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Adult Art
Crochet Snails and Mushroom Sprites - Lapp, Megan (Author)
Adult Fiction
The Wilderness - Flournoy, Angela (Author)
Boy from the North Country - Sussman, Sam (Author)
Adult Science
Replaceable You: Adventures in Human Anatomy - Roach, Mary (Author)
Biography
Wild Forest Lands: Finding History and Meaning in the Adirondacks (New York State) - Terrie, Philip G (Author)
Board Books
Hanukkah 1-2-3!: A First Counting Book - Wieder, Joy Nelkin (Author) , Lewis, Aura (Illustrator)
Chapter Books
Wolf Girl #2: The Great Escape - Do, Anh (Author)
Jingle, All the Way Home: An Advent Countdown Story -Hapka, Catherine (Author), Selbert, Kathryn (Illustrator)
Children’s Poetry
Dragons: Meet the Legendary Monsters of Mythology - Stevenson, Cait (Author) , Neon Squid (Author) , Alvarez, Cinthya (Illustrator)
Cookbooks
Good Things: Recipes and Rituals to Share with People You Love - Nosrat, Samin (Author), Brackett, Aya (Photographer)
D&D TCG
Dungeons & Dragons RPG: Starter Set - Heroes of the Borderlands
Family Issues
American Teenager: How Trans Kids Are Surviving Hate and Finding Joy in a Turbulent Era - Lang, Nico (Author)
Fun & Games
Minecraft Atlas of the World
Star Wars Encyclopedia of Starfighters and Other Vehicles - Wainerdi, Brandon (Author)
Graphic Novels
Box Tales: Grow, Strawberries, Grow! -Burks, James (Author)
Ilustra: Daybreaker: Book 1 - Tadiar, Tori (Author)
Shadow Warrior (Spider-Man: Original Manga) - Aoki, Shogo (Author) , Aoki, Shogo (Illustrator)
Great Outdoors
Pocketguide to Eastern Hatches - Ames Jr, Thomas (Author)
History
We the People: A History of the U.S. Constitution -Lepore, Jill (Author)
History Matters - McCullough, David (Author) , McCullough Lawson, Dorie (Contribution by) , Hill, Michael (Contribution by)
Horror
Fiend - Katsu, Alma (Author)
The Whistler - Medina, Nick (Author)
Exiles - Coile, Mason (Author)
October Shadows: Classic Ghost Stories for Halloween - Rice, John A (Illustrator) , Rice, John A (Selected by)
Humor Book
I'm So F*cking Bored: A Sweary Activity Book for Adults - Peterson, Caitlin (Author)
Just the Facts
Tales of Pirates: Adventures on the Seven Seas - Nelson, Katie (Author), Meikle, Olivia (Author) , Neon Squid (Author), Ermos, George (Illustrator)
Manga & Adult Graphic Novels
Thor & Loki: Epic Tales from Marvel Mythology - Dawson, Delilah S (Author), Walta, Gabriel Hernández (Illustrator)
Harley Quinn: Wild at Heart: DC Compact Comics Edition - Conner, Amanda (Author) , Palmiotti, Jimmy (Author)
Disney Twisted-Wonderland: The Manga - Book of Heartslabyul Complete Box Set (Disney Twisted-Wonderland: The Manga - Book of Heartslabyul #1) - Hazuki, Wakana (Author), Kowono, Sumire (Illustrator)
Mystery & Thriller
Murder on the Orient Express Deluxe Collector's Edition: A Hercule Poirot Mystery - Christie, Agatha (Author)
No Rest for the Wicked - Adams, Rachel Louise
The Wasp Trap - Edwards, Mark (Author)
Personal Growth
The 36-Hour Day: A Family Guide to Caring for People with Alzheimer Disease, Other Dementias, and Memory Loss - Mace, Nancy L (Author), Rabins, Peter V (Author)
Picture Books
The Book of Candles: Eight Poems for Hanukkah -Snyder, Laurel (Author), Hatch, Leanne (Illustrator)
The Elf on the Shelf: How Old Is Santa Claus? - Bell, Chanda A (Author), Innocente, Agnese (Illustrator) , Loog, Lera (Illustrator)
Seven Ways Through the Woods - Reese, Jenn (Author), Kurtz, Devin Elle (Illustrator)
The Polar Express: Christmas Countdown Deluxe Gift Set - Van Allsburg, Chris (Author) , Van Allsburg, Chris (Illustrator)
Fancy Nancy: Besties for Eternity - O'Connor, Jane (Author), Glasser, Robin Preiss (Illustrator)
The Digger and the Christmas Tree - Kuefler, Joseph (Author) , Kuefler, Joseph (Illustrator)
Wally Mammoth: The Sled Race - Tabor, Corey R (Author) , Webb, Dalton (Illustrator)
The Big Cheese Presents: Have Yourself a Cheesy Little Christmas - John, Jory (Author), Oswald, Pete (Illustrator)
If We Were Dogs - Blackall, Sophie (Author)
Why Did the Chicken Cross the Road?: A Hard-Boiled Mystery - Sayres, Brianna Caplan (Author) , Fearing, Mark (Illustrator)
Gather Grateful - Litwin, Megan (Author), Finkeldey, Alexandra (Illustrator)
Hogbert - Smith, Briony May (Author) , Smith, Briony May (Illustrator)
Peppa Pig: Our New Baby Sister - Spinner, Cala (Text by (Art/Photo Books))
Snow Kid - Sima, Jessie (Author) , Sima, Jessie (Illustrator)
Poetry
Poems & Prayers - McConaughey, Matthew (Author)
Political Sciences
When You Come at the King: Inside Doj's Pursuit of the President, from Nixon to Trump - Honig, Elie (Author)
Tomorrow Is Yesterday: Life, Death, and the Pursuit of Peace in Israel/Palestine - Agha, Hussein (Author) , Malley, Robert (Author)
Dead Center: In Defense of Common Sense -Manchin, Joe (Author), Saban, Nick (Contribution by)
Why Fascists Fear Teachers: Public Education and the Future of Democracy - Weingarten, Randi (Author)
Romance
The Gingerbread Bakery (Dream Harbor #5) - Gilmore, Laurie (Author)
The Academy - Hilderbrand, Elin (Author), Cunningham, Shelby (Author)
Uncharmed - Wood, Lucy Jane (Author)
We Met Like This - West, Kasie (Author)
The Last Letter (Signed) - Yarros, Rebecca (Author)
Assistant to the Villain (Special Edition Hardcover) - Maehrer, Hannah Nicole (Author)
Science Fiction & Fantasy
The Hobbit: A Graphic Novel (Revised and Expanded) - Tolkien, J R R (Author) , Wenzel, David (Illustrator)
Among the Burning Flowers (Roots of Chaos) - Shannon, Samantha (Author)
Social Sciences
If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies: Why Superhuman AI Would Kill Us All - Yudkowsky, Eliezer (Author), Soares, Nate (Author)
Nexus: A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AI - Harari, Yuval Noah (Author)
True Crime
50 States of Murder: An Atlas of American Crime - Schechter, Harold (Author)
Workbooks
The Big Fat High School Algebra 2 Workbook
Young Adult
Hekate (Deluxe Limited Edition) - Gill, Nikita (Author)
This Week’s Top 5 Picks
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From #1 bestselling author of The Perfect Couple Elin Hilderbrand, and her daughter, Shelby Cunningham: the irresistible, deliciously scandalous story of one drama-filled year at a New England boarding school.
It's move-in day at Tiffin Academy and amidst the happy chaos of friends reuniting, selfies uploading, and cars unloading, shocking news arrives: America Today just ranked Tiffin the number two boarding school in the country. It's a seventeen-spot jump - was there a typo? The dorms need to be renovated, their sports teams always come in last place, and let's just say Tiffin students are known for being more social than academic. On the other hand, the campus is exquisite, class sizes are small, and the dining hall is run by an acclaimed New York chef. And they do have fun--lots of parties and school dances, and a piano man plays in the student lounge every Monday night.
But just as the rarefied air of Tiffin is suffused with self-congratulation, the wheels begin to turn - and then they fall off the bus. One by one, scandalous blind items begin to appear on phones across Tiffin's campus, thanks to a new app called ZipZap, and nobody is safe. From Davi Banerjee, international influencer and resident queen bee, to Simone Bergeron, the new and surprisingly young history teacher, to Charley Hicks, a transfer student who seems determined not to fit in, to Cordelia Spooner, Admissions Director with a somewhat idiosyncratic methodology - everyone has something to hide.
As if high school wasn't dramatic enough...As the year unfolds, bonds are forged and broken, secrets are shared and exposed, and the lives of Tiffin's students and staff are changed forever. The Academy is Elin Hilderbrand's fresh, buzzy take on boarding school life, and a thrilling new direction from one of America's most satisfying and popular storytellers.
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In this posthumous collection of thought-provoking essays--many never published before--Pulitzer Prize-winning historian and bestselling author David McCullough affirms the value of history, how we can be guided by its lessons, and the enduring legacy of American ideals.
History Matters brings together selected essays by beloved historian David McCullough, some published here for the first time, written at different points over the course of his long career but all focused on the subject of his lifelong passion: the importance of history in understanding our present and future. Edited by McCullough's daughter, Dorie McCullough Lawson, and his longtime researcher, Michael Hill, History Matters is a tribute to a master historian and offers fresh insights into McCullough's enduring interests and writing life. The book also features a foreword by Jon Meacham.
McCullough highlights the importance of character in political leaders, with Harry Truman and George Washington serving as exemplars of American values like optimism and determination. He shares his early influences, from the books he cherished in his youth to the people who mentored him. He also pays homage to those who inspired him, such as writer Paul Horgan and painter Thomas Eakins, illustrating the diverse influences on his writing as well as the influence of art.
Rich with McCullough's signature grace, curiosity, and narrative gifts, these essays offer vital lessons in viewing history through the eyes of its participants, a perspective that McCullough believed was crucial to understanding the present as well as the past. History Matters is testament to McCullough's legacy as one of the great storytellers of this nation's history and of the lasting promise of American ideals.
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The U.S. Constitution is among the oldest constitutions in the world but also one of the most difficult to amend. Jill Lepore, Harvard professor of history and law, explains why in We the People, the most original history of the Constitution in decades--and an essential companion to her landmark history of the United States, These Truths.
Published on the occasion of the 250th anniversary of the nation's founding--the anniversary, too, of the first state constitutions-- We the People offers a wholly new history of the Constitution. "One of the Constitution's founding purposes was to prevent change," Lepore writes. "Another was to allow for change without violence." Relying on the extraordinary database she has assembled at the Amendments Project, Lepore recounts centuries of attempts, mostly by ordinary Americans, to realize the promise of the Constitution. Yet nearly all those efforts have failed. Although nearly twelve thousand amendments have been introduced in Congress since 1789, and thousands more have been proposed outside its doors, only twenty-seven have ever been ratified. More troubling, the Constitution has not been meaningfully amended since 1971. Without recourse to amendment, she argues, the risk of political violence rises. So does the risk of constitutional change by presidential or judicial fiat.
Challenging both the Supreme Court's monopoly on constitutional interpretation and the flawed theory of "originalism," Lepore contends in this "gripping and unfamiliar story of our own past" that the philosophy of amendment is foundational to American constitutionalism. The framers never intended for the Constitution to be preserved, like a butterfly, under glass, Lepore argues, but expected that future generations would be forever tinkering with it, hoping to mend America by amending its Constitution through an orderly deliberative and democratic process.
Lepore's remarkable history seeks, too, to rekindle a sense of constitutional possibility. Congressman Jamie Raskin writes that Lepore "has thrown us a lifeline, a way of seeing the Constitution neither as an authoritarian straitjacket nor a foolproof magic amulet but as the arena of fierce, logical, passionate, and often deadly struggle for a more perfect union." At a time when the Constitution's vulnerability is all too evident, and the risk of political violence all too real, We the People, with its shimmering prose and pioneering research, hints at the prospects for a better constitutional future, an amended America. -
With the awakening of fire-breathing dragons, Among the Burning Flowers sees the first sparks of danger that threaten to consume the world in The Priory of the Orange Tree.
Take your first steps into the epic.
Yscalin, land of sunshine and lavender, will soon be ablaze.
It has been centuries since the Draconic Army took wing, almost extinguishing humankind.
Marosa Vetalda is a prisoner in her own home, controlled by her cold father, King Sigoso. Over the mountains, her betrothed, Aubrecht Lievelyn, rules Mentendon in all but name. Together, they intend to usher in a better world.
A better world seems impossibly distant to Estina Melaugo, who hunts the Draconic beasts that have slept across the world for centuries.
And now the great wyrm Fýredel is stirring, and Yscalin will be the first to fall . . .
A story of human resilience in the face of dire circumstances, Among the Burning Flowers leads readers through the gripping and tragic events that pave the way for the opening of the million-copy bestseller The Priory of The Orange Tree.
Richly illustrated with magical artwork by Rovina Cai (@rovinacai).
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The body is the most complex machine in the world, and the only one for which you cannot get a replacement part from the manufacturer. For centuries, medicine has reached for what's available--sculpting noses from brass, borrowing skin from frogs and hearts from pigs, crafting eye parts from jet canopies and breasts from petroleum by-products. Today we're attempting to grow body parts from scratch using stem cells and 3D printers. How are we doing? Are we there yet?
In Replaceable You, Mary Roach explores the remarkable advances and difficult questions prompted by the human body's failings. When and how does a person decide they'd be better off with a prosthetic than their existing limb? Can a donated heart be made to beat forever? Can an intestine provide a workable substitute for a vagina?
Roach dives in with her characteristic verve and infectious wit. Her travels take her to the OR at a legendary burn unit in Boston, a "superclean" xeno-pigsty in China, and a stem cell "hair nursery" in the San Diego tech hub. She talks with researchers and surgeons, amputees and ostomates, printers of kidneys and designers of wearable organs. She spends time in a working iron lung from the 1950s, stays up all night with recovery techs as they disassemble and reassemble a tissue donor, and travels across Mongolia with the cataract surgeons of Orbis International.
Irrepressible and accessible, Replaceable You immerses readers in the wondrous, improbable, and surreal quest to build a new you.