Category: Bookworm

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Dopamine Nation by Anna Lembke: We’re living in a time of unprecedented access to high-reward, high-dopamine stimuli: drugs, food, news, gambling, shopping, gaming, texting, sexting, Facebooking, Instagramming, YouTubing, tweeting … The increased numbers, variety, and potency is staggering. This book is about pleasure. It’s also about pain. Most important, it’s about how to find the delicate balance between the two, and why now more than ever finding balance is essential.

Broken Little Believer by Shane Svorec: Are you searching for greater perspective? Have you felt lost in a world of instability and uncertainty? Or have you lost hope in the face of difficult circumstances? Take a journey with author, Shane Svorec, as she invites readers to see the world through the backseat of a VW bus. Like going on a road trip with a good friend and a great playlist, this book weaves true stories into life lessons while entertaining and encouraging readers.

The Long Slide by Tucker Carlson: From the host of Tucker Carlson Tonight on Fox News and the New York Times best-selling author of Ship of Fools, a collection of nostalgic writings that underscore America’s long slide from innocence to orthodoxy.

The Reckoning by Mary L. Trump: Donald Trump’s niece, Mary L. Trump, examines America’s national trauma, rooted in our history but dramatically exacerbated by the impact of current events and the Trump administration’s corrupt and immoral policies.

Woke, Inc. by Vivek Ramaswamy: This book not only rips back the curtain on the new corporatist agenda known as “Stakeholder capitalism” offers a better way forward. America’s elites may want to sort us into demographic boxes, but we don’t have to stay there. Woke, Inc. begins as a critique of stakeholder capitalism and ends with an exploration of what it means to be an American in 2021—a journey that begins with cynicism and ends with hope.

The Rise of America by Marin Kartusa: It has become widely accepted within the investment, political, and media sectors that America is on the decline and that China will drive the global agenda in the 21st century. To which I say, not so fast. This book carefully examines the trends and actual hard data from the economic, geopolitical, financial, and demographic spheres and comes to an inescapable conclusion: America’s future has never been brighter.

Land by Simon Winchester: The author of The Professor and the Madman and The Perfectionists explores the notion of property—our proprietary relationship with the land—through human history, how it has shaped us and what it will mean for our future.  This book examines in depth how we acquire, steward, and fight over land, and finally, how we can come to share it. Ultimately, Winchester confronts the essential question: who actually owns the world’s land—and why does it matter?

A Sense of Self by Veronica O’Keane: Drawing on poignant accounts that include her own experiences, as well as what we can learn from insights in literature and fairytales and the latest neuroscientific research, O’Keane reframes our understanding of the extraordinary puzzle that is the human brain and how it changes during its growth from birth to adolescence and old age. By elucidating this process, she exposes the way that the formation of memory in the brain is vital to the creation of our sense of self.

I Alone Can Fix It by Carol Leonnig: The true story of what took place in Donald Trump’s White House during a disastrous 2020 has never before been told in full. What was really going on around the president, as the government failed to contain the coronavirus and over half a million Americans perished? Who was influencing Trump after he refused to concede an election he had clearly lost and spread lies about election fraud? To answer these questions, Phil Rucker and Carol Leonnig reveal a dysfunctional and bumbling presidency’s inner workings in unprecedented, stunning detail.

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The Inheritance by Laura Costea: Musician Peter Bailey is the reluctant son of a cattle rancher living in Orion, Nebraska who leaves for the West Coast. He soon returns and to help run the ranch with his new wife, Hope, by his side. Hope can’t help but fall in love with her new community, and tries to set aside memories of how she failed her own family. But as they join in efforts to help rebuild the small town destroyed by fire, Hope and Peter both find themselves sifting through the broken pieces of the past.

The Reading List by Sara Adams: Widower Mukesh lives a quiet life and worries about his bookworm granddaughter, Priya. Aleisha is a bright but teenager working at the local when she discovers a list of novels that she’s never heard of before and decides to read each one. As each story gives up its magic, the books transport Aleisha from the painful realities she’s facing at home. When Mukesh arrives at the library, Aleisha passes along the reading list…hoping that it will be a lifeline for him too.

The Show Girl by Nicola Harrison: Its 1927 when Olive McCormick moves from Minneapolis to New York City determined to become a star in the Ziegfeld Follies. Then she meets Archie Carmichael who is the only man she’s ever met who seems to accept her modern ways – her independent nature and passion for success. But once she accepts his proposal he starts to change his tune, and Olive must decide if she is willing to reveal a devastating secret and sacrifice the life she loves for the man she loves

Furmidable Foes by Rita Mae Brown: Mary Minor “Harry” Harristeen and her pet sleuths uncover a scam to dupe consumers when they discover that substandard produce is being passed off for organic, upmarket groceries. As always, Harry’s crime-solving cats Mrs. Murphy and Pewter and Tee Tucker the Corgi share her determination to sniff out the foes among friends, the spoiled among the fresh.

Arsenic and Adobo by Mia Manansala: Lila Macapagal moves back home to recover from a horrible breakup. When a notoriously nasty food critic (who happens to be her ex-boyfriend) drops dead moments after a confrontation with Lila, her life quickly swerves from a Nora Ephron romp to an Agatha Christie case. Armed with the nosy auntie network, her barista best bud, and her trusted Dachshund, Longanisa, Lila takes on this tasty, twisted case and soon finds her own neck on the chopping block.

The Husbands by Chandler Baker: Nora Spangler is a successful attorney and her husband works hard, too … but why does it seem like she is always working so much harder? When she agrees to help with a wrongful death case, she is pulled into the lives of the women of Dynasty Ranch, all high-power and successful with endlessly supportive husbands. But as the case unravels, Nora uncovers a plot that may explain the secret to having-it-all. One that’s worth killing for.

Cherry by Nico Walker: Cleveland, 2003. A young man is just a college freshman when he meets Emily. He flunks out of school and joins the army, and they marry before he ships out to Iraq. His fellow soldiers smoke; they huff computer duster; they take painkillers; they watch porn; and they die. When he returns from Iraq, his PTSD is profound, and the drugs on the street have changed. The opioid crisis is beginning to swallow up the Midwest. Soon he is hooked on heroin, and so is Emily.

We Were Never Here by Andrea Bartz: Emily is having the time of her life in Chile with her best friend, Kristen, on their annual backpacking trip. But on the last night of the trip, Emily enters their hotel suite to a horrific scene. Kristen says the cute backpacker she brought to their room attacked her, and she had to kill him in self-defense. The scene is horrifyingly similar to last year’s trip, when another backpacker wound up dead. Emily can’t believe it’s happened again–can lightning really strike twice?

Complications by Danielle Steel: After four years of renovations and the death of its legendary and beloved manager, the luxurious Hotel Louis XVI in Paris is set to reopen its doors. The new manager, Olivier, and his assistant, Yvonne, quickly realize that anything can happen at any moment, and on one cool September evening, everything does. Rocked by the events of this one fateful night, guests and staff alike brace themselves for the aftershock and the apparent dramas and misfortunes still to come.


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The Shadow by James Patterson: Only two people know Lamont Cranston’s secret identity as the Shadow, a vigilante of justice: his greatest love, Margo Lane — and his fiercest enemy, Shiwan Khan. Then Khan ambushes the couple, who have the slimmest chance of survival … in the uncertain future. A century and a half later, Lamont awakens in a world both unknown and disturbingly familiar.

Sleeping Bear by Connor Sullivan: Army veteran Cassie Gale decides to take a few days of solitude in the Alaska wilderness. When her dog is discovered injured at her wrecked campsite, her father knows that this is much more than a camping trip gone awry. As it turns out, Cassie’s not the first person to disappear without a trace in Alaska’s northern interior. Bears. Wolves. Avalanches. Frostbite. Starvation. There are many ways to die in here. But not all disappearances can be explained, including Cassie’s

The Guilt Trip by Sandie Jones: Six friends travel to Portugal for a destination wedding weekend. As the wedding weekend unfolds, the secrets each of them hold begin to spill, and friendships and marriages threaten to unravel. Soon, jumping to conclusions becomes the difference between life and death.

A Thousand Ships by Natalie Haynes: From the Trojan women whose fates now lie in the hands of the Greeks, to the Amazon princess who fought Achilles on their behalf, to Penelope awaiting the return of Odysseus, to the three goddesses whose feud started it all, these are the stories of the women whose lives, loves, and rivalries were forever altered by this long and tragic war. 

The Fiancée by Kate White: Summer’s looking forward to the annual family get-together at her in-laws’ sprawling estate. Her husband’s brother brings his new flame Hannah, whom Summer immediately recognizes from a few years before. Oddly, Hannah claims not to know her. Then the reunion is rocked by tragedy when a family member is found dead. Summer fears that the too-good-to-be-true Hannah is involved, even as Gabe dismisses her suspicions. How far will Summer go to expose the truth?

Ridgeline by Michael Punke: In December 1866, tensions were rising in Wyoming between the Native American tribes and the settlers who would destroy their home. As the tribes set forth with repeated attacks to discourage the settlers, Captain William J. Fetterman, anxious and arrogant, claimed that he could take offense and rid the area of Native American people with only a small army of 80 men. And he would–unless Crazy Horse could find a way to lure the army to their doom.

Rock the Boat by Beck Dorey-Stein: When Kate Campbell’s life in Manhattan suddenly implodes, she is forced to return to Sea Point, the small town full of quirky locals, quaint bungalows, and beautiful beaches where she grew up. As the summer swells, white lies, and long-buried secrets prove as corrosive as the salt air, threatening to forever erode not only the bonds between friends but also the landscape of the beachside community they call home.

Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid: Malibu: August 1983. It’s the day Nina Riva, the famous girl with the rich family everyone wants to be, will host her annual end-of-summer party.  By midnight the party will be completely out of control. By morning, the Riva mansion will have gone up in flames. It is one unforgettable night in the life of a family: the night they each have to choose what they will keep from the people who made them and what they will leave behind.

The Old Man’s Place by John Sanford: On the shore of Lake Superior, a Russian man is found shot dead, and though nobody knows why he was killed, everybody – the local cops, the FBI, and the Russians themselves – has a theory. Before he can find the answers, Davenport will have to follow a trail back to another place, another time, and battle the shadows he discovers there – shadows that turn out to be both very real and very deadly.

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The Maidens by Alex Michaelides: A Greek tragedy professor at Cambridge, Fosca is adored by staff and students alike-particularly by the members of a secret society of female students known as The Maidens. Mariana is a brilliant but troubled group therapist who becomes fixated on The Maidens when one member, a friend of Mariana’s niece Zoe, is found murdered in Cambridge, and she becomes convinced that, despite his alibi, Edward Fosca is guilty of the murder.

Virtue by Hermione Hoby: Arriving in New York City for an internship, Luca feels invisible but finds himself drawn to a wealthy white couple, a prominent artist and her filmmaker husband. As summer arrives, Luca is swept up in the fever dream of their marriage, joining them at their beach house, and nurturing an infatuation both frustrating and dangerous. Only after he learns of a spectacular tragedy in the city he has left behind does he begin to realize the moral consequences of his allegiances.

Choose Me by Tess Gerritsen: Taryn Moore is young, beautiful and brilliant…so why would she kill herself? When Detective Frankie Loomis arrives on the scene to investigate the girl’s fatal plunge from her apartment balcony, she knows in her gut there’s more to the story, especially after the autopsy reveals that the college senior was pregnant.

The Sweetness of Water by Nathaniel Harris: In the waning days of the Civil War, brothers Prentiss and Landry, freed by the Emancipation Proclamation, seek refuge on the homestead of George Walker and his wife, Isabelle. Parallel to their story runs a forbidden romance between two Confederate soldiers. The young men, recently returned from the war, hold their trysts in the woods. But when their secret is discovered, the resulting chaos, including a murder, unleashes repercussions on the entire community.

The Bone Code by Kathy Reichs: A medical waste container containing two decomposed bodies washed ashore, and Tempe is called to investigate. Meanwhile, authorities in South Carolina become alarmed as a human flesh-eating contagion spreads. So focused is Tempe on identifying the container victims that, initially, she doesn’t register how their murders and the pestilence may be related. But she does know someone is protecting a dark secret-and willing to do anything to keep it hidden.

The Third Grave by Lisa Jackson: The old Beaumont mansion is a rotting shell of its once-grand self, especially after a disastrous hurricane that leads to a grisly find in the cellar. Three graves. But only two skeletons… For Nikki, the discovery is a gift, the perfect subject for her next crime book. Rumors are widespread that the burial site is the resting place of the Duval sisters. There is more to the sisters’ disappearance than anyone ever guessed.

Beach Read by Emily Henry: January, a romance writer who no longer believes in love, and August, a literary writer stuck in a rut, engage in a summer-long challenge that may just upend everything they believe about happily ever after. As the summer stretches on, January discovers a gaping plot hole in the story she’s been telling herself about her own life, and begins to wonder what other things she might have gotten wrong, including her ideas about the man next door.

Aftershock by L.T. Ryan: Rachel Hatch closes a major chapter in her life. A new one begins with an offer from an old friend. This offer puts Hatch at odds. The agency responsible for her father’s murder and who nearly took her life in the mountains of Colorado is now offering her a job opportunity. Lives hang in the balance as Hatch sets out to honor her code. She quickly finds that things are not what they seem in the small town of Breakneck, Alaska. Hatch finds an ally in the most unlikely of places.

It’s Better This Way by Debbie Macomber: After divorce shatters her family, one woman’s struggle to pick up the pieces finally leads to a new beginning–but is the past truly behind her? New York Times bestselling author Debbie Macomber explores the powerful intersections of love and family in this poignant novel.

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An Ugly Truth by Sheera Frenkel and Cecilia Kang: One of Silicon Valley’s greatest successes, Facebook has been under constant fire for the past five years, roiled by controversies and crises. It turns out that while the tech giant was connecting the world, they were also mishandling users’ data, spreading fake news, and amplifying dangerous, polarizing hate speech. Drawing on their unrivaled sources, the authors take readers inside the complex court politics, alliances and rivalries within the company.

1620 by Peter Wood: This book sums up what the critics have said and argues that the proper starting point for the American story is 1620, with the signing of the Mayflower Compact aboard ship before the Pilgrims set foot in the Massachusetts wilderness. A nation as complex as ours, of course, has many starting points, but the quintessential ideas of American self-government and ordered liberty grew from the deliberate actions of the Mayflower immigrants in 1620.

Carry On by John Lewis: Congressman John was a beacon of hope and a model of humility whose invocation to “good trouble” continues to inspire millions across our nation. In his last months on earth, even while battling cancer, he dedicated time to share his memories, beliefs, and advice—exclusively immortalized in these pages—as a message to the generations to come.

American Marxism by Mark Levin: Levin’s previous book was about standing at the precipice of progressivism’s threat to our freedom and now, over a decade later, we’re fully over that precipice and paying the price. In American Marxism, Levin explains how the core elements of Marxist ideology are now pervasive in American society and culture.

No Bad Parts by Richard Schwartz: Dr. Schwartz shares insights and practices to help you recognize your own “inner family” of parts, understand how each part seeks to help and protect you even when it seems problematic, engage in inner dialogue to restore balance and self-love-and deepen your awareness of the higher Self that holds and encompasses every facet of your diverse consciousness.

The Premonition by Michael Lewis: For those who could read between the lines, the censored news out of China was terrifying. Fortunately, we are still a nation of skeptics. Fortunately, there are those among us who study pandemics and are willing to look unflinchingly at worst-case scenarios. Michael Lewis’s taut and brilliant nonfiction thriller pits a band of medical visionaries against the wall of ignorance that was the official response of the Trump administration to the outbreak of COVID-19.

Subpar Parks by Amber Share: Based on the wildly popular Instagram account, Subpar Parks features both the greatest hits and brand-new content, all celebrating the incredible beauty and variety of America’s national parks juxtaposed with the clueless and hilarious one-star reviews posted by visitors.

The Bomber Mafia by Malcolm Gladwell: Malcolm Gladwell weaves together the stories of a Dutch genius and his homemade computer, a band of brothers in central Alabama, a British psychopath, and pyro-maniacal chemists at Harvard to examine one of the greatest moral challenges in American history. The Bomber Mafia is a riveting tale of persistence, innovation, and the incalculable wages of war.

This Is Your Mind on Plants by Michael Pollen: Presents a radical challenge to how we think about drugs and explores the powerful human attraction to psychoactive plants. Based in part on an essay written more than 25 years ago, this groundbreaking and singular consideration of psychoactive plants, and our attraction to them through time, holds up a mirror to our fundamental human needs and aspirations, the operations of our minds, and our entanglement with the natural world.

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Fast Ice by Clive Cussler: After a former NUMA colleague disappears while researching the icebergs of Antarctica, Kurt Austin and his assistant Joe Zavala embark for the freezing edge of the world to investigate. Even as they confront perilous waters and frigid temperatures, they are also are up against a terrifying man-made weapon–a fast-growing ice that could usher in a new Ice Age.

The Summer Job by Lizzy Dent: Everyone imagines running away from their life at some point. But Birdy has actually done it. And the life she’s run into is her best friend Heather’s. The only problem is, she hasn’t told Heather. Can she survive a summer pretending to be her best friend? And can she stop herself from falling for the first man she’s ever actually liked, but who thinks she’s someone else?

Golden Girl by Elin Hilderbrand: On a perfect June day, Vivian Howe, author of thirteen beach novels and mother of three nearly grown children, is killed in a hit-and-run car accident while jogging near her home on Nantucket. She ascends to the Beyond where she’s assigned to a Person named Martha, who allows Vivi to watch what happens below for one last summer. When hidden truths come to light, Vivi’s family will have to sort out mistakes—with or without a nudge of help from above.

Blind Tiger by Sandra Brown: Thatcher Hutton jumps from a moving freight train to avoid trouble and lands in more than he bargained for. On the day he arrives in Foley, Texas, a local woman goes missing. Thatcher, the only stranger in town, is suspected of her abduction, and worse. Standing between him and exoneration are a corrupt mayor, a crooked sheriff, a notorious cathouse madam, a sly bootlegger, feuding moonshiners . . . and a young widow whose soft features conceal an iron will.

Heatwave by Victor Jestin: Seventeen-year-old Leo is sitting in an empty playground at night, listening to the sound of partying and pop music filtering in from the beach, when he sees another, more popular boy strangle himself with the ropes of the swings. Then, in a panic, Leo drags him to the beach and buries him. Over the next 24 hours, Leo wanders around the campsite like a sleepwalker, haunted by guilt and fear, and distracted by his desire for a girl named Luce.

The Clover Girls by Viola Shipman: Elizabeth, Veronica, Rachel and Emily met at Camp Birchwood as girls in 1985, where over four summers they were the Clover Girls–inseparable for those magical few weeks of freedom–until the last summer that pulled them apart. Now approaching middle age, the women are facing challenges they never imagined as teens, struggles with their marriages, their children, their careers, and wondering who it is they see when they look in the mirror.

Deer Season by Erin Flanagan: In Gunthrum, Nebraska, in 1985, Alma’s intellectually disabled farmhand, Hal, has gone hunting with some of the locals. That same weekend, a teenage girl goes missing, and Hal returns with a flimsy story about the blood in his truck and a dent near the headlight. When the situation escalates, Alma and her husband are forced to confront what Hal might be capable of as rumors fly and townspeople see Hal’s violent past in a new light.

The Last Thing He Told Me by Laura Dave: Before Owen Michaels disappears, he smuggles a note to his beloved wife of one year: Protect her. Despite her confusion and fear, Hannah Hall knows exactly to whom the note refers: Owen’s sixteen-year-old daughter, Bailey. Hannah quickly realizes her husband isn’t who he said he was. And that Bailey just may hold the key to figuring out Owen’s true identity—and why he really disappeared. Hannah and Bailey set out to discover the truth, together.

The Final Twist by Jeffery Deaver: Just hours after the harrowing events of The Never Game and The Goodbye Man, Colter Shaw finds himself in San Francisco, where he has taken on the mission his father began years ago: finding a missing courier bag containing evidence that will bring down a corporate espionage firm responsible for hundreds, perhaps thousands, of deaths.

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The Windsor Knot by SJ Bennett: It is the early spring of 2016 and Queen Elizabeth is at Windsor Castle in advance of her 90th birthday celebrations. But the preparations are interrupted when a guest is found dead in one of the Castle bedrooms. The scene suggests the young Russian pianist strangled himself, but a badly tied knot leads MI5 to suspect foul play was involved. The Queen leaves the investigation to the professionals—until their suspicions point them in the wrong direction

Good Neighbors by Sarah Langan: Welcome to Maple Street, a picture-perfect slice of suburban Long Island, its residents bound by their children, their work, and their illusion of safety in a rapidly changing world. When a sinkhole opens in a nearby park, and a girl falls inside. The search brings a shocking accusation that spins out of control, and suddenly, it is one mom’s word against another’s in a court of public opinion that can end only in blood.

The Red Book by James Patterson: When a drive-by shooting on the Chicago’s west side turns political, Detective Hearney he leads the way to a quick solve. As a population hungry for justice threatens to riot, he realizes that the three known victims are hardly the only casualties. When Harney starts asking questions about who’s to blame, his quest to expose the evil that’s rotting the city from the inside out takes him to the one place he vowed never to return: his own troubled past.

While Justice Sleeps by Stacey Abrams: When the shocking news breaks that Justice Wynn–the cantankerous swing vote on many current high-profile cases–has slipped into a coma, Avery’s life turns upside down. Plunged into an explosive role she never anticipated, Avery discovers that Wynn suspected a dangerously conspiracy that infiltrates the highest power corridors of Washington.

A Simple Murder by Linda Castillo: Now, together for the first time in print, A Simple Murder features six original short stories starring whip-smart chief of police, Kate Burkholder.

The Good Sister by Sally Hepworth: When Fern decides to help her sister achieve her heart’s desire of having a baby, Rose realizes with growing horror that Fern might make choices that can only have a terrible outcome. What Rose doesn’t realize is that Fern is growing more and more aware of the secrets Rose, herself, is keeping. And that their mother might have the last word after all. The Good Sister is about the ties that bind sisters together, and about the madness that lurks where you least expect it.

The Holdout by Graham Moore: -year-old Jessica Silver, heiress to a billion-dollar real estate fortune, vanishes on her way home from school. Her teacher Bobby Nock, a twenty-five-year-old African American man, is the prime suspect after illicit text messages are discovered between them–and Jessica’s blood is found in his car. The subsequent trial taps straight into America’s most pressing preoccupations: race, class, sex, law enforcement, and the lurid sins of the rich and famous.

Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir: Ryland Grace is the sole survivor on a desperate, last-chance mission–and if he fails, humanity and the earth itself will perish. Except that right now, he doesn’t know that. He can’t even remember his own name, let alone the nature of his assignment or how to complete it. All he knows is that he’s been asleep for a very, very long time. And he’s just been awakened to find himself millions of miles from home, with nothing but two corpses for company.

What the Devil Knows by C.S. Harris: It’s October 1814. The war with France is finally over, Europe’s diplomats are convening in Vienna for a conference that will put their world back together, and London finds itself in the grip of a series of terrifying murders eerily similar to the shocking Ratcliffe Highway murders of three years before. But when the lead investigator, Sir Edwin Pym, is killed in the same brutal way, suddenly everyone is talking about the heinous crimes again, and the city is paralyzed with terror.

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Godzilla vs. Kong: Legends collide as Godzilla and Kong, the two most powerful forces of nature, clash in a spectacular battle for the ages. As Monarch embarks on a perilous mission into fantastic uncharted terrain, unearthing clues to the Titans’ very origins, a human conspiracy threatens to wipe the creatures, both good and bad, from the face of the Earth forever.

Judas and the Black Messiah: FBI informant William O’Neal infiltrates the Illinois Black Panther Party and is tasked with keeping tabs on their charismatic leader, Chairman Fred Hampton. Hampton’s political prowess grows just as he’s falling in love with fellow revolutionary Deborah Johnson. Meanwhile, a battle wages for O’Neal’s soul. Will he align with the forces of good? Or subdue Hampton and The Panthers by any means, as FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover commands?

Raya and the Last Dragon: Kumandra was a land where humans and dragons lived together in harmony long ago. But when evil threatened the land, the dragons sacrificed themselves to save humanity. Now, 500 years later, that same evil has returned – and it’s up to a lone warrior, Raya, to track down the legendary last dragon to restore the fractured land and unite its divided people.

 The Chaperone: Adolescent, pre-movie-star Louise Brooks, and her thirty-six-year-old chaperone have their lives changed on their visit to New York City in the summer of 1922.

Land: A poignant story of one woman’s search for meaning in the vast and harsh American wilderness: Edee, in the aftermath of an unfathomable event, retreats to the magnificent, but unforgiving, wilds of the Rockies. After a local hunter brings her back from the brink of death, she must find a way to live again.

The Father: A man refuses all assistance from his daughter as he ages. As he tries to make sense of his changing circumstances, he begins to doubt his loved ones, his own mind and even the fabric of his reality.

The Salisbury Poisonings: In March 2018, Salisbury became the site of an unprecedented emergency after a nerve agent attack on a Russian double-agent and his daughter garnered international attention. As traces of the deadly poison were found throughout the city, officials scrambled to understand what was happening and how to protect residents. Through the extraordinary heroism of the local community, and not without tragedy, the city of Salisbury pulled together and persevered.

Nomadland: Following the closure of a gypsum mine in the rural Nevada town she calls home, Fern packs her van and sets off on the road. Exploring life outside conventional society as a modern-day nomad, Fern soon discovers a resilience and resourcefulness that present her with experiences unlike any she’s known before. Along the way in this story of hope, she meets other nomads who become mentors in her life amidst the vast, sometimes breathtaking landscape of the American West.

Crisis: Set against the backdrop of the opioid epidemic, three stories follow a drug trafficker arranging a multi-cartel Fentanyl smuggling operation; an architect, recovering from oxycodone addiction, searching for her missing son; and a university professor who battles unexpected revelations about his employer at a pharmaceutical company, bringing a new “non-addictive” painkiller to market.

The Marksman: Ex-Marine and hardened Arizona rancher Jim Hanson (Liam Neeson) simply wants to be left alone as he tries to make a living on an isolated stretch of borderland. But everything changes when he witnesses 11-year-old migrant Miguel and his mother fleeing from a band of assassins sent by a ruthless drug cartel. Defying law enforcement, Jim and Miguel hit the road and slowly begin to forge an unlikely friendship while the cartel’s relentless assassins blaze a bloody trail, hot on their heels.

55 Steps: This movie is based on the inspiring true story of the unlikely relationship between an outrageous and wickedly smart Eleanor Riese, a patient in a psychiatric hospital where she’s been mistreated, and her attorney, a workaholic patients’ rights lawyer, Colette Hughes.

Belgravia: On the eve of the Battle of Waterloo, two young lovers forge a legacy that will create scandal for generations to come. Years later, when the humble Trenchards move to Belgravia, they find themselves mixing with the venerated Brockenhursts. The families share a history that threatens inheritances and reputations, and there are those who would do anything to ensure secrets remain buried.

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The Anthropocene Reviewed by John Green: The Anthropocene is the current geological age, in which human activity has profoundly shaped the planet and its biodiversity. In this remarkable symphony of essays adapted and expanded from his groundbreaking podcast, John Green reviews different facets of the human-centered planet-from the QWERTY keyboard and Staphylococcus aureus to the Taco Bell breakfast menu-on a five-star scale.

How to Make Resin Jewelry by Sara Naumann: Rings, pendants, brooches, cufflinks, hairpins and bracelets are all easy to make and look incredibly professional when done. In this inspiring book, well-known crafter Sara Naumann shows you just how easy and quick resin jewellery is to make, using minimal equipment and readily available products, and provides over 50 fabulous projects for you to try.

The Van Gogh Sisters by Willem-Jan Verlinden: Willem-Jan Verlinden delves into previously unpublished correspondence in the Van Gogh family archives to bring Vincent’s three sisters out from their brothers’ shadow, poignantly portraying their dreams, disappointments and grief.

Last Best Hope by George Packer: Acclaimed National Book Award-winning author George Packer diagnoses America’s descent into a failed state, and envisions a path toward overcoming our injustices, paralyses, and divides. In the year 2020, Americans suffered one rude blow after another to their health, livelihoods, and collective self-esteem. Packer explores the four narratives that now dominate American life: Free America; Smart America; Real America; and Just America.

Creative Alcohol Inks by Ashley Mahlberg: The newest addition to the Art for Modern Makers series, Creative Alcohol Inks explores the many artistic options of the popular painting and pouring medium, from the basics of handling, to layering and combining with other materials and mediums, to creating beautiful projects.

Shape by Jordan Ellenberg: Shape reveals the geometry underneath some of the most important scientific, political, and philosophical problems we face. Geometry asks: Where are things? Which things are near each other? How can you get from one thing to another thing? Those are important questions. Geometry doesn’t just measure the world-it explains it. Shape shows us how.

Finding the Mother Tree by S. Simrad: Suzanne Simard is a pioneer on the frontier of plant communication and intelligence who brings us into her world, the intimate world of the trees, in which she brilliantly illuminates vital truths–that trees are not simply the source of timber or pulp, but are a complicated, interdependent circle of life; that forests are social, cooperative creatures that communicate their vitality and vulnerabilities with communal lives not that different from our own.

The Menopause Manifesto by Dr. Jen Gunter: The only thing predictable about menopause is its unpredictability. Factor in widespread misinformation, a lack of research, and the culture of shame around women’s bodies, and it’s no wonder women are unsure what to expect during the menopause transition and beyond. Filled with practical, reassuring information, this essential guide will revolutionize how women experience menopause–including how their lives can be even better for it.

Abandoned Farmhouses and Homesteads of Nebraska by Trish Eklund: Like the families who deserted them, each home has a tale to tell and they are all unique. Every loss and triumph is absorbed within the splintered walls. Their gaping windows stare across the countryside searching for their lost residents. Trish Eklund’s personal experiences and the stories of those associated with the locations accompany the author’s enchanting images.

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 Madam by Phoebe Wynne: Rose is a 26-year-old teacher and prestigious Caldonbrae boarding school’s new head of the department. She soon discovers that behind the school’s elitist veneer lies an impenetrable, starkly traditional culture. Secret circumstances surround the abrupt departure of her predecessor. In her search for answers, Rose instead uncovers the darkness that beats at the heart of Caldonbrae, forcing her to confront the school’s nefarious purpose, and her own role in perpetuating it.

Freed by E.L. James: Relive the sensuality, the romance, and the drama of Fifty Shades Freed through the thoughts, reflections, and dreams of Christian Grey. Ana’s defiant spirit continues to stir Christian’s darkest fears and tests his need for control. As old rivalries and resentments endanger them both, one misjudgment threatens to tear them apart. Can Christian overcome the nightmares of his childhood and the torments of his youth, and save himself?

Death with a Double Edge by Anne Perry: When junior barrister Daniel Pitt is summoned to the scene of a murder, he knows only that the victim is a senior barrister from the same firm. When inquiries in lead him to a local brothel and an opium den, but also–unexpectedly–to a wealthy shipbuilder, Daniel finds his path blocked by officials at every turn, his investigation so unwelcome that even his father, Special Branch head Thomas Pitt, receives a chilling warning from a powerful source.

The Saboteurs by Clive Cussler: Detective Isaac Bells wife has said that he is always in the wrong place at the right time. This is certainly the case when Bell thwarts the attempted assassination of a U.S. Senator shortly after meeting the man. This heroic rescue is just the start of the mystery for Bell, who suspects that the would-be assassins have a much larger and more dangerous agenda.

A Fatal Lie by Charles Todd: A peaceful Welsh village is thrown into turmoil when a terrified boy stumbles on a body in a nearby river. The man appears to have fallen, but there is no identification on the body, he isn’t a local, and no one will admit to having seen him before. With little to go on, the village police turn to Scotland Yard and Inspector Ian Rutledge for help.

Great Circle by Maggie Shipstead: In Missoula, Montana, Marian commences her lifelong love affair with flight until she eventually disappears on her attempt to circumnavigate the globe. A century later, Hadley Baxter is cast to play Marian in a film. Her immersion into the character of Marian unfolds, thrillingly, alongside Marian’s own story, as the two women’s fates–and their hunger for self-determination in vastly different geographies and times– collide.

Tom Clancy Target Acquired by Don Bentley: Jack Ryan Jr. would do anything for Ding Chavez. That’s why Jack is currently sitting in an open air market in Israel helping a CIA team with a simple job. It’s a cushy assignment–an all-expense-paid trip to Israel in exchange for a couple hours of easy work, but when he hastens to help a woman and her young son, he finds himself the target of trained killers. Alone and outgunned Jack will have to use all his skills to protect the life of the child.

Jackpot by Stuart Woods: When Peter Barrington and Ben Bacchetti come under threat while working at a film festival abroad, Teddy Fay is lured to the glittering city of Macau to resolve the problem.

Palace of the Drowned by Christine Mangan: It’s 1966 and author Frankie Croy needs a break. She retreats to Venice where she meets a fellow British expat, a precocious young fan named Gilly who is eager to befriend her favorite author at all costs. Frankie is skeptical of someone so relentlessly chipper, and Gilly tells stories that seem too good to be true, and in fact some of them are. This complicated web of desperate friendship, half-truths, and white lies-all set against a once-in-a-generation storm that inundates Venice and leaves it flooded-will lead Frankie to make a choice that is impossible to undo.