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Return to the world of Alvin Maker--a magical America that might have been. Using the lore and folk-magic of the men and women who settled the North American continent, Card has created an alternate American frontier--a world where a particular kind of magic really works, and where that magic has colored the entire history of the colonies.

Hi. My name is John Cleaver, and I hunt monsters. I used to do it alone, and then for a while I did it with a team of government specialists, and then the monsters found us and killed almost everyone, and now I hunt them alone again.This is my story.In this thrilling installment in the John Wayne Cleaver series, Dan Wells brings his beloved antihero into a final confrontation with the Withered. Nothing Left to Lose is a conclusion that is both...

Soon to be a show on Hulu! Dead Man's Hand combines the writing talents of George R. R. Martin & John Jos. MillerChrysalis, the glass-skinned queen of the Joker underworld, has been found brutally murdered in her popular restaurant, the Crystal Palace. New two men are out to find her killer: Jay Ackroyd, the Ace private investigator who discovered her ruined body, and the vigilante archer known as the Yeoman, who has been framed for the crime....

Radiance is a decopunk pulp SF alt-history space opera mystery set in a Hollywood-and solar system-very different from our own, from Catherynne M. Valente, the phenomenal talent behind the New York Times bestselling The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making.Severin Unck's father is a famous director of Gothic romances in an alternate 1986 in which talking movies are still a daring innovation due to the patent-hoarding ...

His mother is not his mother, his father is not his father. If Jack hadn't broken the high school rushing record that night, he never would have known and nothing would have changed. Jack plunges into a space-time-bending game of survival with no way out. The rules are shrouded in secrets. But one thing he learns fast: Trust no one.

New York Times" editor Shortz collects 50 of the best crosswords from the papers popular Sunday edition.

This collection of easy-to-solve, fast-to-finish puzzles is especially designed for solvers on the go. These quick, fun crosswords allow fans to puzzle wherever and whenever there's a moment to spare.

Thoughtfully imaginative and action-packed, Steeplejack is New York Times bestselling A. J. Hartley's YA debut set in a 19th-century South African fantasy world2017 Thriller Awards Winner for Best Young AdultYALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults Selection Kirkus Reviews Best Teen Book Booklist Top Ten YA in Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror"A richly realized world, an intensely likable character, and a mystery to die for." - Cory Doctorow, New...

Exile for Dreamers is the second captivating installment in the Stranje House series for young adults by award-winning author Kathleen Baldwin. #1 New York Times bestselling author Meg Cabot calls this romantic Regency adventure "completely original and totally engrossing."It's 1814. Napoleon has escaped his imprisonment on Elba. Britain is at war on four fronts. And at Stranje House, a School for Unusual Girls, five young ladies are secretly ...

Central America is an extraordinarily beautiful part of the world, with sweeping panoramic vistas of tropical vegetation, towering mountains, and striking ethnic and racial diversity. This tropical paradise has a history as diverse as its people and cultures. Pearcy begins with the Maya in ancient Mesoamerica, then moves on to discuss European contact and the subsequent subjugation of the people of Central America by the Spaniards during the C...

At Edgerton, their magnificent estate, the Chandlers seem to lead a charmed life. Surrounded by servants and cushioned by great wealth, they cling fiercely to the trappings of aristocracy and privilege in England of the Fifties and Sixties. Stunningly attractive eighteen-year-old Alice is marrying the heir to another great house while her more intellectual sister Eve has won a place at Oxford University. All is picture perfect. They are happy,...

Political columnist Conason maintains that bit by bit, essential liberties and constitutional protections are being diminished or discarded. Americans of all persuasions must ask, where will it end? This is his chilling answer.

Practical advice from two mothers and household management experts. The authors show parents how to encourage children to enjoy working around the home, and to foster independence and self-esteem.

Created to bring the ancient wisdom of Toltec to readers in a way that is easily understood and applicable to modern life, the author explains how to utilize Toltec to transcend ordinary human awareness and achieve personal freedom. Included in each chapter are exercises and guided visualizations.

In the mid-1980s, Emmanuel Jal was a seven year old Sudanese boy, living in a small village with his parents, aunts, uncles, and siblings. But as Sudan's civil war moved closer-with the Islamic government seizing tribal lands for water, oil, and other resources-Jal's family moved again and again, seeking peace. Then, on one terrible day, Jal was separated from his mother, and later learned she had been killed, his father Simon rose to become a...

Daniel has escaped Nazi Germany with nothing but a desperate dream that he might one day find his parents again. But that golden land called New York has turned away his ship full of refugees, and Daniel finds himself in Cuba. Yet even in Cuba, the Nazi darkness is never far away.

Sometimes the smallest detail reveals the most about a culture. In "The Hitler"Salute, "sociologist Tilman Allert uses the Nazi transformation of a simple human interaction--the greeting--to show how a shared gesture can usher in the conformity of an entire society. Made compulsory in 1933, the Hitler slaute developed into a daily reflex in a matter of months, and became the norm in schools, at work, among friends, and even at home. Adults den...

Finally a crossword omnibus that packs hours of easy puzzling fun into a portable package. * 150 fun and easy "New York Times" crosswords* Fun for solvers of all skill levels* Edited by Will Shortz

Mason presents the stunning conclusion to "One Day I Saw a Black King" and "Don't Want No Sugar, " described by "Publishers Weekly" as a soap-opera like tale about the bad choices smart women make for love and companionship . . . (a) steamy cautionary tale.

Beloved "New York Times" crossword editor and bestselling author Will Shortz delivers another fun collection of 150 easy sudoku puzzles in a handy pocket-sized edition. Original.