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Handbook of Adolescent Digital Media Use and Mental Health

This handbook offers a comprehensive synthesis of scientific studies that explain what we know so far about digital media and its effects on youth mental health.

Redoing Gender

Redoing Gender demonstrates how difficult it is to be anything other than a man or a woman in a society that selectively acknowledges those two genders.

A Court of Thorns and Roses

Perfect for fans of Kristin Cashore and George R.R. Martin, this first book in a sexy and action-packed new series is impossible to put down! When nineteen-year-old huntress Feyre kills a wolf in the woods, a beast-like creature arrives to demand retribution for it. Dragged to a treacherous magical land she only knows about from legends, Feyre discovers that her captor is not an animal, but Tamlin--one of the lethal, immortal faeries who once ruled their world. As she dwells on his estate, her feelings for Tamlin transform from icy hostility into a fiery passion that burns through every lie and warning she's been told about the beautiful, dangerous world of the Fae. But an ancient, wicked shadow over the faerie lands is growing, and Feyre must find a way to stop it . . . or doom Tamlin--and his world--forever.

A Court of Mist and Fury

While Feyre navigates a dark web of politics, passion, and dazzling power, a greater evil looms.

KG: a to Z

If you thought Kevin Garnett was exciting, inspiring, and unfiltered on the court, just wait until you read what he has to say in these pages.

Visual Rhetorics of Communist Romania

 This book offers personal accounts and theoretical insight into the Cold War era.

Strong Like Her

Strong Like Her presents the awe-inspiring account of women's athleticism throughout history.

Our Intelligent Bodies

Human intelligence isn't just located in the brain.

Becoming a Nurse

Becoming a Nurse takes you behind the scenes to find out what it's really like, and what it really takes, to become a nurse.

Understanding Narcissists

This book aims to encourage healthy valuations of self and others that create a sense of purpose, personal satisfaction, and enduring, meaningful relationships.

Tupac Shakur

This estate-authorized biography paints the fullest and most intimate picture to date of the young man who became a legend for generations to come.

All Boys Aren't Blue

In a series of personal essays, prominent journalist and LGBTQIA+ activist George M. Johnson's All Boys Aren't Blue explores his childhood, adolescence, and college years in New Jersey and Virginia.

Freedom to Discriminate

A bracing, original look at the connected histories of real estate, institutionalized racism, and our political polarization.

They Called Us Enemy

A stunning graphic memoir recounting actor/author/activist George Takei's childhood imprisoned within American concentration camps during World War II.

Autopsy of a Crime Lab

This book exposes the dangerously imperfect forensic evidence that we rely on for criminal convictions.

Go up for Glory

Back in print for the first time in decades, Go Up for Glory is the classic 1968 basketball memoir by NBA legend Bill Russell.

Decolonizing Wealth, Second Edition

Decolonizing Wealth is a provocative analysis of the dysfunctional colonial dynamics at play in philanthropy and finance.

Visual Learning: Chemistry

Barron's new Visual Learning series breaks down complex science concepts into clear, captivating illustrations for the visual learner! 

Linux All-In-One for Dummies

Linux All-in-One For Dummies breaks down the ever-popular operating system to its basics and trains users on the art of Linux.

Black Political Thought

Black Political Thought is a unique anthology of speeches and articles from over 150 years of African American history.

Taking Charge of Adult ADHD

Renowned ADHD researcher/clinician Russell A. Barkley takes you through the process of seeking professional help, addresses frequently asked questions, and offers a wealth of advice and tips--all science-based.

Deaf Eyes on Interpreting

Deaf Eyes on Interpreting brings Deaf people to the forefront of the discussions about what constitutes quality interpreting services.

Witnessing Whiteness

Witnessing Whiteness offers a comprehensive and empathetic exploration of what white people experience when learning about race, why it is so confusing, how whiteness works in their lives, and how to act against racism.

The Beauty of Chemistry

Images and text capture the astonishing beauty of the chemical processes that create snowflakes, bubbles, flames, and other wonders of nature.

The Bhagavad Gita

The Bhagavad Gita is the best known of all the Indian scriptures, and Eknath Easwaran's best-selling translation is reliable, readable, and profound.

What Workers Say

Roberta Iversen shows that for employees in labor market industries, jobs are often discriminatory, are sometimes dangerous and exploitive, and seldom utilize people's full range of capabilities.

The Women's History of the Modern World

This book is a one-stop roundup of the tremendous progress women have made in the modern era and a testimony to how women have persisted and excelled.

The Fifties

This book celebrates a few solitary, brave, and stubborn individuals who pioneered the radical gay rights, feminist, civil rights, and environmental movements in the 1950s.

Harriet Tubman

This book is both an important biographical overview based on extensive new research and a complete collection of the stories Tubman told about her life.

Andrea Dworkin

This is a vital, complex, and long overdue reassessment of the life and work of one of the towering figures of second-wave feminism.

Democracy's Discontent

A renowned political philosopher updates his classic book on the American political tradition to address the perils democracy confronts today.

Oath and Honor

A gripping first-hand account of the January 6th, 2021 insurrection from inside the halls of Congress, from origins to aftermath. Added 4/27.

Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing

This book takes us behind the scenes of the hit sitcom and Perry's struggles with addiction in this "CANDID, DARKLY FUNNY...POIGNANT" memoir.  Added 4/27.

An Immense World

 A tour of the radically different ways that animals perceive the world that will fill you with wonder and forever alter your perspective. Added 4/27.

The Women

The Women is the story of one woman gone to war, but it shines a light on all women who put themselves in harm's way and whose sacrifice to their country has too often been forgotten. Added 4/27.

Fire Weather

A stunning account of a colossal wildfire and a panoramic exploration of the rapidly changing relationship between fire and humankind. Added 4/27.

The Fraud

Based on real historical events, The Fraud is a dazzling novel about truth and fiction, Jamaica and Britain, fraudulence and authenticity and the mystery of "other people." Added 4/27.

The Bee Sting

The Bee Sting, is a tour de force: a portrait of postcrash Ireland, a tragicomic family saga, and a dazzling story about the struggle to be good at the end of the world. Added 4/27.

Visions of Flesh and Blood

A comprehensive companion guide for background, history, reader-favorite information, art, and reference materials, this book is a must-read that any Blood and Ash/Flesh and Fire fan will enjoy. Added 4/27.

Iron Flame

Dragon riders make their own rules. But a determination to survive won't be enough this year because Violet knows the real secret hidden for centuries at Basgiath War College--and nothing, not even dragon fire, may be enough to save them in the end. Added 4/27.

A Soul of Ash and Blood

Only his memories can save her... A great primal power has risen. The Queen of Flesh and Fire has become the Primal of Blood and Bone--the true Primal of Life and Death. And the battle Casteel, Poppy, and their allies have been fighting has only just begun. Added 4/27.

The Heiress

When Ruby McTavish Callahan Woodward Miller Kenmore dies, she's not only North Carolina's richest woman, she's also its most notorious. In the aftermath of her death, her adopted son, Camden, wants little to do with the house or the money--and even less to do with the surviving McTavishes. Added 4/27.

Dear Black Girls

Dear Black Girls is a necessary and meaningful exploration of what it means to be a Black woman in America today--and a rallying cry to lift up women and girls everywhere. Added 4/27.

My Name Is Barbra

No entertainer's memoir has been more anticipated than Barbra Streisand's, and this engrossing and delightful book will be eagerly welcomed by her millions of fans. Added 4/27.

The Murder Inn

It's the perfect getaway. But the past will always find you ...  Added 4/27.

A Calamity of Souls

Set in the tumultuous year of 1968 in southern Virginia, a racially-charged murder case sets a duo of white and Black lawyers against a deeply unfair system as they work to defend their wrongfully-accused Black defendants in this courtroom drama. Added 4/27.

Chain Gang All Stars

Two top women gladiators fight for their freedom within a depraved private prison system not so far-removed from America's own in this explosive, hotly-anticipated novel. Added 4/27.

We Must Not Think of Ourselves

Inspired by a little-known piece of history--the underground group that kept an archive to ensure that the lives of Jewish occupants of the Warsaw Ghetto in World War II were not lost to history. Added 4/27.

Fall of Ruin and Wrath

Breathtaking suspense and scorching romance meet in this immersive new fantasy. Added 4/27.

The Mystery Guest

A new mess. A new mystery. It's up to Molly the maid to uncover the truth, no matter how dirty, in this standalone novel. Added 5/2.

Attack from Within

An urgent, comprehensive explanation of the ways disinformation is impacting democracy. Added 5/2.

The #1 Lawyer

Biloxi's best criminal defense attorney has never lost a case. Then his client's wife is murdered, and America's #1 lawyer becomes its #1 suspect.  Added 5/2.

Crosshairs

New York City detective Michael Bennett faces his most terrifying killer ever. It could be anyone. They could be anywhere. Added 5/2.

Burn Book

A witty, scathing, but fair accounting of the tech industry and its founders who wanted to change the world but broke it instead. Added 5/2.

Never Too Late

A stirring novel about a woman striking out on her own after loss as her adult daughters try to find their own independent paths in life. Added 5/2.

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