Lost in the woods. Trapped in an abandoned mine. Castaway on a deserted island. Avalanche! Could you survive? In this series, readers come along as diverse characters learn important skills in adverse
Lost in the woods. Trapped in an abandoned mine. Castaway on a deserted island. Avalanche! Could you survive? In this series, readers come along as diverse characters learn important skills in adverse
Lost in the woods. Trapped in an abandoned mine. Castaway on a deserted island. Avalanche! Could you survive? In this series, readers come along as diverse characters learn important skills in adverse
A crucial, genre-bending tale, equal parts Ned Vizzini and Patrick Ness, about the life-saving power of friendship.Solomon and Ash both experienced a traumatic event when they were twelve.Ash lost all
Get swept away by this exciting adventure from Scottish author Robert Louis StevensonOn the cusp of adulthood and having recently lost his parents, David Balfour is tricked by his uncle into boarding
Why do diets fail? Is it because of genetic disposition? A sluggish metabolism? An underactive thyroid? A behavioural psychologist reveals the truth about dieting, including how she lost over 50 kg in
In the brief time since surviving her first foray into murder investigations, dog walker Matilda Smithwick has lost a girlfriend, inherited a spare house, taken on more business than she can reasonabl
While Canadian history professor Andrew Stanhope is doing research in Paris on the German invasion of France, he stumbles upon an odd and long-lost exchange between Colonel Marius Michel, principal de
Discover a passionate tale of love lost, found, and avenged in Wuthering Heights. Lockwood, a wealthy man from England, rents a house from an eccentric gentleman named Heathcliff, who is the tortured
“Readers of Liane Moriarty, Paula Hawkins, and Ruth Ware will love." —Library Journal (starred review) “Jewell’s novel explores the space between going missing and being lost&h
Healing after Parent Loss in Childhood and Adolescence develops new insights on the experiences of children and adolescents who have lost a parent. Vivid, case-based chapters describe a variety of way
One of Jon Fosse’s most acclaimed novels, Boathouse is told from the perspective of an unnamed narrator leading a largely hermit-like existence until he unexpectedly encounters a long-lost childhood f
Millions of couples report sexual dissatisfaction as the number one reason for ending their relationship—even after years together. So if we’ve lost that special spark, depth of connection, or sense o
Have you heard the terms structuralism and deconstruction and postmodernism but aren’t really sure what they mean? Have you taken a whole course on literary criticism but are still feeling lost? Here’
Cancer is fast becoming one of the main causes of death worldwide. Unfortunately many cases are diagnosed at an advanced incurable stage, and these lives are usually lost. Early diagnosis and treatmen
Uncovering the lost history of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender artists in New York City. Queer people have always flocked to New York seeking freedom, forging close-knit groups for support and
Ultimate Mapping Guide for Kids gives youngsters all of the tools they need to understand maps, make their own cartographic creations, and even head out on navigating adventures. Getting lost will be
DISCOVER STRATEGIES TO SHELTER YOUR CAREER AND YOUR LIFEYou’ve heard the horror stories of malpractice—of doctors who lost their license andwere forced to close their practice. With so much time, ener
The Green movement in America has lost its way. Congress has not passed a major piece of environmental legislation for a quarter-century. Environmentalists declared climate to be their top priority bu
Understandings of “nature” have expanded and changed, but the word has not lost importance at any level of discourse: it continues to hold a key place in conversations surrounding thought, ethics, and
Understandings of “nature” have expanded and changed, but the word has not lost importance at any level of discourse: it continues to hold a key place in conversations surrounding thought, ethics, and
Starborn is a tale of heroism and lost powers, where one person's choices will shape the fate of thousands. This is for readers who love Trudi Canavan, David Eddings and Karen Miller.
One of the best-loved adventure stories ever written, Treasure Island's timeless tale of pirates, lost treasure maps, mutiny and derring-do has appealed to generations of readers ever since Robert Lou
Set in Caerphilly, a sleepy castle town in South Wales, this collection reveals its treasures in unexpected ways, offering vivid and moving glimpses of the lost, lonely and bemused. By turns poignant,
True love is never lost—but how much loss can it endure? Iris confronts the complexities of family and prejudice in this exquisite and searing debut novel whose “understated, gently embellished prose
Benjamin January is forced to travel to Haiti to seek his family’s lost treasure, in order to save everything he holds dearWhen Jefferson Vitrack – the white half-brother of Benjamin January’s wife -
Benjamin January is forced to travel to Haiti to seek his family’s lost treasure, in order to save everything he holds dearWhen Jefferson Vitrack – the white half-brother of Benjamin January’s wife -
Fiction. "Alex Green's work blossoms on the page like small explosions. A surf-side Spoon River tinged with Chandler, Dali, and David Lynch. Neon sunsets, lost girls, grifting tennis instruct
Having already lost his mother and only brother, twenty-four-year-old Will Boast finds himself absolutely alone when his father dies of alcoholism. Numbly settling the matters of his father's estate,
Forging an unlikely friendship with a lost pinecone that has somehow appeared in his frozen home, Penguin, reminded by Grandpa that pinecones can only survive in warm forests, returns the pinecone to
Designated Mourner is a collection of elegies for an unconventional spouse and artistic collaborator, lost to addiction at a young age. These poems keen on the page, tracing tenderness and sorrow whil
Catriona Strang expertly "fabricates her own reality" in these poems that explore the female condition and respond to Marcel Proust's In Search of Lost Time. In a powerful display of poetic ingenuity,
Healing after Parent Loss in Childhood and Adolescence develops new insights on the experiences of children and adolescents who have lost a parent. Vivid, case-based chapters describe a variety of way
At her family's Maryland home, in a world where colonists lost the 1776 Insurrection, Sarah Parsons and her friend Jackson share visions of a different existence and, having remembered how things ough
Fifty years after two families are torn apart by a secret affair, Johnny Wilson contacts Billie Valentine to confont her about her affair and learns the surprising truth about what was lost.
The development of treatment strategies that can help patients with spinal cord injury to regain lost functions and an improved quality of life is a major medical challenge, and experimental spinal co
The planet Trina is lost to a generations-old holy war, as believers and nonbelievers battle one another in foolishly misguided prejudice. Their war is watched over and their suspicions manipulated by
The planet Trina is lost to a generations-old holy war, as believers and nonbelievers battle one another in foolishly misguided prejudice. Their war is watched over and their suspicions manipulated by
"Readers of Paradise Lost have long been struck by two prominent aspects of the poem: its compelling depiction of Satan and its deep engagement with its literary tradition. Satan's Poetry brings these
Marcel Proust’s In Search of Lost Time has long fascinated philosophers for its complex accounts of time, personal identity and narrative, amongst many other themes. Proust as Philosopher: The A
