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Mistletoe, Montana Where Kisses Lead to Happily Ever After.After a devastating tragedy, Everleigh Walsh’s uncle insists she come to Mistletoe,…

“If you love Sherlock Holmes, you’ll love this book…the best account of Baker Street mania ever written.”—Michael Dirda, The Washington PostWinner…

Get out! Run! We must leave this place! They are going to destroy this whole place! Go, children, run first!…

A peaceful cricket match turns to mystery, when star player Aaron Decker is found dead. Somehow, the case is connected…

How did two brilliant engineers make the breakthrough that led to a digital revolution? This fascinating dual biography tells the story of Jack Kilby, Robert Noyce, and the invention of the microchip. “Topical material, smartly presented” (Kirkus Reviews starred review).

A “warm and inviting” New York Times bestseller (Publishers Weekly): Just seven years old when she first skyrocketed to fame with E.T., actress Drew Barrymore offers “an endearing, earnest, lightly cultivated garden of stories” from her eventful life (Kirkus Reviews).

This interactive e-book edition of SHAKESPEARE MADE EASY: MERCHANT OF VENICE allows you to move easily back-and-forth between the original…

This #1 New York Times bestseller presents a “harrowing, minute-by-minute account” (Entertainment Weekly) of the mission that led to Osama bin Laden’s death. “A brave retelling of one of the most important events in US military history” (People) with over 16,600 five-star Goodreads ratings.

A Washington Post Best Book of the Year: This “penetrating and authoritative overview” (Publishers Weekly starred review) of a storied civilization’s rise and fall paints a “rich portrait of ancient Egypt’s complex evolution over the course of three millenniums” (Los Angeles Times).

A Wall Street Journal bestseller: Hoover headed the FBI for 50 years, leaving a trail of paranoia, blackmail, and other indiscretions in his wake. This fascinating biography “throws light on Hoover’s relentless corruption and other skeletons in his closet” (Publishers Weekly).