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The Piano Teacher: A Novel

Janice Y K Lee · Penguin Books
Pages: 11
Format: Paperback

"A rare and exquisite story . . . Transports you out of time, out of place, into a world you can feel on your very skin." -Elizabeth Gilbert
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The Matheny Manifesto: A Young Manager's Old-School Views on Success in Sports and Life

Mike Matheny · Crown Archetype
Format: Hardcover

"Nothing worth doing right is easy."-Mike Matheny Mike Matheny was just forty-one, without professional managerial experience and looking for a next step after a successful career as a Major League catcher, when he succeeded the legendary Tony La Russa as manager of the St. Louis...
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Folks, This Ain't Normal: A Farmer's Advice for Happier Hens, Healthier People, and a Better World

Joel Salatin · Center Street; Reprint edition
Format: Paperback

From farmer Joel Salatin's point of view, life in the 21st century just ain't normal. In FOLKS, THIS AIN'T NORMAL, he discusses how far removed we are from the simple, sustainable joy that comes from living close to the land and the people we love. Salatin has many thoughts...
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David Bowie Is...

Victoria Broackes · Victoria & Albert Museum; Special edition
Format: Book

  David Bowie Is is the first book that grants access to the internationally acclaimed artist and performer’s personal archive of costumes, ephemera, original design artwork, and more, bringing it together to present a completely new perspective on his creative work and collaborations....
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The Wes Anderson Collection

Matt Zoller Seitz · Harry N. Abrams; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover

Wes Anderson is one of the most influential voices from the past two decades of American cinema. A true auteur, Anderson is known for the visual artistry, inimitable tone, and idiosyncratic characterizations that make each of his films—Bottle Rocket, Rushmore, The Royal Tenenbaums,...
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Every Fifteen Minutes

Lisa Scottoline · St. Martin's Press
Pages: 448
Format: Hardcover

"Bestseller Scottoline casts an unflinching eye on the damaged world of sociopaths in this exciting thriller." -Publishers Weekly (starred review) "Scottoline has plenty of tricks up her sleeve." -BOOKLIST (starred review) "A mounting-stakes actioner."...
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The World Atlas of Whisky: New Edition

Dave Broom · Mitchell Beazley; 2 Rev Upd edition
Format: Hardcover

Award-winning author and whisky expert Dave Broom explores over 200 distilleries and examines over 400 expressions. Detailed descriptions of the Scottish distilleries can be found here, while Ireland, Japan, the USA, Canada and the rest of the world are given exhaustive coverage. There...
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Gumption: Relighting the Torch of Freedom with America's Gutsiest Troublemakers

Nick Offerman · Dutton Books
Pages: 400
Format: Hardcover

The star of Parks and Recreation and author of the New York Times bestseller Paddle Your Own Canoe returns with a second book that humorously highlights twenty-one figures from our nation's history, from her inception to present day - Nick's personal pantheon of "great Americans."To...
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Raspberry Pi User Guide

Gareth Halfacree · Wiley; 3 edition
Format: Paperback

The unofficial official guide to the Raspberry Pi, complete with creator insight Raspberry Pi User Guide, 3rdEdition contains everything you need to know to get up and running with Raspberry Pi. This book is the go-to guide for Noobs who want to dive right in. This updated third edition...
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Naked Greed

Stuart Woods · G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

The outstanding new thriller from #1 New York Times-bestselling author Stuart Woods. Stone Barrington isn't one to turn away in the face of danger, so when he witnesses a tricky situation underway, he jumps in to lend a hand. He never expected, though, that this favor would lead...
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W is for Wasted

Sue Grafton · Berkley; Reprint edition

The first victim was a local PI of suspect reputation who'd been gunned down near the beach at Santa Teresa. The other body was found on the beach six weeks later - a homeless man with Kinsey Millhone's name and number written on a slip of paper in his pants pocket.Two seemingly...
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The Age of Acquiescence: The Life and Death of American Resistance to Organized Wealth and Power

Steve Fraser · Little Brown and Company
Pages: 480
Format: Hardcover

A groundbreaking investigation of how and why, from the 18th century to the present day, American resistance to our ruling elites has vanished.From the American Revolution through the Civil Rights movement, Americans have long mobilized against political, social, and economic privilege....
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Great Maps

DK · DK
Format: Hardcover

The world's finest maps explored and explained. From Ptolemy's world map to the Hereford's Mappa Mundi, through Mercator's map of the world to the latest maps of the Moon and Google Earth, Great Maps provides a fascinating overview of cartography through the ages. Revealing...
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Kidnapped for the Tycoon's Baby

LOUISE FULLER · Harlequin Presents
Pages: 193
Format: eBook

"This baby is mine, too, Nola. I'm not letting you out of my sight."When Nola Mason gives in to an explosive fling with her arrogant boss, Ramsay Walker, she believes she'll never see him again. Let alone that her stormy affair will have nine-month consequences! Knowing...
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life.love.beauty

Keegan Allen · St Martin'S Press
Format: Hardcover

Barnes & Noble and Publishers Weekly bestseller!"This book takes you on a photographic voyage through my life so far." -Keegan AllenKeegan Allen is currently known to fans of the ABC Family hit television series, Pretty Little Liars. He has also appeared in numerous independent...
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