Best Authors To Read - April 2024

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: B07GVN38FX
• ASIN: B07GVN38FX
• Manufacturer: The Art of Dixie

1,000 Books to Read Before You Die: A Life-Changing List

“The ultimate literary bucket list.” —The Washington Post “If there’s a heaven just for readers, this is it.” —O, The Oprah Magazine          Celebrate the pleasure of reading and the thrill of discovering new titles in an extraordinary book that’s as compulsively readable, entertaining, surprising, and enlightening as the 1,000-plus titles it recommends. Covering fiction, poetry, science and science fiction, memoir, travel writing, biography, children’s books, history, and more, 1,000 Books to Read Before You Die ranges across cultures and through time to offer an eclec... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1523504455
• ASIN: 1523504455
• ISBN: 1523504455
• Brand: Workman Publishing Company
• Manufacturer: Workman Publishing Company

Educated: A Memoir

• ASIN: B072BLVM83
• ASIN: B072BLVM83
• Manufacturer: Random House

Beach Rental: An Emerald Isle, NC Novel (#1)

• ASIN: B00YB44EYO
• ASIN: B00YB44EYO
• Manufacturer: Kersey Creek Books

Squall

This book is RATED-R FOR LANGUAGE by the publisher.Bush pilot and family man Tom Stokes is about to face the worst day of his life. On a clear winter morning, he sets out to do some repairs on a remote hunt camp, leaving his five-year-old son and very pregnant wife snug in their beds.On the return trip, a squall forces him into an emergency landing and he winds up—quite literally—in the lap of petty criminal Dale Knight. Dale, now a fugitive from the law—and worse, from a merciless drug lord who just happens to be his brother—draws Tom into a web of mayhem and treachery that puts not o... [Read More]

• ASIN: B00RPM9MJ6
• ASIN: B00RPM9MJ6
• Manufacturer: Red Tower Publications

Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine: A Novel

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER AND THE PERFECT HOLIDAY GIFT A Reese Witherspoon Book Club Pick“Beautifully written and incredibly funny, Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine is about the importance of friendship and human connection. I fell in love with Eleanor, an eccentric and regimented loner whose life beautifully unfolds after a chance encounter with a stranger; I think you will fall in love, too!” —Reese WitherspoonNo one’s ever told Eleanor that life should be better than fine. Meet Eleanor Oliphant: She struggles with appropriate social skills and tends to say exactly what sh... [Read More]

• ASIN: B01KGZVTOE
• ASIN: B01KGZVTOE
• Manufacturer: Penguin Books

The Girl Who Lived: A Thrilling Suspense Novel

Ten years ago, four people were brutally murdered—one girl lived.No one believes her story. The police think she's crazy. Her therapist thinks she's suicidal. Everyone else thinks she's a dangerous drunk. They're all right—but did she see the killer?Best Mystery-Thriller eBook of the Year — Independent Publisher Book Awards 2018Winner Best Thriller — National Indie Excellence Awards 2018Winner Best Thriller — Silver Falchion Award 2018Finalist eBook Fiction — Indie Book Awards 2018Silver Medal Suspense — Reader’s Favorite Book Awards 2018Voted Most Loved Cover — NetGall... [Read More]

• ASIN: B076FNQWTF
• ASIN: B076FNQWTF
• Manufacturer: Greyson Media

How to Read Literature Like a Professor: A Lively and Entertaining Guide to Reading Between the Lines, Revised Edition

A thoroughly revised and updated edition of Thomas C. Foster’s classic guide—a lively and entertaining introduction to literature and literary basics, including symbols, themes and contexts, that shows you how to make your everyday reading experience more rewarding and enjoyable.While many books can be enjoyed for their basic stories, there are often deeper literary meanings interwoven in these texts. How to Read Literature Like a Professor helps us to discover those hidden truths by looking at literature with the eyes—and the literary codes-of the ultimate professional reader, the colle... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0062301675
• ASIN: 0062301675
• ISBN: 9780062301673
• Brand: Harper Perennial
• Manufacturer: Perennial

A Long Walk to Water: Based on a True Story

The New York Times bestseller A Long Walk to Water begins as two stories, told in alternating sections, about two eleven-year-olds in Sudan, a girl in 2008 and a boy in 1985. The girl, Nya, is fetching water from a pond that is two hours’ walk from her home: she makes two trips to the pond every day. The boy, Salva, becomes one of the "lost boys" of Sudan, refugees who cover the African continent on foot as they search for their families and for a safe place to stay. Enduring every hardship from loneliness to attack by armed rebels to contact with killer lions and crocodiles, Salva is a surv... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0547577311
• ASIN: 0547577311
• ISBN: 0547577311
• Brand: Clarion Books
• Manufacturer: HMH Books for Young Readers

Before We Were Yours: A Novel

THE BLOCKBUSTER HIT—A New York Times, USA Today, Wall Street Journal, and Publishers Weekly BestsellerFor readers of Orphan Train and The Nightingale comes a “thought-provoking [and] complex tale about two families, two generations apart . . . based on a notorious true-life scandal.”*Memphis, 1939. Twelve-year-old Rill Foss and her four younger siblings live a magical life aboard their family’s Mississippi River shantyboat. But when their father must rush their mother to the hospital one stormy night, Rill is left in charge—until strangers arrive in force. Wrenched from all tha... [Read More]

• ASIN: B01M14UN1J
• ASIN: B01M14UN1J
• Brand: Ballantine Books
• Manufacturer: Ballantine Books

When Never Comes

An Amazon Charts most-read and most-sold book.Author Barbara Davis deftly explores an emotionally charged landscape of pain, loss, and despair—and the risk one woman will take in the hope of loving again.As a teenage runaway and child of an addict, Christy-Lynn learned the hard way that no address was permanent, and no promise sacred. For a while, she found a safe haven in her marriage to bestselling crime novelist Stephen Ludlow—until his car skidded into Echo Bay. But Stephen’s wasn’t the only body pulled from the icy waters that night. When details about a mysterious violet-eyed blo... [Read More]

• ASIN: B073XJDDLJ
• ASIN: B073XJDDLJ
• Manufacturer: Lake Union Publishing

The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life (The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck (2 Book Series) 1)

#1 New York Times BestsellerOver 1 million copies soldIn this generation-defining self-help guide, a superstar blogger cuts through the crap to show us how to stop trying to be "positive" all the time so that we can truly become better, happier people.For decades, we’ve been told that positive thinking is the key to a happy, rich life. "F**k positivity," Mark Manson says. "Let’s be honest, shit is f**ked and we have to live with it." In his wildly popular Internet blog, Manson doesn’t sugarcoat or equivocate. He tells it like it is—a dose of raw, refreshing, honest truth that is sorely... [Read More]

• ASIN: B019MMUA8S
• ASIN: B019MMUA8S
• Brand: HarperOne
• Manufacturer: Harper

Bates' Guide to Physical Examination and History Taking

Perform an accurate, efficient, and effective physical examination with confidence.Bates’ Guide to Physical Examination and History Taking provides authoritative, step-by-step guidance on performing the patient interview and physical examination, applying clinical reasoning, shared decision-making, and other core assessment skills—all based on a firm understanding of clinical evidence. This highly regarded text includes fully illustrated, step-by-step techniques that outline the correct performance of the physical examination and an easy-to-follow two-column format featuring examination te... [Read More]

• ASIN: 146989341X
• ASIN: 146989341X
• ISBN: 9781469893419
• Manufacturer: LWW

God Is With You Every Day (Large Text Leathersoft)

It’s easier to face the day when you know God is with you.God Is With You Every Day is a brand-new 365-day devotional from Max Lucado, and his first new devotional since the creation of the Grace for the Moment® line. Max’s signature reassuring and encouraging voice, paired with the practical, relevant, and personal message that God is with you every day, makes a great way to start each day of the year.This devotional begins each week with a prayer and scripture, followed by six days of devotions and scripture for reflection. Weaving messages of comfort, grace, and encouragement, this b... [Read More]

• ASIN: B00ZRP74ZM
• ASIN: B00ZRP74ZM
• Brand: Thomas Nelson
• Manufacturer: Thomas Nelson

Cupid Stupid: (Contemporary Western Small Town Romance) (Return To Cupid, Texas Book 1)

Nothing says bad judgement like trying to prove a superstition true… Taylor Braxton, along with a few adventurous girlfriends, decides to test one such superstition on Valentine’s Day – the day Taylor’s ex-fiancé is to be married. A few bottles of wine help lower her inhibition and go a long way to giving her the courage to try to heal her broken heart. After all, Taylor reasons, what is the worst thing that can happen – the superstition of finding her true love might come true? Sheriff Ryan Jones is used to getting calls about the odd dancing around the downtown fountain. When yo... [Read More]

• ASIN: B06XTWXHMZ
• ASIN: B06XTWXHMZ
• Manufacturer: Virtual Bookseller, LLC

Lessons in Elocution : Or, Miscellaneous Pieces in Prose and Verse, Selected from the Best Authors, for the Perusal of Persons of Taste, and the Improvement of Youth in Reading and Speaking

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as

• UPC: 361817982

The Girl's First Help to Reading : Or, Selections from the Best Authors, by T.A. Buckley

The Girl's First Help to Reading: Or, Selections from the Best Authors, by T.A.

• UPC: 397906779

The Girl's Second Help to Reading: Selections from the Best Authors by T.A. Buckley

The Girl's Second Help to Reading: Selections from the Best Authors by T.A.

• UPC: 759767748

Arabic Reading Lessons : Consisting of Easy Extracts from the Best Authors, Together with a Vocabulary of All the Words Occurring in the Text: Also Some Explanatory Annotations, Etc

Arabic Reading Lessons: Consisting of Easy Extracts From the Best Authors, Together With a Vocabulary of All the Words Occurring in the Text : Also

• UPC: 961154591

Books Worth Reading; A Plea for the Best and an Essay Towards Selection, with Short Introductions to Many of the World's Great Authors

Books Worth Reading; A Plea for the Best and an Essay Towards Selection, with Short Introductions to Many of the World's Great

• UPC: 24283690

Arabic Reading Lessons: Consisting of Easy Extracts From the Best Authors, Together With a Vocabulary of All the Words Occurring in the Text : Also So

Arabic Reading Lessons: Consisting of Easy Extracts From the Best Authors, Together With a Vocabulary of All the Words Occurring in the Text : Also

• UPC: 642793055

Books Worth Reading; A Plea for the Best and an Essay Towards Selection, with Short Introductions to Many of the World's Great Authors

Books Worth Reading; A Plea for the Best and an Essay Towards Selection, with Short Introductions to Many of the World's Great

• UPC: 998612157

Lessons in Reading; Or, Miscellaneous Pieces in Prose and Verse, Selected from the Best English Authors. for the Improvement of the Youth of Both Sexes.

Lessons in Reading; Or, Miscellaneous Pieces in Prose and Verse, Selected from the Best English Authors. for the Improvement of the Youth of Both

• UPC: 246648465

Arabic Reading Lessons : Consisting of Easy Extracts from the Best Authors (1864)

Arabic Reading Lessons: Consisting of Easy Extracts from the Best Authors

• UPC: 731602247

The Ackworth Reading Book : Being Selections from the Best English Authors, in Prose and Poetry (1865)

The Ackworth Reading Book: Being Selections from the Best English Authors, in Prose and Poetry

• UPC: 382457289