American Lion
Andrew Jackson in the White House
Written by Jon Meacham
Format: Trade Paperback, 944 pages
On Sale: November 11, 2008
Price: $30.00
Andrew Jackson, his intimate circle of friends, and his tumultuous times are at the heart of this remarkable book about the man who rose from nothing to create the modern presidency. Beloved and hated, venerated and reviled, Andrew Jackson was an orphan who fought his way to the pinnacle of power...
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Tears of the Giraffe
A No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency Novel
Written by Alexander McCall Smith
Format: Trade Paperback, 288 pages
On Sale: October 4, 2011
Price: $20.00
THE NO. 1 LADIES’ DETECTIVE AGENCY - Book 2
Fans around the world adore the bestselling No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency series, the basis of the HBO TV show, and its proprietor Precious Ramotswe, Botswana’s premier lady detective. In this charming series, Mma Ramotswe navigates her cases and her personal life...
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Last Flag Down
The Epic Journey of the Last Confederate Warship
Written by John Baldwin and Ron Powers
Format: Hardcover, 528 pages
On Sale: May 15, 2007
Price: $28.95
As the Confederacy felt itself slipping beneath the Union juggernaut in late 1864, the South launched a desperate counteroffensive to shatter the U.S. economy and force a standoff. Its secret weapon? A state-of-the-art raiding ship whose mission was to prowl the world’s oceans and sink the U.S. merchant fleet. The raider’s...
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The Wolf Gift
Written by Anne Rice
Format: Trade Paperback, 656 pages
On Sale: February 14, 2012
Price: $26.00
A daring new departure from the inspired creator of
The Vampire Chronicles (“unrelentingly erotic . . . unforgettable”—
The Washington Post),
Lives of the Mayfair Witches (“Anne Rice will live on through the ages of literature”—
San Francisco Chronicle), and the angels of
The Songs of the Seraphim (“remarkable”—Associated Press). A whole new...
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Audition
A Memoir
Written by Barbara Walters
Format: Trade Paperback, 992 pages
On Sale: May 6, 2008
Price: $29.95
Young people starting out in television sometimes say to me: “I want to be you.” My stock reply is always: “Then you have to take the whole package.”
And now, at last, the most important woman in the history of television journalism gives us that “whole package,” in her inspiring and riveting...
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Inferno
A Novel
Written by Dan Brown
Format: Trade Paperback, 752 pages
On Sale: May 14, 2013
Price: $29.95
In his international blockbusters The Da Vinci Code, Angels & Demons, and The Lost Symbol, Dan Brown masterfully fused history, art, codes, and symbols. In this riveting new thriller, Brown returns to his element and has crafted his highest-stakes novel to date.In the heart of Italy, Harvard professor of symbology Robert...
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Full Cupboard of Life/In the Company of Cheerful Ladies
Written by Alexander McCall Smith
Format: Trade Paperback, 704 pages
On Sale: December 23, 2008
Price: $28.00
Full Cupboard of LifeIn the fifth book in the prodigiously successful series, traditionally built, eminently sensible Mma Precious Ramotswe continues her enterprise at the No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency in Gaborone, Botswana, a country that is indeed fortunate.
Still engaged to the estimable Mr J.L.B. Matekoni, Mma Ramotswe understands that she should...
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Giving
How Each of Us Can Change the World
Written by Bill Clinton
Format: Trade Paperback, 432 pages
On Sale: September 4, 2007
Price: $24.95
Here, from Bill Clinton, is a call to action.
Giving is an inspiring look at how each of us can change the world. First, it reveals the extraordinary and innovative efforts now being made by companies and organizations—and by individuals—to solve problems and save lives both “down the street and around...
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The Troubled Man
Written by Henning Mankell
Translated by Laurie Thompson
Format: Trade Paperback, 624 pages
On Sale: March 29, 2011
Price: $27.00
The much-anticipated return of Henning Mankell’s brilliant, brooding detective, Kurt Wallander.
On a winter day in 2008, Håkan von Enke, a retired high-ranking naval officer, vanishes during his daily walk in a forest near Stockholm. The investigation into his disappearance falls under the jurisdiction of the Stockholm police. It has nothing to...
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