Doggo and Pupper Search for Cozy

Doggo and Pupper Search for Cozy

Katherine Applegate; Michael Grant

Katherine Applegate; Michael Grant

In Doggo and Pupper Search for Cozy — the conclusion to the Doggo and Pupper early readers trilogy by New York Times-bestselling author Katherine Applegate with a brightly colored palette from Charlie Alder — the canines help Cat adjust to a big change: A new bed! When Cat announces that the Humans have given her a surprise present, Doggo and Pupper are all ears. But when they find out that Cat has a new bed and misses her old one, they set out to help her search for cozy.Change is difficult, and Katherine Applegate understands how it feels to miss a beloved source of security. Very young readers will relate to Doggo, Pupper, and Cat, and appreciate their friendship and empathy.
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Odd Jobs: Essays and Criticism

Odd Jobs: Essays and Criticism

John Updike

Fiction

John Updike's fourth collection of nonfiction is his biggest and richest yet. The years have brought to him an increasing number of odd jobs, to which he has wittily responded. Here he contemplates our national monuments, the female body, the Fourth of July, the Gospel of Matthew, other writers, moralists, aspects of science, and more.
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The Replacement

The Replacement

Jacqueline Ward

Jacqueline Ward

What do you do when the woman who destroyed your marriage asks for your help? A new thriller from this "hugely engrossing" author (Catherine Ryan Howard, Edgar Award finalist). Lauren Wade hates Jem Carter, and Jem hates her. So, when Lauren gets a message from Jem asking for help, she suspects it's some sort of attention-seeking stunt by the woman she caught in bed with her husband. Lauren decides to simply alert her ex, Daniel, who thinks Lauren is the one trying to cause trouble. However, when Jem's car is found abandoned on a bridge, the police become involved . . . and Lauren finds herself panicking. She is sure they will find out about a secret she has been hiding. Lauren knows she's been a bit erratic. She's acted in fits of jealousy at times. But she hasn't harmed Jem. With DS Bekah Bradley closing in, Lauren must make a desperate attempt to find out what happened to Jem—before she becomes a missing person herself . . . "Wildly...
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A Joseph Campbell Companion: Reflections on the Art of Living

A Joseph Campbell Companion: Reflections on the Art of Living

Joseph Campbell

Religion / Social Sciences / Mythology

The privilege of a lifetime is being who you are—Joseph Campbell One of Joseph Campbell's most popular, most quoted works, A Joseph Campbell Companion: Reflections on the Art of Living is a treasure trove of insight and inspiration, thought-provoking in its depth, poetic in its scope. Drawn from a month-long workshop at the world-famous Esalen Institute held in celebration of the scholar's eightieth birthday, the Companion captures Campbell at his best: wise, funny, intelligent and inspiring.
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Masters of Time

Masters of Time

Alesha Escobar

Science Fiction & Fantasy / Urban Fantasy / Paranormal & Fantasy

A clone who usurps his own destiny—and with it, the power of Time. A time travel romance that would defy death, and an alluring agent from the future hunting her prey...Imaginative and heart-pounding stories are woven into the fabric of this time travel short story collection. From adventure to loss, hope and sacrifice, each tale touches upon the precious value given to Time, and what we'd do with it, if we were its masters.The Masters of Time sci-fi and fantasy time travel anthology is presented to you by USA Today bestselling author Samantha LaFantasie, Amazon bestselling authors Alesha Escobar and Devorah Fox, Hugo Award nominee Timothy C. Ward, B.R.A.G Medallion honoree H.M. Jones, and author Alice Marks.
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Such a Long Journey

Such a Long Journey

Rohinton Mistry

Literature & Fiction

It is Bombay in 1971, the year India went to war over what was to become Bangladesh. A hard-working bank clerk, Gustad Noble is a devoted family man who gradually sees his modest life unravelling. His young daughter falls ill; his promising son defies his father’s ambitions for him. He is the one reasonable voice amidst the ongoing dramas of his neighbours. One day, he receives a letter from an old friend, asking him to help in what at first seems like an heroic mission. But he soon finds himself unwittingly drawn into a dangerous network of deception. Compassionate, and rich in details of character and place, this unforgettable novel charts the journey of a moral heart in a turbulent world of change.
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Dragon Fire

Dragon Fire

Linda Ladd

Linda Ladd

A woman skilled in martial arts sets the American frontier ablaze in the third book of the Fire Trilogy. "Linda Ladd's books just get better and better!" (Lori Copeland). Windsor Richmond is a stunning beauty—sapphires glint from her eyes, capturing the attention of any man who stands in her way. However, her heart is not for any man, because she is the disciple of a secret Asian sect, trained in martial arts and the ways of ancient knowledge. Now she must serve the desires of her order, which sends her across the vastness of the American frontier with the fires of revenge as her only companion. On a train heading west she meets the handsome and rugged Stone Kincaid. He is drawn to the passion that burns in her eyes and to her tempestuous beauty. Little does he know that she is driven by her desire for revenge...and she believes him to be the enemy she seeks! Only lust can bring them together to defy the fates that strain to keep them apart.
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A Bridge of Years

A Bridge of Years

Robert Charles Wilson

Science Fiction

Tom Winter thought the secluded cottage in the Pacific Northwest would be the perfect refuge—a place to nurse the wounds of lost love and happiness. But Tom soon discovers that his safe haven is the portal of a tunnel through time. At one end lies the familiar present. At the other end—New York City, 1963. Tom’s journey back through time offers renewed hope in the form of a new life, a new love, and the chance to start life over in a simpler, safer world. But he finds that the time tunnel holds a danger far greater than anything he left behind: a human killing machine escaped from the bleak and brutal future, who will do anything to protect the secret passage he thought was his alone. And Tom Winter is forced to face the terrors of an unknown future to preserve his worlds, both past and present.
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Faith

Faith

Jacqueline Paige

Jacqueline Paige

He needed to prove he was good enough, she had to show him it didn't matter.Alpha bloodline, perfect showpiece daughter, and four older brothers. Giana's life.Joining the clan coordinators team meant she could contribute to the shifter world. Of course, she gave up her home and was now living in a van she didn't own, but she was being useful. She needed to do something to help her kind and not just her family's status.A rogue shifter, mangy mutt is what Deacon was, he knew it, admitted it, and accepted his place. He had no business being the mate of an Alpha's daughter. He spent his life moving with the wrong crowds to survive and now he must endure and watch over a mate he can never claim, but he had to make sure she was safe.With the teams all working together, they're put together as partners making it the best way to keep an eye on her, but it's his worst nightmare at the same time. How is he going to do his job, watch her and not give in to the...
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Lion of Macedon

Lion of Macedon

David Gemmell

Science Fiction & Fantasy

Over and again, the aged seeress Tamis scried all the possible tomorrows. In every one, dark forces threatened Greece; terrible evil was poised to reenter the world. The future held only one hope: a half-caste Spartan boy, Parmenion. So Tamis made it her mission to see that Parmenion would before the deadliest warrior in the world -- no matter what the cost. Raised to manhood in Sparta, bullied and forced to fight for his life every day, Parmenion had no notion of the unseen dimensions of magic and mystery that shaped his fate. He grew in strength and cunning. His military genius earned him the title Strategos in Sparta. His triumphs for the city of Thebes made him a hero. And finally his fate led him to the service of Philip of Macedon. As Tamis had foreseen, Parmenion's destiny was tied to the Dark God, to Philip, and to the yet-unborn Alexander. All too soon the future was upon them. Parmenion stood poised to defeat evil -- or to open the gate for the Dark God to reenter the world. From the Trade Paperback edition.
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