To his customers and neighbors on 125th street, Carney is an upstanding salesman of reasonably priced furniture, making a decent life for himself and his family. He and his wife Elizabeth are expecting their second child, and if her parents on Striver?s Row don?t approve of him or their cramped apartment across from the subway tracks, it?s still home.
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A brilliant novel spanning three centuries and three different versions of the American experiment, about lovers, family, loss and the elusive promise of utopia.
Book one in the blockbuster Maze Runner series that spawned a movie franchise and ushered in a worldwide phenomenon! And don’t miss The Fever Code the highly-anticipated series conclusion that finally reveals the story of how the maze was built!
For the millions who have already ventured to Middle-earth-and for the countless others who have yet to embark on the journey-here is the one indispensable A-to-Z guide that brings Tolkien's universe to life.
A tender tale to remind the youngest of children that Mommy always comes back.
"I want my mommy!" Three baby owls awake one night to find their mother gone, and they can’t help but wonder where she is. What is she doing? When will she be back? What scary things move all around them? Stunning illustrations from striking perspectives capture the anxious little owls as they worry.
In A Girl's Story, Annie Ernaux revisits the season 50 years earlier when she found herself overpowered by another's will and desire. In the summer of 1958, 18-year-old Ernaux submits her will to a man's, and then he moves on, leaving her without a "master," bereft.
Now, 50 years later, she realizes she can obliterate the intervening years and return to consider this young woman that she wanted t
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Here are answers to all the questions that come up in your yoga practice and study Renowned yoga teacher Richard Rosen has asked--and been asked--nearly every yoga-related question that there is, and his wonderfully practical, helpful answers will give you a thorough explanation of the tradition's key concepts, and the nuts and bolts of yoga philosophy and practice.
The diary of one of France's most important, award-winning writers during the year she had a passionate and secret love affair with a Russian diplomat.