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The Beginning of Everything

Robyn Schneider · Katherine Tegen Books
Pages: 335
Format: Print book

Robyn Schneider's The Beginning of Everything is a witty and heart-wrenching teen novel that will appeal to fans of books by John Green and Ned Vizzini, novels such as The Perks of Being a Wallflower, and classics like The Great Gatsby and The Catcher in the Rye.Varsity tennis captain,...
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The Martian

Andy Weir · Crown Publishing Group
Pages: 369
Format: Book

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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What I Know For Sure

Oprah Winfrey · Flatiron Books
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover

As a creative force, student of the human heart and soul, and champion of living the life you want, Oprah Winfrey stands alone. Over the years, she has made history with a legendary talk show - the highest-rated program of its kind, launched her own television network, become the nation's...
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Leaving Time: A Novel

Jodi Picoult · Ballantine Books
Pages: 450
Format: Print book

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERThroughout her blockbuster career, Jodi Picoult has seamlessly blended nuanced characters, riveting plots, and rich prose, brilliantly creating stories that "not only provoke the mind but touch the flawed souls in all of us" (The Boston Globe) . Now,...
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Who Built That: Awe-Inspiring Stories of American Tinkerpreneurs

Michelle Malkin · Mercury Ink
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover

Conservative journalist Malkin provides an eclectic journey of American capitalism, from the colonial period to the Industrial Age to the present, spotlighting little-known "tinkerpreneurs" who achieved their dreams of doing well by doing good. Learn how Paul Revere became America's...
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Writer's Market 2016: The Most Trusted Guide to Getting Published

Robert Lee Brewer · Writer's Digest Books
Pages: 896
Format: Paperback

THE MOST TRUSTED GUIDE TO GETTING PUBLISHEDWant to get published and paid for your writing? Let Writer's Market 2016 guide you through the process with thousands of publishing opportunities for writers, including listings for book publishers, consumer and trade magazines, contests and awards,...
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Voracious: A Hungry Reader Cooks Her Way through Great Books

Cara Nicoletti · Little Brown and Company
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover

AN IRRESISTIBLE LITERARY FEAST Stories and recipes inspired by the world's great books
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Jean Haines' World of Watercolour

Jean Haines · Search Press; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover

Step into Jean Haines' distinctive, exciting world of watercolour with this, the ultimate guide to her influences, style and work. Jean's loose, expressive paintings are filled with colour and personality, and embrace a range of subjects that includes flowers, animals, people and places,...
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Tales of Two Americas: Stories of Inequality in a Divided Nation

John Freeman · Penguin Books
Pages: 352
Format: Paperback

Thirty-six major contemporary writers examine life in a deeply divided America - including Anthony Doerr, Ann Patchett, Roxane Gay, Rebecca Solnit, Hector Tobar, Joyce Carol Oates, Edwidge Danticat, Richard Russo, Eula Bliss, Karen Russell, and many more America is broken....
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The Invention of Wings

Sue Monk Kidd · Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
Pages: 373
Format: Print book

From the celebrated author of The Secret Life of Bees, a magnificent 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 a voice in the world...
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Falling

Jane Green · Berkley
Pages: 375
Format: Print book

The New York Times bestselling author of The Beach House, Jemima J, and Summer Secrets presents a novel about the pleasure and meaning of finding a home - and family - where you least expect them... When Emma Montague left the strict confines of upper-crust British life for New York,...
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Miracles: What They Are, Why They Happen, and How They Can Change Your Life

Eric Metaxas · Dutton
Format: Hardcover

An inspiring and eye-opening exploration of the phenomenon of miracles from the New York Times #1 bestselling author of Bonhoeffer. What are miracles, and why do so many people believe in them? What do they tell us about ourselves? And what do we do with experiences that we cannot explain?...
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Magic: A Novel

Danielle Steel · Delacorte Press
Pages: 322
Format: Print book

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERIt starts on a summer evening, with the kind of magic found only in Paris. Once a year in the City of Light, a lavish dinner takes place outside a spectacular landmark - the Eiffel Tower, the Louvre, Notre Dame . . . a new setting each time. Selected by secret...
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Prince Lestat and the Realms of Atlantis: The Vampire Chronicles

Anne Rice · Alfred A Knopf
Pages: 496
Format: Print book

From Anne Rice, conjurer of the beloved best sellers Interview with the Vampire and Prince Lestat, an ambitious and exhilarating new novel of utopian vision and power, uniting the ancient worlds and the legends of the Vampire Chronicles. "In my dreams, I saw a city fall into the sea....
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Rand McNally 2016 Road Atlas

Rand McNally and Company. · Rand McNally
Format: Map

The Rand McNally Road Atlas is the most trusted and best-selling US atlas on the market. This updated North American atlas contains maps of every U.S. state and Canadian province, an overview map of Mexico, and detailed inset maps of over 350 cities and 20 U.S. national parks. Road construction...
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