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This “informative…highly readable” (The Wall Street Journal) New York Times bestselling book from the author of the bestseller Accidental Presidents explores what happens after the most powerful job in the world: President of the United States. Former presidents have an unusual place in...

From the bestselling and award-winning author of The Yellow Birds comes a gorgeous, haunting love story set in the Virginia mountains and on the battlefields of World War I France. Ewer’s Rock, Virginia, 1917. Roy Young is restless, eager to leave this isolated rural valley for university and...

Finalist for the National Book Award, The Yellow Birds is the harrowing story of two young soldiers trying to stay alive in Iraq. "The war tried to kill us in the spring." So begins this powerful account of friendship and loss. In Al Tafar, Iraq, twenty-one-year old Private Bartle and...

In this “spellbinding and totally original thriller” (Philipp Meyer, author of The Son) a lonely veteran’s gruesome discovery throws him right into the face of danger as a twisted investigation unravels the secrets of his dark past. One early morning on a Norfolk beach in Virginia, a dead...

All of heaven is waiting for you to release these supernatural words. Wield the power of the tongue for the sake of the kingdom. Decree and declare words of victory over your life today!

Set in Virginia during the Civil War and a century beyond, this novel by the award-winning author of The Yellow Birds explores the brutal legacy of violence and exploitation in American society. Spanning over one hundred years, from the antebellum era to the 1980's, A Shout in the Ruins examines...

For technician Josie and her team, the sudden collapse of the Lightspeed wireless grid was more than just the end of a job– it was the beginning of a terrifying nightmare. Stranded, abandoned, and under siege at one of Lightspeed's aid centers, their only chance at safety is a perilous trek to a nearby community they hope will offer refuge. In the rugged mountains of Virginia, Jim Powell leads a hardscrabble community clinging to survival.

He doesn’t lose control. He decides when to give it. Declan Marsh built his life on power, precision, and distance. Nothing slips. Nothing lingers. Nothing gets close enough to matter. Until a Senate hearing, a media storm, and one calculated decision force him into the last thing he trusts. A relationship. Finn Calloway is everything Declan’s world isn’t—unpredictable, sharp-tongued, and impossible to manage. A struggling chef with nothing left to lose, he agrees to a fake relationship for the money, the timing, and the clean exit at the end. The rules are simple. Six weeks. Public...

#1 New York Times Bestseller Set during the events of the New York Times bestseller Powerless, this captivating novella gives fan-favorite Adena a story all her own as she attempts to survive on the streets of Loot…and falls for a mysterious—and dangerous—Elite. Adena and Paedyn have...

Some men get trapped by circumstance. Others walk into it willingly. The Pressure Collection continues with its most intense installment yet. After the forced proximity and collision of Book 1, and the escalating obsession and tension of Book 2, Terms Accepted pushes the series into something far more dangerous: control. These men are executives, trainers, photographers, neighbors, and rivals who live disciplined lives built on structure, restraint, and rules. But behind every carefully managed routine is the same quiet truth: Someone wants control. Someone wants permission. And someone is ...

A corporate executive loses his voice and discovers a new pathway to organizational excellence, built on the premise of dispersed power and shared leadership. 

Ivan Morozov has clawed his way to the heights of power and influence where few dare to tread, contending with the Empire's real movers and shakers. And in their world, power needs to be proven daily.

Four lives are drawn together in a sweeping, panoramic new novel from Richard Powers, showcasing the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Overstory at the height of his skills. Twelve-year-old Evie Beaulieu sinks to the bottom of a swimming pool in Montreal strapped to one of the world’s first aqualungs. Ina Aroita grows up in naval bases across the Pacific with art as her only home. Two polar opposites at an elite Chicago high school bond over a three-thousand-year-old board game; Rafi Young will get lost in literature, while Todd Keane’s work will lead to a startling AI breakthrough.

Don’t let those cherubic faces fool you. Your smart kids have an agenda - and they’re workin’ ya. Powerful kids don’t just happen. They’re created, and their power comes in different packages. Whether loud and temperamental, quiet and sensitive, or stubborn and manipulative, powerful children can make living with them a challenge. But it doesn’t have to be that way. In Parenting Your Powerful Child, New York Times best-selling author Dr. Kevin Leman offers a practical action plan to redirect your child’s power surges into positive traits that will prepare your child for a successful, happy, and productive adult life.

The worst day of Eric's life was capped off by him being kicked through a gateway into a universe filled with magic and monsters. To make matters worse, he had to fight for his life the moment he arrived. Nothing could have prepared him for a world where everything either wants to kill him or eat him.

Mary Jane, a struggling comedienne, stumbled into the wrong club at the wrong time. She didn't notice the gangster gripping the gun and the two scary men on his sides. She just jumped on the stage, tested the microphone, and went into her routine. That's where things got interesting. Noah was the gangster that gripped the gun. The beast of Din City. The boss of the streets. The one who ruled them all from the North to the South. Not liking to murder women, he'd now been thrown into an uncomfortable situation. She'd accidentally become a witness to something she shouldn't have seen.

From the highly acclaimed author of Bad Day in Blackrock – inspiration for the 2012 award-winning film What Richard Did, directed by Lenny Abrahamson... ? Shortlisted for the 2021 An Post Irish Book Awards Eason Novel of the Year... A darkly funny, gripping and profoundly moving novel about a...

Prince Ivan Morozov joins the security forces' hunt for demon-worshippers—driven not just by duty, but by a deeply personal motive: vengeance for his mentor's death. Meanwhile, the Emperor and the head of the local faith are playing a dangerous and puzzling game of their own. The endgame draws...

This story takes place in the mid-1980’s, when the author was a 25-year-old newly-hired Criminal Investigator/Special Agent in Key Largo, Florida, lured in by the excitement of the “War on Drugs.” He would soon find himself on the front lines of that war, usually taking place at night on sleek go-fast boats off the Florida Keys, or sneaking around in the thick mangrove jungles chasing smugglers. When he arrived at the small office, the former boss was a wanted fugitive, having flipped to the dark side smuggling his own lucrative loads.

An NAACP Image Award nominee, The Black Male Handbook is an impassioned call to end the problems facing today's Black men. Author and activist Kevin Powell offers insights on steering away from violence and toward a more responsible manhood. A new climate is rising in the Black community. Despite a shared thirst for cutting-edge opportunities and fresh directions, today's hiphop generation is still plagued by many long-standing problems.