Books Collection

This Pulitzer Prize-winner from acclaimed author Anthony Doerr tells the touching story of a blind French girl and a German boy whose paths collide as they both try to survive the devastation brought by World War II. The novel is both heartwarming and thrilling, as characters are forced to flee from the Nazi occupation in Paris.

Any nightly news program will validate the timeliness of T.C. Boyle’s latest read, The Harder They Come. The novel explores the inherent American nature of violence through three short-fuse leads: Sten Stenson, a retired high school principal and former vet; Adam Stenson, Sten’s 25-year-old son whose struggles with mental health cloud the narration; and Sara Jennings, a middle-aged, establishment-hating farrier who finds herself romantically linked to the Adam. Boyle has penned a fast-paced, riveting read that mirrors many action movie scenarios: the lone hero taking on legions of less worthy adversaries. But most importantly, like in real life, there are no victory bells when The Harder They Come’s final bullets are spent.

Best known for creating CD Baby, the most popular music site for independent artists, founder Derek Sivers chronicles his “accidental” success and failures into this concise and inspiring book on how to create a multi-million dollar company by following your passion. In Anything You Want, Sivers details his journey and the lessons learned along the way of creating CD Baby and building a business close to his heart. “[Sivers is] one of the last music-business folk heroes,” says Esquire magazine. His less-scripted approach to business is refreshing and will educate readers to feel empowered to follow their own dreams. Aspiring entrepreneurs and others trying to make their own way will be particularly comforted by Sivers straight talk and transparency -a reminder that anything you want is within your reach. Anything You Want is also available in a 5 pack, 52 pack and very limited edition Collectible, signed by Derek.

Just who is Halíka Dacomé? To Rose Frost, moving house every six months is normal. Another town here, another school there, her ability to adapt is as easy as breathing. But everything changes when her parents go overseas and Rose moves in with her grandmother. She enjoys meeting new friends and catching up with old ones from her childhood holidays -- except now she must hide a precious secret from everyone, a gift from birth that defies modern day science. Her dreams become riddled with a warrior woman called Halíka Dacomé, but are they visions or messages from the future? She starts her own investigation but encounters more questions than answers. Living right on the edge of Warminster in Wiltshire doesn't help with its folklore and myths about strange lights in the sky and ghost stories of the Salisbury Plain. Not only that, her troubles really take hold one night when the mysterious Aiden Deverill with his alluring smile, his gorgeous dark looks and hypnotising blue eye...