"Amor Towles selects the best mystery short stories of the year 2023, including tales by Andrew Child, Jeffrey Deaver, and T.C. Boyle"-- Provided by publisher.
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When the body of a prominent businessman is found floating in an ancient Roman bath, all the evidence points to a young man named Ronald Standish as the murderer. His wife appeals to her old governess Amelia, the second wife of Dr. John H. Watson, for help. Soon, Amelia is thrust...
"Taking risks and welcoming challenges are important for reaching success. Written by experts in growth mindset and neuroscience, this workbook teaches teens life-changing skills for coping with setbacks and emotional struggles--including sadness, worry, and interpersonal challen...
It's Christmastime as hopelessly romantic artist Billy Taylor and sharp, beautiful businesswoman Maire are coming to the end of their nine-year marriage. Billy's fight for Maire to stay after their heart-wrenching loss is all but over. Until their silent pleas summon an answer in...
The life and times of Norman Mailer as told by those closest to him and by the man himself. A provocateur, a rebel, a performer, and a true American, Norman Mailer never stopped giving people something to talk about. This documentary goes beyond the Mailer of the book shelves and...
Contains photographs and information about some of the horror films produced by Universal Studios between the 1920s and 1950s, providing insights into how the movies were made, and profiling key people involved in their creation.
Sunset Boulevard, 1975: Two men are speeding home from a party on a night that will haunt them forever. Despite the dangerously wet roads, both passenger and driver are very drunk. Thirty years later on Los Angeles's Skid Row, a homeless man is found dead in an alley. Discovering...
It has been two years since Joseph Harker first Walked between dimensions, met the alternate forms of himself, and formed a team to protect the Altiverse in the struggle between the vicious forces of magic and science--and now, injured, he has returned to his own dimension, bring...
Wyatt Donnelly and Gary Wallace are two regular high school nerds struggling with unpopularity, a serious dating drought, and the endless torment of Wyatt's older brother Chett. They use their computer skills to create their dream girl, Lisa, whose supermodel good looks and super...
London, 1906: One of the world's foremost Shakespeare scholars presents a paper at Madame Tussaud's which claims that the real author of the works accredited to the Bard of Avon was none other than Queen Elizabeth I. Few in his audience, including the redoubtable Amelia Watson, w...
Wyatt Donnelly and Gary Wallace are two regular high school nerds struggling with unpopularity, a serious dating drought, and the endless torment of Wyatt's older brother Chett. They use their computer skills to create their dream girl, Lisa, whose supermodel good looks and super...
Wyatt Donnelly and Gary Wallace are two regular high school nerds struggling with unpopularity, a serious dating drought, and the endless torment of Wyatt's older brother Chett. They use their computer skills to create their dream girl, Lisa, whose supermodel good looks and super...
Wyatt Donnelly and Gary Wallace are two regular high school nerds struggling with unpopularity, a serious dating drought, and the endless torment of Wyatt's older brother Chett. They use their computer skills to create their dream girl, Lisa, whose supermodel good looks and super...
Klutzy, but beautiful Rebecca catches her boyfriend cheating, she dives into dating-guided by friends and a psychic's vision. Every guy is a disaster, except for her shy, sweet friend John. But will she realize love has been right in front of her all along?