Discover the great Women of Our Time in these reissues of short middle grade biographies on the lives of twentieth-century women written by a variety of acclaimed authors!A biography about Margaret Me
The act of being mindful is being aware of the present moment. The process of colouring becomes a meditiative process by which you are intently aware of colours, designs and motifs. You are living i
A stunning tour of 50 of the world’s most extraordinary destinations selected from the World Monuments Fund’s most important sites of global heritage. In commemoration of its 50th annivers
The epic tale of the rise to power of Russia's current president--of his emergence from shrouded obscurity and deprivation to become one of the most consequential and complicated leaders in modern his
A moving, insightful biography of the Nobel Laureate and a study of J. M. Coetzee’s work, illuminating the creation of his exceptional novelsJ. M. Coetzee is one of the world’s most intriguing authors
We are well aware of the rise and dominance of the one percent as the rapid growth of economic inequality has seen the majority of the world’s wealth held in the pockets of fewer and fewer. One much-d
The financial sector is too large and too powerful. Common sense suggests that the activity of exchanging bits of paper cannot make profits for everyone and that much of the growth of the finance sect
A haunting novel of suspense from the winner of the 2014 Nobel Prize in LiteratureIn the stillness of his Paris apartment, Jean Daragane has built a life of total solitude. Then a surprising phone cal
A revelatory biography of the first African American Supreme Court Justice--one of the giants of the civil rights movement, and one of the most transforming Supreme Court Justices of the twentieth cen
A revelatory biography of the first African American Supreme Court Justice--one of the giants of the civil rights movement, and one of the most transforming Supreme Court Justices of the twentieth cen
A brilliant, haunting, and profoundly original portrait of the defining tragedy of our time.In this epic history of extermination and survival, Timothy Snyder presents a new explanation of the great a
An extraordinary collection of unseen photographs of the Beatles during the making ofHelp!. Published to coincide with the fiftieth anniversary of the release of the Beatles’ second motion picture,Hel
From the critically acclaimed author of The Invention of Murder, an extraordinary, revelatory portrait of everyday life on the streets of Dickens' London.The nineteenth century was a time of unprecede
The first installment of Bernard Cornwell’s bestselling series chronicling the epic saga of the making of England—“like Game of Thrones, but real” (The Observer, London)—the basis forThe Last Kingdom,
Rediscover the excitement of Star Wars, one of the greatest adventure stories of all time through this compendium of quotes. And then, when you are done reading, follow our simple page-folding instruc
An inspirational selection of quotations on love from the works of one of the world's most celebrated authors. A beautiful and thought-provoking collection of quotes on the eternal subject of love, se
In this book esteemed scholar John Barclay explores Pauline theology anew from the perspective of grace. Arguing that Pauls theology of grace is best approached in light of ancient notions of gift, Ba
Following Rivers of Gold and The Golden Empire and building on five centuries of scholarship,World Without End is the epic conclusion of an unprecedented three-volume history of the Spanish Empire fro
Investigate the amazing variety of insects and creepy crawlies of the Amazon, and observe the many wonders of the rainforest habitat. The rain forest comes alive and bugs have the right of way.DK Adve
Much of The Adventures of Augie March takes place during the Great Depression, but far from being a chronicle of deprivation, the first of Saul Bellow’s string of masterpieces testifies to the explosi
This entertaining and informative reference featuressophisticated and surprising alternatives to commonwords together with no-fail guides to usage. Avoidingtraditional thesauruses’ mundane synonym cho
For fans of Laura Lippman and Gillian Flynn comes an electrifying novel of stunning psychological suspense.I am the star of screaming headlines and campfire ghost stories.I am one of the four Black-Ey
Walter Dean Myers explores the world of competitive chess seen through the eyes of a group of middle school kids whose self-published newspaper tells it like it is.Sidney Aronofsky is one of the best
This first volume of the four-volume Kabuki Library collects the first two originalKabuki volumes: Circle of Blood and Dreams. The origin, the foundation of the story . . . The very beginning of the a
The story of Haveloc first appears in the oldest chronicle of the kings of England Britain, Geffrei Gaimar's Estoire des Engleis, and it is found in a substantial number of later accounts of English h
The gripping conclusion to the Legacy of Caliban seriesThe Legacy of Caliban echoes down through the ages, and the secretive mission of the Dark Angels continues: to atone for the sins of their forefa
The worldwide phenomenon from the author of Edge of Eternity.His code name was “The Needle.” He was a German aristocrat of extraordinary intelligence—a master spy with a legacy of violence in his bloo
From one of the leading lights of contemporary Latin American literature--a lush, lyrical, deeply moving story of a young woman whose passion for the early sounds of tango becomes a force of profound
Joseph Cornell (1903-1972) was one of the 20th century's leading exponents of collage and assemblage. A connoisseur of an astonishing array of subjects, Cornell's captivation with bygone imagery encom
From the acclaimed author of Ruin Falls and Cover of Snow comes a breathless new novel of psychological suspense about a dark, twisted turn of events that could shatter a family—a read perfect for fan
The second volume of the sweeping epic of a post-apocalyptic world in which humans have been pushed to the edge of extinction by the creatures of fantasy and fable.Times were much different before the
The photography of Carlos Spottorno (Budapest, 1971) points to the major questions of today, from the growth of China to the problems in Latin America and the drama of immigration in the Mediterranean
Tired of the fortune hunters who make the rounds of the ballrooms of Mayfair, adventurous Lady Amelia Plume is finding London high society much more exciting since the arrival of Major Lucas Winter, a
Nearly half of adults, including parents of middle-school students, have never heard of the Common Core State Standards, let alone have a working knowledge of what exactly their children face when it
Not since the publication of The Prince by Niccolo Machiavelli 500 years ago has a member of the political opposition written so candidly about the strengths and weaknesses of the strongest member of
The thrilling exploits of one of Warhammer 40,000's most iconic charactersYarrick: the very name carries the weight of legend, of great deeds and of wars won for the Imperium. But Sebastian Yarrick, w
A hilarious, thoughtful, and in-depth exploration of the pleasures and perils of modern romance from one of this generation’s most popular and sharpest comedic voicesAt some point, every one of us emb
An accessible guide to the principles of success by one of the most respected and sought-after motivational speakers of our time. In the tradition of Og Mandino and Zig Ziglar, this inspirational guid
This book is a colourful, insightful and affectionate portrait of the Tour de France. A selection of cycling writers share their thoughts on different aspects of the tour: from it's current crop of gr
An Independent and New Statesman Book of the YearBeyond the familiar online world that most of us inhabit—a world of Google, Facebook, and Twitter—lies a vast and often hidden network of sites, commun
