break through

It takes all kinds of books to help us find our way and get the most out of life. In Black Pain, Terrie Williams breaks new ground as she discusses depression—and its particular impact on African Americans—using her own successful battle with it as a guide.

Bill Strickland shows in his debut book, Make the Impossible Possible: One Man's Crusade to Inspire Others to Dream Bigger and Achieve the Extraordinary, how to build upon your strengths and interests to achieve a higher level of success in both your professional and personal life.

In the spirit of New Year's resolutions, follow bestselling Kimberla Lawson Roby's leading man as he tries to change his ways in Sin No More.

	Excerpt from Black Pain
	Mary J. Blige's Foreword to Black Pain
	Author's Note by Terrie Williams
	Video: Bill Strickland on Frank Ross, the Teacher Who Saved His Life
	Excerpt from Make the Impossible Possible
	Author's Note by Bill Strickland
	Excerpt from Sin No More
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boy meets girl

In Why Mars and Venus Collide, bestselling self-help guru John Gray in his own voice explores male-female relationships once more, guiding couples through the stresses of everyday life to maintain peace, love, and understanding.

In Duma Key, Stephen King's voice transports the reader from his usual familiar rocky Maine coast to the lush shores of Florida, where accident victim and divorcée Edgar Freemantle discovers a knack for painting—and something more sinister.

Janet Evanovich is back with a between-the-numbers Stephanie Plum mystery, Plum Lucky, sure to please her most loyal fans. Stephanie must contend with her one-of-a-kind family and the on-again, off-again man in her life at the same time.

	Audio: Excerpt from Why Mars and Venus Collide
	Audio: Excerpt from Duma Key
	Stephen King's Shortlist: 5 Picks to Read
	More Stephen King Audiobooks
	Audio: Excerpt from Plum Lucky
	More Janet Evanovich Audiobooks
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spouses, tunnels, and records

Hailed by J.K. Rowling's publisher as the Next Big Thing, Roderick Gordon and Brian Williams's Túneles follows 14-year-old Will Burrows as he embarks on an underground journey in search of his missing father, and discovers a bizarre subterranea instead. From internationally known Mexican author Angeles Mastretta comes Maridos: a collection of deft stories about the vagaries of marriage. Forget about resolutions, how about setting some records in the new year? Get inspired by Guinness World Records 2008, packed with all-new records, photos, and behind-the-scenes facts.

	Excerpt from Túneles
	Excerpt from Maridos: "Sal"
	Young Adult Bestsellers in Spanish
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powerful intrigue

Chitose Yagami offers Fall in Love Like a Comic, Vol. 2, the engaging second installment in this series, wherein Rena and Tomoya vacation together, but only Rena may want the relationship to go further.

Sure, lots of people want to get into the prestigious, exclusive Alice Academy, but the institution proves to be a lot more than it seems in Tachibana Higuchi's Gakuen Alice, Vol. 1.

Jodi Picoult shows off her creative versatility in Wonder Woman: Love and Murder in which the Amazon Warrior is destined for an encounter with members of her race. But before that can happen, she's charged with capturing herself. What?

	Gallery: Pages from Wonder Woman: Love and Murder
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ordinary becomes extraordinary

In Tom Cruise: An Unauthorized Biography, Andrew Morton (Diana: Her True Story) takes a thoughtful and in-depth look at Scientology's most famous follower. Interviewing those closest to Cruise, Morton offers some startling and surely controversial revelations.

First-time author Kelly Corrigan faced cancer in her thirties and describes that in-between place of being a parent, yet still needing the comfort and security of one's own folks in The Middle Place.

The Diving Bell and the Butterfly is the late Jean Dominique Bauby's memoir of his life after being paralyzed (except for one eye) following a stroke at age 44. "Dictating" the book to an assistant with blinks corresponding to letters of the alphabet is only the beginning of this astounding true story. This is a Borders Book Club selection.

	Andrew Morton's Favorite Bios and Why
	Gallery: Photos from Tom Cruise
	Excerpts from The Middle Place: Text | Audio
	Video: Watch the Book Trailer for The Middle Place
	Excerpt from The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
	Video: Trailer for The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, in theaters now
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