Adrian BarnesDawn breaks over Vancouver and no one in the world has slept the night before, or almost no one. A few people, perhaps one in ten thousand, can still...

Barbara KingsolverBarbara Kingsolver's 1988 debut novel is a classic workof American fiction. Now a standard in college literature classes across thenation, and a book that appears in translation across the...

Robert RyanA “damn near irresistible” novel of friendship, fast cars, and spying for the Resistance in occupied France—based on a true story (Time Out London). On a crisp autumn night...

William FaulknerEdited by David MinterThe text of this Norton Critical Edition is that of the corrected edition scrupulously prepared by Noel Polk, whose textual note precedes the text. David Minter’s...

Greer Hendricks and Sarah PekkanenWhen you read this book, you will make many assumptions. It's about a jealous wife, obsessed with her replacement. It's about a younger woman set to...

Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi“Csikszentmihalyi arrives at an insight that many of us can intuitively grasp, despite our insistent (and culturally supported) denial of this truth. That is, it is not what happens...

Rabbi Jonathan Sacks2001 began as the United Nations Year of Dialogue between Civilizations. By its end, the phrase most widely quoted was 'the clash of civilizations'. The tragedy of 11...

Maria Semple   'Whipsmart, dazzling, darkly comic and deeply touching. I loved it!' Marian Keyes A brilliant new novel from the author of bestselling Where'd You Go, Bernadette, about a...

Glann R Schiraldi, PhDLearn to appreciate yourself with these ten simple solutions for building self-esteem. These easy-to-grasp tips for fostering a positive sense of self distill and add to many...

Margaret Paterson HaddixBeing a princess isn't all that....You've heard the fairytale: a glass slipper, Prince Charming, happily ever after... Welcome to reality: royal genealogy lessons, needlepoint, acting like "a proper...

Kristin CashoreA breathtaking, marvelous Graceling Realm book from New York Times bestselling author Kristin Cashore.It is not a peaceful time in the Dells. In King City, the young King Nash...

Linda BerdollLinda Berdoll's first novel, Mr. Darcy Takes a Wife, a sequel to Jane Austen's beloved Pride & Prejudice, was published in 2004. It and her follow-up, Darcy & Elizabeth...