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The Martian
Andy Weir · Crown Publishing Group
Pages: 369
Format: Book
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Six days ago, astronaut Mark Watney became one of the first people to walk on Mars. Now, he's sure he'll be the first person to die there.After a dust storm nearly kills him and forces his crew to evacuate while thinking him dead, Mark finds himself stranded and completely alone with no way to even... |
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The Moral Case for Fossil Fuels
Alex Epstein · Portfolio
Format: Hardcover
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Could everything we know about fossil fuels be wrong?For decades, environmentalists have told us that using fossil fuels is a self-destructive addiction that will destroy our planet. Yet at the same time, by every measure of human well-being, from life expectancy to clean water to climate... |
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Rethinking Narcissism: The Bad-and Surprising Good-About Feeling Special
Dr. Craig Malkin · Harper Wave
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover
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Harvard Medical School psychologist and Huffington Post blogger Craig Malkin addresses the "narcissism epidemic," by illuminating the spectrum of narcissism, identifying ways to control the trait, and explaining how too little of it may be a bad thing."What is narcissism?"... |
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The Road to Character
David Brooks · Random House
Pages: 300
Format: Print book
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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE ECONOMIST * "I wrote this book not sure I could follow the road to character, but I wanted at least to know what the road looks like and how other people have trodden it." - David Brooks With the wisdom,... |
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My Drunk Kitchen: A Guide to Eating, Drinking, and Going with Your Gut
Hannah Hart · Dey Street Books; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover
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One day, sad cubicle dweller and otherwise bored New York transplant Hannah Hart decided, as a joke, to make a fake cooking show for her friend back in California. She turned on the camera, pulled out some bread and cheese, and then, as one does, started drinking. (Doesn't everyone... |
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A People's History of Chicago
KEVIN COVAL · Haymarket Books
Pages: 150
Format: Paperback
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Known variously as "'the Windy City,"' "'the City of Big Shoulders,"' or "'Chi-Raq,"' Chicago is one of the most widely celebrated, routinely demonized, and thoroughly contested cities in the world.Chicago is the city of Gwendolyn Brooks... |
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The Slow Regard of Silent Things
Patrick Rothfuss · Daw Books
Pages: 159
Format: Hardcover
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Deep below the University, there is a dark place. Few people know of it: a broken web of ancient passageways and abandoned rooms. A young woman lives there, tucked among the sprawling tunnels of the Underthing, snug in the heart of this forgotten place.Her name is Auri, and she is full... |
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Love in a Short White Dress
Lauren Weisberger · Simon & Schuster
Pages: 341
Format: Print book
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"The new novel from the New York Times bestselling author of The Devil Wears Prada and Revenge Wears Prada--a dishy tell-all about a beautiful tennis prodigy who, after changing coaches, suddenly makes headlines on and off the court. Charlotte "Charlie" Silver has always... |
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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
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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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Target Tokyo: Jimmy Doolittle and the Raid That Avenged Pearl Harbor
James M. Scott · W. W. Norton & Company; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover
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The dramatic account of one of America's most celebrated -- and controversial -- military campaigns: the Doolittle Raid.In December 1941, as American forces tallied the dead at Pearl Harbor, President Franklin Roosevelt gathered with his senior military counselors to plan an ambitious... |
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Ugly's Electrical References, 2014 Edition
Jones & Bartlett Learning · Jones & Bartlett Learning; 4 edition
Format: Print book
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Ugly's Electrical References, 2014 Edition is designed to be used as an on-the-job reference. Used worldwide by electricians, engineers, contractors, designers, maintenance workers, instructors, and the military; Ugly's contains the most commonly required electrical information... |
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The Truth About Retirement Plans and IRAs
Ric Edelman · Simon & Schuster
Format: Paperback
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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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Pogue's Basics: Essential Tips and Shortcuts
David Pogue · St Martin's Press
Pages: 352
Format: Print book
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New York Times BestsellerDid you know that can you scroll a Web page just by tapping the space bar? How do you recover photos you've deleted by accident? What can you do if your cell phone's battery is dead by dinnertime each day? When it comes to technology, there's no driver's ed class... |
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Rushing Waters: A Novel
Danielle Steel · Delacorte Press
Pages: 336
Format: Print book
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Danielle Steel fearlessly tackles a catastrophe and its aftermath with characters who are joined together by accident, then share their vulnerabilities, regrets, losses, and hopes. Hurricane Ophelia is bearing down on New York City. And in a matter of hours, six people, along with their... |
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