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Becky thought being married to Luke Brandon would be one big Tiffany box of happiness. But to be honest, it's not quite as dreamy as she'd hoped

FOR REBECCA BLOOMWOOD, LIFE IS PEACHY. SHE HAS A JOB ON MORNING TV, HER BANK MANAGER IS ACTUALLY BEING NICE TO HER, AND WHEN IT COMES TO SPENDING MONEY, HER NEW MOTTO IS BUY ONLY WHAT YOU NEED - AND SHE S REALLY (SORT OF) STICKING TO IT. THE ICING ON THE BRIOCHE IS THAT SHE S BEEN OFFERED A CHANCE TO WORK IN NEW YORK. NEW YORK! THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART! THE GUGGENHEIM! THE METROPOLITAN OPERA HOUSE! AND BECKY DOES MEAN TO GO TO THEM ALL. HONESTLY. IT S JUST THAT IT SEEMS SILLY NOT TO CHECK OUT A FEW OTHER FAMOUS PLACES FIRST. LIKE SAKS. AND BLOOMINGDALES

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The narrator of The Zahir is a bestselling novelist who lives in Paris and enjoys all the privileges money and celebrity bring. His wife of ten years, Esther, is a war correspondent who has disappeared along with a friend, Mikhail, who may or may not be her lover.

In his eagerly awaited fourth novel, New York Times-bestselling author Nick Hornby mines the hearts and psyches of four lost souls who connect just when they've reached the end of the line.

Influence, the classic book on persuasion, explains the psychology of why people say "yes"—and how to apply these understandings. Dr. Robert Cialdini is the seminal expert in the rapidly expanding field of influence and persuasion. His thirty-five years of rigorous, evidence-based research along with a three-year program of study on what moves people to change behavior has resulted in this highly acclaimed book.

On a winter night in 1964, Dr. David Henry is forced by a blizzard to deliver his own twins. His son, born first, is perfectly healthy. Yet when his daughter is born, he sees immediately that she has Down's Syndrome. Rationalizing it as a need to protect Norah, his wife, he makes a split-second decision that will alter all of their lives forever. He asks his nurse to take the baby away to an institution and never to reveal the secret. But Caroline, the nurse, cannot leave the infant. Instead, she disappears into another city to raise the child herself. So begins this story that unfolds over a quarter of a century—in which these two families, ignorant of each other, are yet bound by the fateful decision made that long-ago winter night. Norah Henry, who knows only that her daughter died at birth, remains inconsolable; her grief weighs heavily on their marriage. And Paul, their son, raises himself as best he can, in a house grown cold with mourning. Meanwhile, Phoebe, the lost daughter, grows from a sunny child to a vibrant young woman whose mother loves her as fiercely as if she were her own.

What would possess a gifted young man recently graduated from college to literally walk away from his life? Noted outdoor writer and mountaineer Jon Krakauer tackles that question in his reporting on Chris McCandless, whose emaciated body was found in an abandoned bus in the Alaskan wilderness in 1992.