"Following several of his internationally acclaimed, beloved novels, A Year of Last Things is Michael Ondaatje's long-awaited return to poetry. In pieces that are sometimes wittily funny, moving, and always wise, we journey back through time by way of alchemical leaps, unearthing writings by revered masters, moments of shared tenderness, and abandoned landscapes we hold onto to rediscover the influence of every border crossed. Moving from a Sri Lankan...

"Twins Oliver and Trisha are on a canoe trip with their dad when a freak accident leaves their father badly injured. With no cell phone reception, their only choice is to continue down river and hope to find civilization. And they do-in a small village. Except the people there behave strangely, and weirdest of all is the giant scarecrow in the village square. The townspeople seem nervous-obsessed-with the scarecrow. 'He watches over us,' the twins...

As a young girl, Becky is forced to hide from phantom Nazis, subjected to dental procedures without pain medication, and torn from her mother again and again. Growing up in the shadow of her father's PTSD, she wants to know what is wrong but knows not to ask. Her father won't talk about being a Timberwolf, a unit of specially trained night fighters that went into combat first and experienced a 300 percent casualty rate. He returns home with thirteen...

"Neon leg warmers, big hair, rock band T-shirts, and mixtapes--1980s nostalgia at its finest. But just below that saccharine facade lurked a seedy underbelly of inconceivable human monsters like no decade before had ever seen. The "Golden Age of the Serial Killer" brought a sharp increase in violent crime, panic, and terror, which sparked a chaotic race between serial murderers and law enforcement officers. For the true crime fanatic who wants to...

"In 1950s New Orleans, a young woman steps into her white tulle gown and glides down the long hallway of her parents' house into the front garden. Her father, a respected surgeon, drives her downtown, where she will make her debut into Negro society. Though mesmerized by the rituals, Sybil Haydel, 17, cannot help but note their irony in a world where she daily faces the barriers and insults of Jim Crow. Thirteen years later, Sybil lies sleepless in...

"The Motown Anthology is a 2 CD collection of Mary's leads for the Supremes and their original group the Primettes, the CD debut of her 1979 solo album on Motown, plus a total of 7 unreleased tracks and 13 unreleased mixes or alternate takes. Inside is a 36-page booklet featuring rare photos, an extensive essay detailing her career, and testimonials from her peers - among them Sir Paul McCartney, Otis Williams, and Hillary Rodham Clinton"--Amazon.com....