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Pub Date 31 Jul 2018
“Reflective maxims on life, death, sin, and emptiness, salted with luxury accessories of the Kardashian lifestyle...@KimKierkegaard is dross turned gold, redemption through absurdity in a hundred and forty characters.” –The New Yorker
In “the ultimate meeting of the sublime with the ridiculous” (London Evening Standard) My Beautiful Despair blends the...
In “the ultimate meeting of the sublime with the ridiculous” (London Evening Standard) My Beautiful Despair blends the...
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My Beautiful Despair
Kim Kierkegaardashian
Pub Date 31 Jul 2018
“Reflective maxims on life, death, sin, and emptiness, salted with luxury accessories of the Kardashian lifestyle...@KimKierkegaard is dross turned gold, redemption through absurdity in a hundred and forty characters.” –The New Yorker
In “the ultimate meeting of the sublime with the ridiculous” (London Evening Standard) My Beautiful Despair blends the...
In “the ultimate meeting of the sublime with the ridiculous” (London Evening Standard) My Beautiful Despair blends the...
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“Rich descriptions and hints of supernatural presence that never cross into melodrama...Waldherr writes that 'love stories are ghost stories in disguise.' This one, happily, succeeds as both." —Kirkus Reviews, (starred review)
A post-mortem photographer unearths dark secrets of the past that may hold the key to his future, in this captivating debut novel in...
A post-mortem photographer unearths dark secrets of the past that may hold the key to his future, in this captivating debut novel in...
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The Lost History of Dreams
Kris Waldherr
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“Rich descriptions and hints of supernatural presence that never cross into melodrama...Waldherr writes that 'love stories are ghost stories in disguise.' This one, happily, succeeds as both." —Kirkus Reviews, (starred review)
A post-mortem photographer unearths dark secrets of the past that may hold the key to his future, in this captivating debut novel in...
A post-mortem photographer unearths dark secrets of the past that may hold the key to his future, in this captivating debut novel in...
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Named a Best Book of Summer by Refinery29, Bustle, and PopSugar
“The best rom-com of the season…overflowing with charm and heart.” —Bustle
“The perfect Summer read—smart, funny, escapist, and bursting with charm.” —PopSugar
In the tradition of Good in Bed and The Assistants comes a funny and smart comedy about a young matchmaker balancing her messy personal...
“The best rom-com of the season…overflowing with charm and heart.” —Bustle
“The perfect Summer read—smart, funny, escapist, and bursting with charm.” —PopSugar
In the tradition of Good in Bed and The Assistants comes a funny and smart comedy about a young matchmaker balancing her messy personal...
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Playing with Matches
Hannah Orenstein
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Named a Best Book of Summer by Refinery29, Bustle, and PopSugar
“The best rom-com of the season…overflowing with charm and heart.” —Bustle
“The perfect Summer read—smart, funny, escapist, and bursting with charm.” —PopSugar
In the tradition of Good in Bed and The Assistants comes a funny and smart comedy about a young matchmaker balancing her messy personal...
“The best rom-com of the season…overflowing with charm and heart.” —Bustle
“The perfect Summer read—smart, funny, escapist, and bursting with charm.” —PopSugar
In the tradition of Good in Bed and The Assistants comes a funny and smart comedy about a young matchmaker balancing her messy personal...
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“I've spent my adult life prowling bookshelves for the modern-day reincarnation of my favorite authors—Nora Ephron, Erma Bombeck, Jean Kerr, and Laurie Colwin—all rolled into one...Good news: I have finally found their successor.” —Elisabeth Egan, The Washington Post
Acclaimed essayist and bookseller Mary Laura Philpott presents a charmingly relatable and...
Acclaimed essayist and bookseller Mary Laura Philpott presents a charmingly relatable and...
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I Miss You When I Blink
Mary Laura Philpott
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“I've spent my adult life prowling bookshelves for the modern-day reincarnation of my favorite authors—Nora Ephron, Erma Bombeck, Jean Kerr, and Laurie Colwin—all rolled into one...Good news: I have finally found their successor.” —Elisabeth Egan, The Washington Post
Acclaimed essayist and bookseller Mary Laura Philpott presents a charmingly relatable and...
Acclaimed essayist and bookseller Mary Laura Philpott presents a charmingly relatable and...
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Fit Men Cook
100+ Meal Prep Recipes for Men and Women—Always #HealthyAF, Never Boring
by Kevin Curry
Pub Date 04 Dec 2018
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The fitness influencer and creator of the #1 bestselling Food & Drink app, FitMenCook, shares 100 easy, quick meal prep recipes that will save you time, money, and inches on your waistline—helping you to get healthy on your own terms.
We like to be inspired when it comes to food. No one enjoys cookie-cutter meal plans, bland recipes, or eating the same thing...
We like to be inspired when it comes to food. No one enjoys cookie-cutter meal plans, bland recipes, or eating the same thing...
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Fit Men Cook
Kevin Curry
Fit Men Cook
100+ Meal Prep Recipes for Men and Women—Always #HealthyAF, Never Boring
by Kevin Curry
Pub Date 04 Dec 2018
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The fitness influencer and creator of the #1 bestselling Food & Drink app, FitMenCook, shares 100 easy, quick meal prep recipes that will save you time, money, and inches on your waistline—helping you to get healthy on your own terms.
We like to be inspired when it comes to food. No one enjoys cookie-cutter meal plans, bland recipes, or eating the same thing...
We like to be inspired when it comes to food. No one enjoys cookie-cutter meal plans, bland recipes, or eating the same thing...
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From the New York Times bestselling author of Good Grief comes a richly poignant and stirring story that asks: How soon is too soon to fall in love again?
The last thing Rudy expected was to wake up one Saturday morning, a widow at fifty-four years old. Now, ten months after the untimely death of his beloved wife, he’s still not sure how to move on from the...
The last thing Rudy expected was to wake up one Saturday morning, a widow at fifty-four years old. Now, ten months after the untimely death of his beloved wife, he’s still not sure how to move on from the...
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Me for You
Lolly Winston
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From the New York Times bestselling author of Good Grief comes a richly poignant and stirring story that asks: How soon is too soon to fall in love again?
The last thing Rudy expected was to wake up one Saturday morning, a widow at fifty-four years old. Now, ten months after the untimely death of his beloved wife, he’s still not sure how to move on from the...
The last thing Rudy expected was to wake up one Saturday morning, a widow at fifty-four years old. Now, ten months after the untimely death of his beloved wife, he’s still not sure how to move on from the...
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The Real Wallis Simpson
A New History of the American Divorcée Who Became the Duchess of Windsor
by Anna Pasternak
Pub Date 05 Mar 2019
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Wallis Simpson is known as the woman at the center of the most scandalous love affair of the 20th century, but in this surprising new biography, bestselling author Anna Pasternak redeems a woman wronged by history with new information revealed by those who were close to the couple—presenting Wallis as a convenient scapegoat to rid England of a king deemed...
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The Real Wallis Simpson
Anna Pasternak
The Real Wallis Simpson
A New History of the American Divorcée Who Became the Duchess of Windsor
by Anna Pasternak
Pub Date 05 Mar 2019
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Wallis Simpson is known as the woman at the center of the most scandalous love affair of the 20th century, but in this surprising new biography, bestselling author Anna Pasternak redeems a woman wronged by history with new information revealed by those who were close to the couple—presenting Wallis as a convenient scapegoat to rid England of a king deemed...
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Devoted maid Mary Ballard’s world is built on secrets, and it’s about to be ripped apart at the seams, in this lush and evocative debut set in 19th century New York, perfect for fans of Sarah Waters’s Fingersmith and Emma Donoghue’s Slammerkin.
By day, Mary Ballard is lady’s maid to Charlotte Walden, wealthy and accomplished belle of New York City high...
By day, Mary Ballard is lady’s maid to Charlotte Walden, wealthy and accomplished belle of New York City high...
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The Parting Glass
Gina Marie Guadagnino
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Devoted maid Mary Ballard’s world is built on secrets, and it’s about to be ripped apart at the seams, in this lush and evocative debut set in 19th century New York, perfect for fans of Sarah Waters’s Fingersmith and Emma Donoghue’s Slammerkin.
By day, Mary Ballard is lady’s maid to Charlotte Walden, wealthy and accomplished belle of New York City high...
By day, Mary Ballard is lady’s maid to Charlotte Walden, wealthy and accomplished belle of New York City high...
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Charlamagne Tha God, New York Times bestselling author of Black Privilege and always provocative cohost of Power 105.1’s The Breakfast Club, reveals his blueprint for breaking free from your fears and anxieties.
Fear is holding you back. It’s time to turn the tables and channel your fears to actually fuel your success.
Being “shook” is more than a rap lyric...
Fear is holding you back. It’s time to turn the tables and channel your fears to actually fuel your success.
Being “shook” is more than a rap lyric...
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Shook One
Charlamagne Tha God
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Charlamagne Tha God, New York Times bestselling author of Black Privilege and always provocative cohost of Power 105.1’s The Breakfast Club, reveals his blueprint for breaking free from your fears and anxieties.
Fear is holding you back. It’s time to turn the tables and channel your fears to actually fuel your success.
Being “shook” is more than a rap lyric...
Fear is holding you back. It’s time to turn the tables and channel your fears to actually fuel your success.
Being “shook” is more than a rap lyric...
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Compared to Outlander and The Mists of Avalon, this thrilling first novel of a debut trilogy reveals the untold story of Languoreth—a forgotten queen of sixth-century Scotland—twin sister of the man who inspired the legend of Merlin.
I write because I have seen the darkness that will come. Already there are those who seek to tell a new history...
In a land...
I write because I have seen the darkness that will come. Already there are those who seek to tell a new history...
In a land...
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The Lost Queen
Signe Pike
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Compared to Outlander and The Mists of Avalon, this thrilling first novel of a debut trilogy reveals the untold story of Languoreth—a forgotten queen of sixth-century Scotland—twin sister of the man who inspired the legend of Merlin.
I write because I have seen the darkness that will come. Already there are those who seek to tell a new history...
In a land...
I write because I have seen the darkness that will come. Already there are those who seek to tell a new history...
In a land...
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Pub Date 18 Dec 2018
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On the 100th anniversary of the devastating pandemic of 1918, Jeremy Brown, a veteran ER doctor, explores the troubling, terrifying, and complex history of the flu virus, from the origins of the Great Flu that killed millions, to vexing questions such as: are we prepared for the next epidemic, should you get a flu shot, and how close are we to finding a...
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Influenza
Jeremy Brown
Pub Date 18 Dec 2018
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On the 100th anniversary of the devastating pandemic of 1918, Jeremy Brown, a veteran ER doctor, explores the troubling, terrifying, and complex history of the flu virus, from the origins of the Great Flu that killed millions, to vexing questions such as: are we prepared for the next epidemic, should you get a flu shot, and how close are we to finding a...
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A captivating novel of Renaissance Italy detailing the mysterious life of Bartolomeo Scappi, the legendary chef to several popes and author of one of the bestselling cookbooks of all time, and the nephew who sets out to discover his late uncle’s secrets—including the identity of the noblewoman Bartolomeo loved until he died.
When Bartolomeo Scappi dies in...
When Bartolomeo Scappi dies in...
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The Chef's Secret
Crystal King
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A captivating novel of Renaissance Italy detailing the mysterious life of Bartolomeo Scappi, the legendary chef to several popes and author of one of the bestselling cookbooks of all time, and the nephew who sets out to discover his late uncle’s secrets—including the identity of the noblewoman Bartolomeo loved until he died.
When Bartolomeo Scappi dies in...
When Bartolomeo Scappi dies in...
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“A haunting debut: suspenseful, atmospheric, and completely riveting.” —Megan Miranda, New York Times bestselling author of All the Missing Girls
“I love a good family-driven suspense novel, and this one doesn't disappoint.” —Marie Claire
In this spellbinding and suspenseful debut, a young woman haunted by the past returns...
“A haunting debut: suspenseful, atmospheric, and completely riveting.” —Megan Miranda, New York Times bestselling author of All the Missing Girls
“I love a good family-driven suspense novel, and this one doesn't disappoint.” —Marie Claire
In this spellbinding and suspenseful debut, a young woman haunted by the past returns...
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The Winter Sister
Megan Collins
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Book of the Month Club Selection
“A haunting debut: suspenseful, atmospheric, and completely riveting.” —Megan Miranda, New York Times bestselling author of All the Missing Girls
“I love a good family-driven suspense novel, and this one doesn't disappoint.” —Marie Claire
In this spellbinding and suspenseful debut, a young woman haunted by the past returns...
“A haunting debut: suspenseful, atmospheric, and completely riveting.” —Megan Miranda, New York Times bestselling author of All the Missing Girls
“I love a good family-driven suspense novel, and this one doesn't disappoint.” —Marie Claire
In this spellbinding and suspenseful debut, a young woman haunted by the past returns...
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In the vein of The Dry and Before the Fall, a town’s dark secrets come to light in the aftermath of a young priest’s unthinkable last act in this arresting and searing debut thriller.
In Riversend, an isolated rural community afflicted by an endless drought, a young priest does the unthinkable, killing five parishioners before being taken down himself.
A...
In Riversend, an isolated rural community afflicted by an endless drought, a young priest does the unthinkable, killing five parishioners before being taken down himself.
A...
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Scrublands
Chris Hammer
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In the vein of The Dry and Before the Fall, a town’s dark secrets come to light in the aftermath of a young priest’s unthinkable last act in this arresting and searing debut thriller.
In Riversend, an isolated rural community afflicted by an endless drought, a young priest does the unthinkable, killing five parishioners before being taken down himself.
A...
In Riversend, an isolated rural community afflicted by an endless drought, a young priest does the unthinkable, killing five parishioners before being taken down himself.
A...
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Taking the Work Out of Networking
An Introvert's Guide to Making Connections That Count
by Karen Wickre
Pub Date 27 Nov 2018
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The former Google executive, editorial director of Twitter and self-described introvert offers networking advice for anyone who has ever cancelled a coffee date due to social anxiety—about how to nurture a vibrant circle of reliable contacts without leaving your comfort zone.
Networking has garnered a reputation as a sort of necessary evil in the modern...
Networking has garnered a reputation as a sort of necessary evil in the modern...
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Taking the Work Out of Networking
Karen Wickre
Taking the Work Out of Networking
An Introvert's Guide to Making Connections That Count
by Karen Wickre
Pub Date 27 Nov 2018
This title was previously available on NetGalley and is now archived.
The former Google executive, editorial director of Twitter and self-described introvert offers networking advice for anyone who has ever cancelled a coffee date due to social anxiety—about how to nurture a vibrant circle of reliable contacts without leaving your comfort zone.
Networking has garnered a reputation as a sort of necessary evil in the modern...
Networking has garnered a reputation as a sort of necessary evil in the modern...
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Pub Date 18 Dec 2018
This title was previously available on NetGalley and is now archived.
Pirates didn’t just break the rules, they rewrote them. They didn’t just reject society, they reinvented it. Pirates didn’t just challenge the status-quo, they changed everyf*ckingthing. Pirates faced a self-interested establishment, a broken system, industrial scale disruption, and an uncertain future. Sound familiar?
“I’d rather be a pirate than join the...
“I’d rather be a pirate than join the...
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Be More Pirate
Sam Conniff Allende
Pub Date 18 Dec 2018
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Pirates didn’t just break the rules, they rewrote them. They didn’t just reject society, they reinvented it. Pirates didn’t just challenge the status-quo, they changed everyf*ckingthing. Pirates faced a self-interested establishment, a broken system, industrial scale disruption, and an uncertain future. Sound familiar?
“I’d rather be a pirate than join the...
“I’d rather be a pirate than join the...
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