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Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children

Ransom Riggs · Quirk Books
Pages: 382
Format: Paperback

A New York Times #1 best seller On the New York Times Best Seller List for more than 52 consecutive weeks Includes an excerpt from the much-anticipated sequel and an interview with author Ransom Riggs A mysterious island.

 An abandoned orphanage.

 A strange...
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Along Came A Spider

James Patterson · Grand Central
Pages: 14
Format: Paperback

Along Came a Spider begins with the double kidnapping of the daughter of a famous Hollywood actress and the young son of the secretary of the Treasury. And that's only the beginning! Gary Soneji is a murderous serial kidnapper who wants to commit the crime of the century. Alex Cross...
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Prince Lestat and the Realms of Atlantis: The Vampire Chronicles

Anne Rice · Alfred A Knopf
Pages: 496
Format: Print book

From Anne Rice, conjurer of the beloved best sellers Interview with the Vampire and Prince Lestat, an ambitious and exhilarating new novel of utopian vision and power, uniting the ancient worlds and the legends of the Vampire Chronicles. "In my dreams, I saw a city fall into the sea....
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The Walking Dead Volume 23: Whispers Into Screams

Robert Kirkman · Image Comics
Format: Paperback

A new threat has emerged from within the walker hordes, catching the communities off guard. The time for peace and prosperity is over as a new fight for survival begins. Collects The Walking Dead 133-138.,
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DIY Nail Art: Easy, Step-by-Step Instructions for 75 Creative Nail Art Designs

Catherine Rodgers · Adams Media
Pages: 159
Format: Paperback

The cure for the common mani!Black Lace. Summer Citrus. Hot Pink Zebra. Get ready for nails that will get you noticed!Catherine Rodgers, creator of the popular nail art YouTube Channel Totally Cool Nails, shares her secrets in DIY Nail Art. Packed with easy-to-follow instructions and helpful...
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Teach Yourself VISUALLY Windows 8.1

Paul McFedries · Visual
Pages: 352
Format: Paperback

A practical guide for visual learners eager to get started with Windows 8.1 If you learn more quickly when you can see how things are done, this Visual guide is the easiest way to get up and running on Windows 8.1. It covers more than 150 essential Windows tasks, using full-color screen...
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Maybe in Another Life: A Novel

Taylor Jenkins Reid · Washington Square Press
Pages: 336
Format: Print book

A People Magazine Pick * US Weekly "Must" Pick Named "Best Book of the Summer" by Glamour * Good Housekeeping * USA TODAY * Cosmopolitan * PopSugar * Working Mother * Bustle * Goodreads From the acclaimed author of Forever, Interrupted and After I Do comes a breathtaking...
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The Striker

Clive Cussler · Putnam Adult; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover

Detective Isaac Bell returns in a remarkable new adventure from the #1 New York Times bestselling series. It is 1902, and a bright, inexperienced young man named Isaac Bell, only two years out of his apprenticeship at the Van Dorn Detective Agency, has an urgent message for his boss. Hired...
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The One

Kiera Cass · HarperTeen
Pages: 323
Format: Hardcover

The highly anticipated third book in Kiera Cass's #1 New York Times bestselling Selection series, The One will captivate readers who love dystopian YA fiction and fairy tales. The One is perfect for the fans who have followed America's whirlwind romance since it began - and a swoon-worthy...
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The Keeper

David Baldacci · Scholastic Press
Pages: 448
Format: Hardcover

Vega Jane was always told no one could leave the town of Wormwood. She was told there was nothing outside but the Quag, a wilderness filled with danger and death. And she believed it - until the night she stumbled across a secret that proved that everything she knew was a lie. Now just...
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Epic Survival: Extreme Adventure, Stone Age Wisdom, and Lessons in Living From a Modern Hunter-Gatherer

Matt Graham · Gallery Books; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover

Matt Graham, star of the Discovery Channel s Dual Survival and Dude, You re Screwed, details the physical, mental, and emotional joys and harrowing struggles of his life as a modern-day hunter-gatherer.Early on in his life, Matt craved a return to nature. When he became an adult, he set aside...
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The Walking Dead, Vol. 18

Robert Kirkman · Image
Pages: 136
Format: Paperback

The world we knew is gone. The world of commerce and frivolous necessity has been replaced by a world of survival and responsibility. An epidemic of apocalyptic proportions has swept the globe, causing the dead to rise and feed on the living. In a matter of months society has crumbled:...
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Disarming the Narcissist: Surviving and Thriving with the Self-Absorbed

Wendy T. Behary LCSW · New Harbinger Publications; Second Edition edition
Format: Paperback

Narcissistic people are frustrating (and sometime intimidating) to deal with. This book offers effective strategies for dealing effectively with someone who is at the center of his or her own universe.
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Book Scavenger

Jennifer Chambliss Bertman · Christy Ottaviano Books
Pages: 354
Format: Print book

For twelve-year-old Emily, the best thing about moving to San Francisco is that it's the home city of her literary idol: Garrison Griswold, book publisher and creator of the online sensation Book Scavenger (a game where books are hidden in cities all over the country and clues to find them...
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Leaders Eat Last: Why Some Teams Pull Together and Others Don't

Simon Sinek · Portfolio/Penguin
Pages: 244
Format: Hardcover

Why do only a few people get to say "I love my job"? It seems unfair that finding fulfillment at work is like winning a lottery; that only a few lucky ones get to feel valued by their organizations, to feel like they belong.Imagine a world where almost everyone wakes up inspired...
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