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Inferno by Dan Brown
In the heart of Italy, Harvard professor of symbology Robert Langdon is drawn into a harrowing world centered on one of history’s most enduring and mysterious literary masterpieces . . . Dante’s Inferno. Against this backdrop, Langdon battles a chilling adversary and grapples with an ingenious riddle that pulls him into a landscape of classic art, secret passageways, and futuristic science. Drawing from Dante’s dark epic poem, Langdon races to find answers and decide whom to trust . . . before the world is irrevocably altered.
Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
From the award-winning author of Half of a Yellow Sun comes a dazzling new novel. As teenagers in a Lagos secondary school, Ifemelu and Obinze fall in love. Their Nigeria is under military dictatorship, and people are leaving the country if they can. Ifemelu—beautiful, self-assured—departs for America to study. Obinze—the quiet, thoughtful son of a professor—had hoped to join her, but post-9/11 America will not let him in, and he plunges into a dangerous, undocumented life in London. Years later, when Ifemelu returns to Nigeria, and she and Obinze reignite their shared passion—for their homeland and for each other—they will face the toughest decisions of their lives.
Little Green by Walter Mosley
Statesman Selects Pick for May! Easy Rawlins is back (almost literally from the dead after the car wreck that ended Blonde Faith, his last outing) and cruising the hippified streets of the Sunset Strip circa 1967, in search of a young black man who has gone missing—and maybe of his own rebirth. Join us here at BookPeople on Tuesday, May 28 at 7PM when Mosley is here to speak about and sign Little Green!
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My Beef with Meat by Rip Esselstyn
New York Times Bestelling author of The Engine 2 Diet and nutrition lecturer Rip Esselstyn, is back and ready to arm readers with the knowledge they need to win any argument with those who doubt the health benefits of a plant-based diet–and convince curious carnivores to change their diets once and for all.
The Outsider: A Memoir by Jimmy Connors
Connors ignited the tennis boom in the mid O70s with his aggressive style of play, his vulgar antics, and his renegade behavior. He sets the record straight–about his mother, his life, and the game he dominated for so long.
P A P E R B A C K N O N F I C T I O N
The Hot Sauce Cookbook by Robb Walsh
From veteran cookbook author Robb Walsh, this definitive guide to the world’s most beloved condiment is a must-have for fans of dishes that can never be too spicy. With dozens of recipes for homemade pepper sauces and salsas plus step-by-step instructions for fermenting your own pepper mash, The Hot Sauce Cookbook will leave you amazed by the fire and vibrancy of your homemade sauces.
The Black Count by Tom Reiss
2013 Pulitzer Prize Winner for Biography! Here is the remarkable true story of the real Count of Monte Cristo – a stunning feat of historical sleuthing that brings to life the forgotten hero who inspired such classics as The Count of Monte Cristo and The Three Musketeers. General Alex Dumas, is a man almost unknown today yet with a story that is strikingly familiar, because his son, the novelist Alexandre Dumas, used it to create some of the best loved heroes of literature.
Double Cross by Ben Macintyre
On June 6, 1944, 150,000 Allied troops landed on the beaches of Normandy and suffered an astonishingly low rate of casualties. Operation Fortitude, which protected and enabled the invasion, and the Double Cross system, which specialized in turning German spies into double agents, tricked the Nazis into believing that the Allied attacks would come in Calais and Norway rather than Normandy. This epic event has never before been told from the perspective of the key individuals in the Double Cross system, until now.
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The Sweet Dead Life by Joy Preble
When 14-year old Jenna wakes up in the ER after a car crash, she finds her brother, Casey, beside her. Casey didn’t survive the accident and has been sent back to help solve a mystery – Jenna isn’t just dying; she’s being poisoned. Join BookPeople and the Austin Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators when we welcome Joy Preble to the store Saturday, May 18 at 3pm.
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