These high-interest lessons help students build essential skills for reading the ""real-life"" texts they encounter every day—from sports schedules to toy advertisements. Includes reproducible real-li
Margaret Powell's Below Stairs, a servant's firsthand account of life in the great houses of England, became a sensation among readers reveling in the luxury and subtle class warfare of Masterpiece Th
Jim Lindberg is a Punk Rock Dad. When he drives his kids to school in the morning, they listen to the Ramones, the Clash, or the Descendents—and that's it. They can listen to Britney and Justi
An award-winning art critic draws on interviews with family members, castmates and other insiders to trace the life and career of the late Sopranos star, providing coverage of his Rutgers education, c
Challenging popular beliefs about the legend of King David, the founder of the nation of Israel, this thought-provoking volume delves deep beneath the biblical stories to reveal a man who was not a gl
Forget everything you thought you knew about the insane world of professional wrestling. The sixth son of legendary Canadian wrestling promoter Stu Hart, Bret Hart was born into wrestling royalty.
A smart and stylish fashion and beauty guide from the creators of the popular website WhoWhatWear.com. Now, the creators share their tricks of the trade, translating high fashion in a low-fuss, access
Bring some joy back to the family dinner--simple menus and strategies for healthy and complete meals the whole family will love. We all strive for a nightly dinner that is both a happy occasion a
Based on Talk to Me Like I'm Someone You Love, described by Glamour.com as "the most crucial relationship advice book since Men Are from Mars," this card deck has the power to stop an argument dead in
A fun, fact-filled examination of the science (or lack thereof) behind the hit television series Heroes. Ordinary people with extraordinary powers populate the world of the hit television show Heroes
Follows three teen actors through the ups and downs of a session at Stagedoor Manor, a renowned theater camp in the Catskills with such noted alumni as Robert Downey, Jr., Natalie Portman, Zach Braff,
Explore the practical, fun, and creative things you can do right now with Microsoft Office with expert guidance from the team at Windows Vista: The Official Magazine. This guide comes packed with smar
Some people are so dumb / ugly / mad / crazy that civilized adjectives cannot describe them. Is he dumber than a box of dirt? Is she three pounds of ugly in a two pound sack? Are they mad as a box of
For secondary reading specialists and English teachers, this practical resource provides over 200 ready-to-reproduce lessons and exercises to teach and reinforce basic reading skills with students of
James Bond has nothing on Dusko Popov. A triple agent for the Abwehr, MI5 and MI6, and the FBI during World War II, Popov seduced numerous women, spoke five languages, and was a crack shot, all while
This practical resource helps students build essential skills for managing the typical math scenarios they encounter every day. Through high-interest lessons, guided activities, and reproducible indep
Reach your life goals with English for the Real World. Learn English now.English for the Real World teaches English as it's really spoken in practical situations and day-to-day life. This language cou
The Real World succeeds in classrooms, because it focuses on the perspective that students care about most-their own. In every chapter, the authors use activities, examples from everyday life, and pop
An omnibus of fast-access survival advice on the full range of everyday life emergencies, The Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook: LIFE packs hundreds of instant, real solutions to daily crises bec
Simple and to the point, Commercial Real Estate Investing presents 12 easy-to-follow steps that anyone can use to build a life of financial independence. Full of real-world examples, insider tips, and
How can you make real, lasting change in your life?Forget the latest exhausting fitness fad. Forget resolutions that last for a few weeks. Forget the guilt. Forget feeling bad. Improving your life is
Professor Robert Winston answers the amazing questions children have about science - real questions from real kids!This fun and friendly science book for kids poses 100 real-life questions from kids t
Full of inspirational insights and advice, lifehacks, and real-world examples, Someday is Not a Day in the Week is CEO Sam Horn’s motivational guide to help readers get what they want in life today ra
In the vein of New York Times bestsellers Why Not Me? by Mindy Kaling and We Are Never Meeting in Real Life by Samantha Irby, a collection of side-splitting and illuminating essays by the popular stan
Based on a real-life partnership, the heartening story of the love and teamwork between a girl and her service dog will illuminate and inspire.Rescue thought he'd grow up to be a Seeing Eye dog -- it'
Characters from the real and fictional worlds cross paths in the New York Times bestselling Story Thieves series—now available as a collectible boxed set!Life is boring when you live in the real world
Level Up Your Life uses the principles of video games, movies, television, comic books, and pop culture to teach you how to transform your life in extraordinary ways and collect real-world experiences
Where do authors get their ideas? And how do they turn those ideas into stories? This anthology looks at the process of taking real-life experiences and turning them into works of engaging fiction. Th
An award-winning investigative reporter reveals the troubled history of the LAPD in a gripping story filled with hard-boiled, real-life characters that bring to life the ravages of the criminal justic
Inspired by a joyous real-life ASPCA animal rescue and adoption story, read about the everyday details of family life through the curious eyes and mind of a newly adopted pet. This story is told with
Inspired by a joyous real-life ASPCA animal rescue and adoption story, read about the everyday details of family life through the curious eyes and mind of a newly adopted pet. This story is told with
Inspired by a joyous real-life ASPCA animal rescue and adoption story, read about the everyday details of family life through the curious eyes and mind of a newly adopted pet. This story is told with
Inspired by a joyous real-life ASPCA animal rescue and adoption story, read about the everyday details of family life through the curious eyes and mind of a newly adopted pet. This story is told with
Ten true stories of real-life battle heroes in Afghanistan!Medic Mark DeCorte jumps from a chopper on a nighttime rescue mission. Can he save the life of a badly wounded soldier -- and escape from a d
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
The Real Purpose ofParenting is a series of stories and life lessons from the world of atherapist, also known as the parent coach. Well-meaningparents are at the point of crisis because, despite their
Real life is no place for fairy tales? Kristin Hart has romantic notions of Scotland. Yet she never expects to find a real-life Scotsman in her Vermont hometown! Despite her instant connection with hi
An acclaimed artist combines his iconic photography with his background in painting to introduce two irresistible new characters, based on his real-life puppies, who reveal the challenges of life in a
The life, advice, and many marriages of a ninety-something Tasmanian domestic goddess, the real-life Dame EdnaMarjorie Bligh is the ninety-five-year-old Martha Stewart you didn’t know you were missing
