From the world of Barry Lyga's New York Times bestselling I Hunt Killers trilogy comes a thrilling adult mystery about the hunt for a monstrous serial killer. Brides are being murdered on their wedding nights. Soaked in blood and draped in lace. With nothing left behind to help them find the killer, the FBI is […]
This walking tour will pick up thematically where the previous tour finished and continue walking east on Colorado Boulevard through the Playhouse Village. Pasadena’s Playhouse Village was developed as a commercial district in the 1920s when automobile ownership was rising rapidly across the country. Many of its buildings represent important milestones in car culture, including […]
At Zeyde's Deli, Sundays mean helping Grandpa serve the neighborhood's best pastrami on rye. One moment you're carrying a tray of the deli's famous sandwiches. The next, you're standing in a sea of broken cookies and scattered sprinkles while the lunch rush stares. But right there in the chaos, a grandchild learns what family tradition […]
Find your creative flow, soothe nerves, and reconnect with yourself through art therapy. Art is the best medicine--and by tapping into our creativity regularly, we can develop tools to help us feel better, calmer, and more resilient. Art Therapy for Every Day features 365 accessible and engaging exercises, each designed to help you develop self-awareness, […]
BAFTA Award-winner Lesley Manville (Phantom Thread) joins Aidan Turner (Rivals) in a striking new staging of Christopher Hampton’s celebrated adaptation of the classic novel, where among the glittering salons of the super-rich, one misstep can mean ruin. Marquise de Merteuil is a master in the art of survival. Alongside the magnetic Vicomte de Valmont, they […]
Learn how to turn your expertise into a clear, compelling nonfiction book that reaches the people who need it most. Whether you're a consultant, coach, educator, healthcare provider, or entrepreneur, writing a book can expand your influence and help more people benefit from your ideas. The Complete Expert-to-Author Guide provides a practical, step-by-step roadmap for […]
A tender, searching collection that breaks open notions of faith to ask how a daughter, alienated from kin, can find love and a home in the world, from the award-winning author of If They Come for Us and When We Were Sisters "There is, in Daughter of the Mountains, an almost supernatural sense of connectedness, […]
Your stuffed animals are invited to an overnight sleepover in the Vroman’s Children’s Department! The plushies will get a chance to experience the fun of a bookstore after dark, climbing ladders, browsing books, and making new friends! Drop your plushie off at the Kids Info Desk on Wednesday, July 15th, between the hours of 5-8 […]
In the coke-dusted canyons and deal-making rooms of 1970s Los Angeles, Bender's L.A. follows writer David Bender as he sets out to remake his life - romantically, professionally, and spiritually - after his wife walks out in Puerto Vallarta with a single sentence and a suitcase. While the Vietnam War casts its shadow, Bender runs […]
Esma Ali presents Was Jesus A Narcissist?: A Muslim's Defense of Jesus! As a Christian, I found this book thought provoking. Well-researched. It has helped me understand the Muslim mindset. I appreciate Esma's use of Psychology in her illustrations. -Anne Nolty, PhD, Psychologist, Pasadena, CA. As a Catholic, I have immensely enjoyed the reading!!! Esma Ali brings […]
Part riveting love story, part coming-of-age tale, Everything to the Sea is a breathtaking debut novel spanning years and shores after a sudden tsunami devastates the island of Hawai’i and cuts short a young couple’s budding romance—a deeply moving testament to the catastrophes love can endure. This is how the story goes: Jane will fall in love. […]
A transformative guide for anyone working with the child who is left out, left behind, or labeled "difficult." Heart-Centered Connections teaches the best practices to support kids who are misunderstood and marginalized--those who are neurodivergent, have a learning disability, or are trauma survivors. They have extraordinary potential waiting to be unleashed. Heart-Centered Connections is based […]
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