Meet Jake. A bit on the elderly side (he turns 201 in March), but otherwise in the pink of health. The nonstop sex and exercise he's still getting probably contribute to that, as does his diet: unusual amounts of flesh and blood (at l...

James Gleick has long been fascinated by the making of science -- how ideas order visible appearances, how equations can give meaning to molecular and stellar phenomena, how theories can transform what we see. In Chaos, he chronicled ...

An executive coach presents a straightforward, effective program for achieving success in the business world, identifying important habits and behavioral problems that are keeping one from reaching the top, while offering helpful sugg...

Working in a world where a college degree qualifies her to make photocopies and color-coordinate file folders, twenty-four year old girl is struggling to keep up with the essential trinity of food, shelter, and student loans. So when ...

Teaches listeners how to build the vocabulary they need to express themselves effectively in school, at work, and in everyday life, with a focus on words that commonly appear on standardized tests, as well as words that average reader...

Anne Rice returns to the mesmerizing storytelling that has captivated readers for more than three decades in a tale of unceasing suspense set in time past—a metaphysical thriller about angels and assassins.The novel opens in the pre...

The agents at the IRS Regional Examination Center in Peoria, Illinois, appear ordinary enough to newly arrived trainee David Foster Wallace. But as he immerses himself in a routine so tedious and repetitive that new employees receive ...

Have you ever wondered why we Christians do what we do for church every Sunday morning? Why do we 'dress up' for church? Why does the pastor preach a sermon each week? Why do we have pews, steeples, choirs, and seminaries? This volume...

"Carter twists plotlines like pretzels while wryly skewering America's wealthy intellectual elite."–PeopleJohn Grisham called Stephen L. Carter's first novel, The Emperor of Ocean Park, "beautifully written and clever...

Following his runaway best seller, Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress, Dai Sijie gives us a delightful new tale of East meets West: an adventure both wry and uplifting about a love of dreams and the dream of love, and the power ...

An dazzlingly inventive novel about modern family, from the author of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-timeThe set-up of Mark Haddon's brilliant new novel is simple: Richard, a wealthy doctor, invites his estranged sister ...

In a stately West Village townhouse, a wealthy socialite and her secretary are murdered. In the 24 hours that follow, a flurry of activity circles around their shocking deaths: The head of one of the city's last tabloids stops the pre...

Unabridged Audiobook - 2 MP3 CDs - Read by the Author The plot to assassinate President John F. Kennedy has been shrouded in secrecy and deceit, leading most Americans to doubt the veracity of the Warren Commission's findings. Now...

Politics and history are key players in this thriller from bestseller Brad Meltzer. Former presidential aide Wes Holloway has been permanently scarred by an assassination attempt that spared the President but left Wes wounded and the ...

The author of The Godfather takes readers back four hundred years to a fifteenth-century Italy populated by corrupt popes and despotic families to introduce the first of the mafia families, Rodrigo Borgia, Pope Alexander VI, and his c...

With every New York Times bestseller, Luanne Rice illuminates yet another of the secret wonders of the heart. Her unforgettable evocations of family, friendship, and loves lost and won in such novels as The Edge of Winter, Sandcastles...

Lady Elizabeth Banning, the youngest and most headstrong of the three Banning sisters, is a shameless, hardened flirt with a reputation for jilting fiances. Perhaps she is reluctant to marry because of her father's appalling treatment...

Finding wonderful stories that you don't already know is one of this collection's great pleasures....Updike has made some surprising--even striking--selections, and in consequence this collection seems far less predictable than it mig...

When the host of a popular radio talk show is murdered, the Triple Threat Club must narrow down the lengthy list of suspects who wanted him dead. Outspoken radio talk show host Jim Fate dies tragically and dramatically when poisonous...

Would it surprise you to learn that to solve a seemingly unsolvable problem, you need to get up and leave the room? A walk in the woods will help you finish your novel? Humming can make you a better tennis player? Or completely givin...

When his dysfunctional family sent Augusten Burroughs away to be raised in the home of his mother’s therapist, he became part of an even more dysfunctional and unusual family dynamic. In this bestseller, which has become a class...

December in Paradise. A time of hope, redemption, and new life. A Choice To Forgive by Beth Wiseman. After Daniel disappeared that long-ago Christmas Eve, Lydia built a life with his brother. But now she's a widow and Daniel has reap...

Presents the classic tale of love, courage, and sacrifice set against the cataclysmic events of the French Revolution.

In 'The Pickwick Papers', Dickens' reached his peak of humor. First commissioned to match illustrations that had benn done, 'The Pickwick Papers' took on a life of its own. Serialized in 20 monthly installments from March 1836 to Nove...

divDaniel Goleman's international bestseller Emotional Intelligence changed our concept of "being smart," proving that emotional intelligence—how we handle ourselves and our relationships—matters more than IQ or technica...

"Homegoing is an inspiration." —Ta-Nehisi Coates The unforgettable New York Times best seller begins with the story of two half-sisters, separated by forces beyond their control: one sold into slavery, the other married ...

What causes you to feel stress, depression and negative emotions? What blocks your intelligence, your confidence, your ability to achieve your goals? Dianetics: The Evolution of a Science contains the key to a factual understanding of...

Eve Sumner has an uncanny resemblance to a long-dead woman with whom John Waters was once obsessively in love. The successful Mississippi oilman's college affair with Mallory Candler ended long before she was killed, but the myster...

Back in the beloved fictional town of Three Rivers, Connecticut, Wally Lamb takes his readers straight into the halls of St. Aloysius Gonzaga Parochial School. But grammar and arithmetic move to the back burner this holiday season wi...

Guest Reviewer: Jodi PicoultFrom the provocative and gut-wrenching The Pact, to the brilliant genre-bending The Tenth Circle, to Nineteen Minutes, her most recent novel about a high-school shooting, Jodi Picoult's riveting novels cent...