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An autobiography of Val James, the first American-born black hockey player to play in the National Hockey League.

In a scientific detective story, the author, along with a reporter, investigates more than 30 child prodigies, all of whom had extraordinary memories and a keen eye for detail, and discovers a gene

When Damon Tweedy first enters the halls of Duke University Medical School on a full scholarship, he envisions a bright future where his segregated, working class background will become largely irr

In The Distracted Mind leading psychologist Larry Rosen, and pioneering neuroscientist Adam Gazzaley, explain why our minds have become addicted to email, text messages, virtual worlds and social m

The little-known story of how JFK pioneered supply-side economics Who invented supply-side economics-the idea that cutting tax rates can result in more growth, more prosperity at all income levels,

When Motherless Daughters was published 20 years ago, it unleashed a tsunami of healing awareness.

Sparks's stories--populated with sculptors, librarians, astronauts, and warriors--form a veritable cabinet of curiosities. Mythical, bizarre, and ... moving, [the book] ...

The first installment of the trilogy, Ninefox Gambit, centers on disgraced captain Kel Cheris, who must recapture the formidable Fortress of Scattered Needles in order to redeem herself in front of

Few could explain, let alone seek out, a career in criticism. Yet what A.O.

Ellen Notbohm's Ten Things Every Child with Autism Wishes You Knew has won the Bronze Medal in Psychology in the Foreword Book of the Year Awards, 2013, winner of an iParenting Media Award and Hono

The 40-plus essays will span art, literature, and politics, with topics from Virginia Woolf and James Baldwin to President Obama and Boko Haram.

Based on the chilling true story of the last execution in Denmark's history, this award-winning, mesmerizing novel asks a question that plagues a small Danish town: does a fifteen-year-old boy dese

She was looking for a place to land. Anna is a fifteen-year-old girl slouching toward adulthood, and she's had it with her life at home.

For years war has touched the Cambodian village where 12-year-old Dara lives. Bombs have gradually destroyed the huts and temple. Recently, soldiers marched into town and burned all the rice seed.

A trip to the museum with Pinky's dad and his sister, Amanda, puts Pinky and Rex's friendship to the test.