Ji-Li Jiang In 1966 Ji–li Jiang turned twelve. An outstanding student and leader, she had everything: brains, the admiration of her peers, and a bright future in China's Communist Party....

Aldous Huxley "A genuine spiritual quest. . . . Extraordinary." — New York TimesAmong the most profound and influential explorations of mind-expanding psychedelic drugs ever written, here are two complete...

Author: James Patterson When two dead bodies are found inside a wrecked car on the Golden Gate Bridge, Detective Lindsay Boxer doubts that it will be anything as simple as...

Elamin Abdelmahmoud An enlightening and deliciously witty collection of essays on Blackness, faith, pop culture, and the challenges--and rewards--of finding one's way in the world, from a BuzzFeed editor and...

Danielle Steel Four sisters, a Manhattan brownstone, and a tumultuous year of loss and courage are at the heart of #1 New York Times bestselling author Danielle Steel’s novel about...

Jan Burchett and Sara VoglerHow to become an Undercover Pirate...1) Have a pirate captain as your ancient ancestor2) Find a message in a bottle and a magic gold doubloon3) Get...

John SimpsonThe Concise Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs contains over 1,000 of the best-known English proverbs from around the world, and includes quotations that provide a fascinating history of each proverb....

Margaret AtwoodWhat is the role of the Writer? Prophet? High Priest of Art? Court Jester? Or witness to the real world? Looking back on her own childhood and writing career,...

Steve Stern“Packed to bursting with epic adventure and hysterical comedy, with grim poignancy and pointed satire, as Stern repeatedly shifts time and tone to craft a wildly entertaining tale.” —The...

Edited by John Martin The best of Bukowski's novels, stories, and poems, this collection reads like an autobiography, relating the extraordinary story of his life and offering a sometimes harrowing,...

Kate AtkinsonWINNER OF THE 2015 COSTA NOVEL AWARDA God in Ruins relates the life of Teddy Todd – would-be poet, heroic World War II bomber pilot, husband, father, and grandfather...

Melanie Phillips Does the mystery behind a recently discovered medieval manuscript hold the secret to the survival of the Jewish people?Russell Woolfe, a faded TV producer, is struggling with his...