New Releases: August 2019

The untold story of the root cause of America's education crisis--and the seemingly endless cycle of multigenerational poverty.

Macfarlane takes us on an extraordinary journey into our relationship with darkness, burial, and what lies beneath the surface of both place and mind.

"Hugely impressive, a major work."--NPR A pioneering and groundbreaking work of narrative nonfiction that offers a dramatic new perspective on the history of humankind, showing how through millennia, the mosquito has been the single most powerful force in determining humanity's fate.  

This book, which includes interviews with professionals in the field, covers eight main areas of the medical office professionals field that have proven to be stable, lucrative, and growing professions. -Nurse Practitioner -Physician Assistant -Medical Records and Health Information Technologist -Optometrist -Pharmacy Technician -Phlebotomist -Sonographer -Surgical Technologist

This book provides readers with insight into the intellectual, emotional, and social challenges experienced by law enforcement personnel while simultaneously challenging readers to understand the need to hold law enforcement responsible when they violate legal codes of conduct.

This book examines the global, local, and specific environmental factors that facilitate illegal fishing and proposes effective ways to reduce the opportunities and incentives that threaten the existence of the world's fish.

With Fundamentals of Building a Bamboo Fly-Rod, it is possible to create your own heirloom-quality bamboo fly rod.

Whether you're a beginner, a weekend angler or a serious sport fisher this book has the information you need to hook'em.

"A heart-wrenching page-turner told with warmth and humor."--PEOPLE Magazine Pick of the Week   "A rich testament to the power of second chances." -Women's World

"A masterful mind-bender of a novel. Crouch brilliantly infuses his story with dire repercussions and unexpected moral upheaval, and leaves you wondering what you would do if you had the chance to turn back the clock."--Mark Sullivan,

Senator Joseph McCarthy has started a witch hunt, with those in entertainment being blacklisted. With the pressure building to name names, it is more than Hazel and Magnolia's Broadway dreams that may suffer as they grapple with the terrible consequences of McCarthyism.

THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER One of... Parade's "Most Anticipated Books of Summer 2019 " and "Best Beach Reads of Summer 2019" * Good Housekeeping's "Best New Books for Summer 2019" * PureWow's "The Best Beach Reads of Summer 2019" * BookBub's "Books That Will Make the Perfect Addition to Your Beach Bag This Summer"

A beautifully observed and deeply funny novel of May Attaway, a university gardener who sets out on an odyssey to reconnect with four old friends over the course of a year.

Instant USA Today bestseller! "Abbi Waxman is both irreverent and thoughtful."--#1 New York Times bestselling author Emily Giffin

"A moving portrait of love and friendship set against a backdrop of social change." --The New York Times

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * "Just the sort of thing that Philip Roth or John Updike might have produced in their prime (except, of course, that the author understands women)."--Elizabeth Gilbert