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This One Summer

Mariko Tamaki · First Second, 2014. ©2014
Pages: 317
Format: Paperback

A New York Times bestsellerA 2015 Caldecott Honor BookA 2015 Michael L. Printz Honor BookEvery summer, Rose goes with her mom and dad to a lake house in Awago Beach. It's their getaway, their refuge. Rosie's friend Windy is always there, too, like the little sister she never had. But this...
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The 5 Years Before You Retire: Retirement Planning When You Need It the Most

Emily Guy Birken · Adams Media
Format: Paperback

A comprehensive guide to planning your retirement before it's too late!Even though half of all Americans put money aside for retirement, it isn't until they reach their sixties that many realize that they haven't saved enough. With The Five Years Before You Retire, you'll...
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Give and Take: A Revolutionary Approach to Success

Adam M. Grant · Viking; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover

Explains how networking and leadership skills are subject to the professional interaction styles of takers, matchers, and givers, and how these personalities dramatically shape success rates.For generations, we have focused on the individual drivers of success: passion, hard work, talent,...
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Captivated By You

Sylvia Day · Berkley
Format: Print book

The #1 New York Times and #1 USA Today bestseller.Gideon calls me his angel, but he's the miracle in my life. My gorgeous, wounded warrior, so determined to slay my demons while refusing to face his own. The vows we'd exchanged should have bound us tighter than blood and flesh....
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The Marriage of Opposites

Alice Hoffman · Simon & Schuster
Pages: 369
Format: Print book

"A luminous, Marquez-esque tale" (O, The Oprah Magazine) from the New York Times bestselling author of The Museum of Extraordinary Things: a forbidden love story set on a tropical island about the extraordinary woman who gave birth to painter Camille Pissarro - the Father of Impressionism.Growing...
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Her: A Memoir

Christa Parravani · Henry Holt and Co.; 1st Printing edition
Format: Hardcover

Wall Street Journal, "Favorite Books of the Year 2013"Cosmopolitan, "Best Books of the Year for Women"Library Journal, "Best Books of 2013"Salon, "Best Books of 2013""Haunting... more than a beautifully written memoir. [A] powerful and raw love...
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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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Bunker Hill: A City, a Siege, a Revolution

Nathaniel Philbrick · Viking; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover

Nathaniel Philbrick, the bestselling author of In the Heart of the Sea and Mayflower, brings his prodigious talents to the story of the Boston battle that ignited the American Revolution.Boston in 1775 is an island city occupied by British troops after a series of incendiary incidents by patriots...
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Star Wars: Lords of the Sith

Paul S. Kemp · Lucas Books
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERA long time ago in a galaxy far, far away. . . . When the Emperor and his notorious apprentice, Darth Vader, find themselves stranded in the middle of insurgent action on an inhospitable planet, they must rely on each other, the Force, and their own ruthlessness...
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Once Upon A Time: Season 3

Jennifer Morrison · ABC Studios
Format: DVD

It's a diabolical thing about curses: Just as one is broken, another, even more sinister than the first, inevitably emerges to wreak further havoc... Experience the heart-pounding action and tantalizing suspense of ABC's ONCE UPON A TIME: THE COMPLETE THIRD SEASON. The stakes are higher...
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The Patriot Threat: A Novel

Steve Berry · St Martin'S Press
Pages: 400
Format: Print book

The 16th Amendment to the Constitution is why Americans pay income taxes. But what if there were problems associated with that amendment? Secrets that call into question decades of tax collecting? In fact, there is a surprising truth to this hidden possibility.Cotton Malone, once a member...
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1356: A Novel

Bernard Cornwell · Harper; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover

Bernard Cornwell, the "master of martial fiction" (Booklist), brings Thomas of Hookton from the popular Grail Quest series into a new adventure in 1356, a thrilling stand-alone novel. On September 19, 1356, a heavily outnumbered English army faced off against the French in the historic...
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The Feminine Mystique

Betty Friedan · W. W. Norton & Company; 1st edition
Format: Hardcover

A th-anniversary edition of the trailblazing book that changed womenxs lives with a new introduction by Gail Collins Landmark groundbreaking classicxthese adjectives barely do justice to the pioneering vision and lasting impact of The Feminine Mystique Published in it gave a pitch-perfect...
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Molina: The Story of the Father Who Raised an Unlikely Baseball Dynasty

Bengie Molina · Simon & Schuster
Format: Hardcover

New York Times Bestseller "It's this year's baseball book most likely to be made into a terrific movie." - The Chicago Tribune "Affecting...A simply told, deeply moving story, quite unlike the usual baseball book." - Kirkus Reviews (starred review) A baseball...
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Baking Chez Moi: Recipes from My Paris Home to Your Home Anywhere

Dorie Greenspan · Rux Martin/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Format: Hardcover

A "culinary guru" and author of the award-winning Around My French Table and Baking: From My Home to Yours returns with an exciting collection of simple desserts from French home cooks and chefs
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