• Where the Crawdads Sing


    • ASIN: B078GD3DRG
    • ASIN: B078GD3DRG
    • Manufacturer: G.P. Putnam's Sons

  • Educated: A Memoir


    • ASIN: 0399590501
    • ASIN: 0399590501
    • Brand: Manning
    • Manufacturer: Random House

  • Thank You for Arguing, Third Edition: What Aristotle, Lincoln, and Homer Simpson Can Teach Us About the Art of Persuasion

    A master class in the art of persuasion, as taught by professors ranging from Bart Simpson to Winston Churchill, newly revised and updated. The time-tested secrets taught in this book include Cicero's three-step strategy for moving an audience to action, and Honest Abe's Shameless Trick for lowering an audience's expectations. And it's also replete with contemporary techniques such as politicians' use of code language to appeal to specfic groups and an eye-opening assortment of persuasive tricks, including the Eddie Haskell Ploy, the Belushi Paradigm, Stalin's Timing Secret, and the Yoda Techn... [Read More]

    • ASIN: 0804189935
    • ASIN: 0804189935
    • ISBN: 0804189935
    • Brand: THREE RIVERS
    • Manufacturer: Three Rivers Press

  • Sold on a Monday: A Novel

    A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A USA TODAY BESTSELLER A PUBLISHERS WEEKLY BESTSELLERA NATIONAL INDIEBOUND BESTSELLER  An unforgettable novel by Kristina McMorris, inspired by a stunning piece of history.  2 CHILDREN FOR SALE The sign is a last resort. It sits on a farmhouse porch in 1931, but could be found anywhere in an era of breadlines, bank runs and broken dreams. It could have been written by any mother facing impossible choices. For struggling reporter Ellis Reed, the gut-wrenching scene evokes memories of his family’s dark past. He snaps a photograph of the children, not meant... [Read More]

    • ASIN: 1492663999
    • UPC: 760789270895
    • ASIN: 1492663999
    • ISBN: 1492663999
    • Manufacturer: Sourcebooks Landmark

  • The Silk Roads: A New History of the World

    Far more than a history of the Silk Roads, this book is truly a revelatory new history of the world, promising to destabilize notions of where we come from and where we are headed next. From the Middle East and its political instability to China and its economic rise, the vast region stretching eastward from the Balkans across the steppe and South Asia has been thrust into the global spotlight in recent years. Frankopan teaches us that to understand what is at stake for the cities and nations built on these intricate trade routes, we must first understand their astounding pasts.  Frankopan re... [Read More]

    • ASIN: B00XST7IX2
    • ASIN: B00XST7IX2
    • Manufacturer: Vintage

  • The Case for Trump

    From an award-winning historian and regular Fox contributor, the true story of how Donald Trump has become one of the most successful presidents in history -- and why America needs him now more than ever In The Case for Trump, award-winning historian and political commentator Victor Davis Hanson explains how a celebrity businessman with no political or military experience triumphed over sixteen well-qualified Republican rivals, a Democrat with a quarter-billion-dollar war chest, and a hostile media and Washington establishment to become president of the United States -- and an extremely succes... [Read More]

    • ASIN: 1541673549
    • ASIN: 1541673549
    • ISBN: 1541673549
    • Brand: FaithWords/Hachette Book Group
    • Manufacturer: Basic Books

  • Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland


    • ASIN: 0385521316
    • ASIN: 0385521316
    • ISBN: 0385521316
    • Manufacturer: Doubleday

  • Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup


    • ASIN: 152473165X
    • ASIN: 152473165X
    • ISBN: 152473165X
    • Brand: Knopf
    • Manufacturer: Knopf

  • It All Comes Back to You: A Book Club Recommendation!

    "It All Comes Back to You is one of those stories you need to savor. You want to put the book down so as to have more to read tomorrow, but you can't. It becomes attached to you, a part of you."Dan Brown, Author of ReunionIt's 1947.War's over, cherry-print dresses, parking above the city lights, swing dancing.Beautiful, seventeen-year-old Violet lives in a perfect world.Everybody loves her.In 2012, she's still beautiful, charming, and surrounded by admirers.Veronica "Ronni" Johnson, licensed practical nurse and aspiring writer, meets the captivating Violet in the assisted living facility where... [Read More]

    • ASIN: 0578448831
    • ASIN: 0578448831
    • ISBN: 0578448831
    • Manufacturer: The Art of Dixie

  • Don't Say we didn't Know

    The Israeli – Palestinian conflict – a new approach!This book is formulated with the understanding that on both sides of the Israeli – Palestinian conflict there are people who want the same thing: peace and protection of human rights. This fact is also what inspires the author to address some very moral questions and raise constructive and productive explanations about:Why don’t people want to know about their own country’s crimes?Why do Human Rights and Peace movements’ activities evoke such strong opposition?This book focuses on the positive aspects of those questions and takes ... [Read More]

    • ASIN: B07MLNZ5VL
    • ASIN: B07MLNZ5VL

  • We Were the Lucky Ones

    NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERInspired by the incredible true story of one Jewish family separated at the start of World War II, determined to survive—and to reunite—We Were the Lucky Ones is a tribute to the triumph of hope and love against all odds   “Love in the face of global adversity? It couldn't be more timely.” —Glamour   It is the spring of 1939 and three generations of the Kurc family are doing their best to live normal lives, even as the shadow of war grows closer. The talk around the family Seder table is of new babies and budding romance, not of the increasing hardships thr... [Read More]

    • ASIN: 0399563083
    • ASIN: 0399563083
    • ISBN: 0399563083
    • Brand: VIKING
    • Manufacturer: Viking

  • Chaos me! The Unbelievably Funny and Smart Story of How Randomness Improves Your Brain

    The way chaos improves your creativity and enhances your life!Our brains adapt so readily to training regimens, that such routines lose their benefits over time. This book explores ways to get past these obstacles by setting aside order and routine and seeking what many tend to think of as anathema to normal living – chaos. This chaos which is achieved by mixing up the brain in a figurative blender, can improve its neuron connections and by doing so, help develop greater creativity and open up new ways to enhance life and living.The loss of Dan’s wife to a terminal illness jolts him into m... [Read More]

    • ASIN: B07MGHHY6G
    • ASIN: B07MGHHY6G

  • That Month in Tuscany

    Bestselling, RITA Ⓡ Award Winning author Inglath Cooper writes you the perfect excuse to put down the to do list and get lost in a trip to Tuscany with resigned-to-her-life housewife Lizzy Harper and burnt-out rock star Ren Sawyer. . .If you had told me I would be heading off to Italy to celebrate my twenty-year anniversary without my workaholic husband, or that I would end up getting drunk on the plane ride over and falling on the lap of the rock star my daughter has a poster of hanging in her dorm room, I would have said oh, sure, right.But, well, that is exactly what happened. And when we... [Read More]

    • ASIN: 0997341521
    • ASIN: 0997341521
    • ISBN: 0997341521
    • Manufacturer: Fence Free Entertainment, LLC

  • Best Self: Be You, Only Better

    New York Times Bestseller Foreword by Dr. Phil McGrawAsk yourself…are you truly who you want to be? Is this the life you really want? Are you living each day as your best self? What can you change, today?How would you answer those questions? Think about your daily life. Are you thriving, or going through the motions? Are your days full of work, relationships and activities that are true to your authentic self, or do you feel trapped on a treadmill of responsibility? If you dream of a better life, now is the time to turn your dream into reality. And the tools you need are within your grasp, t... [Read More]

    • ASIN: 0062911732
    • ASIN: 0062911732
    • ISBN: 0062911732
    • Manufacturer: Dey Street Books

  • Ordinary Grace: A Novel

    NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER WINNER OF THE 2014 EDGAR AWARD FOR BEST NOVEL WINNER OF THE 2014 DILYS AWARD A SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL BEST BOOK OF 2013 From New York Times bestselling author William Kent Krueger, a brilliant new novel about a young man, a small town, and murder in the summer of 1961.“That was it. That was all of it. A grace so ordinary there was no reason at all to remember it. Yet I have never across the forty years since it was spoken forgotten a single word.” New Bremen, Minnesota, 1961. The Twins were playing their debut season, ice-cold root beers were selling out at the so... [Read More]

    • ASIN: B008J2G5Y6
    • ASIN: B008J2G5Y6
    • Brand: Unknown
    • Manufacturer: Atria Books

  • In Fact : The Best of Creative Nonfiction

    A tenth anniversary collection of twenty-five narrative essays originally published in the journal, Creative Nonfiction, includes Lauren Slater's discussion of her work as a therapist at an institution where she was once a patient, John

    • UPC: 3164130
    • Rating: 3.0

  • The Best Creative Nonfiction

    Gutkind and the staff of his landmark journal "Creative Nonfiction" have culled alternative publications, 'zines, blogs, literary journals, and other often overlooked publications in search of new voices and innovative ideas--essays and articles written with

    • UPC: 5649635
    • Rating: 3.0

  • The Girl on the Best Seller List

    A satire of Peyton Place originally published in 1960 from the author of Spring Fire and The Damnation of Adam

    • UPC: 50845755

  • The Best Creative Nonfiction (Vol. 3) - eBook

    “Intelligent but accessible, and often poignant . . . [by] the biggest talents on the essay and blog beat.” —Publishers Weekly (on Vol. 2)Anyone still asking, “What is creative nonfiction?” will find the answer in

    • UPC: 270394328
    • Rating: 4.167

  • The Best Creative Nonfiction Vol. 2

    "Blending precise research and astute observation with flavorful, fascinating narratives." Publishers Weekly, starred review (for Vol.

    • UPC: 8029650
    • Rating: 4.167

  • Stand by Me: The Uplifting and Heartbreaking Best Seller You Need to Read This Year

    "They'll always have each other... won't they? Lisa and Elliot have been best friends since the day they met as children. Twenty years later, life has pulled the pair apart and Lisa is struggling. Her

    • UPC: 919235971

  • The View from the Cheap Seats : Selected Nonfiction

    An enthralling collection of nonfiction essays on a myriad of topics from art and artists to dreams, myths, and memories observed in #1 New York Times bestselling author Neil Gaiman s probing, amusing, and distinctive

    • UPC: 55344941
    • Rating: 4.313

  • The Best Creative Nonfiction, Volume 3

    Intelligent but accessible, and often poignant . . . [by] the biggest talents on the essay and blog beat. Publishers Weekly (on Vol.

    • UPC: 10743963
    • Rating: 3.571

  • The New New Journalism : Conversations with America's Best Nonfiction Writers on Their Craft

    A collection of interviews and dialogues with eighteen leading nonfiction writers sheds new light on the ways in which the authors perfect their craft, as well as how they conduct interviews, gather information, and decide

    • UPC: 2699693
    • Rating: 4.0

  • The Pushcart Prize XLIII : Best of the Small Presses 2019 Edition

    "More good poems, essays and stories are found in these presses than any other place on the planet." Richard

    • UPC: 856556079

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