The Private Patient

by P D James

Commander Adam Dalgliesh and his team are called in to investigate a murder at a private nursing home for rich patients being treated by the famous plastic surgeon George Chandler-Powell, in this... read more

The Hour I First Believed

by Wally Lamb

The #1 "New York Times"-bestselling author and two-time Oprah's Book Club pick delivers his first novel in over a decade--an extraordinary work of prodigious scope and ambition that explores the... read more

2666

by Roberto Bolano

THE POSTHUMOUS MASTERWORK FROM "ONE OF THE GREATEST AND MOST INFLUENTIAL MODERN WRITERS" (JAMES WOOD, "THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW") Composed in the last years of Roberto Bolano's life, "2666 "was... read more

Making the Cut: The 30-Day Diet and Fitness Plan for the Strongest, Sexiest You

by Jillian Michaels

The strength trainer and coach for the Red Team on NBCUs hit show "The Biggest Loser" provides a 30-day diet and fitness plan for women that will whip them into shape while giving them tools to deal... read more

The Ascent of Money: A Financial History of the World

by Niall Ferguson

Niall Ferguson tells the human story behind the evolution of money, from its origins in ancient Mesopotamia to the latest Wall Street upheavals. The author shows that finance is, in fact, the... read more

Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything

by Steven D Levitt, Stephen J Dubner

Which is more dangerous, a gun or a swimming pool? What do schoolteachers and sumo wrestlers have in common? Why do drug dealers still live with their moms? How much do parents really matter? What... read more

Multiple Blessings: Surviving to Thriving with Twins and Sextuplets

by Jon Gosselin, Kate Gosselin, Beth Carson

Kate Gosselin tells the amazing story of how she and her husband have survived the overwhelming odds of birthing not only twins but also sextuplets in three years, and how they continue to strive... read more

The Last Straw

by Jeff Kinney

An exciting new series begins. Greg Heffley is thrust into middle school, where undersized weaklings share the hallways with kids who are taller, meaner, and already shaving. The hazards of growing... read more

Water for Elephants

by Sara Gruen

An atmospheric, gritty, and compelling novel of star-crossed lovers, set in the circus world circa 1932, by the bestselling author of "Riding Lessons. When Jacob Jankowski, recently orphaned and... read more

Anathem

by Neal Stephenson

Since childhood, Raz has lived behind the walls of a 3,400-year-old monastery, a sanctuary for scientists, philosophers, and mathematicians. There, he and his cohorts are sealed off from the... read more

Who moved my cheese? : an amazing way to deal with change in your work and in your life

by Spencer Johnson

Who Moved My Cheese? is an amusing and enlightening story of four characters who live in a maze and look for cheese to nourish them and make them happy. Cheese is a metaphor for what you want to have... read more

Guinness World Records

by Guinness World Records

The 2005 edition of perhaps the most widely read trivia reference book in the world charts the top accomplishments in a variety of fields and endeavors, including sports, entertainment, science, and... read more