Howard Markel Acclaimed medical historian Howard Markel traces the careers of two brilliant young doctors—Sigmund Freud, neurologist, and William Halsted, surgeon—showing how their powerful addictions to cocaine shaped their enormous...

Jason Goodwin When the body of a Russian agent is found down a monastery well, Yashim knows exactly who to blame. Fevzi Ahmet Pasha, commander of the Ottoman fleet.Years ago,...

Lisa Carducci Lisa Carducci, author of this book, is a French Canadian writer of Italian origin who has lived in China for over a decade. This book, illustrated with cartoons,...

Amanda HockingAmanda Hocking is an indie publishing sensation whose self-published novels have sold millions of copies all over the world. Ascend is the final chapter in her bestselling Trylle trilogy—and...

Sylvia Day   Nothing incites Marcus more than the primal hunger roused by his former fiancée, Elizabeth. It’s been years since she jilted him for another man, but that only...

Amir Levine, MD and Rachel SF Heller, MA We rely on science to tell us everything from what to eat to when and how long to exercise, but what about...

Top That 2012

Beatrice GormleyPresident Barack Obama's early involvement with politics was inspired by his mother's interest in the controversial social issues of her times -- a passion that she passed on to...

James HollandWednesday 24 July 1940. Pilot Officer Archie Jackson, 19, is in control of the RAF’s newest fighter aircraft, a Supermarine Spitfire. Now he has the Luftwaffe in his sights...

Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl Lena Duchannes is unlike anyone the small Southern town of Gatlin has ever seen, and she's struggling to conceal her power, and a curse that...

Jamie McGuire   The “deliciously intense” (USA TODAY) New York Times bestselling phenomenon follows a good girl drawn to a very bad boy—soon to be a major motion picture starring...

Elizabeth Lowell According to Maya legend, December 21, 2012, will mark the end of the world as we know it. Is it myth... or will their prediction become reality?Archaeologist Lina...