American humorist David Sedaris delights in this darkly comedic series of short stories. From quitting smoking to preparing coffee with less than prestine water; these essays will tickle your funnybone and entertain your mind on a cold midwinter afternoon.

An unexpected letter from her Mother's past sends Edie to Milderhurst Castle where the eccentric inhabitants of the castle will help her uncover a secret hidden from her since before the war.

A biography of the Nobel Prize winning author Pearl S. Buck.

Set in both America and WWII London during the blitz, three women's lives are tied together and torn apart by war. Can one letter change the course of three people's lives? Find out in, The Postmistress.

Private detective Jackson Brodie follows four cases that bring him in contact with four very diffrent families, all with many secrets to hide.

From 1665 Martha's Vineyard to Harvard College, Bethia Mayfield (a minister's daughter) narrates the story of the son of a Wampanoag chieftan as his crosses into the puritan world.

Find out about the woman behind the HeLa cells used in medical research since the 1950s. A fascinating read about cellular biology, modern science and medicine.

A fascinating look at Americans in Paris, from Hemingway to F. Scott Fitzgerald.

A fictional account of a fateful July day in 1942 Paris where parisian police rounded up Jewish families to be sent to concentration camps. The repercussions of this act are felt by reporter Julia Jarmond who discovers a connection between her husband's family and the events of that fateful night.

From Addis Ababa to New York City, follow twin brothers Marion and Shiva Stone who follow their fate (and a love of medicine) across contenents.