In the desolate Dust Bowl, an 11-year-old orphan and a charming con man, who may or may not be her father, embark on a hilarious and heartwarming journey through the Deep South, leaving a trail of mischief and self-discovery.
A son's quest to find his unknown father uncovers a sinister plot, forcing him to protect a genetically engineered girl from a 'Gardener' who creates human-plant hybrids.
In a lush, dual-timeline tale, a 16th-century dancing plague in Strasbourg entwines with a modern girl cursed by enchanted red shoes, as both women fight to break free from a haunting historical betrayal and a magic that demands they dance until they die.
As darkness threatens Wyldcliffe Abbey, Sarah, a dedicated mystic, must unite her fractured sisterhood, embrace her Romany heritage, and face a looming sacrifice, all while navigating an unexpected love.
Trapped in an Alpine prison during WWII, a disgraced socialite's final, desperate confessions scrawled on the walls expose a chilling web of aristocratic scandal and political corruption that only his frozen corpse can now reveal.
After a near-drowning, seventeen-year-old Molly finds her nightmares manifesting as vivid visions, pulling her into the century-old mystery of a girl who once inhabited her own house.
In the shadow of West Virginia's coal-rich mountains, a battle for dignity erupts as 10,000 armed miners face U.S. Army planes and poison gas, their fight for justice told through the intertwined lives of a fiery mayor, a hardened union man, a courageous nurse, and a grieving immigrant mother.
When a dedicated counterterrorism operative is betrayed by the very government he swore to protect, he must fight to clear his name while uncovering a conspiracy that threatens the nation he loves.
Axelrod shows how cooperation can emerge and last, even among self-interested groups without a central authority, through the surprising success of 'Tit for Tat' in game theory.
In 'Go,' set in post-WWII New York, aspiring writers and rebels launch the Beat Generation, fueling their search for meaning with parties, writing, drugs, and thrills.
Ian Frazier explores the realities of the Oglala Sioux on the Pine Ridge Reservation, showing a culture sustained by humor, resilience, and the past in the face of modern challenges.
A war-weary warrior must navigate treacherous alliances and unexpected betrayals to protect her people from a cunning enemy, learning that true trust is found in the most unlikely of places.
When a rogue drone turns a Florida highway into a kill zone, an executive uncovers a conspiracy of corporate greed and poor leadership behind the very technology designed to protect, threatening to expose a deadly secret that reaches the highest levels of power.
Twelve-year-old Donn Fendler endures a terrifying two-week ordeal, battling starvation, delusion, and the unforgiving Maine wilderness after a momentary lapse separates him from his Boy Scout troop on Mount Katahdin.
In the racially charged atmosphere of 1957 Little Rock, Sylvia, a young Black girl, must decide if she has the courage to be one of the first students to integrate Central High, facing the prejudice that threatens her community.
In 1826 London, a young anatomist's ambition to study cadavers pulls him into a corrupt world of body snatchers and murder, where the line between life and death blurs with every stolen corpse.
Amartya Sen argues against seeking a perfectly just society, instead favoring a practical, comparative approach to justice that addresses real-world inequalities by considering diverse viewpoints.
Stalin's Great Terror takes hold after a high-ranking official's assassination, leading to a global investigation that traps innocent people and reveals the brutal, yet sometimes noble, aspects of a totalitarian regime.
Haunted by a childhood shaming in Bethlehem and her mother's condemnation of her queer identity, a Palestinian-American woman navigates a turbulent journey of love addiction and self-discovery between the U.S. and the Middle East.
A perfect 1960s dairy farm life in rural British Columbia ends when a Vietnam War resister arrives, forcing a family to face dark secrets and a daughter to escape a past she must eventually uncover for peace.
In Paris, a teen girl trying to outrun assassins and follow her mother's survival rules struggles with her feelings for her boyfriend, leading her to a deadly confrontation in Italy that puts them both in danger.
