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The Pursuit: A Fox and O'Hare Novel

Janet Evanovich · Random House Large Print
Pages: 352
Format: Large print book

Janet Evanovich, author of the blockbuster Stephanie Plum novels, and Lee Goldberg, writer for the Monk television show, team up once again in their rollicking, New York Times bestselling Fox and O'Hare series!Nicolas Fox, international con man, thief, and one of the top ten fugitives on the FBI's...
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Capital in the Twenty-First Century

Thomas Piketty · The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press
Pages: 685
Format: Book

What are the grand dynamics that drive the accumulation and distribution of capital? Questions about the long-term evolution of inequality, the concentration of wealth, and the prospects for economic growth lie at the heart of political economy. But satisfactory answers have been hard to find...
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Eileen: A Novel

Ottessa Moshfegh · Penguin Press
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover

A lonely young woman working in a boys' prison outside Boston in the early 60s is pulled into a very strange crime, in a mordant, harrowing story of obsession and suspense, by one of the brightest new voices in fictionSo here we are. My name was Eileen Dunlop. Now you know me. I was twenty-four...
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The Crossroads of Should and Must: Find and Follow Your Passion

Elle Luna · Workman Publishing Company
Format: Hardcover

Who hasn't asked the question "How can I find and follow my true calling?" Elle Luna frames this moment as "standing at the crossroads of Should and Must." "Should" is what we feel we ought to be doing, or what is expected of us. "Must" is the thing...
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Effortless Healing: 9 Simple Ways to Sidestep Illness, Shed Excess Weight, and Help Your Body Fix Itself

Dr. Joseph Mercola · Harmony Crown
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover

LET YOUR BODY DO THE WORK Do you have to tell your leg to heal from a scrape? Your lungs to take in air? Your body that it's hungry? No. Your body does these things automatically, effortlessly. Vibrant health is your birthright and within your grasp; you just have to step out of the way....
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God Help the Child: A novel

Toni Morrison · Knopf Publishing Group
Pages: 192
Format: Hardcover

Spare and unsparing, God Help the Child - the first novel by Toni Morrison to be set in our current moment - weaves a tale about the way the sufferings of childhood can shape, and misshape, the life of the adult. At the center: a young woman who calls herself Bride, whose stunning blue-black...
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How to Bake Pi: An Edible Exploration of the Mathematics of Mathematics

Eugenia Cheng · Basic Books
Format: Hardcover

What is math? How exactly does it work? And what do three siblings trying to share a cake have to do with it? In How to Bake Pi, math professor Eugenia Cheng provides an accessible introduction to the logic and beauty of mathematics, powered, unexpectedly, by insights from the kitchen:...
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At Home in the Whole Food Kitchen: Celebrating the Art of Eating Well

Amy Chaplin · Roost Books
Pages: 400
Format: Hardcover

James Beard Award Winner (Vegetarian)IACP Award Winner (Healthy Eating) A sophisticated vegetarian cookbook with all the tools you need to be at home in your kitchen, cooking in the most nourishing and delicious ways - from the foundations of stocking a pantry and understanding your...
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The Darkling Child: The Defenders of Shannara

Terry Brooks · Ballantine Group
Pages: 300
Format: Print book

From New York Times bestselling author Terry Brooks comes a thrilling stand-alone novel in his legendary Shannara series - the perfect place for new readers to begin.After taking up his enchanted sword against the dark sorcerer Arcannen, Paxon Leah has become the sworn protector of the Druid...
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My Fight / Your Fight

Ronda Rousey · Regan Arts
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

THE ONLY OFFICIAL RONDA ROUSEY BOOK "The fight is yours to win." In this inspiring and moving book, Ronda Rousey, the Olympic medalist in judo, reigning UFC women's bantamweight champion, and Hollywood star charts her difficult path to glory. Marked by her signature charm,...
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