Promotions - Title Listings - "Online Specials October 2014"

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ADULT FICTION - ADULT NON-FICTION - JUVENILE
ADULT FICTION Top
BITTER GREENS
FORSYTH,KATE
THOMAS DUNNE BKS
ISBN 978-1-250-04753-3
Est list price: $25.99
CLOTH
Charlotte-Rose de la Force has been banished from the court of Versailles by the Sun King, Louis XIV, after a series of scandalous love affairs. She is comforted by an old nun, Soeur Seraphina, who tells her the tale of a young girl who, a hundred years earlier, is sold by her parents for a handful of bitter greens.
PAYING GUESTS
WATERS,SARAH
RIVERHEAD
ISBN 978-1-59463-311-9
Est list price: $28.95
CLOTH
It is 1922, and London is tense. Ex-servicemen are disillusioned; the out-of-work and the hungry are demanding change. And in South London, in a genteel Camberwell villa-a large, silent house now bereft of brothers, husband, and even servants-life is about to be transformed as impoverished widow Mrs. Wray and her spinster daughter, Frances, are obliged to take in lodgers.
ROSE GOLD
MOSLEY,WALTER
DOUBLEDAY
ISBN 978-0-385-53597-7
Est list price: $25.95
CLOTH
Rose Gold is two colors, one woman, and a big headache.
SEVENTH SIGIL
WEIS,MARGARET
TOR
ISBN 978-0-7653-3350-6
Est list price: $27.99
CLOTH
Margaret Weis, the bestselling author of many adventure fantasies, delivers the climactic novel of the epic Dragon Brigade trilogy.
STONE MATTRESS
ATWOOD,MARGARET
NAN A. TALESE
ISBN 978-0-385-53912-8
Est list price: $25.95
CLOTH
A collection of highly imaginative short pieces that speak to our times with deadly accuracy.
ADULT NON-FICTION Top
FIRE SHUT UP IN MY BONES
BLOW,CHARLES
HOUGHTON MIFFLIN
ISBN 978-0-544-22804-7
Est list price: $27.00
CLOTH
A gorgeous, moving memoir of how one of America's most innovative and respected journalists found his voice by coming to terms with a painful past.
FLEA MARKET FABULOUS
SPENCER,LARA
STEWART TABORI & CHANG
ISBN 978-1-61769-095-2
Est list price: $25.95
PAPER
In her second book, New York Times-bestselling author Lara Spencer gives readers the inspiration and tools they need to tackle common design dilemmas in their homes.
GRATITUDE AND TRUST
WILLIAMS,PAUL
BLUE RIDER PR
ISBN 978-0-399-16719-5
Est list price: $27.95
CLOTH
A groundbreaking self-help book that applies classic recovery principles to help non-addicts find contentment and happiness.
LIVING COURAGEOUSLY
MEYER,JOYCE
FAITHWORDS
ISBN 978-1-455-51748-0
Est list price: $24.00
CLOTH
New York Times bestselling author Joyce Meyer explains how to receive courage from God so we may live to the fullest.
PATH APPEARS
KRISTOF,NICHOLAS
KNOPF
ISBN 978-0-385-34991-8
Est list price: $27.95
CLOTH
A Path Appears offers practical, results-driven advice on how best each of us can give and reveals the lasting benefits we gain in return.
PRESCRIPTION FOR LIFE
FURMAN,FACS
REVELL
ISBN 978-0-8007-2371-2
Est list price: $19.99
CLOTH
The good news is, simple, sustainable lifestyle changes can mean the difference between health and infirmity, between life and death. Putting his three decades of experience and education to work, Dr. Furman gives readers the strategies they need to live not just longer, but younger.
SIMPSONS FAMILY HISTORY
GROENING,MATT
ABRAMS
ISBN 978-1-419-71399-6
Est list price: $35.00
CLOTH
So you think you know the Simpsons? Well, think again! The Simpsons Family History unravels 25 years of Simpsons facts and fun and presents them in a never-before-seen chronological format.
SLIP OF THE KEYBOARD
PRATCHETT,TERRY
DOUBLEDAY
ISBN 978-0-385-53830-5
Est list price: $26.95
CLOTH
A Slip of the Keyboard is the first collection of Pratchett's nonfiction work, and it brings together the finest examples of his extraordinary wit and his persuasive prose.
ZERO TO ONE
THIEL,PETER
CROWN BUSINESS
ISBN 978-0-8041-3929-8
Est list price: $27.00
CLOTH
The great secret of our time is that there are still uncharted frontiers to explore and new inventions to create. In Zero to One, legendary entrepreneur and investor Peter Thiel shows how we can find singular ways to create those new things.
JUVENILE Top
FARMER AND THE CLOWN
FRAZEE,MARLA
BEACH LANE BOOKS
ISBN 978-1-442-49744-3
Est list price: $17.99
CLOTH
A baby clown is separated from his family when he accidentally bounces off their circus train and lands in a lonely farmer's vast, empty field. The farmer reluctantly rescues the little clown, and over the course of one day together, the two of them make some surprising discoveries about themselves-and about life!
INFINITE SEA
YANCEY,RICK
PUTNAM
ISBN 978-0-399-16242-8
Est list price: $18.99
CLOTH
Cassie Sullivan and her companions lived through the Others' four waves of destruction. Now, with the human race nearly exterminated and the 5th Wave rolling across the landscape, they face a choice: brace for winter and hope for Evan Walker's return or set our in search of other survivors.
JACK
DEPAOLA,TOMIE
NANCY PAULSEN BOOKS
ISBN 978-0-399-16154-4
Est list price: $17.99
CLOTH
A lively tale featuring a menagerie of enthusiastic animals.
MARLENE,MARLENE,QUEEN OF MEAN
LYNCH,JANE
RANDOM HOUSE
ISBN 978-0-385-37908-3
Est list price: $16.99
CLOTH
Marlene is the self-appointed queen of the playground, the sidewalk, and the school. She is small but mighty...intimidating! Known for her cruel ways, the little Queen of Mean has kids cowering in fear-until big Freddy stands up to her and says what everyone has been too fearful to say.
MISTER MAX: THE BOOK OF SECRETS
VOIGT,CYNTHIA
KNOPF
ISBN 978-0-307-97684-0
Est list price: $16.99
CLOTH
From Newbery Medalist Cynthia Voigt, Book II in the exciting adventures of Mister Max-12-year-old detective in disguise.
SEBASTIAN AND THE BALLOON
STEAD,PHILIP
ROARING BROOK PRESS
ISBN 978-1-59643-930-6
Est list price: $17.99
CLOTH
On a boring day, on a dull street, Sebastian sat high atop his roof-something he was never supposed to do. When he launched himself into the air in his balloon made of Grandma's afghans and patchwork quilts, his journey took on a life of its own and his boring day turned into the adventure of a lifetime.
SHEEP GO ON STRIKE
DUMONT,JEAN-FRANCOIS
EERDMANS
ISBN 978-0-8028-5470-4
Est list price: $16.00
CLOTH
This colorful, rollicking story demonstrates the importance of collaboration and teamwork and can lead to a wonderful conversation about the art of compromise.
SWAY
SPEARS,KAT
ST MARTIN'S
ISBN 978-1-250-05143-1
Est list price: $18.99
CLOTH
In this hilarious and often poignant debut YA, a young man who avoids emotional connection at all costs, is forced to open his heart when he meets the girl of his dreams.
WHAT TO DO WHEN YOU'RE SENT TO YOUR ROOM
STOTT,ANN
CANDLEWICK
ISBN 978-0-7636-6052-9
Est list price: $15.99
CLOTH
Ben is nothing if not prepared. So when he gets caught feeding his dinner to the dog (again) and is sent his room (again), he's up to the challenge of solitary confinement.
WHAT'S SO YUMMY?
HARRIS,ROBIE
CANDLEWICK
ISBN 978-0-7636-3632-6
Est list price: $15.99
CLOTH
Gus, Nellie, and baby Jake can't wait to go on a picnic! In the morning the family heads to their community garden, then to the farmer's market and the grocery store to gather vegetables, fruit, meat, and other fresh and delicious foods. Readers follow them through the day as they go home to prepare, cook, and pack up the goodies, then cap their day by eating a yummy meal in the park.
YOU ARE NOT MY FRIEND, BUT I MISS YOU
KIRK,DANIEL
ABRAMS
ISBN 978-1-419-71236-4
Est list price: $16.95
CLOTH
When two friends-a sock monkey and a plush toy dog-get into an argument during playtime, Monkey gets his feelings hurt and proclaims, 'You are not my friend!' But when he takes his ball to find someone new to play with, he quickly learns that maybe he hasn't been a very good friend, either.