Let’s sell these people a Piece of Blue Sky: the new, unexpurgated, unabridged version of the classic history of L. Ron Hubbard and Scientology. Exposing Hubbard’s false claims to be a war hero, a nuc
Welcome to Spooksville, where weird is normal. This paperback bind-up includes books four through six inNew York Times bestselling author Christopher Pike’s Spooksville series.Adam has just moved to t
As Anglo Americans moved into the territories of the greater Southwest, they brought with them a desire to reestablish the highest culture of their former homes: opera, painting, sculpture, architectu
In this immensely readable book, noted cosmologist Rocky Kolb reveals the very human struggles of astronomy superstars seeking cosmic truths while lost in the clouds of confusion. Punctuated by the a
This book is part memoir, part historical survey, part academic analysis written to inject more realism into the national dialogue about intellectual disabilities. Families that include a member with
S. A. An-sky's novel dramatizes the dilemmas of Jewish young people in late Tsarist Russia as they strive to throw off their traditional religious upbringing to adopt a secular and modern identity. Th
S. A. An-sky's novel dramatizes the dilemmas of Jewish young people in late Tsarist Russia as they strive to throw off their traditional religious upbringing to adopt a secular and modern identity. Th
The people of Renatus live in fear. They have come to accept it, because they fear worse than they already have. Seventy-seven years ago, their ancestors overthrew the United States government because
An intimate portrait of 1970s Botswana is told through the intertwined stories of three people including a medical student who is forced to flee apartheid South Africa after witnessing a murder and an
Illus. in full color. Cassie, who flew above New York in Tar Beach, soars into the sky once more. This time, she and her brother Be Be meet a train full of people, and Be Be joins them. But the train
A thoroughly engaging story of childhood, tragedy, and faith.'The New York Times Book ReviewA family, a stranger, a miracle ... A tale about a boy's vision of the world beyond, and the blurry distinctions between the natural and supernatural.Ort knows the sky is watching. And he knows all about watching, because he spends half the night listening at doors and peering through cracks. Especially since his dad's accident. Everything at home is falling apart. His father's withering away, his sister is consumed by rage and fear, his grandmother is losing it entirely and his mother is brave but no longer coping. And then, out of nowhere, a stranger appears at their door. Has he come to rescue Ort and his family, or is he just another problem?Funny, poignant and original, and glowing with Winton's trademark joy in the poetry of ordinary people, That Eye, the Sky is a story about the power and weight of love. It's about hoping and believing, against all odds, that the world is alive and good,
A thoroughly engaging story of childhood, tragedy, and faith.'The New York Times Book ReviewA family, a stranger, a miracle ... A tale about a boy's vision of the world beyond, and the blurry distinctions between the natural and supernatural.Ort knows the sky is watching. And he knows all about watching, because he spends half the night listening at doors and peering through cracks. Especially since his dad's accident. Everything at home is falling apart. His father's withering away, his sister is consumed by rage and fear, his grandmother is losing it entirely and his mother is brave but no longer coping. And then, out of nowhere, a stranger appears at their door. Has he come to rescue Ort and his family, or is he just another problem?Funny, poignant and original, and glowing with Winton's trademark joy in the poetry of ordinary people, That Eye, the Sky is a story about the power and weight of love. It's about hoping and believing, against all odds, that the world is alive and good,
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A dreamworld where it rains fish instead of water, people dance through dinner, and children sleep with tigers--welcome to the imagination of author/artist Leif Parsons, whose detailed dreamscapes mak
