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Unforgettable: A Son, a Mother, and the Lessons of a Lifetime

by Scott Simon

Published: 2015-03-31

Hardcover: 256 pages

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Instant New York Times Bestseller"In a return to the bighearted storytelling that made him a star NPR correspondent, [Simon] pays full tribute to the ex-showgirl who...taught her only son to be honest, kind, and entertaining. Be assured, tears will fall."--People Magazine "In his poigna...

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The Low Road: A Novel (The Highland Gazette Mystery Series)

by A. D. Scott

Published: 2014-09-02

Paperback: 336 pages

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The fifth gripping and beautifully written entry in A. D. Scott’s mystery series finds star journalist John McAllister caught up in the razor-gang warfare of 1950s Glasgow.A. D. Scott’s extraordinary mystery novels have been called “beautifully written and atmospheric” (New York Ti...

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The Wisdom of Psychopaths: What Saints, Spies, and Serial Killers Can Teach Us About Success

by Kevin Dutton

Published: 2013-09-03

Paperback: 288 pages

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In this engrossing journey into the lives of psychopaths and their infamously crafty behaviors, the renowned psychologist Kevin Dutton reveals that there is a scale of "madness" along which we all sit. Incorporating the latest advances in brain scanning and neuroscience, Dutton demonstrate...

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The Story of Jane: The Legendary Underground Feminist Abortion Service

by Laura Kaplan

Published: 1997-06-09

Paperback: 334 pages

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"In the four years before the Supreme Court's 1973 Roe vs. Wade decision, most women determined to get abortions had to subject themselves to the power of illegal, unregulated abortionists...But a Chicago woman who happened to stumble across a secret organization code-named 'Jane' had an a...

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Izzy & Lenore: Two Dogs, an Unexpected Journey, and Me

by Jon Katz

Published: 2009-08-18

Paperback: 240 pages

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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERIn this wonderful book, Jon Katz, the owner of Bedlam Farm, learns once again about the unexpected places animals can take us. As trained hospice volunteers visiting homes and nursing facilities in upstate New York, Katz and his affectionate and intuitive borde...

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Veronica Mars: An Original Mystery by Rob Thomas: The Thousand-Dollar Tan Line

by Rob Thomas, Jennifer Graham

Published: 2014-03-25

Paperback: 336 pages

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From Rob Thomas, the creator of the television series and movie phenomenon Veronica Mars, comes the first book in a thrilling mystery series that picks up where the feature film left off.  Ten years after graduating from high school in Neptune, California, Veronica Mars is back in the la...

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That Thing You Do (Whispering Bay Romance Book 1) (Volume 1)

by Maria Geraci

Published: 2015-04-28

Paperback: 374 pages

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“Curling up with a Maria Geraci novel is as familiar, fun, and emotionally satisfying as gabbing on the phone with your very best girlfriend.” - New York Times bestselling author Roxanne St. Claire Allie Grant doesn’t believe in second chances. She does, however, believe in the power...

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The Legacy Letters: His Wife, His Children, His Final Gift

by Carew Papritz

Published: 2014-01-12

Hardcover: 248 pages

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An Award Winning Timeless and Inspirational Love Story about Life.Rediscovered private letters from a dying father to his children--and his wife--uncover a passionate and powerful guidebook to life.The letters reveal to us the stories, memories, and music of the father, which ultimately b...

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Unabrow: Misadventures of a Late Bloomer

by Una LaMarche

Published: 2015-03-31

Paperback: 272 pages

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In between highbrow and lowbrow, there’s Unabrow.  "Take the cast of ‘Bridesmaids,’ add a dash of pre-pubescent Eugene Levy, and you have the humor stylings of Una LaMarche."—Ann Imig, founder of Listen to Your Mother As a girl, Una LaMarche was as smart as she was awkward. She w...

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Capital Dames: The Civil War and the Women of Washington, 1848-1868

by Cokie Roberts

Published: 2015-04-14

Hardcover: 494 pages

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In this engrossing and informative companion to her New York Times bestsellers Founding Mothers and Ladies of Liberty, Cokie Roberts marks the sesquicentennial of the Civil War by offering a riveting look at Washington, D.C. and the experiences, influence, and contributions of its women du...