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A daughter of Jewish refugees searches for love and a spiritual home in this novel by the National Book Award-nominated author of Difficult Women.

An action-packed collection of Conan the Barbarian's wild adventures.

A classic collection of American short stories about the lives of the late-nineteenth-century citizens of Maine.

Three siblings search for a mystical sword and unearth family secrets in this adventure novel.

A New York Times Notable Book: Darkly comic fables of modern life from a "major discovery" whose "writing gets in your bloodstream like a fever" (The Washington Post Book World)

A dachshund's resilient spirit reveals how precious each day is, in this wise, heartfelt memoir by the author of Lauren's Story: An American Dog in Paris.

A groundbreaking exploration of the enduring bond between humans and their animal companions.

When an actress turns up in the morgue, an ex-cop and a private investigator hunt a vicious killer across Los Angeles in "this hard-hitting crime novel" (Publishers Weekly).

"If history could be taught in the schools the way Berton writes about it, there wouldn't be a more popular subject on the curriculum." -The Globe and Mail Of all the wars fought by

An "insightful and delightfully unsentimental" account of the badly behaved, utterly lovable stray dog who became a local TV star in Indiana (Publishers Weekly).

How do you make sure your candidate becomes president of the United States' You make sure he's the only candidate left alive ...

A world-renowned animal trainer recounts her fight to win custody of a pit bull unfairly condemned to die in this "wonderful" true story (The Wall Street Journal).

From a revered writer of the Beat Generation, a "tour de force" that contemplates aging-and how to make the most of it (Booklist).

A lively, witty history of the iconic Italian drinking establishment, a meeting place for literary and artistic luminaries for nearly a century.

When your son's a genius, it's hard not to brag-even in the afterlife-in this "funny and fascinating novel about Yiddish mothers in Paradise" (Le Point).