The Devil's Arithmetic

Manufacturer: Random House

Beginning in fifth grade, Phoebe Fine, the daughter of an oboist in suburban New Jersey, finds that love is a risky game to play. There is Roger Mancuso, who offers Phoebe her first cigarette, her first kiss, and her first experience of loss. There is Spitty Clark, the frat boy and inveterate party animal who's a possible criminal but also somehow a man of honor. Later on, as a young woman living in New York, Phoebe crosses the path of arrogant Pablo Miles (né Peter Mandelbaum), who licks her hand moments after they meet. And so it goes, as Phoebe struggles to reconcile her conflicting desires for safety and adventure, sympathy and conquest. Lucinda Rosenfeld relates Phoebe's serial, seriocomic encounters with freshness, range, economy, and emotional precision:"She understood the jealousy emaciation aroused in other women.""She couldn't persuade herself to spend an entire hour's salary on a piece of bread and three zucchini rounds.""Their first date was more like an appointment. To screw."Unexpected, absorbing, and likely to elicit strong identification among men and women alike, What She Saw . . . serves up acute observations and serious ideas--Phoebe's recognition of her complicity in the disenchantments she endures, the intersection of Eros and ambition--with stealthy charm. The sum of these parts is an intriguing, funny, sharp, and occasionally devastating rendition of that most basic and crucial of human stories: growing up. The vision in What She Saw . . . is perfect. Sometimes in a moment of limbo or confusion, it's advisable to make a list. An inventory of accomplishments, a chart of pros and cons. Lucinda Rosenfeld's first novel takes as its form a list of past boyfriends. Each section finishes the sentence begun in its title, What She Saw... in "Roger Mancuso, or 'The Stink Bomb King of Fifth Grade.'" Later, in college, it's "Humphrey Fung, or 'The Anarchist Feminist.'" The book's shape and humor come from the gathering logic of this catalog, how...

Manufacturer: Llumina Press Brand: Brand: Llumina Press

Aspiring mystery writer, Penny Mitchell, finds herself embroiled in a real-life murder. Penny, along with her adorable little dog, Tatters, follows the clues through the historic German Village in Columbus, Ohio. Penny is busy running her own shop in the Village, struggling with writer’s block, beginning a new romantic venture, and dealing with her eccentric, lovable mother, all while conducting a behind-the-scenes murder investigation. Could the murderer be the personality-impaired real estate agent? The surly, burly hair stylist? The scruffy, grumpy handyman? The hunky butler/chauffeur? Or the semi-reclusive author of horror stories? The list of suspects continues. . .

Manufacturer: Suma

A la muerte de Nell, su nieta Casandra recibe una inesperada herencia: una cabaña y su olvidado jardín en las tierras de Cornualles que es conocido por la gente por los secretos que estos esconden. Aquí es donde Casandra descubrirá finalmente la verdad sobre la familia y resolverá el misterio, que se remonta un siglo, de una niña desaparecida.

Manufacturer: Doubleday Canada

Highly charged and profoundly important, Incidents in the Life of Markus Paul is a new masterpiece from one of Canada’s greatest writers. On a bright morning in June 1985, a young Micmac man starts his first day of work—but by noon he is dead, killed mysteriously in the fourth hold of the cargo ship Lutheran. Hector Penniac had been planning to go to university, perhaps to study medicine. Roger Savage, a loner who has had to make his own way since his youth, comes under suspicion of killing Hector over a union card and a morning’s work. Even if he can’t quite put it into words, Roger immediately sees the ways in which Hector’s death will be viewed as symbolic, as more than an isolated tragedy—and that he is caught in a chain of events that will become more explosive with each passing day.  The aging chief of Hector’s band, Amos Paul, tries to reduce the tensions raised by the investigation into Hector’s death and its connection to a host of other simmering issues, from territorial lines to fishing rights. His approach leads him into conflict with Isaac Snow, a younger and more dynamic man whom many in the band would prefer to lead them—especially when the case attracts press attention in the form of an ambitious journalist named Max Doran, the first of many outsiders to bring his own agenda and motives onto the Micmac reserve. Joel Ginnish, Isaac’s volatile and sometimes violent friend, decides to bring justice to Roger Savage when the authorities refuse to, blockading the reserve in order to do so. And though perhaps no one really means for it to happen, soon a single incident grows ineluctably into a crisis that engulfs a whole society, a whole province and in some ways a whole country.  Twenty years later, RCMP officer Markus Paul—Chief Amos Paul’s grandson, who was fifteen years old when Hector was killed—tries to piece together the clues surrounding Hector Pennia...

Manufacturer: Amazon Brand: Amazon Model: DP75SDI

Unlike tablets, Kindle Paperwhite is designed to deliver the best reading experience, period. Kindle Paperwhite has no screen glare in bright sunlight, a battery that lasts weeks, not hours, and a built-in light that allows you to read without eyestrain. Compare Kindle E-readers   Kindle Kindle Paperwhite Kindle Voyage Price $79 From $119 From $199 Resolution 167 ppi 212 ppi 300 ppi Built-In Light No Yes Yes + Adaptive light sensor Page Turns Touchscreen Touchscreen Touchscreen + PagePress Connectivity Wi-Fi Wi-Fi or Wi-Fi + free 3G Wi-Fi or Wi-Fi + free 3G Screen Size 6" 6" 6" Glare-Free Screen Yes Yes Yes Battery Life Weeks on a single charge Storage Holds thousands of books Weight 6.7 oz Wi-Fi: 7.3 oz Wi-Fi + 3G: 7.6 oz Wi-Fi: 6.3 oz Wi-Fi + 3G: 6.6 oz Dimensions 6.7" x 4.7" x 0.40" 6.7" x 4.6" x 0.36" 6.4" x 4.5" x 0.30"

Manufacturer: Amazon Brand: Amazon Model: 53-000936

Unlike tablets, Kindle Paperwhite is designed to deliver the best reading experience, period.  Kindle Paperwhite has no screen glare in bright sunlight, a battery that lasts weeks, not hours, and a next gen built-in light that allows you to read without eyestrain.

Manufacturer: Amazon Brand: Amazon Model: 53-000912

Unlike tablets, Kindle Paperwhite is designed to deliver the best reading experience, period.  Kindle Paperwhite has no screen glare in bright sunlight, a battery that lasts weeks, not hours, and a next gen built-in light that allows you to read without eyestrain.

Manufacturer: Amazon Brand: Amazon Model: 53-001190

The new Kindle Fire HD is a full-featured HD tablet at an SD price. There's more to enjoy than ever before with a stunning HD display, faster performance, longer battery life, and lighter design. With a light, durable design, plus easy to use parental controls and Kindle FreeTime, Kindle Fire HD is easy to share with anyone in your family

Manufacturer: Amazon Brand: Amazon Model: WP63GW Color: Black

Kindle is our most affordable e-reader—now with a touchscreen display, exclusive Kindle features, twice the storage, and more. Designed for readers Kindle is purpose-built for reading. Indulge your love of reading without interruptions like email alerts and push notifications. The weeks-long battery life allows you to read for weeks on a single charge. Kindle uses actual ink particles and proprietary, hand-built fonts to create crisp text similar to what you see in a physical book. Kindle is lighter than most paperback books, making it easy and comfortable to hold in one hand for extended periods of time. Easy on the eyes Every time your eyes switch from a bright screen to a dimmer, ambient room, your eyes have to adjust, which may result in fatigue. With Kindle, the page is the same brightness as everything else in the room, so there's no adjustment needed. Choose from eight text sizes to prevent tired eyes and keep you reading longer. Flip through without losing your place With Page Flip, you can skim page-by-page, scan by chapter, or skip to the end for a sneak peek without losing your place. Take and share notes Add margin notes that you can edit, delete, or even export from your device to your computer. Share highlighted sections and meaningful quotes on Facebook, Twitter, and Goodreads, and see passages frequently highlighted by other Kindle readers. Go beyond a book with the following features (coming soon) Enhanced search It's even easier to find what you are looking for by combining and previewing results from your Library, Goodreads, and the Kindle Store on the same page. Family Library Family Library links your Amazon account to that of your spouse or partner. For the first time, you and your family can access and easily share not only your own Kindle books, but also books from the Amazon account of a spouse or partner. Word Wise Word Wise, available on many popular English language titles, makes it easier to enjoy and quickly understand more ...