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The Frozen Hours: A Novel of the Korean War

JEFF SHAARA · Ballantine Books
Pages: 560
Format: Hardcover

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * The master of military historical fiction turns his discerning eye to the Korean War in this riveting new novel, which tells the dramatic story of the Americans and the Chinese who squared off in one of the deadliest campaigns in the annals of combat: the Battle...
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Euphoria

Lily King · Atlantic Monthly Press
Pages: 261
Format: Book

From New England Book Award winner Lily King comes a breathtaking novel about three young anthropologists of the '30's caught in a passionate love triangle that threatens their bonds, their careers, and, ultimately, their lives.English anthropologist Andrew Bankson has been alone in the field...
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Waterloo: The History of Four Days, Three Armies, and Three Battles

Bernard Cornwell · Harper
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover

#1 Bestseller in the U.K.From the New York Times bestselling author and master of martial fiction comes the definitive, illustrated history of one of the greatest battles ever fought - a riveting nonfiction chronicle published to commemorate the 200th anniversary of Napoleon's last...
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The Organized Mind: Thinking Straight in the Age of Information Overload

Daniel J. Levitin · Penguin Group USA
Pages: 528
Format: Hardcover

New York Times bestselling author and neuroscientist Daniel J. Levitin shifts his keen insights from your brain on music to your brain in a sea of details.The information age is drowning us with an unprecedented deluge of data. At the same time, we're expected to make more - and faster...
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The Girl from Everywhere

Heidi Heilig · Greenwillow Books
Pages: 454
Format: Print book

Sixteen-year-old Nix has sailed across the globe and through centuries aboard her time-traveling father's pirate ship, but when he gambles with her very existence, it all may come to an end.
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How Google Works

Eric Schmidt · Grand Central Publishing
Format: Hardcover

"Jack Welch's Straight from the Gut was once the essential primer for managers, but today's leaders need a new playbook. In HOW GOOGLE WORKS, Eric Schmidt and Jonathan Rosenberg distill their decades of working in the high-tech industry into a practical and fun-to-read guide...
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Stars of fortune

Nora Roberts · Berkley Books
Pages: 344
Format: Print book

FIRST IN THE GUARDIANS TRILOGY From #1 New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts comes a trilogy about three couples who join together to create their own family and solve an ancient mystery through the powers of timeless love ... Sasha Riggs is a reclusive artist, haunted by dreams...
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The Baking Bible

Rose Levy Beranbaum · Houghton Mifflin Harcourt; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover

The latest and most comprehensive baking book yet from best-selling author and "diva of desserts" Rose Levy Beranbaum and winner of the 2015 IACP Cookbook Award for Baking
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The Apartment: A Novel

Danielle Steel · Random House Large Print
Pages: 400
Format: Large print book

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * This vibrant, tender, and moving tale pulses with the excitement of New York City, as Danielle Steel explores twists of fate, and the way that sometimes, in special places, friends can be the family we need most.They come together by chance in the heart of New York...
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The After Party: A Novel

Anton DiSclafani · Riverhead Books
Pages: 374
Format: Print book

"DiSclafani's story sparkles like the jumbo diamonds her characters wear to one-up each other. Historical fiction lovers will linger over every lush detail." - PeopleFrom the nationally bestselling author of The Yonahlossee Riding Camp for Girls comes a story of 1950s Texas socialites...
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Double Fudge Brownie Murder

Joanne Fluke · Kensington Publishing Corp., 2015.
Pages: 356
Format: Print book

Life in tiny Lake Eden, Minnesota, is usually pleasantly uneventful. Lately, though, it seems everyone has more than their fair share of drama--especially the Swensen family. With so much on her plate, Hannah Swensen can hardly find the time to think about her bakery--let alone...
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The Real-Life MBA: Your No-BS Guide to Winning the Game, Building a Team, and Growing Your Career

Jack Welch · HarperBusiness
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover

#1 Wall Street Journal Bestseller and New York Times BestsellerThe business titans and #1 New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestselling authors of Winning return with a modern, essential guide for everyone in business today - and tomorrow - that explores the most pressing challenges...
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Chasers of the Light: Poems from the Typewriter Series

Tyler Knott Gregson · Perigee Trade
Format: Hardcover

The epic made simple. The miracle in the mundane.One day, while browsing an antique store in Helena, Montana, photographer Tyler Knott Gregson stumbled upon a vintage Remington typewriter for sale. Standing up and using a page from a broken book he was buying for $2, he typed a poem without...
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The Perdition Score: A Sandman Slim Novel

Richard Kadrey · Harper Voyager
Pages: 375
Format: Print book

Sandman Slim returns in a stunning, high-octane thriller filled with the intense kick-ass action and inventive fantasy that are the hallmarks of New York Times bestselling author Richard Kadrey.The request from Thomas Abbot, the Augur of the Sub Rosa council, couldn't come at a better time...
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The Pollan Family Table: The Best Recipes and Kitchen Wisdom for Delicious, Healthy Family Meals

Corky Pollan · Scribner
Format: Hardcover

Winner of the Gourmand International Cookbook Award 2015, Best in the World, Best First Cookbook. A gorgeous, fully illustrated collection of recipes, cooking techniques, and pantry wisdom for delicious, healthy, and harmonious family meals from the incredible Pollan family - with a foreword...
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