The Deluxe Edition of J.R.R. Tolkien’s Hobbit

Did you know this deluxe edition of J.R.R. Tolkien's classic prelude to his Lord of the Rings trilogy contains a short introduction by Christopher Tolkien, a reset text incorporating the most up-to-date corrections, and all of Tolkien’s own drawings and full-color illustrations, including the rare “Mirkwood” piece?

The Story of Girl Encounter with Genius in Girl with a Pearl Earring

Tracy Chevalier transports readers to a bygone time and place in this richly-imagined portrait of the young woman who inspired one of Vermeer's most celebrated paintings.

History and fiction merge seamlessly in this luminous novel about artistic vision and sensual awakening.

A Father and His Son Story in The Death of Santini

Did you know  bestselling author of The Prince of Tides and his father, the inspiration for The Great Santini, find some common ground at long last?  Pat Conroy’s father, Donald Patrick Conroy, was a towering figure in his son’s life.

Story of Five Virtue of Humanity Factions Games in Divergent

In Beatrice Prior's dystopian Chicago, society is divided into five factions, each dedicated to the cultivation of a particular virtue—Candor (the honest), Abnegation (the selfless), Dauntless (the brave), Amity (the peaceful), and Erudite (the intelligent).

Story of Foster Girl Who Stole Books in The Book Thief

A foster girl living outside of Munich, Liesel Meminger, who scratches out a meager existence for herself by stealing when she encounters something she can’t resist–books. With the help of her accordion-playing foster father, she learns to read and shares her stolen books with her neighbors during bombing raids as well as with the Jewish man hidden in her basement.

Love, Frustration, and Patience of Human Heart in Beautiful Ruins Novel

The Financial Lives of the Poets returns with his  funniest, most romantic, and most purely enjoyable novel yet: the story of an almost-love affair that begins on the Italian coast in 1962 . . . and is rekindled in Hollywood fifty years later, Beautiful Ruins

Part 4 Olympus Modern Mythology in The House of Hades

Did you know at the conclusion of The Mark of Athena, Annabeth and Percy tumble into a pit leading straight to the Underworld? In this The House of Hades by Rick Riordan, the other five demigods have to put aside their grief and follow Percy''s instructions to find the mortal side of the Doors of Death.

A Supermodel's Suicide in The Cuckoo's Calling

Discovered Cuckoo's Calling by accident a couple of months ago while browsing new mystery novels. Firstly, there is the main character, Cormoran Strike - a wounded war veteran, with a troubled past, damaged love life and financial woes, which see him sleeping in his office when we first meet him.

The Official Novelization of Pacific Rim Movie

Amazing! The official novelization of the upcoming sci-fi blockbuster Pacific Rim from visionary director Guillermo del Toro!

When legions of monstrous creatures, known as Kaiju, started rising from the sea, a war began that would take millions of lives and consume humanity's resources for years on end.

The Great Gatsby, Supreme Achievement of F. Scott Fitzgeralds' Career

The Great Gatsby is probably one of the best novels of its time in the sense that it depicts the disillusionment of the Jazz Age to a tee! Gatsby's love for Daisy is not "love" in the sense that you know, but a kind of sick perversion or more aptly put - the inability for him to come to terms with his past. The need to have money and the need to be known in the Jazz Age is forever present in the book, and, from what we know of Gatsby's past, is something that Gatsby strove for his entire life.

From Afghanistan to France in a Novel And the Mountains Echoed

Khaled Hosseini, the author of The Kite Runner and A Thousand Splendid Suns, has written a new novel about how we love, how we take care of one another, and how the choices we make resonate through generations. In this tale revolving around not just parents and children but brothers and sisters, cousins and caretakers, Hosseini explores the many ways in which families nurture, wound, betray, honor, and sacrifice for one another; and how often we are surprised by the actions of those closest to us, at the times that matter most.

Dark Side Under the Lake of a Southern Town

This book is part mystery, part ghost story, part legend, part romance, and part history. Each of these aspects is perfectly written to make this an excellent book. To give away any of the plot would be an injustice to anyone who hasn't read this book.

Power, money and love in How to Pursue a Princess

As usual, Karen Hawkins gives us a book filled with humor and a creative plot. This is a fun and romantic series with just the right amount of humor.

Karen Hawkins is a USA TODAY and New York Times bestselling author. When not stalking hot Australian actors, getting kicked out of West Virginia thanks to the antics of her extended family,

Karen Hawkins's Capture a Countess The Duchess Diaries

Karen Hawkins has done an excellent job of giving readers another suburb historical romance. This story had a great beginning, when teen aged Rose Balfour finally had the opportunity to garner Lord Alton Sinclair's (Lord Sin) attention she was beyond thrilled. When he led her to a private garden area at a ball she was walking on clouds but when he kissed her she became frightened and accidentally pushed him into

God is the size of a microbe and unaware of your existence

In this little book, Sum: Forty Tales from the Afterlives, neuroscientist/writer David Eagleman imagines 40 possibilities of what the afterlife might be like. For example, you might arrive at the hereafter and discover that the good are going to Hell and the bad to Heaven, because, sometime way way way back when, God lost control and the afterlife was given over to committees.