Ten years after 9/11, a dazzling, kaleidoscopic novel reimagines its aftermath... A jury gathers in Manhattan to select a memorial for the victims of a devastating terrorist attack. Their fraught deliberations complete, the jurors open the envelope containing the anonymous winner's name-and discover he is an American Muslim. Instantly they are cast into roiling debate about the claims of grief, the ambiguities of art, & the meaning of Islam. Their conflicted response is only a preamble to the country's. The memorial's designer is an enigmatic, ambitious architect named Mohammad Khan. His fiercest defender on the jury is its sole widow, the self-possessed & mediagenic Claire Burwell. But when the news of his selection leaks to the press, she finds herself under pressure from outraged family members & in collision with hungry journalists, wary activists, opportunistic politicians, fellow jurors, & Khan himself-as unknowable as he is gifted. In the fight for both advantage & their ideals, all will bring the emotional weight of their own histories to bear on the urgent question of how to remember, & underst&, a national tragedy. In this deeply humane novel, the breadth of Amy Waldman's cast of characters is matched by her startling ability to conjure their perspectives. A striking portrait of a fractured city striving to make itself whole, The Submission is a piercing & resonant novel by an important new talent. ...

In his wildly popular Internet blog, Mark Manson doesn’t sugarcoat or equivocate. He tells it like it is—a dose of raw, refreshing,

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' What is he? A friend, or an enemy'? ' He is a murderer'. Will has just killed a man. He's on the run. His escape will take him far beyond his own world, to the eerie disquiet of a deserted city & to a girl, Lyra. Her fate is strangely linked to his own, & together they must find the most powerful weapon in all the word. ...

Will has just killed a man. He's on the run. His escape will take him far beyond his own world, to the eerie disquiet of a deserted city, & to a girl, Lyra. Her fate is strangely linked to his own, & together they must find the most powerful weapon in all the worlds... ...

A guide to choosing, siting & designing a conservatory that is right for you & your house, & advice on growing & maintaining exotic conservatory plants. Conservatory consultant John Phelan discusses the choices available to you & how to balance the key issues that affect your purchase: what you want it to look like, what you can afford & how you want to use it. This text is illustrated throughout &

Includes:: information on: size, siting & structure; planting plans & lists; care & maintenance; containers, furniture & special features; & examples of existing conservatories.

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The Sugarland Express is based on the true story of Lou Jean Poplin, who kidnapped a Texas State Trooper & led the police on a wild chase across the state in an effort to save her son from adoption. This complex role was enough to lure superstar Goldie H ...

Hugh Prentice has never had patience for dramatic females, & if Lady Sarah Pleinsworth has ever been acquainted with the words shy or retiring, she's long since tossed them out the window. Besides, a reckless duel has left this brilliant mathematician with a ruined leg, & now he could never court a woman like Sarah, much less dream of marrying her. Sarah has never forgiven Hugh for the duel he fought that nearly destroyed her family. But even if she could find a way to forgive him, it wouldn't matter. She doesn't care that his leg is less than perfect, it's his personality she can't abide. But forced to spend a week in close company they discover that first impressions are not always reliable. & when one kiss leads to two, three, & four, the mathematician may lose count, & the lady may, for the first time, find herself speechless... New York Times bestselling author Julia Quinn's enchanting third novel in the Smythe-Smith quartet is guaranteed to make you laugh out loud & tug at your heartstrings in equal measures. ...