"From the highly acclaimed, multiple award-winning Anthony Doerr, a stunningly ambitious and beautiful novel about a blind French girl and a German boy whose paths collide in occupied France as both try to survive the devastation of World War II. Marie Laure lives with her father in Paris within walking distance of the Museum of Natural History where he works as the master of the locks (there are thousands of locks in the museum). When she is six,...

Citing how over-protected youth are ill-equipped to handle the demands of the real world, a guide to raising self-reliant young adults explains how to revive core formative experiences to create responsible, active, and engaged citizens.

Kim Gordon, founding member of Sonic Youth, fashion icon, and role model for a generation of women, presents her memoir of life as an artist, of music, marriage, motherhood, independence, and as one of the first women of rock and roll.

A personal account of the iconic actress's pre-fame life traces the time between her birth in 1935 and her discovery by Walt Disney during her 1962 Broadway performance in "Camelot."

Brisingr furthers the adventures of Eragon and his dragon Saphira as they continue to aid the Varden in the struggle against the evil king Galbatorix.

Translated by C. T. Campion, M.A. [Oriel College, Oxford].