At 1:15 a.m, a Minnesota political fixer answers his doorbell. The next thing he knows, he's waking up on the floor of a moving car, lying on a plastic sheet, his body wet with blood. When the car stops, a voice says, "Hey, I think he's breathing," and another voice says, "Yeah? Give me the bat." And that's the last thing he ever knows. Lucas Davenport is investigating another case when the trail leads to the man's disappearance, then--very troublingly--to...

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Millions of people have fallen in love with Auggie Pullman, an ordinary boy with an extraordinary face—who shows us that kindness brings us together no matter how far apart we are. Read the book that inspired the Choose Kind movement, a major motion picture, and the critically acclaimed graphic novel White Bird.
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Aesop was an Ancient Greek story-teller and slave, famed and cherished for his short fables that often involve personified animals. In the renowned collection of works that is Aesop's Fables, he weaves moral education and entertainment together into tales that have been enjoyed by many, many generations. A lot of the stories in Aesop's Fables, such as The Fox and the Grapes (giving us the term "sour grapes"), The Tortoise and the

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A famous lifestyle arbiter and her shy chef daughter have their lives transformed on the eve of their sixtieth and thirtieth birthdays when a chance encounter in an elevator and a holiday weekend indiscretion lead to new chances at love.

Whit's End serves as a convenient stage for exploring truths that kids should learn.

A special 4-CD compilation featuring all 12 adventures including "A most surprising return" and "A most amazing event."

Young listeners learn about integrity in these fascinating stories. Eugene and Matthew are puzzled by the City Hall clock tower. Why is it stuck at 11:45? Does it have anything to do with long-lost love some twenty years past? Meanwhile Barrett is buzzing, off the wall with excitement about getting to be the lead in the school play. When a phantom booming voice interrupts his first practice, it's up to Emily Jones to investigate.

"Framed and on the run for his life, a former Secret Service agent discovers how far some men will go to grasp the highest office in the land in this electrifying tale from the author of The Night Agent-a propulsive political thriller reminiscent of the best early Baldacci and Grisham novels"--

Join the kids from Odyssey as they get themselves into, and out of, trouble. They learn the importance of God and how he can help them in any situation they may get themselves into. Here, Cryin' Bryan Dern thinks he may have discovered how to close down Whit's End for good; and Jason Whittaker is seeking vengeance on his evil nemesis, The Whisperer.