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My Jim: A Novel
by Nancy RawlesA &“compelling, eloquently written&” (San Francisco Chronicle) novel that reimagines The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn&’s Jim from the perspective of his wife, Sadie. &“Rawles covers territory Twain did not. . . . As heart-wrenching a personal history as any recorded in American literature.&”— The New York Times Book Review To help her granddaughter accept the risks of loving, Sadie Watson mines her memory for the tale of the unquenchable love of her life, Jim. Sadie&’s Jim was an ambitious young slave and seer who, when faced with the prospect of being sold, escaped down the Mississippi with a white boy named Huck Finn. Sadie is suddenly left alone, worried about her children, reviled as a witch, punished for Jim&’s escape, and convinced her husband is dead. But Sadie&’s will and her love for Jim animate her life and see her through.A nuanced critique of the great American novel that mirrors the true story of countless slave women, My Jim is a haunting and inspiring story about freedom, longing, and the remarkable endurance of love.
Global Financial Stability Report, April 2025: Enhancing Resilience amid Uncertainty: [subtitle]
by International Monetary Fund. Monetary and Capital Markets DepartmentA report from the International Monetary Fund.
Nexus: A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AI
by Yuval Noah Harari#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the author of Sapiens comes the groundbreaking story of how information networks have made, and unmade, our world.&“Strikingly original . . . A historian whose arguments operate on the scale of millennia has managed to capture the zeitgeist perfectly.&”—The Economist&“This deeply important book comes at a critical time as we all think through the implications of AI and automated content production. . . . Masterful and provocative.&”—Mustafa Suleyman, author of The Coming WaveFor the last 100,000 years, we Sapiens have accumulated enormous power. But despite all our discoveries, inventions, and conquests, we now find ourselves in an existential crisis. The world is on the verge of ecological collapse. Misinformation abounds. And we are rushing headlong into the age of AI—a new information network that threatens to annihilate us. For all that we have accomplished, why are we so self-destructive?Nexus looks through the long lens of human history to consider how the flow of information has shaped us, and our world. Taking us from the Stone Age, through the canonization of the Bible, early modern witch-hunts, Stalinism, Nazism, and the resurgence of populism today, Yuval Noah Harari asks us to consider the complex relationship between information and truth, bureaucracy and mythology, wisdom and power. He explores how different societies and political systems throughout history have wielded information to achieve their goals, for good and ill. And he addresses the urgent choices we face as non-human intelligence threatens our very existence.Information is not the raw material of truth; neither is it a mere weapon. Nexus explores the hopeful middle ground between these extremes, and in doing so, rediscovers our shared humanity.
Shadows of the Empire: Star Wars (Star Wars - Legends)
by Steve PerryShadows of the Empire illuminates the shadowy outlines of a criminal conspiracy that exists in the background of the events in the movies, ruled by a character new to us. Prince Xizor is a mastermind of evil who dares to oppose one of the best-known fictional villains of all time: Darth Vader. The story involves all the featured Star Wars movie characters, plus Emperor Palpatine and, of course, Lord Vader himself.Features a bonus section following the novel that includes a primer on the Star Wars expanded universe, and over half a dozen excerpts from some of the most popular Star Wars books of the last thirty years!
The Gatehouse Mystery: Trixie Belden (Trixie Belden, Girl Detective #3)
by Julie CampbellJoin Trixie Belden, for fun, adventure, and intrigue as she explores an abandoned gatehouse in the next book in the iconic mystery series starring the beloved teenage girl detective!When Trixie and Honey explore an abandoned gatehouse, they discover more than dust and spiderwebs. Stuck in the dirt floor is a huge diamond! Could a ring of jewel thieves be hiding out in Sleepyside?
Fast Lanes (Vintage Contemporaries)
by Jayne Anne PhillipsFrom the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Night Watch: a short story collection that presents a tour de force of voices, offering elegantly rendered views into the lives of characters torn between the liberation of detachment and the desire to connect."A brilliant writer, utterly original and with an astonishing range." —Ian McEwan, New York Times bestselling author of Atonement and Lessons Three stories are collected in this edition for the first time: in "Alma," and adolescent daughter is made the confidante of her lonely mother; "Counting" traces the history of a dommed love affair; and "Callie" evokes memories of the haunting death of a child in 1920's West Virginia. Along with the original seven stories from Fast Lanes—each told in extraordinary first person narratives that have been hailed by critics as virtuoso performances—these incandescent portraits offer windows into the lives of an entire generation of Americans, demonstrating again and again why Jayne Anne Phillips remains one of our most powerful writers.
Pushed to the Brink: Fragility and Conflict in Sub-Saharan Africa
by SeverA report from the International Monetary Fund.
Regional Economic Outlook, Sub-Saharan Africa, April 2025 – Recovery Interrupted: [subtitle]
by International Monetary Fund. African Dept.A report from the International Monetary Fund.
Regional Economic Outlook, Middle East and Central Asia, May 2025 – Charting a Path through the Haze: [subtitle]
by International Monetary Fund. Middle East and Central Asia Dept.A report from the International Monetary Fund.
The Secret of the Mansion: Trixie Belden (Trixie Belden, Girl Detective #1)
by Julie CampbellGet ready for fun, adventure, and intrigue with the first book in the iconic mystery series starring the beloved teenage girl detective, Trixie Belden!Trixie can't believe she is stuck in Sleepyside all summer while her two older brothers are away at camp. She is going to be sooo bored. But then a millionaire&’s daughter moves in next-door, a runaway kid hides out nearby, and rumors heat up that the old mansion on the hill is filled with a fortune! Maybe the summer won't be so boring after all!Trixie Belden first appeared over fifty years ago in THE SECRET OF THE MANSION, which was followed by other suspense filled adventures as generation after generation of readers grew up with mystery-loving Trixie and her friends. This classic, wholesome series is perfect for the next generation of readers and new fans!
The Devil at His Elbow: Alex Murdaugh and the Fall of a Southern Dynasty
by Valerie BauerleinINSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • &“The definitive account of the Murdaugh murders. Forget the podcasts, the TV specials, and the documentaries—this is the version of the story you&’ll want to read. And once you pick it up, you won&’t be able to put it down.&”—John Carreyrou, Pulitzer Prize winner and bestselling author of Bad BloodPower, privilege, and blood—this is the true story of Alex Murdaugh&’s violent downfall, from a veteran Wall Street Journal reporter who has become an authority on the case. Alex Murdaugh was a benevolent dictator—the president of the South Carolina trial lawyers&’ association, a political boss, a part-time prosecutor, and a partner in his family&’s law firm. He was always ready with a favor, a drink, and an invitation to Moselle, his family&’s 1,700-acre hunting estate. The Murdaugh name ignited respect—and fear—for a hundred miles.When he murdered his wife, Maggie, and son Paul at Moselle on a dark summer night, the fragile façade of Alex&’s world could no longer hold. His forefathers had covered up a midnight suicide at a remote railroad crossing, a bootlegging ring run from a courthouse, and the attempted murder of a pregnant lover. Alex, too, almost walked away from his unspeakable crimes with his reputation intact, but his downfall was secured by a twist of fate, some stray mistakes, and a fateful decision by an old friend who&’d finally seen enough.Why would a man who had everything kill his wife and grown son? To unwind the roots of Alex&’s ruin, award-winning journalist Valerie Bauerlein reported not just from the courthouse every day but also along the backroads and through the tidal marshes of South Carolina&’s Lowcountry. When the jurors made their pilgrimage to the crime scene, trying to envision Maggie and Paul&’s last moments, she walked right behind them, sensing the ghosts that haunt the Murdaughs&’ now-shattered legacy.Through masterful research and cinematic writing, The Devil at His Elbow is a transporting journey through Alex&’s life, the night of the murders, and the investigation that culminated in a trial that held tens of millions spellbound. With her stunning insights and fearless instinct for the truth, Bauerlein uncovers layers of the Murdaugh murder case that have not been told.
Minecraft: An Official Minecraft Novel (Minecraft)
by Sarwat ChaddaThree down-on-their-luck adventurers seek a lost civilization in this epic Minecraft novel!Rajah would do anything to be a great adventurer. But how can he, when his father&’s already triumphed over every adventure he can think of? Lord Maharajah fought the Ender Dragon, charted the Overworld, and built a grand manor house. Rajah is surrounded by hand-me-downs, from his father&’s fancy old name to his fancy old sword. His servant, Pal, and his squire, Faith, do what they can to help. But Pal is too gentle to be any good in a fight, and Faith&’s faith is being tested by the knight she thought was a hero. Try as he might, Rajah isn&’t anyone&’s hero—he&’s everyone&’s punchline. Everything changes, though, when, at the end of another day&’s failure, Rajah, Pal, and Faith find something: a map that leads to the one place Lord Maharajah never conquered—a legendary castle rumored to hide a mysterious lost civilization&’s wondrous inventions. At last, the greatest adventure of their lives has begun. The three must trek through perilous swamps, climb high mountains, and discover their true worth. It&’s the only way to reach their distant destination: Castle Redstone!
Mountains of the Mind: A History of a Fascination (Landscapes)
by Robert MacfarlaneCombining accounts of legendary mountain ascents with vivid descriptions of his own forays into wild, high landscapes, Robert Macfarlane reveals how the mystery of the world&’s highest places has come to grip the Western imagination—and perennially draws legions of adventurers up the most perilous slopes.His story begins three centuries ago, when mountains were feared as the forbidding abodes of dragons and other mysterious beasts. In the mid-1700s the attentions of both science and poetry sparked a passion for mountains; Jean-Jacques Rousseau and Lord Byron extolled the sublime experiences to be had on high; and by 1924 the death on Mt Everest of an Englishman named George Mallory came to symbolize the heroic ideals of his day. Macfarlane also reflects on fear, risk, and the shattering beauty of ice and snow, the competition and contemplation of the climb, and the strange alternate reality of high altitude, magically enveloping us in the allure of mountains at every level.
From Here to the Great Unknown: A Memoir
by Lisa Marie Presley Riley Keough#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER • NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • OPRAH&’S BOOK CLUB PICK • Born to an American myth and raised in the wilds of Graceland, Lisa Marie Presley tells her whole story for the first time in this raw, riveting, one-of-a-kind memoir faithfully completed by her daughter, Riley Keough. A PEOPLE BEST BOOK OF THE YEARIn 2022, Lisa Marie Presley asked her daughter to help finally finish her long-gestating memoir. A month later, Lisa Marie was dead, and the world would never know her story in her own words, never know the passionate, joyful, caring, and complicated woman that Riley loved and now grieved. Riley got the tapes that her mother had recorded for the book, lay in her bed, and listened as Lisa Marie told story after story about smashing golf carts together in the yards of Graceland, about the unconditional love she felt from her father, about being upstairs, just the two of them. About getting dragged screaming out of the bathroom as she ran toward his body on the floor. About living in Los Angeles with her mother, getting sent to school after school, always kicked out, always in trouble. About her singular, lifelong relationship with Danny Keough, about being married to Michael Jackson, what they had in common. About motherhood. About deep addiction. About ever-present grief. Riley knew she had to fulfill her mother&’s wish to reveal these memories, incandescent and painful, to the world. To make her mother known. This extraordinary book is written in both Lisa Marie&’s and Riley&’s voices, a mother and daughter communicating—from this world to the one beyond—as they try to heal each other. Profoundly moving and deeply revealing, From Here to the Great Unknown is a book like no other—the last words of the only child of an American icon.
Light Years (Vintage International)
by James SalterA brilliant portrait of a marriage from the PEN/Faulkner Award-winner and author of A Sport and a Pastime, with an introduction by Richard Ford.&“Light Years is a novel of almost holy radiance to me. It is great in every sense of the word: vast, and timeless, and enduring.&”—Lauren Groff, bestselling author of Fates and Furies&“Remarkable. An unexpectedly moving ode to beautiful lives frayed by time.&”—James Wolcott, Esquire&“[A] twentieth-century masterpiece. At once iridescent, lyrical, mystical and magnetic.&”—Bloomsbury ReviewNedra and Viri's favored life revolves around delightful dinners, imaginative games with their children, enviable friends, and idyllic days spent skating on a frozen river or basking in the sun on the beach. But even as Salter lingers over the surface of their marriage, he lets us see the fine cracks that are spreading through it, flaws that will eventually mar the lovely picture beyond repair. Seductive, witty, and elegantly nuanced, Light Years is a classic novel of an entire generation that discovered the limits of its own happiness—and then felt compelled to destroy it.
Ladykiller: A Novel
by Katherine WoodEveryone has a story. But not everyone&’s story is true.When a young woman vanishes from her remote Greek island estate, her best friend races to find her, using clues found in the explosive manuscript she left behind.&“Full of sun, sex, money, and greed, not since Gone Girl have unreliable narrators been this fun.&”—Katy Hays, New York Times bestselling author of The CloistersGia and Abby have been friends since childhood, forever bonded by the tragedy that unfolded in Greece when they were eighteen. Now thirty, heiress Gia is back in Greece with her shiny new husband, entertaining glamorous guests with champagne under the hot Mediterranean sun, while bookish Abby is working fourteen-hour days as an attorney. When Gia invites Abby on an all-expenses-paid trip to Sweden to celebrate her birthday, Abby&’s thrilled to reconnect. But on the day of her flight, Abby receives an ominous email that threatens to unearth the skeletons of her past, and when she and Gia&’s brother, Benny, arrive in Sweden, Gia isn&’t there. Worried, Abby and Benny fly to Greece, where they find Gia&’s beachfront estate eerily deserted, the sole clue to her whereabouts the manuscript she penned, detailing the events leading up to her disappearance. Gia&’s narrative reveals the dark truth about her provocative new marriage and the dirty secrets of their seductive guests, a story almost too scandalous to be believed. But the pages end abruptly, leaving more questions than answers. How much of Gia&’s story is true? Where is she now? And will Abby find her before it&’s too late?
Minecraft Legends: An Official Minecraft Novel (Minecraft)
by Matt ForbeckThe mythic past of Minecraft Legends returns to threaten the Overworld in this official novel! Farnum dreams of running a famous zoo. But though the mobs he keeps are adorable, none of them draws anything close to a crowd. Farnum needs something strange and new—but he&’s the furthest thing from an adventurer. It takes a lot of convincing from his friends, but Farnum finally takes a chance and goes with them to explore a lush new biome . . . which is how he ends up falling down a waterfall and washing up in front of a mysterious purple portal. Kritten has advised many powerful piglins. Few have been as fearsome or demanding as the Great Bungus. If Kritten wants their head to stay on their shoulders, the pint-sized piglin advisor is going to need to find their clan more land. And fast. At their most desperate point, they discover a cavern filled with ancient piglin carvings, depicting a legend that may have all the answers they&’re looking for. Once upon a time, three fabled piglin hordes left the Nether behind and made war on the Overworld. And Kritten thinks they might just have a way to do the same now. All they need is the help of someone in the Overworld foolish enough to trust them . . . someone like Farnum. Together, zookeeper and piglin are about to carve out a legend of their own. And the Overworld may never be the same!
Minecraft: An Official Minecraft Novel (Minecraft)
by Suyi DaviesJourney into a lawless land and take its toughest trials in this official Minecraft novel!All of Cecelia Alao&’s friends call her Cece. All one of them. But she and Therese are so close that one friend is all Cece needs. Both at school and in their shared Minecraft world, Cece and Therese are inseparable. Until the night before the first day of school, when Therese sends Cece a message, three words that change everything: We are moving.Therese&’s new home in the USA is 7,000 miles away from Lagos, where the two best friends grew up. Not only is Cece facing secondary school without her best friend, but she&’s losing the world she built with Therese. But Cece still has hope. Maybe she can&’t cross the world to get to her friend, but in Minecraft she won&’t need to. Therese has invited her to a new server—with new friends from her new home—a place called Haven. All Cece has to do is join and they&’ll be reunited. It&’s that easy, right? When she follows the invite, she realizes just how wrong she was. Lost in a chaotic world named Anarchia, Cece learns that the server&’s owner, a shadowy figure called the Ocury, has sealed off the peaceful land of Haven behind a twisted initiation ceremony called the Haven Trials. Three titanic tasks. Five lives to complete them. A host of dangerous mobs and griefing players. If Cece fails, she&’ll be banned from the server forever. There&’s no way she can do this alone. If she wants to play with Therese again, she&’s going to have to find new people she can rely on—both in-game and IRL. No time to lose. . . . The trials await!
Widow Basquiat: A Love Story
by Jennifer ClementThe beautifully written, deeply affecting story of Jean-Michel Basquiat's partner, her past, and their life togetherAn NPR Best Book of the Year Selection New York City in the 1980s was a mesmerizing, wild place. A hotbed for hip hop, underground culture, and unmatched creative energy, it spawned some of the most significant art of the 20th century. It was where Jean-Michel Basquiat became an avant-garde street artist and painter, swiftly achieving worldwide fame. During the years before his death at the age of 27, he shared his life with his lover and muse, Suzanne Mallouk. A runaway from an unhappy home in Canada, Suzanne first met Jean-Michel in a bar on the Lower East Side in 1980. Thus began a tumultuous and passionate relationship that deeply influenced one of the most exceptional artists of our time. In emotionally resonant prose, award-winning author Jennifer Clement tells the story of the passion that swept Suzanne and Jean-Michel into a short-lived, unforgettable affair. A poetic interpretation like no other, Widow Basquiat is an expression of the unrelenting power of addiction, obsession and love.
Rogue Planet: Rogue Planet (Star Wars - Legends)
by Greg BearMASTER AND APPRENTICEThe Force is strong in twelve-year-old Anakin Skywalker . . . so strong that the Jedi Council, despite misgivings, entrusted young Obi-Wan Kenobi with the mission of training him to become a Jedi Knight. Obi-Wan? like his slain Master Qui-Gon?believes Anakin may be the chosen one, the Jedi destined to bring balance to the Force. But first Obi-Wan must help his undisciplined apprentice, who still bears the scars of slavery, find his own balance.Dispatched to the mysterious planet of Zonama Sekot, source of the fastest ships in the galaxy, Obi-Wan and Anakin are swept up in a swirl of deadly intrigue and betrayal. They sense a disturbance in the Force unlike any they have encountered before. It seems there are more secrets on Zonama Sekot than meet the eye. But the search for those secrets will threaten the bond between Obi-Wan and Anakin . . . and bring the troubled young apprentice face-to-face with his deepest fears?and his darkest destiny.Features a bonus section following the novel that includes a primer on the Star Wars expanded universe, and over half a dozen excerpts from some of the most popular Star Wars books of the last thirty years!
Prayer, the Great Adventure
by Dr. David JeremiahIn this Gold Medallion award-winner, Dr. David Jeremiah addresses the challenges to prayer that we all face and the answers to prayer we often miss. Prayer, the Great Adventure gently encourages us to take the first steps toward fostering a rewarding relationship with God. Drawing from his prayer journals and decades of work, Dr. Jeremiah shares his experiences - blessings, struggles, and insights. Inside Prayer, The Great Adventure you will: • Find answers to the questions, &“How can I find time to pray when I&’m so busy?&” • Discover the detailed roadmap for prayer that Jesus gave us — The Lord&’s Prayer • Read reflections from Dr. Jeremiah&’s personal journal on his prayer journey Get ready to embark on the most satisfying of trips, the great adventure of prayer.
Finance & Development, December 2024: Finance & Development, December 2024
by International Monetary Fund. Communications DepartmentA report from the International Monetary Fund.
Optimal Interest Rate Tightening with Financial Fragility
by TeohA report from the International Monetary Fund.
Breaking the Trend: Debt Stabilization in Sub-Saharan Africa
by KhandelwalA report from the International Monetary Fund.
