A Harvard student finds a 300-year-old key and parchment in an abandoned Salem home, linking her ancestry to the witch trials and the secrets of a forgotten physick book.
Adam Grant shows that true achievement comes not from natural talent, but from developing character, mastering motivation through intentional practice and rest, and building systems that value potential beyond typical measures.
In a future Portland ravaged by climate change, a man whose dreams reshape reality battles his manipulative psychiatrist, who uses this power to 'improve' humanity, only to unravel existence itself.
Herman Wouk's "The Winds of War" tells the story of World War II through the experiences of the Henry family, showing the war's drama, romance, and tragedy with historical detail.
A young governess, Agnes Grey, navigates the daily abuses of her station in a patriarchal society, fighting for dignity and self-worth against the cruelties of her wealthy employers.
Every nine years, a hidden manor lures lonely souls into its reality-warping embrace, trapping them in a cycle of spiritual consumption by its immortal, parasitic residents.
With only months left to live, a teenage girl makes a list of things to do, embracing every raw, exhilarating, and heartbreaking experience as her body fails her, all while navigating love and family.
A hardened nightclub owner battles his own demons when he falls for a sweet woman, determined to show her the good life she never expected, even as he fears his true nature will drive her away.
In a desperate gamble for humanity's future, one hundred expendable juvenile delinquents are exiled from their dying space colony to a radioactive Earth, where they must confront a savage new world and their own haunting pasts to survive.
In 1940s Louisiana, a black teacher, jaded by racial injustice, must help a young man wrongly sentenced to death find his dignity before his execution, ultimately finding his own purpose.
Having escaped their dying underground city, Lina and Doon must now navigate the surface world where anonymous acts of sabotage threaten to ignite a war between their people and the established inhabitants.
Alice Blackwell goes from a quiet librarian in Wisconsin to First Lady to a charismatic, conservative president, navigating the contradictions of love and complicity as she faces the gap between her private conscience and public role.
A mother takes her injured daughter and traumatized horse to a Montana ranch, hoping a horse trainer can heal them and, in turn, mend her own broken family.
With sharp wit, Solnit examines how men explain things to women, showing its roots in male power and its dangers for silencing female voices, from casual talks to urgent warnings.
After two brutal assassinations, 14-year-old MI6 agent Alex Rider infiltrates a chillingly perfect prep school for rebellious teens, only to uncover a sinister plot orchestrated by its principal and a cigar-chomping matron, leaving him a treacherous black ski run as his sole escape.
During a pandemic that causes spontaneous human combustion, a pregnant nurse marked for death finds safety with a mysterious fireman who controls the flames threatening humanity.
The son of a reluctant hero uncovers the harrowing truth behind the iconic Iwo Jima flag-raising, revealing the disconnect between myth and the devastating reality faced by soldiers and those who returned.
A solitary artist's ordered life unravels through intimate, illustrated letters with a mysterious woman who can inexplicably see his paintings, blurring the lines between reality, romance, and the supernatural.
A Confederate veteran is inexplicably transported to Mars, where his Earth-honed strength makes him a chieftain among green-skinned giants and the only hope for a captive red princess.
From South Africa's diamond fields to global power, Kate Blackwell's ninety years are marked by vengeance, ambition, and a dynasty built on blackmail and murder.
