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The inspiration for the iconic film, this memoir by the father of a prodigy reflects on chess, competition, and childhood.

A "wonderful novel" steeped in the folklore of the South from the New York Times-bestselling author of The Women of Brewster Place (The Washington Post Book World).

A "moving and memorable" novel about a cafe where everyone has a story to tell from the award-winning author of The Women of Brewster Place (The Boston Globe).

The National Book Award-winning author of The Women of Brewster Place explores the secrets of an affluent black community.

A "compelling [and] carefully researched" account of greed, duplicity, and an unholy partnership between Switzerland and the Third Reich (The Washington Times).

The true story of one of Hitler's most feared and brutal killers: his life and crimes, postwar atrocities, and forty-year evasion of justice.

When a woman is shot in a cannabis patch, Arly Hanks must restore order to her Ozarks community, in this sharp-witted mystery by an Agatha Award-winning author.

The novel that inspired the beloved Broadway musical: Jean Valjean's immortal adventure among the dispossessed of nineteenth-century Paris.

A classic collection of short stories from one of the twentieth century's most influential fantasy authors. Irish author Lord Dunsany majorly influenced generations of writers, including J.

Family secrets and sinister plots abound in this beautifully atmospheric Victorian gothic thriller from a celebrated Irish author.

A gothic masterpiece set in Victorian England: "One of the best horror stories ever written. Perhaps the best in the English language" (Stephen King). When Mr.

This classic vampire story has inspired generations of authors, from Bram Stoker to Charlaine Harris.

Fleeing the remarkable love that was prophesied at her birth, Amber the Untouched does not suspect that the wounded warrior with no memory who has come to her in the darkness is that same foretold

Mary Shelley's shocking, tragic, and some say autobiographical tale of incestuous love. Confined to her deathbed, Mathilda narrates the story of her life.

The novel of love, betrayal, and a woman's longing for independence universally acclaimed as Anne Bronte's greatest work.