Barry Denenberg

Light Hardcover (1 lb or less)

Utah

The Civil War Diary of Emma Simpson, Gordonsville, Virginia 1864

The diary of a fictional fourteen-year-old girl living in Virginia, in which she describes the hardships endured by her family and friends during one year of the Civil War.

When Will This Cruel War Be Over?

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Tony Abbott

Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

Derek Stone has suffered a horrible train accident,which left his brother and father dead--andleft Derek all alone. Until his brother, Ronny,reappears weeks later, alive and well.But Ronny doesn't seem like himself. Since thetrain accident, he seems...like someone else.Derek is haunted by suspicions, uncertainty, andfear. But he's also haunted by something evenmore real. He's hearing voices, and everythingaround him--including Ronny--seems a little off.Could the road to the afterlife be a two-waystreet?

City of the Dead

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Mary Downing Hahn

A Ghost Story

Molly and Michael dislike their spooky new stepsister Heather but realize that they must try to save her when she seems ready to follow a ghost child to her doom.

Wait till Helen Comes

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Paul Arden

The World's Best-Selling Book by Paul Arden

" It’s Not How Good You Are, It’s How Good You Want to Be is a handbook of how to succeed in the world: a pocket bible for the talented and timid alike to help make the unthinkable thinkable and the impossible possible. The world’s top advertising guru, Paul Arden, offers up his wisdom on issues as diverse as problem solving, responding to a brief, communicating, playing your cards right, making mistakes, and creativity – all endeavors that can be applied to aspects of modern life. This uplifting and humorous little book provides a unique insight into the world of advertising and is a quirky compilation of quotes, facts, pictures, wit and wisdom – all packed into easy&hyphen;to&hyphen;digest, bite&hyphen;sized spreads. If you want to succeed in life or business, this book is a must. "

It's Not How Good You Are, It's How Good You Want to Be

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Garth Sundem

Science, Paradoxes, Puzzles, Logic, and Illogic to Nourish Your Neurons

Feed Your Brain
 
Tastier than a twizzler yet more protein-packed than a spinach smoothie, Brain Candy is guaranteed to entertain your brain--even as it reveals hundreds of secrets behind what's driving that electric noodle inside your skull. 
 
These delicious and nutritious pages are packed with bits of bite-sized goodness swiped from the bleeding edge of brain science (including the reason why reading these words is changing your hippocampus at this very moment!) Shelved alongside these succulent neurological nuggets are challenging puzzles and paradoxes, eye-opening perception tests and hacks, fiendish personality quizzes and genius testers, and a grab bag of recurring treats including Eye Hacks, Algebraic Eight Ball, iDread, Wild Kingdom, and Logic of Illogic.  
 
Should you look between these covers and inhale the deliciously cherry-flavored scents of knowledge within, you will grow your grey matter while discovering:
 
* Why you should be writing bad poetry
* The simple keys to brain training
* What trust smells like 
* The origins of human morality
* Why expensive wine always tastes better
* The truth about brain sweat
* How your diet might be making you dumb
* The secrets of game theory
* Why economists hate psychology
* The mental benefits of coffee and cigarettes
* How to really spot a liar
* Why you can't make me eat pie
* The benefits of daydreaming
* Four simple secrets to persuasion
* Why your barin's fzzuy ligoc alowls you to raed this
* How to brainwash friends and family
* The science of body language
* What pigeons know about art
 
...And much, much more.

Brain Candy

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The Voyage of the Dawn Treader

Lemony Snicket

Violet, Klaus, and Sunny Baudelaire are intelligent children. They are charming, and resourceful, and have pleasant facial features. Unfortunately, they are exceptionally unlucky. In the first two books alone, the three youngsters encounter a greedy and repulsive villain, itchy clothing, a disastrous fire, a plot to steal their fortune, a lumpy bed, a deadly serpent, a large brass reading lamp, a long knife, and a terrible odour. In the tradition of great storytellers, from Dickens to Dahl, comes an exquisitely dark comedy that is both literary and irreverent, hilarious and deftly crafted. Never before has a tale of three likeable and unfortunate children been quite so enchanting, or quite so uproariously unhappy. Ages 10+

A Series of Unfortunate Events 1 and 2

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Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

Forgotten Sea

Lanie Bross

Corinthe, a former Fate and now Executor, responsible for carrying out unfulfilled destinies on Earth, finds herself falling for Lucas, a human boy whose death she is supposed to enact as her last act before returning to Pyralis.

Fates

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Obert Skye

Paperback (1 to 2 lbs)

While Leven, Winter, and sidekicks Geth and Clover battle fantastical creatures in Foo, contrary forces in Reality plan to reconstruct the destroyed gateway between the mythical Foo and their own land.

The Whispered Secret

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Jason L. Baptiste

Business & Economics

Launching a Business Without Clout or Capital

A guide to launching a tech business with little money explains how to find a good idea, get connected to the people who will help the most and how to eschew perfection in order to make the product available for feedback.

The Ultralight Startup

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Scott Savage

Water Keep

Marcus is no ordinary thirteen-year-old. He knows he has some special gifts. Gifts that allow him to do things other kids cant. In fact, he might be the only kid on Earth that can turn invisible when his life depends on it. And sometimes that comes in handy for a kid whos confined to a wheelchair and picked on by bullies. Then theres Kyja. Shes anything but extraordinary. At least thats what she thinks when she compares herself to her magical friends on Farworld. Kyjas tried to learn the magic her friends know, but sometimes if feels like shes from a different placea different world. Earth and Farworld have a special link and Marcus and Kyja are about to find out they were switched at birtha plan that protected and preserved both of them. But the time has come for them to reconnect and fulfill their destinies. Together, they discover their weaknesses are really their strengths on an adventure to save both worlds from an evil enemy.

Far World, Book 1

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George Gilder

The Fall of Big Data and the Rise of the Blockchain Economy

A FINANCIAL TIMES BOOK OF THE MONTH FROM THE WALL STREET JOURNAL: "Nothing Mr. Gilder says or writes is ever delivered at anything less than the fullest philosophical decibel... Mr. Gilder sounds less like a tech guru than a poet, and his words tumble out in a romantic cascade." “Google’s algorithms assume the world’s future is nothing more than the next moment in a random process. George Gilder shows how deep this assumption goes, what motivates people to make it, and why it’s wrong: the future depends on human action.” — Peter Thiel, founder of PayPal and Palantir Technologies and author of Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future The Age of Google, built on big data and machine intelligence, has been an awesome era. But it’s coming to an end. In Life after Google, George Gilder—the peerless visionary of technology and culture—explains why Silicon Valley is suffering a nervous breakdown and what to expect as the post-Google age dawns. Google’s astonishing ability to “search and sort” attracts the entire world to its search engine and countless other goodies—videos, maps, email, calendars….And everything it offers is free, or so it seems. Instead of paying directly, users submit to advertising. The system of “aggregate and advertise” works—for a while—if you control an empire of data centers, but a market without prices strangles entrepreneurship and turns the Internet into a wasteland of ads. The crisis is not just economic. Even as advances in artificial intelligence induce delusions of omnipotence and transcendence, Silicon Valley has pretty much given up on security. The Internet firewalls supposedly protecting all those passwords and personal information have proved hopelessly permeable. The crisis cannot be solved within the current computer and network architecture. The future lies with the “cryptocosm”—the new architecture of the blockchain and its derivatives. Enabling cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin and ether, NEO and Hashgraph, it will provide the Internet a secure global payments system, ending the aggregate-and-advertise Age of Google. Silicon Valley, long dominated by a few giants, faces a “great unbundling,” which will disperse computer power and commerce and transform the economy and the Internet. Life after Google is almost here. For fans of "Wealth and Poverty," "Knowledge and Power," and "The Scandal of Money."

Life after Google

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George R. R. Martin

Heavy Hardcover (2 to 4 lbs)

300 Years Before a Game of Thrones (a Targaryen History)

The first volume of a definitive two-part history of the Targaryens in Westeros is set centuries before the events of "A Game of Thrones" and answers key questions about the dynasty's origins, conflicts and relationships with dragons.

Fire and Blood

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John Grogan

Life and Love with the World's Worst Dog

This No.1 Sunday Times bestseller tells the heart-warming tale of how a wiggly yellow fur ball of a puppy could grow into a barrelling, ninety-seven pound stramroller of a Labrador retriever who would prove that unconditional love comes in many forms. John and Jenny were just beginning their life together. They were young and in love, with a perfect little house and not a care in the world. Along comes Marley, mischievous, hyperactive and so unruly he is expelled from obedience school. How could they possibly know that this incorrigible dog could teach them more about love for life than they could hope to teach him? Since becoming a major motion picture, starring Jennifer Aniston and Owen Wilson, this heart-warming and unforgettable story of a family and their haphazard dog has become a timeless family favourite.

Marley and Me

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A. W. Jantha

Hocus Pocus is beloved by Halloween enthusiasts all over the world.Diving once more into the world of witches, this New York Times bestselling two-part young adult novel, marks a new era of Hocus Pocus.




Fans will be spellbound by a fresh retelling of the original film, followed by the all-new sequel that continues the story with the next generation of Salem teens.

Shortly after moving from California to Salem, Massachusetts, Max Dennison finds himself in hot water when he accidentally releases a coven of witches, the Sanderson sisters, from the afterlife. Max, his sister, and his new friends (human and otherwise) must find a way to stop the witches from carrying out their evil plan and remaining on earth to torment Salem for all eternity.




Twenty-five years later, Max and Allison's seventeen-year-old daughter, Poppy, finds herself face-to-face with the Sanderson sisters in all their sinister glory. When Halloween celebrations don't quite go as planned, it's a race against time as Poppy and her friends fight to save her family and all of Salem from the witches' latest vile scheme.







Hocus Pocus and the All-New Sequel

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Matthew J. Kirby

The Clockwork Three

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Incarceron

Heavy Paperback (2 to 4 lbs)

Avon Camelot

Holly Black

After returning home from their latest adventure, Mallory, Jared, and Simon find Mulgarath, an ogre and leader the goblins, has taken captive their mother along with Uncle Arthur's field guide.

Spiderwick 1-4

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Ransom Riggs

"Originally published by Quirk Books in 2011. First paperback edition, Quirk Books, 2013."--Title page verso.

Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (Movie Tie-In Edition)

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Matt Webb

Social Studies

Tips and Tricks for Using Your Brain

The brain is a fearsomely complex information-processing environment--one that often eludes our ability to understand it. At any given time, the brain is collecting, filtering, and analyzing information and, in response, performing countless intricate processes, some of which are automatic, some voluntary, some conscious, and some unconscious. Cognitive neuroscience is one of the ways we have to understand the workings of our minds. It's the study of the brain biology behind our mental functions: a collection of methods--like brain scanning and computational modeling--combined with a way of looking at psychological phenomena and discovering where, why, and how the brain makes them happen. Want to know more? Mind Hacks is a collection of probes into the moment-by-moment works of the brain. Using cognitive neuroscience, these experiments, tricks, and tips related to vision, motor skills, attention, cognition, subliminal perception, and more throw light on how the human brain works. Each hack examines specific operations of the brain. By seeing how the brain responds, we pick up clues about the architecture and design of the brain, learning a little bit more about how the brain is put together. Mind Hacks begins your exploration of the mind with a look inside the brain itself, using hacks such as "Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation: Turn On and Off Bits of the Brain" and "Tour the Cortex and the Four Lobes." Also among the 100 hacks in this book, you'll find:
 * Release Eye Fixations for Faster Reactions
 * See Movement When All is Still
 * Feel the Presence and Loss of Attention
 * Detect Sounds on the Margins of Certainty
 * Mold Your Body Schema
 * Test Your Handedness
 * See a Person in Moving Lights
 * Make Events Understandable as Cause-and-Effect
 * Boost Memory by Using Context
 * Understand Detail and the Limits of Attention

Steven Johnson, author of "Mind Wide Open" writes in his foreword to the book, "These hacks amaze because they reveal the brain's hidden logic; they shed light on the cheats and shortcuts and latent assumptions our brains make about the world." If you want to know more about what's going on in your head, then Mind Hacks is the key--let yourself play with the interface between you and the world.

Mind Hacks

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Deepak Chopra

Unlocking the Hidden Dimensions of Your Life

Describing the hidden mysteries that are contained within each individual, the best-selling author of The Spontaneous Fulfillment of Desire examines fifteen of these secrets--including "Life Hurts When It Is Unreal" and "There Is No Time But Now"--that hold the key to enlightenment, transformation, and personal fulfillment. Reprint. 125,000 first printing.

The Book of Secrets

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Using his renowned lack of common sense, fifteen-year-old Beck Phillips gets himself and his friends Kate and Wyatt embroiled in more dragon adventures, as they discover and hatch the last remaining dragon stone.

Choke

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Kena Stark

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When Will This Cruel War Be Over?

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Wait till Helen Comes

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It's Not How Good You Are, It's How Good You Want to Be

Garth Sundem

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The Voyage of the Dawn Treader

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Forgotten Sea

Lanie Bross

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Jason L. Baptiste

The Ultralight Startup

Scott Savage

Far World, Book 1

George Gilder

Life after Google

George R. R. Martin

Fire and Blood

John Grogan

Marley and Me

A. W. Jantha

Hocus Pocus and the All-New Sequel

Matthew J. Kirby

The Clockwork Three

Fisher

Incarceron

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Avon Camelot

Holly Black

Spiderwick 1-4

Ransom Riggs

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Matt Webb

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Deepak Chopra

The Book of Secrets

Obert Skye

Choke

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