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Author: Josephine Matyas,Craig JonesPublisher: Backbeat BooksPublished: 10/16/2025Pages: 272Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.70lbsSize: 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.70dISBN: 9781493089635About the AuthorJosephine Matyas is a full-time travel writer and member of the Society of American Travel Writers (SATW), and The Writers' Union of Canada (TWUC). She has...

The award-winning author of Jumanji and The Polar Express, Chris Van Allsburg, challenges young readers to use their creativity and imagination in this one-of-a-kind book that asks readers to finish the story. When author-illustrator extraordinaire Harris Burdick goes missing, all he's left behind are...

Gruesome scenarios take a tender turn; beautiful moments become sources of derision. Winner of the BOA Short Fiction Prize, The Museum of Future Mistakes is packed with inventive narrative choices and sharp lyricism, upending expectations on every page.In "Brother and Not-Brother," the residents of...

With exuberant illustrations by New York Times bestselling artist Peter H. Reynolds, The Museum playfully captures the many emotions experienced through the power of art, and each child's unique creative process. As a little girl tours and twirls through the halls of the art...

A beautifully produced edition of the world's greatest crime writer's best and most influential mystery, which changed the game with an unprecedented plot twist With its famously shocking ending, The Murder of Roger Ackroyd is one of Agatha Christie's greatest mysteries, and the book...

Leo Frank raped and murdered Mary Phagan.In 1913, Leo M. Frank was an Atlanta sweatshop boss who routinely took sexual advantage of young girls in his employ. He raped and strangled 13-year-old little Mary Phagan to death. He was duly convicted and sentenced to...

The Murder Mystery Club is at it again! One crime to solve. Over 70 killer conundrums to piece together the clues. Put your logic and reasoning to the test with The Murder Mystery Club Puzzle Book: The Perfect Plot and master the art of...

In this exclusive authorized edition from the Queen of Mystery comes the first Miss Marple mystery wherein a dead body in a clergyman's study proves to the indomitable sleuth that no place, holy or otherwise, is a sanctuary from homicide--now with a stunning new...

For the first time in his life, attorney Alex Murdaugh--the scion of a long line of lawyers and prosecutors--stands before a jury at the Colleton Courthouse, not as a practitioner of law, but rather as a defendant. He is accused of having murdered both...

Don't miss B. A. Shapiro's new novel, Metropolis, available now! "Vibrant and suspenseful . . . Like The Art Forger, this new story takes us into the heart of what it means to be an artist." --The Washington Post "B. A. Shapiro captivated us...

The Muqaddimah (ألمقدمة), often translated as "Introduction" or "Prolegomenon," is the most important Islamic history of the premodern world. Written by the great fourteenth-century Arab scholar Ibn Khaldun (d. 1406), this monumental work established the foundations of several fields of knowledge, including the philosophy...

When the Katz family moves in, C.J. the mouse is scared. Nibbling jelly doughnut crumbs in the kitchen, he hears a soft voice say, "Hello." The Katz family is spinning a dreidel and eating chocolate coins. It looks like fun, but a mouse can't...

A stirring tribute to one of America's most remote and beautiful places by one of the first modern preservationists This Penguin Classic-Muir's first book-puts a pioneering conservationist's passion for nature in high relief. With a poet's sensitivity and a naturalist's eye, Muir celebrates the...

Many of us feel overwhelmed by daily life. With the onset of social media, we not only worry about myriad tasks, but we feel bad if we don't measure up to everyone else's highlight reels. We lack Sabbath, and we push away rest--even though...

As a woman, a coheir with Christ, God has a unique purpose and plan for your life. He made no mistakes by forming you as a woman. God has called you, anointed you, and will empower you to be a light for him in...

Fun. Games. Murder. Playful short mystery fiction in delightful, digestible chunks you can read anywhere. Contributing authors Heather Graham K.C. Selby Alan Orloff Shannon Taft P.M. Raymond Kerry Hammond Rebecca Lugones L.L. Kaplan BV Lawson Stephen M. Pierce Maya Corrigan Bruce Kubec JD Allen...

Does the thought of taking the DMV test fill you with dread? The trick is to reframe it: You're not sitting an exam; you're proving that you know how to be an excellent driver. Read on!California is made for driving, and you're ready.Maybe you've...

Named one of 2021's Most Anticipated Historical Novels and Best Beach Reads by Entertainment Weekly ∙ Oprah Magazine ∙ Travel + Leisure ∙ BuzzFeed ∙ Parade ∙ PopSugar ∙ Bustle ∙ SheReads ∙ Brit + Co and more! "An exciting and inspiring read that...

A girl returns to her hometown and the sinister bogland surrounding it in search of her missing sister in this harrowing, atmospheric young adult horror perfect for fans of Shea Ernshaw and The Haunting of Hill House. I know how to find her. Don't...

A "devilishly fun" (New York Times Book Review) account of a deadly serious business: the undercover spies and the tactics they developed to survive the Cold War in Moscow, from legendary former-CIA operatives. Antonio and Jonna Mendez were CIA technical operations officers supporting espionage...