The Rescue, Nicholas SparksIn this heartfelt Southern love story from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Notebook , a daring fireman rescues a single momand learns that falling in love is the greatest risk of all. When confronted by raging fires or deadly accidents, volunteer fireman Taylor McAden feels compelled to take terrifying risks to save lives. But there is one leap of faith Taylor can't bring himself to make: he can't fall in love. For all his adult years,

not to mention politics

a great beetle-eyed giant of a man called RUBEUS HAGRID bursts in with some ASTONISHING news: Harry Potter is a wizard

or her sadomasochistic relationship with her best friend

an informative look at a country that uses concealment and isolation as social control

Today’s optimistic farm-to-table food culture has a dark secret: the local food movement has failed to change how we eat

this is a penetrating look at the core of human nature

the philosopher of knowledge Karl Popper

First published in 1980

follows wee Thomas and his family shortly after losing his father to consumption

With each object that disappears the postman reflects on the life he’s lived

Actual reader feedback:

"magnificently" interwoven with "the larger public history of modern America