'It was the best of times, it was the worst of times...'Vividly interweaving epic historical drama with personal tragedy, Dickens's gripping novel depicts the lives of two very different men, Charles Darnay, an exiled French aristocrat, and Sydney...

Introduction and Notes by Dinny Thorold, University of Westminster. Illustrated by F. Walker and Maurice Greiffenhagen.Unusually for Dickens, Hard Times is set, not in London, but in the imaginary mid-Victorian Northern industrial town of Coketown with...

This guide reveals how writers can utilize cognitive storytelling strategies to craft stories that ignite readers’ brains and captivate them through each plot element.Imagine knowing what the brain craves from every tale it encounters, what...

Get ready for the Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare graphic novel! Based on the hit video game, this comic tells the story that leads up to Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare 2, the game! How did the "Zombossification" of surburbia begin? Where did all...

THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER."Malby-Anthony offers a book of great inspiration and wide appeal to nature-loving readers." —Publishers Weekly.A heart-warming sequel to the international bestseller The Elephant Whisperer, by Lawrence Anthony's wife...

For fans of All the Light We Cannot See and The Tattooist of Auschwitz!Inspired by Picasso’s great masterpiece Guernica, New York Times bestselling author Karen Robards returns with a riveting story of love, intrigue, deception and bravery in the...

Three plucky women lift the spirits of home-front brides in wartime Britain, where clothes rationing leaves little opportunity for pomp or celebration—even at weddings—in this heartwarming novel based on true events, from the bestselling...

Two half-brothers try to survive the fallout of their traumatic childhood and their abusive, alcoholic father in this tender and beautiful story about the power of forgiveness. On a sprawling Southern estate, Tucker and his younger brother, Mutt, were...

"Here's the catch--even if I make it out of here alive, I need a reason to breathe again." When MacThomas Pockets finished his last tour as part of the Scottish Special Forces, he was hired to consult for a film director to finesse some scenes that...

Peter Ash must follow his closest friend, Lewis, into the criminal underworld when secrets from the past threaten everything they hold dear in this propulsive new thriller from the bestselling and award-winning series.Lewis has helped Peter Ash out of...

There are plenty of "man against the world" thrillers to choose from, and Lone Wolf should be added to the list, right next to Bourne and Reacher. A small mission gets big quick as Evan Smoak meets his match on the assassin stage. It’s nonstop...

The kind of spy novel that grips you from the first page, Terry Hayes delivers a propulsive plot that will have you churning through pages, eager to find the resolution. This race against time is a certified thrill ride.In this “absolutely...

An epic fantasy of the powerful human hero who hates humans and aims to become the next Demon Lord!After the Demon Lord is slain at the hands of a lone human warrior, humans rejoice over the end of his reign of terror. But an intense tournament of...

Death doesn't stop a video game-loving shut-in from going on adventures and fighting monsters!

Two rival schools stand next door to each other: one for elite ladies, one for good-for-nothing boys. But one of those boys might just be a naturally chivalrous diamond in the rough, and one of those girls might be a little more open-minded than is...

When it comes to romance, opposites really do attract!Miyu Suzuki is a bright and bubbly high schooler who’s got a crush. There’s just one little problem—when it comes to personality, the guy she’s into is her polar...

When it comes to romance, opposites really do attract!Miyu Suzuki is a bright and bubbly high schooler who’s got a crush. There’s just one little problem—when it comes to personality, the guy she’s into is her polar...

In a distant future where the sun no longer shines, Toshiro Kamiya gives up his body to a sinister floral metamorphosis for a payday.The earth of the distant future is covered in thick clouds, and the sun no longer shines. Plants wither, and oxygen is...

The story of Kimi ni Todoke continues in this sequel starring Sawako and her former rival Kurumi in college.With her jet-black hair, sinister smile, and silent demeanor, Sawako “Sadako” Kuronuma always had trouble fitting in during high...

The story of Kimi ni Todoke continues in this sequel starring Sawako and her former rival Kurumi in college.With her jet-black hair, sinister smile, and silent demeanor, Sawako “Sadako” Kuronuma always had trouble fitting in during high...