Jack Torrance’s new job at the Overlook Hotel is the perfect
chance for a fresh start. As the off-season caretaker at the
atmospheric old hotel, he’ll have plenty of time to spend
reconnecting with his family and working on his writing. But as the
harsh winter weather sets in, the idyllic location feels ever more
remote .
Laura Hillenbrand, author of the runaway
phenomenon Unbroken, brilliantly re-creates a universal
underdog story in this #1 New York Times
bestseller.
Seabiscuit was one of the most electrifying and popular attractions in sports history and the single biggest newsmaker in the world in 1938, receiving more coverage than FDR, Hitler, or Mussolini.
Seabiscuit was one of the most electrifying and popular attractions in sports history and the single biggest newsmaker in the world in 1938, receiving more coverage than FDR, Hitler, or Mussolini.
Hailed for its coiled eroticism and the moral claims it makes upon
the reader, this mesmerizing novel is a story of love and secrets,
horror and compassion, unfolding against the haunted landscape of
postwar Germany.
When he falls ill on his way home from school, fifteen-year-old Michael Berg is rescued by Hanna, a woman twice his age.
When he falls ill on his way home from school, fifteen-year-old Michael Berg is rescued by Hanna, a woman twice his age.
Told with consummate skill by the writer of the bestselling,
award-winning A Civil Action, The Lost
Painting is a remarkable synthesis of history and
detective story.
An Italian village on a hilltop near the Adriatic coast, a decaying palazzo facing the sea, and in the basement, cobwebbed and dusty, lit by a single bulb, an archive unknown to scholars.
An Italian village on a hilltop near the Adriatic coast, a decaying palazzo facing the sea, and in the basement, cobwebbed and dusty, lit by a single bulb, an archive unknown to scholars.
New York Times Bestseller
In the tradition of Jon Krakauer’s Into Thin Air and Sebastian Junger’s The Perfect Storm comes a true tale of riveting adventure in which two weekend scuba divers risk everything to solve a great historical mystery–and make history themselves.
In the tradition of Jon Krakauer’s Into Thin Air and Sebastian Junger’s The Perfect Storm comes a true tale of riveting adventure in which two weekend scuba divers risk everything to solve a great historical mystery–and make history themselves.
All seems well in the city on Pinchester, but trouble is brewing at
the Varmint Theater. Before he knows it, Hermux is hired not only
to investigate a mysterious blackmailer, but to design the set for
an upcoming show. As Hermux enters the dizzying world of the
theater he finds himself in a whirlwind of distractions--among them
an accidental foray into reality theater; trying to fight off sexy
film director Brinx Lotelle's shameless interest in Hermux's
girlfriend Linka; coping with cosmetic queen Tucka Mertslin's
latest takeover schemes; and learning the mysterious ways of the
eccentric theater people.
Hailed as “the John Grisham of Wall Street” by the
New York Times, Christopher Reich returns to the world he
knows so well--the dangerous, dazzling world of high finance and
international intrigue. In this ingeniously crafted thriller, the
bestselling author of Numbered Account and The First
Billion introduces his most complex and engaging hero yet.
A stunning and provocative new novel by the internationally
celebrated author of The Blind Assassin, winner of the
Booker Prize
Margaret Atwood’s new novel is so utterly compelling, so prescient, so relevant, so terrifyingly-all-too-likely-to-be-true, that readers may find their view of the world forever changed after reading it.
Margaret Atwood’s new novel is so utterly compelling, so prescient, so relevant, so terrifyingly-all-too-likely-to-be-true, that readers may find their view of the world forever changed after reading it.
This second book, THE SANDS OF TIME continues the adventures of
Hermux Tantamoq, mouse and watchmaker in the imaginary city of
Pinchester. When the museum announces a show of Mirrin Stentrill's
latest paintings - monumental, visionary portraits of cats - Mayor
Hooster Pinkwiggin vows to shut it down.
From the New York Times-bestselling author of The
Unlikely Spy, Daniel Silva, comes a taut, lightning-paced
thriller rooted assuredly in fact. Switzerland's shameful WWII
record of profiteering and collaboration with Nazi Germany.
The Unlikely Spy, Daniel Silva's extraordinary debut novel, was applauded by critics as it rocketed onto national bestseller lists.
The Unlikely Spy, Daniel Silva's extraordinary debut novel, was applauded by critics as it rocketed onto national bestseller lists.
Watchmaker Hermux Tantamoq is a hardworking mouse who is thankful
for ordinary things. donuts, coffee, peaceful evenings at home with
his pet ladybug. But his quiet life takes a dramatic turn when Ms.
Linka Perflinger, dashing daredevil aviatrix and adventuress,
bursts into his watch shop, drops off a broken watch, and steals
his heart.
When a new Protestant extremist group shatters the Good Friday
peace accords with three savage acts of terrorism, Northern Ireland
is blown back into the depths of conflict. And after his
father-in-law is nominated to become the new American ambassador to
London, retired officer Michael Osbourne is drawn back into the
CIA.
