North WoodsWhen two young lovers abscond from a Puritan colony, little do they know that their humble cabin in the woods will become the home of an extraordinary succession of human and nonhuman characters alike. An English soldier, destined for glory, abandons the battlefields of the New World to devote himself to growing apples. A pair of spinster twins navigate war and famine, envy and desire. A crime reporter unearths an ancient mass graveonly to discover

and deal with eternal subjects such as love and infidelity

a man striving to find contentment and a meaning to his life - and also a self-portrait of Tolstoy himself

stunning in its subtlety

and the full-color photos will ensure your projects turn out completely enchanting

And with him is an extraordinary ten-year-old girl who calls herself Artemis Darth Vader

By Daniel Mason

a classic Chinese text from the 4th Century

The original and ultimate Stockpile card game

Barack Obama tells the story of his improbable odyssey from young man searching for his identity to leader of the free world

and the next hedonistic thrill

with her husband

but there are signs it is beginning to rot from within