Life Undercover: Coming of Age in the CIA (Fox Amaryllis)(Paperback)

Life Undercover: Coming of Age in the CIA (Fox Amaryllis)(Paperback)

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER 'Fast and thrilling . . . Life Undercover reads as if a John le Carr character landed in Eat Pray Love. --The New York Times Amaryllis Fox's riveting memoir tells the story of her ten years in the most elite clandestine ops unit of the CIA, hunting the world's

Life Undercover - My Life in the CIA (Fox Amaryllis)(Paperback / softback)

In this explosive first-hand account - filled with suspense and plot twists to rival Carrie Mathison in Homeland - Life Undercover is an edgy story of an undercover CIA operative, hunting the world's most dangerous terrorists, using deception and disguises and dead drops in the night in order to

Life Undercover (Fox Amaryllis)(Paperback)

The Way of the Hive: A Honey Bee's Story (Hosler Jay)(Paperback)

'A wonderful graphic novel.'--Neil GaimanExperience the life of a honeybee in this coming-of-age story about a bee named Nyuki, in this full-color graphic novel by Jay Hosler, perfect for curious kids who are fans of the Science Comics series.Nyuki is a brand-new honeybee--and she has a lot of

Soviet Daughter: A Graphic Revolution (Alekseyeva Julia)(Paperback)

Soviet Daughter provides a window into the life of a rebellious, independent woman coming of age in the USSR, and the impact of her story and her spirit on her American great-granddaughter, two extraordinary women swept up in the history of their tumultuous times.Soviet Daughter is the story of

Taking the Stand: My Life in the Law (Dershowitz Alan)(Paperback)

#1 New York Times bestselling author Alan Dershowitz recounts his extraordinary coming of age in this legal autobiography, as well as the cases that have changed American jurisprudence over the past fifty years, most of which he has personally been involved in. 'Overflowing with fascinating and

Balcony on the Moon: Coming of Age in Palestine (Barakat Ibtisam)(Paperback)

From award-winning Palestinian author Ibtisam Barakat comes a touching account of coming of age against a backdrop of political turmoil in the Middle East. Picking up where Ibtisam Barakat's first memoir, Tasting the Sky, left off, Balcony on the Moon follows her through her childhood and

Novice Dragoneer (Knight E. E.)(Paperback)

In the first book in an exciting new coming-of-age fantasy series from the author of the Age of Fire series, an impoverished girl enters into a military order of dragonriders, but her path won't be as easy or as straightforward as she expected. Fourteen-year-old Ileth grew up in an orphanage, and

The Haunted Life - Jack Kerouac

The Haunted Life is the coming-of-age story of Peter Martin, a college track star determined to idle away what he knows will be one of his last innocent summers in his tranquil New England home town. But with the war escalating in Europe and his two closest friends both plotting their escapes, he

The Way of the Hive: A Honey Bee's Story (Hosler Jay)(Pevná vazba)

'A wonderful graphic novel.'--Neil GaimanExperience the life of a honeybee in this coming-of-age story about a bee named Nyuki, in this full-color graphic novel by Jay Hosler, perfect for curious kids who are fans of the Science Comics series.Nyuki is a brand-new honeybee--and she has a lot of

The Southpaw (Harris Mark)(Paperback)

The Southpaw is a story about coming of age in America by way of the baseball diamond. Lefthander Henry Wiggen, six feet three, a hundred ninety-five pounds, and the greatest pitcher going, grows to manhood in a right-handed world. From his small-town beginnings to the top of the game, Henry finds

Norwegian Wood (Murakami Haruki)(Paperback)

From the bestselling author of Kafka on the Shore: A magnificent coming-of-age story steeped in nostalgia, 'a masterly novel' (The New York Times Book Review) blending the music, the mood, and the ethos that were the sixties with a young man's hopeless and heroic first love. Toru, a serious young

The Second Coming of the New Age: The Hidden Dangers of Alternative Spirituality in Contemporary America and Its Churches (Peck Josh)(Paperback)

Color Me in (Daz Natasha)(Paperback)

A powerful coming-of-age novel, pulled from personal experience, about the meaning of friendship, the joyful beginnings of romance, and the racism and religious intolerance that can both strain a family to the breaking point and strengthen its bonds. Growing up in an affluent suburb of New York

Life: An Exploded Diagram (Peet Mal)(Paperback / softback)

A brilliant coming-of-age story set against the backdrop of the Cold War and events leading up to the Cuban Missile

Novacene - The Coming Age of Hyperintelligence (Lovelock James)(Paperback / softback)

Infrastructure, Environment, and Life in the Anthropocene (Hetherington Kregg)(Paperback)

Infrastructure, Environment, and Life in the Anthropocene explores life in the age of climate change through a series of infrastructural puzzles-sites at which it has become impossible to disentangle the natural from the built environment. With topics ranging from breakwaters built of oysters,

Winter of the Witch (Arden Katherine)(Paperback / softback)

A magical and captivating coming of age novel set in medieval Russia - perfect for fans of Erin Morgenstern's The Night Circus and Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials.One girl can make a difference...Moscow is in flames, leaving its people searching for answers - and someone to blame. Vasilisa, a

Abigail (Szabo Magda)(Paperback)

From the author of The Door, a beloved coming-of-age tale set in WWII-era Hungary.Abigail, the story of a headstrong teenager growing up during World War II, is the most beloved of Magda Szab 's books in her native Hungary. Gina is the only child of a general, a widower who has long been happy to

Lucy (Kincaid Jamaica)(Paperback)

The coming-of-age story of one of Jamaica Kincaid's most admired creations--newly available in paperback Lucy, a teenage girl from the West Indies, comes to North America to work as an au pair for Lewis and Mariah and their four children. Lewis and Mariah are a thrice-blessed couple--handsome,

Minoans: Life in Bronze Age Crete (Castleden Rodney)(Paperback)

Thoroughly researched, Rodney Castleden's Minoans: Life in Bronze Age Crete here sues the results of recent research to produce a comprehensive new vision of the peoples of Minoan Crete. Since Sir Arthur Evans rediscovered the Minoans in the early 1900s, we have defined a series of cultural traits

Salvation Army (Taia Abdellah)(Paperback)

An autobiographical coming-of-age novel by the the 'only gay man' in Morocco.An autobiographical novel by turn na ve and cunning, funny and moving, this most recent work by Moroccan expatriate Abdellah Ta a is a major addition to the new French literature emerging from the North African Arabic

Bone Talk (Gourlay Candy)(Paperback / softback)

A coming of age story set in a remote village in the Philippines, about growing up, discovering yourself and the impact of colonialism on native peoples and their

The Saturday Night Ghost Club (Davidson Craig)(Paperback)

An irresistible and bittersweet coming-of-age story in the vein of Stranger Things and Stand by Me about a group of misfit kids who spend an unforgettable summer investigating local ghost stories and urban legendsA celebration of the secret lives of children, both their wonders and their horrors