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Spring Break (The Daniel Jacobus Mysteries #6)
by Gerald EliasWhile teaching a master class at an elite music conservatory, the blind violinist and amateur sleuth give an extra lesson in how to catch a killer. When the Kinderhoek Conservatory of Music in Upstate New York has a last-minute cancellation for its &“Going for Baroque&” festival, they call on virtuoso violinist Daniel Jacobus to sit in on panels and teach a master class. While his expertise in musicology is as noteworthy as his roster of former students, the reclusive curmudgeon&’s brusk manner is a shock to the gentile Kinderhoek community. But not nearly as shocking as murder. When a renowned faculty member dies of apparently natural causes, Jacobus&’s finely attuned ear alerts him to the fact that something is terribly amiss. As he roots out false notes and false claims among the students and faculty, he soon discovers that beneath their civil tone is a secondary theme of harassment and deadly corruption. &“Readers will enjoy spending time in the company of the curmudgeonly Jacobus, and many will welcome the absence of fisticuffs, car chases, and Glocks&” —Publishers Weekly &“A very good entry in a reliable series.&” —Booklist
Glimpses of Heaven: Reflections On Your Eternal Hope
by Dave Dravecky Jan DraveckyA beautiful collection of quotes about earthly suffering and the promise of heaven—from the Bible, famous figures, and everyday people. Glimpses of Heaven contains a powerful gift—a series of inspirational quotes, collected by Dave and Jan Dravecky, on the subject of suffering and our hope for a joyous eternal home with God. Dave, a former major league baseball player who battled cancer, and his wife, Jan, an author, also share their own thoughts on illness, grief, loss, and other adversities through which God offers glimpses of a more enlightened spiritual understanding. In this book, the Draveckys offer hope and assurance based on scripture, the wisdom of their mentors, and their own deep personal experience with hardship. Glimpses of Heaven is sure to offer comfort to anyone struggling with sorrow, pain, and loss.
Night in Shanghai: A Novel
by Nicole MonesThis novel of an American musician caught up in the dangers of 1930s China is &“historical fiction at its best&” (Alan Cheuse, NPR&’s All Things Considered). In 1936, classical pianist Thomas Greene is recruited to Shanghai to lead a jazz orchestra of fellow African American expats. After being flat broke in segregated Baltimore, he is now living in a mansion with servants of his own, the toast of a city obsessed with music, money, pleasure, and power, even as it ignores the rising winds of war. Song Yuhua is refined and educated, and has been bonded since age eighteen to Shanghai&’s most powerful crime boss in payment for her father&’s gambling debts. Outwardly submissive, she burns with rage—and risks her life spying on her master for the Communist Party. Only when Shanghai is shattered by the Japanese invasion do Song and Thomas find their way to each other. Though their union is forbidden, neither can back down from it in the turbulent years of occupation and resistance that follow. Torn between music and survival, freedom and commitment, love and world war, they are borne on an irresistible riff of melody and improvisation to Night in Shanghai&’s final, impossible choice. This stunningly researched novel that &“keeps the suspense mounting until the end&” not only tells the forgotten story of black musicians in the Chinese jazz age, but also weaves in a startling true tale of Holocaust heroism little-known in the West (Kirkus Reviews).
The Middle Ground: A Novel
by Margaret DrabbleA &“marvelous&” novel about a woman&’s psychological battle with the realities of midlife (The New York Times Book Review). Witty and endearingly neurotic, Kate Armstrong has hit a certain age—and the crisis that goes along with it. She has a career as a successful journalist, specializing in feminist issues, but she struggles to challenge herself at work. She&’s a mother, but her children have all left the nest, and her marriage has ended in divorce. She has a lively circle of friends, but her relationships with them are complicated by years of history and failed affairs. She&’s left one stage of life behind and has another stage ahead of her, but right now she&’s stuck somewhere in the middle. With her &“unfailing insight and intelligence,&” Margaret Drabble shows us a woman alone in London for the first time in years—slowly rediscovering herself in a city on the brink of great change (The New York Times).
Lucinda's Rustic Italian Kitchen
by Lucinda Scala QuinnHome-style Italian American cuisine from the Everyday Food cohost, Mad Hungry author, and Martha Stewart Living executive editorial director. Even the writing has an irresistibly Italian flavor in this cookbook by Lucinda Scala Quinn. She presents fifty-two delicious, easy-to-prepare Italian recipes from her childhood and her extensive travels throughout Italy. Included are drinks such as the Aranciata Cocktail and Handmade Cappuccino; Bruschetta Pomodoro and Grilled Calamari appetizers; pasta dishes including Rigatoni with Rapid Ragu and Linguini with Clams; recipes for Pizza Margherita, Risotto Milanese, Osso Buco, and Veal Piccatta; and mouthwatering desserts to top off your meal. Mangia! &“Along with plenty of color beauty shots by Quentin Bacon, Quinn&’s book demonstrates that even at its very humblest, Italian cooking yields extraordinary flavors.&” —Publishers Weekly
Nine Kinds of Naked
by Tony Vigorito&“Part quirky love story, part philosophical manifesto, and part metaphysical mystery . . . right at home with the works of Tom Robbins and Christopher Moore&” (Sacramento Book Review). A prisoner spins a playing card into a somersault, stirring a whirlwind that becomes a tornado that takes the roof off a church in nearby Normal, Illinois. Elizabeth Wildhack is born in that church and someday she will meet that prisoner, a man named Diablo, on the streets of New Orleans—where a hurricane-like Great White Spot hovers off the coast. But how is it all interconnected? And what does it have to do with a time-traveling serf and a secret society whose motto is &“Walk away&”? This surreal novel exploring chaos theory comes from the acclaimed author of the cult favorites Just a Couple of Days and Love and Other Pranks. &“As fanciful and inventive in its form . . . as it is in its observations. It fed tasty crackers to all the hungry parrots in my mental aviary.&” —Tom Robbins &“Linguistic gymnastics abound . . . Vigorito demonstrates once again that he&’s a wild stylist . . . startlingly original . . . an entertaining anarchist.&” —Chicago Sun-Times &“A whimsical tale of time, space, coincidence, and cause and effect. The author displays most of the linguistic acrobatics and playful rumination that made his debut a cult classic . . . In the tradition of Douglas Adams and Tom Robbins.&” —Kirkus Reviews
In the Night of Time: A Novel
by Antonio Muñoz MolinaA Washington Post Best Book of the Year: A &“hypnotic&” novel of the Spanish Civil War and one man&’s quest to escape it (Colm Tóibín, The New York Review of Books). October 1936. Spanish architect Ignacio Abel arrives at Penn Station, the final stop on his journey from war-torn Madrid, where he has left behind his wife and children, abandoning them to uncertainty. Crossing the fragile borders of Europe, Ignacio reflects on months of fratricidal conflict in his embattled country, his transformation from a bricklayer&’s son to a respected bourgeois husband and professional, and the all-consuming love affair with an American woman that forever altered his life. Winner of the 2012 Prix Méditerranée Étranger and hailed as a masterpiece, In the Night of Time is a sweeping, grand novel and an indelible portrait of a shattered society, written by one of Spain&’s most important contemporary novelists. &“Labyrinthine and spellbinding . . . One of the most eloquent monuments to the Spanish Civil War ever to be raised in fiction.&” —The Washington Post, &“The Top 50 Fiction Books for 2014&” &“An astonishingly vivid narrative that unfolds with hypnotic intensity by means of the constant interweaving of time and memory . . . Tolstoyan in its scale, emotional intensity and intellectual honesty.&” —The Economist &“Epic . . . Intoxicating prose.&” —Entertainment Weekly &“A War and Peace for the Spanish Civil War.&” —Publishers Weekly
Casting Bones: A New Voodoo Mystery Series Set In New Orleans (The Quentin Archer Mysteries #1)
by Don BrunsIn this &“utterly compelling&” mystery, a triple homicide draws detective Quentin Archer and a voodoo queen into the steamy underbelly of New Orleans (Jeffery Deaver). &“With charismatic characters, superb locations, and a great hard-edged story,&” Don Bruns introduces his Quentin Archer Mysteries (Lee Child). When a prominent New Orleans judge is brutally murdered, former Detroit cop Quentin Archer is handed the case. His enquiries will lead him into a world of darkness and mysticism which underpins the carefree atmosphere of the Big Easy. Interrogating crooked police officers, a pickpocket, a bartender with underground contacts, and a swamp dweller, Archer uncovers some troubling facts about the late judge&’s past. But it&’s only when he encounters a beautiful young voodoo practitioner that he starts to make headway in the investigation . . . Solange Cordray volunteers at the dementia center where her mother lives. When she starts reading the mind of one of her patients, she learns that a secretive organization known as Krewe Charbonerrie may be behind the murder of the judge. And when a second judge is murdered—and then a third—Solange and Quentin&’s investigation takes them deep into the darkest parts of the Big Easy . . . &“This thriller immediately casts a spell on you and doesn&’t let go until the very last page!&” —Jeffery Deaver
Neapolitan Chronicles
by Anna Maria OrteseThis prizewinning collection of stories and essays set in post-WWII Naples is &“required reading for [Elena] Ferrante fans&” (Kirkus Reviews). A classic of European literature, this superb collection of fiction and reportage is set in Italy&’s most vibrant and turbulent metropolis—Naples—in the immediate aftermath of World War II. Depicting the widespread suffering and brutal desperation that plagued the city, it comprises a mix of masterful storytelling and piercing journalism. This book, with its unforgettable portrait of Naples high and low, is also a stunning literary companion to the great neorealist films of the era by directors such as Vittorio De Sica and Roberto Rossellini. From an author who has won most of Italy&’s major literary prizes and served as &“a major inspiration for Elana Ferrante,&” Neapolitan Chronicles is exquisitely rendered in English by acclaimed translators Ann Goldstein and Jenny McPhee (The New York Times). Included in the collection is &“A Pair of Eyeglasses,&” one of the most widely praised Italian short stories of the last century. &“Elena Ferrante has cited Ortese as one of her greatest influences . . . This collection of short stories and essays [infuses] a grimy, chaotic Naples with unsentimental menace.&” —The New Yorker &“A writer of exceptional prowess and force. The stories collected in this volume, which reverberate with Chekhovian energy and melancholy, are revered in Italy by writers and readers alike.&” —Jhumpa Lahiri, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Interpreter of Maladies
The Error World: An Affair with Stamps
by Simon GarfieldAn obsessively readable memoir about the passions—and perils—of collecting, from the New York Times–bestselling author of Just My Type. From the Penny Red to the Blue Mauritius, generations of collectors have been drawn to the mystique of rare stamps. Once a widespread pastime of schoolboys, philately has increasingly become the province of older men obsessed with the shrewd investment, the once-in-a-lifetime find, the one elusive beauty that will complete a collection and satisfy an unquenchable thirst. As a boy, Simon Garfield collected errors—rare pigment misprints that create ghostly absences in certain stamps. Then, in his mid-forties, this passion reignited—and it began to consume him. In the span of a couple of years, he amassed a collection of errors worth upwards of forty thousand British pounds. But as he was pursuing this secret passion, he was also pursuing a romantic one—while his marriage disintegrated. In this unique memoir, Simon Garfield twines the story of his philatelic obsession with an honest, engrossing exploration of the rarities and absences that both limit and define us. The end result is a thoughtful, funny, and enticing meditation on the impulse to possess.
Love Maps: A Novel
by Eliza Factor&“The truest kind of story: about the inconvenience of love, and the choices people make when they&’re most afraid&” (Amanda Stern, author of Little Panic). Sarah Marker, an artist who ekes out a living teaching at a fancy Connecticut high school, hasn&’t seen her husband in seven years. But now she&’s received a letter from Philip, and he wants to visit. The two never formally cut ties; they simply drifted apart and into a state of ambivalence—and now, as much as Sarah would like to see him, she is terrified at what he will do when he discovers that she has a son. Sarah bundles up her child and once again takes flight, in this novel that spans back in forth in time and journeys into the 1980s art scene in New York City—and ultimately, she must confront the terrible events surrounding Philip&’s departure, and reconcile her own fractured experience of family, including the successful sister who has long overshadowed her. &“Powerfully written. . . . From its tense opening chapter to its memorable conclusion, this is a read-in-one-sitting trip.&” —Publishers Weekly &“Compelling . . . A poignant picture of familial and romantic love and their complexities.&” —Library Journal &“Who can plot the turns and reversals of the heart? Who can follow its illogical loyalties and mysterious obsessions? Who can reconcile its competing claims from lovers and family? Eliza Factor, that&’s who, in this stunningly assured novel about a pair of sisters—one a successful artist, the other a famous singer—and the handsome architect who comes between them. The cover should come with a warning to put your life on hold for a few days, because once you pick it up, you won&’t be able to do anything else until you finish.&” —Bliss Broyard, author of One Drop: My Father&’s Hidden Life—A Story of Race and Family Secrets
The Novels of May Sarton Volume One: Mrs. Stevens Hears the Mermaids Singing, A Shower of Summer Days, and The Magnificent Spinster
by May SartonThree luminous novels from a New York Times–bestselling author and National Book Award finalist whose &“prose leaves compelling echoes in one&’s mind&” (The New York Times Book Review). Throughout her long and acclaimed career, May Sarton refused to be categorized. As a memoirist, poet, and novelist, she broke new ground by openly exploring homosexuality, gender inequality, and other once taboo social issues. Gathered here in one volume are three of her most memorable and moving works of fiction. Mrs. Stevens Hears the Mermaids Singing: Widely regarded as her most important work, Sarton&’s 1965 semiautobiographical novel centers upon Hillary Stevens, an author now in her twilight years. As she prepares to publish anew, Stevens sits down to discuss her life, the arc of her creative journey, and her love affairs—with both men and women. &“The plot of this short novel is deceptively simple, the mood subtle, the feeling intense&” (The New York Times Book Review). A Shower of Summer Days: The Irish estate home Dene Court has been shuttered for years—but this summer Violet Dene Gordon and her husband Charles return from British Burma, electrifying life in the sleepy village that adjoins Violet&’s childhood home. As an added complication, Violet&’s American niece is being sent to Ireland to separate her from an unsuitable romantic attachment. A National Book Award finalist, &“A Shower of Summer Days establishes once and for all [Sarton&’s] unmistakable authority&” (The New York Times Book Review). The Magnificent Spinster: This &“absolutely compelling . . . monument to love . . . [and] friendship&” is actually the story of two women: Cam, the novel&’s narrator, and the recently deceased Jane Reid. Unmarried and childless, Jane left no family to remember her, so Cam sets out to immortalize the life of her quietly remarkable friend and teacher in fiction (The Cleveland Plain Dealer).
Honorable Men
by Louis AuchinclossFrom a New York Times–bestselling author: A novel about a member of the Greatest Generation wrestling with moral choices over the next generation&’s war in Vietnam. Chip Benedict appeared to have the best of everything: wealth, education, good looks, charm, and intelligence. Shortly before entering law school, he married Alida, a pale beauty who also had the cunning and talent to become the debutante of the year, escaping the progressively threadbare world of tarnished elegance and unpaid bills to which she was born. Alida&’s life continued in a storybook fashion with her marriage to Chip, a seemingly perfect and certainly honorable man. Called to serve in World War II, he returned a hero, decorated for bravery at the Normandy landing. Following in his father&’s footsteps, he became chairman of the board of the prestigious Benedict Glass Company founded by his grandfather. And yet, with all of his gifts, Chip is haunted by dark guilt that drives him to excel, conform, and embrace a righteousness that he fails to perceive as hypocrisy. In business he becomes the perfect corporate executive, lauded in Fortune and Forbes. He serves his community, supports the arts, and patriotically honors his government. But when it comes to choosing sides on the issue of Vietnam, he will make a decision that casts aside the deepest ties and loyalties of his life. &“Through a series of flashbacks the narrators come to realize how outside events have influenced their lives. Auchincloss uses their story to show us the frailties of human nature when confronted with politics and morality. This psychological novel is perceptive, elegantly spare, and well crafted.&” —Library Journal
The Incident
by Andrew NeidermanA young woman returns home to confront her troubled past in this &“irresistible novel of romantic suspense&” (Booklist). Six years after &“the incident&” that no one will talk about, Victoria Myers returns to her small hometown in the Catskill Mountains of upstate New York. After years of therapy, she is determined to live life to the fullest once again—especially when she starts dating Bart Stonefield. The handsome son of a wealthy local businessman, Bart was Victoria&’s high school crush. And now that she&’s back, he is amazed by the beautiful, self-assured woman she has become. But the past cannot be put to rest quite so easily. No one has ever been brought to justice for the crime committed against the teenaged Victoria—and at least one person within the community is concealing the truth about what happened that night. Not everyone is happy about Victoria and Bart&’s developing relationship—and what is it that Bart is keeping from Victoria? Is she still in danger?
Dragon Fruit: A Mystery Set In Santa Barbara, California (The Jaymie Zarlin Mysteries #3)
by Karen KeskinenSanta Barbara PI Jaymie Zarlin enters the dangerous world of human trafficking to help a trans woman find her daughter in this taut and timely mystery. In the dead of night, a panga boat lands on a Santa Barbara beach to offload drugs. But drugs are not all this boat carried. When Chucha Robledo arrives to collect her baby girl, she finds the boat empty save for a tiny silver medallion. She knows the police will be no help to her—as a Mexican immigrant, as a transgender woman, as a mother who attempted to smuggle her child into America. Fearing the worst, Chucha goes to the only person in town she can trust. The unexplained loss of a loved one is a type of pain PI Jaymie Zarlin knows all too well. Promising to help Chucha, Jaymie dives into the abyss of human trafficking, and finds herself closer than ever to uncovering the truth about her own brother&’s death. In this compelling mystery that &“deals directly and effectively with important contemporary issues,&” Jaymie must choose what can be jettisoned and what precious cargo must—at all costs—be saved (Booklist).
Atlantic Seashore: A Field Guide to Sponges, Jellyfish, Sea Urchins, and More (Peterson Field Guides #Vol. 24)
by Kenneth L. GosnerExplore the shore with this beautifully illustrated nature guide! Using the renowned Peterson Identification System, this easy-to-use guide, sponsored by the National Audubon Society, the National Wildlife Federation, and the Roger Tory Peterson Institute, is the perfect companion for exploring the seashore. More than one thousand illustrations, arranged according to visual similarities, show plant and animal species of the Atlantic Coast from the Bay of Fundy to Cape Hatteras. This guide includes information on how to locate each species by geographic range, tidal range, tidal level, season, topography, and climate.
The Diary of Anaïs Nin, 1939–1944: 1939-1944 (The Diaries of Anaïs Nin #3)
by Anaïs NinThe third volume of &“one of the most remarkable diaries in the history of letters&” (Los Angeles Times). This candid volume from the renowned diarist covers her years of struggle, and eventual triumph, as an author in America during World War II. &“Transcending mere self-revelation . . . the diary examines human personality with a depth and understanding seldom surpassed since Proust . . . dream and fact are balanced and . . . in their joining lie the elements of masterpiece.&” —The Washington Post &“Just one page of Nin&’s extraordinary diaries contains more sex, melodrama, fantasies, confessions, and observations than most novels, and reflects much about the human psyche we strive to repress.&” —Booklist Edited and with a preface by Gunther Stuhlmann
Bake Until Bubbly: The Ultimate Casserole Cookbook
by Clifford A. WrightOver 200 variations on the ultimate comfort food—from breakfast to dessert, from around the country and the world! We may fondly remember the classics like tuna noodle casserole, lasagna, or macaroni and cheese from childhood, but this collection of recipes reveals the incredible versatility—as well as the simplicity, ease, and satisfaction—of a well-baked casserole. With healthy options, sweet options, and even vegetarian options, it&’s a treasury for any home cook. &“Bake until Bubbly . . . the name says it all. Visions of creamy, tender casseroles with crusty, crunchy tops immediately come to mind and Clifford Wright&’s book delivers. You will find easy-to-make one-dish recipes like the rustic but elegant Veal Saltimbocca and Cassoulet and comfort food such as Blue Cheese Halibut Bake; Sausage, Red Bean, and Apple Casserole; Cranberry-Apple-Walnut Crisp; and Blackberry and Cream Cheese Crepes Casserole. I love the fact that you can find everything from breakfast casseroles to vegetarian options to desserts. The Potato, Bacon, and Gruyère Casserole is coming to my next potluck.&” —Dede Wilson, contributing editor to Bon Appétit and public television host &“An Irish rutabaga pudding, a baked rigatoni with meatballs, a nectarine and almond dessert casserole, and numerous other fascinating dishes guaranteed to add new and exciting dimension to this succulent style of cooking.&” —James Villas, author of Crazy for Casseroles and The Glory of Southern Cooking &“Wright shows that casseroles are part of a long international tradition that continues as strongly today in the Middle East as in the Midwest . . . A great resource for most any occasion.&” —Publishers Weekly
Charnel House: The Manitou, Charnel House, And The Hymn (Five Star First Edition Mystery Ser.)
by Graham MastertonEdgar Award Finalist: A demon-possessed house in San Francisco is out to devour the world in this horror tale by the acclaimed author of The Manitou. A desperate and terrified old man appears at the office of John Hyatt at the San Francisco Department of Sanitation with a chilling complaint. His house, Seymour Willis insists, is breathing. Hyatt suspects a rat infestation but the truth is worse. Much worse. An ancient demon out of darkest Native American folklore lives within the walls and floorboards of Willis&’s home—an all-powerful malevolent being determined to break free and wreak havoc on the City by the Bay. Soon a tiny cadre of believers in the impossible—including Hyatt, Willis, and a Native American shaman—hold the fate of all humanity in their hands. The monster&’s hunger for blood and flesh is insatiable and it is determined to escape its prison and become whole. And once it does, the entire world will be its feeding ground. A haunted house story like no other—a gory and terrifying tale of demonic possession—this award-winning supernatural thriller by the acclaimed author of The Manitou provides substantial chills on every page. A tale of unrelenting terror reminiscent of the works of H. P. Lovecraft, Graham Masterton&’s Charnel House will haunt your dreams long after you&’ve turned the final page.
Eat the Berries: Weight Loss for Busy Moms
by Jamie HernandezThis practical weight loss guide for busy moms is full of easy-to-follow tips and advice on finding diet and exercise habits that work for your life! Are you still carrying those extra ten, twenty, or even one hundred–plus pounds of baby weight? Are you too busy being a mom to figure out how to lose them? Certified holistic health and life coach Jamie Hernandez helps moms just like you lose the weight and feel great. Her book, Eat the Berries, will teach you how to make small, realistic lifestyle changes that fit into your schedule so you can have lasting results! In Eat the Berries, you will learn to: Create an eating plan that works for you and your lifestyle as a momFind exercise that is fun and that you will really want to doReach your goal weight and stay thereLearn healthy habits and make them stickBe who you are meant to be Eat the Berries will not only teach you how to use food and exercise to achieve your weight loss goals, but how to get your mind to work for you in the process. Are you ready to try something new, and get new results? Let&’s do this!
What There Is to Say We Have Said: The Correspondence of Eudora Welty and William Maxwell
by Suzanne MarrsLetters revealing a lost literary world—and a unique friendship between a brilliant author and a New Yorker editor. For over fifty years, Eudora Welty and William Maxwell, two of our most admired writers, penned letters to each other. They shared their worries about work and family, literary opinions and scuttlebutt, and moments of despair and hilarity. Living half a continent apart, their friendship was nourished and maintained by their correspondence. What There Is to Say We Have Said bears witness to Welty and Maxwell&’s editorial relationship—both in Maxwell&’s capacity as New Yorker editor and in their collegial back-and-forth on their work. It&’s also a chronicle of the literary world of the time; they talk of James Thurber, William Shawn, Katherine Anne Porter, J. D. Salinger, Isak Dinesen, William Faulkner, John Updike, Virginia Woolf, Walker Percy, Ford Madox Ford, John Cheever, and many more. It is a treasure trove of reading recommendations. Here, Suzanne Marrs—Welty&’s biographer and friend—offers an unprecedented window into two intertwined lives. Through careful collection of more than three hundred letters as well as her own insightful introductions, she gives us &“a vivid snapshot of 20th-century intellectual life and an informative glimpse of the author-editor relationship, as well a tender portrait of devoted friendship&” (Kirkus Reviews).
Mama: A Novel (Panorama De Narrativas Ser. #Vol. 363)
by Terry McMillanA &“funny [and] touching&” novel of an African American woman determined to triumph, by the #1 New York Times–bestselling author of Waiting to Exhale (Detroit Free Press). Mildred Peacock is fed up with poverty—and with the jealous rampages of her husband, Crook. When Crook runs over her foot with his &’59 Mercury, she finally kicks him out to raise her five kids on her own. Resourceful and sly, sassy and sexy, she&’s willing to do just about anything to pay the bills. But she loses job after job, and one man after another, until alcohol and pills are her only comfort. But as long as her children need her, she has no intention of giving up, in this &“tough novel about a tough family,&” from the author of Disappearing Acts and How Stella Got Her Groove Back (The New Yorker). &“Earthy, realistic characters who can walk out of the pages and onto the streets of black America . . . an admirable novel.&” —San Francisco Chronicle &“A touching tale of one mother&’s unwavering strength.&” —Detroit Monthly
After Julius: The Long View, The Sea Change, The Beautiful Visit, And After Julius
by Elizabeth Jane HowardA dead war hero&’s lingering influence follows his family from World War II–era London to the 1950s English countryside At the height of World War II, while her husband, Julius, was away at the front, Esme, the mother of two young children, fell in love for the first time. Her lover, a poet named Felix, was fourteen years her junior. After Julius was killed during the evacuation from Dunkirk, Esme hoped that she and Felix would marry. Instead, Felix enlisted, and Esme never saw him again. Now, nearly twenty years later, they&’re about to be reunited. But not in the way Esme imagined. Past and present converge at Esme&’s country house in Sussex where, during the course of one revelatory weekend, the far-reaching influence of the dead Julius begins to emerge. Narrated in turn by Esme; Felix; Esme&’s daughters, Cressy and Emma; and Emma&’s boyfriend, Daniel, the story moves seamlessly from one generation to the next as they all attempt to move on with their lives. In the tradition of Jean Rhys and Rosamond Lehmann, Elizabeth Jane Howard&’s wit, sensitivity, and unerring powers of observation are on dazzling display in this novel that explores the lingering impact of a heroic action on a soldier&’s loved ones. With its timeless themes of courage, love, and loss, After Julius is a towering work of fiction from the bestselling author of the Cazalet Chronicles.
The Paleo Cardiologist: The Natural Way to Heart Health
by Jack WolfsonA drug-free program for cardiac fitness. Do you take drugs for cholesterol or high blood pressure? Are you looking to avoid a heart attack or stroke? The Paleo Cardiologist is about finding the cause of heart problems, instead of the typical Band-Aid fixes of conventional medicine. The truth is that heart disease can be prevented naturally and cardiologist Dr. Jack Wolfson will show you how. You can trust Dr. Wolfson. For sixteen years he worked as a hospital cardiologist performing coronary angiograms and pacemakers. After meeting his chiropractor wife, Dr. Wolfson now runs a very successful holistic cardiology office. Inside The Paleo Cardiologist, you will learn: 1) Paleo Nutrition is the food plan for health 2) The importance of cholesterol to every cell in the body 3) How to avoid pharmaceuticals and skip the dangerous procedures 4) Why stress is bad for your heart and how to relax 5) How to get rid of the chemicals and heavy metals 6) Sleep is critical for heart health and how to get more Z&’s 7) The Top 20 supplements for heart health 8) The Top 20 blood tests you need Get informed. Get empowered. Read The Paleo Cardiologist, the natural way to heart health.
Probable Cause: When One Man's Passion For Justice Becomes An Obsession For Revenge (Basic Ser.)
by Ridley PearsonA police detective struggles to outwit a twisted killer in this &“breathless&” crime novel by the New York Times–bestselling author of Undercurrents (Chicago Tribune). Carmel, California is a scenic, peaceful tourist haven where James Dewitt is the police force&’s only detective. His usual caseload is stolen bicycles and the occasional burglary—but things are about to change with frightening speed. A series of apparent suicides—which soon prove to be murders—shocks the community. Dewitt, a former forensic scientist, struggles with the smallest of clues in his quest for the killer, while departmental turf wars and local politics increase the pressures on his investigation. His steps are further dogged by renegade ex-cop Howard Lumbrowski—the man Dewitt blames for his wife&’s death. How is Lumbrowski connected to the killings? And why does he have information from Dewitt&’s confidential files? Dewitt finds himself playing a dangerous game, breaking his own rules in a desperate search for answers . . . &“A natural storyteller . . . He keeps the thread going, twisting the details . . . Dancing the forensic shuffle without missing a step.&” —Richmond Times-Dispatch