Linda Kaplan Thaler and Robin Koval talk about their book, The Power of Nice: How to Conquer the Business World with Kindness to be released in September.
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Heidi Julavits on her novel, The Uses of Enchantment, to be released in October.
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Alex Kuczynski on her book, Beauty Junkies: Inside our $15 Billion Obsession with Cosmetic Surgery, to be released in October. Topics discussed in this video may be graphic for some.
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Charlotte’s Web
by E. B. White
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One of the classics of children’s literature, this widely read tale takes place on a farm in Maine and concerns a pig named Wilbur and his devoted friend Charlotte, the spider who manages to save his life by writing words in her web. The movie stars Julia Roberts, Dakota Fanning, Oprah Winfrey, Steve Buscemi, among others.

Running with Scissors
by Augusten Burroughs
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The true story of a boy whose mother (a poet with delusions of Anne Sexton) gave him away to be raised by her unorthodox psychiatrist who bore a striking resemblance to Santa Claus. It is a funny, harrowing and bestselling account of an ordinary boy’s survival under the most extraordinary circumstances.

The Prestige
by Christopher Priest
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Winner of the World Fantasy Award

In 1878, two young stage magicians clash in the dark during the course of a fraudulent seance. From this moment on, their lives become webs of deceit and revelation as they vie to outwit and expose one another. Directed by Christopher Nolan (Batman Begins, Memento), the movie stars Hugh Jackman, Christian Bale, Scarlett Johansson, and Michael Caine.

Graphic Classics

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Timeless works of literature featuring amazing, one-of-a-kind cover illustrations from some of today’s best graphic artists. These Deluxe Editions also feature French flaps, rough fronts and luxurious packaging. Look for more Deluxe Classics with illustrated covers in the months ahead!

The classic Insight Guides series has, for more than 35 years, provided a full account of the world’s leading travel destinations through expert and informative text and stunning photography. Each title combines three books in one: an ideal travel planner, a practical on-the-spot companion, and a superb visual souvenir of a visit. If you want your vacation to be more than a sightseeing trip you can trust Insight Guides because they provide a complete and honest appraisal.

An ever-increasing range of products from Insight Guides also includes: Insight Pocket Guides, Compact Guides, Shopping Guides, Museums and Galleries Guides, Globes and Atlases, Fleximaps and more.

Berlitz — Helping the world communicate since 1878 — is the world’s largest provider of language training and cultural consulting services, with over 460 locations in 63 countries. Their products have helped millions of children and adults speak new languages.

Berlitz language books and audio products have enabled millions of people to study languages effectively at home, and at their own pace. Berlitz have also produced a very successful range of travel guides for well over 100 destinations, as well as specialist travel books such as the renowned Ocean Cruising and Cruise Ships and Business Travel Guide Europe.

Ludmila’s Broken English
by DBC Pierre

A wild and brilliant tale by the winner of the Man Booker Prize.

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On a Tuesday in terror-struck London, Blair and Bunny Heath become the first adult conjoined twins ever successfully separated. On a Tuesday in the war-torn Caucasus, Ludmila Derev accidentally kills her grandfather. By December, they find themselves trudging together through a snow field, staring down the barrel of a rebel’s gun.

Ludmila sets out on a journey west to save her family from starvation and marauding Gnez troops. Hers is an odyssey of sour wit, even sourer vodka, and a Soviet tractor probably running on goat’s piss. The Heath twins are released from a newly privatized institution rumored to have been founded for an illegitimate royal baby. They are plunged into a round-the-clock world churning with opportunity, rowdy with the chatter of freedom, self-empowerment, and sex. Dangerous cocktails and a Russian Brides Web site throw these unforgettable characters together with explosive results.

DBC Pierre’s second novel confirms his place in the ranks of today’s most audacious and acclaimed novelists. DBC Pierre is the author of Vernon God Little, which won the Man Booker Prize and the Whitbread First Novel Award. He lives in County Leitrim, Ireland.

Size 12 Is Not Fat: A Heather Wells Mystery
by Meg Cabot

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The #1 “New York Times” bestselling author strikes gold once more with a new series featuring a pop star-turned-girl detective in a mystery that rocks.

The Gormenghast Novels
by Mervyn Peake

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A doomed lord, an emergent hero, and a dazzling array of bizarre creatures inhabit the magical world of the Gormenghast novels which, along with Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings, reign as one of the undisputed fantasy classics of all time. At the center of it all is the seventy-seventh Earl, Titus Groan, who stands to inherit the miles of rambling stone and mortar that form Gormenghast Castle and its kingdom, unless the conniving Steerpike, who is determined to rise above his menial position and control the House of Groan, has his way.

In these extraordinary novels, Peake has created a world where all is like a dream–lush, fantastical, and vivid. Accompanying the text are Peake’s own drawings, illustrating the whole assembly of strange and marvelous creatures that inhabit Gormenghast.

Defeating the Hacker: A Non-Technical Guide to Computer Security
by Robert Schifreen

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Defeating the Hacker allows the reader to learn how to protect their computer systems with advice from someone who knows how to break into them.

Robert Schifreen, a self-confessed ex-hacker, made history in 1985 when he became the first person in the world to face a jury trial in connection with computer hacking. His subsequent acquittal in the High Court led to a change in UK Law and the introduction of the Computer Misuse Act 1990. His 20 years experience in IT security now lends itself to global radio and TV broadcasts, as well as appearances at conferences and lectures around the world.

The Dead Beat: Lost Souls, Lucky Stiffs, and the Perverse Pleasures of Obituaries
by Marilyn Johnson

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In wry and lucid prose, Johnson takes a mordantly funny look at the history and practice of “the ultimate human-interest story,” the obituary.

The End of Oil: On the Edge of a Perilous New World
by Paul Roberts

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You live in this world. You use oil. You must read this book. The situation is alarming and irrefutable: within thirty years, even by conservative estimates, we will have burned our way through most of the oil that is readily available to us. Already, the costly side effects of dependence on fossil fuel are taking their toll. Even as oil-related conflict threatens entire nations, individual consumers are suffering from higher prices at the gas pump, rising health problems, and the grim prospect of long-term environmental damage. In this frank and balanced investigation, Paul Roberts offers a timely wake-up call. He talks to both oil optimists and oil pessimists, delves deep into the economics and politics of oil, and considers the promises and pitfalls of alternatives such as wind power, hybrid cars, and hydrogen. A new afterword brings the book up to the minute. Brisk, immediate, and accessible, this is essential reading for anyone who uses oil, which is to say every one of us.