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View book details for The Sting
A Novel Approach to Cinema
From Melville to Madoff, the Confidence Man is an essential American archetype. George Roy Hills 1973 film The Sting treats this theme with a characteristic dexterity. The movie was warmly received in its time, winning seven Academy Awards, but there …
View book details for Every Family Has a Story
How We Inherit Love and Loss
Why do some families thrive in adversity while others fragment? How can families weather difficult transitions together? Why do our families so often exasperate us? And how can even small changes greatly improve our relationships?In Every Family Has a Story, …
View book details for Conflict in Ukraine
The Unwinding of the Post-Cold War Order
One of The New York Times 6 Books to Read for Context on Ukraine A short and insightful primer to the crisis in Ukraine and its implications for both the Crimean Peninsula and Russias relations with the West (New York …
Crown/Archetype
Papa explains the war like this: When the elephants dance, the chickens must be careful. The great beasts, as they circle one another, shaking the trees and trumpeting loudly, are the Amerikanos and the Japanese as they fight. And our …
View book details for Tales of a Mad Yogi
The Life and Wild Wisdom of Drukpa Kunley
A fascinating biography of Drukpa Kunley, a Tibetan Buddhist master and crazy yogi.The fifteenth-century Himalayan saint Drukpa Kunley is a beloved figure throughout Tibet, Bhutan, and Nepal, known both for his profound mastery of Buddhist practice as well as his …
Random House Children's Books
Alice-Miranda is set for a luxurious cruise aboard the royal yacht Octavia, where Aunty Gee is hosting the wedding of Aunt Charlotte and Lawrence Ridley. Even Ambrosia Headlington-Bear has come along, much to her daughter Jacinta's surprise. Wild weather and …
When Cisco Collins returns to his home town thirty years after saving it from being swallowed by a hell mouth opened by an ancient pirate ghost, he realises that being a childhood hero isn't like it was in the movies. …
Random House Publishing Group
Growing up on Philadelphias gritty streets, Jermaine Banks was used to fighting, but life has now thrown him some unexpected hooks and jabs. Almost thirty years old, with a three-year-old son who worships the ground he walks on, a pregnant …
View book details for Plantation Shudders
A Cajun Country Mystery
USA TODAY Bestseller Secrets, suspects, and Southern hospitality abound at Maggie Crozats Louisiana B&B in this first installment of the Cajun Country cozy mystery series. Includes yummy recipes like Crawfish Crozat and Bourbon Pecan Bread Pudding!Its the end of the …
View book details for The Legion of Regrettable Supervillains
Oddball Criminals from Comic Book History
Quirk Books
Meet more than one hundred of the oddest supervillains in comics history, complete with backstories, vintage art, and colorful commentary.This collection affectionately spotlights the most ridiculous, bizarre, and cringe-worthy criminals ever published, from fandom favorites like MODOK and Egg Fu …
Penguin Young Readers Group
A moving, bittersweet tale reminiscent of Sharon Creechs Walk Two Moons set in a West Virginia coal-mining townWhen her brother dies in a fire, Sasha Harless has no one left, and nowhere to turn. After her father died in the …
View book details for Conan: Terror from the Abyss
The Heroic Legends Series
Capturing the electric short fiction energy that led Robert E. Howard to be one of the top fantasy writers of the century, with exclusive serialized eBook stories starring Conan, Solomon Kane, and more by many of todays top writers in …
View book details for In the Swarm
Digital Prospects
A prominent German thinker argues thatcontrary to Twitter Revolution cheerleadingdigital communication is destroying political discourse and political action.The shitstorm represents an authentic phenomenon of digital communication.from In the SwarmDigital communication and social media have taken over our lives. In this …
View book details for How to See, How to Draw
Keys to Realistic Drawing
Imagine having the ability to draw any subject with precision, detail and expression. With Claudia's help, you can do it! In How to See, How to Draw, you will discover how to tap into your powers of observation, strengthen your …
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A Novel
Random House Publishing Group
A novel of psychological suspense about an idyllic community rocked by a serial killerand a dark secret.A stellar achievement, a book that unspools like a dark-toned movie in the readers mind.The Wall Street Journal (One of the Best Mysteries of …
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A Meeting with Silence
In the sanctuary of silence, a penetrating stillness beckons, inviting us to traverse the sacred realms within. Silence is not merely the absence of sound; it is a canvas upon which revelations unfold, the spirit discovers its inherent wisdom and …
Random House Publishing Group
BONUS: This edition contains a The Last Bridge discussion guide.For ten years, Alexandra Cat Rucker has been on the run from her past. But a sudden call from an old neighbor forces Cat to return to her Ohio hometownand to …
View book details for Engaging the Everyday
Environmental Social Criticism and the Resonance Dilemma
An argument that environmental challenges will only resonate with citizens of affluent postindustrial countries if sustainability concerns emerge from everyday practices. Far-reaching efforts to address environmental issues rarely seem to resonate with citizens of the United States or other wealthy …
View book details for Jesus Land
A Memoir
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER: An exquisitely wrought memoir about how love can flourish even in the harshest climatesfor readers of The Liars Club and Running with Scissors (People).One of the best memoirs in years (Anne Lamott): A poignant account of …
Penguin Publishing Group
The wickedly clever and devilishly amusing* Veronica Speedwell returns for a rousing adventure from the New York Times bestselling author of the Lady Julia Grey Mysteries.London, 1887. At the Curiosity Club, a ladies-only establishment for daring and intrepid women, Victorian …
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A Loveswept Classic Romance
Random House Publishing Group
In Linda Cajios heartwarming novel, a feisty lawyer and a savvy businessman at odds must team upand play niceto save a lost child. When attorney Angelica Windsor is forced to work alongside software mogul Dan Roberts, she cant stop butting …
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Quick, Healthy and Delicious Recipes for Busy People
Watkins Media
Bursting with quick, simple and deliciously healthy recipes, Healthy Speedy Suppers will inspire anyone who feels too tired or busy to cook at the end of the day. Katriona MacGregor started her Speedy Weeknight Suppers column for The Telegraphonline in …
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Also Known as Guru Road, A Testament Inscribed in Stone Tablets by DeWayne Williams
If left alone, what might a place say? If we must leave it, what must we leave behind? Guru Road, Dooby Lane. It was in this place where, nearly twenty years ago, Gary Snyder discovered, considered, and chronicled such latitudinal …
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A Novel
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
NATIONAL BESTSELLER From the two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Underground Railroad and The Nickel Boys: A pandemic has devastated the planet, sorting humanity into two types: the uninfected and the infected, the living and the living dead. "One of …
Penguin Publishing Group
Dr. Peter J. D'Adamo, the author of the Eat Right 4 (for) Your Blood Type Diet series, with more than two million copies in print, has now created a targeted plan for fighting arthritis and cardiovascular disease. Using specific tools …
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