The definitive biography of the Queen of Soul from acclaimed music writer David Ritz.Aretha Franklin began life as the golden daughter of a progressive and promiscuous Baptist preacher. Raised without
This book focuses on the exciting possibilities for representing the built environment with techniques ranging from pencil sketching to computers. It teaches students the following skills: how to draw
The 16th novel in Black Library’s longest running fantasy series.Once heroes and companions on the greatest of adventures, Gotrek Gurnisson and Felix Jaeger have long since gone their separate ways. F
Peter and Penguin wake up to snow on the ground and immediately get bundled up to play outside. After making snowballs and a snowman and enjoying the perfect winter day together, they return inside to
"From a MacArthur Fellow and the author of The Good Soldiers, a profound look at life after war No journalist has reckoned with the psychology of war as intimately as David Finkel. In The Good Soldie
The exhilarating debut novel by iconic filmmaker David Cronenberg: the story of two journalists whose entanglement in a French philosopher’s death becomes a surreal journey into global conspiracy.Styl
Stella Saxby is the sole heir to Saxby Hall. But awful Aunt Alberta and her giant owl will stop at nothing to get it from her. Luckily Stella has a secret – and slightly spooky – weapon up her sleeve
Stella Saxby is the sole heir to Saxby Hall. But awful Aunt Alberta and her giant owl will stop at nothing to get it from her. Luckily Stella has a secret – and slightly spooky – weapon up her sleeve…
A compact saga of love, duty, family, and sacrifice from a rising star whose fiction is "self-assured, elegant, perceptive . . . and unflinchingly honest" (New York Times)These incandescent pages give
"Nineteenth century London is the center of a vast British Empire, a teeming metropolis where steam-power is king and airships ply the skies, and where Queen Victoria presides over three quarters of t
Recruited into SHADE, an elite, covert group formed by the U.S. military, Rollie Waters must locate and retrieve the countless millions taken from Saddam’s cache during the Iraq War and shipped home i
The Bully Bug is the sixth standalone tale in the hilarious Monsterrific Tales series for young readers by acclaimed author David Lubar. The Monsterrific Tales series began with Hyde and Shriek, a Kid
Three young adults band together and form Dear Diary, an underground organization aimed at fighting The Committee, an international group of industrialists and media moguls who want to privatize all o
"A physician explores just how far the science of resurrection has come. Not too long ago, when you were dead, you were dead. There was no coming back. But a little electricity, applied to the heart i
David is a freshly minted NYU grad who’s working a not-quite-entry-level job, falling in love, and telling his parents he’s studying for the LSAT. He starts a Tumblr blog, typing out posts on his Blac
This is a highly illustrated guide to the Waterloo battlefield and related sites. It includes a fascinating reconstruction of one of Europe's most decisive battles as well as analysis of the strategy,
Detective Sergeant Aector McAvoy returns for another darkly enthralling case in Sorrow Bound, the third installment of David Mark’s internationally acclaimed and bestselling series.
?I have always wanted to see things I imagine made into a reality,” declared renowned architect David Collins, a statement that rings powerfully true in the projects of his eponymous studio. Presented
Believing he’s the target of a frame-up, geeky loner James Drinker hires defense attorney Jason Kolarich to take his case. Two women he knows have recently been murdered, seemingly by the same killer,
Improve your marriage?and have some fun along the way?with Christian psychologist David Clarke’s latest book, The Top 10 Most Outrageous Couples of the Bible. Drawing on the stories of Adam and Eve, A
"It is 1913, and those who follow the news closely can see the world is teetering on the brink of war. Jack McColl, a Scottish car salesman with an uncanny ear for languages, has always hoped to make
In Action through Pictures 系列介紹 ◎看漫畫學英語系列，適合已有一定程度的學習者，可當作課後參考書或每日一字教材使用。 ◎本系列將學習者常用的慣用語以四格漫畫呈現，並透過例句解析，幫助學生更知道要如何運用於日常生活中。 ● Body Idioms 此系列內含三本書，每本書均有60個與身體相關的成語， 藉由詼諧的句子範例與情境卡通方式，對各成語做出明確的定義。&
Driven by curiosity, wanderlust, and health crises, David Downie and his wife set out from Paris to walk across France to the Pyrenees. Starting on the Rue Saint-Jacques and trekking 750 miles south t
A bold and optimistic vision of a future where humans have a more natural relationship with technology—from a wildly successful entrepreneur, MIT Media Lab scientist, and “tech evangelist.”How should
Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist David Kinney enters into the world of obsessive Bob Dylan followers (aka the “Dylanologists”) to deliver an immersive work on the artist’s singular impact on American
The best brands in the world make us feel something. They tell us their dreams and what they want to change. They bare their soul. And it touches us. At some point, we stop being customers and become
The year is 1907, and you are the manager of a prestigious shipping company. You decide to plan and build the largest and most luxurious ship in the world to cross the Atlantic Ocean. At this point, y
The king's beloved pet troon has vanished along with all the other unusual pets in the palace. The king commands Melric to find the pets and fast! Melric joins forces with his cousin Guz, and they soo
Thirty-three stories about clothes-eating bacteria, a zombie apocalypse, a monstrous butcher shop, and other frightening things. Includes notes on how the author got his ideas for these stories.
In this riveting science fiction debut, all that is left of humanity is on a thousand-year journey to a new planet aboard one ship, The Noah, which is also carrying a dangerous serial killer An exciti
A sturdy, first jigsaw book about playdays, with 5 puzzles.Poppy and Skip are two very busy bunnies! Follow their antics throughout the day as they have fun playing at home, starting with a yummy brea
A sturdy, first jigsaw board book about nursery with 5 puzzles.Poppy and Skip are two very busy bunnies! Follow their antics throughout the day at nursery as they paint pictures, dance along to music
Following the magisterial To the End of the Land, the universally acclaimed Israeli author brings us an incandescent fable of parental grief-slim, elemental, a powerfully distilled experience of under
"A large portion of the fabulous treasure originally stolen by conquistadors of the eighteenth century was buried in the desert of southern New Mexico by Spanish monks. Jacob Ambli, a Catholic priest,
The historic New England village of Dorset has actually elected a living, breathing woman as its First Selectman. And now she’s about to undertake the Historic District’s biggest public works project
Financial Times Asia editor David Pilling’s eye-opening portrait of contemporary Japan In Bending Adversity, Financial Times Asia editor David Pilling presents a fresh vision of Japan, drawing
A practical guide to petcare for children, this book shows you how to handle your pet, train it to perch on your finger, and how to feed and look after it properly. A picture gallery of the most popul
