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Amphibious Soul : Finding the Wild in a Tame World
Foster, Craig
Paper Book
"An important book that will transform how we think about being human. ... that will inspire hope."--Jane Goodall How can we reclaim the soul-deepening wildness that grounds us and energizes us when so much of the modern world seems designed to tame us? In this thrilling memoir of a...
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The ballad of Jacquotte Delahaye : a novel
Cameron, Briony
Paper Book
This epic, dazzling tale based on true events illuminates a woman of color's rise to power as one of the few purported female pirate captains to sail the Caribbean, and the forbidden love story that will shape the course of history. In the tumultuous town of Yáquimo, Santo...
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Bear
Phillips, Julia
Paper Book
NATIONAL BESTSELLER * From the celebrated author of Disappearing Earth comes a tale of family, obsession, and a mysterious creature in the woods--"a mesmerizing story about hope, sisterhood, and survival with a truly shocking twist at the end" (People, Book of the Week).
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Challenger : a true story of heroism and disaster on the edge of space
Higginbotham, Adam
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * "Stunning...A heart-pounding thriller...Challenger is a remarkable book." --The Atlantic * "Superb...Compelling and exhaustively researched." --The Washington Post * "Devastating...A universal story that transcends time." --The New York...
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Code dependent : living in the shadow of AI
Murgia, Madhumita
Paper Book
Shortlisted for the Women's Prize for Non-Fiction A riveting story of what it means to be human in a world changed by artificial intelligence, revealing the perils and inequities of our growing reliance on automated decision-making On the surface, a British...
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Enlightenment
Perry, Sarah
Paper Book
LONGLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE "Like A.S. Byatt's Possession, Enlightenment is a baroque, genre-bending novel of ideas, ghosts and hidden histories. A richly layered epic....a heartfelt paean to the consolations of the sublime, where religion and science meet." -- Telegraph "Read...
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The Friday afternoon club : a family memoir
Dunne, Griffin
Paper Book
The instant New York Times bestseller! "Warm and perceptive." --New York Times "Griffin Dunne knows how to tell a story." --Washington Post "Dunne is a prospector for the incandescent detail." --Los Angeles Times ...
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Get Me Through the Next Five Minutes : Odes to Being Alive
Parker, James
Paper Book
As the unofficial "gratitude correspondent" for the Atlantic, James Parker has written countless odes of appreciation on subjects from the seemingly minor ("Ode to Naps") to the unexpected ("Ode to Giving People Money") to the seemingly minor, unexpected, and hyperspecific ("Ode to Running in...
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Hip-hop is history
Questlove
Paper Book
This is a book only Questlove could have written: a perceptive and personal reflection on the first half-century of hip-hop. When hip-hop first emerged in the 1970s, it wasn't expected to become the cultural force it is today. But for a young Black kid growing up in a musical...
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Horror Movie
Tremblay, Paul
Paper Book
Instant New York Times Bestseller! PLEASE NOTE: the limited edition with red stained edges is sold out, but we invite you to purchase an unstained one -- same haunting story, same chilling twists! A chilling twist on the "cursed film" genre from the bestselling author of The...
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How to become the Dark Lord and die trying
Wexler, Django
Paper Book
Groundhog Day meets Deadpool in Django Wexler's raunchy, hilarious, blood-splattered fantasy tale about a young woman who, tired of defending humanity from the Dark Lord, decides to become the Dark Lord herself. "Takes the old saying 'If...
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Joyful Recollections of Trauma
Scheer, Paul
Paper Book
From award-winning actor and comedian Paul Scheer, a candid and humorous memoir-in-essays on coming to terms with childhood trauma and finding the joy in embracing your authentic self. Paul Scheer has entertained countless fans and podcast listeners with stories about the odd...
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Malas : a novel
Fuentes, Marcela (Fiction writer)
Paper Book
A GOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK CLUB PICK "A vivacious, page-turning novel of rebellion and rebirth." --Xochitl Gonzalez, New York Times bestselling author of Olga Dies Dreaming and Anita de Monte Laughs Last A story full of...
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Mirrored heavens
Roanhorse, Rebecca
Paper Book
The interwoven destinies of the people of Meridian will finally be determined in this stunning conclusion to New York Times bestselling author Rebecca Roanhorse's Between Earth and Sky trilogy. Even the sea cannot stay calm before the storm. --Teek saying
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A Nest of Vipers
Nagendra, Harini
Paper Book
The latest novel in the award-winning Bangalore Detectives Club series finds amateur sleuth Kaveri Murthy involved in a dangerous plot that endangers the life of the visiting Prince of Wales. This latest novel in the Bangalore Detectives Club mystery series takes the reader deep...
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One of our kind : a novel
Yoon, Nicola
Paper Book
#1 New York Times bestselling author Nicola Yoon's daring new work of dystopian horror is a propulsive satire set in an all-Black gated community. For fans of The Sellout and Erasure, with a shocking ending you'll never see coming, Jodi Picoult calls it "Brilliant,...
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Shanghai
Kanon, Joseph
Paper Book
In this dazzling thriller, New York Times bestselling author Joseph Kanon gives us his richest setting yet: pre-World War II Shanghai, where glamour and squalor exist side by side and murder is just a cost of doing business. A love affair against all odds, a city dancing on the rim of a...
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Skies of thunder : the deadly World War II mission over the roof of the world
Alexander, Caroline
Paper Book
In April 1942, the Imperial Japanese Army steamrolled through Burma, capturing the only ground route from India to China. Supplies to this critical zone would now have to come from India by air - meaning across the Himalayas, on the most hazardous air route in the world. SKIES OF THUNDER is a story...
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This summer will be different
Fortune, Carley
Paper Book
THE INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! A glorious and tantalizing new escape from #1 New York Times bestselling author Carley Fortune. This summer they'll keep their promise. This summer they won't give into temptation. This summer will be...
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Women and children first : a novel
Grabowski, Alina
Paper Book
"How often do you finish a novel, only to find yourself flipping back to the first page and thinking, I really ought to start that all over again? . . . Set in a struggling New England town, the novel unfolds through interlocking stories--something like Elizabeth Strout's Olive Kitteridge<...
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