The War of Spanish Succession is over, many sailors are out of work, and the thriving American colonies are quickly becoming the place of opportunity. For Sam Bellamy it is the opportunity to become the captain of his own ship. When he falls in love with a rebellious New England debutante, he finds out very quickly that he needs more than a dream to win over her socialite parents. After a failed treasure salvaging expedition, Sam makes one last desperate attempt to change his economic stan...

Three children from other countries (Somalia, Spain, and Korea) struggle to adjust to their new home and school in the United States.

Dracula begins with the journal of Jonathan Harker, a young solicitor on the way to Transylvania to give information to the mysterious Count Dracula about his new estate in London. Dracula takes the young man prisoner, and Jonathan sees many strange and evil things in the castle before escaping and fleeing into the night.

Join the entire Dunder Mifflin gang on a journey back to Scranton: here's the hilarious inside story of how a little show that barely survived its first season became the most watched series in the universe.Based on hundreds of hours of exclusive interviews with the cast and creators of The Office—the actors, writers, producers, directors, network execs, and crew, and read by Brian Baumgartner, Ben Silverman, Greg Daniels, Bronson Pinchot, Marin Ir...

When Sophie Taylor vowed to keep romance off the dance floor, she thought her heart was safe. But at the Melbourne Lindy Exchange, the city’s most exciting swing dance festival, a magnetic Italian visitor changes everything.Marco Rossi didn’t come to Australia looking for love, but the moment he takes Sophie’s hand, their chemistry is undeniable. As they glide through four unforgettable days of music, laughter, and connection, their spark grows into something neither expected....

A collection of never-before-seen humor pieces—essays, satire, short stories, poetry, cartoons, artwork, and more—from 150 of the biggest female comedians today, curated by Amy Solomon, a producer of the hit HBO shows Silicon Valley and Barry, performed by the author and Jo Firestone, Mitra Jouhari, Whitmer Thomas, Lauren Lapkus, Sasheer Zamata, Alise Morales, Sunita Mani, Hallie Cantor, Aparna Nancherla, Emily V. Gordon, Blythe Roberson, Shana Gohd, Mary Sohn, Aya Cash, ...

From the creators of Odyssey Honor-award WE ARE GRATEFUL: OTSALIHELIGA comes this companion book of truths about the history, contemporary laws, polices and struggles, and victories of Native Americans, presented in lyrical verse by twelve children and each with the powerful refrain: We Are Still Here.

A #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!Pull up a chair, pour some eggnog, and enjoy the Christmas spirit with friends…From the wind-swept, snowy ranges of Wyoming to Florida beaches glowing with Christmas lights,All American Christmas traces holiday traditions across the United States. In this beautiful personal keepsake, Rachel Campos-Duffy and Sean Duffy present a dazzling collection of emotional stories, treasured family photog...

The first memoir by beloved comedian, actor, and writer Brian Posehn, hilariously detailing what it's like to grow up as and remain a nerd, with a foreword by Patton OswaltBrian Posehn is a successful and instantly recognizable comedian, actor, and writer. He also happens to be a giant nerd. That's partly because he's been obsessed with such things as Dungeons & Dragons, comic books, and heavy metal since he was a child; the other part is because he fills out every...

A witty, absurdist satire of the last 500 years, Alexandra Petri's US History is the fake textbook you never knew you needed!Alexandra Petri's US History contains a lost (invented!) history of America. (A history for people disappointed that the only president whose weird sex letters we have is Warren G. Harding.) Petri's "historical fan fiction" draws on real events and completely absurd fabrications to create a laugh-out-loud, irreverent takedow...

“Yellowstone meets Matlock” (Tom Clavin) in this dazzling tale of land lust and the American West, chronicling the rise and fall of a wind farm that triggers a 21st century range war between a struggling fifth-generation rancher and the billionaires next door.Most locals in Big Timber, Montana, learn to live with the wind. Rick Jarrett sought his fortune in it. Like his pioneer ancestors who staked their claims in the Treasure State, he believed i...

**“A fascinating examination of a feature of human nature that all of us have, most of us deplore (at least in others), and few of us understand.”—Steven Pinker, New York Times bestselling author of Rationality and Enlightenment Now"An entertaining examination of the underlying reasons behind our attraction to the macabre."—The New York Times Book ReviewThe leading expert on the science behind morbid curiosity explains our s...