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Gruen returns to the kind of storytelling she excelled at in Water for Elephants: a historical timeframe in an unusual setting with a moving love story. Think Scottish Downton Abbey.

A deeply divided nation. Vicious politics. A shamelessly partisan media. A president loathed by half the populace. Smuggling and gang warfare along the Mexican border. Armed citizens willing to stand their ground and take law into their own hands...

Now in a brand-new edition, newly updated throughout, including new material from the author,The Outlandish Companion is the comprehensive insider's guide to the first four books of Diana Gabaldon's bestselling series.

The Precious One is an unforgettable novel of family secrets, lost love, and dangerous obsession, a captivating tale with the deep characterization, piercing emotional resonance, and heartfelt insight that are the hallmarks of de los Santos's beloved works.

The grisly murder of a West Indies slave owner and the reappearance of a dangerous enemy from Sebastian St. Cyr's past combine to put C. S. Harris's “troubled but compelling antihero” (Booklist) to the ultimate test in this taut, thrilling mystery.

Possession. Power. Passion. New York Times bestselling novelist M. J. Rose creates her most provocative and magical spellbinder yet in this gothic novel set against the lavish spectacle of 1890s Belle Epoque Paris.

In riveting, beautiful prose, The World Before Us explores the powerful notion that history is a closely connected part of us-kept alive by the resonance of our daily choices-reminding us of the possibility that we are less alone today than we than we might think.

Rubin provides tools to help readers better understand themselves, and presents a clear, practical menu of strategies so readers can take an individualized approach. She tackles each strategy herself and in doing so shows us the importance of knowing ourselves and our own habit tendencies.

The untold and fascinating history of the unlikely artistic encounters between the US and China, the youngest and oldest of major powers.

In Cowed, globally recognized environmentalists Denis and Gail Boyer Hayes offer a revealing analysis of how our beneficial, centuries-old relationship with bovines has evolved into one that now endangers us.

The fearless, intimate, and inspiring story behind ESPN anchor Stuart Scott's unrelenting fight against cancer.

The remarkable story of how an artist and a scientist in seventeenth-century Holland transformed the way we see the world.

Pope Francis, the first Jesuit pope and the first from the Americas, offers a challenge to his church. Can he bring about significant change? Should he?

From cocktails to brunch to a full course dinner and dessert, popular food and television personality Curtis Stone brings easy elegance and flavor to the plate to up your game in the kitchen.

The untold story of an isolated French community that banded together to offer sanctuary and shelter to over 3,500 Jews in the throes of World War II.

Heretic is not a call to arms, but a passionate plea for peaceful change and a new era of toleration.

In Meet Me in Atlantis, Adams racks up frequent-flier miles tracking down these Atlantis obsessives, trying to determine why they believe it's possible to find the world's most famous lost city-and whether any of their theories could prove or disprove its existence.

On April 14, 1865, Good Friday, the Civil War claimed its ultimate sacrifice. President Lincoln Assassinated!! recaptures the dramatic immediacy of Lincoln's assassination, the hunt for the conspirators and their military trial, and the nation's mourning for the martyred president.

A masterpiece of warrior wisdom: how to be resilient, how to overcome obstacles not by 'positive thinking' or self-esteem, but by positive action.

In a provocative and practical look at modern stress, Seeking Serenity offers an empowering new message: Stress can serve as a guide to living our happiest and healthiest lives.

Psychiatry has come a long way since the days of chaining 'lunatics' in cold cells and parading them as freakish marvels before a gaping public. Jeffrey Lieberman, MD, reveals in his extraordinary and eye-opening book, the path to legitimacy for “the black sheep of medicine” has been anything but smooth.

This book, the fifth in Pelzer's nonfiction series, provides an honest and courageous look at the difficulties inherent in marriage, parenthood, work, and life from the perspective of someone who survived horrific physical and emotional terrors as a child.

A father's beautifully rendered memoir and humorous love letter to his extraordinary daughter Jillian, born with Down syndrome, that also shows us all how to live better.

A moving memoir about NPR host Scott Simon's connection to his mother-inspired by the popular tweets he shared during her death.

History buffs will rejoice at this splendid Team of Rivals-style group biography of the nation's first president and the men who served with him, who together created the office of the presidency that we know today.

Immersive reporting and dramatic storytelling set you right in the middle of the horrific superstorm of April 2011, a weather event that killed 348 people.

Bestselling author Harley Pasternak's proven plan to lose the most stubborn pounds and keep them off forever!

Once again blending multiple story strands that transcend time and place, author Andrew Smith tells the story of 15-year-old Ariel, a refugee from the Middle East who is the sole survivor of an attack on his small village.

Where do animals get their food? At the grocery store, of course! At the animal supermarket, polar bears happily prowl the seafood section, cats stock up on bottles of milk, and mice crowd around the cheese counter.

Bigfoot, the Mongolian Death Worm, and the Loch Ness Monster number among the many creatures lurking within these pages. Readers may have to look twice-the poems in this book are disguised as street signs, newspaper headlines, graffiti, milk cartons, and more!

With a beautiful, tender story of friendship and the meaning of family, Caroline Starr Rose delivers another historical gem.

Here is Book 4 of the 5-book New York Times-bestselling Fairyland series, which TIME Magazine calls 'one of the most extraordinary works of fantasy published so far this century.'

After escaping Internment, Morgan and her fellow fugitives land on the ground to finally learn about the world beneath their floating island home.

Twelve-year-old Pete Collison is a regular kid who loves Sam Spade detective books and radio crime dramas, but when an FBI agent shows up at Pete's doorstep accusing his father of being a Communist, Pete finds himself caught in a real-life mystery.

Life on the ranch means lots of time outside, either helping out with the cattle or tossing around a ball with the family. From football to soccer to basketball, Charlie's ready to jump into the game and take his team to victory-when he's not taking a nap.

Mia and her friends jump into the newly gurgling fountain of youth and swim to its very bottom. When they resurface, an astounding world awaits them-an entire underground civilization of humans, the Keepers of the Well.

A host of silly animals in dozens of combinations demonstrate all kinds of nontraditional families! Cleverly depicted as framed portraits, these goofy creatures offer a warm celebration of family love.

John Muir, while living at the base of Yosemite Falls in California, ventures up the trail from his cabin one night and has a harrowing waterfall adventure. Back matter roots the story in Muir's life's work as a conservationist and naturalist.

Max and his two brothers hop into a car and go looking for problems they can solve. They cruise down highway number 4 on their way to Shapeville, but they see an abandoned number along the way. Is it a 6? Is it a 9?

In this adorable kid's-eye view of what would happen if Mom went to school, a little girl imagines Mom School, where all moms learn their amazing skills, like fixing a bike tire and baking cupcakes.

In her first novel for middle-grade readers, bestselling author Alice Hoffman tells a bewitching story of love and friendship that is truly magical.

The Penderwicks in Spring is about fun and family and friends (and dogs), and what happens when you bring what's hidden into the bright light of the spring sun.

Seraphina took the literary world by storm with 8 starred reviews and numerous “Best of” lists. At last, her eagerly awaited sequel has arrived-and with it comes an epic battle between humans and dragons.

In this emotionally rich story, a little girl and her family live happily in Paris until Nazi soldiers arrive. She and her family must flee or risk being sent to a concentration camp, so they run into the woods, where they meet resistance fighters.

The thrilling finale to Kathy and Brendan Reichs' New York Times bestselling VIRALS series.

A brilliant, debut coming-of-age novel about a misanthropic young man learning to love, trust and truly be alive in an absurd world.

A picture book biography that's like Ocean's Eleven for third graders--only it's a true story!

Sophie knows lots of words, but she doesn't always use them. To tell her parents how she feels about things like naps, she prefers to speak in Hyena or Jellyfish language. 'Use your words, Sophie,' her parents urge.

Book two of the dazzling Winner's Trilogy is a fight to the death as Kestrel risks betrayal of country for love.

In Book 1 of Witherwood, Charlotte and Tobias are trapped within a sinister reform school and entangled in its dark secrets.