Today only, get exciting deals on Goodreads Choice Award Winners from previous seasons! Don't miss out on bestselling titles including The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, The Fault in Our Stars, Yes Please, and more.
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Despite the tumor-shrinking medical miracle that has bought her a few years, Hazel has never been anything but terminal, her final chapter inscribed upon diagnosis. But when a gorgeous plot twist named Augustus Waters suddenly appears at Cancer Kid Support Group, Hazel's story is about to be completely rewritten. Deal expires 9/8/18.
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On the morning of their fifth wedding anniversary, Nick Dunne's clever and beautiful wife Amy disappears. Under mounting pressure from the police and the media, Nick parades an endless series of lies, deceits, and inappropriate behavior. This Husband-of-the-Year is oddly evasive, and he’s definitely bitter—but is he really a killer? Deal expires 9/8/18.
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Her name was Henrietta Lacks. She was a poor black tobacco farmer whose cells became one of the most important tools in medicine, vital for developing the polio vaccine, cloning, gene mapping, and more. This riveting story follows the collision between ethics, race, and medicine and of a daughter consumed with questions about the mother she never knew. Deal expires 9/8/18.
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In her acceptance speech for Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, Tina Fey announced that she was proud to make her home in "the 'not-real America'". It is perhaps that healthy sense of incongruity that makes the head writer, executive producer, and star of NBC's Emmy Award-winning 30 Rock such a cogent observer of the contemporary scene. Bossypants, her entertaining new memoir, shows that strangeness has been her constant companion. Deal expires 9/8/18.
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When Barry Fairbrother dies in his early forties, the town of Pagford is left in shock. Pagford is, seemingly, an English idyll, with a cobbled market square and an ancient abbey, but what lies behind the pretty façade is a town at war. Rich at war with poor, teenagers at war with their parents, wives at war with their husbands, teachers at war with their pupils ... Pagford is not what it first seems. Deal expires 9/8/18.
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When the Taliban took control of the Swat Valley in Pakistan, one girl spoke out. Malala Yousafzai refused to be silenced and fought for her right to an education. On Tuesday, October 9, 2012, when she was fifteen, she almost paid the ultimate price. She was shot in the head at point-blank range while riding the bus home from school, and few expected her to survive. Instead, Malala's miraculous recovery has taken her on an extraordinary journey. Deal expires 9/8/18.
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The beloved comedian from Saturday Night Live, and star actress of Baby Mama and Parks and Recreation, presents her first hilarious book—a varied collection of stories, lists, poetry, mantras, and advice. Amy Poehler will make you think just as much as she will make you laugh. Honest, personal, real, and righteous, her hilarious and inspirational memoir is full of words to live by. Deal expires 9/8/18.
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Seventeen-year-old Ronnie’s life was turned upside down when her parents divorced. Three years later, she remains angry with them, especially her father…until her mother decides Ronnie should spend the summer with him. The tale that unfolds is an unforgettable story about the way relationships can break our hearts—and heal them. Deal expires 9/8/18.
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The Earth is dying. Darrow is a Red, a miner in the interior of Mars. His mission is to extract enough precious elements to one day tame the surface of the planet and allow humans to live on it. The Reds are humanity's last hope…or so it appears, until the day Darrow discovers it's all a lie. Deal expires 9/8/18.
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To five-year-old Jack, Room is the entire world. It’s where he was born and where he lives with his Ma: it’s home. But to Ma, it’s the prison where Old Nick has held her captive for seven years. Ma devises a bold escape plan, but what she doesn’t realize is just how unprepared she is for the plan to work. Deal expires 9/8/18.
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An inspiring true story. At twenty-two, Cheryl Strayed thought she had lost everything. Four years later, with nothing more to lose, she made the most impulsive decision of her life. With no experience or training, driven only by blind will, she would hike more than a thousand miles of the Pacific Crest Trail from the Mojave Desert through California and Oregon to Washington State—and she would do it alone. Deal expires 9/8/18.
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At least one-third of the people we know are introverts. They are the ones who prefer listening to speaking; who favor working on their own over working in teams. In 'Quiet', Susan Cain argues that we undervalue introverts and shows how much we lose in doing so. She charts the rise of the Extrovert Ideal and explores how deeply it has permeated our culture. Deal expires 9/8/18.
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Ursula Todd is born in 1910 and dies before she is able to take her first breath, but when Ursula is born again, she lives. Mesmerizing in scope, Ursula's story is one in which she lives and dies countless times throughout two world wars. What does it mean to have a perfect life? What could be changed when given infinite chances?" Deal expires 9/8/18.
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"Chicago, 1920: Hadley Richardson is a quiet twenty-eight-year-old woman who has all but given up on love and happiness—until she meets Ernest Hemingway, and her life changes forever. Following a whirlwind courtship and wedding, the pair set sail for Paris, where they become the golden couple in a lively and volatile group—the fabled “Lost Generation”—that includes Gertrude Stein, Ezra Pound, and F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald. Deal expires 9/8/18.
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Inspired by a World War II maritime disaster that claimed 9,000 lives, Ruta Sepetys’ bestselling historical novel focuses on four teenagers fleeing Soviet troops, hoping to secure passage aboard a doomed German ship. Readers have praised Sepetys for infusing her story with beauty and hope. Deal expires 9/8/18.
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Star and creator of The Mindy Project, Mindy Kaling shares her insightful wit and tongue-and-cheek humor in a collection of essays that reveal the highs and lows of a glamorous career, a complicated love life, and a second coming-of-age. Deal expires 9/8/18.
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It’s been so long since Auden slept at night. Ever since her parents’ divorce—or since the fighting started. Now she has the chance to spend a carefree summer with her dad and his new family in the charming beach town where they live. A job in a clothes boutique introduces Auden to the world of girls: their talk, their friendship, their crushes. She missed out on all that, too busy being the perfect daughter to her demanding mother. Deal expires 9/8/18.
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In this Young Adult fantasy, mortals rule the desert nation of Miraji, but mythical beasts still roam the wild. Amani is a gifted gunslinger, but she can’t shoot her way out of the back-country town where she’s destined to wind up wed or dead. But that all changes when she meets a rakish foreigner named Jin. Deal expires 9/8/18.
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Bringing together Oryx and Crake and The Year of the Flood, this thrilling conclusion to Margaret Atwood's speculative fiction trilogy points toward the ultimate endurance of community, and love. Months after the Waterless Flood pandemic has wiped out most of humanity, Toby and Ren have rescued their friend Amanda from the vicious Painballers. They return to the MaddAddamite cob house, newly fortified against man and giant pigoon alike. Deal expires 9/8/18.
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A terrifying new plague is spreading like wildfire across America. Dragonscale is a highly contagious, deadly spore that is causing millions to burst into flames. Harper, a compassionate, dedicated nurse now shows signs of the disease. As her husband abandons her, Harper hopes she will live long enough to deliver the baby she’s carrying. But Harper isn’t as alone as she fears. Deal expires 9/8/18.
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The city of San Francisco is being stalked by a huge shaved vampyre cat named Chet, and only I, Abby Normal, emergency backup mistress of the Greater Bay Area night, and my manga-haired love monkey, Foo Dog, stand between the ravenous monster and a bloody massacre of the general public. Whoa. And this is a love story? Yup. 'Cept there's no whining. See, while some lovers were born to run, Jody and Tommy were born to bite. Well, reborn, that is, now that they're vampires. Deal expires 9/8/18.
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I'm Pioneer Woman. And I love to cook. Once upon a time, I fell in love with a cowboy. A strapping, rugged, chaps-wearing cowboy. Then I married him, moved to his ranch, had his babies ... and wound up loving it. Except the manure. Living in the country for more than fifteen years has taught me a handful of eternal truths: every new day is a blessing, every drop of rain is a gift ... and nothing tastes more delicious than food you cook yourself. Deal expires 9/8/18.
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This extraordinary biography covers the full arc of Jim Henson's all-too-brief life. In this up-close look at one of the 20th century's most innovative creative artists, author Brian Jay Jones gives full measure to the man whose joyful genius transcended age, language, geography, and culture—and continues to beguile audiences worldwide. Deal expires 9/8/18.
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From actress, comedian, and YouTube sensation Lilly Singh (aka: Superwoman) comes the definitive guide to being a bawse—a person who exudes confidence, reaches goals, gets hurt efficiently, and smiles genuinely because they’ve fought through it all and made it out the other side. Deal expires 9/8/18.
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'Little Princes' is the epic story of Conor Grennan’s battle to save the lost children of Nepal and how he found himself in the process. Part 'Three Cups of Tea,' part 'Into Thin Air,' Grennan’s remarkable memoir is at once gripping and inspirational, and it carries us deep into an exotic world that most readers know little about. Deal expires 9/8/18.
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In a smart, entertaining, reassuring book that reads like fiction, Alexandra Robbins manages to cross Gossip Girl with Freaks and Geeks and explain the fascinating psychology and science behind popularity and outcasthood. She reveals that the things that set students apart in high school are the things that help them stand out later in life. Deal expires 9/8/18.
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From barflies to book clubs, Tequila Mockingbird is the world's bestselling cocktail book for the literary obsessed. Featuring 65 delicious drink recipes paired with wry commentary on history's most beloved novels, Tequila Mockingbird also includes bar bites, drinking games, and whimsical illustrations throughout. Deal expires 9/8/18.
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