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The newest thriller from New York Times bestselling author Michael Koryta.Still mourning the death of his wife, private investigator Mark Novak accepts a case that may be his undoing. On the same day

The secret beginnings of Cleopatra's epic saga, seen through the eyes of her forgotten sistersArsinoe, the bright and incisive eight-year-old daughter of King Ptolemy, awakes one morning from an omino

"Accomplished, resonant, and surprising." (Guardian)--a debut reminiscent of the beloved SUMMER OF MY GERMAN SOLDIER.In July 1940, eleven-year-old Lydia escapes life as a child evacuee in Wa

Federal Agent Robert Mazur spent five years undercover as a money launderer to the international underworld, gaining access to the zenith of a criminal hierarchy safeguarded by a circle of dirty banke

"A careful, detailed, hard-nosed assessment of what is needed both for individual happiness and for the welfare of the planet.... This book is so rich, so diverse...that it is best kept as an ins

Escape to Provence this summer with the "brave, funny" sequel to Elizabeth Bard's bestsellingLunch in Paris (Diane Johnson).Ten years ago, New Yorker Elizabeth Bard followed a handsome Frenc

A dazzling novel set in the French Riviera based on the real-life inspirations forTender is The Night.When Sara Wiborg and Gerald Murphy married, they set forth to create a beautiful world-one they co

"A canine version of Unbroken."--Maureen Corrigan, Fresh Air with Terry GrossNO BETTER FRIEND tells the story of Air Force technician Frank Williams and Judy, a purebred pointer, who met in

The definitive history of DARPA, the Defense Advanced Research Project Agency, from the author of theNew York Times bestseller Area 51 No one has ever written the history of the Defense Department's m

A widow and her husband's best friend fall in love, but even if it's what the husband wanted, is it real?Firefighter Leo McGeary has always joked that, in the event of his death, he wants Garrett, his

One of the most beloved popular musicians of our time tells the story of his extraordinary life.This is Willie Nelson's complete, unvarnished story, told in his voice and leaving no significant moment

The astonishing inside story of baseball's last twenty years--and how they completely changed the game.In the fall of 1992, America's national pastime is in crisis. Revenues are flat-lining, its fan b

A thrilling piece of undiscovered history, this is the true account of a young Jewish woman who survived World War II in Berlin.In 1941, Marie Jalowicz Simon, a nineteen-year-old Berliner, made an ext

New York Times bestseller The life story of Chris Kyle, the American Sniper A brutal warrior but a gentle father and husband, Chris Kyle led the life of an American hero. His renowned courage and ski

"A beautifully written novel about living with our many selves." - Nicola Keegan, author of SwimmingClare Moorhouse, the American wife of a high-ranking diplomat in Paris, is arranging an of

College baseball star Henry Skrimshander seems destined for the big leagues. But when a routine throw goes disastrously off course, Henry’s life and the lives of four people around him are fatefully u

Phil Hunt is deep in trouble. For twenty years he's lived in Washington State, raising horses with his wife on his small farm and trying to stay clear of the law. But when a less-than-legal side job g

《Outliers》一書中，Malcolm Gladwell帶領讀者探討「成功」背後的真相。那些被稱為天才或菁英的人，真的只是靠個人天賦嗎？作者以清晰的論證與生動的案例指出，成就往往源自環境、文化、家庭背景與時代機緣的交織。例如披頭四的音樂歷程、Bill Gates的早期經驗、以及冰球選手的生日規律，都揭示了機會與努力之間的微妙平衡。本書不僅重新定義「成功」，也讓人重新思考教育與社會公平的可能。In this stunning investigation of success, Malcolm Gladwell takes us on a journey through the world of "outliers"-the best, brightest, and most famous-asking the question: what makes high-achievers different? Gladwell argues that in order to solve this riddle we must focus on the contributing elements around the successful-their culture, their family, their generation, and the idiosyncratic experiences of their upbringing. Along the way, he explains what the Beatles and Bill Gates share in common, the reason you've never heard of the smartest man in the world, why almost no star hockey players are born in the fall, and why Columbian and South Korean airplane pilots are more likely to crash. Brilliant and entertaining, Outliers is a landmark work that will transform the way we understand suc

A Washington, D.C., crime lord fights for his life in court while P.I. Derek Strange finds a woman whose testimony could mean death or freedom for the crime lord.

In this epic showdown from "one of the best crime novelists alive" (Dennis Lehane), police officer Derek Strange hunts his brother's killer through a city erupting with rage.

Derek Strange is a black ex-cop in Washington D.C. who now makes a living running his own private detective agency. He is hired to investigate the killing of an off-duty black policeman by a white pol

Derek Strange and Terry Quinn, the team of private investigators who made their stunning debut in Right As Rain, are hired to find a 14-year-old white girl from the suburbs who's run away from home an

In Paris for a weekend visit, Elizabeth Bard sat down to lunch with a handsome Frenchman--and never went home again.Ay Was it love at first sight?Ay Or was it the way her knife slid effortlessly throu

On a cold February day in 1979, when most of the Northeast was snowed in by a blizzard, NASCAR entered the American consciousness with a dramatic telecast of the Daytona 500. It was the first 500-mile

It started with a documentary. The beautiful Alyssa Bradford approaches Eric Shaw to unearth the life story of her father-in-law, Campbell Bradford, a 95-year-old billionaire whose childhood is wrapp

What is the difference between choking and panicking? Why are there dozens of varieties of mustard-but only one variety of ketchup? What do football players teach us about how to hire teachers? What d

It's late in the fall in Edinburgh and late in the career of Detective Inspector John Rebus. As he is simply trying to tie up some loose ends before his retirement, a new case lands on his desk: a dis

In My Paper Chase, Harold Evans recounts the wild and wonderful tale of newspapering life. His story stretches from the 1930s to his service in WWII, through towns big and off the map. He discusses h

Julie Powell thought cooking her way through Julia Child's Mastering the Art of French Cooking was the craziest thing she'd ever do--until she embarked on the voyage recounted in her new memoir, CLEA

An illegal immigrant is found murdered in an Edinburgh housing scheme. Rebus is drawn into the case, but has other problems: his old police station has closed for business, and his masters would rathe

The leaders of the free world descend on Scotland for an international conference, and every cop in the country is needed for front-line duty...except one. John Rebus's reputation precedes him, and hi

When he was just six years old, Zachary Lazar's father, Edward, was shot dead by hit men in a Phoenix, Arizona parking garage. The year was 1975, a time when, according to the Arizona Republic, "land-

On the success of his two bestselling books about World War II, James Bradley began to wonder what the real catalyst was for the Pacific War. What he discovered shocked him. In 1905 President Teddy Ro

Andrew Marlow, a psychiatrist, has a perfectly ordered life--solitary, perhaps, but full of devotion to his profession and the painting hobby he loves. This order is destroyed when the renowned pain

Gail Collins, New York Times columnist and bestselling author, recounts the astounding revolution in women's lives over the past 50 years, with her usual "sly wit and unfussy style" (People).When Eve

David Sedaris's beloved holiday collection is new again with six more pieces, including a never before published story. Along with such favoritesas the diaries of a Macy's elf and the annals of two v

Inspector John Rebus has messed up badly this time, so badly that he's been sent to a kind of reform school for damaged cops. While there among the last-chancers known as "resurrection men," he joins

When a former soldier and recluse murders two 17-year-old students at a posh Edinburgh boarding school, Inspector John Rebus immediately suspects there is more to the case than meets the eye.

What does it mean to be cheap? When is it mature to stow money away and when is it miserly, even Scrooge-like? And how might Americans navigate the economic downturn in an era when everything seems d

In a small town on the Mexican border live two brothers, Don Fidencio and Don Celestino. Stubborn and independent, they now must face the facts: they are old, and they have let a family argument stand