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A veteran British journalist living in Hong Kong investigates the disappearance of a student protester in this atmospheric novel from the New York Times notable author of The Forgiven―soon to be a major motion picture.“There came a sound of rubber bullets being fired along Java Road and the sad crowing of sirens as if to herald a future even more unpleasant than the present.”After twenty years as a journalist in Hong Kong, ex-pat Englishman Adrian Gyle has very little to show for it. Evenings are whiled away with soup dumplings and tea at Fung Shing, the restaurant downstairs from his home on Java Road, that “most melancholy street in the city, the street where the dead congregated.” It is through these jaded eyes that Gyle watches the city around him--once overflowing with wine dinners and private members’ clubs--erupt in violence as pro-democracy demonstrations hit ever closer to home. But just as Gyle prepares to turn his back on Hong Kong, he finds one last intrigue: the alluring R

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A lively follow-up to Lady Almina and the Real Downton Abbey, Lady Catherine, the Earl, and the Real Downton Abbey tells the story of Catherine Wendell, the beautiful woman who married the 6th Earl of

The author presents his own epic, real-life American story that follows seven generations of his Midwestern family through The Great Depression, WWII and the dust bowl years in a time and place long s

CONTAINS TWO COMPLETE NOVELS!For the first time in a single volume, Peter F. Hamilton’s acclaimed novels—Mindstar Rising and A Quantum Murder—set in a near-future so real it seems ripped from tomorrow

A magical love story, inspired by the legend of a woman who vanished from Grand Central Terminal, sweeps readers from the 1920s to World War II and beyond, in the spirit of The Time Traveler’s W

In the mid 1980s photographer and writer Scot Sothern embedded himself in the dark inner-city hallows of Los Angeles and took photographs and wrote about what he saw. He shone a light upon the discard

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An exploration of the corrosive effects of overpriced housing, exclusionary zoning, and the flight of the younger population in the NortheastWinner of the 2014 Bruss Silver Award and First-Time Author

A riveting investigation of a beloved library caught in the crosshairs of real estate, power, and the people’s interests—by the reporter who broke the storyIn a series of cover stories for The Nation

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Do you have a nagging suspicion that you're not living up to your creative potential? Do you feel hindered by the deeply embedded programming of social conformity and core limiting beliefs? Most of al

From the host of the Food Network’s Cooking for Real and Home Made in America, and frequent guest on Rachael Ray and Today, here is Sunny Anderson's debut cookbook, featuring American classics, made h

Real Life Drama is the classic history of the remarkable group that revitalized American theater in the 1930s by engaging urgent social and moral issues that still resonate today. Born in the turbulen

For years, the prevailing opinion among academics has been that language is embedded in our genes, existing as an innate and instinctual part of us. In this bold and provocative study, linguist Daniel

Marriage can be a real killer. One of the most critically acclaimed suspense writers of our time, New York Times bestseller Gillian Flynn takes that statement to its darkest place in this unputdownabl

Megadeth: Another Time, A Different Place gives the audience a front-row seat into the early days and meteoric rise of this young band who would become one of the most influential groups of all time a

For the first time in more than three years, bestselling authors Anne McCaffrey and Todd McCaffrey, mother and son, have teamed up again to do what they do best: add a fresh chapter to the most belove

In first grade, twins Alexis and Adam wrote down what they wanted to be when they grew up and put it in their teacher’s time capsule. Now entering their senior year in high school, they are surprised

The Real Thing is a portrait of America’s most famous product and the people who transformed it from mere soft drink to symbol of freedom. With fresh insights and a penetrating eye, New York Times rep

Presents a collection of real-life anecdotes that reveal the miraculous events that can transform the lives of ordinary people, from everyday wonders and answered prayers to amazing rescues and extrao

In 1628 the Dutch East India Company loaded the Batavia, the flagship of its fleet, with a king’s ransom in gold, silver, and gems for her maiden voyage to Java; the ship itself was a tangible symbol

Bold. Unfussy. Irresistible. Real. That’s the kind of food that comes out of Tyler Florence’s kitchen. With a culinary sensibility refined in some of New York’s most high-profile restaurants, and a do

Millions of people already live their lives in accordance with Rob Brezsny's "Real Astrology" prophecies. But the time has come for a deeper dose of Brezsny's brain. The Televisionary Oracle is an arc

What happens when ‘life’s simple joys’ become complicated? When pleasure is transformed as a function of consumption, the innocent comforts of food, nature and place are embedded in complex practices

A powerful antidote to deadline dread, time guilt, and chronic rushing—from theNew York Timesbestselling author ofThe $100 StartupIn a world obsessed with squeezing the most out of every moment, the fear of falling behind can trap us in a paralyzing stress cycle. Incomplete to-do lists, unanswered emails, and unmet life goals haunt our thoughts, leaving us overstimulated and exhausted.InTime Anxiety,Chris Guillebeau, author of the popular newsletterA Year of Mental Health,reveals that this pervasive sense of time scarcity stems not from a lack of hours in the day but from unrealistic expectations and misaligned priorities. Weaving together eye-opening research on time perception, executive functioning challenges, and the psychological roots of avoidance, he offers a bold path for redefining our relationship with the clock.The first step is to build a tolerance for incomplete to-do lists and the inevitability of disappointing people, abandoning the goal of "catching up.” We have to set

From the National Book Award–winning and bestselling author of Let the Great World Spin comes an epic novel rooted in the real-life friendship between two men united by loss.“Staggering . . . Writing

Told in Salman Rushdie’s unparalleled prose, this inventive and timely new novel follows a real-estate tycoon and his mysterious, powerful family. In scope and literary ambition, it’s The Great Gatsby

The incredible real-life story of the card-counting mathematics professor who taught the world how to beat the dealer and helped start a revolution on Wall Street

This dad-centric satire looks like a real magazine (complete with fake ads, subscription deals, and letters to the editor), but in fact it’s a hilarious and heartfelt satire of fatherhood in twenty fi

Humorous and wise, gritty and real, Brett Moran is a spiritual gangsta and knows the score about transformation. In Wake the F*ck Up he shares the tools and techniques he’s learnt on

Kate Orff has an optimistic and transformative message about our world: we can bring together social and ecological systems to sustainably remake our cities and lan

PLAYING WITH FIRE Hiyori knows Koto’s real identity, and she’s?determined not to let him mess with her?anymore. When he comes to pick on her?again, she confronts him about Yato and?refuses to back dow

An NYRB Classics OriginalMavis Gallant’s two novels are as memorable as her many short stories. Full of wit, whim, and psychological poignancy,A Fairly Good Time, here accompanied by Green Water, Gree

National Book Award winner James McBride goes in search of the “real” James Brown—and his surprising journey illuminates not only our understanding of the Godfather of Soul but the ways in which our c

Merging real stories with theory, research, and practice, a prominent scholar offers a new approach to teaching and learning for every stakeholder in urban education.Drawing on his own experience of f

Just because you’ve got a diploma in hand doesn’t mean you know everything! When the cap and gown come off and the real world beckons, bring alongStuff Every Graduate Should Know for tips, tricks, and

An accessible commentary by a popular and respected Tibetan Buddhist master opens the door for Westerners to Karma Chagme's classic text that integrates two of the great meditation systems of Tibet: M