New Releases 2012 Archives

Calico Joe

by John Grisham

Grisham departs from the law to weave a story about rookie baseball player Joe Castle of Calico Rock, Arkansas, who’s called up to the Cubs in 1973 and thrills fans with an astonishing rookie season that breaks all the records--until it comes to a sudden end. This story is nothing like John Grisham’s legal thrillers: Calico Joe is short and straightforward, exploring relationships and redemption--all centered around the game of baseball.

Drop Dead Healthy: One Man’s Humble Quest for Bodily Perfection

by A. J. Jacobs

First Jacobs spent a year following the Bible as literally as possible (The Year of Living Biblically) and then he read the Encyclopedia Brittanica from cover to cover (The Know-It-All). The genre is called stunt journalism, and Jacobs is good at it. In Drop Dead Healthy, he sets out to become the world’s healthiest man, consulting experts of all stripes, test-driving the conventional wisdom on health and fitness, and exploring a lot of crazy new stuff, too.

Dare Dream Do

by Whitney Johnson

Part inspiration, part action-plan, popular Harvard Business Review blogger Johnson encourages women to consider shaking up their life, to dream about new possibilities and discover their purpose in life, and to create and implement a plan to bring those dreams to life. Dare Dream Do shines for its rich storytelling and practical advice.

Gone Girl

by Gillian Flynn

This novel is a first-rate psychological thriller. Amy Dunne disappears on the morning of her 5th wedding anniversary, and of course her husband Nick is a prime suspect. Soon every couple in their small North Carolina town is wondering how well they really know the one they love.

New Releases 2012

Calico Joe

Drop Dead Healthy: One Man’s Humble Quest for Bodily Perfection

Dare Dream Do

Gone Girl

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New Releases 2012

Calico Joe

Drop Dead Healthy: One Man’s Humble Quest for Bodily Perfection

Dare Dream Do

Gone Girl

Find your next read with:

100 Book recommendations for every mood

100 Book recommendations
for every mood