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Gun Man Jackson Swagger: A Western
Pulitzer Prize winner Stephen Hunter, "a true master at the pinnacle of his craft" (Jack Carr), returns with a classic Western--gunfights, horses, saloons, and looming above, the ominous presence of the railroad--about a Civil War veteran investigating the dark reality of a prosperous ranch. In the frying pan of a drought-scorched 1890s Southwest, an old man shows up at the region's only prosperous spread, the Callahan ranch, seeking work. Jack is flinty, shrewd, tough, and a natural with a gun. As an incentive to be taken on at his age, he shows the foreman an uncanny skill with one of Mr. Winchester's latest models. He knows a sharpshooter would be valuable to Colonel Callahan and head gun man Tom Voth. But he has his own mission. Aware that a young cowboy on the ranch has died mysteriously, Jack begins to investigate. He soon realizes that the death and the source of the Callahan wealth are dangerously entwined and that many of the dark forces of the American West are at play on the ranch. Soon enough, it's the season of the six-gun and its fastest shootist. -
Scream with Me: Horror Films and the Rise of American Feminism (1968-1980)
NATIONAL BESTSELLER! "Convincing and illuminating." --The Atlantic A compelling, intelligent, and timely exploration of the horror genre from one of Columbia University's most popular professors, shedding light on how classic horror films demonstrate larger cultural attitudes about women's rights, bodily autonomy, and more. In May of 2022, Columbia University's Dr. Eleanor Johnson watched along with her students as the Supreme Court reversed Roe v. Wade. At the same time, her class was studying the 1968 horror film Rosemary's Baby and Johnson had a sudden epiphany: horror cinema engages directly with the combustive politics of women's rights and offer a light through the darkness and an outlet to scream. With a voice as persuasive as it is insightful, Johnson reveals how classics like Rosemary's Baby, The Exorcist, and The Shining expose and critique issues of reproductive control, domestic violence, and patriarchal oppression. Scream with Me weaves these iconic films into the fabric of American feminism, revealing that true horror often lies not in the supernatural, but in the familiar confines of the home, exposing the deep-seated fears and realities of women's lives. While on the one hand a joyful celebration of seminal and beloved horror films, Scream with Me is also an unflinching and timely recognition of the power of this genre to shape and reflect cultural dialogues about gender and power. -
Sales Reset: Forget the Scripts. Trust Yourself. Win Consistently
You've tried every script. You've followed every playbook. And still, the deals stall.
The problem isn't you-or your pitch. It's what you believe about selling.
In The Sales Reset: Forget the Scripts. Trust Yourself. Win Consistently., Wesleyne Whittaker, international sales strategist and creator of BELIEF Selling(TM), helps sales professionals escape outdated tactics and build an approach rooted in mindset, clarity, and authentic connection.
Instead of pushing harder, chasing buyers, or performing a script, you'll learn to reset the way you think about selling so you can begin winning with consistency and confidence.
Inside, you'll discover:
- The hidden beliefs quietly sabotaging your results
- Why discovery conversations matter more than polished demos
- How to stop chasing and start leading buyers
- Simple tools to coach yourself (and your team) out of ruts
- A repeatable structure that drives consistent success
Whether you're selling, leading, or building a team, The Sales Reset will help you transform pressure into purpose and tactics into trust.
Perfect for readers of The Challenger Sale and Sell Without Selling Out, this book will change how you sell forever.
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Night Shift
Monster hunting in Belgium anno 2014: no pay, no backup, no clue.
Manu is an anxious biomedical sciences student suffocating under middle-class respectability who lies to everyone about everything. Anthony is a bathroom store manager with a short fuse and a crowbar, one abusive boss away from unemployment and financial ruin. Together they fight the monstrous things that come out at night. Not because they want to-because five years ago, they watched their predecessor die, and there's no one else to do it.
The crop circles and rifts tearing open across their city don't care about their problems. And when one of them gets dragged into the fairy world, the other goes in after him, and discovers the things they've been fighting have been holding back.
Grounded urban fantasy for readers tired of Chosen Ones: just two ordinary young men in Namur, Belgium, who fight monsters with homemade weapons, empty bank accounts, and no idea what they're doing-European realism meets contemporary fantasy.
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Hoop Dreams
Hope and Harriet can do anything and everything together through the strength of their friendship, until one day.
Hope and Harriet's friendship is made of whispered secrets, giggles, and dreams. They pretend an imaginary world in which they can do anything and everything together.
Until one day at the park, Harriet is asked to join a basketball team, but Hope can only watch from her wheelchair.
Through the strength and determination of friendship, Hope and Harriet find a way to always do anything and everything together.
Hoop Dreams is a social-emotional learning story. It teaches readers the power of friendship and compassion through the diversities of race (Hope is Thai) and disability. Hope and Harriet express, individually and through friendship, the layers of loyalty, acceptance, perseverance, and teamwork. This story also highlights the abilities of those with disabilities.
Special thanks to Holt International Children's Services.
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Cursed in Love
Stars Hollow meets Charmed in this darkly funny, small-town paranormal romcom... Love doesn't get much more forbidden than this.
In the quirky, tight-knit town of Sapphire Springs, beloved for its chocolate-caramel milkshakes and spicy senior citizens' book club, Rune Whitlock has always felt like an outsider. Gifted with the ability to see the future but cursed to have no one believe her premonitions, she's accepted that romance isn't in the cards. She's got a cozy cottage, a fulfilling graphic design career, a loyal best friend, and Valentine-the sweet rescue kitty who is definitely not her familiar. So what if she's sometimes lonely?
But everything changes when she meets Donovan Frost. A brilliant, brooding data engineer, Donovan is everything Rune is not: methodical, reserved, logical. He's also grumpy, judgmental, and 5-chili-peppers hot. Thrown together on a mysterious work project, the two clash spectacularly-until an unexpected connection ignites between them.
Then, Rune's gift reveals a chilling truth: they are destined for each other, but their love story is doomed to end in tragedy on their wedding day. To protect Donovan, Rune must push him away, even if it breaks her heart. But the harder she tries, the more entangled they become. As dark forces conspire against them and secrets come to light, Rune must unravel the mystery of her curse...before it's too late.
If you're a fan of The Kiss Curse, Payback's a Witch, and The Dead Romantics, this modern-day Cassandra retelling will scratch your itch.
A quick content warning: Cursed includes violence, references to childhood abuse, arson, and foster care placement, mentions of suicide, and parental death (before the story begins).
But it's also really funny. I promise. Just ask Rune, if you don't believe me.
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Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity
"The tale of a stunning art heist with a contagious love of stranger-than-fiction true stories!"--Steve Sheinkin, Newbery Honor-winning author of Bomb The true story of how Leonardo da Vinci's masterpiece became the most famous painting in the world after being stolen from the Louvre, written as a "witty thriller" (The New York Times) and featuring black-and-white illustrations throughout. SIBERT MEDAL WINNER - BOSTON GLOBE--HORN BOOK AWARD WINNER - ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: Publishers Weekly, School Library Journal, Booklist, Kirkus Reviews, NPR, The New York Public Library, The Chicago Public Library, The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books On a hot August day in Paris, just over a century ago, a desperate guard burst into the office of the director of the Louvre and shouted, La Joconde, c'est partie! The Mona Lisa, she's gone! No one knew who was behind the heist. Was it an international gang of thieves? Was it an art-hungry American millionaire? Was it the young Spanish painter Pablo Picasso, who was about to remake the very art of painting? Travel back to an extraordinary period of revolutionary change: turn-of-the-century Paris. Walk its backstreets. Meet the infamous thieves--and detectives--of the era. And then slip back further in time and follow Leonardo da Vinci, painter of the Mona Lisa, through his dazzling, wondrously weird life. Discover the secret at the heart of the Mona Lisa--the most famous painting in the world should never have existed at all.Sold out -
Midnight on the Moon: The Graphic Novel
Magic. Mystery. Time-travel. Get whisked away to the Moon on an out-of-this-world adventure with brother-and-sister team Jack and Annie in the #1 bestselling chapter book series, now available as graphic novels! Jack and Annie are on a mission to save their friend, Morgan le Fey. The magic tree house whisks them away to the . . . MOON! And not only are they on the moon, but they've traveled to the FUTURE! This is like no other adventure Jack and Annie have been on before. This mission is OUT OF THIS WORLD! For the first time in graphic novel--live the adventure again with new full-color vibrant art that brings the magic to life!Sold out -
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NATIONAL BESTSELLER - From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Thirteenth Child comes an irresistible blend of dark fairytale and romantic fantasy. - The town of Mistaken has a secret...and it's up to one woman to uncover the truth, confront her past, and save the man she loves. "Wonderous and haunting. Erin A. Craig strikes gold again." --Marisha Pessl, New York Times bestselling author of Night Film and Darkly "This book is an undeniable triumph. Beautiful and dark and unforgettable." --Shea Ernshaw, #1 New York Times bestselling author of A History of Wild Places Like everyone else in the settlement of Mistaken, Greer Mackenzie is trapped. Founded by an ambitious lumber merchant, the village is blessed with rich natural resources that have made its people prosperous--but at a cost. The same woods that have lined the townsfolks' pockets harbor dangerous beasts: wolves, bears, and the Bright-Eyeds--monsters beyond description who have rained utter destruction down on nearby settlements. But Mistaken's founders made a deal with the mysterious Benevolence: the Warding Stones that surround the town will keep the Bright-Eyeds out--and the town's citizens in. Anyone who spends a night within Mistaken's borders belongs to it forever. Greer, a mapmaker and eccentric dreamer, has always ached to explore the world outside, even though she knows she and her longtime love, Ellis Beaufort, will never see it. Until, on the day she and Ellis are meant to finally begin their lives together, Greer watches in horror as her beloved disappears beyond the Warding Stones, pursued by a monstrous creature. Determined to rescue Ellis, she figures out a way to defy Mistaken's curse and begins a trek through the cold and pitiless wilderness. But there, Greer is hunted, not only by the ruthless Bright-Eyeds but by the secret truths behind Mistaken's founding and her own origins. Playfully drawing from Scottish folklore, Erin A. Craig's adult debut is both a deeply atmospheric and profoundly romantic exploration of freedom versus security: a stunning celebration of one woman's relentless bravery on a quest to reclaim her lost love--and seize her own future.Sold out -
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The Alden children were searching for a home-and found a life of adventure! Embark on an exciting journey with the Boxcar Children in this Step 2 leveled reader as they investigate the mystery of the mummy's curse! Perfect for early readers learning to read simple sentences. The Aldens are helping a local museum set up an exhibit about ancient Egypt! But when someone has an accident and artifacts begin to dissappear, they can't help but wonder--could the museum's mysterious mummy be cursed? Adapted from Gertrude Chandler Warner's Mystery of the Mummy's Curse chapter book, this early reader allows children to start reading with a Boxcar Children classic. Step 2 Readers use basic vocabulary and short sentences to tell simple stories. For children who recognize familiar words and can sound out new words with help.Sold out -
Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics, the Graphic Novel
THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING SERIES WITH MORE THAN TWO MILLION COPIES SOLD--NOW FULL-COLOR, FUN-PACKED GRAPHIC NOVELS!
Discover what James Patterson calls "the coolest library in the world." Follow along and solve the clues in this interactive graphic novel featuring Mr. Lemoncello's first-ever Library Olympics! From the co-author of Murdle Jr.: Sleuths on the Loose and illustrator of The Last Kids on Earth...
"Lots of action and quirky humor will lead kids to do just what libraries encourage them to do: keep reading." --The Washington Post, on Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics
The world-famous game maker Luigi Lemoncello is at it again! This time Mr. Lemoncello has invited teams from across America for the debut of the Library Olympics. Kyle Keeley knows that the competition is fierce. But something suspicious is going on--books are missing from the shelves! Is someone trying to censor what the kids are reading? Now it's not just a game, and Kyle and his friends will have to band together to get to the bottom of this mystery. Let the games begin! The Lemoncello books are laugh-out-loud, puzzle-packed must-reads for classrooms and homes across America. Look for the whole series!
Mr. Lemoncello's Very First Game (the prequel)
Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library (also a graphic novel)
Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics (also a graphic novel)
Mr. Lemoncello's Great Library Race
Mr. Lemoncello's All-Star Breakout Game
Mr. Lemoncello and the Titanium Ticket
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USA TODAY BESTSELLER - A poignant and heartwarming coming-of-age novel that captures the moment of learning to spread your wings in a way you'll never forget--from the award-winning author of Song for a Whale. "Perfect for readers who enjoy stories about curious kids and nature's wonders."--TIME for Kids
Nina is used to feeling like the odd one out, both at school and in her large family. But while trying to fit in at summer camp, she discovers something even more peculiar: two majestic birds have built a nest in the marsh behind an abandoned infirmary. They appear to be whooping cranes, but that's impossible--Nina is an amateur bird-watcher, and all her resources tell her that those rare birds haven't nested in Texas for over a hundred years. When Nina reports the sighting to wildlife officials, more questions arise. Experts track all the endangered birds, but they can't identify the female bird that Nina found. Who is she, and where did she come from? With the help of some fellow campers, Nina sets out to discover who the mystery bird really is. As she gets closer to the truth, will she find a flock of her own?Sold out