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My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry: A Novel

Fredrik Backman · Atria Books
Pages: 384
Format: Hardcover

From the author of the internationally bestselling A Man Called Ove, a charming, warmhearted novel about a young girl whose grandmother dies and leaves behind a series of letters, sending her on a journey that brings to life the world of her grandmother's fairy tales.Elsa is seven years...
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The Highwayman

Craig Johnson · Viking
Pages: 190
Format: Print book

Sheriff Walt Longmire and Henry Standing Bear embark on their latest adventure in this novella set in the world of Craig Johnson's New York Times bestselling Longmire series - the basis for the hit drama Longmire, now on Netflix When Wyoming highway patrolman Rosey Wayman is transferred...
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The Scam: A Fox and O'Hare Novel

Janet Evanovich · Bantam Books
Pages: 286
Format: Print book

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERNicolas Fox is a charming con man and master thief on the run. Kate O'Hare is the FBI agent who is hot on his trail. At least that's what everyone thinks. In reality, Fox and O'Hare are secretly working together to bring down super-criminals the law can't touch....
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The Orchid Thief: A True Story of Beauty and Obsession

Susan Orlean · Ballantine Publ.
Pages: 320
Format: Paperback

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK A modern classic of personal journalism, The Orchid Thief is Susan Orlean's wickedly funny, elegant, and captivating tale of an amazing obsession. Determined to clone an endangered flower - the rare ghost orchid Polyrrhiza lindenii...
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Sunshine Beach: Ten Beach Road Novel

Wendy Wax · Berkley Books
Pages: 420
Format: Print book

In this brand-new summer read by the USA Today bestselling author of The House on Mermaid Point, three women join forces to bring a historic seaside hotel back to life ... There's nothing that a fresh coat of paint and a few glasses of wine can't fix ... After losing their life savings...
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Once We Were Brothers

Ronald H. Balson · St. Martin's Griffin; First Edition edition
Format: Print book

The gripping tale about two boys, once as close as brothers, who find themselves on opposite sides of the Holocaust.Elliot Rosenzweig, a respected civic leader and wealthy philanthropist, is attending a fundraiser when he is suddenly accosted and accused of being a former Nazi SS officer...
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Benjamin Franklin: An American Life

Walter Isaacson · Simon & Schuster
Pages: 590
Format: Hardcover

Benjamin Franklin is the founding father who winks at us, the one who seems made of flesh rather than marble. In this authoritative and engrossing full-scale biography, Walter Isaacson shows how the most fascinating of America's founders helped define our national character. In a sweeping...
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The Twelve Caesars (Penguin Classics)

Suetonius · Penguin Classics; Revised edition
Pages: 464
Format: Paperback

As private secretary to the Emperor Hadrian, the scholar Suetonius had access to the imperial archives and used them (along with eyewitness accounts) to produce one of the most colourful biographical works in history. "The Twelve Caesars" chronicles the public careers and private...
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The Girl from Summer Hill: A Summer Hill Novel

Jude Deveraux · Ballantine Books
Pages: 370
Format: Print book

The first novel of New York Times bestselling author Jude Deveraux's breathtaking new series set in Summer Hill, a small town where love takes center stage against the backdrop of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice Enter Elizabeth Bennet. Chef Casey Reddick has had it up to here with men....
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The Heir

Kiera Cass · Harper Teen
Pages: 368
Format: Hardcover

Kiera Cass's #1 New York Times bestselling Selection series has enchanted readers from the very first page. In this fourth romantic novel, follow Illéa's royal family into a whole new Selection - and find out what happens after happily ever after.Twenty years ago, America Singer...
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Unofficial Guide to Ancestry.com: How to Find Your Family History on the No. 1 Genealogy Website

Nancy Hendrickson · Family Tree Books; Third edition
Format: Book

Master the world's #1 genealogy website! Discover the secrets to Ancestry.com success! This book will help you get the most out of your Ancestry.com subscription by showing you how to take advantage of all the world's biggest genealogy website has to offer--and how to find answers...
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Heretic: Why Islam Needs a Reformation Now

Ayaan Hirsi Ali · Harpercollins
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover

Continuing her journey from a deeply religious Islamic upbringing to a post at Harvard, the brilliant, charismatic and controversial New York Times and Globe and Mail #1 bestselling author of Infidel and Nomad makes a powerful plea for a Muslim Reformation as the only way to end the horrors...
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Real Baby Food: Easy, All-Natural Recipes for Your Baby and Toddler

Jenna Helwig · Houghton Mifflin
Pages: 224
Format: Paperback

Simple Recipes for a Wholesome Start Nothing compares with making your own baby food: It's fresh and unprocessed, you choose what goes into it, and it is a delicious way to introduce your child to a world of flavors. In Real Baby Food, Jenna Helwig helps you fit this loving act into...
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Wicked Business: A Lizzy and Diesel Novel

Janet Evanovich · Bantam; 1 edition
Format: Kindle Edition

Janet Evanovich, 1 New York Times mega-bestselling author, is back and better than ever, proving that when it comes to hunting down bad guys and hidden treasure, the real fun is in the chase.   When Harvard University English professor and dyed-in-the-wool romantic Gilbert Reedy is mysteriously...
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Miss Julia Inherits a Mess

Ann B Ross · Viking
Pages: 320
Format: Print book

In the latest in Ann B. Ross's New York Times bestselling series, Miss Julia finds herself an executrix on a desperate hunt for a valuable collectible amid a jumble of the estate's antiques, and if she finds a prize she can honor Miss Mattie's last wishes When Miss Julia hears that Miss...
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