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Series: Evergreens Dead Souls Paperback Nikolai Gogol 9781847496287 $11.00 FICTION Aug 15, 2017

A mysterious stranger named Chichikov arrives in a small provincial Russian town andproceeds to visit a succession of landowners, making each of them an unusual andsomewhat macabre proposition. He offers to buy the rights to the dead serfs who arestill registered on the landowner's estate, thus reducing their liability for taxes. It is notclear what Chichikov's intentions are with the dead serfs he is purchasing, and despitehis attempts to ingratiate himself, his strange behaviour arouses the suspicions of everyonein the town.A biting satire of... + Read More
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Series: Evergreens Moby Dick Paperback Herman Melville 9781847496447 $11.00 FICTION Jan 09, 2018

When the young Ishmael gets on board Captain Ahab's whaling ship, little does he suspect that the mission on which he is about to embark is the fulfilment of his master's obsessive desire for revenge on Moby Dick, a white whale who has already claimed countless human victims and destroyed many fleets. With some sinister crew members in their midst and the hazardous conditions of the sea to contend with, the expedition becomes increasingly dangerous the closer it gets to its quarry.One of the great American novels, if not the greatest, Moby Dick... + Read More
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Series: Evergreens The War of the Worlds Paperback H.G. Wells 9781847496461 $11.00 FICTION Jul 25, 2017

When an army of invading Martians lands in England, panic and terror seize the population. As the aliens traverse the country in huge three-legged machines, incinerating all in their path with a heat ray and spreading noxious toxic gases, the people of the Earth must come to terms with the prospect of the end of human civilization and the beginning of Martian rule.Inspiring films, radio dramas, comic-book adaptations, television series and sequels, The War of the Worlds is a prototypical work of science fiction which has influenced every alien ... + Read More
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Series: Evergreens The Time Machine Paperback H.G. Wells 9781847496270 $11.00 FICTION Sep 19, 2017

A Victorian scientist and inventor creates a machine for propelling himself through time, and voyages to the year AD 802701, where he discovers a race of humanoids called the Eloi. Their gently indolent way of life, set in a decaying cityscape, leads the scientist to believe that they are the remnants of a once great civilization. He is forced to revise this assessment when he comes across the cave dwellings of threatening ape-like creatures known as Morlocks, whose dark underground world hemust explore to discover the terrible secrets of this ... + Read More
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Series: Devils Paperback Fyodor Dostoevsky 9781847496416 $19.00 FICTION Jan 23, 2018

As ideological ferment grips Russia, a small group of revolutionaries, led by Pyotr Verkhovensky and inspired by Nikolai Stavrogin, plan to spread destruction and anarchy throughout the country. Morally bankrupt, they are prepared to use whatever means necessary to achieve their goal, including murder and incitement to suicide. But when they are forced to test the limits of their doctrine and kill one of their own to secure the secrecy of their mission, the ragtag group breaks up in mutual recrimination.Devils is at once a compelling political ... + Read More
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Series: Evergreens The Invisible Man Paperback H.G. Wells 9781847496294 $11.00 FICTION Jul 18, 2017

The mysterious Griffin arrives at a picturesque English inn during a snowstorm, swaddled in bandages which cover his face and with his eyes hidden behind dark glasses. His odd get-up and irascible behavior intrigue the locals, who believe him to be the victim of an accident. However, the true reason for Griffin's outfit is far stranger: underneath those clothes, he is completely invisible. As the cause of Griffin's state of transparency is revealed, his nefarious and destructive intentions become clear.One of the foundational texts of science f... + Read More
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Series: Wabi-Sabi A Novel Paperback Francesc Miralles 9781846883989 $15.00 FICTION Aug 22, 2017

Living apart from his girlfriend Gabriela, from whom he seems to have grown gradually distant, university lecturer Samuel is shaken from his humdrum existence when he receives an anonymous postcard from Japan depicting a porcelain figurine of a cat and the words “wabi-sabi”, followed by the unexpected visit at work of a girl trying to identify the language of a strange, haunting song.This sets Samuel on a quest that will take him to the Land of the Rising Sun, not only to discover the meaning of the cryptic message, which may hold the key to so... + Read More
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Series: Silent Music Paperback Jane Hawking 9781846884122 $19.00 FICTION Aug 22, 2017

Growing up in London in the aftermath of the Second World War, Ruth is an observant and thoughtful child who finds herself in a confusing and mysterious adult world. She seeks refuge in her memories of her idyllic stays with her grandparents in the picturesque East Anglian countryside – which provide comforting visions of a simpler life. As she comes to terms with her surroundings and her own adolescence, Ruth finds the motivation to pursue the tantalizing dream which has governed her childhood, and discovers some family secrets along the way.A... + Read More
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Series: Evergreens Northanger Abbey Paperback Jane Austen 9781847496249 $11.00 FICTION Aug 22, 2017

While enjoying a six weeks' stay in fashionable Bath, the young and callow Catherine Morland is introduced to the delights of high society. Thanks to a new literary diet of the sensational and the macabre, Catherine travels to Northanger Abbey fully expecting to become embroiled in a Gothic adventure of intrigue and suspense – and, once there, soon begins to form the most gruesome and improbable theories about the exploits of its occupants.An early work, but published posthumously, Northanger Abbey is a parody of the Gothic genre typified by th... + Read More
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Series: Evergreens Paradise Paperback Dante Alighieri 9781847496478 $11.00 POETRY Jun 27, 2017

In the third and final part of The Divine Comedy, Dante recounts his journey through heaven, after the travails and torments of Hell and the arduous ascent of Mount Purgatory, creating a cosmology of the highest realm of creation which is astonishing in its complexity. In Dante's imagining, Paradise is formed out of concentric spheres surrounding the Earth, beginning with the Moon and ending with the Empyrean. Dante must traverse these ethereal regions guided by his beloved Beatrice, as a means of attaining wisdom, revelation and beatitude.Cont... + Read More
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Series: Evergreens Utopia Paperback Thomas More 9781847496256 $13.50 PHILOSOPHY Oct 24, 2017

In Thomas More's hugely influentialUtopia, a traveller recounts his discovery of an island nation in which the inhabitants enjoy unprecedented social cohesion and justice. The book imagines a community in which laws, personal relations and professional ambition are based on reason, in contrast with the tradition-bound superstitions of Europe, which were, in More's eyes, impediments to equality and peaceful coexistence.One of the indicators of the profound cultural and political influence of More's masterpiece is today's common use of the word “... + Read More
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Series: On the Eve Paperback Ivan Turgenev 9781847496324 $15.00 FICTION Jul 18, 2017

On the eve of the Crimean War, the young, headstrong Yelena, the daughter of aristocratic Russian parents, falls in love with a revolutionary from Bulgaria named Insarov. Facing the wrath and disapproval of her family, Yelena abandons her home to follow Insarov to Bulgaria. Their fateful match sets in motion a series of tragic events which challenge notions of love, revolution and idealism.A highly controversial work upon its original publication, Ivan Turgenev's On the Eve is now recognized as one of the masterpieces of Russian literature and ... + Read More
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Series: Evergreens The Thirty-Nine Steps Paperback John Buchan 9781847496454 $11.00 FICTION Jun 27, 2017

When Richard Hannay finds the corpse of freelance spy Franklin P. Scudder in his London flat, he goes on the run, fearing that his life is in danger. Scudder had previously revealed that he was investigating a ring of German spies, who were conspiring to sabotage Britain's war capability. Hannay becomes both hunter and hunted as he struggles to unravel the tangled threads of this plot while staying one step ahead of his pursuers, who will stop at nothing to keep their nefarious secrets.First published in 1915, John Buchan's definitive spy novel... + Read More
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Series: Love and Friendship Paperback Jane Austen 9781847496331 $15.00 FICTION Aug 22, 2017

These inventive and entertaining pieces display the early sparkles of wit and imagination of Jane Austen's mature fiction. Written when she was only in her teens, they are by turns amusing, acerbic and occasionally downright silly.'Love and Friendship' and 'Lesley Castle' provide parodies of the gentry and the fashionable idea of sensibility of the time. 'A History of England' supplies us with a lively chronicle of English monarchic history. Also included in this collection are 'The Three Sisters', 'Catharine', the series of vignettes known as ... + Read More
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Series: Evergreens Middlemarch Paperback George Eliot 9781847496041 $13.50 FICTION Mar 20, 2018

The most ambitious narrative of nineteenth-century realism, Middlemarch tells the story of an entire town in the years leading up to the Reform Bill of 1832, a time when modern methods were starting to challenge old orthodoxies. Eliot's sophisticated and acute characterization gives rich expression to every nuance of feeling, and vividly brings to life the town's inhabitants – including the young idealist Dorothea Brooke, the dry scholar Casaubon, the young, passionate reformist doctor Lydgate, the flighty young beauty Rosamond and the old, sec... + Read More
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Series: Just So Stories Paperback Rudyard Kipling 9781847496379 $13.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 9 - 11 Jun 13, 2017

Originally told by Rudyard Kipling to his children at bedtime, this compendium of witty tales imagines how animals came to be as they are now. Discover how the massive whale got a tiny throat by swallowing a mariner, how the lazy camel got a hump so that he had no excuse not to work, and why the leopard's spots were painted on.Kipling's imagination runs wild as he creates charming origin stories that still enchant and delight children to this day. This edition features Kipling's iconic original illustrations.
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Series: The Wind in the Willows Paperback Kenneth Grahame 9781847496386 $13.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 9 - 11 Jul 11, 2017

Depicting the adventures of Rat, Mole, Badger and the pretentious Mr Toad, The Wind in the Willows sees these four animals getting into all sorts of trouble as they wander along the river, through the Wild Wood and around the grand Toad Hall.Adapted for the stage by A.A. Milne as Toad of Toad Hall, and recreated for film and TV numerous times, Kenneth Grahame's tale has been an essential part of every English child's formative reading for over a century, with new generations of readers succumbing to its charm, wit and wonder.
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Series: The House in the Tree Paperback Bianca Pitzorno 9781846884108 $14.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 9 - 11 Jul 11, 2017

All children dream of having a secret house where they can live on their own, far from any rules and regulations. But not all of them are as lucky as Aglaia, who lives at the top of a magical tree together with her friend Bianca and an incredible host of flying dogs, talking cats, carnivorous flowers and children who speak in verse.Inventively illustrated by Quentin Blake, Aglaia's adventures – and her battles with the gruff Signor Brullo and the woodmen who want to cut down the tree – are sure to enchant and inspire the imagination of every child.
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Series: Anne of Green Gables Paperback L.M. Montgomery 9781847496393 $14.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 9 - 11 Jul 25, 2017

Anne is an orphan with a penchant for daydreaming and distinctive flaming-red hair that catches the eye of everyone she meets. She is overjoyed to be sent to Green Gables, the Cuthberts' farm, which she imagines to be the home she has always dreamt of. When her new family, who had been expecting the arrival of a boy, display reservations about the newcomer, Anne must win them over with her charm, beauty and intelligence and find a way to fit in.Originally published in 1908, L.M. Montgomery's Anne of Green Gables has come to be acclaimed as one ... + Read More
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Series: The Mysterious Librarian Paperback Dominique Demers 9781846884153 $13.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 6 - 9 Jun 06, 2017

When the mysterious and eccentric Miss Charlotte arrives in the village of Saint-Anatole to take over the tiny library, the locals are surprised to find out that she does things differently. Wearing a long blue dress and a giant hat, she takes her books out for a walk in a wheelbarrow and shows the children that reading can be fun and useful. Sometimes she is so caught up in the magic of the stories she shares with her audience that she forgets all sense of reality – so much so that one dayshe loses consciousness and the children must find a wa... + Read More
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Series: Five Children and It Paperback E. Nesbit 9781847496362 $13.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 9 - 11 Jun 13, 2017

When Cyril, Anthea, Robert, Jane and their baby brother start exploring a gravel pit not far from their new countryside home, they make an unexpected and very curious discovery. The gravel pit is home to a Psammead, a sand fairy. This ugly creature has eyes like a snail, ears like a bat and the body of a spider, and is very grumpy indeed. He grants the children one wish every day, and though they are excited to have all their desires fulfilled, they soon realize that having one's wishes cometrue can have unexpected consequences…E. Nesbit's much... + Read More
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Series: The Porridge Plot Paperback Che Golden 9781846884146 $13.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 9 - 11 Sep 19, 2017

When Maya and her family move to the countryside, strange things start to happen at night. Who is it that keeps tidying the house after everyone has gone to bed? While her parents don't believe her, Maya knows that there is a mysterious creature living in their new home. This unwanted resident gets very upset when it realizes it won't be getting the bowl of porridge it expects to receive in exchange for doing the housekeeping. As the furious creature wreaks havoc on the household, will Maya and her family find a way to resolve this situation, o... + Read More
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Series: The Story of a Snail Who Discovered the Importance of Being Slow Paperback Luis Sepulveda 9781846884139 $14.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 9 - 11 Jun 13, 2017

Rebelde the snail can't stop asking his fellow molluscs awkward questions, starting with: why are we so slow? When he is finally banished from the snail community because of this, he is forced to travel the world alone. As he explores in his slow snail-like way, Rebelde makes new friends and goes on plenty of adventures, gaining wisdom from every new encounter. But when he finds out his friends are in danger, he decides to rush home to warn them. Will he get there in time to save them?Luis SepÃºlveda's bestselling The Story of a Snail Who Disco... + Read More
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Series: Little Lord Fauntleroy Paperback Frances Hodgson Burnett 9781847496355 $14.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 9 - 11 Jun 06, 2017

Growing up in a poor New York neighbourhood, Cedric Errol appears to be a normal American boy. However, as he discovers when he meets his grandfather, the Earl of Dorincourt, he is actually Lord Fauntleroy, and is expected to become an English gentleman. Whisked away from his mother and his friends, Cedric must find a way to convince his grandfather to send him home and show him that there is more to nobility than titles and wealth.First published in 1886, Little Lord Fauntleroy was Frances Hodgson Burnett's first children's novel, and was huge... + Read More
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Series: The Many Selves of Katherine North Paperback Emma Geen 9781408858455 $23.00 FICTION Aug 15, 2017

A mind-bending literary fantasy about identity and empathy in which readers see the world through animals' eyes.When we first meet Kit, she's a fox.Nineteen-year-old Kit works for the research department of Shen Corporation as a phenomenaut. She's been "jumping"--projecting her consciousness, through a neurological interface--into the bodies of lab-grown animals made for the purpose of research for seven years, which is longer than anyone else at ShenCorp, and longer than any of the scientists thought possible. She experiences a multitude of ot... + Read More
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Series: Bring Me the Head of Ivy Pocket Paperback Caleb Krisp 9781408858721 $13.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 9 - 11 Jul 11, 2017

Our magnificently infuriating heroine is on the very brink of her greatest adventure: bound for London and Prospa House to save Anastasia Radcliff and young Rebecca Butterfield from fates worse than death. But there are difficulties at every turn. The devious Miss Always and her devilish Locks are in hot pursuit. Anastasia is gone, taken by her evil sister-in-law Estelle and hidden in a place no one will ever find her. And worst of all, the Clock Diamond is no longer working, blocking Ivy's route to Prospa. There's a mystery to be unpicked and ... + Read More
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Series: Dogs and Doctors Paperback Elen Caldecott 9781408876060 $11.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 9 - 11 May 09, 2017

The final title in the brilliantMarsh Road Mysteries adventure series by hugely popular children's author Elen Caldecott. For fans of theLaura Marlin Mysteries by Lauren St John.Meet Piotr, Minnie, Andrew, Flora and Sylvie – the Marsh Road Mystery solvers.Sylvie Hampshire is in hospital. She knows she's responsible enough to take control of her diabetes medication, but now she has to prove it on the hospital ward. She's only been there a couple of hours when Barry, a therapy dog, goes missing in suspicious circumstances. It's time to bring in t... + Read More
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Series: Instrumental A Memoir of Madness, Medication, and Music Hardcover James Rhodes 9781632866967 $36.00 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Feb 07, 2017

“A mesmeric combination of vivid, keen, obsessive precision and raw, urgent energy.” --Zoe Williams,Guardian“Thrilling and harrowing . . . Unsurpassed and unsurpassable.” --Sunday TimesJames Rhodes's passion for music has been his lifeline--the thread that has held through a life encompassing abuse and turmoil. But whether listening to Rachmaninov on a loop as a traumatized teenager or discovering a Bach adagio while in a hospital ward, he survived his demons by encounters with musical miracles. These--along with a chance encounter with a stran... + Read More
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Series: CLEP Official Study Guide 2018 Paperback The College Board 9781457309298 $28.99 STUDY AIDS Aug 01, 2017

LikeThe Official SAT Study Guide™, this is theonlyofficial study guide for CLEP, developed and published by the test makers. The book has remained the most popular study aid for CLEP exams. Interest in CLEP is high among graduating high school students, adults returning to college, homeschool students and those in online degree programs, active-duty military personnel and military veterans.
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Series: Writing Radar Using Your Journal to Snoop Out and Craft Great Stories Hardcover Jack Gantos 9780374304560 $24.99 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 9 - 12 Aug 29, 2017

The Newbery Award–winning author ofDead End in Norveltshares advice for how to be thebest brilliant writer in this funny and practical creative writing guide perfect for all kids who dream of seeing their name on the spine of a book.With the signature wit and humor that have garnered him legions of fans, Jack Gantos instructs young writers on using their "writing radar" to unearth story ideas from their everyday lives. Incorporating his own misadventures as a developing writer, Gantos inspires readers to build confidence and establish good writ... + Read More
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Series: Backfield Boys A Football Mystery in Black and White Hardcover John Feinstein 9780374305925 $24.99 YOUNG ADULT FICTION Age (years) from 12 - 18 Aug 29, 2017

InBackfield Boys, renowned sports journalist andNew York Times–bestselling author John Feinstein tells a thrilling story of friendship, football, and a fight for justice.Freshman footballers Jason Roddin and Tom Jefferson are a perfect pair: Jason is a blazing-fast wide-receiver, while his best friend Tom has all the skills a standout quarterback needs. After summer football camp at an elite sports-focused boarding school, the boys are thrilled to be invited back with full-ride scholarships.But on day one of practice, they’re shocked when the t... + Read More
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Series: The Incest Diary Hardcover Anonymous 9780374175559 $28.00 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Jul 18, 2017

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Series: The Guineveres A Novel Paperback Sarah Domet 9781250086624 $29.99 FICTION Jul 11, 2017

“Deft and lovely…The perfect weight, in all ways. It’s suitable for a vacation, and you can describe it in one inviting line, but then it keeps unfolding and deepening, taking unexpected turns.”—TheNew York Times Book ReviewTo four girls who have nothing, their friendship is everything: they are each other’s confidants, teachers, and family. The girls are all named Guinevere—Vere, Gwen, Ginny, and Win—and it is the surprise of finding another Guinevere in their midst that first brings them together. They come to The Sisters of the Supreme Adora... + Read More
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Series: Pantsuit Nation Hardcover Libby Chamberlain 9781250153326 $38.99 POLITICAL SCIENCE May 09, 2017

An inspiring collection of stories and photographs that capture what it means to live, work, love, and resist in America—from the Facebook group with millions of engaged and impassioned members.In October 2016, Maine resident Libby Chamberlain created a “secret” Facebook group encouraging a handful of friends to wear pantsuits to the polls. Overnight, the group of thirty exploded to 24,000 members. By November 8, the group was three million strong. Since Pantsuit Nation’s inception, its members have shared personal stories that illustrate the c... + Read More
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Series: Famous Nathan A Family Saga of Coney Island, the American Dream, and the Search for the Perfect Hot Dog Paperback Lloyd Handwerker 9781250074553 $31.25 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY May 02, 2017

From a Nickel to an Empire Before the gut-busting eating contests and franchise stores across the country, there was a single man, Nathan Handwerker. An Eastern European Jewish immigrant who left the small provincial world he knew for a fresh start in America, Nathan arrived at Ellis Island speaking not a word of English, unable to read or write, and with twenty-five dollars hidden in his shoes. He had a simple goal: work hard and carve out a piece of the American dream. But history had bigger plans for Nathan.Beginning in 1916, with just fiv... + Read More
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Series: Dig If You Will the Picture Funk, Sex, God and Genius in the Music of Prince Hardcover Ben Greenman 9781250128379 $39.00 MUSIC Apr 11, 2017

Named one of the best music books of 2017 byThe Wall Street JournalA unique and kaleidoscopic look into the life, legacy, and electricity of the pop legend Prince and his wideranging impact on our cultureBen Greenman,New York Times bestselling author, contributing writer to theNew Yorker, and owner of thousands of recordings of Prince and Prince-related songs, knows intimately that there has never been a rock star as vibrant, mercurial, willfully contrary, experimental, or prolific as Prince. Uniting a diverse audience while remaining singularl... + Read More
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Series: Little Elliot Little Elliot, Fall Friends Hardcover Mike Curato 9781627796408 $24.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 4 - 8 Aug 29, 2017

It's autumn in the Big City! Little Elliot and Mouse love the hustle and bustle of the city streets. But sometimes it feels like there are too many people, too many noises—just too much! The best friends decide to get out of town for a vacation in the countryside. There, they'll discover the sights and smells of autumn in the country. Everything is more fun when shared with a friend!
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Series: The Day the World Went Nuclear Dropping the Atom Bomb and the End of World War II in the Pacific Hardcover Bill O'Reilly 9781250120335 $27.99 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 10 - 14 Jun 20, 2017

Autumn 1944. World War II is nearly over in Europe, but in the Pacific, American soldiers face an enemy who will not surrender, despite a massive and mounting death toll. Meanwhile, in Los Alamos, New Mexico, Dr. J. Robert Oppenheimer and his team of scientists are preparing to test the deadliest weapon known to mankind. Newly inaugurated president Harry Truman faces the most important political decision in history: whether to use that weapon.Adapted from Bill O'Reilly's historical thrillerKilling the Rising Sun, with characteristically grippin... + Read More
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Series: Fairy Animals of Misty Wood Poppy the Pony and Hailey the Hedgehog Bindup Fairy Animals of Misty Wood Hardcover Lily Small 9781250130792 $12.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 5 - 8 Jan 17, 2017

Poppy the Pony and Hailey the Hedgehog Bindup is a special two-books-in-one volume starring two characters from the enchanted world of writer/illustrator Lily Small’s Fairy Animals of Misty Wood--and features fun activites.InPoppy the Pony...Poppy the Pony loves soaring through Misty Wood, but she's too scared to talk to any of the other fairy animals. One day a thunderstorm comes, and Poppy discovers she is braver than she ever knew.InHailey the Hedgehog...Hailey the Hedgehog is very excited about the Christmas Parade. It's her favorite time o... + Read More
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Series: Blind Item Blind Item Hardcover Kevin Dickson 9781250122254 $37.99 FICTION Jun 06, 2017

AnLA TimesBestsellerOne ofPeople Magazine's “Summer’s Best Books”“Summer’s hottest new beach read, a juicy tome inspired by real-life Hollywood stories and scandals.” —E! Online“Adishy summer readabout Hollywood’s underbelly, featuring twists on real celebrity scandals that weren’t fit for print in their original state.” —ET Online"This book is as outrageous as any true life tabloid scandal—a must read!"—Jenny McCarthy, talk show host, actress andNew York Times-bestselling author ofBelly LaughsNo one knows her name, but now everyone wants to.As... + Read More
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Series: The Dry A Novel CD-Audio Jane Harper 9781250117601 $60.99 FICTION Jan 10, 2017

*INSTANTNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER**Winner of the CWA's Gold Dagger Award**Winner of an AudioFile Eaphones Award*“A breathless page-turner, driven by the many revelations Ms. Harper dreams up…You’ll love [her] sleight of hand…A secret on every page.”—The New York Times“One of the most stunning debuts I've ever read…Every word is near perfect.” —David BaldacciA small town hides big secrets inThe Dry, an atmospheric debut mystery by award-winning author Jane Harper.After getting a note demanding his presence, Federal Agent Aaron Falk arrives in hi... + Read More
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Series: The Ambler Warning A Novel CD-Audio Robert Ludlum 9781427290557 $94.50 FICTION Dec 27, 2016

"Welcome to Robert Ludlum's world...fast pacing, tight plotting, international intrigue." —Cleveland Plain Dealer In Robert Ludlum'sThe Ambler Warning, an agent breaks out of a top-security institution where the government has kept him drugged for years only to discover that he's not the person he thinks he is.On Parrish Island, a restricted island off the coast of Virginia, there is a little known and never visited psychiatric facility. There, far from prying eyes, the government stores former intelligence employees whose psychiatric state mak... + Read More
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Series: Writing Radar Using Your Journal to Snoop Out and Craft Great Stories CD-Audio Jack Gantos 9781427291219 $33.99 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 9 - 12 Aug 29, 2017

Newbery Award–winning author Jack Gantos shares advice for how to be thebest brilliant writer in this funny and practical writing guide perfect for all kids who dream of seeing their name on the spine of a book.With the signature wit and humor that have garnered him legions of fans, Gantos instructs young writers on using their "writing radar" to find story ideas in their own lives. Incorporating his own misadventures as a developing writer, Gantos inspires listeners to build confidence and establish good writing habits as they create and revis... + Read More
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Series: The ISIS Apocalypse The History, Strategy, and Doomsday Vision of the Islamic State CD-Audio William McCants 9781427276292 $48.99 POLITICAL SCIENCE Jan 10, 2017

The Islamic State is one of the most lethal and successful jihadist groups in modern history, surpassing even al-Qaeda. Thousands of its followers have marched across Syria and Iraq, subjugating millions, enslaving women, beheading captives, and daring anyone to stop them. Thousands more have spread terror beyond the Middle East under the Islamic State's black flag.How did the Islamic State attract so many followers and conquer so much land? By being more ruthless, more apocalyptic, and more devoted to state-building than its competitors. The s... + Read More
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Series: Flesh CD-Audio Kylie Scott 9781427276636 $62.99 FICTION Feb 28, 2017

From romance master Kylie Scott comesFlesh, a scintillating audiobook listeners won't be able to pause.Ali has been hiding in an attic since civilization collapsed eight weeks ago. When the plague hit, her neighbors turned into mindless, hungry, homicidal maniacs.Daniel has been a loner his entire life. Then the world empties, and he realizes that being alone isn't all it's cracked up to be.Finn is a former cop who is desperate for companionship and willing to do anything it takes to protect the survivors around him.When the three cross paths t... + Read More
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Series: Skin CD-Audio Kylie Scott 9781427276681 $55.99 FICTION Feb 21, 2017

From romance master Kylie Scott comesSkin, the second installment in the sizzling Flesh series. Who knew an apocalypse could be so sexy?Six months since the zombie plague struck, former librarian Roslyn Stewart has been holed up in a school with eight other survivors. But now the shelves in the school canteen are bare. The stranger at the gate has supplies that will ensure the group's ongoing survival but at a cost. He wants a woman.Nick is a man with a plan. He'll treat Roslyn like a queen, devoting the rest of his life to protecting and provi... + Read More
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Series: Man of the Year A Memoir CD-Audio Lou Cove 9781427291165 $62.99 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY May 23, 2017

For one 1970’s family, the center may not hold, but it certainly does fold.In 1978 Jimmy Carter mediates the Camp David Accords, Fleetwood Mac tops charts withRumours, Starsky fights crime with Hutch, and twelve-year-old Lou Cove is uprooted from the Upper West Side of Manhattan to Salem, Massachusetts– a backwater town of witches, Puritans, and sea-captain wannabes. After his eighth move in a dozen years, Lou figures he should just resign himself to a teenage purgatory of tedious paper routes, school bullies, and unrequited lust for every girl... + Read More
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Series: Two Good Dogs A Novel CD-Audio Susan Wilson 9781427291240 $55.99 FICTION Mar 07, 2017

Susan Wilson, the bestselling author ofOne Good Dog delivers another powerful audiobook of loyalty and love.Single mom Skye Mitchell has sunk her last dime into a dream, owning the venerable, if run-down LakeView Hotel in the Berkshire Hills. It’s here where she believes she’ll give her fourteen-year-old daughter Cody a better life. But being an innkeeper is more challenging than she imagined, and Cody still manages to fall in with the wrong crowd. In addition, Cody is keeping an earth-shattering secret that she’s terrified to reveal. The once ... + Read More
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Series: A Woman in Berlin Eight Weeks in the Conquered City: A Diary CD-Audio Anonymous 9781427291387 $64.50 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY May 16, 2017

ANew York Times Book ReviewEditors' ChoiceFor eight weeks in 1945, as Berlin fell to the Russian army, a young woman kept a daily record of life in her apartment building and among its residents. "With bald honesty and brutal lyricism" (Elle), the anonymous author depicts her fellow Berliners in all their humanity, as well as their cravenness, corrupted first by hunger and then by the Russians. "Spare and unpredictable, minutely observed and utterly free of self-pity" (The Plain Dealer, Cleveland),A Woman in Berlin tells of the complex World Wa... + Read More
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Series: Putin's Gambit A Novel CD-Audio Lou Dobbs 9781427261267 $64.50 FICTION Jun 27, 2017

From TV broadcaster Lou Dobbs and award-winning author James O. Born comesPutin's Gambit, an international financial thriller about a KGB plot to use a series of terrorist attacks as cover for a Russian military incursion into Estonia.Adjusting to civilian life has not been easy for former Marine Derek Walsh. As he navigates a brutal job on Wall Street and a challenging romance, he wonders if he could be doing more with his life. When an inexplicable $200 million dollar money transfer is made on his computer, he is thrust into the world of inte... + Read More
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Series: The Resurrection of Joan Ashby A Novel CD-Audio Cherise Wolas 9781427282439 $99.99 FICTION Sep 05, 2017

"That I got so worked up about a person who doesn't exist is a testament to Cherise Wolas's success in creating a complex and distinct fictional character." —The New York Times Book ReviewI viewed the consumptive nature of love as a threat to serious women. But the wonderful man I just married believes as I do—work is paramount, absolutely no children—and now love seems to me quite marvelous.These words are spoken to a rapturous audience by Joan Ashby, a brilliant and intense literary sensation acclaimed for her explosively dark and singular st... + Read More
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Series: Valerie Hart LoveMurder A Novel CD-Audio Saul Black 9781427285478 $74.99 FICTION Jul 25, 2017

*Winner of a 2017 AudioFile Earphones Award*"Suspense at a breakneck pace. Delaine demonstrates her talents as a narrator through realistic portrayals of a dizzying cast of male and female characters, both criminals and cops." —AudioFile MagazineWhen she’s called to the murder scene, the last thing San Francisco Homicide detective Valerie Hart is expecting is for Katherine Glass to walk back into her life. Six years earlier, revulsion and fascination had gripped the nation in equal measure, as beautiful, intelligent, charming—and utterly evil—K... + Read More
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Series: Apollo 8 The Thrilling Story of the First Mission to the Moon CD-Audio Jeffrey Kluger 9781427286833 $55.99 HISTORY May 16, 2017

This program includesa bonus conversation withCommanderFrank Borman plus archival audio from Apollo 8's lunar orbit and from the cockpit during the mission.The untold story of the historic voyage to the moon that closed out one of our blackest, bloodiest years with a nearly unimaginable triumphIn August 1968, NASA made a bold decision: in just sixteen weeks, the United States would launch humankind’s first flight to the moon. Only the year before, three astronauts had burned to death in their spacecraft, and since then the Apollo program had su... + Read More
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Series: Deadman's Cross Deadmen Walking A Deadman's Cross Novel CD-Audio Sherrilyn Kenyon 9781427287199 $62.99 FICTION May 09, 2017

#1New York Timesbestselling author Sherrilyn Kenyon debuts a sweeping new epic saga sure to appeal to her millions of fans!Deadmen tell their tales . . .To catch evil, it takes evil. Enter Devyl Bane—an ancient dark warlord returned to the human realm as one of the most notorious pirates in the New World. A man of many secrets, Bane makes a pact with Thorn—an immortal charged with securing the worst creations the ancient gods ever released into our world. Those powers have been imprisoned for eons behind enchanted gates . . . gates that a... + Read More
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Series: David Slaton Assassin's Code A David Slayton Novel CD-Audio Ward Larsen 9781427287311 $81.99 FICTION Aug 22, 2017

Step aside, Jason Bourne: David Slaton, the perfect assassin, returns for another adrenaline-packed adventure byUSA Todaybestselling author Ward Larsen inAssassin's Code.Former assassin David Slaton discovers a cryptic message: on a memory stick, a photograph of the man who will soon assume command of DGSI, France’s elite counterterrorism force. With that country reeling under a wave of ISIS attacks, Zavier Baland will be trusted to make the Republic safe again. The problem—Slaton has seen Baland’s face before. He is Ali Samir, a terrorist Slat... + Read More
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Series: The People We Hate at the Wedding A Novel CD-Audio Grant Ginder 9781427287328 $55.99 FICTION Jun 06, 2017

"It’s for the same audience that flocked toThe Nest, Where’d You Go, Bernadette? or dare I say a little book you might be a fan of,Crazy Rich Asians."—Kevin Kwan,New York Timesbestselling author ofCrazy Rich AsiansEntertainment Weekly's Summer Must-ReadAPublishers Weekly BEST SUMMER BOOKS, 2017Redbook's 10 Books You Have To Read This SummerRelationships are awful. They'll kill you, right up to the point where they start saving your life.Paul and Alice’s half-sister Eloise is getting married! In London! There will be fancy hotels, dinners at “it... + Read More
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Series: Would Everybody Please Stop? Reflections on Life and Other Bad Ideas CD-Audio Jenny Allen 9781427288639 $46.50 HUMOR Jun 06, 2017

"One of the funniest writers in America."That’s whatThe New Yorker’s Andy Borowitz calls Jenny Allen—and with good reason. In her debut essay collection, the longtime humorist and performer declares no subject too sacred, no boundary impassable.With her eagle eye for the absurd and hilarious, Allen reports from the potholes midway through life’s journey. One moment she’s flirting shamelessly—and unsuccessfully—with a younger man at a wedding; the next she’s stumbling upon X-rated images on her daughter’s computer. She ponders the connection bet... + Read More
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Series: Second Nature The Legacy of Ric Flair and the Rise of Charlotte CD-Audio Ric Flair 9781427288943 $55.99 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Dec 31, 2025

This program is read by the authors."Every person that aspires to be a professional in this business should take notes from Ric Flair." —John CenaWOOOOOO! Are you ready for this, WWE Universe?For the first time ever, wrestling's illustrious father-daughter duo “Nature Boy” Ric Flair and Charlotte come together to tell their legendary story.Ric Flair is a 16-time World Champion and two-time WWE Hall of Fame Inductee. His four-decades long wrestling career is recognized as one of the greatest of all time, but with success comes a price. Despite h... + Read More
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Series: Dewey Andreas Novel Power Down CD-Audio Ben Coes 9781427288974 $27.99 FICTION Aug 01, 2020

Introducing a major new thriller writer—in the vein of Vince Flynn and Brad Thor—and an electrifying character, Dewey Andreas.A major North American hydroelectric dam is blown up and the largest off-shore oil field in this hemisphere is destroyed in a brutal, coordinated terrorist attack. But there was one factor that the terrorists didn't take into account when they struck the Capitana platform off the coast of Colombia—slaughtering much of the crew and blowing up the platform—and that was the Capitana crew chief Dewey Andreas. Dewey, former A... + Read More
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Series: Dad's Army The making of a TV legend Hardcover Bill Pertwee 9781472827524 $29.00 PERFORMING ARTS Feb 18, 2025