In August 1776, little over a month after the Continental Congress had formally declared independence from Britain, the revolution was on the verge of a sudden and disastrous end. General George Washi
At once intimate and sweeping, Bottomlandthe anticipated second novel from Michelle Hooverfollows the Hess family in the years following World War I, as they attempt to rid themselves of the Anti-Germ
Branching off from his widely acclaimed Inspector Troy novels, John Lawton deliversThe Unfortunate Englishman, a captivating, meticulously researched, and richly detailed historical thriller set durin
Traveling to Japan? Then learning the language is at the top of your list and"JAPANESE in 10 minutes a day" is the best way to prepare for your trip! This complete program combines t
In The Great Depression: Experience the 1930s From the Dust Bowl to the New Deal, readers ages 12 to 15 investigate the causes, duration, and outcome of the Great Depression, the period of time when m
In The Great Depression: Experience the 1930s From the Dust Bowl to the New Deal, readers ages 12 to 15 investigate the causes, duration, and outcome of the Great Depression, the period of time when m
Photographers have a skill few possess. Photographs have power. They can be used to save wild places. Now your photos have a purpose and your camera has a cause.This book is a call to action, providin
Location portraiture offers many advantages. The backgrounds are varied, the surroundings can tell a story about the client, and the setting can help tell the subject’s story. Working on location pres
A twelve-year-old boy, middle son in a wealthy, politically and culturally prominent San Francisco family, watches his city disappear in the earthquake and fires of 1906. His father him that nothing h
Mark Tartaglia of the London murder squad investigates a bizarre and brutal series of murders in this gripping thriller the fourth in this bestselling series by Elena Forbes. Detective Inspector Mark
For over twenty years, Patagonia has organized a Tools Conference, where experts provide practical training to help make activists more effective. Now Patagonia has captured Tools’ best wisdom and adv
When our expectations are met and things go according to plan, we feel accomplished, in control, and on track. But when life does not live up to our expectations, we end up with an Expectation Hangove
Famously reticent, perverse, and controversial, Prince is one of the few remaining superstars of the 1980s who still, perhaps, remains an enigma. Now a firm fixture in the pop canon, where such classi
Since the Second World War ended, America has performed like a gyroscope losing its balance, wobbling this way and that, unable to settle into itself and its own great promise. Wendell Berry has been
Fueled by growing consumer demand for new tastes, cleaner ingredients, health benefits, and more convenient ways to shop and eat, the business of specialty food is taking off at full speed. This step-
With a crochet hook and beautifully colored yarn, you can create the most appealing accessories, the prettiest garments, and cheerful items for the home. In this book, you’ll find 70 patterns for larg
While the importance of understanding anatomy and physiology cannot be understated, studying it can be intimidating.The Handy Anatomy Answer Book is an engaging look at the topic, the historic develop
Numerous online friends, followers, or likers” don’t necessarily add up to much when you need a babysitter, a shoulder to cry on, or a job. According to couple, team, and tech firm coach Kira Asatryan
Let your imagination run wild with the latest title from innovative knitter, Sachiyo Ishii. This charming book contains over 30 fun, simple knitting patterns for a range of cute and cuddly toys. Creat
'Scoodie' comes from the combination of the words scarf and hoodie and it is taking the world by storm! Magdalena Melzer and Anne Thiemeyer have created 20 scoodie designs that are not only fabulous f
Haiti, 1965. Francois Duvalier, known as Papa Doc, is the impoverished island nation's brutal dictator. Relentless curfews, and Papa Doc's terrifying Tonton Macoutes militia, have made life in Port-au
Dada’s life is at a standstill in Zagrebshe’s sleeping with a married man, working a dead-end job, and even the parties have started to feel exhausting. So when her sister calls her back home to help
A year after the devastating events of Not Even Past, Jackson Donne has gone into hiding in the forest of Vermont. Under the guise of Joe Tennant, Donne has been recovering and even enjoying his life
Clarissa Cartwright, Enigma's Model of the Year and the planet's most famous beauty, is about to take the stage wearing a fortune in jewels, and not much else. In the wings, a motley crew of bumbling
Set in New York City and Prague in 1992, Kafka’s Son follows a first-person narrator who is a documentary filmmaker. In a New York synagogue, he meets an elderly Czech Jew named Jiri, once the head of
Of all the incomparable stable of journalists who wrote for The New Yorker during its glory days in the Fifties and Sixties,” writesThe Independent, the most distinctive was Irish-born Maeve Brennan.”
Market Masters is the definitive book on investing in the Canadian market, featuring exclusive and insightful conversations and first-hand advice from Canada’s top investors. These interviews delve in
Ann Pancake’s 2007 novel Strange As This Weather Has Been exposed the devastating fallout of mountaintop removal mining on a single West Virginia family. InMe and My Daddy Listen to Bob Marley, a foll
Spy, adventurer, charismatic seductress and mistress of two of the century’s greatest writers, the Russian aristocrat Baroness Moura Budberg was born in 1892 to indulgence, pleasure and selfishness. B
From critically acclaimed author Michael Kardos, Before He Finds Her is a stirring, suspenseful novel about love and faith and fear, as a young woman searches for the father who committed a terrible c
So many historical novels read like connect-the-dots puzzles or costume dramas, so one that is fresh, original and time-travels to an undiscovered past is a real discovery...Jam On The Vine stands on
A New York Times Editors' ChoiceFusing the personal and the political in high-voltage verse, Amiri Baraka"whose long illumination of the black experience in America was called incandescent in
In full-color and straightforward, jargon-free language, the sixth edition ofiPhone in Easy Steps gives you all the information you need to get up and running with your new iPhone, so you will quickly
Best Hikes of the Appalachian Trail: South details 45 hikes along the AT from the trail’s southern terminus atop Georgia’s Springer Mountain north through North Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia. Thes
Granada is one of the iconic cities of the world. It stands for the culture of Al-Andalus, composed of Moslems, Jews, and Christians, who lived together in the legendary convivencia of the Spanish Mid
How on Earth did we fix upon our twenty-six letters, what do they really mean, and how did we come to write them down in the first place? Michael Rosen takes you on an unforgettable adventure through
Weather to Fly is a collection of adventure stories, tall tales in the great American tradition. Inspired equally by Mark Twain, Amelia Earhart, Pancho Barnes, and P. T. Barnum, they are war stories,
To be a staff writer at The New Yorker during its heyday of the 1950s and 1960s was to occupy one of the most covetedand influentialseats in American culture. Witty, beautiful, and Irish-born Maeve Br
Stranger is a book of both great change and deep roots, of the most rich elements of the earth and the instability of a darkening sky. The third collection by Adam Clay dives into a dynamic world wher
San Antonio is in the national spotlight as one of the fastest growing and most dynamic emerging major cities in America. Yet local lore has it that every Texan has two hometownshis own and San Antoni
