About: No one exemplified paranoia and secrecy at the heart of American power better than J. Edgar Hoover, the original director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Renowned investigative journalist Anthony Summers's consummate biography of Hoover reveals a flawed individual who should never have held such power, and for so long.
About: Working behind the scenes of a motorcycle shop is an elite special ops team: Black Knights Inc. Ex–Marine sniper Nate "Ghost" Weller rides among their ranks, and when a international organization targets his friend's sister, Ali, Nate struggles to protect her while keeping his feelings for her in check.
About: Thrust into the savagery of the Civil War, a Chinese immigrant serving in the Union Army, a nurse doubling as a spy for the North, and a one-armed Confederate cavalryman find their lives inextricably entwined. It's a novel of extraordinary scope and a defining work on the Chinese immigrant experience.
About: The first book in Octavia E. Butler's acclaimed Xenogenesis Trilogy finds Lilith Iyapo waking up hundreds of years after atomic fire consumed the earth. In a massive alien spacecraft piloted by the Oankali, Lilith confronts humanity's new reality in a world reborn from war but changed by its alien saviors.
About: Since its publication in 2004 Leadership and Self-Deception has become an international best-seller. The book’s central insight--that the key to leadership lays not in what we do, but in who we are--has proved to resonate powerfully. This revised edition features help for readers to apply the book's lessons.
About: This ingeniously plotted suspense is utterly convincing in its portrayal of obsession as it follows Catherine Bailey entering into a new and exciting relationship. Gorgeous, charismatic, and spontaneous, Lee seems perfect, but when his behavior becomes erratic, controlling, and frightening, Catherine realizes the relationship was too good to be true.
About: Wonderfully illustrated, this thrilling combination of fantasy and science fiction follows the adventures of Arthur Mumby and his sister Myrtle. The two live with their father, travelling through space in a huge and rambling house. After a rare visit from a guest, the family embarks on a terrifying, marvelous adventure.
About: For six tense days between June 5 and 10, 1967, war raged between Israel and its neighbors, Egypt, Jordan, and Syria. Michael Oren, a widely published American-born Israel scholar and historian, has comprehensively knitted together the conflict's diverse strands into a cohesive fabric that remains vital and relevant today.
About: When an inquisitive young reporter's body is found, the crime catches the attention of Federal Prosecutor Allison Pierce, FBI Special Agent Nicole Hedges, and crime reporter Cassidy Shaw. They know the murderer is calculating and cold-blooded, but they don’t know they’re already on a first-name basis with the killer.
About: Ben Mattlin was born with spinal muscular atrophy. Not expected to live through childhood, he grew, thrived, and eventually became one of the first students in a wheelchair to attend Harvard. His witty, unsentimental, and engrossing memoir provides a unique perspective on living with a disability in the United States.
About: From the popular Chicken Soup for the Soul series comes an entertaining and engaging collection of stories, poems, and cartoons relating to the specific troubles that traumatize teenagers everywhere. Funny, tender, and wise, the book was written largely by teens and covers a range of issues, from dating to death.
About: In Berlin, at the height of WWII, men have faded from daily life. Amongst the conflict's chaos, Sigrid Schröder finds her heart torn between her husband and her former lover, a Jew lost in the war. It's a riveting exploration of what happens to ordinary people thrust into extraordinary times.
About: Unfolding in Pennsylvania University, this sexy and fast-paced novel is layered with intimate insight about life’s most formative years. The Fall is a compelling, contemporary coming-of-age story about what happens when we are forced for the first time to really confront who we are, and who we want to become.
About: From the Gilded Age until 1914, more than 100 American heiresses invaded Britannia and swapped dollars for titles. This lively social history features vivid personalities, gossipy anecdotes, grand houses, and lots of period details. The book also includes photographs, illustrations, quotes, and the finer points of Victorian and Edwardian etiquette.
About: In America during the 1920s rampant speculation collided with record trading volumes to create the Great Crash. Every financial bubble since 1929 has been compared to this economic catastrophe. It's why this classic examination of the late'20s financial collapse has stayed in print since it became a best seller in 1955.
About: In these 20 heartfelt essays, Rachael Herron--celebrated romance novelist by day, 911 dispatcher by night--explores how there's always a way to knit your life back together when it unravels. Honest, funny, and full of warmth, Herron's tales were inspired by something she knit or something knit for her.
About: One hundred years ago a miner supposedly stashed a fortune in gold somewhere in Arizona's Chocolate Mountains, and three beat-down men are on a quest to see if the legend is real. But the area has changed, and the mountains now hold the largest military artillery range in the world.
About: Award-winning author Karen Kingsbury is arguably America's favorite inspirational writer with more than 50 novels to her name. Today's deal features 22 of her best-selling novels covering five complete series: Bailey Flanigan, Above the Line, Sunrise, Redemption, and Firstborn.
About: Seattle, 1933. Vera Ray kisses her three-year-old son, Daniel, goodnight and leaves for work. In the morning, a late snow has fallen, and Daniel has disappeared. Decades later, Seattle is blanketed by another May snow. When the reporter covering it learns of Daniel's unsolved abduction, she vows to unearth the truth.
About: FBI agent Jake Donnelly and pet psychologist Leanne Crosby tried to resist each other, but it was impossible. It started after Jake’s Aunt Sophie left him her beloved bulldog, Muffin, along with a sizable inheritance. There was one catch: he had to bond with the dog to receive the inheritance, and Leanne is there to help.
