Slavery by Another Name: The Re-Enslavement of Black Americans from the Civil War to World War II

Slavery by Another Name: The Re-Enslavement of Black Americans from the Civil War to World War II
By Douglas A. Blackmon
 
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In this groundbreaking historical exposé, Douglas A. Blackmon brings to light one of the most shameful chapters in American history—an “Age of Neoslavery” that thrived from the aftermath of the Civil War through the [...]

What to Expect When You’re Expecting: 4th Edition

What to Expect When You’re Expecting: 4th Edition
By Heidi Murkoff, Sharon Mazel
Announcing a brand new, cover-to-cover revision of America’s pregnancy bible. What to Expect When You’re Expecting is a perennial New York Times bestseller and one of USA Today’s 25 most influential books of the past 25 years. It’s read by more than 90% of [...]

Tuned In: Uncover the Extraordinary Opportunities That Lead to Business Breakthroughs

Tuned In: Uncover the Extraordinary Opportunities That Lead to Business Breakthroughs
By Craig Stull, Phil Myers, David Meerman Scott
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Tuned In argues that the key to business success lies in understanding and connecting with what consumers and markets want most. Being tuned in to the needs of buyers, whether those needs are expressed outwardly or [...]

The Story of Edgar Sawtelle: A Novel

The Story of Edgar Sawtelle: A Novel
By David Wroblewski
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It’s gutsy for a debut novelist to offer a modern take on Hamlet set in rural Wisconsin–particularly one in which the young hero, born mute, communicates with people, dogs, and the occasional ghost through his own mix of sign and body language. But David Wroblewski’s [...]

The Broken Window: A Lincoln Rhyme Novel (Lincoln Rhyme)

The Broken Window: A Lincoln Rhyme Novel (Lincoln Rhyme)
By Jeffery Deaver
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Lincoln Rhyme and partner/paramour Amelia Sachs return to face a criminal whose ingenious staging of crimes is enabled by a terrifying access to information….
When Lincoln’s estranged cousin Arthur Rhyme is arrested on murder charges, the case is perfect — too perfect. Forensic evidence [...]

My Horizontal Life: A Collection of One-Night Stands

My Horizontal Life: A Collection of One-Night Stands
By Chelsea Handler

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In this raucous collection of true-life stories, actress and comedian Chelsea Handler recounts her time spent in the social trenches with that wild, strange, irresistible, and often gratifying beast: the one-night stand.
You’ve either done it or know someone who has: the one-night stand, the [...]

StrengthsFinder 2.0: A New and Upgraded Edition of the Online Test from Gallup’s Now, Discover Your Strengths

StrengthsFinder 2.0: A New and Upgraded Edition of the Online Test from Gallup’s Now, Discover Your Strengths
By Tom Rath
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Chances are, you don’t. All too often, our natural talents go untapped. From the cradle to the cubicle, we devote more time to fixing our shortcomings than to developing our strengths.
To help people uncover their [...]

The Spies of Warsaw: A Novel

The Spies of Warsaw: A Novel
By Alan Furst
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An autumn evening in 1937. A German engineer arrives at the Warsaw railway station. Tonight, he will be with his Polish mistress; tomorrow, at a workers’ bar in the city’s factory district, he will meet with the military attaché from the French embassy. Information will be [...]

Loving Frank: A Novel

Loving Frank: A Novel
By Nancy Horan
So writes Mamah Borthwick Cheney in her diary as she struggles to justify her clandestine love affair with Frank Lloyd Wright. Four years earlier, in 1903, Mamah and her husband, Edwin, had commissioned the renowned architect to design a new home for them. During the construction of the house, a [...]

Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap… and Others Don’t

Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap… and Others Don’t
By Jim Collins
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Five years ago, Jim Collins asked the question, “Can a good company become a great company and if so, how?” In Good to Great Collins, the author of Built to Last, concludes that it is possible, but finds there are [...]