Great Diaries

A “compelling” (New York Times) and personal daily account of the experience of the Great Depression in the mid-west, full of anxieties about the economic future, with powerful echoes for today. In the early 1920s, Benjamin Roth was a young lawyer fresh out of the army. He settled in...

"What if Pikachu was a hard-boiled detective?" That's what Nintendo asked of us when they revealed this new and unexpected direction for our favorite Pokemon. Join Pikachu in gritty, quirky, upbeat and unexpectedly dramatic cases but make sure to read them in order or you'll soon find yourself lost in a whole world of intrigue where a wide cast of intricate characters will share their past, present and future with you.

Emily's heart soars as the stone cottage on the cliff comes into view—it is just as she remembered. As she pushes open the weather-beaten door, she wonders if returning to this place will be a chance to start again… Heartbroken and searching for a new beginning, Emily is shocked to learn she has inherited her great-aunt Violet's cottage. She remembers summers spent running through its rose garden, but she hasn't seen her great-aunt in years… So why did she leave her Clifftop Cottage?

An ancient wonder. A bitter rival. Will securing his family's legacy get him killed? Darwin Lacroix has made an incredible discovery, but his lack of proof gnaws at him daily. After putting his wedding to the captivating Eyrun on hold, the archaeologist receives a tip that could finally prove his grandfather's research. There's just one catch: To make the find, he'll have to forge an uneasy alliance with a cunning Italian archrival. When the partnership gets him closer than ever to the Library of Alexandria, Darwin fears that his hope may blind him to the truth. But the explorer's attempt ...

‘Grimly fascinating … engrossing’ Daily Mail NINE HISTORIC CRIMES. ONE FAMILIAR OBSESSION. In early modern England, murder truly was most foul. Trials were gossipy events packed to the rafters with noisome spectators. Executions were public proceedings which promised not only gore, but...

"What if Pikachu was a hard-boiled detective?" That's what Nintendo asked of us when they revealed this new and unexpected direction for our favorite Pokemon. Join Pikachu in gritty, quirky, upbeat and unexpectedly dramatic cases but make sure to read them in order or you'll soon find yourself lost in a whole world of intrigue where a wide cast of intricate characters will share their past, present and future with you.

Travel back in time and witness both everyday life and great moments in history in this fascinating compilation of diaries through the ages. Remarkable Diaries traces the history of the diary in all its forms, from ancient times to the present day. It brings together historical and literary...

Late at night on a deserted Chester ring road, a man is run down and killed. But is it an accident, suicide, or murder? First thing next day Inspector Walter Darriteau is on the case. The dead man was a lay preacher up for promotion. Surely that couldn’t be relevant, but they are zealous and jealous in that game. Or could it be something more sinister? Why didn’t the driver stop? And the wife doesn’t seem too upset about it. Her main concern is the insurance policy that should pay off their mortgage. Where was she when it happened? “The Murder Diaries – Seven Times Over” is the ...

A harrowing and heartwrenching memoir of humanitarian aid worker Jessica Buchanan’s kidnapping by Somali land pirates, her three months in captivity, her rescue by the Navy SEALs, and her husband’s extraordinary efforts to help bring her home. In 2006, twenty-seven-year-old Jessica Buchanan...

"What if Pikachu was a hard-boiled detective?" That's what Nintendo asked of us when they revealed this new and unexpected direction for our favorite Pokemon. Join Pikachu in gritty, quirky, upbeat and unexpectedly dramatic cases but make sure to read them in order or you'll soon find yourself lost in a whole world of intrigue where a wide cast of intricate characters will share their past, present and future with you.

A young woman must unmask a serial killer and prove her innocence, all before her best friend’s wedding in this hilarious “sultry summer thriller” (The New York Times). Gwen Turner has made a bloody mess of her life. She recently broke up with the best man she’s ever known for reasons...

The Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award winner’s timeless lectures that became a New York Times bestselling classic regarded as a “profound and priceless as guidance for anyone who aspires to write” (Los Angeles Times). Born in 1909 in Jackson, Mississippi, Eudora Welty shares details...

The Diary of Samuel Pepys is one of the most entertaining documents in English history. Written between 1660 and 1669, as Pepys was establishing himself as a key administrator in the Navy Office, it is an intimate portrait of life in 17th-century England, covering his professional and personal activities, including, famously, his love of music, theatre, food, and wine and his peccadilloes.

Since the dawn of the twentieth century, people have pushed the limits of what seems possible. This book is your day-by-day journey through those extraordinary moments. Organized by calendar date, each page highlights one remarkable world record set on that very day between 1900 and today. From blistering sprint times and towering skyscrapers to scientific breakthroughs and daring explorations, these achievements reveal how human ambition has evolved over more than a century. Open to your birthday, an anniversary, or simply today’s date and discover who rewrote history on that day. ...

"What if Pikachu was a hard-boiled detective?" That's what Nintendo asked of us when they revealed this new and unexpected direction for our favorite Pokemon. Join Pikachu in gritty, quirky, upbeat and unexpectedly dramatic cases but make sure to read them in order or you'll soon find yourself lost in a whole world of intrigue where a wide cast of intricate characters will share their past, present and future with you.

"What if Pikachu was a hard-boiled detective?" That's what Nintendo asked of us when they revealed this new and unexpected direction for our favorite Pokemon. Join Pikachu in gritty, quirky, upbeat and unexpectedly dramatic cases but make sure to read them in order or you'll soon find yourself lost in a whole world of intrigue where a wide cast of intricate characters will share their past, present and future with you.

"What if Pikachu was a hard-boiled detective?" That's what Nintendo asked of us when they revealed this new and unexpected direction for our favorite Pokemon. Join Pikachu in gritty, quirky, upbeat and unexpectedly dramatic cases but make sure to read them in order or you'll soon find yourself lost in a whole world of intrigue where a wide cast of intricate characters will share their past, present and future with you.

"What if Pikachu was a hard-boiled detective?" That's what Nintendo asked of us when they revealed this new and unexpected direction for our favorite Pokemon. Join Pikachu in gritty, quirky, upbeat and unexpectedly dramatic cases but make sure to read them in order or you'll soon find yourself lost in a whole world of intrigue where a wide cast of intricate characters will share their past, present and future with you.

This “engrossing” (The Wall Street Journal) national bestseller and true “heartbreaking tale of tragedy and redemption” (Hampton Sides, bestselling author of Ghost Soldiers) reveals how a discovered diary—found during a brutal World War II battle—changed our war-torn society’s...

More than four million readers fell in love with Nan, the smart, spirited, and sympathetic heroine of the #1 New York Times bestseller The Nanny Diaries. After living abroad for twelve years, Nan and her husband, Ryan, aka H.H., have returned to New York to get her new business off the ground...