Naomi Alderman

Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

Texas

From the award-winning, bestselling author of The Power comes a white-knuckle tour de force and dazzling exploration of the world we have made and where we are going. The Future—as the richest people on the planet have discovered—is where the money is. The Future is a few billionaires leading the world to destruction while safeguarding their own survival with secret lavish bunkers. The Future is private weather, technological prophecy and highly deniable weapons. The Future is a handful of friends—the daughter of a cult leader, a non-binary hacker, an ousted Silicon Valley visionary, the concerned wife of a dangerous CEO, and an internet-famous survivalist—hatching a daring plan. It could be the greatest heist ever. Or the cataclysmic end of civilization. The Future is what you see if you don’t look behind you. The Future is the only reason to do anything, the only object of desire. The Future is here.

The Future

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Kent Haruf

Light Hardcover (1 lb or less)

From the unsettled lives of a small-town teacher struggling to raise two boys alone in the face of their mother's retreat from life, a pregnant teenage girl with nowhere to go, and two elderly bachelor farmers emerges a new vision of life and family as their diverse destinies intertwine. 200,000 first printing.

Plainsong

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Maggie Stiefvater

The Scorpio Races

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Nathan Harris

A Novel

AN OPRAH'S BOOK CLUB PICK In the spirit of The Known World and The Underground Railroad, "a stunning debut" (Oprah Daily) about the unlikely bond between two freedmen who are brothers and the Georgia farmer whose alliance will alter their lives, and his, forever--from "a storyteller with bountiful insight and assurance" (Kirkus) A July Indie Next Pick In the waning days of the Civil War, brothers Prentiss and Landry--freed by the Emancipation Proclamation--seek refuge on the homestead of George Walker and his wife, Isabelle. The Walkers, wracked by the loss of their only son to the war, hire the brothers to work their farm, hoping through an unexpected friendship to stanch their grief. Prentiss and Landry, meanwhile, plan to save money for the journey north and a chance to reunite with their mother, who was sold away when they were boys. Parallel to their story runs a forbidden romance between two Confederate soldiers. The young men, recently returned from the war to the town of Old Ox, hold their trysts in the woods. But when their secret is discovered, the resulting chaos, including a murder, unleashes convulsive repercussions on the entire community. In the aftermath of so much turmoil, it is Isabelle who emerges as an unlikely leader, proffering a healing vision for the land and for the newly free citizens of Old Ox. With candor and sympathy, debut novelist Nathan Harris creates an unforgettable cast of characters, depicting Georgia in the violent crucible of Reconstruction. Equal parts beauty and terror, as gripping as it is moving, The Sweetness of Water is an epic whose grandeur locates humanity and love amid the most harrowing circumstances.

The Sweetness of Water (Oprah's Book Club)

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The Circus Train

Jhumpa Lahiri

Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

A debut collection of short fiction blends elements of Indian traditions with the complexities of American culture in such tales as "A Temporary Matter," in which a young Indian-American couple confronts their grief over the loss of a child, while their Boston neighborhood copes with a nightly blackout. Original. 20,000 first printing.

Interpreter of Maladies

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Sue Grafton

Of the #1 New York Times–bestselling Sue Grafton, NPR's Maureen Corrigan said, she “makes me wish there were more than twenty-six letters.” X—the shortest entry in the English-language dictionary. X—notoriously slippery to pronounce.X—from Greek and Latin and commonly found in science, medicine, and religion.X—the twenty-fourth and trickiest letter in the English language. X—what can it be for? Come fall, readers everywhere will find out as Kinsey Millhone makes her much-anticipated appearance in Sue Grafton's thrilling new novel. X—only two letters left.

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Laura Hillenbrand

An American Legend

True story of how three men and a great racehorse captivated the world.

Seabiscuit

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Matrix

Jennifer Egan

From one of the most celebrated writers of our time, a literary figure with cult status, a “sibling novel” to her Pulitzer Prize- and NBCC Award-winning A Visit from the Goon Squad—an electrifying, deeply moving novel about the quest for authenticity and meaning in a world where memories and identities are no longer private. The Candy House opens with the staggeringly brilliant Bix Bouton, whose company, Mandala, is so successful that he is “one of those tech demi-gods with whom we’re all on a first name basis.” Bix is 40, with four kids, restless, desperate for a new idea, when he stumbles into a conversation group, mostly Columbia professors, one of whom is experimenting with downloading or “externalizing” memory. It’s 2010. Within a decade, Bix’s new technology, “Own Your Unconscious”—that allows you access to every memory you’ve ever had, and to share every memory in exchange for access to the memories of others—has seduced multitudes. But not everyone. In spellbinding interlocking narratives, Egan spins out the consequences of Own Your Unconscious through the lives of multiple characters whose paths intersect over several decades. Intellectually dazzling, The Candy House is also extraordinarily moving, a testament to the tenacity and transcendence of human longing for real connection, love, family, privacy and redemption. In the world of Egan’s spectacular imagination, there are “counters” who track and exploit desires and there are “eluders,” those who understand the price of taking a bite of the Candy House. Egan introduces these characters in an astonishing array of narrative styles—from omniscient to first person plural to a duet of voices, an epistolary chapter and a chapter of tweets. If Goon Squad was organized like a concept album, The Candy House incorporates Electronic Dance Music’s more disjunctive approach. The parts are titled: Build, Break, Drop. With an emphasis on gaming, portals, and alternate worlds, its structure also suggests the experience of moving among dimensions in a role-playing game. The Candy House is a bold, brilliant imagining of a world that is moments away. Egan takes to stunning new heights her “deeply intuitive forays into the darker aspects of our technology-driven, image-saturated culture” (Vogue). The Candy House delivers an absolutely extraordinary combination of fierce, exhilarating intelligence and heart.

The Candy House

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David Hosp

In a stunning debut thriller reminiscent of the work of David Baldacci, a young Boston lawyer becomes the chief suspect in the murder of a colleague. Scott Finn, rising star at a Boston law firm, has worked hard to pull himself out of the Charleston projects.When the body of his co-worker and old flame, Natalie Caldwell, floats to the surface of Boston Harbor, Finn is grief stricken. But almost immediately, he's tapped by the firm to replace her in the defense of a high-profile client. As he retraces Natalie's footsteps, Finn begins to unravel the awful mystery of her murder. But police lieutenant Linda Flaherty is also hot on the trail. What neither Finn nor Flaherty realize is what's at stake if the truth is uncovered: billions of dollars, the careers of the Massachusetts elite, and their own survival.

Dark Harbor

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Dan Brown

Robert Langdon arrives at the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao to attend a major announcement - the unveiling of a discovery that "will change the face of science forever." Edmond Kirsh, a billionaire and futurist whose inventions have made him a global figure, is about to reveal an astonishing breakthrough - one that will answer two of the fundamental questions of human existence. But the evening erupts into chaos, and Kirsch's precious discovery teeters on the brink of being lost forever. Langdon is forced into a desperate bid to flee to Barcelona on a perilour quest to locate the cryptic password that will unlock Kirsch's secret. Following a trail illuminated by modern art and enigmatic symbols, Langdon uncovers clues that ultimately bring him face-to-face with Kirsch's shocking discovery ... and the breathtaking truth that has long eluded us.

Origin

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The Anastasia Syndrome and Other Stories 

#paperback #humor #cute #funny #nonfiction #women 

A Fallen Southern Belle's Look at Love, Life, Men, Marriage, and Being Prepared

The group of Belles-gone-bad philosophize on men, life, love, being prepared, educating our young, and what to eat when tragedy strikes

The Sweet Potato Queens' Book of Love

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Christopher Rice became a publishing sensation over-- -night with his rst novel, A Density of Souls. With the publi-cation of his second novel, The Snow Garden- an instant New York Times best-seller-he has established himself as one of the most original writers of a new gener-ation. The Snow Garden is a story of murder and sexual menace on a snowbound university campus. When a respected professor's wife drives to her death in an icy river, an illicit relationship between a student and his teacher threatens to come to light, and within days Atherton University is the scene of escalating speculation and intrigue. Another death emerges from the shadows, and the connections between the two accidents begin to look uncomfortably close. Rice explores the dynamic within a tightly knit group of young people haunted by sexual memories and fears and driven by obscure desires. The Snow Garden casts this web of friendship and passion against the backdrop of a threat that grows darker as the novel proceeds. The result is a stunning novel from an arresting talent. Christopher Rice is the best-selling author of A Density of Souls and son of novelist Anne Rice and poet and artist Stan Rice. He lives in Los Angeles.

The Snow Garden

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Stone Cold 

Joanne Greenberg

I Never Promised You A Rose Garden 

#paperback #fiction #romance #vampire #love 

True Betrayals

Taking over the casework of a recently disappeared attorney, Dismas Hardy and detective Abe Glitsky tackle an unexpectedly challenging appeal to overturn the life sentence of a National Guard reservist who has been convicted for a double murder. Reprint.

Betrayal

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Oversized Hardcover (4 to 6 lbs)

Nearly 1,000 poems with commentary on the lives and works of poets dating from the 10th century to the present.

A Treasury of Great Poems

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Discovering Our Extraordinary Place in the Cosmos

A world-renowned astrophysicist and a science philosopher present a new, scientifically supported understanding of the universe, one that will forever change our personal relationship with the cosmos.

For four hundred years, since early scientists discovered that the universe did not revolve around the earth, people have felt cut off-adrift in a meaningless cosmos. That is about to change.

In their groundbreaking new book, The View from the Center of the Universe, Joel R. Primack, Ph.D., one of the world's leading cosmologists, and Nancy Ellen Abrams, a philosopher and writer, use recent advances in astronomy,physics, and cosmology to frame a compelling new theory of how to understand the universe and our role in it.

While most of us think of the universe as empty space peppered with stars separated by vast distances, the truth, the authors argue, is far richer and more meaningful. For the first time in history, we know that the universe is more coherent and spiritually significant than anyone ever imagined and that our place in it is actually central to the expanding universe in important ways.

According to Primack and Abrams, this new cosmology clarifies how the universe operates, what it's made of, how it may have originated, and how it is evolving. Even more surprising, these startling ideas spring from both cutting-edge science and the metaphors of ancient symbols. The result is a very human book that satisfies our fundamental need for order and meaning in our world and in our lives.

The View from the Center of the Universe

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Roy Chapman Andrews and the Central Asiatic Expeditions

"The New York Times science editor John Noble Wilford has called it "the most celebrated fossil-hunting expedition of the twentieth century." Led by the world-renowned explorer Roy Chapman Andrews and financed by J.P. Morgan, Jr., John D. Rockefeller, Jr., Childs Frick, and a host of other Wall Street titans, the Central Asiatic Expeditions (1922-1930) comprised the most ambitious scientific venture ever launched from the United States. Under the auspices of the American Museum of Natural History, Andrews conducted five expeditions to the last uncharted corner of the world: the Gobi Desert of Outer and Inner Mongolia. Using automobiles supported by camel caravans, Andrews' expeditions stumbled upon unimagined scientific wonders: the Flaming Cliffs, dinosaur eggs, the first skeleton on Velociraptor (the terrifying killer of Jurassic Park fame), and a fossil treasure trove of other dinosaurs and extinct mammals." "In Dragon Hunter, Charles Gallenkamp recounts these discoveries and the adventures that attended them. Filled with tales of Andrews and his team braving raging sandstorms and murderous bandits, enduring civil wars and political intrigue, and reveling in the fascinating world of Peking's foreign colony, Dragon Hunter also traces the religious controversy over evolution that the anti-imperialist conflicts involving China, Mongolia, and the United States that were sparked by Andrews' expeditions."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved

Dragon Hunter

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Judith Dunbar comes of age while confronting her feelings about love and sadness and journeying back to her childhood home. By the author of The Shell Seekers. 850,000 first printing. Lit Guild & Doubleday Main. Tour.

Coming Home

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#hardcover #billoreilly #nonfiction #thetreasureshop-nonfiction 

The Brutal Struggle for American Independence

Told through the eyes of George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, and Great Britain's King George III, Killing England chronicles the path to independence in gripping detail, taking the reader from the battlefields of America to the royal courts of Europe. What started as protest and unrest in the colonies soon escalated to a world war with devastating casualties. O'Reilly and Dugard recreate the war's landmark battles, including Bunker Hill, Long Island, Saratoga, and Yorktown, revealing the savagery of hand-to-hand combat and the often brutal conditions under which these brave American soldiers lived and fought. Also here is the reckless treachery of Benedict Arnold and the daring guerrilla tactics of the "Swamp Fox" Francis Marion.

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