"The long-awaited new novel from Haruki Murakami, his first in six years, revisits a town his readers will remember, a place where a Dream Reader reviews dreams and where our shadows become untethered from our selves. A love story, a quest, an ode to books and to the libraries that house them, and a parable for these strange post-pandemic times, The City and Its Uncertain Walls is a singular and towering achievement by one of modern literature's most...

"... The life of a Parisian woman changes in a heartbeat when she's trapped by wildfires in Napa Valley."

"Gallup's State of the American Workplace (2023) warns that only 31% of American workers are engaged at work. The other two-thirds are either disengaged (simply not caring) or actively disengaged (emulating behavior that threatens the organization performance). This is a shocking waste of talent. Our research shows that one of the biggest drivers of engagement is discovering your personal Purpose, which leads to higher levels of physical, emotional,...

The war is over. Dixie’s "deconstruction" has begun, and way down South, a girl is coming of age. Eunice Mary Elisabeth "Maybeth" Stancil, a ten-year-old child of a planter, might’ve become more girly if it hadn’t been for the late conflict. Confined thusly to her family’s rural plantation, she’d had to make do without her previous comforts. With no new toys, clothes, or books and very little travel, she long ago began to seek most of her...

"Welcome to Eris: an island with only one house, one inhabitant, one way out. Unreachable from the Scottish mainland for twelve hours each day. Once home to Vanessa: A famous artist whose notoriously unfaithful husband disappeared twenty years ago. Now home to Grace: A solitary creature of the tides, content in her own isolation. But when a shocking discovery is made in an art gallery far away in London, a visitor comes calling. And the secrets of...

Travis Devine has become a pro at adapting to any situation to accomplish the mission set in front of him. Whether it's a high-powered corporate setting or small-town community, Devine will become the man for the job. His time as an Army Ranger and on the financial battlefields of Wall Street have given him the skills needed, and he's put them to good use. But this time it's not his skills that send him to Seattle to aid the FBI in escorting an orphaned,...

"Chart the history of Star Wars in this stunning guide, from the time before the High Republic to the end of the First Order. An indispensable companion for all Star Wars fans, this premium quality book displays visual timelines that chronologically map key events, characters, and developments, and mark their significance. Track crucial conflicts across the years that affect the galaxy in profound ways. Follow the Skywalker lightsaber as it passes...

"The Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) is vast, incredibly varied, and richly complex. Different worlds, different timelines, countless characters. This is the guide to that universe. Created in close collaboration with Marvel Studios, it will answer the biggest questions: what happened, when, where, and why. Follow the entire story of the MCU from before the Big Bang to the Blip and beyond. Along the way, learn more about the evolution of the Iron...

"Full-color maps and illustrations are accompanied by vivid descriptions of all the fantastical places and creatures of Middle-earth and the Undying Lands. Fans of The Lord of the Rings will find this atlas from best-selling author and Tolkien scholar David Day to be a helpful tool in navigating the path from the Shire to Mount Doom, with many stops and detours along the way. This deluxe hardcover edition is an expanded version An Atlas of Tolkien...

Eve is a successful novelist who wakes up one day in a hospital bed with no memory of how she got there. Her husband explains that she has had an operation to remove the tumor in her brain. As Eve learns to walk, talk, and write again, she begins to recall what's most important to her: long walks with her husband, family game nights, and always buying that dress when she sees it. Recounted in brief anecdotes, each one is an attempt to answer the questions...