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A Fall of Marigolds

Susan Meissner · Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
Pages: 370
Format: Paperback

A beautiful scarf, passed down through the generations, connects two women who learn that the weight of the world is made bearable by the love we give away....September 1911. On Ellis Island in New York Harbor, nurse Clara Wood cannot face returning to Manhattan, where the man she loved...
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The Paying Guests

Sarah Waters · Riverhead Books
Pages: 576
Format: Audiobook

The New York Times bestselling novel that has been called "a tour de force" (Wall Street Journal) , "unputdownable" (The Washington Post) , "a delicious hothouse of a novel" (USA Today) , "effortless" (The Economist) , "seductive"...
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The Invention of Wings

Sue Monk Kidd · Penguin Books
Pages: 384
Format: Paperback

From the celebrated author of The Secret Life of Bees, a #1 New York Times bestselling novel about two unforgettable American women.Writing at the height of her narrative and imaginative gifts, Sue Monk Kidd presents a masterpiece of hope, daring, the quest for freedom, and the desire to have...
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The Truth About Retirement Plans and IRAs

Ric Edelman · Simon & Schuster
Format: Paperback

From the #1 independent financial advisor in America, ranked three times by Barron's: a guide to making the most of your retirement plans and assuring long-term financial security.Everyone knows that saving for your retirement is important. Yet only half of all eligible Americans contribute...
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Mr. Mercedes: A Novel

Stephen King · Gallery Books; Reprint edition
Format: Paperback

WINNER OF THE 2015 EDGAR AWARD FOR BEST NOVEL #1 New York Times bestseller! In a high-suspense race against time, three of the most unlikely heroes Stephen King has ever created try to stop a lone killer from blowing up thousands. “Mr. Mercedes is a rich, resonant, exceptionally readable...
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Go: A Kidd's Guide to Graphic Design

Chip Kidd · Workman Publishing
Pages: 150
Format: Hardcover

"An excellent introduction to graphic design through [the author's] own excellent work. Anyone interested in the subject, including most practitioners, will find it delightful." -- Milton GlaserKids love to express themselves, and are designers by nature -- whether making...
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Miles Ahead

Don Cheadle · Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Format: DVD

MILES AHEAD is a wildly entertaining exploration of one of 20th century music's creative geniuses, Miles Davis, featuring a career defining performance by Oscar nominee Don Cheadle in the title role. In the midst of a prolific career at the forefront of modern jazz, Miles Davis (Cheadle)...
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Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul

Jeff Kinney · Amulet Books; 1st edition
Format: Hardcover

Greg Heffley and his family hit the road in author-illustrator Jeff Kinney's latest installment of the phenomenal bestselling Diary of a Wimpy Kid series.
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Station Eleven

Emily St John Mandel · Knopf
Pages: 333
Format: Hardcover

Pub Date: 2014-09-09 Pages: 352 Language: English Publisher: Knopf Publishing Group An audacious. darkly glittering novel set in the eerie days of civilizations collapse. Station Eleven tells the spellbinding story of a Hollywood star. his would-be savior . and a nomadic group of actors...
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Two by Two

Nicholas Sparks · Grand Central Publishing
Pages: 485
Format: Hardcover

At 32, Russell Green has it all: a stunning wife, a lovable six year-old daughter, a successful career as an advertising executive and an expansive home. He is living the dream, and his marriage to the bewitching Vivian is the center of that. But underneath the shiny surface of this perfect...
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Rich People Problems: A Novel

KEVIN KWAN · Doubleday
Pages: 416
Format: Hardcover

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERKevin Kwan, bestselling author of Crazy Rich Asians (soon to be a MAJOR MOTION PICTURE starring Constance Wu, Henry Golding, Michelle Yeoh and Gemma Chan) and China Rich Girlfriend, is back with an uproarious new novel of a family riven by fortune, an ex-wife...
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Frommer's EasyGuide to New York City 2015

Pauline Frommer · Frommermedia
Pages: 256
Format: Paperback

Pauline Frommer's highly-personal guide to her own home city has, in previous editions, won prestigious awards as "Best Guidebook of the Year". Though she deals with luxury choices as well as bargains, she makes a special effort to overcome New York's reputation for stratospheric...
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Take Me With You

Catherine Ryan Hyde · Lake Union Publishing
Pages: 351
Format: Book

August Shroeder, a burned-out teacher, has been sober since his 19-year-old son died. Every year he s spent the summer on the road, but making it to Yellowstone this year means everything. The plan had been to travel there with his son, but now August is making the trip with Philip s ashes...
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Asylum

Madeleine Roux · HarperCollins; Reprint edition
Format: Print book

Madeleine Roux's New York Times bestselling Asylum is a thrilling and creepy photo-illustrated novel that Publishers Weekly called "a strong YA debut that reveals the enduring impact of buried trauma on a place." Featuring found photographs from real asylums and filled with...
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