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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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A Window Opens: A Novel

Elisabeth Egan · Simon & Schuster, 2015.
Pages: 385
Format: Print book

"Egan's delightful debut is a fresh, funny take on the age-old struggle to have it all." - People *People, Summer's Best Books*Entertainment Weekly, 8 Big Fat Beach Reads*Woman's Day, Great Summer Reads*Publishers Weekly, Best Summer Books*Good Housekeeping, Your...
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Pop Sonnets: Shakespearean Spins on Your Favorite Songs

Erik Didriksen · Quirk Books
Pages: 128
Format: Hardcover

The Bard meets the Backstreet Boys in Pop Sonnets, a collection of 100 classic pop songs reimagined as Shakespearean sonnets. All of your favorite artists are represented in these pages--from Bon Jovi and Green Day to Miley Cyrus, Beyoncé, and beyond. Already a smash sensation on the Internet--the...
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The Earth Diet: Your Complete Guide to Living Using Earth's Natural Ingredients

Liana Werner-Gray · Hay House

Beauty queen Miss Earth Australia Liana Werner-Gray got a wake-up call at the age of 21, when she was diagnosed with a precancerous tumor in her throat. Realizing that health issues were holding her back, including in her entertainment career, she decided to change her lifestyle. Through...
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The Walking Dead Volume 22: A New Beginning

Robert Kirkman · Image Comics
Pages: 136
Format: Paperback

They've survived the walkers. Survived war with a ruthless enemy. And now, in THE WALKING DEAD, hope for the future emerges. A perfect jumping-on point for readers, Volume 22 of the New York Times bestselling graphic novel series marks a new era for THE WALKING DEAD as the survivors...
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The Bane Chronicles

Cassandra Clare · Margaret Mcelderry Bks
Pages: 507
Format: Hardcover

Fans of The Mortal Instruments and The Infernal Devices can get to know warlock Magnus Bane like never before in this collection of New York Times bestselling tales, in print for the first time with an exclusive new story and illustrated material.This collection of eleven short stories...
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Farmhouse Rules: Simple, Seasonal Meals for the Whole Family

Nancy Fuller · Grand Central Life & Style
Pages: 284
Format: Print book

The host of the #1 in-kitchen show on the Food Network delivers a cookbook to fill America's yearnings for authentic comfort food. Nancy Fuller believes in bringing family together around the table, sharing stories and table manners. Her philosophy is to feed others with delicious, simple...
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I Wasn't Strong Like This When I Started Out: True Stories of Becoming a Nurse

Lee Gutkind · In Fact Books; 1 edition
Pages: 320
Format: Paperback

This collection of true narratives reflects the dynamism and diversity of nurses, who provide the first vital line of patient care. Here, nurses remember their first “sticks,” first births, and first deaths, and reflect on what gets them though long, demanding shifts, and keeps...
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Orphan X: A Novel

Gregg Andrew Hurwitz · Minotaur Books
Pages: 367
Format: eBook

"Orphan X is the most gripping, high-octane thriller I've read in a long, long time. Hang onto your seat because Gregg Hurwitz will take you on a dizzying ride you'll not soon forget!" -Tess GerritsenThe Nowhere Man is a legendary figure spoken about only in whispers....
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The Banh Mi Handbook: Recipes for Crazy-Delicious Vietnamese Sandwiches

Andrea Nguyen · Ten Speed Press
Format: Hardcover

A cookbook devoted to the beloved Vietnamese sandwich, with 50 recipes ranging from classic fillings to innovative modern combinations.Created by Vietnamese street vendors a century or so ago, banh mi is a twist on the French snack of pâté and bread that is as brilliant as it is addictive...
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Devoted in Death

J D Robb · G. P. Putnam's Sons
Pages: 374
Format: Print book

Eve Dallas tracks a couple whose passion is fueled by cold brutality in the newest crime thriller from the #1 New York Times-bestselling author of Obsession in Death and Festive in Death. When Lieutenant Eve Dallas examines a body in a downtown Manhattan alleyway, the victim's injuries...
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Disciples: The World War II Missions of the CIA Directors Who Fought for Wild Bill Donovan

Douglas Waller · Simon & Schuster
Pages: 592
Format: Hardcover

The author of the critically acclaimed bestseller Wild Bill Donovan, tells the story of four OSS warriors of World War II. All four later led the CIA.They are the most famous and controversial directors the CIA has ever had - Allen Dulles, Richard Helms, William Colby, and William Casey....
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Soul Machine: The Invention of the Modern Mind

George Makari · W. W. Norton & Company, Inc.
Pages: 656
Format: Print book

A brilliant and comprehensive history of the creation of the modern Western mind.Soul Machine takes us back to the origins of modernity, a time when a crisis in religious authority and the scientific revolution led to searching questions about the nature of human inner life. This is the story...
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Thing Explainer: Complicated Stuff in Simple Words

Randall Munroe · Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pages: 61
Format: Print book

Have you ever tried to learn more about some incredible thing, only to be frustrated by incomprehensible jargon? Randall Munroe is here to help. In Thing Explainer, he uses line drawings and only the thousand (or, rather, "ten hundred") most common words to provide simple...
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The Time of My Life: A Righteous Brother's Memoir

Bill Medley · Da Capo
Pages: 228
Format: Hardcover

Bill Medley's indelible baritone adorns some of the biggest hits of the twentieth century - "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'," "(You're My) Soul and Inspiration," "Rock and Roll Heaven" - and is prominent on the soundtrack of an entire generation....
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