The cult Swedish graphic novel that inspired the critically acclaimed Lukas Moodysson film ‘We Are the Best!’ GBS_insertEmbeddedViewer(“8F_GBAAAQBAJ”, 500,400);

‘A novel that everyone should read before they face their own family Christmas.’ The Times When the four Essinger children gather in Austin for Christmas, they all bring their news. Nathan wants to become a federal judge. Susie’s husband has taken a job in England. Jean has asked her boyfriend and (once-married) boss to meet…

The Taming of the Shrew GBS_insertEmbeddedViewer(“arCJDwAAQBAJ”, 500,400);

Uraguayan artist Alejandro Cesarco (born 1975) invokes the legacy of language- and literature-based conceptual art by the likes of Marcel Broodthaers or Lawrence Weiner. His text works, photographs, collages, films, artist’s books and installations explore emotional dynamics in the language of interpersonal relationships and gender roles. GBS_insertEmbeddedViewer(“nP2RMQEACAAJ”, 500,400);

An unusual diplomatic mission for Wedge Antilles and his X-Wing squadron finds the intrepid starfighters journeying to the warrior planet of Adumar, where both New Republic and Empire delegations have been invited, and where they face assassination, betrayal, and death. Original. GBS_insertEmbeddedViewer(“a0F6mttdGIYC”, 500,400);

Firtexting (flûrteksting) 1. Any text message sent between you and a boy you would like to date or are currently dating (i.e., someone you would like to make out with or are currently making out with). These texts normally contain flirty, witty banter that typically leads to a date and, if you play your cards…

A serial murderer known only by a grotesquely apt nickname–Buffalo Bill–is stalking women. He has a purpose, but no one can fathom it, for the bodies are discovered in different states. Clarice Starling, a young trainee at the FBI Academy, is surprised to be summoned by Jack Crawford, chief of the Bureau’s Behavioral Science section.…

This instant New York Times bestseller offers a withering view of life on Wall Street from the perspective of an unhappy insider who is too hooked on the money to find a way out, even as his career is ruining his marriage and corroding his soul. It’s 2005. Nick Farmer is a thirty-five-year-old bond trader…

John and Ella Robina have shared a wonderful life for more than fifty years. Now in their eighties, Ella suffers from cancer and has chosen to stop treatment. John has Alzheimer’s. Yearning for one last adventure, the self-proclaimed “down-on-their-luck geezers” kidnap themselves from the adult children and doctors who seem to run their lives to…

Rapper Gucci Mane takes us to his roots in Alabama, the streets of East Atlanta, the trap house, and the studio where he found his voice as a peerless rapper. He reflects on his inimitable career and in the process confronts his dark past — the murder charge, years behind bars, addiction, career highs and…