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Colin Quinn, the popular comedian, social commentator, and star of the shows Red State Blue State and Unconstitutional tackles the condition of our union today.Utah: The Church of StatesVermont: The Old Hippie StateFlorida: The Hot Mess StateArizona: The Instagram Model StateWisconsin: The Diet Starts Tomorrow StateThe United States is in a fifty-states-wide couples' counseling session, thinking about filing for divorce. But is that really what we want? Can a nation composed of states that are so different possibly hang together?Colin Quinn, comedian, social commentator, and writer and star of Red State Blue State and Unconstitutional, calls us out state-by-state, from Connecticut to Hawaii. He identifies the hypocrisies inherent in what we claim to believe and what we actually do. Within a framework of big-picture thinking about systems of government--after all, how would you put this country together if you started from scratch today--to dead-on observations about the quirks and vibes of the citizens in each region, Overstated skewers us all: red, blue, and purple. It's ultimately infused with the same blend of optimism and practicality that sparked the U.S. into being.

"With its evocative Dublin setting, lyrical prose, tough but sympathetic heroine, and a killer twist in the plot, Sarah Stewart Taylor's The Mountains Wild should top everyone's must-read lists this year!" - New York Times bestselling author Deborah Crombie In a series debut for fans of Tana French and Kate Atkinson, set in Dublin and New York, homicide detective Maggie D'arcy finally tackles the case that changed the course of her life.Twenty-three years ago, Maggie D'arcy's family received a call from the Dublin police. Her cousin Erin has been missing for several days. Maggie herself spent weeks in Ireland, trying to track Erin's movements, working beside the police. But it was to no avail: no trace of her was ever found.The experience inspired Maggie to become a cop. Now, back on Long Island, more than 20 years have passed. Maggie is a detective and a divorced mother of a teenager. When the Gardaí call to say that Erin's scarf has been found and another young woman has gone missing, Maggie returns to Ireland, awakening all the complicated feelings from the first trip. The despair and frustration of not knowing what happened to Erin. Her attraction to Erin's coworker, now a professor, who never fully explained their relationship. And her determination to solve the case, once and for all. A lyrical, deeply drawn portrait of a woman - and a country - over two decades - The Mountains Wild introduces a compelling new mystery series from a mesmerizing author.

In Robert Pobi's thriller Do No Harm, a series of suicides and accidental deaths in the medical community are actually well-disguised murders and only Lucas Page can see the pattern and discern the truth that no one else believes.Lucas Page is a polymath, astrophysicist, professor, husband, father of five adopted children, bestselling author, and ex-FBI agent-emphasis on "ex." Severely wounded after being caught in an explosion, Page left the FBI behind and put his focus on the rebuilding the rest of his life. But Page is uniquely gifted in being able to recognize patterns that elude others, a skill that brings the F.B.I. knocking at his door again and again.Lucas Page's wife Erin loses a friend, a gifted plastic surgeon, to suicide and Lucas begins to realize how many people Erin knew that have died in the past year, in freak accidents and now suicide. Intrigued despite himself, Page begins digging through obituaries and realizes that there's a pattern-a bad one. These deaths don't make sense unless the doctors are being murdered, the target of a particularly clever killer. This time, the FBI wants as little to do with Lucas as he does with them so he's left with only one option-ignore it and go back to his normal life. But then, the pattern reveals that the next victim is likely to be...Erin herself.

The fourth in Jess Montgomery's evocative Kinship series, The Echoes combines exquisite storytelling with extraordinary crime plotting."A beautifully written tour de force." -Linda Castillo on The StillsAs July 4, 1928 approaches, Sheriff Lily Ross and her family look forward to the opening of an amusement park in a nearby town, created by Chalmer Fitzpatrick-a veteran and lumber mill owner. When Lily is alerted to the possible drowning of a girl, she goes to investigate, and discovers schisms going back several generations, in an ongoing dispute over the land on which Fitzpatrick has built the park.Lily's family life is soon rattled, too, with the revelation that before he died, her brother had a daughter, Esme, with a woman in France, and arrangements have been made for Esme to immigrate to the U.S. to live with them. But Esme never makes it to Kinship, and soon Lily discovers that she has been kidnapped. Not only that, but a young woman is indeed found murdered in the fishing pond on Fitzpatrick's property, at the same time that a baby is left on his doorstep.As the two crimes interweave, Lily must confront the question of what makes family: can we trust those we love? And what do we share, and what do we keep secret?

Life-size reminders that you've got this!Is the world just a bit upside down these days? Absolutely. Is it hard to recognize sometimes? Sure. Do you have what it takes not only to survive but to thrive? You betcha!In Justine Lustig's Zendoodle Coloring Gallery: Mindful Affirmations, dozens of thoughtful (and true!) quotes and sayings are waiting to remind you that you can always come out on top, even on those days when you feel like you're scraping the bottom. Words are powerful, but vibrantly colored words made larger-than-life and displayed wherever you need them most are unstoppable. No matter what's got you down, or even if you're feeling just so-so, the powerful inspirations found skillfully sketched in Zendoodle Coloring Gallery: Mindful Affirmations will never fail to summon the power in your soul and remind you of that one indisputable truth: You've got this!- Dozens of hand-drawn sayings that comfort and inspire- Perforated pages make artwork easy to separate and display- Embrace these words of wisdom made even more beautiful

Your calming garden escape awaits!Where better to relax with your thoughts and re-center your soul than a garden lush with unparalleled beauty? Zendoodle Colorscapes: Garden Beauties is just that place and it's waiting for you. Featuring scores of original illustrations of stunning flora and fauna, your personal Shangri-la is ready for the rich, completely unique colorscape you'll unveil in breathtaking glory. The vivid beauty of spring's annual renewal will be yours to enjoy year-round. When you finish each piece of artwork and separate it along the perforated edges, you can display these natural wonders in your own home or office. Or perhaps you'll give it as a gift to a friend or family member. Just like the distinctive combination of colors you use, the choice is yours!- Perfect for colored pencils, sparkling gel pens, or pastels- Separate easily along perforated edges for display- Garden bounties galore!

"A thoroughly modern love story with an old-fashioned heart."--Vogue"Sure to satisfy fans of Taylor Jenkins Reid and Sally Rooney."--E! Online"Funny and modern, The Arc is like a rom-com's cooler big sister."--Real SimpleCan you curate your soulmate? Thirty-five-year-old Ursula Byrne, VP of Strategic Audacity at a branding agency in Manhattan, is successful, witty, whip-smart, and single. She's tried all the dating apps, and let's just say: she's underwhelmed by her options. You'd think that by now someone would have come up with something more bespoke; a way for users to be more tailored about who and what they want in a life partner--how hard could that be?Enter The Arc: a highly secretive, super-sophisticated matchmaking service that uses a complex series of emotional, psychological and physiological assessments to architect partnerships that will go the distance. The price tag is high, the promise ambitious--a level of lifelong compatibility that would otherwise be unattainable. In other words, The Arc will find your ideal mate.Ursula is paired with forty-two-year-old lawyer Rafael Banks. From moment one, this feels like the electric, lasting love they've each been seeking their whole adult lives. But as their relationship unfolds in unanticipated ways, the two begin to realize that true love is never a sure thing. And the arc of a relationship is never predictable...even when it's fully optimized.

A compelling and incisive book that questions the overuse of mental health terms to describe universal human emotionsPublic awareness of mental illness has been transformed in recent years, but our understanding of how to define it has yet to catch up. Too often, psychiatric disorders are confused with the inherent stresses and challenges of human experience. A narrative has taken hold that a mental health crisis has been building among young people. In this profoundly sensitive and constructive book, psychologist Lucy Foulkes argues that the crisis is one of ignorance as much as illness. Have we raised a 'snowflake' generation? Or are today's young people subjected to greater stress, exacerbated by social media, than ever before? Foulkes shows that both perspectives are useful but limited. The real question in need of answering is: how should we distinguish between 'normal' suffering and actual illness? Drawing on her extensive knowledge of the scientific and clinical literature, Foulkes explains what is known about mental health problems-how they arise, why they so often appear during adolescence, the various tools we have to cope with them-but also what remains unclear: distinguishing between normality and disorder is essential if we are to provide the appropriate help, but no clear line between the two exists in nature. Providing necessary clarity and nuance, Losing Our Minds argues that the widespread misunderstanding of this aspect of mental illness might be contributing to its apparent prevalence.

In The Man Who Tasted Words, Guy Leschziner leads readers through the senses and how, through them, our brain understands or misunderstands the world around us.Vision, hearing, taste, smell, and touch are what we rely on to perceive the reality of our world. Our senses are the conduits that bring us the scent of a freshly brewed cup of coffee or the notes of a favorite song suddenly playing on the radio. But are they really that reliable? The Man Who Tasted Words shows that what we perceive to be absolute truths of the world around us is actually a complex internal reconstruction by our minds and nervous systems. The translation into experiences with conscious meaning-the pattern of light and dark on the retina that is transformed into the face of a loved one, for instance-is a process that is invisible, undetected by ourselves and, in most cases, completely out of our control.In The Man Who Tasted Words, neurologist Guy Leschziner explores how our nervous systems define our worlds and how we can, in fact, be victims of falsehoods perpetrated by our own brains. In his moving and lyrical chronicles of lives turned upside down by a disruption in one or more of their five senses, he introduces readers to extraordinary individuals, like one man who actually "tasted" words, and shows us how sensory disruptions like that have played havoc, not only with their view of the world, but with their relationships as well. The cases Leschziner shares in The Man Who Tasted Words are extreme, but they are also human, and teach us how our lives and what we perceive as reality are both ultimately defined by the complexities of our nervous systems.

INCLUDES A NEW AFTERWORDNew York Times bestselling author Jason Pargin takes readers to a whole new level with his darkly comic sci-fi thriller, Futuristic Violence and Fancy Suits. An Alex Award WinnerNightmarish villains with superhuman enhancements. An all-seeing social network that tracks your every move. Mysterious, smooth-talking power players who lurk behind the scenes. A young woman from the trailer park. And her very smelly cat. Together, they will decide the future of mankind.Get ready for a world in which anyone can have the powers of a god or the fame of a pop star, in which human achievement soars to new heights while its depravity plunges to the blackest depths. A world in which at least one cat smells like a seafood shop's dumpster on a hot summer day. This is the world in which Zoey Ashe finds herself, navigating a futuristic city in which one can find elements of the fantastic, nightmarish and ridiculous on any street corner. Her only trusted advisor is the aforementioned cat, but even in the future, cats cannot give advice. At least not any that you'd want to follow.Will Zoey figure it all out in time? Or maybe the better question is, will you? After all, the future is coming sooner than you think.

From the author of Ghetto Heaven and Money Power Respect, comes Erick S. Gray's Nasty Girls, now reissued at a great low price!Camille, Jade, and Shy are best friends and have always had each other's backs. Jade and Shy's boyfriends, Roscoe and James, are partners in a lucrative drug business, but one night they get caught up in a shoot-out that goes horribly wrong. Shy's man, Roscoe, ends up in prison while James walks away clean, and things begin to fall apart between the girls. Jealousy, greed, revenge, and betrayal test the true bonds of friendship. Get ready, because these girls are about to take "nasty" to a whole new level.

Get in the holiday spirit!Every day is a gift with this merry compilation of New York Times crossword puzzles. The perfect holiday present, this collection of 200 easy to hard puzzles packs hours of solving into a bold and cheerful Christmas-inspired package.Features:- 200 easy to hard New York Times crosswords- Fresh wordplay and contemporary clues- Puzzles edited by the #1 name in crosswords, Will Shortz

Welcome to Wednesday!Wednesday is never the best or worst day of the week, but if you're a crossword solver, a Wednesday puzzle is always just right! This volume collects all your favorite not-too-easy, not-too-hard New York Times Wednesday puzzles in one splendid spiral-bound edition.Features:- 50 not-too-easy New York Times Wednesday crossword puzzles- Edited by crossword legend Will Shortz- Spiral binding for convenient lay-flat solving

Edited by Will Shortz, The New York Times Best of the Week Series 2: Thursday Crosswords is a new volume of our bestselling spiral-bound day-of-the-week series.Tease your brain with Thursday crosswords!The second series of the mega-popular New York Times Best of the Week collects 50 medium-level Thursday crosswords that will keep your mind occupied and buzzing as the weekend approaches.Features:- Fifty of the Times's Thursday medium-level crosswords- Puzzles that are not only fun but completely solvable by all puzzlers, from beginner to expert- Fun, contemporary clues and lively wordplay

Edited by Will Shortz, The New York Times Best of the Week Series 2: Tuesday Crosswords is a new volume of our bestselling spiral-bound day-of-the-week series.Ease into the week with easy Tuesday crosswords!The second series of the mega-popular New York Times Best of the Week collects 50 fun and easy Tuesday crosswords to help you unwind.Features:- Fifty of the Times's Tuesday easy-level crossword puzzles- Puzzles that are not only fun but completely solvable by all puzzlers, from beginner to expert- Fun, contemporary clues and lively wordplay

Edited by Will Shortz, The New York Times Best of the Week Series 2: Monday Crosswords is a new volume of our bestselling spiral-bound day-of-the-week series.Cure your Monday blues by solving the easiest puzzles of the week!The second series of the mega-popular New York Times Best of the Week collects 50 stress-free Monday crossword puzzles for your relaxation.Features:- Fifty of the Times's Monday crosswords, their easiest of the week- Puzzles that are not only fun but completely solvable by all puzzlers, from beginner to expert- Fun, contemporary clues and lively wordplay