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Breaking Dawn (The Twilight Saga, Book 4)

Friday, November 14th, 2008

Great love stories thrive on sacrifice. Throughout The Twilight Saga (Twilight (The Twilight Saga, Book 1), New Moon (The Twilight Saga, Book 2), and Eclipse (The Twilight Saga, Book 3)) Stephenie Meyer has emulated great love stories–Romeo and Juliet, Wuthering Heights–with the fated, yet perpetually doomed love of Bella (the human girl) and Edward (the […]

The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream

Thursday, November 13th, 2008

Barack Obama’s first book, Dreams from My Father, was a compelling and moving memoir focusing on personal issues of race, identity, and community. With his second book The Audacity of Hope, Obama engages themes raised in his keynote speech at the 2004 Democratic National Convention, shares personal views on faith and values and offers a […]

The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment - Eckhart Tolle

Tuesday, March 25th, 2008

Ekhart Tolle’s message is simple: living in the now is the truest path to happiness and enlightenment. And while this message may not seem stunningly original or fresh, Tolle’s clear writing, supportive voice, and enthusiasm make this an excellent manual for anyone who’s ever wondered what exactly “living in the now” means. Foremost, Tolle is […]

How Come That Idiot’s Rich and I’m Not? - Robert Shemin

Wednesday, March 19th, 2008

In How Come That Idiot’s Rich and I’m Not? bestselling author Robert Shemin reveals for the first time the inner-circle secrets of the mega-wealthy. Have you ever wondered why some people attract wealth while others stay financially trapped and in debt? The key is wealth-friendly, upside-down thinking. Stick with all the old moneymaking rules and […]

A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life’s Purpose (Oprah’s Book Club, Selection 61)

Thursday, March 6th, 2008

The highly anticipated follow-up to the 2,000,000 copy bestselling inspirational book, The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment.
With his bestselling spiritual guide The Power of Now, Eckhart Tolle inspired millions of readers to discover the freedom and joy of a life lived “in the now.” In A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life’s […]

Happy for No Reason: 7 Steps to Being Happy from the Inside Out - Marci Shimoff

Sunday, January 13th, 2008

In Happy for No Reason: 7 Steps to Being Happy from the Inside Out, transformational expert Marci Shimoff offers a breakthrough approach to being happy, one that doesn’t depend on achievements, goals, money, relationships, or anything else “out there.” Most books on happiness tell you to find the things that make you happy and do […]

The Incredible Book-Eating Boy (Hardcover)

Saturday, December 8th, 2007

Henry loves books–eating them, that is. The more books he eats, the smarter he becomes, prompting him to devour them at an alarming rate. Henry imagines that if he keeps eating at his current pace, he could eventually become the smartest person on earth. Unfortunately, he starts to get sick from eating so many books, […]

The Daring Book for Girls

Sunday, December 2nd, 2007

The Daring Book for Girls is the manual for everything that girls need to know—and that doesn’t mean sewing buttonholes! Whether it’s female heroes in history, secret note-passing skills, science projects, friendship bracelets, double dutch, cats cradle, the perfect cartwheel or the eternal mystery of what boys are thinking, this book has it all. But […]

The Dangerous Book for Boys

Tuesday, November 27th, 2007

Equal parts droll and gorgeous nostalgia book and heartfelt plea for a renewed sense of adventure in the lives of boys and men, Conn and Hal Iggulden’s The Dangerous Book for Boys became a mammoth bestseller in the United Kingdom in 2006. Adapted, in moderation, for American customs in this edition (cricket is gone, rugby […]

An Inconvenient Book: Real Solutions to the World’s Biggest Problems

Wednesday, November 21st, 2007

In this appraisal of America’s woes, conservative TV and talk-radio host Beck (The Real America) lays lighthearted siege to everything that makes the world worse. [P]olitical correctness is the biggest threat this nation faces today, he declares, as it makes us prey for Islamic fundamentalists, renders taboo the roots of our economic troubles (poor people […]