A legendary video game designer offers a funny, moving and eye-opening personal account of the industry as it grew from a niche hobby to a hundred-billion dollar enterprise.
Hillary Rodham Clinton and her daughter, Chelsea, share the stories of the gutsy women who have inspired them-women with the courage to stand up to the status quo, ask hard questions, and get the job done.
The conclusion to the #1 <i>New York Times </i>bestselling Field Party series-a Southern soap opera filled with football, cute boys, and pick-up trucks-from bestselling author Abbi Glines.
In this commanding autobiography, Benjamin Netanyahu tells the story of his life, his family, and the foundation, defense, and economic transformation of Israel, from his unique vantage point as the longest-serving prime minister in his nation's history.
A revelatory, in-depth biography of the man known as America's Mayor after 9/11, but who today is the subject of FBI investigations and is better known as the failed enabler of the 2020 election fraud Big Lie.
Hinrichtungsrituale in der vormodernen westeuropäischen Gesellschaft waren hochkomplexe Inszenierungen mit vielen Beteiligten. prominent in Szene gesetzt. Die Rolle von Geistlichen beim Vollzug der Todesstrafe ist bislang wenig beachtet worden. Ein Grund dafür ist sicherlich in der problematischen Quellenlage zu suchen. Selbstzeugnisse gibt es in der Regel nicht. Ein Seelsorger hat über seine Tätigkeit Buch geführt: der Nürnberger Pfarrer Johann Hagendorn. Seine Berichte über die geistliche Betreuung der Gefangenen im Nürnberger Lochgefängnis zu Beginn des 17. Jahrhunderts sind einzigartig und aufschlussreich. In ganz Europa sind vergleichbare Aufzeichnungen eines lutherischen Seelsorgers nicht überliefert. Hagendorns Text führt tief hinein in die Gefühlswelt der um ihr Leben fürchtenden Lochgefangenen. Wir erfahren von ihrer Angst, Verzweiflung und ihrem Kleinmut. Wie sich Johann Hagendorn in dieser emotional hoch angespannten Lage verhielt, zeigen die in diesem Buch erstmals edierten Berichte.
A not-so-friendly competition quickly devolves into an all-out prank war in Marisa Kanter's sophomore YA, an enemies-to-lovers romance that fans of Jenny Han and Morgan Matson will adore.
<b><i>A Little in Love</i> is the most charming romantic comedy you'll read this year, from a hugely talented author, perfect for fans of Cathy Bramley, Phillipa Ashley and Cressida McLaughlin.</b><br>
The remarkable David-against-Goliath story of the lawyer who took on industrial conglomerate DuPont in a huge class action - and won. Soon to be a major motion picture.
Why control of the microchip industry has been the driving force of Western economic and military success, and the potential threats posed by China's actions
<b>From the author of the million-copy selling <i>Shout!: The Beatles in Their Generation</i> and the bestselling <i>John Lennon: The Life comes </i>a revealing portrait of George Harrison, the most undervalued and mysterious Beatle.</b>
<b>From award-winning author Benjamin Dean comes a deliciously dark and addictive YA thriller following the lives of Gen Z's rich and famous through the lens of an undercover teen journalist. </b>
Beloved wine critic and writer Ray Isle does for wine what Michael Pollan's <i>The Omnivore's Dilemma </i>did for food, giving readers the tools they need to make better choices when it comes to the wines they imbibe.
From the imagination of Tony DiTerlizzi and Holly Black, comes the international bestselling series about the Grace siblings who find a mysterious handmade field guide in the attic of the ramshackle old mansion they've just moved into.
<b>A gripping, "rollicking" (John Carreyrou, <i>New York Times </i>bestselling author of <i>Bad Blood</i>) biography of Jay Gould, the greatest of the 19th-century robber barons, whose brilliance, greed, and bare-knuckled tactics made him richer than Rockefeller and led Wall Street to institute its first financial reforms.</b><br>
<b>A "funny, poignant, dishy, and even enlightening" adventure through a tight-knit world of drag performers making art, mayhem, and dreaming of making it big, this book is "the story of America now" (Alexander Chee, <i>The New York Times</i>).</b><br>
A gripping manga based on Ubisoft's <i>Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China</i> video game, featuring iconic Assassin Shao Jun. Unveil a tale that will engulf the world.
Perfect for fans of The Hate U Give , this unforgettable coming-of-age debut novel explores issues of race, class, and violence through the eyes of a wealthy black teenager whose family gets caught in the vortex of the 1992 Rodney King Riots.