Bear: The Life and Times of Augustus Owsley Stanley III by Robert Greenfield Greenfield traces the life of the Grateful Dead benefactor and LSD chemist who played an indelible role in 1960s counterculture, describing how he helped finance and record the band’s early works. Blood Vow by J. R. Ward Isolated from his fellow Black Dagger Brotherhood recruits by a personal tragedy, talented fighter Axe…

100 Days of Real Food: Fast & Fabulous by Lisa Leake Leake provides family-friendly recipes, featuring natural foods, and offers advice on meal-planning with seasonal sample menus and shopping lists. Black Elk: The Life of an American Visionary by Joe Jackson Jackson chronicles the life of the Native American healer and holy man, known for his testimonial “Black Elk Speaks,” who fought at the Little…

Absolutely on Music: Conversations with Seiji Ozawa by Haruki Murakami An intimate conversation about music and writing illuminates the perspectives and shared interests of the internationally acclaimed author of “Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage” and his close friend, the former conductor of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Because of Bethlehem by Max Lucado Lucado explores the story and meaning of Christmas for believers,…