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Jennifer Grant is the only child of Cary Grant, who was, and continues to be, the epitome of all that is elegant, sophisticated, and deft. Almost half a century after Cary Grant’s retirement from the

Halid, a young Muslim “war hero,” returns home from the Bosnian War. Although his village was spared heavy combat, it has been ravaged by years of privation and heartbreak, and by the bloo

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This cloth-bound special edition of Danielle Steel’s First Sight is enhanced with gold leaf, comes with a special slip case, and is signed by the author. Paris, L.A., and the world of ready to wear

Anam Thubten explains what “letting go of ego” means and how to start doing just that—and he writes with such clarity that even those brand-new to Buddhism will understand it immediately. A profound y

This cloth-bound special edition of Danielle Steel’s The Sins of the Mother is enhanced with gold leaf, comes with a special slip case, and is signed by the author. Every woman makes choices. And no

"I don't have two lives," Annie Leibovitz writes in the Introduction to this collection of her work from 1990 to 2005. "This is one life, and the personal pictures and the assignment work are all par

One of the Best Books of the Year: The Washington Post, NPR, Vogue,BookRiotFiona Maye is a leading High Court judge who presides over cases in the family division. She is renowned for her fierce intelligence, exactitude, and sensitivity. But her professional success belies private sorrow and domestic strife. There is the lingering regret of her childlessness, and now her marriage of thirty years is in crisis.At the same time, she is called on to try an urgent case: Adam, a beautiful seventeen-year-old boy, is refusing for religious reasons the medical treatment that could save his life, and his devout parents echo his wishes. Time is running out. Should the secular court overrule sincerely expressed faith? In the course of reaching a decision, Fiona visits Adam in the hospital—an encounter that stirs long-buried feelings in her and powerful new emotions in the boy. Her judgment has momentous consequences for them both.

2008 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNERPeter Matthiessen’s great American epic–Killing Mister Watson, Lost Man’s River, and Bone by Bone–was conceived as one vast mysterious novel, but because of its length it was originally broken up into three books. In this bold new rendering, Matthiessen has cut nearly a third of the overall text and collapsed the time frame while deepening the insights and motivations of his characters with brilliant rewriting throughout. In Shadow Country, he has marvelously distilled a monumental work, realizing his original vision. Inspired by a near-mythic event of the wild Florida frontier at the turn of the twentieth century, Shadow Country reimagines the legend of the inspired Everglades sugar planter and notorious outlaw E. J. Watson, who drives himself relentlessly toward his own violent end at the hands of neighbors who mostly admired him, in a killing that obsessed his favorite son.Shadow Country traverses strange landscapes and frontier hinterlands inhabited b

The questions, discussion topics and reading list that follow are intended to enhance your reading group's discussion of Richard Russo's wonderfully evocative portrait of the small Maine town of Empire Falls. Dominated by the Whiting family, founders of the various mills that provided employment for most of the town's residents, at the turn of the twenty-first century Empire Falls is in sharp decline. Its mills are closed, its stores boarded up, its population dwindling. The families that remain live on memories of the past and the shared fantasy that the mills will reopen and the once-thriving town will experience a renaissance. The formidable Mrs. Whiting, widow of the last Whiting son (and rumored to be the richest woman in central Maine), makes no concession to the community's needs or fantasies, however. As the owner of the few viable businesses left in Empire Falls and a dependable if begrudging source of funds for essential town improvements, Mrs. Whiting wields her power over t

A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away. . . .A thrilling new adventure set between A New Hope and The Empire Strikes Back, and—for the first time ever—written entirely from Luke Skywalker’s first-p

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Born into the turmoil of mid-sixties San Francisco, the daughter of a flower child and a surfer, Joelle Fraser grew up with no bedtime, no boundaries, and no father. But “dads” she had in abundance, a

G. Wayne Miller explores the drama and passion teenagers hide from everyone but their peers in this warm, funny, and eye-opening account of two kids from a small New England town as they come of age.

From the author of Never Let Me Go and the Booker Prize-winning The Remains of the Day The Romans have long since departed and Britain is steadily declining into ruin. But, at least, the wars tha

If you need to know it, it’s in this book. Cracking the AP Calculus AB and BC Exams, 2013 Edition includes: ‧ 5 full-length practice tests with detailed explanations (3 for AB and 2 for BC) ‧ A c

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Thirty stories deal with the plight of women, both peasants and upper-class, in nineteenth-century Russia

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When he is committed by his exasperated wife to a psychiatric facility in the 1960s, eccentric alcoholic Frederick descends into the institution's nightmarish rehabilitation processes and despairs of

Founded in Florence in 1966, Superstudio challenged the modernist orthodoxy that architecture and technological advances could improve the world by creating alternative visions of the future in photo-

Twenty-four distinguished Latino authors share reminiscences and reflections on the Christmas holiday, in an anthology that includes contributions by Sandra Cisneros, Gary Soto, Victor Marti+a7nez, Mi

A rehearsal dinner brings together two disparate families in this sparkling, witty novel The Cohens are wildly impractical intellectuals—academics, activists, and artists. The Barlows are Wall S

An extensive illustrated survey of one of the most inventive design minds of the twentieth century. Combining whimsy and elegance, Piero Fornasetti transformed everyday objects like cups,

A ferociously intelligent debut novel about a young amnesiac’s descent into madness in contemporary Berlin, and a country wrestling with its dark past.A young woman named Margaret stumbles one morning

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A collection of papers from the Academy of Humanism on the dangers of attacks on rational inquiry and the scientific method. No index. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

A dazzling collection of short stories from the New York Times bestselling author of Prep, American Wife, and EligibleCurtis Sittenfeld has established a reputation as a sharp chronicler of the modern

LEARN TO READ WHILE HAVING FUN! Zany illustrations, funny animal stories, and teacher-approved learning methods come together in this collection of 10 story booklets for young readers to enjoy.Which b

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Based on the popular television show from The CW network, this official 12-month Supernatural 2014 Wall Calendar showcases the characters of this haunting series that follows Sam and Dean Winchester,

“That’s the thing about falling.? It doesn’t go on indefinitely, and it rarely ends well . . . ” ?In her page-turning fiction debut, neuropsychologist Kylie Ladd delivers a searing portrait of two mar

A comprehensive look at the eagerly anticipated New Acropolis Museum in Athens, Greece, and the celebrated collection it houses. Marking the opening of the New Acropolis Museum, this book examines bo

Returning to the range, structure, and lyric quality of the national bestseller Ants on the Melon, Virginia Hamilton Adair's new collection of poetry, Living on Fire, establishes more firmly than ever

In this gripping tale, Paul Goldstein, author of Errors and Omissions, proves himself a master of the legal thriller.Tough but wounded, intellectual property litigator Michael Seeley has set up shop i

The Generosity Network is the essential guide to the art of activating resources of every kind behind any worthy cause. Philanthropist Jeff Walker and fund-raising expert Jennifer McCrea offer a fresh

Meg Hobart has everything: a happy marriage to a handsome, successful husband, a beautiful home in Charlotte, North Carolina, and three wonderful children. But it all comes crashing down around her th