic and star of The Larry Sanders Show.Garry Shandling was a singular presence in the comedy world. His two hit shows, It’s Garry Shandling’s Show and The Larry Sanders Show, broke new ground, and his stand-up laid the foundation for a whole generation of comics. There’s no one better to tell Shandling’s story than Judd Apatow—Shandling gave Apatow one of his first jobs and remained his mentor for the rest of Shandling’s life—and the book expands on Apatow’s Emm... + Read More
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Series: Horror Stories A Memoir Hardcover Liz Phair 9780525511984 $37.00 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Oct 08, 2019

From the two-time Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter behind the groundbreaking album Exile in Guyville comes a haunting memoir in stories in the tradition of Patti Smith’s M TrainIt’s hard to tell the truth about ourselves. It opens us up to being judged and rejected. We spend so much time hiding what we’re ashamed of, denying what we’re wounded by, and portraying ourselves as competent, successful individuals, that we don’t always realize where and when we’ve gone missing. In that, I don’t think I am alone.When Liz Phair shook things up with h... + Read More
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Series: America Is Immigrants Hardcover Sara Novic 9781984819826 $27.00 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Oct 15, 2019

A gorgeous illustrated collection profiling inspiring immigrants from every single country in the world, from tiny Monaco to massive Russia, celebrating the incredible range of what it means to be an American.This vibrant volume brings American immigrant stories to life in short biographies written by award-winning writer Sara Nović with charming full-color illustrations by Alison Kolesar. At a time when public debate is focused on who belongs in America and who doesn’t, this book honors the crucial contributions of our friends and neighbors wh... + Read More
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Series: The Confession Club A Novel Hardcover Elizabeth Berg 9781984855176 $35.00 FICTION Nov 19, 2019

In a captivating novel from the bestselling author of The Story of Arthur Truluv, a group of women in Mason, Missouri discover that best friends are made by sharing secrets.It all started as a supper club, a group gathering monthly to share homemade dinners, until the night one woman made a startling revelation. After that, the “Confession Club” decided to meet weekly to feast not only on dinner, but on admissions of misdeeds, embarrassments, and insecurities.When Iris Winters and Maddy Harris are invited to the club, they find that it’s just w... + Read More
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Series: The Selected Letters of Ralph Ellison Hardcover Ralph Ellison 9780812998528 $66.00 LITERARY COLLECTIONS Dec 03, 2019

A radiant collection of letters from the renowned author of Invisible Man that trace the life and mind of a giant of American literature, with insights into the riddle of identity, the writer’s craft, and the story of a nation over six decades. These extensive and revealing correspondences over six decades—from 1933 to 1993—provide a remarkable window into Ralph Ellison’s aspirations and anxieties, confidence and uncertainties throughout his personal and professional life. They include early notes to his mother, as an impoverished college stude... + Read More
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Series: Under Occupation A Novel Hardcover Alan Furst 9780399592300 $36.00 FICTION Nov 26, 2019

From the master of espionage and intrigue, this novel about heroic resistance fighters in 1942 occupied Paris is based on true events of Polish prisoners in Nazi Germany, who smuggled valuable intelligence to Paris and the resistance.Occupied Paris in 1942, a dark, treacherous city now ruled by the German security services, where French resistance networks are working secretly to defeat Hitler. Just before he dies, a man being chased by the Gestapo hands off to Paul Ricard a strange looking drawing. It looks like a part for a military weapon; R... + Read More
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Series: Building a Life Worth Living A Memoir Hardcover Marsha M. Linehan 9780812994612 $36.00 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Jan 07, 2020

Marsha Linehan tells the story of her journey from suicidal teenager to world-renowned developer of the life-saving behavioral therapy DBT, using her own struggle to develop life skills for others.Growing up in the early 1960s, Marsha Linehan was a popular teenager from a big, Catholic family in the Midwest. Then, at the age of eighteen, she began an abrupt downward spiral to a depressed, suicidal, young woman. During several years in a psychiatric institute, Linehan made a vow: if she could get out of hell, she would find a way to help others ... + Read More
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Series: ATTENTION Dispatches from a Land of Distraction Paperback Joshua Cohen 9780399590238 $27.00 LITERARY COLLECTIONS Aug 06, 2019

A wide-ranging, thought-provoking, and rule-bending collection of nonfiction from Joshua Cohen, “a major American writer” (The New York Times)—a powerful and fresh work of social criticism, reclaiming the power of attention in an age of constant distraction.One of Granta’s Best of Young American Novelists, Joshua Cohen arrives with his first collection of nonfiction, the culmination of two decades of writing and thought about life in the digital age. In essays, memoir, criticism, diary entries, and letters, Cohen covers the full depth and bread... + Read More
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Series: To Obama With Love, Joy, Anger, and Hope Paperback Jeanne Marie Laskas 9780525509394 $24.00 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Sep 03, 2019

Every day, President Obama received ten thousand letters from constituents. Every night, he read ten of them before going to bed. This is the story of the profound ways in which they shaped his presidency.Every evening for eight years, at his request, President Obama was given ten handpicked letters written by ordinary American citizens—the unfiltered voice of a nation—from his Office of Presidential Correspondence. He was the first president to interact daily with constituent mail and to archive it in its entirety. The letters affected not onl... + Read More
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Series: Excuse Me Cartoons, Complaints, and Notes to Self Paperback Liana Finck 9781984801517 $27.00 HUMOR Sep 24, 2019

A razor-sharp collection from the acclaimed New Yorker cartoonist and Instagram sensation whom Vulture recently called “a remarkable young talent”With her trademark, scratchy style and keen eye for the absurd, Liana Finck has amassed a large, devoted following who love the deeply insightful, delightfully odd way she describes how we all experience the world.Excuse Me assembles more than 500 of her most loved cartoons from Instagram and The New Yorker over the past few years, in such distinctive chapters as: Love & Dating; Gender & Other Politic... + Read More
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Series: She Lies in Wait A Novel Paperback Gytha Lodge 9781984818065 $23.00 FICTION Oct 01, 2019

Six friends. One killer. Who do you trust? A teen girl is missing after a night of partying; thirty years later, the discovery of her body reopens a cold case in an absorbing novel featuring a small-town cop determined to finally get to the truth—for fans of Tana French and Kate Atkinson.On a scorching July night in 1983, a group of teenagers goes camping in the forest. Bright and brilliant, they are destined for great things, and the youngest of the group—Aurora Jackson—is delighted to be allowed to tag along. The evening starts like any other... + Read More
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Series: The Underground Railroad Records Narrating the Hardships, Hairbreadth Escapes, and Death Struggles of Slaves in Their Efforts for Freedom Paperback William Still 9781984855053 $24.00 SOCIAL SCIENCE Sep 24, 2019

A riveting collection of the hardships, hairbreadth escapes, and mortal struggles of enslaved people seeking freedom: These are the true stories of the Underground Railroad.As a conductor for the Underground Railroad—the covert resistance network created to aid and protect slaves seeking freedom—William Still helped as many as eight hundred people escape enslavement. He also meticulously collected the letters, biographical sketches, arrival memos, and ransom notes of the escapees. The Underground Railroad Records is an archive of primary docume... + Read More
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Series: The Adults A Novel Paperback Caroline Hulse 9780525511762 $23.00 FICTION Nov 05, 2019

A couple (now separated), plus their daughter, plus their new partners, all on an epic Christmas vacation. What could go wrong? This razor-sharp novel puts a darkly comic twist on seasonal favorites like Love Actually and The Holiday.“This debut is the whole package: realistic, flawed characters placed in an increasingly tense situation, resulting in a surprising, suspenseful novel.” Publishers Weekly (starred review)Meet The Adults.Claire and Matt are no longer together but decide that it would be best for their daughter, Scarlett, to have a “... + Read More
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Series: Dear Los Angeles The City in Diaries and Letters, 1542 to 2018 Paperback David Kipen 9780812984439 $23.00 HISTORY Dec 10, 2019

A rich mosaic of diary entries and letters from Marilyn Monroe, Cesar Chavez, Susan Sontag, Albert Einstein, and many more, this is the story of Los Angeles as told by locals, transplants, and some just passing through.David Kipen scoured the archives of libraries, historical societies, and private estates to assemble a kaleidoscopic view of Los Angeles from Spanish missionary expeditions in the 1500s to the present day. These entries are arranged by date—January 1 through December 31—but are selected from more than three centuries of writing b... + Read More
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Series: Skin in the Game Hidden Asymmetries in Daily Life Paperback Nassim Nicholas Taleb 9780425284643 $24.00 PHILOSOPHY Jan 07, 2020

#1 New York Times bestseller. A bold work from the author of The Black Swan that challenges many of our long-held beliefs about risk and reward, politics and religion, finance and personal responsibility.In his most provocative and practical book yet, one of the foremost thinkers of our time redefines what it means to understand the world, succeed in a profession, contribute to a fair and just society, detect nonsense, and influence others. Citing examples ranging from Hammurabi to Seneca, Antaeus the Giant to Donald Trump, Nassim Nicholas Tale... + Read More
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Series: Modern Library Torchbearers The Custom of the Country Paperback Edith Wharton 9780375758072 $20.00 FICTION Oct 09, 2001

The classic satire of New York society and the American Dream through the misadventures of an insatiable young striver—with an introduction by Jia Tolentino, author of Trick Mirror.Ambitious and wholeheartedly materialistic, Undine Spragg is a beautiful heiress who sees men as a means to an end. New York millionaires and French aristocrats fall at her feet, but each conquest is merely a stepping stone in Undine’s quest for power and position—and her elusive search for happiness.A biting satire from one of America’s greatest writers, The Custom ... + Read More
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Series: MODERN LIBRARY TORCHBEARERS Love, Anger, Madness A Haitian Triptych Paperback Marie Vieux-Chauvet 9780812976922 $24.00 FICTION Mar 30, 2010

The only English translation of “a masterpiece” (The Nation)—a stunning trilogy of novellas about the soul-crushing cost of life under a violent Haitian dictatorship, featuring an introduction by Edwidge Danticat.Originally published in 1968, Love, Anger, Madness virtually disappeared from circulation until its republication in France in 2005. Set in the barely fictionalized Haiti of “Papa Doc” Duvalier’s repressive rule, Marie Vieux-Chauvet’s writing was so powerful and so incendiary that she was forced to flee to the United States. Yet Love, ... + Read More
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Series: MODERN LIBRARY TORCHBEARERS The Transformation of Philip Jettan Paperback Georgette Heyer 9780593133088 $20.00 FICTION Sep 10, 2019

A sparkling, witty novel about love and the limited appeal of a stereotypical “manly man”—the perfect piece of escapist literature from the founder of Regency romance, featuring an introduction by New York Times bestselling author Sarah MacLean.Handsome Philip Jettan is in love with Cleone Charteris, the girl next door and his childhood friend. Cleone loves Philip, but she doesn’t like his disdain for fashionable clothing, his lack of sophistication, or his assumption that they will get married. Determined to win Cleone’s heart, Philip travels ... + Read More
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Series: Dear Edward A Novel Hardcover Ann Napolitano 9781984854780 $36.00 FICTION Jan 14, 2020

After losing everything, a young boy discovers there are still reasons for hope in this luminous, life-affirming novel, perfect for fans of Celeste Ng and Ann Patchett.In the face of tragedy, what does it take to find joy? One summer morning, twelve-year-old Edward Adler, his beloved older brother, his parents, and 183 other passengers board a flight in Newark headed for Los Angeles. Among them is a Wall Street wunderkind, a young woman coming to terms with an unexpected pregnancy, an injured vet returning from Afghanistan, a septuagenarian bus... + Read More
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Series: Life of the Party Poems Paperback Olivia Gatwood 9781984801906 $23.00 POETRY Aug 20, 2019

i’m a good girl, bad girl, sad girl, dream girlgirl next door sunbathing in the drivewayi wanna be them all at once, i wanna beall the girls I’ve ever loved—From Life of the Party by Olivia GatwoodLauded for the power of her writing and having attracted an online fan base of millions for her extraordinary spoken-word performances, Olivia Gatwood is a thrilling new feminist voice.In Life of the Party, Gatwood weaves together her own coming of age with an investigation into our culture’s romanticization of violence against women. Her precise, sea... + Read More
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Series: Here All Along Finding Meaning, Spirituality, and a Deeper Connection to Life--in Judaism (After Finally Choosing to Look There) Hardcover Sarah Hurwitz 9780525510710 $37.00 RELIGION Sep 03, 2019

A renowned political speechwriter rediscovers Judaism, finding timeless wisdom and spiritual connection in its age-old practices and traditions.After a decade as a political speechwriter - serving as head speechwriter for First Lady Michelle Obama, a senior speechwriter for President Barack Obama, and chief speechwriter for Hillary Clinton on her 2008 presidential campaign - Sarah Hurwitz decided to apply her skills as a communicator to writing a book…about Judaism. And no one is more surprised than she is.Hurwitz was the quintessential lapsed ... + Read More
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Series: The Way of the Rose The Radical Path of the Divine Feminine Hidden in the Rosary Hardcover Clark Strand 9780812988956 $36.00 SELF-HELP Nov 05, 2019

What happens when a former Zen Buddhist monk and his feminist wife experience an apparition of the Virgin Mary?When a vision of a mysterious “Lady” invited Clark Strand and Perdita Finn to pray the rosary, not only were they disinterested in becoming Catholic, they were finished with institutional religion altogether. Their main spiritual concerns were the fate of the planet and the future of their children and grandchildren in an age of ecological collapse. But this Lady barely even referred to the Church and its proscriptions. She spoke of th... + Read More
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Series: Running Toward Mystery The Adventure of an Unconventional Life Hardcover Tenzin Priyadarshi 9781984819857 $37.00 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Nov 19, 2019

“Enlightened beings only appear to come and go, making themselves available for a time in this faltering world, but in reality they are never gone. Enlightened beings are always present here and now if you truly yearn to see them…”Born in India to a prominent Hindu Brahmin family, the Venerable Tenzin Priyadarshi was only six years old when he began having visions of a mysterious mountain peak, and of men with shaved heads wearing robes the color of sunset. “It was as vivid as if I were watching a scene from life,” he writes. And so at the age ... + Read More
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Series: A Dream About Lightning Bugs A Life of Music and Cheap Lessons Hardcover Ben Folds 9781984817273 $37.00 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Jul 30, 2019

Reflections on art, life, and music from the genre-defying icon, in a memoir that is as nuanced, witty, and relatable as his cult-classic songs.Ben Folds is a celebrated American singer-songwriter and former frontman of the alternative rock band Ben Folds Five, beloved for hit songs such as “Brick,” “You Don’t Know Me,” “Rockin’ the Suburbs,” and “The Luckiest.” Now, Folds looks back at his life so far in a charming and wise chronicle of his artistic coming-of-age, infused with the wry observations of a natural storyteller. He opens up about fi... + Read More
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Series: The Beekeeper of Aleppo A Novel Hardcover Christy Lefteri 9781984821218 $36.00 FICTION Aug 27, 2019

This unforgettable novel puts human faces on the Syrian war with the immigrant story of a beekeeper, his wife, and the triumph of spirit when the world becomes unrecognizable.Nuri is a beekeeper; his wife, Afra, an artist. They live a simple life, rich in family and friends, in the beautiful Syrian city of Aleppo—until the unthinkable happens. When all they care for is destroyed by war, they are forced to escape. But what Afra has seen is so terrible she has gone blind, and so they must embark on a perilous journey through Turkey and Greece tow... + Read More
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Series: The Dark Side A Novel Hardcover Danielle Steel 9780399179419 $38.99 FICTION Aug 27, 2019

In her new novel, Danielle Steel tells a riveting story of the dark side of motherhood.Zoe Morgan’s childhood was marked by her younger sister’s tragic illness, watching as her parents dedicated themselves completely to her final days and then divorced. As a young woman driven by these painful memories, Zoe sets the bar high for herself, studying hard and pursuing a career in the nonprofit world, where her deep compassion towards disadvantaged children finds a focus.When Zoe falls in love and has her own child, she is determined to be a perfect... + Read More
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Series: Child's Play A Novel Hardcover Danielle Steel 9780399179501 $38.99 FICTION Oct 08, 2019

The lessons our children teach us are the hardest ones. What do we do when our children don’t pursue our hopes for them? In this riveting new novel, Danielle Steel explores how families can evolve and grow in unexpected ways.A senior partner at a prestigious New York law firm, Kate Morgan couldn’t be prouder of her three grown children. Tamara, Anthony, and Claire all went to great schools, chose wonderful career paths, and would have made their father proud. A single mother for years after the death of her husband, Kate keeps a tight rein on h... + Read More
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Series: Spy A Novel Hardcover Danielle Steel 9780399179440 $38.99 FICTION Nov 26, 2019

A young woman is caught up in a dangerous double life on behalf of her country during World War II in Danielle Steel’s thrilling new novel.At eighteen, Alexandra Wickham is presented to King George V and Queen Mary in an exquisite white lace and satin dress her mother has ordered from Paris. With her delicate blond looks, she is a stunning beauty who seems destined for a privileged life. But fate, a world war, and her own quietly rebellious personality lead her down a different path.By 1939, Europe is on fire and England is at war. From her hom... + Read More
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Series: Moral Compass A Novel Hardcover Danielle Steel 9780399179532 $38.99 FICTION Jan 07, 2020

At an elite private school in Massachusetts, a wide circle of lives will be forever changed by a devastating series of events in Danielle Steel’s riveting new novel.Saint Ambrose Prep is a place where the wealthy send their children for the best possible education, with teachers and administrators from the Ivy League, and graduates who become future lawyers, politicians, filmmakers, and CEOs. Traditionally a boys-only school, Saint Ambrose has just enrolled one hundred and forty female students for the first time. Even though most of the kids o... + Read More
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Series: Tin Badges A Novel Hardcover Lorenzo Carcaterra 9780345483928 $37.00 FICTION Aug 27, 2019

A top NYPD detective is pulled out of retirement to take down a notorious drug dealer. But when cracking the case means involving his computer-whiz nephew, will he risk the only family he’s ever had? From the #1 bestselling author of Sleepers and The Wolf.As one of the NYPD’s most trusted “tin badges”—retired detectives brought in to solve cases that are beyond the reach of the everyday force—Tank Rizzo has faced off against some of the city’s toughest criminals without breaking a sweat. To tackle a case involving a dangerous kingpin known as G... + Read More
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Series: Chasing My Cure A Doctor's Race to Turn Hope into Action; A Memoir Hardcover David Fajgenbaum 9781524799618 $36.00 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Sep 10, 2019

The inspiring memoir of a young doctor and former college athlete who became a champion for people suffering from rare, under-researched diseases—all while battling his own.A former Georgetown quarterback nicknamed “The Beast,” David Fajgenbaum was also a force in medical school, where he was known for his unmatched mental stamina. But things changed dramatically when he began suffering from inexplicable fatigue. In a matter of weeks, his organs were failing and he was read his last rites. Doctors were baffled over a condition they had yet to e... + Read More
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Series: The Swallows A Novel Hardcover Lisa Lutz 9781984818232 $36.00 FICTION Aug 13, 2019

A new teacher at a New England prep school ignites a gender war—with deadly consequences—in a provocative novel from the bestselling author of The Passenger and the Spellman Files series.What do you love? What do you hate? What do you want? It starts with this simple writing prompt from Alex Witt, Stonebridge Academy’s new creative writing teacher. When the students’ answers raise disturbing questions of their own, Ms. Witt knows there’s more going on the school than the faculty wants to see. She soon learns about The Ten—the students at the to... + Read More
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Series: Death in Focus An Elena Standish Novel Hardcover Anne Perry 9780525620983 $37.00 FICTION Sep 17, 2019

In the start of an all-new mystery series set in pre-World War II Europe, an intrepid young photographer carries her imperiled lover’s final, urgent message into the heart of Berlin as Hitler ascends to power.On vacation from London on the beautiful Italian coast, twenty-eight-year-old Elena Standish and her older sister Margot have finally been able to forget some of the lasting trauma of the Great War. Touring with her camera in hand, Elena has found new inspiration in the striking Italian landscape, and she’s met an equally striking man name... + Read More
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Series: A Christmas Gathering A Novel Hardcover Anne Perry 9780525621010 $27.00 FICTION Nov 05, 2019

A cold case adds an extra chill to the holiday season as bestselling author Anne Perry whisks readers to an English country house for a Christmas of secrets, soul-searching, and forgiveness.As beautiful as it may be, their friends’ country home is not where Lady Vespasia wishes to spend Christmas with her new husband, Victor Narraway. She’d rather pass a relaxing holiday at home with him—especially because Victor, former head of the London Special Branch, seems to be hiding some undercover dealings with the other guests who have gathered in the... + Read More
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Series: A Mrs. Miracle Christmas A Novel Hardcover Debbie Macomber 9780399181399 $27.00 FICTION Oct 01, 2019

Mrs. Miracle shows an ordinary family how blessed they are in this uplifting holiday tale from #1 New York Times bestselling author Debbie Macomber.As the holiday season begins, Laurel McCullough could use some good news. She and her husband, Zach, have been praying for a baby that seems more and more like an impossible dream, and they’ve had to move in with her beloved grandmother, Helen, who’s having trouble taking care of herself. But when Laurel contacts a local home-care organization for help, there are no caregivers available.Then Mrs. Mi... + Read More
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Series: Outlander The Making of Outlander: The Series The Official Guide to Seasons Three & Four Hardcover Tara Bennett 9780525622222 $66.00 PERFORMING ARTS Oct 15, 2019

The official, photo-filled behind-the-scenes companion to the third and fourth seasons of the hit Starz television series based on Diana Gabaldon’s bestselling Outlander novels.From its very first episode, the Outlander TV series transported its viewers back in time, taking us inside the world of Diana Gabaldon’s beloved bestselling series. From the Scottish Highlands, to the courts of Versailles, to the shores of America, the show brings to life in gorgeous detail the epic story of Jamie Frasier and Claire Beauchamp Randall.Now, travel even de... + Read More
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Series: Rachael Ray 50 Memories and Meals from a Sweet and Savory Life: A Cookbook Hardcover Rachael Ray 9781984817990 $42.00 COOKING Oct 15, 2019

America’s favorite self-taught cook opens up about the most memorable moments of her life in this candid memoir-inspired cookbook featuring 125 all-new recipes.“No matter the recipe, each of us changes a dish by our own preparation of it. It’s the same with stories—once you put them out there, readers get to interpret them and be affected by them as they will. Ultimately, it’s my hope that this book leaves the reader with that quiet smile we all get after we eat a favorite comfort food. Basically, I’m going for the afterglow of a big bowl of sp... + Read More
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Series: The Shape of Night A Novel Hardcover Tess Gerritsen 9781984820952 $37.00 FICTION Oct 01, 2019

A woman trying to outrun her past is drawn to a quiet coastal town in Maine—and to a string of unsolved murders—in this haunting tale of romance and psychological suspense from New York Times bestselling author Tess Gerritsen.Ava Collette is punishing herself for an unspeakable tragedy. So she flees Boston and rents an old home named Brodie’s Watch on a remote coastal peninsula of Maine, hoping to finish writing the cookbook she’s been working on for months. She immediately feels at peace in the isolated house—until she hears strange noises.Rum... + Read More
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Series: LOUIS L'AMOUR'S LOST TREASURES Louis L'Amour's Lost Treasures: Volume 2 More Mysterious Stories, Unfinished Manuscripts, and Lost Notes from One of the World's Most Popular Novelists Hardcover Louis L'Amour 9780425284926 $40.00 FICTION Nov 19, 2019

More unpublished works from the archives of Louis L’Amour: complete short stories, partial novels, treatments, and notes that will transport readers from the Western frontier to India, China, and even the future.In this second volume, Beau L’Amour continues to uncover how and why many of his fathers never-before-seen manuscripts were written—and gives us a glimpse into the plans his father had in store for them, using notes, journal entries, and correspondences. These twenty-one selections reflect L’Amour’s vision and virtuosity, including the ... + Read More
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Series: JACK REACHER Blue Moon A Jack Reacher Novel Hardcover Lee Child 9780399593543 $38.99 FICTION Oct 29, 2019

Jack Reacher returns in a heart-racing new novel from Lee Child, creator of “today’s James Bond, a thriller hero we can’t get enough of” (Ken Follett).In the next highly anticipated installment of Lee Child’s acclaimed suspense series, Jack Reacher comes to the aid of an elderly couple…and confronts his most dangerous opponents yet.Story Locale: The Midwest
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Series: The Cartiers The Untold Story of the Family Behind the Jewelry Empire Hardcover Francesca Cartier Brickell 9780525621614 $47.00 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Nov 26, 2019

The captivating story of the family behind Cartier, and the three brothers who turned their grandfather’s humble Parisian jewelry store into a global luxury icon—as told by a great-granddaughter with exclusive access to long-lost family archives.The Cartiers is the revealing tale of a jewelry dynasty—four generations, from revolutionary France to the 1960s. At its heart are the three brothers whose motto was “Never copy, only create” and who made their family firm internationally famous in the early days of the twentieth century, thanks to the... + Read More
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Series: Let It Snow A Novel Hardcover Nancy Thayer 9781524798680 $27.00 FICTION Oct 15, 2019

A Nantucket shopkeeper discovers that Christmas is the perfect occasion to make unexpected friendships, warm the coldest of hearts—and maybe even find love.Christina Antonioni is preparing for the holidays at her Nantucket toy shop, unpacking last-minute shipments and decorating for her loyal Christmas shoppers. But when her Scrooge of a landlord, Oscar Bittlesman, raises her rent, it seems nearly impossible for Christina to continue business on the wharf.Even so, Christina hopes there is a warm heart underneath Oscar’s steely exterior. When sh... + Read More
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Series: The City Game Triumph, Scandal, and a Legendary Basketball Team Hardcover Matthew Goodman 9781101882832 $39.00 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Nov 05, 2019

The story of a college basketball team who carried an era’s brightest hopes—racial harmony, social mobility, and the triumph of the underdog—but then took the rap for one of the greatest gambling scandals in U.S. history.The unlikeliest of champions, the 1949-50 City College Beavers were extraordinary by every measure: City College was a tuition-free, merit-based college in Harlem known for its intellectual achievements and political radicalism rather than its athletic prowess. Only two years after Jackie Robinson broke the major league basebal... + Read More
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Series: "SISTER" JANE Scarlet Fever A Novel Hardcover Rita Mae Brown 9780593130001 $37.00 FICTION Nov 26, 2019

Winter blizzards bring a flurry of cases to solve in this riveting new foxhunting mystery featuring “Sister” Jane Arnold and her incorrigible hounds from New York Times bestselling author Rita Mae Brown.Frigid February air has settled into the bones of the Blue Ridge Mountains, making for a slow foxhunting season, though “Sister” Jane Arnold’s enthusiasm is not so easily deterred. With the winter chill come tweed coats, blazing fireplaces, and perhaps another to share the warmth with, as the bold hunting scarlets worn by the men in Sister Jane’... + Read More
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Series: PECULIAR CRIMES UNIT Bryant & May: The Lonely Hour A Peculiar Crimes Unit Mystery Hardcover Christopher Fowler 9780525485827 $37.00 FICTION Dec 03, 2019

“The most delightfully, wickedly entertaining duo in crime fiction.” The Plain DealerThe brilliant Arthur Bryant and John May take the late, late shift in a cat-and-mouse hunt with a killer who preys on his victims at the same time every night—the lonely hour of 4 a.m.When a man is found hanging upside down inside a willow tree on Hampstead Heath, surrounded by a baffling assortment of occult objects, the Peculiar Crimes Unit is called in to investigate. Was this a botched Satanic ritual pulled off by bored teenagers, a gang initiation, or the ... + Read More
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Series: Hill Women Finding Family and a Way Forward in the Appalachian Mountains Hardcover Cassie Chambers 9781984818911 $36.00 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Jan 07, 2020

After rising from poverty to earn a Harvard degree, an Appalachian lawyer pays tribute to the strong “hill women” who raised and inspired her, and whose values have the potential to rejuvenate a struggling region—an uplifting and eye-opening memoir for readers of Hillbilly Elegy and Educated.Nestled in the Appalachian mountains, Owsley County is the poorest county in Kentucky and the second poorest in the country. Buildings are crumbling and fields sit vacant, as tobacco farming and coal mining decline. But strong women are finding creative way... + Read More
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Series: Mr. Nobody A Novel Hardcover Catherine Steadman 9781524797683 $36.00 FICTION Jan 07, 2020

A psychiatrist treating a man with no identity or memory discovers that her patient knows far more about her past than his own in a gripping psychological thriller from the New York Times bestselling author of Something in the Water.Who is Mr. Nobody?When a man is found on a British beach, drifting in and out of consciousness, with no identification and unable to speak, interest in him is sparked immediately. From the hospital staff who find themselves inexplicably drawn to him, to international medical experts who are baffled by him, to the na... + Read More
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Series: The Power of Showing Up How Parental Presence Shapes Who Our Kids Become and How Their Brains Get Wired Hardcover Daniel J. Siegel 9781524797713 $36.00 FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS Jan 07, 2020

What’s the one thing a parent can do to make the most difference in the long run? The research is clear: show up! Now the bestselling authors of The Whole-Brain Child and No-Drama Discipline explain what this means over the course of childhood.One of the very best scientific predictors for how any child turns out—in terms of happiness, academic success, leadership skills, and meaningful relationships—is whether at least one adult in their life has consistently shown up for them. In an age of scheduling demands and digital distractions, this mig... + Read More