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AN ECONOMIST AND NEW YORKER BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR - A fresh, exciting, "readable and informative" history (The New York Times) of seventeenth-century England, a time of revolution when society was on fire and simultaneously forging the modern world. - "Recapture[s] a lost...

From beloved authors Leah Thomas and Kali Wallace comes a sweeping dark queer YA romantasy, inspired by Icelandic folklore, about a witch and shepherd boy who find love in the darkest of places. Hrafn has seen too much.He welcomes death as the flames lick...

"Heart-stopping."--WASHINGTON POSTLegendary spy and art restorer Gabriel Allon is poised to become the chief of Israel's secret intelligence service. But on the eve of his promotion, events conspire to lure him into the field for one final operation. ISIS has detonated a massive bomb...

From the author of The Master and Brooklyn, Colm Tóibín weaves together the lives of three generations of estranged women as they reunite to witness and mourn the death of a brother, a son, and a grandson. It is Ireland in the early 1990s....

One of The New York Times's 100 Notable Books of 2024One of the Washington Post's 50 Best Nonfiction Books of 2024A Finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for History Finalist for the Zora Award A New York Public Library Top Ten Book...

Cornelius von Baerle lives only to cultivate the elusive black tulip and win a magnificent prize for its creation. But when his powerful godfather is assassinated, the unwitting Cornelius becomes caught up in a deadly political intrigue. Falsely accused of high treason by a...

Joe Hill's award-winning story collection, originally published as 20th Century Ghosts, featuring "The Black Phone," the basis for two major motion pictures (The Black Phone and Black Phone 2) from Universal Pictures and Blumhouse Productions.John is locked in a basement stained with the blood...

THE RETURN OF FIN MACLEOD, PETER MAY'S MUCH-LOVED HERO OF THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLING LEWIS TRILOGY. A MURDER The body of eighteen-year-old TV personality Caitlin is found abandoned on a remote beach at the head of An Loch Dubh - the Black Loch - on...

A definitive and surprising exploration of the history of Black horror films, after the rising success of Get Out, Candyman, and Lovecraft Country from creators behind the acclaimed documentary, Horror Noire.The Black Guy Dies First explores the Black journey in modern horror cinema, from...

From Glen Cook, the godfather of Grimdark, comes the first book in the Chronicles of The Black Company--an epic fantasy series, with millions of copies in print--following a group of hard-bitten mercenaries waging war on behalf of The Lady, who may very be the...

Readers join desperate pilots in the cockpit as they fight gravity and time in a plane that's falling out of the sky.Anyone who watches the news knows about the "black box." Officially called the cockpit voice recorder, the black box (which is actually Day-glo...

Biting is one of the most aggressive toddler behaviors that parents and childcare providers have to handle. Though the first bite can often com as a complete surprise--a normally mild-mannered child takes a chomp--the habit is a difficult one to break. This helpful guide...

In the eighteenth century, medicine underwent a mutation. For the first time, medical knowledge took on a precision that had formerly belonged only to mathematics. The body became something that could be mapped. Disease became subject to new rules of classification. And doctors begin...

2023 International Booker Prize, LonglistNew York Times Editors' Choice"A real-time study in crippling self-consciousness, the fragility of normalcy, and the reality of violence."-The New York TimesBuried deep in rural France, little remains of the isolated hamlet of the Three Lone Girls, save a few...

"Tarjei Vesaas has written the best Norwegian novel ever, The Birds-- it is absolutely wonderful, the prose is so simple and so subtle, and the story is so moving that it would have been counted amongst the great classics from the last century if...

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - Discover the lost Seuss! These rarely seen Dr. Seuss stories were published in magazines in the early 1950s and are finally available in book form. What's better than a lost treasure? Seven lost treasures! This book includes: -...

Learn about the most important discoveries and theories of this science in The Biology Book. Part of the fascinating Big Ideas series, this book tackles tricky topics and themes in a simple and easy to follow format. Learn about Biology in this overview guide...

With extensive research, real-world examples, and hands-on applications, this go-to guide offers a comprehensive look at the principles and practices of biochar--and all of its world-changing uses. Like many human discoveries, biochar has likely been invented, lost, and reinvented multiple times. It can be...

Newly updated edition!Discover everything you need to know about your constitutional freedoms in this fact-packed introduction to the Bill of Rights!You've probably heard before that the United States is a "free country." But what does that actually mean? Dive into the Bill of Rights...

Five classic Robert Munsch stories in one beautiful, gift-worthy treasury.With over 80 million books sold across the globe, Robert Munsch is the authority on stories kids love to hear read aloud. This gorgeous hardcover edition is the authoritative collection of Munsch!The Big Green Book...