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“Brooks’ chronological and cross-disciplinary leaps are thrilling.” —The New York Times Book Review “Horse isn’t just an animal story—it’s a moving narrative about race and art.” —TIME “A thrilling story about humanity in all its ugliness and beauty . . . the evocative...

Regarded throughout the English-speaking world as the standard English translation of the Holy Scriptures, the JPS TANAKH has been acclaimed by scholars, rabbis, lay leaders, Jews, and Christians alike. The JPS TANAKH is an entirely original translation of the Holy Scriptures into contemporary English, based on the masoretic (the traditional Hebrew) text. It is the culmination of three decades of collaboration by academic scholars and rabbis, representing the three largest branches of organized Judaism in the US.

Inspired by her blockbuster phenomenon Wonder, R. J. Palacio presents an unforgettable story of the power of kindness and unrelenting courage in a time of war. In R. J. Palacio's bestselling collection of stories Auggie & Me, which expands on characters in Wonder, audiences were introduced to...

A collection of dramas by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author David Mamet A novelist, playwright, filmmaker and director, David Mamet ranks among America’s most famous living writers. He has penned more than 40 stage plays and over 20 screenplays, won numerous awards including the Pulitzer Prize...

In Breaking Free from the Lies That Bind You, Lisa Michaels shares her raw, powerful journey from trauma and abandonment to self-worth and transformation. With striking honesty, she recounts decades of emotional struggle — a toxic marriage, addiction, childhood wounds, and the devastating loss of her son — and how she finally reclaimed her voice, her value, and her life.

Statt wie geplant die Karriereleiter im Unternehmen ihrer Familie zu erklimmen, hat Clara Davenport einen PR-Skandal am Hals. Die Spielzeugfirma soll das Design einer Puppe von einem Betrieb aus Fraser Falls gestohlen haben. Kurzerhand reist Clara in die verschneite Kleinstadt, um Schadensbegrenzung zu betreiben. Doch der Erfinder der Holly-Puppe ist ausgerechnet Jack Kelly - der verboten gut aussehende Problemlöser der Stadt, der nicht vorhat, sich ein zweites Mal von einer Davenport übers Ohr hauen zu lassen.

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This is the third book in the Afterlife, Interrupted series. For nearly 30 years, Nathan G. Castle, OP, has helped several hundred “stuck" — and not-so-stuck souls who died suddenly and traumatically adjust to the afterlife. Victims of fires, automobile accidents, shootings, stabbings, drownings - and suicides - come to him in his dreams seeking help to resolve their Interrupted Death Experiences.™ Father Nathan believes that providing such help is something the Holy Spirit has given him and his prayer partners to do.

Jonathan Strahan, the award-winning and much lauded editor of many of genre's best known anthologies, is back with his 11th volume in this fascinating series, featuring the best science fiction and fantasy. With established names and new talent, this diverse and ground-breaking collection will take the listener to the outer reaches of space and the inner realms of humanity with stories of fantastical worlds and worlds that may still come to pass.

A colony survives among the icy rings of a planet, hiding from alien robots determined to destroy them … at a remote site on the edge of the Arctic Circle, a group of scientists, engineers, and physicians gather to gamble humanity’s future on one last-ditch experiment … a man who can’t feel pain has been bioengineered to be a killing machine, but he refuses to give in to his fate … a man is contacted by three future versions of himself, each trying to save their world from destruction.

Beth Cohen wants to make the most of the months she has left with her elderly father, Max. His only request of his daughter is to go through the long-forgotten box of memorabilia from his days as a medic on the western front. Then, among his wartime souvenirs, Beth finds a photograph of her father with an adoring and beautiful stranger - a photograph worth a thousand questions.

The JPS TANAKH: The Jewish Bible, audio version is a recorded version of the JPS TANAKH, the most widely read English translation of the Hebrew, or Jewish, Bible. Produced and recorded for The Jewish Publication Society (JPS) by The Jewish Braille Institute (JBI), this oimplete, unabridged audio version of the Book of Psalms features over four and a half hours of readings by seven narrators.

Was für Samantha nur ein letzter unterhaltsamer Abend in Minneapolis werden sollte, erweist sich als das beste Date aller Zeiten – und als ein riesiger Fehler. Direkt am Morgen nach ihrer ersten Verabredung zieht Sam ans andere Ende der USA, da sie sich um ihre an Demenz erkrankte und pflegebedürftige Mutter kümmern muss. Die beiden werden sich also niemals wiedersehen. Und eine Fernbeziehung kommt gar nicht in Frage – aber sie bekommen einander einfach nicht aus dem Kopf. Denn keine Entfernung oder Zeit der Welt könnten sie dazu bringen zu vergessen, was sie hatten.

Provocative and controversial, socially conscious and politically charged, wildly imaginative yet deeply grounded, the thirty-two never-before-published stories, essays, and poems in The Last Dangerous Visions stand as a testament to Ellison’s lifelong pursuit of art, uniting a diverse range of science fiction writers both famous and newly minted, including Max Brooks, Edward Bryant, Cecil Castellucci, James S. A. Corey, Howard Fast, Patricia Hodgell, Dan Simmons, Robert Sheckley, Adrian Tchaikovsky, Mildred Downey Broxon, and Cory Doctorow, among others.

Nach ihrer Ankunft in Punin werden Gundar und seine Gefährten Zeugen eines seltsamen Schauspiels. Aus heiterem Himmel gehen die Bürger sich an die Kehle, auch Ragna und Hothar. Ein böser, mächtiger Zauber vergiftet Punins Atmosphäre. Die Freunde verfolgen einen geheimnisvollen Fremden, der dafür verantwortlich zu sein scheint. Er verliert eine schwarze Tulpe, das Erkennungszeichen einer neuen Unterwelt-Bande. Sie treibt seit mehreren Monden ihr Unwesen.

Local weather reporter Suzanne Maretto craves nothing more than to transcend life at her suburban cable television news station and follow in the footsteps of her idol: Barbara Walters. When she concludes that her unglamorous husband is getting in the way of her dream of stardom, the solution seems obvious: Get rid of him. She seduces a 15-year-old admirer, Jimmy, and persuades him to do her dirty work. Mission accomplished, Suzanne takes to the airwaves in her new role as grieving widow, in search of a TV deal. If that means selling Jimmy down the river, she’s ready.

In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, unique tales inspired by traditional literary forms appeared frequently in socialist-leaning British periodicals, such as the Clarion, Labour Leader, and Social Democrat. Based on familiar genres, these stories were meant to entertain readers of all ages - and some challenged the conventional values promoted in children’s literature for the middle class. Acclaimed critic and author Michael Rosen brings together more than 40 of the best and most enduring examples of these stories in one beautiful volume.

Longlisted for the Center for Fiction’s First Novel Prize “Delivered with such conviction and grace … fresh … essential.” —The New York Times Book Review When outsiders on a mission arrive to change a small town’s attitudes, residents and newcomers alike end up transformed. Big...

"Für viele Frauen ist er sicher der Inbegriff eines perfekten Mannes, und da schließe ich meine Wenigkeit nicht aus, er ist nur nichts für mich." Das redet sich die erfolgreiche Personalchefin Heather Moore immer wieder ein. Der charismatische Cole McAllister passt mit seinem ungezwungenen Lebensstil nicht in ihre geordnete Welt, in der alles seinen festen Platz hat und einem strikten Ablauf folgt. Dennoch knistert es seit ihrem Kennenlernen gewaltig, sodass es beiden immer schwerer fällt, sich dem zu entziehen.

“Watkins’s prose is effortless and forthright. . . . This is an impressive feat of storytelling. . . . It’s a difficult read and a tender story of silences and secrets. It’s a novel about coming home, despite that home being broken. And it’s a brave triumph of a novel that readers...