Regretting her decision to forfeit her life on Earth to become an immortal on Everneath, a world between Earth and Hell, teenaged Nikki is given the chance to return to the Surface for six months, in this story loosely based on the "Hades and Persephone" myth. "I was pulled under by this bittersweet, beautiful retelling of the Persephone myth. Ashton's lovely storytelling and strong-on-her-own-terms main character set this one apart. Wonderful!" (Ally Condie, author of the MATCHED trilogy)
Tessa has just months to live. Fighting back against hospital visits, endless tests, and drugs with excruciating side effects, Tessa compiles a list. It's her To Do Before I Die list. Tessa tastes new experiences to make her feel alive while her failing body struggles to keep up. "The eloquent dying teen can seem a staple of the YA novel, but this British debut completely breaks the mold. Downham holds nothing back in her wrenching and exceptionally vibrant story." (Publishers Weekly)
Jennifer Dubois was just selected by the National Book Foundation as one of the "5 under 35" honorees. Her fiction debut chronicles how a long-lost letter links two disparate characters, a Russian chess champion challenging Vladimir Putin and a young woman, Irina Ellison, facing the certainty that she has inherited Huntington's disease. "I can't remember reading another novel--at least not recently--that's both incredibly intelligent and also emotionally engaging." (Nancy Pearl, NPR)
A Train in Winter: An Extraordinary Story of Women, Friendship, and Resistance in Occupied France
Caroline Moorehead
Oct 3, 2012 - Oct 5, 2012
In January, 1943, 230 women of the French Resistance were sent to the death camps by the Nazis who had invaded and occupied their country. This is their story, told in full for the first time--a searing and unforgettable chronicle of terror, courage, defiance, survival, and the power of friendship to transcend evil.
"The Gilly Salt Sisters captivates from its opening paragraph-a story of rivalry, love, and unredeemable greed set against a Cape Cod salt marsh that demands hard work and gives luck (good and bad) in return. Baker's scenes and characters are rich and compelling, touched with a magical realism." (Alice Hoffman)
From the very first hand axe to the ubiquitous credit card, each item has a story to tell; together they relate the larger history of mankind revealing who we are by looking at what we have made.
Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide
Nicholas Kristof
Oct 1, 2012 - Oct 2, 2012
From two Pulitzer Prize winning authors, a passionate call to arms against our era's most pervasive human rights violation: the oppression of women and girls in the developing world. They show how a little help can transform the lives of third world women and girls and that the key to economic progress lies in unleashing women's potential. Tune into PBS on October 1st and 2nd to view the documentary inspired by the book.
A vivid, romantic, and relentlessly compelling historical novel about a spirited young seamstress who survives the Titanic disaster only to find herself embroiled in the media frenzy left in the wake of the tragedy.
A stunning debut and historical noir novel about a worker in the civil rights movement who became an informant for the FBI during the months leading up to the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. A "gripping (story), filled with historical detail that puts the reader smack in the middle of the dark days of the fight for civil rights in the '60s. . . memorable characters, most of them morally challenged, pop off the page . . . a tale of intrigue and betrayal will keep you reading, always wanting more."(Charles Salzberg)
Everything starts somewhere. For elite military cop Jack Reacher, that somewhere was Carter Crossing, Mississippi, way back in 1997. A lonely railroad track. A crime scene. A cover-up. A young woman is dead, and solid evidence points to a soldier at a nearby military base. But that soldier has powerful friends in Washington.
The Blood Sugar Solution: The UltraHealthy Program for Losing Weight, Preventing Disease, and Feeling Great Now!
Mark Hyman
Sep 28, 2012 - Oct 2, 2012
Dr. Hyman reveals that the secret solution to losing weight and preventing not just diabetes but also heart disease, stroke, dementia, and cancer is balanced insulin levels. Here he describes the seven keys to achieving wellness and explains his revolutionary six-week healthy-living program.
Great by Choice: Uncertainty, Chaos and Luck--Why Some Thrive Despite Them All
Jim Collins
Sep 27, 2012 - Sep 30, 2012
Why do some companies thrive in uncertainty, even chaos, and others do not? Based on nine years of research, buttressed by rigorous analysis, and infused with engaging stories, Collins and his colleague Hansen enumerate the principles for building a truly great enterprise in unpredictable, tumultuous and fast-moving times.
Binchy pens a tale of joy, heartbreak, and hope in a close-knit Dublin community. When Noel learns that his former flame is terminally ill and pregnant with a child she claims is his, he agrees to take care of the baby girl once she's born. But as a recovering alcoholic whose demons are barely under control, Noel can't do it alone. Luckily, he has an amazing network of family and friends who are ready to help.
When an explosion rips through the nearly empty cafeteria of Reesburgh (Pa.) Elementary School, lunch mother Rose McKenna leads two girls to safety before racing to rescue her own daughter, Melly. But Rose soon learns that she may face both civil and criminal charges for her heroics because one of the girls she saved was seriously injured in the resulting fire that killed three school staff members.
The Best Advice I Ever Got: Lessons from Extraordinary Lives
Katie Couric
Sep 27, 2012 - Sep 30, 2012
What was the tipping point for Malcolm Gladwell? What unscripted event made Meryl Streep who she is? How did Mario Batali cook up his recipe for success? In this inspiration-packed book, Katie Couric reports from the front lines of the worlds of politics, entertainment, sports, philanthropy, the arts, and business--distilling the ingenious, hard-won insights of leaders and visionaries, who tell us all how to take chances, follow our passions, cope with criticism, and, perhaps most important, commit to something greater than ourselves.
