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&#8220;John Graves&#8217;s writing is invaluable. . . . The reader who misses Graves will have missed much.&#8221;  --Larry McMurtry&#8220;As you read, you have the feeling that the whole colorful, brutal tapestry of the Lone Star State is being unrolled for you out of the biography of this one stream.&#8221; &#8212;The Atlantic Monthly&#8220;Graves&#8217; originality and flair turn this local scene and regional lore into an hoest and powerfully evocative picture of frontier life anywhere.&#8221; &#8212;The Chicago Sunday Tribune&#8220;One of the most pleasing books I&#8217;ve ever read. I love the way it weaves together remote history, not so remote history, present events, and landscape.&#8221;&#8212;Elizabeth Marshall Thomas, author of The Hidden Life of Dogs

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Als Blanca Imboden mich bat, mit ihr als »Arosa-Neuling« über ein Arosa-Buch zu reden, hüpfte mein Herz vor Freude. Nie hätte ich zu träumen gewagt, dass dereinst ein Roman unter dem Titel »Arosa« geschrieben werden würde. Und dann erst noch von einer so renommierten Autorin. Und mehr noch: Selten habe ich einen Menschen erlebt, der sich in so kurzer Zeit in unser paradiesisches Arosa verliebt hat. Wie sehr Blanca Imboden ihr Herz an unsere schöne Bergwelt verloren hat, das spürt man in jedem Wort ihres neuen Werks. Blanca, ich danke Dir und mache Dich zur »Aroserin«.

Von Bären, Eichhörnchen und Mister 99-Prozent

Arosa

&#8220;Getting to Maybe addresses making big, significant change actually happen. It is thoughtful, insightful, sobering and inspirational. The ideas articulated are new and practical. Anyone from the business, government or not-for-profit world who wants to understand change better, and change the way things are, should read this book.&#8221; &#8212;Courtney Pratt, chairman of Stelco

How the World Is Changed

Getting to Maybe

"Captures the sound, the shape and the boundaries of contemporary relationships between Black and White women."--Essence magazine"Eloquent, challenging and sometimes unsettling."--Minneapolis Star Tribune

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Skin Deep

&ldquo;The Silk Map is an exciting adventure set in a world as lovingly constructed as Frank Herbert&rsquo;s Dune or Lovecraft&rsquo;s ghoul-haunted nightmares. Legends from the Mongol and Islamic empires to ancient China hover just below the surface. Xanadu and Shambala appear with slightly different names. Heroes Gaunt and Bone careen from one misadventure to the next, with companions that include a second-rate flying carpet (with murderous tendencies) and a lovelorn zombie. Did I mention that the story is also funny?&#160;I loved it.&rdquo;&mdash;Nancy Farmer, winner of the National Book Award and three Newbery honors, author of The House of the Scorpion&ldquo;The perfect sort of sword and sorcery&mdash;elegant, swift, and as sharp as a blade. Willrich has the light touch of Leiber, the imaginative fecundity of Moorcock, and a wit all his own; thrilling and charming all at once, oh, and bloody good, too. This is sword and sorcery as it should be written. Chris understands the poetry of fantasy, and the wry sense of humor that sustains even the darkest of tales. Adventure lies ahead, and Chris is a sure and delightful guide.&rdquo; &mdash;Trent Jamieson, author of the Death Works trilogy"Gaunt and Bone are the Han and Leia of heroic fantasy." &mdash;Howard Tayler, creator of the Hugo Award-nominated Schlock Mercenary"A vivid, richly imagined world populated by delightfully memorable characters.... Witty narration, well-drawn characters, and a fast-moving plot." &mdash;Publishers Weekly&#160;"Reading Chris Willrich feels a bit like playing Dungeons and Dragons&#174; with a drunken Will Shakespeare."&#160;&mdash;Saladin Ahmed, Hugo award-nominated author of Throne of the Crescent Moon"Persimmon Gaunt and Imago Bone are just as delightful when pondering poetry or philosophy as when stealing a magic sword."&#160;&#160;&mdash;Scott H. Andrews, editor of Beneath Ceaseless Skies

A Gaunt and Bone Novel

The Silk Map

Douglasville

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Scarlet Angel

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Loving You Was a Beautiful Lie

Praise for Boot Tracks"Brilliantly chilling. A nightmare thriller with the power to haunt."&mdash;Kirkus Reviews (Starred Review)&#160;"Jones is a rare stylist - readers looking for an intense, affecting experience shouldn't miss this one."&mdash;Peter Handel, Pages Magazine&#160;"An artful novel enlivened by some of the best low-life dialogue this side of Elmore Leonard." &mdash;Patrick Andersen, The Washington Post&#160;"Superlatives have been sapped of their meaning by overzealous critics, and somehow it sounds fake to say that a book is one of the "best things" you've "read all year." It's just that, sometimes {as in the case of Matthew F. Jones's "Boot Tracks"} that happens to be true. I haven't read something that made me empathize with a bad guy this intensely since I read "In Cold Blood" in high school."&mdash;Katie Haegele, The Philadelphia Inquirer&#160;"The sense of horrible inevitability is almost overpowering here. If only Jean-Pierre Melville (Bob le Flambeur) were still alive to make the movie version."&mdash;Bill Ott, Booklist&#160;"'Boot Tracks, by Matthew F. Jones, is a stunning crime novel - and one you won't soon forget." &mdash;Guy Savage, Mostly Fiction Book Reviews&#160;

Boot Tracks

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Praise for I Hate Everyone&hellip;Starting with Me  &ldquo;More punch lines per paragraph than any book I&rsquo;ve read in years.&rdquo;&mdash;The New York Times  &ldquo;Nobody, but nobody, can hate like Joan Rivers. It is a gift. It is also shocking, the things she makes us laugh at...Joan Rivers is extraordinary, but she&rsquo;s not for the easily offended&mdash;or for anyone who gets offended at all.&rdquo;&mdash;People &ldquo;Often hilarious, often shocking, totally politically incorrect.&rdquo;&mdash;Liz Smith &ldquo;She holds nothing back.&rdquo;&mdash;The Washington Post  &ldquo;Spares no one.&rdquo;&mdash;Huffington Post  &ldquo;An entertaining rant...The only thing missing is the sound of a drumroll and cymbals to feel as though one is sitting in a nightclub watching a live comedy marathon&hellip;A raucous, biting look at life.&rdquo;&mdash;Kirkus Reviews  &ldquo;Rivers is equally passionate and opinionated on every subject she discusses. Hilarious and undeniably original.&rdquo;&mdash;Publishers Weekly

Diary of a Mad Diva

"If you&rsquo;re a fan of the Eleventh Doctor, or just want to read some fun Who stories, this is your book." -&#160; Fandom Post"excellent" -&#160; Kasterborous Calling &ldquo;9.5 out of 10!" - Nerds Unchained &#160; "Feels just like a 45-minute television episode!" - Sci-Fi Online &#160; &ldquo;It&rsquo;s very, very Eleventh Doctor. 5 out of 5!" - Sci Fi Mafia &#160; &ldquo;9 out of 10!&rdquo; - Those Who Geek &#160; &ldquo;Williams and Ewing have created a great character in Alice&rdquo; - Pixelated Geek &#160; &rdquo;Feels exactly like an episode of the television series." - Nerdist &ldquo;Amazing! It hit all the right notes, and got the Doctor perfect. 9 out of 10!" - Comic Book Cast "The characterization of the Doctor is spot on." - Comic Book Therapy &ldquo;10 out of 10!" - Cult Den &rdquo;An effective, fun read with some great characterisaGon and a sense of adventure. 9 out of 10!&rdquo; - The Gallifrey Times &ldquo;A fantastic Eleventh Doctor adventure. 9 out of 10!&rdquo; - Newsarama &rdquo;A great job creating a companion who can keep up with the Doctor. 10 out of 10!&rdquo; - Project Fandom &ldquo;An good Enjoyable romp.&rdquo; - Flickering Myth &ldquo;A fun introduction to both the Eleventh Doctor and his new companion." - Down The Tubes &ldquo;Superbly written. 9 out of 10!&rdquo; - Florida Geek Scene  "The writng and art style definitely bring the craziness of the Eleventh Doctor to life in this series." - Awkward Geeks &ldquo;A fun, quirky and emotional adventure.&rdquo; - Unleash The Fanboy "Well-written with great art!&rdquo; - Comic Bastards  &ldquo;Compelling art." - Bleeding Cool &#160; &rdquo;Captures the spirit of Mat Smith&rsquo;s version of the Eleventh Doctor." &ndash; Retrenders &#160; "It&rsquo;s written beautifully." &ndash; Sidekickcast &#160; "The story shines through and flows from panel to panel." - Geek Syndicate &#160; &ldquo;Spendid job at capturing Mat Smith's expressions.&rdquo; - Geek With Curves &#160; &ldquo;Realistic emotions, but also a good amount of humor." - Comics Worth Reading &#160; &ldquo;Fast paced and non-stop in a way that is very much like the Eleventh Doctor himself.&rdquo; - Pop Cults &#160; "The gorgeous artwork is used to tell the story in ingenious and touching ways." &ndash; Hypable &#160; &rdquo;A great job at embodying Mat Smith&rsquo;s character.&rdquo; - Science Fiction"if you&rsquo;re a fan of the Doctor, you&rsquo;ll love this. It feels like a collection of lost episodes." -&#160;Manhattan Book Review

Doctor Who: The Eleventh Doctor Complete Year One

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Eloise's Summer Vacation; Eloise at the Wedding; Eloise and the Very Secret Room; Eloise Visits the Zoo; Eloise Throws a Party!; Eloise's Pirate Adventure

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Code Nation

&#8220;Intelligent. . . . exquisitely clever. . . . an ironic commentary about fame, mortality, and the triumph of image over reality.&#8221; &#8212;The Boston Globe&#8220;The same bracing intelligence and salty humor that distinguished her debut. . . . Smith scatters marvelous sentences and sharp insights on nearly every page.&#8221; &#8212;LA Times&#8220;A lovely surprise. Zadie Smith . . . has come out with a second book that is actually better than its predecessor: its dialog funnier, its language even more plugged in, more wired.&#8221; &#8212;Esquire &#8220;A preternaturally gifted . . . writer [with] a voice that&#8217;s street-smart and learned, sassy and philosophical all at the same time.&#8221; &#8211;The New York Times&#8220;Savvy, witty and exuberant.&#8221; &#8211;New York Daily News&#8220;Smith is young and smart, and . . . she proves to be an amazingly gifted writer.&#8221; &#8211;Washington Post Book World&#8220;Smith writes sharp dialogue for every age and race&#8211;and she&#8217;s funny as hell.&#8221; &#8211;Newsweek &#8220;[Zadie Smith] possesses a more than ordinary share of talent.&#8221; &#8211;USA Today&#8220;Absolutely delightful.&#8221; &#8211;Alan Cheuse, Chicago Tribune&#8220;Smith&#8217;s clever, aphoristic observations and snappy dialogue are so delightful they tend to become addictive. . . . [The Autograph Man is] always entertaining.&#8221; &#8211;Elle

The Autograph Man

Praise for Melanie Rawn and the Dragon Prince trilogy: &#160; &ldquo;Marvelous&hellip;. Impressive&hellip;. Fascinating&hellip;. Melanie Rawn is good!&rdquo;&mdash;Anne McCaffrey &#160; &ldquo;Novelist Melanie Rawn is quite deft at building a complex story&hellip;. Combining dragons, a family full of passion and hate, and medieval-style politics and warfare, it has all the ingredients to please.&rdquo;&mdash;Locus &#160; &ldquo;Readers desiring yet another romantic fantasy of fierce dragons, tangled dynasties and love triumphing over adversity need look no further&hellip;. Rawn moves her large cast swiftly and colorfully.&rdquo;&mdash;Publishers Weekly &#160; &ldquo;Rawn&rsquo;s lush world of princes and dragons, sun-born magic, and tangled politics comes to life in this romantic fantasy saga.&rdquo;&mdash;Library Journal &#160; &ldquo;Dragon Prince is a classical fantasy tale of the struggle of good and evil&hellip;. A very compelling fantasy.&rdquo;&mdash;VOYA &#160; &ldquo;I recommend this series highly to all lovers of rich, elaborate fantasies.&rdquo;&mdash;American Fantasy Magazine &#160; &ldquo;Melanie Rawn does for fantasy what Frank Herbert did for science fiction in his classic novel Dune.&rdquo;&mdash;Rave Reviews &#160; &ldquo;Be warned&mdash;if you buy one, you will want to buy them all.&rdquo;&mdash;Kliatt

Dragon Prince

"Ted Conover lived the bizarre life of the Mexican illegals. Theirs is a subterrestrial world of high-wire tensions, of brutal police, of sinister smugglers -- coyotes. A devastating document, this one must be read." -- Leon UrisThe acclaimed author of Rolling Nowhere has taken another adventure, this time on the underground railway that operates across America's southern border. To discover what becomes of Mexicans who desperately slip into the United States, Ted Conover disguised himself as an illegal alien, walked across deserts, hid in orange orchards, waded through the Rio Grande, and cut life-threatening deals with tough-guy traffickers in human sweat. This electrifying account is the harrowing vision of a way of life no outsider has ever seen before.

A Journey Across Borders with America's Mexican Migrants

Coyotes

"Powerful...a literary gem...wonderfully written dispatches that capture the richness and intensity of Latin America's reality. Those wanting a feel for the spirit of Latin America or what lies behind the headlines will hardly find more vivid accounts of the region's recent history."--The Miami Herald"The Heart That Bleeds is the work of a master...Guillermoprieto has brought back reports that are unforgettable, brave in their clearsightedness, but unstinting, too, in their passion and sympathy. The countries of Latin America now have their Orwell."--David Remnick

Latin America Now

The Heart That Bleeds

"We used to think we knew what life is [but] not any more. 'Artificial life' has become a strange and exciting frontier of modern science...and Steven Levy makes an ideal tour guide." -- James Gleick.author of Chaos and Genius

What's Better Than This?

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