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A weekly magazine offering a signature mix of reporting and commentary on politics, international affairs, popular culture and the arts,…
science and technology, and business, along with fiction, poetry, humor, and cartoons.
Keeps the closest watch on the ever changing and ever exciting entertainment industry. Takes you backstage at awards shows and…
sneaks you into celebrity parties. Peers into the minds (and dressing rooms) of the biggest stars, and escorts you around the world to see exactly where and with whom the hottest names in entertainment have been hanging out.
Four romances set amid the Amish communities of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. In Fields of Corn, Shana rents a room on…
an Amish farm and grows to love both the simple lifestyle and her landlord's son, Emanuel. Also includes Hills of Wheat, Pastures of Faith, and Valley of Hope. 2012
Less than an hour after FBI agent Lacey Sherlock thwarts a grenade-carrying terrorist at JFK International Airport, a bombing occurs…
at St. Patrick's Cathedral. Meanwhile, Sherlock's husband, fellow agent Dillon Savich, races against the clock while tracking an unusual killer. Some violence. Bestseller.
A young translator travels from his home in Toronto to Hong Kong, Macau, Prague, Tokyo. His unnamed lover comes with…
him: in restaurants and hotel rooms, they entertain each other with comic and enigmatic folk tales. Yet their verbal play and philosophical questions mask the fragility of their own relationship, which is made still more tenuous by he woman's unexplained disappearances. You Are Eating an Orange. You Are Naked. is an intimate novel of memory and longing that challenges Western tropes and Orientalism. Embracing the playful surrealism of Haruki Murakami and the atmospheric narratives of filmmaker Wong Kar-wai, Sheung-King's debut is at once lyrical and punctuated, and wholly unique, and marks the arrival of a bold new voice in Canadian literature.
Caesar Romulus has taken control of the Palatine Empire after the events in The Sagittarius Command (DB 78342). He renounces…
the surrender to the United States and wages war against Earth. John Farragut and the crew of the Merrimack retaliate, but the Hive also threatens. Violence and strong language. 2008
London, 1818. Three disgraced army officers are bribed into ruining the reputations of the prospective brides of the prince regent's…
brothers before they can wed. If successful, the rakes' military records will be reinstated. But their feelings for the ladies complicate matters. Explicit descriptions of sex. 2014
When twelve-year-old Ben Ripley is suddenly recruited to attend the CIA's highly secretive Espionage Academy, he is excited but wonders…
why he was chosen. On his first day, Ben is exposed to flying bullets and a hostage situation. Some strong language. For grades 4-7 and older readers. 2012
Seven linked short stories. Eric, a journalist, travels to the Blessed Island, where inhabitants live forever, according to myth. Once…
there he meets Merle and learns that his life has been entwined with hers throughout time. Printz Award. For junior and senior high and older readers. 2013
In an attempt to bond with his sixteen-year-old son Ryan, financial planner Jake Buckman lets him drive home despite it…
being a foggy night. When Ryan hits someone, Jake's decision on how to handle it leads to an increasingly nightmarish existence for both of them. Some strong language. Bestseller. 2014
Texas, 1886. Fresh out of medical school, Jake McCutcheon is on his way to Texas. He meets Lily Anthony on…
a stagecoach, and they fight outlaws together. But Jake's fianc´ee from Boston will join him soon, and Lily doesn't think she has enough time to get to know him. 2011
Coanchor of Nightline and Good Morning America recounts his recreational drug use and 2004 nationally televised panic attack that--coupled with…
overextension at work and his stint covering religion--prompted him to practice meditation, which he asserts led to increased calm, focus, and happiness in his life. Some strong language. Bestseller. 2014
Montana Territory, 1883. Luke McCutcheon comes across widow Faith Brown as she gives birth on a wagon bed. Faith has…
fled from her brother-in-law with her young stepson in tow. The rest of the cattle-driving crew welcome Faith's family and take them back to the McCutcheon ranch. 2011
Biblical scholar uses scripture to explain the ways Christian character is formed through worship, mission, and following Jesus. Addresses the…
question of why we exist and offers examples of virtue in action. Companion to Simply Christian (DB 63581). 2010
Grand Rapids, Minnesota. A baby is kidnapped and a woman is murdered on the same night. The police believe the…
killing is connected to the earlier disappearance of three other women. Detectives Jonathan Stride and Maggie Bei investigate both crimes. Violence, strong language, and some descriptions of sex. 2010
Analysis of the 1973 coup in Chile that overthrew the government of Salvador Allende and brought General Augusto Pinochet to…
power. Explores the coup's lasting impact on Latin American relations and the roles of the Nixon administration, CIA, and U.S.-based multinational corporations in the outcome. 2009
Dick Simnel creates a powerful steam-powered machine he calls the Iron Girder and brings it to Ankh-Morpork. When Lord Vetinari…
decides someone else should be in control of the Iron Girder, he appoints Moist von Lipwig, from Going Postal (DB 59826) and Making Money (DB 65596). Bestseller. 2013
Shortly after their police officer father is killed in the line of duty, Grace's older sister Regan adopts a puppy…
to train as a service dog--an experience Regan will write about in her college essay. But grief-stricken Grace ends up taking responsibility for the dog. For grades 5-8. 2012
Editor-in-chief of the Huffington Post Media Group describes her wake-up call--a fall caused by exhaustion--and the ways it led her…
to reexamine the traditional definition of success. Explains the importance of balancing money and power with well-being, wisdom, wonder, and giving. Bestseller. 2014