Imagine if by the time you died, you did everything you were told to. You worked hard, saved your money, and looked forward to financial freedom when you retired... Zobraziť viac
Lyrical, witty, moving and timely,To Fill a Yellow Houseis a story of community, friendship and the power of creativity and connection.When Kwasis family moves abruptly from one side of London to the other, Kwasi is both excited by the changethe new... Zobraziť viac
Settle in to this wittily illustrated soap opera (Bechdel calls it "half op-ed column and half endless serialized Victorian novel") of the lives, loves, and politics of Mo, Lois, Sydney, Sparrow, Ginger, Stuart, Clarice, and the rest of the cast of... Zobraziť viac
Louise Erdrich meets Karen Russell in this deliciously strange and daringly original novel from Pulitzer Prize finalist Margaret Verble: set in 1926 Nashville, it follows a death-defying young Cherokee horse-diver who, with her companions from the... Zobraziť viac
This beautiful edition of George Orwell’s powerful work of dystopian fiction features a leatherette cover, gilt edging, and ribbon marker—a perfect gift for our times. In 1984, London is a grim city in the totalitarian state of Oceania where Big... Zobraziť viac
[From] an influential educational leader and activistan impassioned, penetrating critique and inspiring model for progress.Kirkus Reviews, starred reviewIt was a wrong turn that changed everything. When Luma Mufleha Muslim, gay, refugee woman from... Zobraziť viac
A knockout short story collection...Each one of these 10 dizzyingly immersive stories offers up a heady and visceral portrait of what ails us, from isolation and self-doubt, to unrequited love and regret over what might have been, to what it means to... Zobraziť viac
The works collected here include “Such, Such Were the Joys,” “Shooting an Elephant,” “Politics and the English Language,” and “Why I Write.” Perfect for those new to Orwell’s work and a wonderful compilation for the experienced Orwell reader, A... Zobraziť viac
A Good Morning America Buzz Pick * Named A Best Book of Summer by Entertainment Weekly, New York Post, Buzzfeed, TheSkimm, PopSugar, Bustle, HelloGiggles, Ms. Magazine, Oprah Daily, USA Today, Philadelphia Inquirer, Lit Hub * Named A Most Anticipated... Zobraziť viac
A renowned scientist and author of The Selfish Gene provides a sweeping chronicle of more than four billion years of life on Earth, shedding new light on evolutionary theory and history, sexual selection, speciation, convergent evolution, extinction,... Zobraziť viac
An uplifting leadership book about a coach who helped transform the nation's worst high school hockey team into one of the best. Bacon's strategy is straightforward: set high expectations, make them accountable to each other, and inspire them all to... Zobraziť viac
National Bestseller"A powerful and important picture of how mega law firms distort justice."David Cay Johnston, Washington PostThe NYT's Business Investigations Editor reveals the dark side of American law: Delivering a "devastating" (Carol Leonnig)... Zobraziť viac
A New York Times Bestseller A Read with Jenna Today Show Book Club Pick! Longlisted for the Center for Fictions First Novel Prize';Askaripour closes the deal on the first page of this mesmerizing novel, executing a high wire act full of verve and dark... Zobraziť viac
A sweeping and surprising new understanding of extreme poverty in America from the authors of the acclaimed$2.00 a Day:Living on Almost Nothing in America.This book forces you to see American poverty in a whole new light. (Matthew Desmond, author of... Zobraziť viac
A stirring account of one momentous week that would unleash fifty years of tyranny for half of Europe and plunge the world into the Cold War, as seen through the eyes of three young women. Catherine Grace Katzs debut book, The Daughters of Yalta, is a... Zobraziť viac
Winner of the High Plains Book Award | Best Book of the Year - Outdoor Writers Association of AmericaA brilliant rendering of what 'the open space of democracy' must be if we are to survive its present state of erosion. Terry Tempest WilliamsThe untold... Zobraziť viac
"Once again, we have arrived at our favorite topic: fraught female friendship. This time it's young women working nights at crappy jobs in 90s London. You'll rip through this, reading through the night, as fixated on the story as Ladner's characters... Zobraziť viac
';The beauty of good writing is that it transports the reader inside another person's experience in some other physical place and culture,' writes Padma Lakshmi in her introduction, ';and, at its best, evokes a palpable feeling of being in a specific... Zobraziť viac
The full inside story of the high-stakes, global race for the lifesaving vaccine to end the pandemic Heroic science. Chaotic politics. Billionaire entrepreneurs.Award-winning journalist Brendan Borrell brings the defining story of our times alive... Zobraziť viac
The riveting story of the American scientists, tinkerers, and nerds who solved one of the biggest puzzles of World War IIand developed one of the most powerful weapons of the war 12 Seconds of Silence is theremarkable, lost story of how a ragtag... Zobraziť viac
