Offers a fictional re-creation of the turbulent landscape of pre-Civil War America and of John Brown's 1859 raid on the federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Virginia, as narrated by the enigmatic abolitionist's son, Owen.
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The Lives They Lived
Remembering those who died in 2023 through the books and stories they left behind. (Most titles available in multiple formats.)
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Cloudsplitter
a Novel
- Following a tragic school bus accident that kills nearly all the children in one small town, high-profile lawyer Mitchell Stephens descends to investigate who or what is to blame for the crash. But beneath the town's calm, he uncovers a tangled web…
- Remember Michael Gambon by watching (or re-watching) his film version of Albus Dumbledore in this sixth installment of the Harry Potter series.
- A revelatory memoir of Sinéad O'Connor's fraught childhood, musical triumphs, struggles with illness, and of the enduring power of song.
- The iconic performing artist provides spiritual tools and advice for self-empowerment and fulfillment while examining the role of her enduring Buddhist faith in helping her overcome poverty, loss, and other personal and professional obstacles.
- Somers believes that aging well is mainly about the choices you make on a daily basis. She explains techniques such as: balancing nutritional and mineral deficiencies; detoxifying your gut for weight loss; and pain management with non-THC cannabis…
- Music critic Ryan White offers the first definitive account of Buffett's rise from singing songs for beer to his emergence as a tropical icon and CEO behind the Margaritaville industrial complex, a vast network of merchandise, chain restaurants,…
- Robbie Robertson shares the journey that led him to some of the most pivotal events in music history. It's the story of a time when rock 'n' roll became life, when music legends moved through the same streets and hotel rooms, and above all, the…
- A memoir from the road and stage manager for Gordon Lightfoot and his band between 1970 and 1981. Gordon Lightfoot, 84, a Canadian folk singer, died on May 1.
- McCullum, best know as an actor (Man from U.N.C.L.E; NCIS), wrote this novel full of twists and turns about the head of a nefarious crime family deciding the time has come for the family to retire. But Max's best laid plans are disrupted and things…
- Edward Weyland is far from your average vampire: not only is he a respected anthropology professor, but his condition is also biological, not supernatural. He lives discrete lifetimes bounded by decades of hibernation and steals blood from labs…
- In this film about a dysfunctional family that hits the road in California so the 7-year old daughter can participate in the Little Miss Sunshine beauty pageant, Alan Arkin plays Edwin, the grandfather who was evicted from his retirement home for…
- Private investigator Regan Reilly and her husband, Jack, head of the NYPD Major Case Squad, hop from one Jersey shore resort town to the next in hopes of solving a tough case, one which is complicated when Regan bumps into an old friend she hardly…
- Watch a young Treat Williams play alongside an even younger Laura Dern in this screen version of a classic Joyce Carols Oates short story "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?". Treat Williams, 71, died from injuries sustained in a motorcycle…
- Françoise Gilot was in her early twenties when she met the sixty-one-year-old Pablo Picasso in 1943. Her introduction to Picasso led to a friendship, a love affair, and a relationship of ten years, during which Gilot gave birth to their two…
Whales
An Unforgettable Journey
Roger Payne, a biologist who first recorded whale singing and published the popular "Songs of the Humpback Whale" and who died in 2023 at age 88, contributes to this documentary about the largest mammal that ever lived, the Blue Whale.- This book pays homage to the remarkable people who inspired Bennett throughout his career, is a beautiful compilation of reflections every Bennett fan will treasure, and a great introduction for those just getting to know this extraordinary star and…
- Duets II includes well-known artists and arrangements that are dynamic and suitable for each song and its participants. Bennett, as ever in splendid voice and impeccable groove, laughs and trades lines with stars half his age (John Mayer! Lady…
- McCarthy won the Pulitzer Prize for this novel that imagines a future in which no hope remains, but in which a father and his son are sustained by love. It is an unflinching meditation on the worst and the best that we are capable of: ultimate…
- Glück's moving and disabusing lyricism is on full display, and her 2nd book of essays forces readers to consider contemporary poetry and its demigods in radical, un-consoling, and productive ways.
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