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Now a hit netflix series a new york times and usa today bestseller “hypnotic and scary.” —stephen king “i am riveted, aghast, aroused, you name it. the rare instance when prose and plot are equally delicious.” —lena dunham from debut author caroline kepnes comes you, one of suspense magazine’s best books of 2014, and a brilliant and terrifying novel for the social media age.when a beautiful, aspiring writer strides into the east village bookstore where joe goldberg works, he does what anyone would do: he googles the name on her credit card. there is only one guinevere beck in new york city. she has a public facebook account and tweets incessantly, telling joe everything he needs to know: she is simply beck to her friends, she went to brown university, she lives on bank street, and she’ll be at a bar in brooklyn tonight—the perfect place for a “chance” meeting. as joe invisibly and obsessively takes control of beck’s life, he orchestrates a series of events to ensure beck finds herself in his waiting arms. moving from stalker to boyfriend, joe transforms himself into beck’s perfect man, all while quietly removing the obstacles that stand in their way—even if it means murder. you is a compulsively readable page-turner that’s being compared to gone girl, american psycho, and stephen king’s misery.

A true story from raina telgemeier, the #1 new york times bestselling, multiple eisner award-winning author of smile, sisters, drama, and ghosts raina wakes up one night with a terrible upset stomach. her mom has one, too, so it's probably just a bug. raina eventually returns to school, where she's dealing with the usual highs and lows: friends, not-friends, and classmates who think the school year is just one long gross-out session. it soon becomes clear that raina's tummy trouble isn't going away… and it coincides with her worries about food, school, and changing friendships. what's going on? raina telgemeier once again brings us a thoughtful, charming, and funny true story about growing up and gathering the courage to face — and conquer — her fears.

'this colourful page-turner puts artificial intelligence into a human perspective . . . metz explains this transformative technology and makes the quest thrilling.' walter isaacson, author of steve jobs ____________________________________________________ this is the inside story of a small group of mavericks, eccentrics and geniuses who turned artificial intelligence from a fringe enthusiasm into a transformative technology. it's the story of how that technology became big business, creating vast fortunes and sparking intense rivalries. and it's the story of breakneck advances that will shape our lives for many decades to come – both for good and for ill. brad stone, author of the everything store and the upstarts 'a ringside seat at what may turn out to be the pivotal episode in human history . . . easy and fun to read . . . undeniably charming.' forbes

That the beatles were an unprecedented phenomenon is a given. in can’t buy me love, jonathan gould explains why, placing the fab four in the broad and tumultuous panorama of their time and place, rooting their story in the social context that girded both their rise and their demise. nearly twenty years in the making, can’t buy me love is a masterful work of group biography, cultural history, and musical criticism. beginning with their adolescence in liverpool, gould describes the seminal influences––from elvis presley and chuck berry to the goon show and alice’s adventures in wonderland––that shaped the beatles both as individuals and as a group. in addition to chronicling their growth as singers, songwriters, and instrumentalists, he highlights the advances in recording technology that made their sound both possible and unique, as well as the developments in television and radio that lent an explosive force to their popular success. with a musician’s ear, gould sensitively evokes the timeless appeal of the lennon-mccartney collaboration and their emergence as one of the most creative and significant songwriting teams in history. behind the scenes gould explores the pivotal roles played by manager brian epstein and producer george martin, credits the influence on the beatles’ music of contemporaries like bob dylan, brian wilson, and ravi shankar, and traces the gradual escalation of the fractious internal rivalries that led to the group’s breakup after their final masterpiece, abbey road. most significantly, by chronicling their revolutionary impact on popular culture during the 1960s, can’t buy me love illuminates the beatles as a charismatic phenomenon of international proportions, whose anarchic energy and unexpected import was derived from the historic shifts in fortune that transformed the relationship between britain and america in the decades after world war ii. from the beats in america and the angry young men in england to the shadow of the profumo affair and jfk’s assassination, gould captures the pulse of a time that made the beatles possible—and even necessary. as seen through the prism of the beatles and their music, an entire generation’s experience comes astonishingly to life. beautifully written, consistently insightful, and utterly original, can’ t buy me love is a landmark work about the beatles, britain, and america.

"[a] stephen kinglike horror story… a chilling, bloody ghost story that resonates."-kirkus from the highly acclaimed author of the bone witch trilogy comes a chilling story of a japanese ghost looking for vengeance and the boy who has no choice but to trust her, lauded as a "a fantastically creepy story sure to keep readers up at night"-rt book reviews i am where dead children go. okiku is a lonely soul. she has wandered the world for centuries, freeing the spirits of the murdered-dead. once a victim herself, she now takes the lives of killers with the vengeance they're due. but releasing innocent ghosts from their ethereal tethers does not bring okiku peace. still she drifts on. such is her existence, until she meets tark. evil writhes beneath the moody teen's skin, trapped by a series of intricate tattoos. while his neighbors fear him, okiku knows the boy is not a monster. tark needs to be freed from the malevolence that clings to him. there's just one problem: if the demon dies, so does its host. suspenseful and creepy, the girl from the well is perfect for readers looking for spooky books for young adults japanese horror novels ghost stories for teens east asian folklore praise for the girl from the well "there's a superior creep factor that is pervasive in every lyrical word of chupeco's debut, and it's perfect for teens who enjoy traditional horror movies…the story is solidly scary and well worth the read."-booklist "chupeco makes a powerful debut with this unsettling ghost story…told in a marvelously disjointed fashion from okiku's numbers-obsessed point of view, this story unfolds with creepy imagery and an intimate appreciation for japanese horror, myth, and legend."-publishers weekly starred review "it hit all the right horror notes with me, and i absolutely recommend it to fans looking for a good scare."-the book smugglers

An instant bestseller! by #1 new york times bestselling author holly black, the first book in a stunning new series about a mortal girl who finds herself caught in a web of royal faerie intrigue. of course i want to be like them. they're beautiful as blades forged in some divine fire. they will live forever. – and cardan is even more beautiful than the rest. i hate him more than all the others. i hate him so much that sometimes when i look at him, i can hardly breathe. – jude was seven years old when her parents were murdered and she and her two sisters were stolen away to live in the treacherous high court of faerie. ten years later, jude wants nothing more than to belong there, despite her mortality. but many of the fey despise humans. especially prince cardan, the youngest and wickedest son of the high king. – to win a place at the court, she must defy him–and face the consequences. – in doing so, she becomes embroiled in palace intrigues and deceptions, discovering her own capacity for bloodshed. but as civil war threatens to drown the courts of faerie in violence, jude will need to risk her life in a dangerous alliance to save her sisters, and faerie itself.

Official u.s. edition with full color illustrations throughout.new york times bestsellera summer reading pick for president barack obama, bill gates, and mark zuckerberg from a renowned historian comes a groundbreaking narrative of humanity’s creation and evolution—a #1 international bestseller—that explores the ways in which biology and history have defined us and enhanced our understanding of what it means to be “human.” one hundred thousand years ago, at least six different species of humans inhabited earth. yet today there is only one—homo sapiens. what happened to the others? and what may happen to us? most books about the history of humanity pursue either a historical or a biological approach, but dr. yuval noah harari breaks the mold with this highly original book that begins about 70,000 years ago with the appearance of modern cognition. from examining the role evolving humans have played in the global ecosystem to charting the rise of empires, sapiens integrates history and science to reconsider accepted narratives, connect past developments with contemporary concerns, and examine specific events within the context of larger ideas.dr. harari also compels us to look ahead, because over the last few decades humans have begun to bend laws of natural selection that have governed life for the past four billion years. featuring 27 photographs, 6 maps, and 25 illustrations/diagrams, this provocative and insightful work is sure to spark debate and is essential reading for aficionados of jared diamond, james gleick, matt ridley, robert wright, and sharon moalem.

Now a major motion picture from director luca guadagnino, starring armie hammer and timothée chalamet, and written by three-time oscar – tm nominee james ivory – the basis of the oscar-winning best adapted screenplay – a new york times bestseller – a usa today bestseller a los angeles times bestseller – a vulture book club pick an instant classic and one of the great love stories of our time – andre aciman's call me by your name is the story of a sudden and powerful romance that blossoms between an adolescent boy and a summer guest at his parents’ cliffside mansion on the italian riviera. each is unprepared for the consequences of their attraction, when, during the restless summer weeks, unrelenting currents of obsession, fascination, and desire intensify their passion and test the charged ground between them. recklessly, the two verge toward the one thing both fear they may never truly find again: total intimacy. it is an instant classic and one of the great love stories of our time. – winner of the lambda literary award for fiction – a new york times notable book of the year – a publishers weekly and the washington post best book of the year – a new york magazine "future canon" selection – a chicago tribune and seattle times (michael upchurch's) favorite favorite book of the year

The simpsons meets the walking dead in this hilarious post-apocalyptic graphic novel for middle-grade readers. ever since the monster apocalypse hit town, average thirteen year old jack sullivan has been living in his tree house, which he's armed to the teeth with catapults and a moat, not to mention video games and an endless supply of oreos and mountain dew scavenged from abandoned stores. but jack alone is no match for the hoards of zombies and winged wretches and vine thingies, and especially not for the eerily intelligent monster known only as blarg.

A new york times bestseller a usa today bestseller nominated as one of america’s best-loved novels by pbs’s the great american read “50 most impactful black books of the last 50 years” —essence renowned hip-hop artist, political activist, and bestselling author of life after death brings the streets of new york to life in a powerful and utterly unforgettable first novel.i came busting into the world during one of new york's worst snowstorms, so my mother named me winter. ghetto-born, winter is the young, wealthy daughter of a prominent brooklyn drug-dealing family. quick-witted, sexy, and business-minded, she knows and loves the streets like the curves of her own body. but when a cold winter wind blows her life in a direction she doesn't want to go, her street smarts and seductive skills are put to the test of a lifetime. unwilling to lose, this ghetto girl will do anything to stay on top. featuring a special collector’s edition reader’s guide—including an author q&a, detailed character analyses, and the author’s own remarks about the meaning of her story.

An npr, washington post, time, people, vulture, guardian, vox, kirkus reviews, newsweek, lithub, and new york public library best book of the year * “delightful…cathartic, devious, and terrifically entertaining.” —the new york times * “timely, whip-smart, and darkly funny.” —people (book of the week) a provocative, razor-sharp, and timely debut novel about a beloved english professor facing a slew of accusations against her professor husband by former students—a situation that becomes more complicated when she herself develops an obsession of her own…“ when i was a child, i loved old men, and i could tell that they also loved me.” the couple have long had a mutual understanding when it comes to their extra-marital pursuits, but with these new allegations, life has become far less comfortable for them both. and when our narrator becomes increasingly infatuated with vladimir, a celebrated, married young novelist who’s just arrived on campus, their tinder box world comes dangerously close to exploding. with this bold, edgy, and uncommonly assured debut, author julia may jonas takes us into charged territory, where the boundaries of morality bump up against the impulses of the human heart. propulsive, darkly funny, and wildly entertaining, vladimir perfectly captures the personal and political minefield of our current moment, exposing the nuances and the grey area between power and desire.

Illus. in full color. mr. and mrs. bird's search for a "better" nest leads them to some peculiar spots. from this magically right beginning came the concept of beginner books, exacting blends of words and pictures that encourage children to read – all by themselves. hailed by elementary educators and remedial reading specialists, these enormously popular books are now used in schools and libraries throughout the english speaking world.

Draper presents “storytelling at its finest” (school library journal, starred review) in this new york times bestselling depression-era novel about a young girl who must learn to be brave in the face of violent prejudice when the ku klux klan reappears in her segregated southern town.stella lives in the segregated south—in bumblebee, north carolina, to be exact about it. some stores she can go into. some stores she can’t. some folks are right pleasant. others are a lot less so. to stella, it sort of evens out, and heck, the klan hasn’t bothered them for years. but one late night, later than she should ever be up, much less wandering around outside, stella and her little brother see something they’re never supposed to see, something that is the first flicker of change to come, unwelcome change by any stretch of the imagination. as stella’s community—her world—is upended, she decides to fight fire with fire. and she learns that ashes don’t necessarily signify an end.

The pulitzer prize-winning author of cosmos and renowned astronomer carl sagan’s international bestseller about the discovery of an advanced civilization in the depths of space remains the “greatest adventure of all time” (associated press). the future is here…in an adventure of cosmic dimension. when a signal is discovered that seems to come from far beyond our solar system, a multinational team of scientists decides to find the source. what follows is an eye-opening journey out to the stars to the most awesome encounter in human history. who—or what—is out there? why are they watching us? one of the best science fiction novels about communication with extraterrestrial intelligent beings, contact is a “stunning and satisfying” (los angeles times) classic.

An imaginative story of amazing food weather that inspired the hit movie, cloudy with a chance of meatballs is a favorite of grown-ups and children everywhere.the tiny town of chewandswallow was very much like any other tiny town—except for its weather which came three times a day, at breakfast, lunch, and dinner. but it never rained rain and it never snowed snow and it never blew just wind. it rained things like soup and juice. it snowed things like mashed potatoes. and sometimes the wind blew in storms of hamburgers. life for the townspeople was delicious until the weather took a turn for the worse. the food got larger and larger and so did the portions. chewandswallow was plagued by damaging floods and storms of huge food. the town was a mess and the people feared for their lives. something had to be done, and in a hurry.

This used book is in good condition. this book came from a library. an intimate, powerful, and inspiring memoir by the former first lady of the united states #1 new york times bestseller – oprah's book club pick – naacp image award winner in a life filled with meaning and accomplishment, michelle obama has emerged as one of the most iconic and compelling women of our era. as first lady of the united states of america–the first african american to serve in that role–she helped create the most welcoming and inclusive white house in history, while also establishing herself as a powerful advocate for women and girls in the u.s. and around the world, dramatically changing the ways that families pursue healthier and more active lives, and standing with her husband as he led america through some of its most harrowing moments. along the way, she showed us a few dance moves, crushed carpool karaoke, and raised two down-to-earth daughters under an unforgiving media glare. in her memoir, a work of deep reflection and mesmerizing storytelling, michelle obama invites readers into her world, chronicling the experiences that have shaped her–from her childhood on the south side of chicago to her years as an executive balancing the demands of motherhood and work, to her time spent at the world's most famous address. with unerring honesty and lively wit, she describes her triumphs and her disappointments, both public and private, telling her full story as she has lived it–in her own words and on her own terms. warm, wise, and revelatory, becoming is the deeply personal reckoning of a woman of soul and substance who has steadily defied expectations–and whose story inspires us to do the same. by eksmo trade house [ 9785041018924 ]

This used book is in good condition. this book came from a library. an intimate, powerful, and inspiring memoir by the former first lady of the united states #1 new york times bestseller – oprah's book club pick – naacp image award winner in a life filled with meaning and accomplishment, michelle obama has emerged as one of the most iconic and compelling women of our era. as first lady of the united states of america–the first african american to serve in that role–she helped create the most welcoming and inclusive white house in history, while also establishing herself as a powerful advocate for women and girls in the u.s. and around the world, dramatically changing the ways that families pursue healthier and more active lives, and standing with her husband as he led america through some of its most harrowing moments. along the way, she showed us a few dance moves, crushed carpool karaoke, and raised two down-to-earth daughters under an unforgiving media glare. in her memoir, a work of deep reflection and mesmerizing storytelling, michelle obama invites readers into her world, chronicling the experiences that have shaped her–from her childhood on the south side of chicago to her years as an executive balancing the demands of motherhood and work, to her time spent at the world's most famous address. with unerring honesty and lively wit, she describes her triumphs and her disappointments, both public and private, telling her full story as she has lived it–in her own words and on her own terms. warm, wise, and revelatory, becoming is the deeply personal reckoning of a woman of soul and substance who has steadily defied expectations–and whose story inspires us to do the same. by eksmo trade house [ 9785041018924 ]

The road to adventureteleported to an unfamiliar land by a mysterious magical disaster, rudeus and eris are going to have to rely on their own wits to survive—and on each other! which is easier said than done, especially when they find themselves face to face with one of the superd, the murderous demon race roxy warned rudy about…

Winner of the newbery medal and the national book award! this #1 new york times bestselling, modern classic in which boys are forced to dig holes day in and day out is now available with a splashy new look. stanley yelnats is under a curse. a curse that began with his no-good-dirty-rotten-pig-stealing-great-great-grandfather and has since followed generations of yelnatses. now stanley has been unjustly sent to a boys' detention center, camp green lake, where the boys build character by spending all day, every day digging holes exactly five feet wide and five feet deep. there is no lake at camp green lake. but there are an awful lot of holes. it doesn't take long for stanley to realize there's more than character improvement going on at camp green lake. the boys are digging holes because the warden is looking for something. but what could be buried under a dried-up lake? stanley tries to dig up the truth in this inventive and darkly humorous tale of crime and punishment–and redemption. includes a double bonus: an excerpt from small steps, the follow-up to holes, as well as an excerpt from louis sachar's new middle-grade novel, fuzzy mud. "a smart jigsaw puzzle of a novel." –the new york times winner of the boston globe-horn book award a new york times book review notable children's book selected for numerous best book of the year and ala honors

The road to adventureteleported to an unfamiliar land by a mysterious magical disaster, rudeus and eris are going to have to rely on their own wits to survive—and on each other! which is easier said than done, especially when they find themselves face to face with one of the superd, the murderous demon race roxy warned rudy about…