As the planet of Krypton crumbles, General Zod (Michael Shannon) stages a coup as concerned leader Jor-El (Russell Crowe) and his wife send their infant son Kal-El to a distant world called Earth. Named Clark and raised by kindly farmers Jonathan (Kevin Costner) and Martha Kent (...
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A terrible darkness has fallen upon Jacob Weisz's beloved Germany. The Nazi regime, under the leadership of Adolf Hitler, has surged to power and now hold Germany by the throat. All non-Aryans, especially Jews like Jacob and his family, are treated like dogs. When tragedy strikes...
"Everybody has a favorite animal. Some like little white dogs or big black cats or hoppy brown bunnies best. Others prefer squishy snails or tall giraffes or sleek black panthers. With beautiful illustrations and charming personal stories, 14 children's book artists share their f...
A surgeon trying to make sense of his life stays in a remote inn managed by a woman trying to do the same thing. When a storm forces them to lean on each other for strength, they find more than comfort in each other.
'A Single Swallow' is the eagerly awaited English translation of award-winning author Zhang Lings epic and intimate novel about the devastation of war, forgiveness, redemption, and the enduring power of love. Born in China, Ling moved to Canada in 1986 and lives in Toronto, ON.
Ahmad, who feels his faith is threatened by the hedonistic society around him, gets involved in a plot, with reverberations that rouse the Department of Homeland Security.
An inexperienced CIA trainee with top-notch linguistic skills becomes a field operative under mysterious circumstances.
The ideal travel companion, full of insider advice on what to see and do, plus detailed itineraries and comprehensive maps for exploring Florence and Tuscany. Visit Michelangelo's David at the Galleria dell'Accademia, marvel at Siena's tiger-striped Duomo, or eat and drink your w...
"For more than four decades, Ellen Datlow has been at the center of horror. Bringing you the most frightening and terrifying stories, Datlow always has her finger on the pulse of what horror readers crave. Now, with the sixteenth volume of the series, Datlow is back again to brin...
Ruby is devastated when her parents are killed in a tragic car accident. With her younger brother Rhett, Ruby is sent to live with the legal guardians chosen by her parents. The Glasses live in an opulent Malibu mansion where Ruby and Rhett are promised all of the finest luxuries...
Carrie Mathison, a brilliant but volatile CIA agent, suspects that a rescued American POW may not be what he seems. Is Marine Sgt. Nicholas Brody a war hero or an Al Qaeda sleeper agent plotting a spectacular terrorist attack on U.S. soil? Following her instincts, Mathison will r...
"The people who made, saved, and sometimes destroyed medieval manuscripts, over a thousand years of history, from the acclaimed author of Meetings with Remarkable Manuscripts. The Manuscripts Club tells of twelve men and women, from the eleventh century to the twentieth, who all ...
"When a routine Justice League mission goes awry, Superman must make a 20 year journey home. But he feels like a stranger when he returns to a world where no time has passed at all. After Superman is called away on a routine Justice League mission, Lois Lane awakens to find a com...
"His Nantucket neighbor is trying to fix him up with Marci Clay? First of all, Dr. Christopher Morgan doesn't date. Not since his last relationship ended in tragedy. And second, he and the pretty waitress with the secretive past come from two different worlds. Worlds that he will...
Jennifer Marsh is an FBI secret service agent who gets caught up in a very personal and deadly cat-and-mouse game with a serial killer. The killer knows that people are drawn to the curious and the dark side of things. They will log onto an 'untraceable' website where the killer ...
Follow the steamy, glamorous lives of three very different women, Liza , Kellyanne, and Billie, over the course of a summer spent at a posh resort in the Hamptons. With a grisly murder, a premature birth, and a public meltdown all on the docket for this intense and erotic plot, t...