Across America, universities have become big businesses—and our cities their company towns. But there is a cost to those who live in their shadow.Urban universities play an outsized role in America’s cities. They bring diverse ideas and people together and they generate new innovations. But they also gentrify neighborhoods and exacerbate housing inequality in an effort to enrich their campuses and attract students. They maintain private police forces that target th...

Two immortal brothers crisscross the American Southwest to elude a murderous biker gang and protect a young woman in this “utter triumph and delight” from award-winning author Richard Lange (Jonathan Ames, author of A Man Named Doll).Summer, 1976. Jesse and his brother, Edgar, are on the road in search of victims. They’re rovers, nearly indestructible nocturnal beings who must consume human blood in order to survive. For seventy years they’ve lurked on the...

Brought to you by Penguin.With the country in chaos and corruption on all sides, there's only one person to turn to.When a series of military-style attacks erupt across the United States, Detective John Sampson is called in to investigate. The attacks are untraceable, with patterns too random to decipher, leaving Sampson struggling to find a link amongst the carnage.As Sampson discovers a lead through an ex-military contact, his par...

**Brought to you by Penguin.The thirty-second instalment in James Patterson's globally bestselling Alex Cross series._____________________________________________It’s time to put the guns down, Detective Cross. Even if you knew the way out of this place, we would catch you.**A serial killer is taking out America’s finest legals minds, and Alex Cross is called to investigate their brutal murders.But during a dangerous mission to track down the killer,...

NATIONAL BESTSELLER! Capturing an ever-changing San Francisco, 25 acclaimed writers tell their stories of living in one of the most mesmerizing cities in the world.Over the last few decades, San Francisco has experienced radical changes with the influence of Silicon Valley, tech companies, and more. Countless articles, blogs, and even movies have tried to capture the complex nature of what San Francisco has become, a place millions of people have l...

SparkNotes Audio presents … No Fear Shakespeare audio recordings! Listen to full cast performances of Shakespeare's plays in all their brilliance—and understand what every word means!Don’t be intimidated by Shakespeare. These audiobook editions make the Bard’s plays accessible and enjoyable.Each No Fear Shakespeare audio recording audio edition features:The complete original text performed by a full cast, and the

Nothing in Albuquerque is as it seems. Johnny Walker can tell from the moment he arrives. Why do you think a Level 6 Bounty Hunter is still alive?The crime syndicate has invaded more minds than anyone thought possible. It should have been impossible. But dead men tell no tales or cast spells, right? Then why does it seem like a dead man is casting the magic involved?Johnny and Lisa follow the trail and what they find there only leads to more questions....

Johnny Walker, Dwarf Bounty Hunter, is back on the hunt.WANTED: Dead or Alive. Logree Creature. Origin is Oriceran. Intelligent, flammable, displaying purple goo and tentacles. Do not approach. Leave to the professionals . . . like Johnny Walker.Just what the Everglades needed.But who's going to watch the teenage shifter staying in his cabin? Turn your back and she's wrestling an old Gator from the swamp.Johnny knows what to do. A little mag...

Johnny Walker used to live a quiet life in the Florida swamps with his two hound dogs by his side. Life has changed . . . a lot.It's a full house with teenage Amanda home for winter break and four confused cyborgs living with him. Johnny needs an escape.Time to go hunt some monsters.He'll even need the help of the cyborgs for this one.Weapons are being smuggled that can make things go boom across a city block. Definitely

Will he? Won't he? It's hard to say what bounty hunter Johnny Walker is going to do about his relationship, but one thing is certain.You mess with his woman, you're going to get messed up. Bad. That is, unless Lisa kicks your ass first. The Light Elf is searching for her missing son and is not taking I don't know for an answer.Lisa knows she needs Johnny's help on this one. She's too close to the case to see things clearly....

Brought to you by Penguin.Ali Cross is back in the New York Times No. 1 sequel to James Patterson's bestselling mystery for young readers featuring the son of Detective Alex Cross, the lead character in James Patterson's biggest-selling series___________________ALEX CROSS is a genius detective.ALI CROSS is following in his fa...

Brought to you by Penguin.They strike under cover of darkness, trigger no alarms, and leave no evidence behind.Detective Alex Cross is hunting a killer who targets families around Washington, DC. But Cross isn't the only one investigating.A charismatic true-crime author has spotted patterns in the actions of 'The Family Man' that others have missed.It's up to Cross to determine whether the writer's theories are fact or ficti...