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| ‘A real-life Succession drama, in all its inglorious tawdriness’ (Kirkus Reviews) |
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- With the inheritance of Rupert Murdoch’s media empire at stake, a decades-long feud erupted, leaving the powerful family in tatters
- A “juicy melodrama… Readers will be riveted by this merciless battle for dynastic dominance” (Publishers Weekly)
- A New York Times bestselling author draws on interviews with more than 150 sources for this shocking read
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| The can’t-miss latest from a Pulitzer Prize–winning, #1 New York Times bestselling historian |
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- “This is the one book everyone should read to celebrate our 250th birthday” (Walter Isaacson)
- A powerful anthology that highlights pivotal moments in the nation’s complex pursuit of a more perfect union
- “If there is a soul in American history, it emerges — indeed, explodes — from these pages” (David W. Blight)
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| A ‘superb’ and wrenching account (The Guardian) of Ireland’s Magdalene Laundries |
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- During the 20th century, tens of thousands of women were forced into reform institutions for actions such as wearing short skirts, smoking, and getting pregnant out of wedlock. And once they were brought into the system, it was nearly impossible to leave
- “Brangan’s remarkable book, thrumming with rage and harrowing to read, is a monument to those women and their suffering” (The Times)
- “Compelling, measured, and deeply felt… Indispensable” (Anne Enright)
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| How did a hapless teen find his way to the priesthood? |
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- Stephen Colbert calls this instant New York Times bestseller “funny, charming, inspiring, and wise”
- Follow the unforgettable path of Father James Martin as he comes of age in the 1960s and ’70s, a journey “as swashbuckling as any action tale” (Mary Karr, author of The Liars’ Club)
- “Heartfelt and refreshingly self-aware, this humble portrait of a priest-in-progress will charm readers” (Publishers Weekly)
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| During World War II, an unlikely group waged a secret battle to protect American shores |
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- Get to know the mobsters, double agents, scientists, and more who staved off sea invasions in this unique slice of wartime history
- From a New York Times bestselling author and acclaimed documentary filmmaker
- “A humdinger of a World War II tale populated by a cast of characters even Hollywood couldn’t invent” (Pulitzer Prize finalist James M. Scott)
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| Mary Karr, author of The Liars’ Club, raves: ‘This singular memoir stunned me’ |
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- Her best friend died on her wedding day — and then her husband, Salman Rushdie, was attacked. Here, acclaimed poet Rachel Eliza Griffiths grapples with grief, love, and the rebuilding of the self in the wake of trauma
- A New York Times Book Review Editor’s Choice and “propulsive archive of love, loss, and reparation” (Electric Literature)
- “Lovers of memoir and of achingly beautiful prose should not miss The Flower Bearers” (BookPage starred review)
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| ‘Engrossing and rigorous’ true crime (Publishers Weekly) as riveting as your favorite thriller |
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- A six-year-old disappeared and returned with stories of an imaginary friend. How did her tale connect to a disappearance two decades prior — and a dark cult led by a teenage prophet?
- “An intimate, deeply original true crime narrative reminiscent of Caroline Fraser’s Murderland” (BookPage)
- Set in the Arkansas Ozarks, this story of survival, religion, and murder “evokes the idea of good and evil both seen and believed” (Kirkus Reviews)
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| You’ve heard of Lewis and Clark — but this revisionist history offers a new take on the famed explorers |
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- This instant New York Times bestseller is “riveting… Fehrman has done a great service to American history in this must-read” (Booklist starred review)
- Rediscover the fabled expedition through lesser-known figures like York, a man enslaved by Clark; John Ordway, a soldier who hauled the captains’ barge; and Wolf Calf, a Blackfeet boy caught in a skirmish with Lewis
- A “rigorous account” (The New York Times) based on archival research, hundreds of interviews, and centuries-old Indigenous oral histories
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| Discover the life-changing secrets hidden in the ocean’s mysterious depths |
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- “This is science writing at its finest” (Publishers Weekly starred review)
- A marine microbiologist explores microbes that breathe metal, hidden ecosystems, theories about life on Earth beginning underwater, and more
- “At once an adventure story, a tale of scientific discovery, and a plea for preserving one of the world’s most fascinating and fragile environments” (Elizabeth Kolbert)
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| Learn how to instantly connect with anyone in this ‘absorbing book’ (Booklist) |
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- Discover the science of interpersonal synchronicity — and how it can help you become magnetic
- With science-backed strategies for nailing first impressions, reading the room, changing the energy of a conversation, and more
- “Grounded in deep research, Why We Click is an accessible, satisfying study that will change the way readers understand themselves and their world” (BookPage)
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