Hillbilly Elegy is a passionate and personal analysis of a culture in crisis - that of white working-class Americans. The decline of this group, a demographic of our country that has been slowly disintegrating over 40 years, has been reported on with growing frequency and alarm but has never before been written about as searingly from the inside. J. D. Vance tells the true story of what a social, regional, and class decline feels like when you were born with it hung around your neck.

Women can be heroes. When twenty-year-old nursing student Frances “Frankie” McGrath hears these words, it is a revelation. Raised in the sun-drenched, idyllic world of Southern California and sheltered by her conservative parents, she has always prided herself on doing the right thing. But in 1965, the world is changing, and she suddenly dares to imagine a different future for herself. When her brother ships out to serve in Vietnam, she joins the Army Nurse Corps and follows his path.

No matter your goals, Atomic Habits offers a proven framework for improving - every day. James Clear, one of the world's leading experts on habit formation, reveals practical strategies that will teach you exactly how to form good habits, break bad ones, and master the tiny behaviors that lead to remarkable results. If you're having trouble changing your habits, the problem isn't you. The problem is your system. Bad habits repeat themselves again and again not because you don't want to change, but because you have the wrong system for change.

Michael Crichton, creator of Jurassic Park, ER, Twister, and Westworld, had a passion project he’d been pursuing for years, ahead of his untimely passing in 2008. Knowing how special it was, his wife, Sherri Crichton, held back his notes and the partial manuscript until she found the right author to complete it: James Patterson, the world’s most popular storyteller.

Tessa and Charlie have been best friends since childhood. Now Tess is a famous travel writer who documents her adventures on social media while Charlie rarely leaves the safety of her home, living in fear after narrowly escaping a vicious attack years earlier. But despite their different lives, their bond of friendship remains unbreakable...even in death.

1975 is a time of change in America. The Vietnam War is ending. Muhammad Ali is fighting Joe Frazier. And in the small town of Monta Clare, Missouri, girls are disappearing. When the daughter of a wealthy family is targeted, the most unlikely hero emerges—Patch, a local boy, who saves the girl, and, in doing so, leaves heartache in his wake. Patch and those who love him soon discover that the line between triumph and tragedy has never been finer. And that their search for answers will lead them to truths that could mean losing one another.

Amoral, cunning, ruthless, and instructive, this piercing work distills 3,000 years of the history of power into 48 well-explicated laws. This bold volume outlines the laws of power in their unvarnished essence, synthesizing the philosophies of Machiavelli, Sun Tzu, Carl von Clausewitz, and other infamous strategists. The 48 Laws of Power will fascinate any listener interested in gaining, observing, or defending against ultimate control.

Daphne always loved the way her fiancé Peter told their story. How they met (on a blustery day), fell in love (over an errant hat), and moved back to his lakeside hometown to begin their life together. He really was good at telling it…right up until the moment he realized he was actually in love with his childhood best friend Petra.

There is no bigger public health story now than the collapse in youth mental health. The numbers are terrifying and dominate our headlines. There has been much debate over how we got here, and what to do next, and bestselling author and social psychologist Jonathan Haidt is at the white-hot center of that discourse. Haidt has spent his career speaking wisdom and truth into the most difficult landscapes—communities polarized by politics and religion, campuses battling culture wars, and now the perfect storm contributing to a public health emergency for Gen Z.

“You like it darker? Fine, so do I,” writes Stephen King in the afterword to this magnificent new collection of twelve stories that delve into the darker part of life—both metaphorical and literal. King has, for half a century, been a master of the form, and these stories, about fate, mortality, luck, and the folds in reality where anything can happen, are as rich and riveting as his novels, both weighty in theme and a huge pleasure to digest.

I lost my V-card to a smoking hot stranger last night. I never expected to see him again. Until I discovered my mystery hottie is a freaking Billionaire hotelier out to destroy my family's legacy. He's six feet of muscular temptation with piercing baby blues and a suit that leaves little to imagination. Being his date to ex-fiance’s wedding should have been the end of our ruse. But damn, this former football god knows how to score, turning my body into his own personal endzone all night long! I should despise Mr Delicious for threatening my vineyard. But instead I'm daydreaming about ...

I am Pregnant and my older brother’s best friend is the baby daddy The preppy frat boy had been a thorn in my side since we were young. Now he is all grown up, a Navy SEAL, and an oil Billionaire. He is recently widowed and can’t keep a nanny. I needed a job, and a place to stay. I promised myself that I could keep the cold war-hero at bay, keep everything professional. But I was a sucker for the father who loved and protected not only his daughter, but the entire community. His gaze ignites a fire in me I have never known. During a tornado, I found myself wrapped in his strong arms and...

I didn't know I was engaged. I didn't choose her. I have never met her. I don't even know her. But I'm duty bound to bed her and produce an heir . . . Catriona Today I met and married a stranger, Leland Lane, an exiled prince, my ex fiancé's older brother. I've been engaged to Lane's eldest son since I was born. It was Andrew . . .until just a few days ago when they discovered Leland, his eldest half brother and therefore my betrothed. The deal was to stay married for one year and a day, produce an heir then I'm free. But from the moment our eyes met I knew I was his. And he claimed my ...

He broke my heart eight years ago when he left me pregnant and disappeared without a word. Mr. Grumpy billionaire had taken over my family’s resort, which made him my boss. After all these years he’s back, pretending like nothing happened. His panty dropping blue eyes still threaten to pierce my soul. One look is all it takes for me to agree to sleep with him. Against my better judgment I’m falling for him again. We have a deal. Agree to pretend to be his girlfriend for one week, and he will leave me alone. But I have a secret, one that is eight years old. I have to protect my ...

I didn't expect to fall for a ruthless mafia billionaire but he claimed me before I even met him. Now, I'm his fake wife and expecting his baby. Sal De Luca is a brooding shadow that my brother sent as my bodyguard. I should know better than to fall for my brother's underboss. I try to avoid him, but I'm addicted to the way he worships my body. He's tall with acres of muscles and hands that know how to make me beg for more. He has me submitting to his every demand. But Sal isn't my dream, in fact he might be my nightmare. Yet, pretending to be his wife to remain undercover is starting to ...