Rakuten Kobo

Shopping Cart

Item(s) unavailable for purchase

Please review your cart. You can remove the unavailable item(s) now or we'll automatically remove it at Checkout.

itemsitem

- *No commitment, cancel anytime
  
  FREE
  Audiobook
  
  *No commitment, cancel anytime
  Available:
  
  Unavailable for purchase
  Audiobook
  by ,
  
  Available:
  
  Pre-order
  1 audiobook monthly
  
  + FREE 30-day trial
  
  Special Offer
  
  Get 1 credit every month to exchange for an audiobook of your choice
  
  *No commitment, cancel anytime
  
  FREE

itemsitem

*No commitment, cancel anytime

FREE
Audiobook

*No commitment, cancel anytime
Available:

Unavailable for purchase
Audiobook
by ,

Available:
Pre-order
1 audiobook monthly

+ FREE 30-day trial

Special Offer

Get 1 credit every month to exchange for an audiobook of your choice

*No commitment, cancel anytime

FREE

Recommended For You

Becoming Fluent

How Cognitive Science Can Help Adults Learn a Foreign Language

by Richard Roberts, Roger Kreuz ...

**Forget everything you’ve heard about adult language learning—evidence from cognitive science and psychology prove we can learn foreign languages just as easily as children!An eye-opening study on how adult learners can master a foreign language by drawing on skills and knowledge honed over a lifetime.**Adults who want to learn a foreign language are often discouraged because they believe they ... Read more

$17.99 USD

**Forget everything you’ve heard about adult language learning—evidence from cognitive science and psychology prove we can learn foreign languages just as easily as children!An eye-opening study on how adult learners can master a foreign language by drawing on skills and knowledge honed over a lifetime.**Adults who want to learn a foreign language are often discouraged because they believe they
... Read more
Cultish

The Language of Fanaticism

by Amanda Montell ...

“One of those life-changing reads that makes you see—or, in this case, hear—the whole world differently.” —Megan Angelo, author of Followers“At times chilling, often funny, and always perceptive and cogent, Cultish is a bracing reminder that the scariest thing about cults is that you don't realize you're in one till it's too late.”—Refinery29.comThe New York Times bestselling author of The Age of ... Read more

Was $17.99 USD Now $1.99 USD

“One of those life-changing reads that makes you see—or, in this case, hear—the whole world differently.” —Megan Angelo, author of Followers“At times chilling, often funny, and always perceptive and cogent, Cultish is a bracing reminder that the scariest thing about cults is that you don't realize you're in one till it's too late.”—Refinery29.comThe New York Times bestselling author of The Age of
... Read more
Never Split the Difference

Negotiating As If Your Life Depended On It

by Chris Voss, Tahl Raz ...

This international bestseller, with more than 3 million copies sold, offers a field-tested approach to high-stakes negotiations—whether in the boardroom, in your community, or at home.Life is a series of negotiations, and negotiation is at the heart of collaboration—whether you are a business executive, a salesperson, a parent , a community leader, or a spouse. As a former FBI hostage negotiator, ... Read more

Was $23.99 USD Now $1.99 USD

This international bestseller, with more than 3 million copies sold, offers a field-tested approach to high-stakes negotiations—whether in the boardroom, in your community, or at home.Life is a series of negotiations, and negotiation is at the heart of collaboration—whether you are a business executive, a salesperson, a parent , a community leader, or a spouse. As a former FBI hostage negotiator,
... Read more
Vanderbilt

The Rise and Fall of an American Dynasty

by Anderson Cooper, Katherine Howe ...

“Splendid. . . . haunting and beautifully written.” — Washington PostThe #1 New York Times bestselling chronicle of the rise and fall of a legendary American dynasty, from CNN anchor and journalist Anderson Cooper and historian and novelist Katherine Howe.One of the Washington Post's Notable Works of NonfictionWhen eleven-year-old Cornelius Vanderbilt began to work on his... ... Read more

Was $13.99 USD Now $1.99 USD

“Splendid. . . . haunting and beautifully written.” — Washington PostThe #1 New York Times bestselling chronicle of the rise and fall of a legendary American dynasty, from CNN anchor and journalist Anderson Cooper and historian and novelist Katherine Howe.One of the Washington Post's Notable Works of NonfictionWhen eleven-year-old Cornelius Vanderbilt began to work on his...
... Read more
Impact Players

How to Take the Lead, Play Bigger, and Multiply Your Impact

by Liz Wiseman ...

Thinkers50 Top 10 Best New Management Books for 2022Why do some people break through and make an impact while others get stuck going through the motions?In every organization there are Impact Players—those indispensable colleagues who can be counted on in critical situations and who consistently receive high-profile assignments and new opportunities. Whether they are on center stage or behind the ... Read more

$21.99 USD

Thinkers50 Top 10 Best New Management Books for 2022Why do some people break through and make an impact while others get stuck going through the motions?In every organization there are Impact Players—those indispensable colleagues who can be counted on in critical situations and who consistently receive high-profile assignments and new opportunities. Whether they are on center stage or behind the
... Read more
The I-5 Killer

by Ann Rule ...

The terrifying true crime story of the I-5 serial killer from Ann Rule, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Stranger Beside Me.Randall Woodfield had it all. He was an award-winning student and star athlete. He was drafted by the Green Bay Packers to play in the NFL, and chosen by Playgirl as a centerfold candidate. Working in the swinging West Coast bar scene, he had his pick of ... Read more

Was $8.99 USD Now $1.99 USD

The terrifying true crime story of the I-5 serial killer from Ann Rule, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Stranger Beside Me.Randall Woodfield had it all. He was an award-winning student and star athlete. He was drafted by the Green Bay Packers to play in the NFL, and chosen by Playgirl as a centerfold candidate. Working in the swinging West Coast bar scene, he had his pick of
... Read more
Black Boy [Seventy-fifth Anniversary Edition]

by Richard Wright, Malcolm Wright ...

A special 75th anniversary edition of Richard Wright's powerful and unforgettable memoir, with a new foreword by John Edgar Wideman and an afterword by Malcolm Wright, the author’s grandson.When it exploded onto the literary scene in 1945, Black Boy was both praised and condemned. Orville Prescott of the New York Times wrote that “if enough such books are written, if enough millions of people read ... Read more

Was $14.99 USD Now $1.99 USD

A special 75th anniversary edition of Richard Wright's powerful and unforgettable memoir, with a new foreword by John Edgar Wideman and an afterword by Malcolm Wright, the author’s grandson.When it exploded onto the literary scene in 1945, Black Boy was both praised and condemned. Orville Prescott of the New York Times wrote that “if enough such books are written, if enough millions of people read
... Read more
Verbal Judo, Second Edition

The Gentle Art of Persuasion

by George J. Thompson PhD ...

Verbal Judo is the martial art of the mind and mouth that can show you how to be better prepared in every verbal encounter. Listen and speak more effectively, engage people through empathy (the most powerful word in the English language), avoid the most common conversational disasters, and use proven strategies that allow you to successfully communicate your point of view and take the upper hand ... Read more

Was $14.99 USD Now $1.99 USD

Verbal Judo is the martial art of the mind and mouth that can show you how to be better prepared in every verbal encounter. Listen and speak more effectively, engage people through empathy (the most powerful word in the English language), avoid the most common conversational disasters, and use proven strategies that allow you to successfully communicate your point of view and take the upper hand
... Read more
Becoming Justice Blackmun

Harry Blackmun's Supreme Court Journey

by Linda Greenhouse ...

The Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist delivers “a fascinating book . . . a judicial Horatio Alger story and a tale of remarkable transformation” (The New York Times Book Review).A New York Times Notable Book of the YearIn this acclaimed biography, Linda Greenhouse of The New York Times draws back the curtain on America's most private branch of government, the Supreme Court. Greenhouse was the ... Read more

Was $12.99 USD Now $1.99 USD

The Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist delivers “a fascinating book . . . a judicial Horatio Alger story and a tale of remarkable transformation” (The New York Times Book Review).A New York Times Notable Book of the YearIn this acclaimed biography, Linda Greenhouse of The New York Times draws back the curtain on America's most private branch of government, the Supreme Court. Greenhouse was the
... Read more
Giving Up Is Unforgivable

A Manual for Keeping a Democracy

by Joyce Vance ...

The first book from Joyce White Vance: equal parts civics class, history lesson, and call to save the Republic, Giving Up Is Unforgivable is a political manifesto for our present moment.“We’re in this together.”For the past two years, Joyce Vance has signed off posts on her chart-topping Substack, Civil Discourse, with these four words. In that time, she’s guided readers through a continued ... Read more

$15.99 USD

PRE-ORDER

The first book from Joyce White Vance: equal parts civics class, history lesson, and call to save the Republic, Giving Up Is Unforgivable is a political manifesto for our present moment.“We’re in this together.”For the past two years, Joyce Vance has signed off posts on her chart-topping Substack, Civil Discourse, with these four words. In that time, she’s guided readers through a continued
... Read more
How to Write Romantasy

Blending Fantasy and Romance Into One Heart-Stopping Adventure

by Jenna Moreci ...

Learn the craft of creating a page-turning romantasy novel in this easy-to-follow guide from writing expert and renowned author of The Savior’s Series, Jenna Moreci.In How to Write Romantasy, Moreci takes you from your first kernel of inspiration through the resolution of your novel, ensuring you hit all the key elements along the way. Chapters are organized around specific plot points, necessary ... Read more

$13.99 USD

PRE-ORDER

Learn the craft of creating a page-turning romantasy novel in this easy-to-follow guide from writing expert and renowned author of The Savior’s Series, Jenna Moreci.In How to Write Romantasy, Moreci takes you from your first kernel of inspiration through the resolution of your novel, ensuring you hit all the key elements along the way. Chapters are organized around specific plot points, necessary
... Read more
Fluent Forever (Revised Edition)

How to Learn Any Language Fast and Never Forget It

by Gabriel Wyner ...

The bestselling guide to learning a new language and remembering what you learned, now revised and updated“A brilliant and thoroughly modern guide . . . If you want a new language to stick, start here.”—Gary Marcus, cognitive psychologist and author of the New York Times bestseller Guitar ZeroGabriel Wyner speaks seven foreign languages fluently. He didn’t learn them in school—who does? Rather, he ... Read more

$9.99 USD

The bestselling guide to learning a new language and remembering what you learned, now revised and updated“A brilliant and thoroughly modern guide . . . If you want a new language to stick, start here.”—Gary Marcus, cognitive psychologist and author of the New York Times bestseller Guitar ZeroGabriel Wyner speaks seven foreign languages fluently. He didn’t learn them in school—who does? Rather, he
... Read more
Shut Up and Write the Book: A Step-by-Step Guide to Crafting Your Novel from Plan to Print

by Jenna Moreci ...

Writing a book can be daunting, but it doesn't have to be.Are you struggling to finish, or even start your novel? Are you overwhelmed by the many steps in the writing process, drowning in endless drafts, or creatively blocked?Shut Up and Write the Book is a step-by-step guide to crafting a novel from your first spark of an idea to the final edit. Whether you're brand new to writing or wanting to ... Read more

$5.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Writing a book can be daunting, but it doesn't have to be.Are you struggling to finish, or even start your novel? Are you overwhelmed by the many steps in the writing process, drowning in endless drafts, or creatively blocked?Shut Up and Write the Book is a step-by-step guide to crafting a novel from your first spark of an idea to the final edit. Whether you're brand new to writing or wanting to
... Read more
How to Read a Book

by Mortimer J. Adler, Charles Van Doren ...

With half a million copies in print, How to Read a Book is the best and most successful guide to reading comprehension for the general reader, completely rewritten and updated with new material.A CNN Book of the Week: “Explains not just why we should read books, but how we should read them. It's masterfully done.” –Farheed ZakariaOriginally published in 1940, this book is a rare phenomenon, a ... Read more

$16.99 USD

With half a million copies in print, How to Read a Book is the best and most successful guide to reading comprehension for the general reader, completely rewritten and updated with new material.A CNN Book of the Week: “Explains not just why we should read books, but how we should read them. It's masterfully done.” –Farheed ZakariaOriginally published in 1940, this book is a rare phenomenon, a
... Read more
The Reader Over Your Shoulder

A Handbook for Writers of English Prose

by Robert Graves, Alan Hodge ...

“The best book on writing ever published” (Patricia T. O’Conner, author of Woe Is I).When Robert Graves and Alan Hodge decided to collaborate on this manual for writers, the world was in total upheaval. Graves had fled Majorca three years earlier at the start of the Spanish Civil War, and as they labored over their new project, they witnessed the fall of France and the evacuation of Allied forces ... Read more

Was $14.99 USD Now $1.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

“The best book on writing ever published” (Patricia T. O’Conner, author of Woe Is I).When Robert Graves and Alan Hodge decided to collaborate on this manual for writers, the world was in total upheaval. Graves had fled Majorca three years earlier at the start of the Spanish Civil War, and as they labored over their new project, they witnessed the fall of France and the evacuation of Allied forces
... Read more
The Tao of Travel

Enlightenments from Lives on the Road

by Paul Theroux ...

The acclaimed author explores the greatest travel writing by literary adventurers from Freya Stark and James Baldwin to Nabokov and Hemmingway.Paul Theroux celebrates fifty years of wandering the globe with this meditative journey through the books that shaped him as a reader and traveler. Part philosophical guide, part miscellany, part reminiscence, The Tao of Travel enumerates “The Contents of ... Read more

Was $12.99 USD Now $1.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

The acclaimed author explores the greatest travel writing by literary adventurers from Freya Stark and James Baldwin to Nabokov and Hemmingway.Paul Theroux celebrates fifty years of wandering the globe with this meditative journey through the books that shaped him as a reader and traveler. Part philosophical guide, part miscellany, part reminiscence, The Tao of Travel enumerates “The Contents of
... Read more
Wicked Plants

The Weed That Killed Lincoln's Mother and Other Botanical Atrocities

by Amy Stewart ...

The author of The Drunken Botanist “offers practical and tantalizing composite views of toxic, irritating, prickly, and all-around ill-mannered plants” (Booklist).American Horticultural Society Book Award WinnerChosen One of the Best Gardening Books of the Year by the Washington Post and National Public Ra... ... Read more

$1.99 USD

The author of The Drunken Botanist “offers practical and tantalizing composite views of toxic, irritating, prickly, and all-around ill-mannered plants” (Booklist).American Horticultural Society Book Award WinnerChosen One of the Best Gardening Books of the Year by the Washington Post and National Public Ra...
... Read more
Proto

How One Ancient Language Went Global

by Laura Spinney ...

"The story of how one language left the steppes of Ukraine and became the earth's dominant language family has become clearer and more exciting than ever before. Hooray for a book where the author's curiosity, diligence, and literary craft gets it all down in what will stand as the go-to source for a generation.” - John McWhorter, author of The Language HoaxDaughter. Duhitár-. Dustr. Dukte. Listen ... Read more

$17.99 USD

"The story of how one language left the steppes of Ukraine and became the earth's dominant language family has become clearer and more exciting than ever before. Hooray for a book where the author's curiosity, diligence, and literary craft gets it all down in what will stand as the go-to source for a generation.” - John McWhorter, author of The Language HoaxDaughter. Duhitár-. Dustr. Dukte. Listen
... Read more
The Real Lolita

A Lost Girl, an Unthinkable Crime, and a Scandalous Masterpiece

by Sarah Weinman ...

“The Real Lolita is a tour de force of literary detective work. Not only does it shed new light on the terrifying true saga that influenced Nabokov’s masterpiece, it restores the forgotten victim to our consciousness.” —David Grann, author of Killers of the Flower MoonVladimir Nabokov’s Lolita is one of the most beloved and notorious novels of all time. And yet, very few of its readers know that ... Read more

Was $13.99 USD Now $1.99 USD

“The Real Lolita is a tour de force of literary detective work. Not only does it shed new light on the terrifying true saga that influenced Nabokov’s masterpiece, it restores the forgotten victim to our consciousness.” —David Grann, author of Killers of the Flower MoonVladimir Nabokov’s Lolita is one of the most beloved and notorious novels of all time. And yet, very few of its readers know that
... Read more
The Spy Who Knew Too Much

An Ex-CIA Officer's Quest Through a Legacy of Betrayal

by Howard Blum ...

“Howard Blum writes history books that read like thrillers.”—New York TimesA retired spy gets back into the game to solve a perplexing case—and reconcile with his daughter, a CIA officer who married into the very family that derailed his own CIA career—in this compulsive true-life tale of vindication and redemption, filled with drama, intrigue, and mystery from the New York Times bestselling ... Read more

Was $15.99 USD Now $1.99 USD

“Howard Blum writes history books that read like thrillers.”—New York TimesA retired spy gets back into the game to solve a perplexing case—and reconcile with his daughter, a CIA officer who married into the very family that derailed his own CIA career—in this compulsive true-life tale of vindication and redemption, filled with drama, intrigue, and mystery from the New York Times bestselling
... Read more
How to Become a Straight-A Student

The Unconventional Strategies Real College Students Use to Score High While Studying Less

by Cal Newport ...

Looking to jumpstart your GPA?Most college students believe that straight A’s can be achieved only through cramming and painful all-nighters at the library. But Cal Newport knows that real straight-A students don’t study harder—they study smarter. A breakthrough approach to acing academic assignments, from quizzes and exams to essays and papers, How to Become a Straight-A Student reveals for the ... Read more

$7.99 USD

Looking to jumpstart your GPA?Most college students believe that straight A’s can be achieved only through cramming and painful all-nighters at the library. But Cal Newport knows that real straight-A students don’t study harder—they study smarter. A breakthrough approach to acing academic assignments, from quizzes and exams to essays and papers, How to Become a Straight-A Student reveals for the
... Read more
Maphead

Charting the Wide, Weird World of Geography Wonks

by Ken Jennings ...

Record-setting Jeopardy! champion and New York Times bestselling author of Planet Funny Ken Jennings explores the world of maps and map obsessives, “a literary gem” (The Atlantic).Ken Jennings takes readers on a world tour of geogeeks from the London Map Fair to the bowels of the Library of Congress, from the prepubescent geniuses at the National Geographic Bee to the computer programmers at ... Read more

Was $13.99 USD Now $1.99 USD

Record-setting Jeopardy! champion and New York Times bestselling author of Planet Funny Ken Jennings explores the world of maps and map obsessives, “a literary gem” (The Atlantic).Ken Jennings takes readers on a world tour of geogeeks from the London Map Fair to the bowels of the Library of Congress, from the prepubescent geniuses at the National Geographic Bee to the computer programmers at
... Read more
Learn French with Short Stories: Over 100 Dialogues & Daily Used Phrases to Learn French in no Time. Language Learning Lessons for Beginners to Improve Your Vocabulary & Speak French Like a Native!

Learning French, #3

by Language Mastery ...

Series Book 3 - Learning French
LEARN FRENCH IN JUST 5 MINUTES A DAY, WHETHER YOU'RE A BEGINNER STARTING WITH THE BASICS, THIS METHOD IS SCIENTIFICALLY PROVEN TO WORK!Do you struggle with learning basic French language concepts?Are French conversations worrying you because you simply can't grasp even the simplest phrases?Do you want to go from "Beginner " to "Master" with French dialogues in just a few easy, fun steps?Brace ... Read more

$3.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

LEARN FRENCH IN JUST 5 MINUTES A DAY, WHETHER YOU'RE A BEGINNER STARTING WITH THE BASICS, THIS METHOD IS SCIENTIFICALLY PROVEN TO WORK!Do you struggle with learning basic French language concepts?Are French conversations worrying you because you simply can't grasp even the simplest phrases?Do you want to go from "Beginner " to "Master" with French dialogues in just a few easy, fun steps?Brace
... Read more
Conversational French Dialogues: Over 100 Conversations and Short Stories to Learn the French Language. Grow Your Vocabulary Whilst Having Fun with Daily Used Phrases and Language Learning Lessons!

Learning French, #2

by Language Mastery ...

Series Book 2 - Learning French
IMPROVE YOUR FRENCH CONVERSATIONAL SKILLS IN NO TIME WITH THIS ENGAGING AND EASY METHOD!Are you looking for a fully immersive French language book to help conquer any conversation?Would you like to use a proven method that will make you speak with a native French speaker in less than 4 weeks?Do you want to find an engaging yet fun way to improve your French vocabulary?Well, search no more...Now ... Read more

$3.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

IMPROVE YOUR FRENCH CONVERSATIONAL SKILLS IN NO TIME WITH THIS ENGAGING AND EASY METHOD!Are you looking for a fully immersive French language book to help conquer any conversation?Would you like to use a proven method that will make you speak with a native French speaker in less than 4 weeks?Do you want to find an engaging yet fun way to improve your French vocabulary?Well, search no more...Now
... Read more