Presents a travel guide for individuals who want to make a difference in the world, describing a wide variety of global volunteer opportunities with advice on organizations, locations, travel arrangem
The search for a “patient zero”—popularly understood to be the first person infected in an epidemic—has been key to media coverage of major infectious disease outbrea
Nothing rewards close attention like the work of the great old master painters - and with Masterpiece Spot-the-Difference, you'll be lost in a gallery of the world's most stupendous artworks - each gi
Help Santa save Christmas in this spot-the-difference board book adventure!Santa needs your help!It's almost Christmas and Santa's workshop is topsy-turvy thanks to one very naughty elf! Can you help
Matchmaking with a Mission Practical, steady, levelheaded: all qualities single father Dr. John Orton expects in both a governess and a wife. But his children's temporary governess Miss Marjorie Mare
Hailed as "indelible" in Entertainment Weekly's list of "20 Books We'll Read in 2015", this gut-punch of a debut about love, grief, and family "unleashes o
From retired elite sniper Jody Mitic comes a raw and powerful chronicle of military life, endurance, and overcoming adversity.Afghanistan, 2007. I was a Master Corporal, part of an elite sniper team s
New Year’s Eve. A time for resolutions. A chance to make a change. And for thirty-year-old Molly Sullivan, a night that will transform her life foreverAll it takes is one wordyes or noto decide Molly’
The definitive history of Asian Americans by one of the nation’s preeminent scholars on the subject.In the past fifty years, Asian Americans have helped change the face of America and are now the fast
Every day we make countless decisions, from the small, mundane things to tackling life’s big questions, but we don’t always make the right choices. Behavioural scientist Dr David Halpern heads up Num
In the tradition of When Pride Still Mattered, Paterno, and Joe DiMaggio: The Hero’s Life—the definitive biography of Nick Saban, the influential and controversial University of Alabama football coach
An up-and-coming visionary in the world of philanthropy and cofounder of the effective altruism movement explains why most of our ideas about how to make a difference are wrong and presents a counteri
Gender Through the Prism of Difference adopts a global, transnational perspective on how race,class, and sexual diversity are central to the study of sex and gender. In contrast with other books inthi
While we generally try to make our vote count every four years, few of us realize that our most immediate power to shape the world is being squandered on a daily basis. Every dollar we spend has the p
"Victoria, 1869. The ramshackle capital of British Columbia, the last colony in North America, where a few thousand settlers aspire to the values of the Victorian age while coexisting beside the nativ
Disney‧Pixar’s Inside Out takes you to a place that everyone knows but no one has ever seen: inside the human mind. Boys and girls ages 3 to 7 will love this full-color book jam-packed with fun doodli
A bold, original, moving book that will inspire fanatical devotion and ignite debate.“Whom to marry, and when will it happen—these two questions define every woman’s existence.” So beginsSpinster, a r
No one knows colleges better than The Princeton Review!Not sure how to tackle the scariest part of your college application—the personal essays? Get a little inspiration from real-life examples of suc
The inside word on medical school admissions.Gaining admission to a top medical school requires more than "just" a stellar MCAT score and an excellent GPA. You'll also need to nail your personal state
Criticized in his lifetime for his rough handling of paint, John Constable’s (1776–1837) paintings have long defined the idea of the English countryside, its geography fully captured by his remarkable
In the tradition of Scott Turow’s One L and Atul Gawande’s Better comes a real-time, real-life chronicle from an impassioned young doctor on the front lines of high-stakes cardiology.It takes drive, p
Man on a Mission? Nate Bohannan won't let anything stand in the way of his grand plans in California. Even if it means traveling there with unreliable huckster Robert Salali. But after a destructive b
Presents instructions on how to sew, personalize, and accesorize a rag doll, placing an emphasis on using natural materials, vintage fabrics, and quality craftsmanship.
Family At Last Nate Lyster and Mia Verbeek are in perfect agreement?letting someone new into your life is much too risky. Mom to four kids, Mia can't let just anyone get close, while wandering cowboy
Family At Last Nate Lyster and Mia Verbeek are in perfect agreement?letting someone new into your life is much too risky. Mom to four kids, Mia can't let just anyone get close, while wandering cowboy
Having finally settled down at the age of 34 with her partner and two cats in a Cape Town apartment, Susan is faced with the biggest dilemma of her life. Her childhood dream of becoming a mother has n
Not sure how to tackle the scariest part of your college application—the personal essays? Get a little inspiration from real-life examples of successful essays that scored! In College Essays that Made
Stand out in a crowd of law school applicants with an outstanding personal statement. Law schools are receiving more applications than ever with high LSAT scores and excellent grades. To get in, you a
Stand out from the med school application crowd with an essay that makes a statement. Gaining admission to a top medical school requires more than "just" a stellar MCAT score and an excellent GPA. You
It's summer break for the girls at Beachwood Academy and that means sun, surf, and sensational escapades at the Beachwood Country Club. Abby, a rising sophomore, is so excited to have gotten a last-mi
"Sweet, tender, and true!" - Laurie Halse Anderson Jesse cuts her own hair with a Swiss Army knife. She wears big green fisherman's boots. She's the founding (and only) member of NOLAW, the National O
When Derek Kirk Kim (The Eternal Smile) published his debut graphic novel back in 2003, it made an immediate stir. The story about a group of young people navigating adulthood and personal relationshi
"Hilarious! A WILD, SEXY ROMP WITH A FRESH, FUN TAKE ON LOVE."—Lani Diane Rich, New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author She always wanted to belong...just not to a dysfunctional pirate crew Ju
Maybe you worry you've married the wrong person. Maybe you're carrying the burden of a secret or have gone down a dangerous road. Maybe you've made a life choice that's hurt someone else so badly you
"Read it, please. Straight through to the end. Whatever else you were planning to do next, nothing could be more important." —Barbara KingsolverTwenty years ago, with The End of Nature, Bill Mc
Sixteen-year-old Emily looks forward to a summer program at the Philadelphia College of Art but is not sure she is up to the challenges to be faced there, including finding herself and learning to bal
The New York Times bestselling author of Wicked presents an inspired visual tribute to the work of legendary writer and illustrator Maurice Sendak Published in 1963 to great critical acclaim, Mauri
Before the White House and Air Force One, before the TV ads and the enormous rallies, there was the real Barack Obama: a man wrestling with the momentous decision to run for the presidency, feeling to
AMERICA takes a fresh and compelling look at the birth of our nation, with lavish illustrations and interactive novelty spreads on every page.Revealed through the lens of an anonymous journal, reader
