African-American noir is at its finest in this gripping crime novel from Walter Mosley’s New York Times bestselling series, in which a strange young woman hires Detective Leonid McGill to protect her from her allegedly murderous husband.

The economy has hit the private investigator business hard, even for the detective designated as “a more than worthy successor to Philip Marlowe” (The Boston Globe)....

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Maya Angelou shares her path to living well and with meaning in this absorbing book of personal essays.
 
Dedicated to the daughter she never had but sees all around her, Letter to My Daughter transcends genres and categories: guidebook, memoir, poetry, and pure delight.
Here in short spellbinding essays are glimpses of the tumultuous life that led Angelou to an exalted place in...

"The heartwarming true story of how one special cocker spaniel turned four strangers into family"--Provided by publisher.

An international soccer star is on his way to sign a multimillion dollar contract when a series of events unfold that brings his career to an abrupt end. A beautiful waitress, struggling to make it in New York City, discovers something about herself that she's unprepared for. In one irreversible moment, their lives are turned upside down-- until a simple gesture of kindness brings them both together, turning an ordinary day into an unforgettable experience....

An executive sous chef who has worked alongside cooks from some of the nation's leading restaurants documents an intense twenty-four-hour period that illuminates the allures and adversities of a professional culinary life.

Ashley is a Manhattan socialite who is the luckiest person in New York. One night she goes to a masquerade ball and meets Jake. Jake, on the other hand, has the worst luck. After Ashley kisses Jake, she is horrified to find out that the two have swapped luck. But what starts outs as a terrible twist-of-fate, ends up being the best thing that has ever happened to her.

Brief text, sidebars, labeled illustrations, and humorous cartoons depict the story of Mary Mallon, an Irish immigrant cook who became known as "Typhoid Mary" when she infected many New Yorkers with the deadly disease.

All Kate has ever wanted in life has been to perform with the American Ballet Academy. But when she doesn't get in, she learns that it takes more than just natural talent to succeed in the dance world. With a turn in a cutting-edge hip-hop club and the help of a former hockey player-turned-dancer, she may just manage to make her dreams come true.

#1 New York Times bestselling author J. D. Robb continues her “sexy and suspenseful” (Publishers Weekly) In Death series in this futuristic thriller in which technology and humanity collide—and a new computer virus has become the latest form of terrorism…
Reva Ewing was a former member of the Secret Service, and then a security specialist for Roarke Enterprises—until she was found standing over...

The eighteenth year brings drastic changes to television's longest running crime series. Detectives Cyrus Lupo and Kevin Bernard become the newest additions to the 27th Precinct, and Michael Cutter joins the team as Executive Assistant District Attorney after the appointment of Jack McCoy to the New York County District Attorney seat.