Summer Reads

The second volume of a political treatise that changed the worldA vital cornerstone to Marx’s overall theory of economics, the second volume of Capital considers in depth the nature of commodity and the market-place bourgeois society. This immensely...

The story that truly defines the years of Batman's life.New York Times best-selling author Neil Gaiman (THE SANDMAN) joins a murderer's row of superstar artists in lending his unique touch to the Batman mythos! Spotlighting the story "Whatever Happened...

From fiction to memoir to non-fiction, Ann Patchett engages us on every level. In every writing avenue, Patchett gets to the heart of the matter: life. Celebrate it with us in These Precious Days. The beloved New York Times bestselling author reflects...

Compassionate, bracingly indignant, and keenly detailed, a monumental work that provides an essential framework for assessing the vitality of all cities."The most refreshing, provacative, stimulating and exciting study of this [great problem] which I...

The founders of a respected Silicon Valley advisory firm study legendary category-creating companies and reveal a groundbreaking discipline called category design.   Winning today isn’t about beating the competition at the old game. It’s about inventing...

Christmas in June? July? Yes, why not every month? This kissing couple under the mistletoe cover is a swoonworthy look forward to fun to come as this is the first in a trilogy. Two best friends fake date to reach their holiday happily ever after in...

Mark Millar and Steve McNiven - who last teamed for the monumental Civil War - bring us the most important Wolverine story of the 21st Century. Nobody knows what happened on the night the heroes fell. All we know is that they disappeared and evil...

THE LIFE AND DEATH OF XIAO XINGCHENSeeking the truth behind Xiao Xingchen’s death, Wei Wuxian uses the dangerous power of “Empathy” to gaze into the past. He discovers that years ago, the newly blinded Xiao Xingchen journeyed to the...

I'm going to find my own true love even if it kills me.You'd think being in charge of love would be an epic job, right?Wrong.Sure, I'm a cupid, so I can blow Lust into people's faces and watch the show, but I can't actually participate. It gets old,...

The National Book Award-winning author of Felix Ever After delivers a beautifully tender story of two grumpy/sunshine, fake-dating actors navigating their love story both on and offscreen—perfect for fans of Casey McQuiston and...

In this final book (Volume 8), read the conclusion to this epic historical fantasy about a prince and the mysterious man by his side, in English for the very first time. Also includes bonus stories!White No-Face's mask is off, and the final conflict has...

Eddie is a wounded war veteran, an old man who has lived, in his mind, an uninspired life. His job is fixing rides at a seaside amusement park. On his 83rd birthday, a tragic accident kills him, as he tries to save a little girl from a falling cart. He...

A deeply emotional standalone romance set in the worlds of professional basketball and high fashion.   Divorced. Single dad. Traded to a losing squad. Cheated on, betrayed, exposed. My perfect life blew up in my face and I'm still picking up the...

The second installment of the Last Hours develops the enthralling action of Chain of Gold, as Cordelia and the Merry Thieves pursue a vicious killer through the streets of Edwardian London, all the while battling with their own inner demons. The...

From the author of the multi-million copy bestseller The 48 Laws of Power and The Laws of Human Nature, a mesmerizing handbook on seduction: the most subtle and effective form of power   When raised to the level of art, seduction, an indirect and subtle...

From the author of the multi-million copy bestseller The 48 Laws of Power and The Laws of Human Nature, a mesmerizing handbook on seduction: the most subtle and effective form of power.   When raised to the level of art,...

Brilliant distillations of the strategies of war--and the subtle social game of everyday life--by the bestselling author of The 48 Laws of Power and The Laws of Human Nature.Robert Greene's groundbreaking guides, The 48 Laws of...

 It's the year 2000 in a city aglitter with wealth and possibility; what could be so terribly wrong? Our narrator has many of the advantages of life: Young, thin, pretty, a recent Columbia graduate, she lives in an apartment on the Upper East Side of...

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLEREmpire's Pick of Non-Fiction Book of the Month for January 2021 'Why is there so much inequality?' Xenia asks her father, the world-famous economist Yanis Varoufakis. Drawing on memories of her childhood and a variety of...

Vintage Feminism: classic feminist texts in short form with an introduction by Natalie Haynes. When this book was first published in 1949 it was to outrage and scandal. Never before had the case for female liberty been so forcefully and successfully...