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Updated November 30, 2023
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And every morning the way home gets longer and longer : a novella
Backman, Fredrik
A little book with a big heart--from the New York Times bestselling author of A Man Called Ove and Anxious People. "I read this beautifully imagined and moving novella in one sitting, utterly wowed, wanting to share it with everyone I know." --Lisa Genova,...
My grandmother sends her regards & apologises
Backman, Fredrik
FROM THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF A MAN CALLED OVE, NOW A MAJOR FILM STARRING TOM HANKS Heartbreaking and hilarious in equal measure, this novel will charm and delight anyone who has ever had a grandmother. 'A touching, sometimes funny,...
A whole new world : a twisted tale
Braswell, Liz
The 1st installment in the New York Times best-selling A TWISTED TALE series asks: What if Aladdin had never found the lamp? When Jafar steals the Genie's lamp, he uses his first two wishes to become sultan and the most powerful sorcerer in the world....
The betrothed
Cass, Kiera
A would-be queen. A handsome king. A perfect match . . . or is it? When King Jameson declares his love for Lady Hollis Brite, Hollis is thrilled. After all, she's grown up at Keresken Castle, vying for the king's attention alongside other daughters of the nobility. Capturing his heart...
Murder on the Orient Express
Christie, Agatha
THE MOST WIDELY READ MYSTERY OF ALL TIME--NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE DIRECTED BY KENNETH BRANAGH AND PRODUCED BY RIDLEY SCOTT! "The murderer is with us--on the train now . . ." Just after midnight, the famous Orient Express is stopped in its tracks by a snowdrift. By morning, the...
Finish first : winning changes everything
Hamilton, Scott
Go for the win! Achieve excellence and be better than you've ever been! In his years as a professional ice-skater, Olympic Gold Medalist Scott Hamilton learned to embrace the mind-set of working hard to "beat" the competition. But it seems competition has gotten a bad rap...
Bake : my best ever recipes for the classics
Hollywood, Paul
THE NUMBER 1 BESTSELLING COOKBOOK - THE ONLY BAKING BOOK YOU'LL EVER NEEDIn BAKE Paul Hollywood shares his best ever recipes for classic bakes.Cakes, biscuits and cookies, breads and flatbreads, pizza and doughnuts, pastries and pies, and showstopping desserts: this book has it...
Go set a watchman
Lee, Harper
#1 New York Times Bestseller "Go Set a Watchman is such an important book, perhaps the most important novel on race to come out of the white South in decades...    -- New York Times (Opinion Pages) A landmark novel by Harper Lee, set two decades...
To kill a mockingbird
Lee, Harper
Voted America's Best-Loved Novel in PBS's The Great American Read Harper Lee's Pulitzer Prize-winning masterwork of honor and injustice in the deep South--and the heroism of one man in the face of blind and violent hatred One of the most cherished stories of all time, To...
The boy on the wooden box : how the impossible became possible - on Schindler's list
Leyson, Leon
Leon Leyson (born Leib Lezjon) was only ten years old when the Nazis invaded Poland and his family was forced to relocate to the Krakow ghetto. With incredible luck, perseverance and grit, Leyson was able to survive the sadism of the Nazis, including that of the demonic Amon Goeth, commandant of...
Number the stars
Lowry, Lois
Ten-year-old Annemarie Johansen and her best friend Ellen Rosen often think of life before the war. It's now 1943 and their life in Copenhagen is filled with school, food shortages, and the Nazi soldiers marching through town. When the Jews of Denmark are "relocated," Ellen moves in with the...
Drive : the surprising truth about what motivates us
Pink, Daniel H.
A new edition of the bestselling, agenda-setting study of motivation from the international internationally bestselling author of To Sell is Human and When.
Ghost boy
Pistorius, Martin
This is a compelling memoir of a young man who emerged from the darkness of 'locked-in' syndrome after doctors had given up on him.
Love & gelato
Welch, Jenna Evans
Now a movie streaming on Netflix! A summer in Italy turns into a road trip across Tuscany in this sweeping New York Times bestseller filled with romance, mystery, and adventure. Lina is spending the summer in Tuscany, but she isn't in the mood for Italy...

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