Fiction

Lieutenant Eve Dallas faces a complex case of random murders in J. D. Robb’s latest New York Times bestselling series.

“Joe Goldberg is ready for a change. Instead of selling books, he’s writing them. And he’s off to a good start. Glenn Shoddy, an acclaimed literary author, recognizes Joe’s genius and invites him to j

The introduction to this collector’s edition re‑centers the novel’s core purpose: to give voice to the lived realities of Black teenagers navigating systemic racism in America. Angie Thomas frames the story of Starr Carter—a 16‑year‑old who witnesses the police killing of her childhood friend Khalil—as both a personal narrative and a reflection of broader social injustice.

The opening pages emphasize Starr’s dual existence between her predominantly Black neighborhood and her mostly white private school. This tension becomes the lens through which readers see how identity, fear, and courage collide when Starr must decide whether to speak publicly about Khalil’s death. The introduction underscores the emotional stakes of that choice: protecting her family, honoring her friend, and confronting a system designed to silence her.

Minxin Pei’s The Sentinel State: Surveillance and the Survival of Dictatorship in China is a deeply researched study of how the CCP maintains authoritarian rule through a multilayered system of distributed surveillance. Pei challenges the popular belief that China’s stability is primarily due to economic performance or cutting‑edge technology. Instead, he shows that:

• Human surveillance—not AI—is the backbone of the system. Millions of informants, neighborhood committees, and embedded party actors monitor daily life.
• Three core security agencies—the Ministry of State Security, Ministry of Public Security, and local police stations—anchor the system, each with separate jurisdictions to prevent power concentration.

The introduction to this collection doesn’t appear as a traditional essay; instead, the book opens by immersing the reader directly into Davis’s distinctive world. The “introduction,” in effect, is the first cluster of stories, which immediately establishes her voice: precise, slyly humorous, philosophical, and radically attentive to the smallest details of human experienc

Selective mutism in children is characterized by persistent refusal to speak in one or more social situations (e.g., at school or among strangers), notwithstanding the demonstrated ability to […]

With an introduction read by Max Hastings. The famous D-Day landings of 6 June, 1944, marked the beginning of Operation Overlord, the battle for the liberation of Europe.

Republished as part of the Pan Military Classics series, Max Hastings’ acclaimed account overturns many traditional legends in this memorable study. Drawing together the eyewitness accounts of survivors from both sides, plus a wealth of previously untapped sources and documents, Overlord provides a brilliant, controversial perspective on the devastating battle for Normandy. Max Hastings, author of over 20 books, was born in 1945. He was a scholar at Charterhouse and University College, Oxford, before working as foreign correspondent for newspapers and BBC television, reporting from over 50 countries. He was editor of the Daily Telegraph for almost a decade, and then for six years edited the Evening Standard. He has won many awards for his journalism, particularly for his dispatches from the South Atlantic in 1982. He was knighted in 2002.