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Still Alice

Lisa Genova · Gallery Books; Media Tie-In edition
Format: Print book

In Lisa Genovas extraordinary New York Times bestselling novel, an accomplished professor diagnosed with Alzheimers disease learns that her worth is comprised of more than her ability to remember. Now a major motion picture from Sony Pictures Classics starring Julianne Moore, Alec Baldwin,...
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Brown Girl Dreaming

Jacqueline Woodson · Nancy Paulsen Books
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover

A New York Times Bestseller and National Book Award Winner Jacqueline Woodson, the acclaimed author of Another Brooklyn, tells the moving story of her childhood in mesmerizing verse. Raised in South Carolina and New York, Woodson always felt halfway home in each place. In vivid poems,...
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Batman Vol. 5: Zero Year - Dark City

Scott Snyder · DC Comics
Format: Print book

Before the Batcave and Robin, the Joker and the Batmobile ... there was ZERO YEAR.The Riddler has plunged Gotham City into darkness. How will a young Dark Knight bring his beloved hometown from the brink of chaos and madness and back into the light? From the critically acclaimed, New York...
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Killing Patton: The Strange Death of World War II's Most Audacious General

Bill O'Reilly · Henry Holt
Pages: 352
Format: Print book

Readers around the world have thrilled to Killing Lincoln, Killing Kennedy, and Killing Jesus--riveting works of nonfiction that journey into the heart of the most famous murders in history. Now from Bill O'Reilly, anchor of The O'Reilly Factor, comes the most epic book of all in this...
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Business Adventures: Twelve Classic Tales from the World of Wall Street

John Brooks · Open Road Integrated Media
Pages: 459
Format: Print book

"Business Adventures remains the best business book I've ever read." - Bill Gates, The Wall Street Journal What do the $350 million Ford Motor Company disaster known as the Edsel, the fast and incredible rise of Xerox, and the unbelievable scandals at General Electric and Texas...
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The Art of Whimsical Lettering

Joanne Sharpe · Interweave
Format: Paperback

A font of information on lettering styles!The Art of Whimsical Lettering is an artful instruction book on creating stylized fonts and expressive artwork with personal handwriting skills. Author Joanne Sharpe shows you how to create exuberant and personalized writing styles for your artworkwhether...
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Zero to Five: 70 Essential Parenting Tips Based on Science

Tracy Cutchlow · Pear Press; Spi edition
Format: Print book

"The coolest--and easiest--book for new parents" --Parents magazineYou could read 34 parenting books on sleep, eating, potty training, discipline, and brain development. Or you could read Zero to Five: 70 Essential Parenting Tips Based on Science. Tracy Cutchlow cuts to the chase,...
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Clean Eats: Over 200 Delicious Recipes to Reset Your Body's Natural Balance and Discover What It Means to Be Truly Healthy

Alejandro Junger · HarperOne; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover

From Dr. Alejandro Junger, author of the New York Times bestsellers Clean and Clean Gut, comes Clean Eats, a cookbook featuring over 200 delicious, easy-to-prepare, healthy recipes all aimed at helping you restore your natural ability to heal yourself.In Clean, New York City cardiologist...
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Knitting Fresh Brioche: Creating Two-Color Twists & Turns

Nancy Marchant · Sixth&Spring Books
Format: Book

World-renowned brioche knitting expert Nancy Marchant takes this versatile European stitch - which creates a luxurious, reversible ribbed fabric - to a new level! In her groundbreaking collection, Marchant works brioche in two colors, forming graceful, undulating textures with increases...
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Ruby on Rails Tutorial: Learn Web Development with Rails

Michael Hartl · Addison-Wesley Professional
Pages: 744
Format: Paperback

"Ruby on Railsâ„¢ Tutorial by Michael Hartl has become a must-read for developers learning how to build Rails apps." - Peter Cooper, Editor of Ruby Inside Used by sites as diverse as Twitter, GitHub, Disney, and the Yellow Pages, Ruby on Rails is one of the most popular...
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Lila: A Novel

Marilynne Robinson · Farrar Straus & Giroux
Pages: 261
Format: Hardcover

Winner of the National Book Critics Circle AwardNational Book Award FinalistA new American classic from the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Gilead and HousekeepingMarilynne Robinson, one of the greatest novelists of our time, returns to the town of Gilead in an unforgettable story of a girlhood...
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City of Heavenly Fire

Cassandra Clare · Simon & Schuster
Pages: 752
Format: Hardcover

Shadowhunters and demons square off for the final showdown in the spellbinding, seductive conclusion to the #1 New York Times bestselling Mortal Instruments series.Darkness has descended on the Shadowhunter world. Chaos and destruction overwhelm the Nephilim as Clary, Jace, Simon, and their...
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Heir of Fire

Sarah J. Maas · Bloomsbury U.S.A. Children's Books
Pages: 576
Format: Hardcover

Celaena has survived deadly contests and shattering heartbreak--but at an unspeakable cost. Now, she must travel to a new land to confront her darkest truth . . . a truth about her heritage that could change her life--and her future--forever. Meanwhile, brutal and monstrous forces are gathering...
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Apprentice in Death

J D Robb · Berkley Books
Pages: 384
Format: Print book

Lieutenant Eve Dallas returns in a fast-paced new novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author J. D. Robb. Nature versus nurture... The shots came quickly, silently, and with deadly accuracy. Within seconds, three people were dead at Central Park's ice-skating rink. The victims: a talented...
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