The Pleasures of Reading in an Age of DistractionAlan Jacobs★★★★★4.4(248)Delightful...appealing and convincing." -- The Wall Street Journal "As so many recent studies have suggested, the...
Frontier Engagement (Frontier Bachelors, 3)Regina Scott★★★★★4.5(205)Regina Scott started writing novels in the third grade. Thankfully for literature as we know it, she didn’t actually...
Under the Big Black SunJohn Doe★★★★★4.6(629)LA Weekly , 7/28/16 “A collection of essays by a fraternity of key members of L.A.'s early punk scene between 1977...
The Food of a Younger Land: A Portrait of American Food--Before the National Highway System, Before Chain Restaurants, and Before Frozen Food, When the Nation's Food Was SeasonalMark Kurlansky★★★★★4.1(214)From Publishers Weekly A genuine culinary and historical keepsake: in the late 1930s the WPA farmed out a writing...
Ties That Bind: A NovelBrenda Jackson★★★★★4.8(321)From Library Journal Jackson (A Family Reunion) sets her new work on a 1960s college campus, where there's plenty of...
The Bristling WoodKatharine Kerr★★★★★4.5(505)From Library Journal The war between Light and Darkness in the world of Deverry reaches a critical stage as the Dark...
Sinful SecretsCynthia Eden★★★★★4.2(451)Have you signed up for Cynthia's newsletter? When you sign up, you: Always know when Cynthia has a new book release...
Blood and Thunder (The Memoirs of Nathan Heller)Max Allan Collins★★★★★4.4(339)From Publishers Weekly This time politics absorbs Chicago series shamus Nate Heller, whose adventures (in Carnal Hours,...
Captives of the NightLoretta Chase★★★★★4.2(829)About the Author Loretta Chase has worked in academe, retail, and the visual arts, as well as on the streets—as a...
The Eyre AffairJasper Fforde★★★★★4.2(4.8K)Penzler Pick, January 2002 : When I first heard the premise of this unique mystery, I doubted that a first-time author...
Dave Barry Slept HereDave Barry★★★★★4.3(673)From Publishers Weekly Miami Herald syndicated columnist Barry here assembles a funny U.S. history replete with...
RescueNicholas Sparks★★★★★4.5(24.2K)A romantic page-turner . . . Sparks's fans won't be disappointed."― Glamour "A modern master of fateful love...
Be Rich (Ephesians): Gaining the Things That Money Can't Buy (The BE Series Commentary)Warren W. Wiersbe★★★★★4.8(556)Dr. Warren W. Wiersbe (1929–2019) was an internationally known Bible teacher, author, and conference speaker. He...
Before She Was HelenCaroline B. Cooney★★★★★4.2(505)Caroline Cooney's Before She Was Helen is a clever whodunnit featuring an immensely likable septuagenarian heroine with...
Happiest DaysJack Sheffield★★★★★4.6(924)Jack Sheffield was born in 1945 and grew up in the tough environment of Gipton Estate, in North East Leeds. After a job...
Steps to the Gallows (Bow Street Rivals, 2)Edward Marston★★★★★4.5(273)Can the Skillen twins catch the killer before the plodding Runners? What follows is an exciting hunt through the...
The Particle at the End of the Universe: How the Hunt for the Higgs Boson Leads Us to the Edge of a New WorldSean M. Carroll★★★★★4.5(774)“The science is authoritative, yet bold and lively.xa0 The narrative is richly documented, yet full of human...
Return to Life: Extraordinary Cases of Children Who Remember Past LivesJim B. Tucker★★★★★4.3(1.1K)“In Return to Life , Jim Tucker painstakingly and meticulously documents the recycling of memories from beyond the...
Secret SonLaila Lalami★★★★★4.2(261)A "powerful debut novel. . . .The culture and politics of contemporary Morocco are well displayed in this beautifully...
Hot Pursuit: A Stone Barrington NovelStuart Woods★★★★★4.2(4.7K)Praise for Hot Pursuit “Fans will enjoy the vicarious luxury ride.”— Publishers Weekly More Praise for Stuart...
Patricia Briggs Mercy Thompson Series: Books 8-9 Plus Stories: Night Broken, Fire Touched, Shifting Shadows (Stories)Patricia Briggs★★★★★4.9(958)About the Author #1 New York Times bestselling author Patricia Briggs lives in Washington State with her husband,...
The Varieties of Religious Experience: A Study in Human Nature (Penguin American Library)William James★★★★★4.4(697)I am neither a theologian, nor a scholar learned in the history of religions, nor an anthropologist. Psychology is the...
The Dark Horse: The Surprise Election and Political Murder of President James A. GarfieldKenneth D. Ackerman★★★★★4.4(222)From Publishers Weekly Several hundred pages of text on Garfield and the politics of his day may seem a stretch, given...
Fates and Traitors: A Novel of John Wilkes BoothJennifer Chiaverini★★★★★4.5(427)Praise for Fates and Traitors “Chiaverini’s accomplishment is her remarkable ability to build dramatic tension…a...