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Her ex said she was past her prime. Her younger man begs to differ. Two decades designing couture for the elite, and building a billion-dollar fashion brand, should feel like success. Instead, I have an empty mansion, a fresh divorce settlement, and the sinking feeling that I traded everything...

An alien Entity had waited megaannum, millions of years, for sentience to emerge on a planet with an ecosystem vibrant enough to foster the evolution of complexity. Impervious to impatience, dispassionate, and deliberate, the Entity's patience was rewarded with a promising species—humans. When the time was right, the warning was given: "The tenure of sentience is ephemeral." The Entity had borne witness to the extinction of civilizations and their species, an outcome that must not be repeated. Not this time. Not with a species of such potential.

Winesburg, Ohio is a landmark work of American literature and one of the most influential story cycles of the twentieth century. Set in a small Midwestern town, the book follows a series of lonely, frustrated, and emotionally complex characters whose private desires, disappointments, fears, and memories shape their hidden lives. At the center of the collection is George Willard, a young newspaper reporter who listens, observes, and gradually comes to understand the inner struggles of the people around him.

In order to preserve his victory in Krysal, Kai has no choice but to venture to an unknown continent. Rosemount is nothing like his home, surrounding him with a wild mix of new powers, different species, and warring factions. Even stranger, his only companions are two uneasy allies that he never would have expected when he began his journey. The new continent offers great opportunities for growth, but it also contains hidden dangers. Demons have taken over the heart of Rosemount, and their hungers make them seek Kai.

He’s dangerously sexy. My brother’s billionaire best friend. And the last man I should ever fall for. After being burned before, I don’t trust easily. Especially men who seem too good to be true. But when a stranger with a wicked smirk steps in to protect me from a seemingly random creep...

June 1958 issue of If. It was later expanded into the novel of the same name. Sir Arthur C. Clarke (1917-2008) is regarded as one of the most-influential science fiction writers of all time. He was named a Grand Master by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, and was inducted into the Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame.

A full cast edition to celebrate the 20th anniversary of New York Times bestselling and Newbery Medal-winning author Neil Gaiman’s modern classic, Coraline. While exploring her new home, a young girl named Coraline unlocks a door to reveal a hidden passage. Intrigued, she ventures deep into a...

The system of “saving the world” is broken—and it’s time to call bullsit. After seeing good intentions lead to bad outcomes in 30 countries, international development veteran Susan M. Davis is challenging the sacred cows of the aid industrial complex. "Bullshit without Borders" is a provocative, self-implicating, and often hilarious exposé of the weird world of global aid. Drawing from three decades of experience—from a scrappy startup that became Water.

The Sword of the Lictor is the third volume in Wolfe's remarkable epic, chronicling the odyssey of the wandering pilgrim called Severian, driven by a powerful and unfathomable destiny, as he carries out a dark mission far from his home.

Gene Wolfe's "The Book of the New Sun" is one of speculative fiction's most-honored series. In a 1998 poll, Locus Magazine rated the series behind only "The Lord of the Rings" and The Hobbit as the greatest fantasy work of all time.

Victor promised me that I'd be one of the team. That I'll stand at his side, helping him mastermind my father's demise. I'll direct Saint to finding our enemies, and I'll tell Angelo when to pull the trigger. So why does it feel like they're humoring me? Why is every single victory only followed by another humiliation? I need to prove to them that I'm important to their operation. I need to prove that I'm not expendable.

The Pax Romana is famous for having provided a remarkable period of peace and stability, rarely seen before or since. Yet the Romans were first and foremost conquerors, imperialists who took by force a vast empire stretching from the Euphrates in the east to the Atlantic coast in the west. Their...

The tale again comes to us from the pen of Murgen, Annalist and Standard Bearer of the Black Company. Led by the wily commander, Croaker, and the Lady, the Company is working for the Taglian government, but neither the Company nor the Taglians are overflowing with trust for each other. Arrayed against both is a similarly tenuous alliance of sorcerers, including the diabolical Soulcatcher, the psychotic Howler, and a four-year-old child who may be the most powerful of all.

He's the biggest grump who ever grumped. But when danger comes, he's my fiercest protector. When I decided to spend my summer in Silver Ridge, Colorado, I was looking for a new beginning. Until he dashed my hopeful bubble. I’m the new music teacher who just signed a lease to share his building...

Having witnessed gods fighting during the great incursion, Kai and Zae Zin Nim travel across the continent, hungry to attain those reaches of power. Their search leads them to the riches of Krysal, whose crystal cities tell stories of well-fed citizens... and strength that can be bought. With his newfound monstrous strength, Kai finds himself treated differently here than in his old home. Servants at his beck and call, and money beyond anything he's ever received. But the luxury makes him uneasy, and the Frontier elites speak of a rot at the nation's core.

Brought to you by Penguin. Composed in the twelfth century in north-eastern Iran, Attar's great mystical poem is among the most significant of all works of Persian literature. A marvellous, allegorical rendering of the Islamic doctrine of Sufism - an esoteric system concerned with the search for...

I left Angelo, Saint, and Victor, only to land squarely in the hands of Emilio Pavone, a man who makes the three of them look like playful puppies. As much as I want to never see them again, I'll need their help if I want to avoid the wedding and free myself and my family. The only problem is I don't know if I can trust them. Angelo still manhandles me, Saint has made it clear he wants me unconscious—and Victor is playing with all of our lives.

The moment I see Alyssa enter my club, I knew I wanted her. Even as she sat across the bar with another man—I knew I’d make her mine. The moment our skin connected every cell in my body exploded like fireworks. That moment sealed her fate. I was keeping her. When someone threatens to take her away from me. I’m ready for war. I don’t have to go to hell and back to save the woman I love. I’m already there, my soul stained with the blood of those who thought they could cross me. I promised her we would always have a tomorrow together, I don’t break my promises.

He’s the ex that now runs the only inn in their small town. She’s finally returning, but only for her company to buy the inn. Lila Snow is returning for the first time in years to her hometown, Winterberry Point. She says she’s here to enjoy the holiday, but really she’s doing research on the Wright Inn. She didn’t plan on staying at the inn or being snowed in with her ex. Jesse Brooks has poured his heart into the Wright inn since the owner’s passing, working tirelessly to recreate the magic he once felt growing up.

After years of civil war, the Separatists have battered the already faltering Republic nearly to the point of collapse. On Coruscant, the Senate watches anxiously as Supreme Chancellor Palpatine aggressively strips away more and more constitutional liberties in the name of safeguarding the Republic.

New York Times best-selling author and world-renowned primatologist Frans de Waal traces the dramatic changes in humanity’s perception of animals over the past half-century. How humans think about animals—and our place among them—has undergone a seismic change. Breaking old scientific...