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Adult Fiction
In the Distance - Diaz, Hernan (Author)
Adult Science
The Insect Epiphany: How Our Six-Legged Allies Shape Human Culture - Klein, Barrett (Author)
Animals
Eavesdropping on Animals: What We Can Learn from Wildlife Conversations - Bumann, George (Author) , Young, Jon (Foreword by)
Arts & Entertainment
McU: The Reign of Marvel Studios - Robinson, Joanna (Author) , Gonzales, Dave (Author) , Edwards, Gavin (Author)
The Theatrical Adventures of Edward Gorey: Rare Drawings, Scripts, and Stories - Verburg, Carol (Author)
Hammer of the Gods: The Led Zeppelin Saga - Davis, Stephen (Author)
Biography
George Harrison: The Reluctant Beatle - Norman, Philip (Author)
Sonny Boy: A Memoir - Pacino, Al (Author)
What I Ate in One Year: (And Related Thoughts) - Tucci, Stanley (Author)
Body, Mind & Spirit
Your Birthday: Unlock the Power of the Day You Were Born with Astrology, Tarot, and More - Adams, Jessica (Author) , Wells, Rachel (With)
Chapter Books
I Survived the Black Death, 1348 (I Survived #24) - Tarshis, Lauren (Author)
Children's Art Books
How to Be a Manga Artist - Pagani, Balthazar (Author) , Ozumi, Asuka (Author) , Vanni, Silvia (Illustrator) , Obata, Fumio (Contribution by)
Coloring Books
Don't Let the Pigeon Color This Book!: A Superfun Mo Willems and You Coloring Book! - Mo Willems Workshop (Author)
Coloring Books
What Goes with What: 100 Recipes, 20 Charts, Endless Possibilities - Turshen, Julia (Author)
A Couple Cooks: 100 Recipes to Cook Together - Overhiser, Sonja (Author) , Overhiser, Alex (Author) , Westerhausen Worcel, Shelly (Photographer)
A Slow Rise: Favorite Recipes from Four Decades of Baking with Heart - Leader, Daniel (Author) , Chattman, Lauren (With)
Current Events & Politics
War - Woodward, Bob (Author)
The Myth of American Idealism: How U.S. Foreign Policy Endangers the World - Chomsky, Noam (Author) , Robinson, Nathan J (Author)
Family Issues
The Kids Are All Right: Parenting with Confidence in an Uncertain World - Blair, Gabrielle Stanley (Author) , Blair, Ben (Author)
Fun & Games
The Tinkering Workshop: Explore, Invent & Build with Everyday Materials; 100 Hands-On Steam Projects - Jenkins, Ryan (Author)
How to Cook Everything Kids - Bittman, Mark (Author)
Graphic Novels
Wildflower Emily: A Story about Young Emily Dickinson - Corry, Lydia (Author) , Corry, Lydia (Illustrator)
Minecraft: Heart of Cobblestone Volume 1 - Clemson, Andrew (Author) , Lawson, Jeremy (Illustrator)
Horror
The Dead Take the a Train (Carrion City #1) - Kadrey, Richard (Author) , Khaw, Cassandra (Author)
Manga & Adult Graphic Novels
Elden Ring: The Road to the Erdtree, Vol. 4 - Tobita, Nikiichi (Artist) , Fromsoftware Inc (Based on a Book by) , Neal, John (Translator) , Deng, Greg (Letterer)
H.P. Lovecraft's the Call of Cthulhu - Tanabe, Gou (Adapted by) , Tanabe, Gou (Illustrator) , Davisson, Zack (Translator)
Uncanny: The Origins of Fear - Ito, Junji (Author) , Allen, Jocelyne (Translator)
Middle Readers
Christmas at Hogwarts - Rowling, J K (Author) , Gao, Ziyi (Illustrator)
My First Readers
Fox Plays Ball (My First I Can Read) - Tabor, Corey R (Author) , Tabor, Corey R (Illustrator)
Mystery & Thriller
The Waiting: A Ballard and Bosch Novel (Renée Ballard and Harry Bosch Novel #6) - Connelly, Michael (Author)
Toxic Prey - Sandford, John (Author)
Picture Books
Knight Owl and Early Bird (The Knight Owl #2) - Denise, Christopher (Author)
Bella Ballerina - Draper, Sharon M (Author) , Glenn, Ebony (Illustrator)
You Are Not Sleepy! - Teague, Mark (Author) , Teague, Mark (Illustrator)
Elmore the Christmas Moose - Petty, Dev (Author) , Boldt, Mike (Author)
A Cozy Winter Day - Wheeler, Eliza (Author) , Wheeler, Eliza (Illustrator)
An Adventure for Lia and Lion - Rodin, Al (Author)
Puzzle Books
New York Times Games Essential Easy Crosswords Volume 2: 200 Simple Puzzles - New York Times (Author) , Shortz, Will (Editor)
Murdle: The School of Mystery: 50 Seriously Sinister Logic Puzzles - Karber, G T (Author)
Puzzle Me Twice: 70 Simple Puzzles (Almost) Everyone Gets Wrong - Bellos, Alex (Author)
Romance
Desperate Measures (Deluxe Edition) (Special) (Wicked Villains #1) - Robert, Katee (Author)
If I Stopped Haunting You - Wilkens, Colby (Author)
Bull Moon Rising (Royal Artifactual Guild) - Dixon, Ruby (Author)
Wish I Were Here - Wiesner, Melissa (Author)
Sorcery and Small Magics (The Wildersongs #1) - Doocy, Maiga (Author)
Never Keep (Book 1 in the Sins of the Zodiac Series) - Peckham, Caroline (Author) , Valenti, Susanne (Author)
Stone Cold Touch: The Dark Elements (Reissue) (Dark Elements #2) - Armentrout, Jennifer L (Author)
The Bridge Kingdom - Jensen, Danielle L (Author)
A Winter Wish - Stone, Emily (Author)
Science & Nature
Knowledge a Visual Compendium: Making Sense of Our World - DK
Patience . . .: Discover How the Best Things in Life Take Time (Slow Down) - Williams, Rachel (Author) , Lord, Leonie (Illustrator)
Polostan: Volume One of Bomb Light - Stephenson, Neal (Author)
Januaries: Stories of Love, Magic & Betrayal - Blake, Olivie (Author)
Social Sciences
Reproductive Rites: The Real-Life Witches and Witch Hunts in the Centuries-Long Fight for Abortion - Saint Thomas, Sophie (Author)
Spinner Rack Books
Bluey: The Doctor
I Am Glinda (Universal Pictures Wicked) (Little Golden Book) - Man-Kong, Mary (Author) , Chang, Elsa (Illustrator)
I Am Elphaba (Universal Pictures Wicked) (Little Golden Book) - Man-Kong, Mary (Author) , Chang, Elsa (Illustrator)
True Crime
Typhoid Mary: An Urban Historical - Bourdain, Anthony (Author)
What Lies Beneath: My Life as a Forensic Search and Rescue Expert - Faulding, Peter (Author)
Framed: Astonishing True Stories of Wrongful Convictions - Grisham, John (Author) , McCloskey, Jim (Author)
Young Adult
Murtagh: Deluxe Edition: The World of Eragon (Inheritance Cycle) - Paolini, Christopher (Author)
Hatchet Girls - Wallach, Diana Rodriguez (Author)
Overview (Our Top 5 Picks)
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In John Grisham's first work of nonfiction since The Innocent Man, "the master of the legal thriller" (Associated Press) teams up with Jim McCloskey, "the godfather of the innocence movement" (Texas Monthly), to share ten harrowing true stories of wrongful convictions.
"Each of these stories is told with astonishing power. They are packed with human drama, with acts of shocking villainy and breathtaking courage. But these are more than just gripping true stories--they are a clarion call for reforming the tragic flaws in our criminal justice system."--David Grann, New York Times bestselling author of Killers of the Flower Moon
John Grisham is known worldwide for his bestselling novels, but it's his real-life passion for justice that led to his work with Jim McCloskey of Centurion Ministries, the first organization dedicated to exonerating innocent people who have been wrongly convicted. Together they offer an inside look at the many injustices in our criminal justice system.A fundamental principle of our legal system is a presumption of innocence, but once someone has been found guilty, there is very little room to prove doubt. These ten true stories shed light on Americans who were innocent but found guilty and forced to sacrifice friends, families, and decades of their lives to prison while the guilty parties remained free. In each of the stories, John Grisham and Jim McCloskey recount the dramatic hard-fought battles for exoneration. They take a close look at what leads to wrongful convictions in the first place and the racism, misconduct, flawed testimony, and corruption in the court system that can make them so hard to reverse.
Impeccably researched and told with page-turning suspense as only John Grisham can deliver, Framed is the story of winning freedom when the battle already seems lost and the deck is stacked against you.
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From the premiere Beatles biographer--author of the New York Times bestseller John Lennon: The Life and Shout!: The Beatles in Their Generation--a rare and "absorbing biography" (Wall Street Journal) of George Harrison, the most misunderstood and mysterious Beatle, based on decades-long research and unparalleled access to inside sources.
Despite being hailed as one of the best guitarists of his era, George Harrison, particularly in his early decades, battled feelings of inferiority. He was often the butt of jokes from his bandmates owing to his lower-class background and, typically, was allowed to contribute only one or two songs per Beatles album out of the dozens he wrote.
Now, Philip Norman examines Harrison through the lens of his numerous self-contradictions in this "keen and lovely tribute" (Booklist, starred review). Compared to songwriting luminaries John Lennon and Paul McCartney he was considered a minor talent, yet he composed such masterpieces as "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" and "Here Comes the Sun," and his solo debut albumAll Things Must Pass appears on many lists of the 100 best rock albums ever. Modern music critics place him in the pantheon of sixties guitar gods alongside Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix, Keith Richards, and Jimmy Page.
Harrison railed against the material world yet wrote the first pop song complaining about income tax. He spent years lovingly restoring his Friar Park estate as a spiritual journey, but quickly mortgaged the property to help rescue a film project that would be widely banned as sacrilegious,Monty Python'sLife of Brian. Harrison could be fiercely jealous, but not only did he stay friends with Eric Clapton when Clapton fell in love with Harrison's wife, Pattie Boyd, the two men grew even closer after Clapton walked away with her.
Unprecedented in scope and filled with numerous color photos, this rich biography captures George Harrison at his most multi-faceted: devoted friend, loyal son, master guitar player, brilliant songwriter, cocaine addict, serial philanderer, global philanthropist, student of Indian mysticism, self-deprecating comedian, and, ultimately, iconic artist and man beloved by millions.
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The gold-standard biography of the band Led Zeppelin--revised and updated with new material for fans of the band and this beloved rock classic.
"One of the most notorious rock biographies ever written." --Chicago Tribune
The members of Led Zeppelin are major deities in the pantheon of rock gods. The first and heaviest of the heavy metal monsters, they violently shook the foundations of rock music and took no prisoners on the road. Their tours were legendary, their lives were exalted, and their music transcendent. No band ever flew as high as Led Zeppelin or suffered so disastrous a fall. And only some of them lived to tell the tale.
Originally published in 1985, and last updated in 2008, Hammer of the Gods is considered the ultimate word on Led Zeppelin, and a definitive rock and roll classic that captures the first heavy metal monsters in all their excessive glory. With new material from bestselling biographer Stephen Davis this edition includes the story of their legendary one-night-only reunion in 2007 and the post-Zeppelin work of each member, especially Robert Plant's Grammy-winning collaborations with Alison Krauss. An up-to-date discography brings this New York Times bestseller fully to the present, and will captivate a new generation of music fans, Zeppelin fans, and readers.
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From one of the most iconic actors in the history of film, an astonishingly revelatory account of a creative life in full
To the wider world, Al Pacino exploded onto the scene like a supernova. He landed his first leading role, in The Panic in Needle Park, in 1971, and by 1975, he had starred in four movies-- The Godfather and The Godfather Part II, Serpico, and Dog Day Afternoon--that were not just successes but landmarks in the history of film. Those performances became legendary and changed his life forever. Not since Marlon Brando and James Dean in the late 1950s had an actor landed in the culture with such force.But Pacino was in his midthirties by then, and had already lived several lives. A fixture of avant-garde theater in New York, he had led a bohemian existence, working odd jobs to support his craft. He was raised by a fiercely loving but mentally unwell mother and her parents after his father left them when he was young, but in a real sense he was raised by the streets of the South Bronx, and by the troop of buccaneering young friends he ran with, whose spirits never left him. After a teacher recognized his acting promise and pushed him toward New York's fabled High School of Performing Arts, the die was cast. In good times and bad, in poverty and in wealth and in poverty again, through pain and joy, acting was his lifeline, its community his tribe.
Sonny Boy is the memoir of a man who has nothing left to fear and nothing left to hide. All the great roles, the essential collaborations, and the important relationships are given their full due, as is the vexed marriage between creativity and commerce at the highest levels. The book's golden thread, however, is the spirit of love and purpose. Love can fail you, and you can be defeated in your ambitions--the same lights that shine bright can also dim. But Al Pacino was lucky enough to fall deeply in love with a craft before he had the foggiest idea of any of its earthly rewards, and he never fell out of love. That has made all the difference.
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From Stanley Tucci, award-winning actor and New York Times bestselling author, a deliciously unique memoir chronicling a year's worth of meals.
"Sharing food is one of the purest human acts."
Food has always been an integral part of Stanley Tucci's life: from stracciatella soup served in the shadow of the Pantheon, to marinara sauce cooked between scene rehearsals and costume fittings, to home-made pizza eaten with his children before bedtime.
Now, in What I Ate in One Year Tucci records twelve months of eating--in restaurants, kitchens, film sets, press junkets, at home and abroad, with friends, with family, with strangers, and occasionally just by himself.
Ranging from the mouth-wateringly memorable to the comfortingly domestic and to the infuriatingly inedible, the meals memorialised in this diary are a prism for him to reflect on the ways his life, and his family, are constantly evolving. Through food he marks--and mourns--the passing of time, the loss of loved ones, and steels himself for what is to come.
Whether it's duck a l'orange eaten with fellow actors and cooked by singing Carmelite nuns, steaks barbequed at a gathering with friends, or meatballs made by his mother and son and shared at the table with three generations of his family, these meals give shape and add emotional richness to his days.
What I Ate in One Year is a funny, poignant, heartfelt, and deeply satisfying serving of memories and meals and an irresistible celebration of the profound role that food plays in all our lives.