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A riveting true story of a mother who fought back against the drug cartels in Mexico, pursuing her own brand of justice to avenge the kidnapping and murder of her daughter - from a global investiga

"This brilliant book will shatter your assumptions about what it takes to improve and succeed. I wish I could go back in time and gift it to my younger self.

Acclaimed as one of the year's 10 best books by the Washington Post - 12 essential nonfiction books by the New Yorker - 100 notable books by the New York Times - best books by the Economist, F

A frank and entertaining memoir, from the daughter of Edward Said, about growing up second-generation Arab American and struggling with that identity.

"Essential reading for understanding not just Chinese American history but American history-and the American present." -Celeste Ng, #1 bestselling author of Little Fires Everywhere * TIME

A magisterial history of Indigenous North America that places the power of Native nations at its center, telling their story from the rise of ancient cities more than a thousand years ago to fights

National Bestseller featured by Good Morning America, NPR's Code Switch, The New York Times, and The Guardian NPR's "Books We Love for 2023" Forbes' "Greatest Self-Hel

A Goodreads Most Anticipated Book - Examining capitalism's toxic creep into the land, our bodies, and our thinking, this incisive new work is "a visceral exploration" (Katherine May,

A TIME and Washington Post Best Book of the Year - The New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice - A stunning personal manifesto on memory, family, and history that explores how we in America

Longlisted for the National Book Award - A "vivid and frank" (NPR) account of the crack cocaine era and a community's ultimate resilience, told through a cast of characters whose liv

The inaugural title from Alchemy by Knopf Canada: a searing account by an exquisite writer who came to Canada as a baby, escaping war in Cambodia.

A moving true story for children ages 6 to 9 about growing up in Japanese American incarceration camps during World War II - from the iconic Star Trek actor, activist, and author of the New York Ti

The #1 New York Times bestseller. "A gorgeous and inspiring work of art on creation, creativity, the work of the artist.

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