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Golden son

Pierce Brown · Del Rey
Pages: 446
Format: Print book

"With shades of The Hunger Games, Ender's Game, and Game of Thrones, debut author Pierce Brown's genre-defying epic Red Rising hit the ground running and wasted no time becoming a sensation. Golden Son continues the stunning saga of Darrow, a rebel forged by tragedy, battling...
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As Chimney Sweepers Come to Dust: A Flavia de Luce Novel

C Alan Bradley · Delacorte Press
Pages: 392
Format: Print book

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

Flavia de Luce - "part Harriet the Spy, part Violet Baudelaire from Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events" (The New York Times Book Review) - takes her remarkable sleuthing prowess to the unexpectedly unsavory...
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The Third Target

Joel C. Rosenberg · Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.
Format: Hardcover

When New York Times foreign correspondent J. B. Collins hears rumors that an al-Qaeda splinter cell -- ISIS -- has captured a cache of chemical weapons inside Syria, Collins knows this is a story he must pursue at all costs. Does the commander of the jihadist faction really have the weapons?...
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What I Know For Sure

Oprah Winfrey · Flatiron Books
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover

As a creative force, student of the human heart and soul, and champion of living the life you want, Oprah Winfrey stands alone. Over the years, she has made history with a legendary talk show - the highest-rated program of its kind, launched her own television network, become the nation's...
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The Great Reformer: Francis and the Making of a Radical Pope

Austen Ivereigh · Henry Holt; 1st edition
Format: Hardcover

A biography of Pope Francis that describes how this revolutionary thinker will use the power of his position to challenge and redirect one of the world's most formidable religionsAn expansive and deeply contextual work, at its heart The Great Reformer is about the intersection of faith...
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Murder in the Telephone Exchange

June Wright · Dark Passage; Reprint edition
Format: Paperback

First published in 1948, when it was the best-selling mystery of the year in the author’s native Australia, Murder in the Telephone Exchange stars feisty young operator Maggie Byrnes. When one of her more unpopular colleagues is murdered — her head bashed in with a “buttinsky,”...
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Ghettoside: A True Story of Murder in America

Jill Leovy · Spiegel & Grau
Pages: 384
Format: Hardcover

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERA masterly work of literary journalism about a senseless murder, a relentless detective, and the great plague of homicide in America On a warm spring evening in South Los Angeles, a young man is shot and killed on a sidewalk minutes away from his home, one of the thousands...
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The Pound a Day Diet: Lose Up to 5 Pounds in 5 Days by Eating the Foods You Love

Rocco DiSpirito · Grand Central Life & Style, 2014.
Pages: 298
Format: Print book

THE POUND A DAY DIET is an accelerated program designed to help dieters lose up to five pounds every five days--without frustrating plateaus--while enjoying all their favorite foods. It rewrites every carb/fat/calorie rule in the book! This delicious, easy-to-use, plan is specifically formulated...
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Among Heroes: A U.S. Navy SEAL's True Story of Friendship, Heroism, and the Ultimate Sacrifice

Brandon Webb · NAL; First Edition/First Printing edition
Format: Hardcover

Now from Brandon Webb, Navy SEAL sniper and New York Times bestselling author, comes his personal account of the eight friends and fellow SEALs who made the ultimate sacrifice. "Knowing these great men - who they were, how they lived, and what they stood for - has changed my life....
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Heir of Fire

Sarah J. Maas · Bloomsbury U.S.A. Children's Books
Pages: 576
Format: Hardcover

Celaena has survived deadly contests and shattering heartbreak--but at an unspeakable cost. Now, she must travel to a new land to confront her darkest truth . . . a truth about her heritage that could change her life--and her future--forever. Meanwhile, brutal and monstrous forces are gathering...
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Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay: Neapolitan Novels, Book Three

Elena Ferrante · Europa Editions
Pages: 418
Format: Print book

The incredible story continues in book three of the critically acclaimed Neapolitan Novels!

Since the publication of My Brilliant Friend, the first of the Neapolitan novels, Elena Ferrante's fame as one of our most compelling, insightful, and stylish contemporary authors has grown...
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Wish You Well

Ellen Burstyn · Entertainment One
Format: DVD

A tragic accident forces twelve-year old Louisa Mae and her younger brother Oz to move from New York City to live with their great grandmother on a small farm in Virginia. Once Lou and Oz finally adjust to their new home, their family is threatened to be torn apart again when a coal company...
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The Road to Character

David Brooks · Random House
Pages: 300
Format: Print book

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE ECONOMIST * "I wrote this book not sure I could follow the road to character, but I wanted at least to know what the road looks like and how other people have trodden it." - David...
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Never Go Back

Lee Child · Dell Publishing Company
Pages: 607
Format: Paperback

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY KIRKUS REVIEWSNever go back - but Jack Reacher does, and the past finally catches up with him. . . . Never Go Back is Lee Child's new novel of action-charged suspense starring "one of the best thriller characters...
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Cannabis Pharmacy: The Practical Guide to Medical Marijuana

Michael Backes · Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers, Incorporated
Pages: 320
Format: Paperback

Evidence-based information on using cannabis for ailments and conditions, plus a comprehensive guide to the most popular varietiesThe most comprehensive, easy-to-use book available on understanding and using medical marijuana There are currently 4.2 million medical cannabis patients in the United...
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