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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).

From the pages of the New Yorker, Esquire, and the Paris Review, "Edward Hoagland's collected stories are dazzling" (Ann Beattie).

"Compelling ... Technology is changing the landscape of society, and Roeder describes how humanity is changing along with it." -Daniel H.

He started out as a crook-and ended up busting them. A true "high-flying, adrenaline-filled story with the feel of the movie The Sting" (Booklist).