Costco Connection - January 2012

W.E.B Gri;n’s latest black ops novel could be ripped from tomorrow’s headlines, as a U.S. diplomat is kidnapped in Mexico. Is it the drug cartels—or someone much more dangerous?

Available December 22

An insightful “;y on the wall” biography of General David Petraeus, the director of the CIA. Written by Paula Broadwell, who was embedded with Petraeus in Afghanistan, this timely biography explores the vision and experience of the most important U.S. general since Eisenhower.

Available January 24

Be inspired to create your own
amazing LEGO® models!
DK Publishing hardcover available early January

;e LEGO® Ideas Book is a visual treasury of building ideas, tips, and tricks to inspire your own brick creations. Inside its pages you will ;nd medieval castles, intergalactic spaceships, dastardly pirate ships, soaring jet planes—and much, much more! Unlock your imagination and become a better LEGO builder!

A building with a mysterious, deadly past

;e Pendleton
was once a grand
palace, built in the
1800s as a tycoon’s
dream home. But
within its walls
there are whispers
of madness and
murder. Refurbished
as a luxury apartment
building in the ’70s,
the building has a
new group of eclectic
residents, who know
nothing about its
painful history—but that’s all about to change.

Welcome to 77 Shadow Street.

Bantam hardcover on sale December 27

The end of the
American Dream?

Mark Levin feels that
Americans have been
fed a bill of goods:
the dream of a perfect
society that can never
exist. ;e American
dream, he says, is being
dismantled before our
very eyes.

A close-up of the woman we’ve only
seen from a distance

Drawing from interviews
and never-before-seen
documents, Sally Bedell
Smith reveals the courage
and the conviction of
Queen Elizabeth II, who
has led her country and
family with intelligence
and grace for 60 years.

Now, in his ground-breaking new book, Mark R. Levin, the syndicated talk-radio host and #1 New York Times best-selling author of Liberty and Tyranny, challenges readers to stand up to the threats he believes our great nation faces— and choose liberty.

Threshold Editions hardcover on sale January 17

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