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The murder of brutal landowner Fyodor Karamazov changes the lives of his sons irrevocably: Mitya, the sensualist, whose bitter rivalry with his father immediately places him under suspicion for parricide; Ivan, the intellectual, driven to breakdown; the spiritual Alyosha, who tries to heal the family's rifts; and the shadowy figure of their bastard half-brother, Smerdyakov. Dostoyevsky's dark masterwork evokes a world where the lines between innocence and corruption, good and evil, blur and everyone's faith in humanity is tested.

Fyodor Dostoyevsky is a titanic figure among the world's great authors, and The Brothers Karamazov is often hailed as his finest novel. A masterpiece on many levels, it transcends the boundaries of a gripping murder mystery to become a moving account of the battle between love and hate, faith and despair, compassion and cruelty, good and evil.

Summoned to a world ruled by a game-like system, Kara is offered a power that lies beyond it. A power given by a dying dragon. A power that predates the system. A power wielded only by the gods. To become the last wielder of a dragonsoul.

I came here to disappear. I didn’t expect four alphas to find me first. I emptied my savings. Ditched my phone three states back. Rented the most remote cabin I could find—no neighbors, no cell service, middle of nowhere. What the listing didn’t mention: the property borders pack territory. I wanted to vanish. To stop looking over my shoulder. To finally feel safe from the ex who thinks I belong to him. Then the storm hits. The roof leaks. My supplies are ruined. And I’m too weak to make it back alone. That’s when they find me. Shepherd—the pack leader whose steady presence ...

After an unknown galactic system becomes a battleground, Jaxton finds himself torn between duty and family: His little sister’s life balancing on a knife’s edge. Meanwhile, Jaxton’s younger brother Ryan, stationed on the besieged planet of St. George, fights for the planet’s survival alongside the enigmatic Grand Monarch Izabelle St. Claire. Painstakingly Jaxton navigates the treacherous depths of space to aid his brother where he unravels a web of intrigue and betrayal.

I came to plan my best friend’s wedding. I met four alphas who won’t let me go. Naughty Knots Paradise was supposed to be simple: three weeks, one wedding, and zero complications. Then I meet the alphas on staff: Jensen—the head of hospitality who keeps sliding me refreshments when I forget to eat. Corbin—the grumpy event coordinator who hates my ideas and watches me like I’m a problem he can’t solve. Oren—the quiet groundskeeper who keeps to himself and tends to his greenhouse like it’s his sanctuary. And then there’s Rhys—the bride’s brother. The one I’ve wanted ...

Now including a new afterword! An instant New York Times bestseller from award-winning journalist Kara Swisher, Burn Book is a “highly readable…bawdy, brash, and compulsively thought-provoking” (Booklist, starred review) account of the tech industry and its founders who wanted to change...

Cobalt Red is the searing first-ever exposé of the immense toll taken on the people and environment of the Democratic Republic of the Congo by cobalt mining, as told through the testimonies of the Congolese people themselves. Activist and researcher Siddharth Kara has traveled deep into cobalt territory to document the testimonies of the people living, working, and dying for cobalt.

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER In “one of the most important athlete memoirs of its generation” (Kate Fagan, #1 New York Times bestselling author), Olympian Kara Goucher reveals her experience of living through and speaking out about one of the biggest scandals in running. Kara Goucher...

I came for a quiet drink to forget about Valentine’s Day. I left with four hockey players... and a heat I can’t control. My alpha dumped me the night before Valentine’s Day. Publicly. For a “better” omega. So when four gorgeous hockey players invite me to join their pity party at the bar, I say yes. They’ve been dumped too—their pack omega left them for a rival team, and the media won’t let them forget it. Somewhere around drink four, we make a pact: fake a Valentine’s Day date. One dinner. One performance. Prove we’ve all moved on. Except dinner doesn’t feel fake. And...

It's on. Twice a week, award-winning journalist Kara Swisher gets to the heart of the story through no-holds-barred interviews with power players across business, tech, media, politics and beyond. So why do her guests show up? “Smart people,” says Kara, “like difficult questions.” Mondays and Thursdays from New York Magazine and the Vox Media Podcast Network.

Linking the time when karate was a strictly Okinawan art of self-defense shrouded in the deepest secrecy and the present day, when it has become a martial art practiced throughout the world, is Gichin Funakoshi, the "Father of Karate-do."

I came to guide a ski tour. I left with three men who followed me into the storm... and never stopped paying attention. I run cross-country ski tours through the Adirondack backcountry outside Puckridge. I know every trail, every ridge, every emergency shelter between here and the lake. Today’s group? Three hockey players from the local minor league. Easy booking. Just a quick loop. Done by lunch. Then the whiteout hits two hours early. I reroute us to a backcountry cabin. One room. One woodstove. Four of us. No way out until morning. And my suppressants just failed. Holden—the alpha ...

I boarded that flight to start over. I landed with four hockey players who refuse to let me go. New Year’s Eve. Red-eye home. My cheerleading squad just got cut, my apartment lease is up, and my five-year plan is in ashes. All I wanted was to survive the flight and figure out my life later. Then my heat hit at 30,000 feet. No suppressants. No warning. Just me, a cramped cabin, and a pack of professional hockey players in the rows around me. Pax—the pack alpha whose commanding voice makes my knees buckle. Emeric—the charmer who offers me champagne and makes me laugh through the panic. ...

After spending four years in a Siberian penal settlement, during which time he underwent a religious conversion, Dostoevsky developed a keen ability for deep character analysis. In The Brothers Karamazov, he explores human nature at its most loathsome and cruel but never flinches at what he finds.

Step into the rich history and culture of Mother Russia with this classic collection by esteemed writer Fyodor Dostoyevsky. With his penchant for gripping prose and powerful themes that unmasked the social struggles and intellectual clashes of his day, this audiobook collection brings his work to life for the contemporary listener.

Paige McAllister needs to do something drastic. Her boyfriend can't even commit to living in the same country, her promised promotion is dead on arrival, and the simultaneous loss of her brother and her dream of being a concert violinist has kept her playing life safe and predictable for six years. A moment of temporary insanity finds her leaving her life in Chicago to move to Sydney, Australia. There she finds herself, against many of her convictions, as a logistics planner for one of Australia's biggest churches and on a collision course with her boss' son.

Take it from a mom who raised two teenage boys into actual humans—yes, they can and do change. This is her tough love and candid advice on being a good guy in a world full of assh*les. Have you ever returned the family car with less than a quarter tank left? Or gotten a technical in a...

Dostoevsky studied human nature with passion and precision. He plumbed the depths and never winced at what he found, even when it was beyond his understanding. This extraordinary novel is a recital of his findings, told in the story of four brothers: Dimitri, pleasure-seeking, impatient, unruly; Ivan, brilliant and morose; Alyosha, gentle, loving, honest; and the illegitimate Smerdyakov, sly, silent, cruel. What give this story its dramatic grip is the part these brothers play in their father's murder.

Kara Guthrie never thought she’d meet Mr. Right while clinging to a tree, in the middle of raging floodwaters, during a freaking hurricane. But you can’t pass up a guy who not only rides to the rescue in a helicopter—but jumps into the water when you’re swept away by the current. Kara may have serious trust issues with a capital T, thanks to her last boyfriend, but Arrow is proving patient enough to help her overcome them, one at a time.