Last collection of books

Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance

2004, Barack Obama

In this lyrical, unsentimental, and compelling memoir, the son of a black African father and a white American mother searches for a workable meaning to his life as a black American. It begins in New York, where Barack Obama learns that his father—a figure he knows more as a myth than as a man—has be

Antarctica Station

2024, A.G. Riddle

In Antarctica, a groundbreaking experiment will change everything.Dr. Laura Reynolds had it all.A job she loved. The respect of her peers. Student debt she was slowly chipping away at.And one day, she lost everything.She saw the wrong thing—a colleague’s mistake. And to escape, he framed her.To avoi

Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future

2014, Peter Thiel

If you want to build a better future, you must believe in secrets.The great secret of our time is that there are still uncharted frontiers to explore and new inventions to create. In Zero to One, legendary entrepreneur and investor Peter Thiel shows how we can find singular ways to create those new

The Moment of Lift: How Empowering Women Changes the World

2019, Melinda French Gates

A debut from Forbes' third most powerful woman in the world, Melinda Gates, a timely and necessary call to action for women's empowerment.For the last twenty years, Melinda Gates has been on a mission. Her goal, as co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, has been to find solutions for peopl

Unmasking AI: My Mission to Protect What Is Human in a World of Machines

2023, Joy Buolamwini

“The conscience of the AI revolution” (Fortune) explains how we’ve arrived at an era of AI harms and oppression, and what we can do to avoid its pitfalls.“Dr. Joy Buolamwini has been an essential figure in bringing irresponsible, profit-hungry tech giants to their knees. If you’re going to read only

Paradox Effect: Time Travel and Purified DNA Merge to Halt the Collapse of Human Existence

2015, Gabriel F.W. Koch

In 2554, the World is Coming to its End, unless an impossible mission through 600 years of time travel succeeds. Maternal instinct knows no boundaries, including the nano-neural-net intravenously installed in Dannia Weston's mind to repress her identity, allowing her to perform a mission 300 years b

Compulsory

2023, Martha Wells

Murderbot—the sardonic, almost-homicidal, media-loving android created by Martha Wells—has proven to be one of the most popular characters in 21 st century science fiction. Everything that makes this protagonist (it would be wrong to call Murderbot a hero) beloved of fans is on display in Compulsory

The Alignment Problem: Machine Learning and Human Values

2020, Brian Christian

A jaw-dropping exploration of everything that goes wrong when we build AI systems and the movement to fix them. Today’s "machine-learning" systems, trained by data, are so effective that we’ve invited them to see and hear for us—and to make decisions on our behalf. But alarm bells are ringing. Recen

On Destiny

2022, Aileen Erin

When Amihanna di Aetes first got to Sel’Ani, she never thought she’d have the full support of the Aunare, but she does. She never thought that she’d fall in love, get married, or become the High Queen, but she did. She never thought that she’d be planning something so stupid as her return to Earth,

Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead

2012, Brené Brown

Researcher and thought leader Dr. Brené Brown offers a powerful new vision that encourages us to dare greatly: to embrace vulnerability and imperfection, to live wholeheartedly, and to courageously engage in our lives. “It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man s

Predator & Prey

2014, Tom Sechrist

After a hellish night and a harrowing escape from Lirpa, Daimion Devenshire, Brianna Standish, Shantira Dubris, Raven Darkseed, and Zandorth Krahl have fled into the wilderness to elude capture for crimes they did not commit. They set off in pursuit of the Stones of Andarus, now firmly in the grasp

Take Command: Find Your Inner Strength, Build Enduring Relationships, and Live the Life You Want

2023, Joe Hart

Take command of your future with this groundbreaking, Wall Street Journal bestseller, from the experts who brought you How to Win Friends and Influence People.Take Command offers powerful tools and time-tested methods to help you live an intentional life by transforming how you approach your thought

Gone

2008, Michael Grant

In the blink of an eye, everyone disappears. Gone. Except for the young.There are teens, but not one single adult. Just as suddenly, there are no phones, no internet, no television. No way to get help. And no way to figure out what's happened.Hunger threatens. Bullies rule. A sinister creature lurks

Eyes of the Void

2022, Adrian Tchaikovsky

The Arthur C. Clarke award-winning author of Children of Time brings us the second novel in an extraordinary space opera trilogy about humanity on the brink of extinction, and how one man's discovery will save or destroy us all.After eighty years of fragile peace, the Architects are back, wreaking h

The Search for Mother Missing: A Peek Inside International Adoption

2017, Janine Vance

Travel for fun with the Vance Twins during their very first trip to Seoul, South Korea! This adventure takes place 20 years ago during what Janine calls “the dark ages” before social media, worldwide investigations into adoption agencies (where now the twins are participants '22), and her visionary

Dangerous Play

2024, Elise Hart Kipness

After a tumultuous murder case that almost cost more than her job, sports reporter Kate Green is back on assignment covering women’s Olympic soccer. Between her experience with athletic stardom and days playing with Savannah Baker, head coach of the USA team, Kate is sure to get the story that will

Stripped Bare

2020, Shannon Baker

Stripped Bare by Shannon Baker is "A must read" (Alex Kava, New York Times bestselling author) that stars a female Longmire in the atmospheric Nebraska Sandhills.Kate Fox is living the dream. She’s married to Grand County Sheriff Ted Conner, the heir to her beloved Nebraska Sandhills cattle ranch, w

New Startup Mindset: Ten Mindset Shifts to Build the Company of Your Dreams

2020, Sandra Shpilberg

Sandra Shpilberg will show you a new way to succeed as an entrepreneur! This provocative startup tale of success exposes Silicon Valley’s startup myths and sets forth a new approach for aspiring and current founders to build companies that make an impact.In New Startup Mindset, Sandra Shpilberg, fou

Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action

2009, Simon Sinek

Why do you do what you do?Why are some people and organizations more innovative, more influential, and more profitable than others? Why do some command greater loyalty from customers and employees alike? Even among the successful, why are so few able to repeat their success over and over?People like

After Dunkirk

2020, Lee Jackson

In the tradition of grand World War II sagas Beneath a Scarlet Sky and Of Windmills and War, After Dunkirk introduces the Littlefield family, fighting valiantly in the darkest days of the German occupation. AFTER DUNKIRK heralds a stunning new voice in historical epics, a worthy heir to Wouk and Fol

She Thinks Like a Boss: Leadership—9 Essential Skills for New Female Leaders in Business and the Workplace

2021, Jemma Roedel

Discover how to become an effective woman in leadership -- even if you’re shy, avoid conflict at all costs, or lack confidence. Are you tired of seeing men at work get promoted, be given better assignments, and enjoy pay raises even though you know your skills and results are just as good, if not be

The Swimmer

2024, Loreth Anne White

A deviously twisty novel of psychological suspense about secrets, neighbors, a need to belong, and murder by the award-winning author of The Maid’s Diary. Socially awkward Chloe Cooper divides her time between dog walking, bartending, caring for her ailing mother, and at a safe distance, watching pe

The Sum of All Fears

2002, Tom Clancy

How do you save the United States President from himself? What if the President is incompetent to deal with the greatest crisis of all? Jack Ryan never thought he would have to ask those questions as, the world order changing, he prepares the ground for the Middle Eastern peace plan that, at last, m

Brave, Not Perfect: Fear Less, Fail More, and Live Bolder

2019, Reshma Saujani

In a book inspired by her popular TED talk, New York Times bestselling author Reshma Saujani empowers women and girls to embrace imperfection and bravery.Imagine if you lived without the fear of not being good enough. If you didn't care how your life looked on Instagram, or worry about what total st

Financial Feminist: Overcome the Patriarchy's Bullsh*t to Master Your Money and Build a Life You Love

2022, Tori Dunlap

From the globally-recognized personal finance educator and social media star behind Her First $100K, an inclusive guide to all things money--from managing debt to investing and voting with your dollarsTori Dunlap was always good with money. As a kid, she watched her prudent parents balance their che

How Women Rise: Break the 12 Habits Holding You Back from Your Next Raise, Promotion, or Job

2018, Sally Helgesen

Since the publication of his international bestseller What Got You Here Won’t Get You There, business guru Marshall Goldsmith has spoken to hundreds of thousands of people around the world, sharing the ideas he put forth in that groundbreaking book. But a few years ago, he realized that while some o

Presence: Bringing Your Boldest Self to Your Biggest Challenges

2015, Amy Cuddy

MORE THAN HALF A MILLION COPIES Learn the simple techniques you'll need to approach your biggest challenges with confidence. Have you ever left a nerve-racking challenge and immediately wished for a do over? Maybe after a job interview, a performance, or a difficult conversation? The very moments

We Should All Be Millionaires: A Woman’s Guide to Earning More, Building Wealth, and Gaining Economic Power

2021, Rachel Rodgers

Are you ready to fill your life with more peace, power, and joy?We Should All Be Millionaires details a realistic, achievable, step-by-step path to creating the support, confidence, and plan you need to own your success and become the millionaire the world needs you to be.Only 10 percent of the worl

O'SHAUGHNESSY INVESTIGATIONS, INC.: The Cases Nobody Wanted

2023, A.G. Russo

*Author "I have never used AI in my writing." A.G. RussoThe homefront, summer 1942, Brooklyn, New York. Six months after the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor, America was fighting overseas with the Allies in World War II. Maeve O’Shaughnessy’s fight for survival was different. Her three brothers were sh

The Accidental Further Adventures of the Hundred-Year-Old Man

2018, Jonas Jonasson

What's next for Allan Karlsson? Turns out this centenarian has a few more adventures in store . . .It all begins with a hot air balloon trip and three bottles of champagne. Allan and Julius are ready for some spectacular views, but they’re not expecting to land in the sea and be rescued by a North K

Constant Companion: Your Practical Path to Real Interaction with God

2024, Ami Loper

Many believers in Jesus Christ are living life against the backdrop of disenchantment. They have a core desire to be known completely and loved intimately, yet they have searched in vain to find connection and God seems distant. Constant Companion by Ami Loper captures hearts with an accurate portra

The Erkeley Shadows

2023, Michael Wyndham Thomas

1967. The Summer of Love. Not for Jonathan Parry, perhaps, but certainly a time of big he and his family are emigrating to Canada. But he carries with him a terrible secret–one that finds its way, via a bulky notebook, to Will Apland of the Saskatoon Police Force. Initially, Will treats Jonathan's s

Heretical Fishing: A Cozy Guide to Annoying the Cults, Outsmarting the Fish, and Alienating Oneself

2024, Haylock Jobson

A world abandoned by the gods, mystifying cosmic forces, unimaginable power for those willing to ascend, and a hero who would rather . . . go fishing???When summoned to a fantastical world and granted powers by a broken System, most freshly minted protagonists would strap on their big-boy boots and

Fire Prayers: Building Arsenals That Destroy Satanic Kingdoms

2023, John Ramirez

If there's one spiritual weapon Satan doesn't want you to use, it's prayer. This book will show you the importance of fighting the enemy in the spirit, and why being equipped with God’s warfare weapons is one of the most life-changing experiences of all. Christians have an enemy who will do everythi

The New Evidence That Demands a Verdict

1999, Josh McDowell

Evidence I & II -The classic defense of the faith: Now fully updated to answer the questions challenging evangelical faith today.The New Evidence maintains its classic defense of the faith yet addresses new issues.The New Evidence is destined to equip believers with a ready defense for the next deca

Dan Brown Inferno (Robert Langdon) Unofficial Guide

2013, Stephen Eastment

The Dan Brown Inferno Unofficial Guide will allow you to decode the masterful and clever codes, symbols and art history of Dan Brown's fourth international blockbuster, Inferno and follow in the footsteps of the great puzzle solver Robert Langdon. Dan Brown's new international blockbuster, Inferno,

On Becoming Fearless

2007, Arianna Huffington

Observing that her own teenage daughters were beginning to experience some of the same fears that had once burdened her--how attractive am I? do people like me? do I dare speak up?--Arianna Huffington began to examine the ways in which fear affects all our lives. In stories drawn from her own experi

Second Chance Romance

2012, Tara Sampson

At eighteen years of age Jade thought she had found the one man she would spend the rest of her life with, at least until one sunny afternoon she walked in on him and another woman and found them in a compromising position. Heart broken, Jade leaves her home town determined to make her own way. Five

VANINA, A Estrelinha do Mar

2012, Rosa Cruz

Méliès' Notebook and Other Stories

2012, Freder

From the Pushcart-Prize nominated author of “Persephone’s Torch” comes a haunting array of nightmare novelties from just over the threshold of reality... Twenty-one stories of the strange and bizarre, including: A hunt for a rabid animal that ends in madness...A modern magician who triumphs over rea

Terra de Ontem

2010, Carla Marques

Nesta "Terra de Ontem" os leitores podem viajar até um universo diferente, onde a sua realidade é posta em causa. Servindo-se dos cinco sentidos questiona-se a vivência quotidiana e apela-se a preservação de valores importantes que estão na base da educação e da vida de cada um de nós.As palavras de

Rui e a Música Mágica

2010, Rita Silva

Rui, um menino de 10 anos, tem uma relação muito próxima com a sua harmónica. Nunca se separa dela e ao longo do dia, aproveita todos os momentos para tocar.Num dia primaveril, Rui encontra uma andorinha com uma asa ferida que prontamente recolhe e junto com os seus irmãos - Paulinha e Zé - cuida de

Truth or Dare

2012, Denise Hunter

A foolish stunt in high school left Brianna VanAllen questioning her self worth for the past five years. She didn't expect to dig up those painful memories when she returned home for her high school reunion. But, paired with Jake Volez on a project at her parents' ranch, Brianna must face the issue

Mending Places

2004, Denise Hunter

When mountain guide Micah Gallagher is hired by the spirited Hanna Alexander to help raise revenues for her failing family lodge, a high-country adventure filled with love, intrigue, and romance ensues. Almost immediately, Hanna betrays her own professional reservations and finds herself enamored by

Love, Unscripted

2024, Denise Hunter

The perfect boyfriend only exists on paper…doesn’t he?Fresh off the heels of a bad breakup, Chloe Anderson poured her heart into penning the perfect boyfriend—and the result was an off-the-charts debut beach read that resonated with women worldwide. Now, Chloe’s scripted hero is headed for Hollywood

Driftwood Lane

2010, Denise Hunter

Meridith can handle anything: guardianship of three distant siblings, a dilapidated Bed-and-Breakfast, even an ever-present handyman who's dismantling more than her fireplace--or can she? When the death of Meridith's estranged father leaves her with custody of three siblings she's never met, she rel

Wildflower Falls

2023, Denise Hunter

He’s here to train her horses and then skip town. She’s keeping her true identity a secret. But their spark complicates both of their plans.When Charlotte Honeycutt, owner of Stillwater Ranch, discovered her deceased mother’s safety deposit box, she was not expecting life-changing news inside—the lo

Sweetwater Gap

2008, Denise Hunter

When Josephine's family insists she come home to help with the harvest, the timing works. But her return isn't simple benevolence-she plans to persuade the family to sell the failing orchard.The new manager's presence is making it difficult. Grady MacKenzie takes an immediate disliking to Josephine

A December Bride

2013, Denise Hunter

A year’s worth of novellas from twelve inspirational romance authors. Happily ever after guaranteed.What started as a whim turned into an accidental—and very public—engagement. Can Layla and Seth keep up the façade in Chapel Springs this holiday season—for the sake of her career...and his heart?Unde

On Magnolia Lane

2018, Denise Hunter

Falling in love with Daisy was easy for Jack. But finding the courage to tell her becomes problematic when his secret feelings lead to even bigger complications. After two years of counseling sessions with Daisy Pendleton, Pastor Jack McReady has earned a permanent spot in her life as a spiritual le

Honeysuckle Dreams

2018, Denise Hunter

Brady Collins is juggling full-time fatherhood with the booming auto repair business he runs out of his barn. His ex-wife's sudden death has shaken him, but the devastating news that follows leaves him Sam is not his biological son.When Sam's wealthy maternal grandparents decide they want custody of

Seaside Letters

2009, Denise Hunter

Their letters could lead to lasting love . . . or expose Sabrina's mortifying secret.Sabrina Kincaid didn't intend to fall for Nantucket native Tucker McCabe, the man she serves coffee to every morning-a man tied deeply to a past she deeply regrets. But she has. And she's fallen hard.But she's kept

The Wishing Season

2014, Denise Hunter

Living side-by-side, a fledgling chef and a big-hearted contractor find a delicious attraction.Trouble is, their chemistry could spoil their dreams.Spirited PJ McKinley has the touch when it comes to food. Her dream of opening her own restaurant is just one building short of reality. So when a Chape

Just a Kiss

2016, Denise Hunter

Riley Callahan’s plans to reveal his secret feelings for his best friend are derailed when his life is drastically altered in Afghanistan.Watching the love of his life fall for his brother was enough to send Riley straight to boot camp. But over a year later, he’s officially a marine, and Beau and P

The Trouble with Cowboys

2012, Denise Hunter

Only one pair of boots - and the cowboy wearing them - can get Annie out of the mess she's in.Annie Wilkerson is Moose Creek's premiere horse trainer and equine columnist for Montana Living. Money is tight as she tries to put her kid-sister through college and provide for her young nephew. When Anni

Married 'til Monday

2015, Denise Hunter

With a big anniversary party in the works for his ex-wife’s parents, Ryan has just one weekend to play Abby’s husband . . . and win back the woman of his dreams.Ryan McKinley has tried to move on from his ex-wife, Abby. He’s sulked, he’s gotten angry, and ultimately he bought her dream house. Big mi

Carolina Breeze

2020, Denise Hunter

A jilted bride. A struggling innkeeper. And a romantic mountain getaway that changes everything.Rising Hollywood star Mia Emerson is looking for a safe place to land in the wake of a public breakup and scandal, and she finds it in the lake town of Bluebell, North Carolina—the location of her cancele

Autumn Skies

2020, Denise Hunter

Facing the past is easier if you don’t have to face it alone.The Bluebell Inn is turning a profit, and it’s time for the Bennett siblings to sell it and move on. Only Grace has plans to stay in the small lake town of Bluebell, North Carolina, where she hopes her growing outfitters business will save

Harvest Moon

2022, Denise Hunter

When a tragedy leaves a divorced couple with guardianship of their friends’ little girl, Laurel and Gavin drop everything for the sake of the child. Meanwhile, a case worker begins searching for a more suitable arrangement, and the estranged couple move into their friends’ home to provide temporary

Blue Ridge Sunrise

2017, Denise Hunter

Former free spirit Zoe Collins swore she’d never again set foot in Copper Creek or speak to the man who broke her heart. But return she must when her beloved Granny dies, leaving the family legacy to Zoe—a peach orchard nestled at the base of the Blue Ridge Mountains.When Zoe returns home with her d