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Keep It Pithy

(Available May 7, 2013)
Keep It Pithy
Written by Bill O'Reilly
Format: Hardcover
ISBN: 9780385346627
Our Price: $21.99
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Keep It Pithy
Useful Observations in a Tough World
Written by Bill O'Reilly


Format: Hardcover, 160 pages
On Sale: May 7, 2013
Price: $21.99

From the bestselling author of Killing Lincoln and host of Fox News' top show The O'Reilly Factor, the best of Bill O’Reilly’s provocative writing—reflecting his ideas, wisdom, and core values

Bill O’Reilly is one of the most recognized and talked-about journalists of our time. With an unparalleled track record as an author and with the... Read more >
Dad Is Fat

(Available May 7, 2013)
Dad Is Fat
Written by Jim Gaffigan
Format: Hardcover
ISBN: 9780385349055
Our Price: $25.00
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Dad Is Fat

Written by Jim Gaffigan


Format: Hardcover, 288 pages
On Sale: May 7, 2013
Price: $25.00

In Dad is Fat, stand-up comedian Jim Gaffigan, who’s best known for his legendary riffs on Hot Pockets, bacon, manatees, and McDonald's, expresses all the joys and horrors of life with five young children—everything from cousins ("celebrities for little kids") to toddlers’ communication skills (“they always sound like they have traveled... Read more >
Cronkite's War

(Available May 7, 2013)
Cronkite's War
Written by Walter Cronkite, IV and Maurice Isserman, Foreword by Tom Brokaw
Format: Hardcover
ISBN: 9781426210198
Our Price: $28.00
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Cronkite's War
His World War II Letters Home
Written by Walter Cronkite, IV and Maurice Isserman
Foreword by Tom Brokaw


Format: Hardcover, 352 pages
On Sale: May 7, 2013
Price: $28.00

A giant in American journalism in the vanguard of "The Greatest Generation" reveals his World War II experiences in this National Geographic book. Walter Cronkite, an obscure 23-year-old United Press wire service reporter, married Betsy Maxwell on March 30, 1940, following a four-year courtship. She proved to be the love of... Read more >
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The Real Win

(Available May 7, 2013)
The Real Win
Written by Colt McCoy and Matt Carter
Format: Hardcover
ISBN: 9781601424822
Our Price: $19.99
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The Real Win
A Man's Quest for Authentic Success
Written by Colt McCoy and Matt Carter


Format: Hardcover, 224 pages
On Sale: May 7, 2013
Price: $19.99

“I can’t speak highly enough about the way this book addresses manhood in our culture. Biblically challenging and radically applicable, it honestly addresses the deepest longings and fears a man faces.”
—Matt Chandler

Prepare for a paradigm-shifting view of biblical manhood.

Every man wants to succeed. But for so many, life seems to... Read more >
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Seating Arrangements

(Available May 7, 2013)
Seating Arrangements
Written by Maggie Shipstead
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9780307743954
Our Price: $15.00
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Seating Arrangements

Written by Maggie Shipstead


Format: Trade Paperback, 320 pages
On Sale: May 7, 2013
Price: $15.00

A San Francisco Chronicle and Daily Candy Best Book of the Year
Winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for First Fiction
Winner of the Dylan Thomas Prize

The Van Meters have gathered at their family retreat on the island of Waskeke to celebrate the marriage of daughter Daphne to the...

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A Constellation of Vital Phenomena

(Available May 7, 2013)
A Constellation of Vital Phenomena
Written by Anthony Marra
Format: Hardcover
ISBN: 9780770436407
Our Price: $26.00
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A Constellation of Vital Phenomena
A Novel
Written by Anthony Marra


Format: Hardcover, 400 pages
On Sale: May 7, 2013
Price: $26.00

A resilient doctor risks everything to save the life of a hunted child, in this majestic debut about love, loss, and the unexpected ties that bind us together.
 
   In his brilliant, haunting novel, Stegner Fellow and Whiting Award winner Anthony Marra transports us to a snow-covered village in Chechnya, where eight-year-old Havaa...

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The Dog Stars

(Available May 7, 2013)
The Dog Stars
Written by Peter Heller
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9780307950475
Our Price: $15.00
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The Dog Stars

Written by Peter Heller


Format: Trade Paperback, 336 pages
On Sale: May 7, 2013
Price: $15.00

A San Francisco Chronicle and Atlantic Monthly Best Book of the Year

Hig somehow survived the flu pandemic that killed everyone he knows. Now his wife is gone, his friends are dead, and he lives in the hangar of a small abandoned airport with his dog, Jasper, and a mercurial, gun-toting...

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Into the Void: Star Wars (Dawn of the Jedi)

(Available May 7, 2013)
Into the Void: Star Wars (Dawn of the Jedi)
Written by Tim Lebbon
Format: Hardcover
ISBN: 9780345541932
Our Price: $27.00
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Into the Void: Star Wars (Dawn of the Jedi)

Written by Tim Lebbon


Format: Hardcover, 320 pages
On Sale: May 7, 2013
Price: $27.00

On the planet Tython, the ancient Je’daii order was founded. And at the feet of its wise Masters, Lanoree Brock learned the mysteries and methods of the Force—and found her calling as one of its most powerful disciples. But as strongly as the Force flowed within Lanoree and her parents, it... Read more >
A Curious Man

(Available May 7, 2013)
A Curious Man
Written by Neal Thompson
Format: Hardcover
ISBN: 9780770436209
Our Price: $26.00
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A Curious Man
The Strange and Brilliant Life of Robert "Believe It or Not!" Ripley
Written by Neal Thompson


Format: Hardcover, 432 pages
On Sale: May 7, 2013
Price: $26.00

A Curious Man is the marvelously compelling biography of Robert “Believe It or Not” Ripley, the enigmatic cartoonist turned globetrotting millionaire who won international fame by celebrating the world's strangest oddities, and whose outrageous showmanship taught us to believe in the unbelievable.

As portrayed by acclaimed biographer Neal Thompson, Ripley’s life is...

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The Innocence Game

(Available May 7, 2013)
The Innocence Game
Written by Michael Harvey
Format: Hardcover
ISBN: 9780307961259
Our Price: $24.95
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The Innocence Game

Written by Michael Harvey


Format: Hardcover, 256 pages
On Sale: May 7, 2013
Price: $24.95

From Michael Harvey, Chicago’s best-known crime writer and author of the popular Michael Kelly series, comes something different: a leap forward into a dark world where the lines between innocence and guilt disappear altogether.

They’re young, brilliant, beautiful . . . and naïve enough to believe they can make a difference...

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Rod

(Available May 7, 2013)
Rod
Written by Rod Stewart
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9780307987327
Our Price: $16.00
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Rod
The Autobiography
Written by Rod Stewart


Format: Trade Paperback, 400 pages
On Sale: May 7, 2013
Price: $16.00

The extraordinary life and career of music legend Rod Stewart, in his own words for the first time.
 
With his soulful and singular voice, narrative songwriting, and passionate live performances Rod Stewart has paved one of the most iconic and successful music careers of all time. He was the charismatic lead singer...

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Bad Boy

(Available May 7, 2013)
Bad Boy
Written by Eric Fischl and Michael Stone
Format: Hardcover
ISBN: 9780770435578
Our Price: $26.00
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Bad Boy
My Life On and Off the Canvas
Written by Eric Fischl and Michael Stone


Format: Hardcover, 368 pages
On Sale: May 7, 2013
Price: $26.00

In Bad Boy, renowned American artist Eric Fischl has written a penetrating, often searing exploration of his coming of age as an artist, and his search for a fresh narrative style in the highly charged and competitive New York art world in the 1970s and 1980s. With such notorious and controversial... Read more >
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The Lost Husband

(Available May 7, 2013)
The Lost Husband
Written by Katherine Center
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9780345507945
Our Price: $15.00
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The Lost Husband
A Novel
Written by Katherine Center


Format: Trade Paperback, 304 pages
On Sale: May 7, 2013
Price: $15.00

Perfect for fans of Jennifer Weiner and Emily Giffin, this tender and heartwarming novel explores the trials of losing what matters most—and how there’s always more than we can imagine left to find.
 
Dear Libby, It occurs to me that you and your two children have been living with your... Read more >
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Mission to Mars

(Available May 7, 2013)
Mission to Mars
Written by Buzz Aldrin and Leonard David
Format: Hardcover
ISBN: 9781426210174
Our Price: $26.00
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Mission to Mars
My Vision for Space Exploration
Written by Buzz Aldrin and Leonard David


Format: Hardcover, 272 pages
On Sale: May 7, 2013
Price: $26.00

“Any time an Apollo-era astronaut steps forward with ideas for our future in space, it’s time to stop what whatever we’re doing and pay attention. Buzz Aldrin, one of the first moonwalkers, has no shortage of these ideas. And in Mission to Mars he treats us to how, when, and why we should... Read more >
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The Passage of Power

(Available May 7, 2013)
The Passage of Power
Written by Robert A. Caro
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9780375713255
Our Price: $18.95
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The Passage of Power
The Years of Lyndon Johnson, Vol. IV
Written by Robert A. Caro


Format: Trade Paperback, 768 pages
On Sale: May 7, 2013
Price: $18.95

WINNER OF THE NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD

NAMED BY THE NEW YORK TIMES ONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR

"The fourth volume of Caro's prodigious masterwork . . . with the author's signature combination of sweeping drama, psychological insight and painstaking research."
NAMED ONE OF TIME MAGAZINE’S TEN BEST NONFICTION...

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The Crypt Thief

(Available May 7, 2013)
The Crypt Thief
Written by Mark Pryor
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9781616147853
Our Price: $15.95
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The Crypt Thief
A Hugo Marston Novel
Written by Mark Pryor


Format: Trade Paperback, 260 pages
On Sale: May 7, 2013
Price: $15.95

It’s summer in Paris and two tourists have been murdered in Père Lachaise cemetery in front of Jim Morrison’s grave. The cemetery is locked down and put under surveillance, but the killer returns, flitting in and out like a ghost, and breaks into the crypt of a long-dead Moulin Rouge dancer... Read more >
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Act of Congress

(Available May 7, 2013)
Act of Congress
Written by Robert G. Kaiser
Format: Hardcover
ISBN: 9780307700162
Our Price: $27.95
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Act of Congress
How America's Essential Institution Works, and How It Doesn't
Written by Robert G. Kaiser


Format: Hardcover, 448 pages
On Sale: May 7, 2013
Price: $27.95

An eye-opening account of how Congress today really works—and doesn’t—that follows the dramatic journey of the sweeping financial reform bill enacted in response to the Great Crash of 2008.

The founding fathers expected Congress to be the most important branch of government and gave it the most power. When Congress is broken—as...

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Lionel Asbo

(Available May 7, 2013)
Lionel Asbo
Written by Martin Amis
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9780307948083
Our Price: $15.00
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Lionel Asbo
State of England
Written by Martin Amis


Format: Trade Paperback, 272 pages
On Sale: May 7, 2013
Price: $15.00

Des Pepperdine is a boy out of place. He lives on the thirty-third floor of a London housing project; while his peers pick fights, Des retreats to the public library. What’s more, Des’s uncle and guardian, Lionel Asbo, is one of the most notorious petty criminals in the city. Yet Lionel...

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Montaro Caine

(Available May 7, 2013)
Montaro Caine
Written by Sidney Poitier
Format: Hardcover
ISBN: 9780385531115
Our Price: $26.00
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Montaro Caine
A Novel
Written by Sidney Poitier


Format: Hardcover, 320 pages
On Sale: May 7, 2013
Price: $26.00

A baby is born with a coin in her hand. An orphan crafts a mysterious wooden object. The CEO of a large corporation finds himself under extraordinary pressure at work and at home. And on a remote hilltop on a Caribbean island, a medicine man seems to understand the meaning of... Read more >
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The Pigeon Pie Mystery

(Available May 7, 2013)
The Pigeon Pie Mystery
Written by Julia Stuart
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9780307947697
Our Price: $14.95
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The Pigeon Pie Mystery

Written by Julia Stuart


Format: Trade Paperback, 336 pages
On Sale: May 7, 2013
Price: $14.95

 When Indian Princess Alexandrina—nickname “Mink”—is left penniless by the sudden death of her father, Queen Victoria grants her a grace-and-favor home in Hampton Court Palace. Though it’s rumored to be haunted, Mink and her lady’s maid, Pooki, have no choice but to take the Queen up on her offer and join...

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Through the Perilous Fight

(Available May 7, 2013)
Through the Perilous Fight
Written by Steve Vogel
Format: Hardcover
ISBN: 9781400069132
Our Price: $30.00
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Through the Perilous Fight
Six Weeks That Saved the Nation
Written by Steve Vogel


Format: Hardcover, 560 pages
On Sale: May 7, 2013
Price: $30.00

In a rousing account of one of the critical turning points in American history, Through the Perilous Fight tells the gripping story of the burning of Washington and the improbable last stand at Baltimore that helped save the nation and inspired its National Anthem.
 
In the summer of 1814, the... Read more >
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Class A

(Available May 7, 2013)
Class A
Written by Lucas Mann
Format: Hardcover
ISBN: 9780307907547
Our Price: $26.95
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Class A
Baseball in the Middle of Everywhere
Written by Lucas Mann


Format: Hardcover, 336 pages
On Sale: May 7, 2013
Price: $26.95

An unforgettable chronicle of a year of minor-league baseball in a small Iowa town that follows not only the travails of the players of the Clinton LumberKings but also the lives of their dedicated fans and of the town itself.
 
Award-winning essayist Lucas Mann delivers a powerful debut in his telling of the...

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Everyday Barbecue

(Available May 7, 2013)
Everyday Barbecue
Written by Myron Mixon and Kelly Alexander
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9780345543646
Our Price: $24.00
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Everyday Barbecue
At Home with America's Favorite Pitmaster
Written by Myron Mixon and Kelly Alexander


Format: Trade Paperback, 320 pages
On Sale: May 7, 2013
Price: $24.00

“Barbecue is a simple food. Don’t mess it up.”
 
As the winningest man in barbecue, a New York Times bestselling cookbook author, and a judge on the hit show BBQ Pitmasters on Discovery’s Destination America, Myron Mixon knows more about smoking meat than any man alive. And now he’s on a... Read more >
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The Farming of Bones

(Available May 7, 2013)
The Farming of Bones
Written by Edwidge Danticat
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9781616953492
Our Price: $16.00
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The Farming of Bones

Written by Edwidge Danticat


Format: Trade Paperback
On Sale: May 7, 2013
Price: $16.00

It is 1937 and Amabelle Désir, a young Haitian woman living in the Dominican Republic, has built herself a life as the servant and companion of the wife of a wealthy colonel. She and Sebastian, a cane worker, are deeply in love and plan to marry. But Amabelle's  world collapses when...

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The Shambhala Principle

(Available May 7, 2013)
The Shambhala Principle
Written by Sakyong Mipham
Format: Hardcover
ISBN: 9780770437435
Our Price: $22.00
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The Shambhala Principle
Discovering Humanity's Hidden Treasure
Written by Sakyong Mipham


Format: Hardcover, 224 pages
On Sale: May 7, 2013
Price: $22.00

One of Tibet's highest and most respected lamas elucidates for us the principles of Shambhala, or the path to happiness, set down by his legendary father, Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche.

Dear Reader,
We humans have come to a crossroads in our history: we can either destroy the world or create a good future... Read more >
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