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On a ravaged Earth, fate and circumstances bring together a disparate group of characters, including a fascist with dreams of a coup, a composer who plays his instrument with his mind, a First Lady who calls all the shots, and the world's last practicing...

Private investigator Cormoran Strike must track down a missing writer -- and a sinister killer bent on destruction -- in this "wonderfully entertaining" mystery (Harlan Coben, New York Times Book Review) that inspired the acclaimed HBO Max series C.B. Strike. When novelist Owen Quine...

*From the 25th U.S. Poet Laureate*National Book Award-winner and 25th U.S. Poet Laureate Arthur Sze presents a one-of-a-kind anthology that vividly traces Chinese poetry from its centuries-old lyrical traditions up to the present day.In The Silk Dragon II, National Book Award-winning poet Arthur Sze...

Trust is a matter of life and death when secrets and lies threaten a new marriage in a twisting novel of psychological suspense by a Washington Post bestselling author.Writer and newlywed Jade Westmore has finally found her forever in husband Wells, a charming, successful,...

"Chamberlain's powerful story is a page-turner to the very end." -Library Journal Riley MacPherson has spent her entire life believing that her older sister Lisa committed suicide as a teenager. It was a belief that helped shape her own childhood and that of her...

Relations between the Pittsburgh police and the Black community deteriorate when a popular Black trumpet player, Larry Mabry, is beaten up by a white narcotics cop outside a jazz club. Days later, the cop is dead and the musician is accused of murder. The...

A thoughtful and gripping exposé of the troubled teen industry, this supernatural thriller explores how a haunted past collides with a traumatized presentto reveal truths that were meant to stay hidden. Welcome to The Farm. Hazel Perez thinks her school project on the abandoned...

This book introduces the fundamentals of sign painting, allowing readers to learn about the tools, materials and techniques needed to create painted signs. All the basics are covered, from choosing and using brushes, paints, mahl sticks, dippers and pencils, to how to prepare and...

Bizarre and captivating images, including close-up details and revealing cross-sections, make all too clear the fascinations of both doctors and artists of the timeThe Sick Rose is a visual tour through the golden age of medical illustration. The nineteenth century experienced an explosion of...

The Short Story of Queer Art offers a fuller picture of the history of art - from the barriers broken and breakthroughs that queer artists have made, to the important contributions to key artistic movements, and the forgotten and obscured artists who are now...

Nola Trenholm is hopeful for a fresh start in the Big Easy but must deal with ghosts from her past--as well as new ones--in this first book in a spin-off series of Karen White's New York Times bestselling Tradd Street novels. After a difficult...

Honestly, I was really happy......when I heard none of us were related at all...!One fateful night, the Shiunji siblings' lives were changed forever when their father revealed they were never really siblings! Now, eldest son Arata finds himself surrounded by cute girls unrelated to...

From Tim Winton, Australia's most decorated and beloved novelist and the author of Cloudstreet, comes The Shepherd's Hut, the story of a young man on a thrilling journey of self-discovery in one of the harshest, near-uninhabitable climates on Earth. Tim Winton is Australia's most...

New York Times Bestseller * Locus Award winnerThreatened with an insidious invasion from Fairyland, Tiffany Aching must bring together every witch--and the tiny-but-tough Wee Free Men--in the final Discworld novel by fantasy grandmaster Sir Terry Pratchett. "A writer of monumental talent." --Rick RiordanA SHIVERING...

1962 is a difficult time for Chicago. The Windy City struggles with crime, poverty, and corruption. Criminal elements seek control, while honest police and politicians work with citizens to end the oppression. God's grace is exhibited by city religious leaders like Msgr. Timothy Michael...

The Shelters of Stone opens as Ayla and Jondalar, along with their animal friends, Wolf, Whinney, and Racer, complete their epic journey across Europe and are greeted by Jondalar's people: the Zelandonii. The people of the Ninth Cave of the Zelandonii fascinate Ayla. Their...

The Shape of Water is the first book in the sly, witty, and engaging Inspector Montalbano mystery series with its sardonic take on Sicilian life.Silvio Lupanello, a big-shot in Vigàta, is found dead in his car with his pants around his knees. The car...

A square is just a square until it becomes a house in this clever book. A circle becomes a spinning ferris wheel, and when you add some string and a tail to a diamond shape, it becomes a kite flying high in the sky!...

Reveals for the first time the ancient tradition of bee shamanism and its secret practices and teachings - Examines the healing and ceremonial powers of the honeybee and the hive - Reveals bee shamanism's system of acupuncture, which predates the Chinese systems - Imparts...

The tremors began at dawn-violent, betraying shudders that stole her consciousness. This time, the seizure left blood on the garage floor, a bemused realization that alcohol was not her friend, and an ultimatum from fiancée Sergeant Hunter Faraday: Rehab or we call off the...