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Pub Date 28 Jan 2020
From award-winning author Paul Yoon comes a beautiful, aching novel about three kids orphaned in 1960s Laos—and how their destinies are entwined across decades, anointed by Hernan Diaz as “one of those rare novels that stays with us to become a standard with which we measure other books.”
Alisak, Prany, and Noi—three orphans united by devastating loss—must...
Alisak, Prany, and Noi—three orphans united by devastating loss—must...
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Run Me to Earth
Paul Yoon
Pub Date 28 Jan 2020
From award-winning author Paul Yoon comes a beautiful, aching novel about three kids orphaned in 1960s Laos—and how their destinies are entwined across decades, anointed by Hernan Diaz as “one of those rare novels that stays with us to become a standard with which we measure other books.”
Alisak, Prany, and Noi—three orphans united by devastating loss—must...
Alisak, Prany, and Noi—three orphans united by devastating loss—must...
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Pub Date 04 Feb 2020
A haunting and provocative debut novel about the stratospheric rise of an enigmatic Hollywood star and her legacy in the vein of Daisy Jones and the Six, from Columbia MFA graduate Dan Bevacqua.
Molly Bit doesn’t believe she’s destined for success—she knows it.
This certainly helps her get through the countless auditions featuring actors who look and dress...
Molly Bit doesn’t believe she’s destined for success—she knows it.
This certainly helps her get through the countless auditions featuring actors who look and dress...
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Molly Bit
Dan Bevacqua
Pub Date 04 Feb 2020
A haunting and provocative debut novel about the stratospheric rise of an enigmatic Hollywood star and her legacy in the vein of Daisy Jones and the Six, from Columbia MFA graduate Dan Bevacqua.
Molly Bit doesn’t believe she’s destined for success—she knows it.
This certainly helps her get through the countless auditions featuring actors who look and dress...
Molly Bit doesn’t believe she’s destined for success—she knows it.
This certainly helps her get through the countless auditions featuring actors who look and dress...
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Pub Date 07 Apr 2020
Bridget Jones’s Diary meets Where’d You Go, Bernadette in this comic novel about twenty-something Roxy, an unlucky-in-love Whole Foods employee, aspiring artist, and sometimes vegan, who teams up with her two best friends to save Austin from gentrification—and to save her personal life—in whatever way she can.
The Roxy Letters is a hilarious and heartwarming...
The Roxy Letters is a hilarious and heartwarming...
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The Roxy Letters
Mary Pauline Lowry
Pub Date 07 Apr 2020
Bridget Jones’s Diary meets Where’d You Go, Bernadette in this comic novel about twenty-something Roxy, an unlucky-in-love Whole Foods employee, aspiring artist, and sometimes vegan, who teams up with her two best friends to save Austin from gentrification—and to save her personal life—in whatever way she can.
The Roxy Letters is a hilarious and heartwarming...
The Roxy Letters is a hilarious and heartwarming...
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Pub Date 29 Oct 2019
One of the world’s leading artists—a living legend—and bestselling author of The Creative Habit shares her secrets for harnessing vitality and finding purpose as you age. From insight to action, Keep It Moving is a guidebook for expanding one’s possibilities over the course of a lifetime.
At seventy-seven, Twyla Tharp is revered not only for the dances she...
At seventy-seven, Twyla Tharp is revered not only for the dances she...
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Keep It Moving
Twyla Tharp
Pub Date 29 Oct 2019
One of the world’s leading artists—a living legend—and bestselling author of The Creative Habit shares her secrets for harnessing vitality and finding purpose as you age. From insight to action, Keep It Moving is a guidebook for expanding one’s possibilities over the course of a lifetime.
At seventy-seven, Twyla Tharp is revered not only for the dances she...
At seventy-seven, Twyla Tharp is revered not only for the dances she...
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Pub Date 29 Oct 2019
The astonishing story of the longest and most decisive military campaign of the Civil War in Vicksburg, Mississippi, which opened the Mississippi River, split the Confederacy, freed tens of thousands of slaves, and made Ulysses S. Grant the most important general of the war.
Vicksburg, Mississippi, was the last stronghold of the Confederacy on the...
Vicksburg, Mississippi, was the last stronghold of the Confederacy on the...
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Vicksburg
Donald L. Miller
Pub Date 29 Oct 2019
The astonishing story of the longest and most decisive military campaign of the Civil War in Vicksburg, Mississippi, which opened the Mississippi River, split the Confederacy, freed tens of thousands of slaves, and made Ulysses S. Grant the most important general of the war.
Vicksburg, Mississippi, was the last stronghold of the Confederacy on the...
Vicksburg, Mississippi, was the last stronghold of the Confederacy on the...
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Pub Date 03 Sep 2019
An illuminating guide to a career as a sommelier written by acclaimed food and drink writer Rosie Schaap and based on the real-life experiences of experts in the field—essential reading for anyone considering a path to this profession.
Wine is a pleasure, and in its pursuit there should be no snobbery. The sommelier is there to help, to teach, to guide...
Wine is a pleasure, and in its pursuit there should be no snobbery. The sommelier is there to help, to teach, to guide...
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Becoming a Sommelier
Rosie Schaap
Pub Date 03 Sep 2019
An illuminating guide to a career as a sommelier written by acclaimed food and drink writer Rosie Schaap and based on the real-life experiences of experts in the field—essential reading for anyone considering a path to this profession.
Wine is a pleasure, and in its pursuit there should be no snobbery. The sommelier is there to help, to teach, to guide...
Wine is a pleasure, and in its pursuit there should be no snobbery. The sommelier is there to help, to teach, to guide...
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Pub Date 03 Sep 2019
An illuminating guide to a career as an architect written by art and design journalist Janelle Zara and based on the real-life experiences of two experts in the field—required reading for someone considering a path to this rewarding profession.
Go behind the scenes and be mentored by the best to find out what it’s really like, and what it really takes, to...
Go behind the scenes and be mentored by the best to find out what it’s really like, and what it really takes, to...
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Becoming an Architect
Janelle Zara
Pub Date 03 Sep 2019
An illuminating guide to a career as an architect written by art and design journalist Janelle Zara and based on the real-life experiences of two experts in the field—required reading for someone considering a path to this rewarding profession.
Go behind the scenes and be mentored by the best to find out what it’s really like, and what it really takes, to...
Go behind the scenes and be mentored by the best to find out what it’s really like, and what it really takes, to...
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Pub Date 03 Sep 2019
A fascinating guide to a career as a life coach written by award-winning journalist Tom Chiarella and based on the real-life experiences of an expert in the field—essential reading for someone considering a path to this rewarding profession.
Being a life coach is a unique career with the ability to change lives. Becoming a Life Coach takes us...
Being a life coach is a unique career with the ability to change lives. Becoming a Life Coach takes us...
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Becoming a Life Coach
Tom Chiarella
Pub Date 03 Sep 2019
A fascinating guide to a career as a life coach written by award-winning journalist Tom Chiarella and based on the real-life experiences of an expert in the field—essential reading for someone considering a path to this rewarding profession.
Being a life coach is a unique career with the ability to change lives. Becoming a Life Coach takes us...
Being a life coach is a unique career with the ability to change lives. Becoming a Life Coach takes us...
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Pub Date 03 Sep 2019
An illuminating guide to a career as a curator written by acclaimed journalist Holly Brubach and based on the real-life experiences of an expert in the field—essential reading for someone considering a path to this challenging, yet rewarding profession.
Go behind the scenes and be mentored by the best to find out what it’s really like, and what it really...
Go behind the scenes and be mentored by the best to find out what it’s really like, and what it really...
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Becoming a Curator
Holly Brubach
Pub Date 03 Sep 2019
An illuminating guide to a career as a curator written by acclaimed journalist Holly Brubach and based on the real-life experiences of an expert in the field—essential reading for someone considering a path to this challenging, yet rewarding profession.
Go behind the scenes and be mentored by the best to find out what it’s really like, and what it really...
Go behind the scenes and be mentored by the best to find out what it’s really like, and what it really...
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Pub Date 17 Sep 2019
#1 international and New York Times bestselling author Naomi Klein, author of The Shock Doctrine and This Changes Everything, makes the case for a Green New Deal—explaining how bold climate action can be a blueprint for a just and thriving society.
For more than twenty years, Naomi Klein has been the foremost chronicler of the economic war waged on both...
For more than twenty years, Naomi Klein has been the foremost chronicler of the economic war waged on both...
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On Fire
Naomi Klein
Pub Date 17 Sep 2019
#1 international and New York Times bestselling author Naomi Klein, author of The Shock Doctrine and This Changes Everything, makes the case for a Green New Deal—explaining how bold climate action can be a blueprint for a just and thriving society.
For more than twenty years, Naomi Klein has been the foremost chronicler of the economic war waged on both...
For more than twenty years, Naomi Klein has been the foremost chronicler of the economic war waged on both...
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Pub Date 22 Oct 2019
#1 New York Times bestselling author Nelson DeMille, writing with his son, screenwriter Alex DeMille, delivers a blistering new thriller featuring a brilliant and unorthodox Army investigator, his troubling new partner, and their hunt for the Army's most notorious—and dangerous—deserter.
When Captain Kyle Mercer of the Army’s elite Delta Force disappeared...
When Captain Kyle Mercer of the Army’s elite Delta Force disappeared...
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The Deserter
Nelson DeMille; Alex DeMille
Pub Date 22 Oct 2019
#1 New York Times bestselling author Nelson DeMille, writing with his son, screenwriter Alex DeMille, delivers a blistering new thriller featuring a brilliant and unorthodox Army investigator, his troubling new partner, and their hunt for the Army's most notorious—and dangerous—deserter.
When Captain Kyle Mercer of the Army’s elite Delta Force disappeared...
When Captain Kyle Mercer of the Army’s elite Delta Force disappeared...
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Pub Date 08 Oct 2019
“A coming-of-age memoir marks the emergence of a major literary voice…Masterful.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
“An astonishing, unparalleled memoir…A rhapsody in the truest sense of the word.” —Roxane Gay
“Every single living half-grown and grown-up body needs to read this book.” —Jacqueline Woodson
One of the most anticipated books of Fall 2019—as...
“An astonishing, unparalleled memoir…A rhapsody in the truest sense of the word.” —Roxane Gay
“Every single living half-grown and grown-up body needs to read this book.” —Jacqueline Woodson
One of the most anticipated books of Fall 2019—as...
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How We Fight for Our Lives
Saeed Jones
Pub Date 08 Oct 2019
“A coming-of-age memoir marks the emergence of a major literary voice…Masterful.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
“An astonishing, unparalleled memoir…A rhapsody in the truest sense of the word.” —Roxane Gay
“Every single living half-grown and grown-up body needs to read this book.” —Jacqueline Woodson
One of the most anticipated books of Fall 2019—as...
“An astonishing, unparalleled memoir…A rhapsody in the truest sense of the word.” —Roxane Gay
“Every single living half-grown and grown-up body needs to read this book.” —Jacqueline Woodson
One of the most anticipated books of Fall 2019—as...
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Pub Date 22 Oct 2019
This blazingly intimate biography of Janis Joplin establishes the Queen of Rock & Roll as the rule-breaking musical trailblazer and complicated, gender-bending rebel she was.
Janis Joplin’s first transgressive act was to be a white girl who gained an early sense of the power of the blues, music you could only find on obscure records and in roadhouses along...
Janis Joplin’s first transgressive act was to be a white girl who gained an early sense of the power of the blues, music you could only find on obscure records and in roadhouses along...
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Janis
Holly George-Warren
Pub Date 22 Oct 2019
This blazingly intimate biography of Janis Joplin establishes the Queen of Rock & Roll as the rule-breaking musical trailblazer and complicated, gender-bending rebel she was.
Janis Joplin’s first transgressive act was to be a white girl who gained an early sense of the power of the blues, music you could only find on obscure records and in roadhouses along...
Janis Joplin’s first transgressive act was to be a white girl who gained an early sense of the power of the blues, music you could only find on obscure records and in roadhouses along...
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Silver, Sword, and Stone
Three Crucibles in the Latin American Story
by Marie Arana
Pub Date 27 Aug 2019
Against the background of a thousand years of vivid history, acclaimed writer Marie Arana tells the timely and timeless stories of three contemporary Latin Americans whose lives represent three driving forces that have shaped the character of the region: exploitation (silver), violence (sword), and religion (stone).
Leonor Gonzales lives in a tiny community...
Leonor Gonzales lives in a tiny community...
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Silver, Sword, and Stone
Marie Arana
Silver, Sword, and Stone
Three Crucibles in the Latin American Story
by Marie Arana
Pub Date 27 Aug 2019
Against the background of a thousand years of vivid history, acclaimed writer Marie Arana tells the timely and timeless stories of three contemporary Latin Americans whose lives represent three driving forces that have shaped the character of the region: exploitation (silver), violence (sword), and religion (stone).
Leonor Gonzales lives in a tiny community...
Leonor Gonzales lives in a tiny community...
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Pub Date 24 Sep 2019
“Oh, what a book this is! Hoffman’s exploration of the world of good and evil, and the constant contest between them, is unflinching; and the humanity she brings to us—it is a glorious experience. The book builds and builds, as she weaves together, seamlessly, the stories of people in the most desperate of circumstances—and then it delivers with a...
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The World That We Knew
Alice Hoffman
Pub Date 24 Sep 2019
“Oh, what a book this is! Hoffman’s exploration of the world of good and evil, and the constant contest between them, is unflinching; and the humanity she brings to us—it is a glorious experience. The book builds and builds, as she weaves together, seamlessly, the stories of people in the most desperate of circumstances—and then it delivers with a...
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Pub Date 20 Aug 2019
* MOST ANTICIPATED SUMMER READING SELECTION BY * ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY * BUZZFEED *
“In this intelligent, entertaining and elegantly written novel, James Gregor pulls off something many psychological novelists aspire to and few achieve: he convincingly captures the thinking of a character who earnestly sees himself as sympathetic, even as he behaves...
“In this intelligent, entertaining and elegantly written novel, James Gregor pulls off something many psychological novelists aspire to and few achieve: he convincingly captures the thinking of a character who earnestly sees himself as sympathetic, even as he behaves...
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Going Dutch
James Gregor
Pub Date 20 Aug 2019
* MOST ANTICIPATED SUMMER READING SELECTION BY * ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY * BUZZFEED *
“In this intelligent, entertaining and elegantly written novel, James Gregor pulls off something many psychological novelists aspire to and few achieve: he convincingly captures the thinking of a character who earnestly sees himself as sympathetic, even as he behaves...
“In this intelligent, entertaining and elegantly written novel, James Gregor pulls off something many psychological novelists aspire to and few achieve: he convincingly captures the thinking of a character who earnestly sees himself as sympathetic, even as he behaves...
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Pub Date 09 Sep 2014
“Best P.I. Novel” —Shamus Award FINALIST
In a “sophisticated international thriller” (The New York Times Book Review) from “a fresh voice in crime fiction” (Kirkus Reviews), antiques dealer-turned-PI Jim Brodie takes on an elusive group of killers hunting for a long-lost treasure with a dangerous history.
After wading through the tragedy of San Francisco’s...
In a “sophisticated international thriller” (The New York Times Book Review) from “a fresh voice in crime fiction” (Kirkus Reviews), antiques dealer-turned-PI Jim Brodie takes on an elusive group of killers hunting for a long-lost treasure with a dangerous history.
After wading through the tragedy of San Francisco’s...
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Tokyo Kill
Barry Lancet
Pub Date 09 Sep 2014
“Best P.I. Novel” —Shamus Award FINALIST
In a “sophisticated international thriller” (The New York Times Book Review) from “a fresh voice in crime fiction” (Kirkus Reviews), antiques dealer-turned-PI Jim Brodie takes on an elusive group of killers hunting for a long-lost treasure with a dangerous history.
After wading through the tragedy of San Francisco’s...
In a “sophisticated international thriller” (The New York Times Book Review) from “a fresh voice in crime fiction” (Kirkus Reviews), antiques dealer-turned-PI Jim Brodie takes on an elusive group of killers hunting for a long-lost treasure with a dangerous history.
After wading through the tragedy of San Francisco’s...
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Pub Date 03 Sep 2013
“Best of Debut of the Year” —Suspense Magazine
WINNER of the Barry Award for Best Debut Novel
Optioned for TV by J.J. Abrams & Warner Bros.
In this “sophisticated international thriller” (The New York Times Book Review), an American antiques-dealer-turned-reluctant-private-eye must use his knowledge of Japanese culture to...
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Japantown
Barry Lancet
Pub Date 03 Sep 2013
“Best of Debut of the Year” —Suspense Magazine
WINNER of the Barry Award for Best Debut Novel
Optioned for TV by J.J. Abrams & Warner Bros.
In this “sophisticated international thriller” (The New York Times Book Review), an American antiques-dealer-turned-reluctant-private-eye must use his knowledge of Japanese culture to...
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“A sneakily addictive read, something like what you might get if you moved a book like Gilead to the West Village…makes spirituality a strange and enchanting subject.” –VOGUE.COM
“Writing with restrained lyricism, Wall's debut—15 years in the making—offers a kind of literary chamber music, combining the viewpoints of a quartet of characters across multiple...
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The Dearly Beloved
Cara Wall
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“A sneakily addictive read, something like what you might get if you moved a book like Gilead to the West Village…makes spirituality a strange and enchanting subject.” –VOGUE.COM
“Writing with restrained lyricism, Wall's debut—15 years in the making—offers a kind of literary chamber music, combining the viewpoints of a quartet of characters across multiple...
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Kochland
The Secret History of Koch Industries and Corporate Power in America
by Christopher Leonard
Pub Date 13 Aug 2019
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Just as Steve Coll told the story of globalization through ExxonMobil and Andrew Ross Sorkin told the story of Wall Street excess through Too Big to Fail, Christopher Leonard’s Kochland uses the extraordinary account of how one of the biggest private companies in the world grew to be that big to tell the story of modern corporate America.
The annual revenue...
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Kochland
Christopher Leonard
Kochland
The Secret History of Koch Industries and Corporate Power in America
by Christopher Leonard
Pub Date 13 Aug 2019
This title was previously available on NetGalley and is now archived.
Just as Steve Coll told the story of globalization through ExxonMobil and Andrew Ross Sorkin told the story of Wall Street excess through Too Big to Fail, Christopher Leonard’s Kochland uses the extraordinary account of how one of the biggest private companies in the world grew to be that big to tell the story of modern corporate America.
The annual revenue...
The annual revenue...
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A New York Times, Washington Post, Telegraph, and BBC’s most anticipated book of August 2019
One of Time’s 32 Books You Need to Read This Summer
A stunning debut novel, from Rhodes Scholar and winner of the Caine Prize for African Writing, Tope Folarin about a Nigerian family living in Utah and their uncomfortable assimilation to American life.
Living in...
One of Time’s 32 Books You Need to Read This Summer
A stunning debut novel, from Rhodes Scholar and winner of the Caine Prize for African Writing, Tope Folarin about a Nigerian family living in Utah and their uncomfortable assimilation to American life.
Living in...
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A Particular Kind of Black Man
Tope Folarin
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A New York Times, Washington Post, Telegraph, and BBC’s most anticipated book of August 2019
One of Time’s 32 Books You Need to Read This Summer
A stunning debut novel, from Rhodes Scholar and winner of the Caine Prize for African Writing, Tope Folarin about a Nigerian family living in Utah and their uncomfortable assimilation to American life.
Living in...
One of Time’s 32 Books You Need to Read This Summer
A stunning debut novel, from Rhodes Scholar and winner of the Caine Prize for African Writing, Tope Folarin about a Nigerian family living in Utah and their uncomfortable assimilation to American life.
Living in...
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“Robert Wilson’s Barnum, the first full-dress biography in 20 years, eschews clichés for a more nuanced story.… It is a life for our times, and the biography Barnum deserves.” —The Wall Street Journal
P. T. Barnum was the greatest showman the world has ever seen: the cocreator of the Barnum & Bailey Circus and the man who made worldwide sensations of Jumbo...
P. T. Barnum was the greatest showman the world has ever seen: the cocreator of the Barnum & Bailey Circus and the man who made worldwide sensations of Jumbo...
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Barnum
Robert Wilson
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“Robert Wilson’s Barnum, the first full-dress biography in 20 years, eschews clichés for a more nuanced story.… It is a life for our times, and the biography Barnum deserves.” —The Wall Street Journal
P. T. Barnum was the greatest showman the world has ever seen: the cocreator of the Barnum & Bailey Circus and the man who made worldwide sensations of Jumbo...
P. T. Barnum was the greatest showman the world has ever seen: the cocreator of the Barnum & Bailey Circus and the man who made worldwide sensations of Jumbo...
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Pub Date 06 Aug 2019
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A major addition to the history of the Civil War, Lincoln’s Spies is a riveting account of the secret battles waged by Union agents to save a nation. Filled with espionage, sabotage, and intrigue, it is also a striking portrait of a shrewd president who valued what his operatives uncovered.
Veteran journalist Douglas Waller, who has written ground-breaking...
Veteran journalist Douglas Waller, who has written ground-breaking...
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Lincoln's Spies
Douglas Waller
Pub Date 06 Aug 2019
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A major addition to the history of the Civil War, Lincoln’s Spies is a riveting account of the secret battles waged by Union agents to save a nation. Filled with espionage, sabotage, and intrigue, it is also a striking portrait of a shrewd president who valued what his operatives uncovered.
Veteran journalist Douglas Waller, who has written ground-breaking...
Veteran journalist Douglas Waller, who has written ground-breaking...
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The Liberation of Paris
How Eisenhower, de Gaulle, and von Choltitz Saved the City of Light
by Jean Edward Smith
Pub Date 23 Jul 2019
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Prize-winning and bestselling historian Jean Edward Smith tells the dramatic story of the liberation of Paris during World War II—a triumph that was achieved through the remarkable efforts of Americans, French, and Germans, all racing to save the city from destruction.
Following their breakout from Normandy in late June 1944, the Allies swept across northern...
Following their breakout from Normandy in late June 1944, the Allies swept across northern...
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The Liberation of Paris
Jean Edward Smith
The Liberation of Paris
How Eisenhower, de Gaulle, and von Choltitz Saved the City of Light
by Jean Edward Smith
Pub Date 23 Jul 2019
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Prize-winning and bestselling historian Jean Edward Smith tells the dramatic story of the liberation of Paris during World War II—a triumph that was achieved through the remarkable efforts of Americans, French, and Germans, all racing to save the city from destruction.
Following their breakout from Normandy in late June 1944, the Allies swept across northern...
Following their breakout from Normandy in late June 1944, the Allies swept across northern...
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Pub Date 23 Jul 2019
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The story of how Las Vegas saved Elvis and Elvis saved Las Vegas in the greatest musical comeback of all time.
The conventional wisdom is that Las Vegas is what destroyed Elvis Presley, launching him on a downward spiral of drugs, boredom, erratic stage behavior, and eventually his fatal overdose. But in Elvis in Vegas, Richard Zoglin takes an alternate...
The conventional wisdom is that Las Vegas is what destroyed Elvis Presley, launching him on a downward spiral of drugs, boredom, erratic stage behavior, and eventually his fatal overdose. But in Elvis in Vegas, Richard Zoglin takes an alternate...
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Elvis in Vegas
Richard Zoglin
Pub Date 23 Jul 2019
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The story of how Las Vegas saved Elvis and Elvis saved Las Vegas in the greatest musical comeback of all time.
The conventional wisdom is that Las Vegas is what destroyed Elvis Presley, launching him on a downward spiral of drugs, boredom, erratic stage behavior, and eventually his fatal overdose. But in Elvis in Vegas, Richard Zoglin takes an alternate...
The conventional wisdom is that Las Vegas is what destroyed Elvis Presley, launching him on a downward spiral of drugs, boredom, erratic stage behavior, and eventually his fatal overdose. But in Elvis in Vegas, Richard Zoglin takes an alternate...
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A Beginner's Guide to the End
Practical Advice for Living Life and Facing Death
by BJ Miller; Shoshana Berger
Pub Date 16 Jul 2019
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The first ever practical, compassionate, and comprehensive guide to dying—and living fully until you do.
“There is nothing wrong with you for dying,” palliative care doctor B.J. Miller and Shoshana Berger write in A Beginner’s Guide to the End. “Our ultimate purpose here isn’t so much to help you die as it is to free up as much life as possible until you...
“There is nothing wrong with you for dying,” palliative care doctor B.J. Miller and Shoshana Berger write in A Beginner’s Guide to the End. “Our ultimate purpose here isn’t so much to help you die as it is to free up as much life as possible until you...
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A Beginner's Guide to the End
BJ Miller; Shoshana Berger
A Beginner's Guide to the End
Practical Advice for Living Life and Facing Death
by BJ Miller; Shoshana Berger
Pub Date 16 Jul 2019
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The first ever practical, compassionate, and comprehensive guide to dying—and living fully until you do.
“There is nothing wrong with you for dying,” palliative care doctor B.J. Miller and Shoshana Berger write in A Beginner’s Guide to the End. “Our ultimate purpose here isn’t so much to help you die as it is to free up as much life as possible until you...
“There is nothing wrong with you for dying,” palliative care doctor B.J. Miller and Shoshana Berger write in A Beginner’s Guide to the End. “Our ultimate purpose here isn’t so much to help you die as it is to free up as much life as possible until you...
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The second book in the thrilling series that began with The Philosopher’s Flight finds Robert Canderelli Weekes as a rookie Rescue and Evacuation flier on the front lines of World War I in France. He came to save lives, but has no idea how far he’ll have to go to win the war.
Thanks to a stunning flying performance and a harrowing shootout in the streets of...
Thanks to a stunning flying performance and a harrowing shootout in the streets of...
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The Philosopher's War
Tom Miller
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The second book in the thrilling series that began with The Philosopher’s Flight finds Robert Canderelli Weekes as a rookie Rescue and Evacuation flier on the front lines of World War I in France. He came to save lives, but has no idea how far he’ll have to go to win the war.
Thanks to a stunning flying performance and a harrowing shootout in the streets of...
Thanks to a stunning flying performance and a harrowing shootout in the streets of...
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The Vagabonds
The Story of Henry Ford and Thomas Edison's Ten-Year Road Trip
by Jeff Guinn
Pub Date 09 Jul 2019
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The fascinating story of two American giants—Henry Ford and Thomas Edison—whose annual summer sojourns introduced the road trip to our culture and made the automobile an essential part of modern life, even as their own relationship altered dramatically.
In 1914 Henry Ford and naturalist John Burroughs visited Thomas Edison in Florida and toured the...
In 1914 Henry Ford and naturalist John Burroughs visited Thomas Edison in Florida and toured the...
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The Vagabonds
Jeff Guinn
The Vagabonds
The Story of Henry Ford and Thomas Edison's Ten-Year Road Trip
by Jeff Guinn
Pub Date 09 Jul 2019
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The fascinating story of two American giants—Henry Ford and Thomas Edison—whose annual summer sojourns introduced the road trip to our culture and made the automobile an essential part of modern life, even as their own relationship altered dramatically.
In 1914 Henry Ford and naturalist John Burroughs visited Thomas Edison in Florida and toured the...
In 1914 Henry Ford and naturalist John Burroughs visited Thomas Edison in Florida and toured the...
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Pub Date 02 Jul 2019
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An enthusiastic, witty, and informative introduction to the world of insects and why we—and the planet we inhabit—could not survive without them.
Insects comprise roughly half of the animal kingdom. They live everywhere—deep inside caves, 18,000 feet high in the Himalayas, inside computers, in Yellowstone’s hot springs, and in the ears and nostrils of much...
Insects comprise roughly half of the animal kingdom. They live everywhere—deep inside caves, 18,000 feet high in the Himalayas, inside computers, in Yellowstone’s hot springs, and in the ears and nostrils of much...
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Buzz, Sting, Bite
Anne Sverdrup-Thygeson
Pub Date 02 Jul 2019
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An enthusiastic, witty, and informative introduction to the world of insects and why we—and the planet we inhabit—could not survive without them.
Insects comprise roughly half of the animal kingdom. They live everywhere—deep inside caves, 18,000 feet high in the Himalayas, inside computers, in Yellowstone’s hot springs, and in the ears and nostrils of much...
Insects comprise roughly half of the animal kingdom. They live everywhere—deep inside caves, 18,000 feet high in the Himalayas, inside computers, in Yellowstone’s hot springs, and in the ears and nostrils of much...
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Empire of Democracy
The Remaking of the West Since the Cold War, 1971–2017
by Simon Reid-Henry
Pub Date 25 Jun 2019
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The first panoramic history of the Western world from the 1970s to the present day, Empire of Democracy is the story for those asking how we got to where we are.
Half a century ago, at the height of the Cold War and amidst a world economic crisis, the Western democracies were forced to undergo a profound transformation. Against what some saw as a full-scale...
Half a century ago, at the height of the Cold War and amidst a world economic crisis, the Western democracies were forced to undergo a profound transformation. Against what some saw as a full-scale...
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Empire of Democracy
Simon Reid-Henry
Empire of Democracy
The Remaking of the West Since the Cold War, 1971–2017
by Simon Reid-Henry
Pub Date 25 Jun 2019
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The first panoramic history of the Western world from the 1970s to the present day, Empire of Democracy is the story for those asking how we got to where we are.
Half a century ago, at the height of the Cold War and amidst a world economic crisis, the Western democracies were forced to undergo a profound transformation. Against what some saw as a full-scale...
Half a century ago, at the height of the Cold War and amidst a world economic crisis, the Western democracies were forced to undergo a profound transformation. Against what some saw as a full-scale...
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THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
“Once again, Megan Miranda has crafted the perfect summer thriller. The Last House Guest is twisty and tense, with a pace that made my heart race. An edge-of-your-seat, up-all-night read.” —Riley Sager, New York Times bestselling author of The Last Time I Lied
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THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
“Once again, Megan Miranda has crafted the perfect summer thriller. The Last House Guest is twisty and tense, with a pace that made my heart race. An edge-of-your-seat, up-all-night read.” —Riley Sager, New York Times bestselling author of The Last Time I Lied
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The Last House Guest
Megan Miranda
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REESE’S BOOK CLUB x HELLO SUNSHINE AUGUST 2019 PICK!
THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
“Once again, Megan Miranda has crafted the perfect summer thriller. The Last House Guest is twisty and tense, with a pace that made my heart race. An edge-of-your-seat, up-all-night read.” —Riley Sager, New York Times bestselling author of The Last Time I Lied
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THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
“Once again, Megan Miranda has crafted the perfect summer thriller. The Last House Guest is twisty and tense, with a pace that made my heart race. An edge-of-your-seat, up-all-night read.” —Riley Sager, New York Times bestselling author of The Last Time I Lied
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Broken Places & Outer Spaces
Finding Creativity in the Unexpected
by Nnedi Okorafor
Pub Date 18 Jun 2019
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A powerful journey from star athlete to sudden paralysis to creative awakening, award-winning science fiction writer Nnedi Okorafor shows that what we think are our limitations have the potential to become our greatest strengths.
Nnedi Okorafor was never supposed to be paralyzed. A college track star and budding entomologist, Nnedi’s lifelong battle with...
Nnedi Okorafor was never supposed to be paralyzed. A college track star and budding entomologist, Nnedi’s lifelong battle with...
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Broken Places & Outer Spaces
Nnedi Okorafor
Broken Places & Outer Spaces
Finding Creativity in the Unexpected
by Nnedi Okorafor
Pub Date 18 Jun 2019
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A powerful journey from star athlete to sudden paralysis to creative awakening, award-winning science fiction writer Nnedi Okorafor shows that what we think are our limitations have the potential to become our greatest strengths.
Nnedi Okorafor was never supposed to be paralyzed. A college track star and budding entomologist, Nnedi’s lifelong battle with...
Nnedi Okorafor was never supposed to be paralyzed. A college track star and budding entomologist, Nnedi’s lifelong battle with...
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Pub Date 18 Jun 2019
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An intimate, revisionist portrait of the early years of Fidel Castro, showing how an unlikely young Cuban led his country in revolution and transfixed the world.
This book will change how you think about Fidel Castro. Until now, biographers have treated Castro’s life like prosecutors, scouring his past for evidence to convict a person they don’t like or...
This book will change how you think about Fidel Castro. Until now, biographers have treated Castro’s life like prosecutors, scouring his past for evidence to convict a person they don’t like or...
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Young Castro
Jonathan M. Hansen
Pub Date 18 Jun 2019
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An intimate, revisionist portrait of the early years of Fidel Castro, showing how an unlikely young Cuban led his country in revolution and transfixed the world.
This book will change how you think about Fidel Castro. Until now, biographers have treated Castro’s life like prosecutors, scouring his past for evidence to convict a person they don’t like or...
This book will change how you think about Fidel Castro. Until now, biographers have treated Castro’s life like prosecutors, scouring his past for evidence to convict a person they don’t like or...
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