When Formality Works

Badger is home in the old oak tree when his friend Mouse appears. “Have you heard?” Mouse cries. “There's a terrible storm coming!” Kindhearted Badger works hard to help his friends keep their homes s

Two senior executives at Google discuss their sometimes opposing views on hiring, managing and motivating their employees and also on how to best guide business strategies when consumers have all the

Why does chocolate melt? Why do onions make your eyes water? Why do eggs turn white when heated but bread turns brown when toasted? How Cooking Works provides the answers to every child's favorite que

Discover The Selected Works of T. S. Spivet for iPad. A boundary-leaping debut tracing a gifted young map maker’s attempt to understand the ways of the world When twelve-year-old genius cartographer T

Thomas Traherne (1637? - 1674), a clergyman of the Church of England during the Restoration, was little known until the early twentieth century, when his poetry and Centuries of Meditations were disco

Nicky Claus works with his three uncles in a magic toyshop. When he notices a child who can't afford a toy, he has an amazing idea and – with the help of his uncles and some flying reindeer – the legend of Father Christmas is born. This charming tale tells the story of little Nicky Claus, who wanted to make every child happy, if only just for one day.Nicky Claus works with his three uncles in the Claus Brothers Toy Emporium. Uncle Hanz makes the toys, Uncle Louis checks them and Uncle Levi adds the… what's the scientific term for it? Ah, yes. The magic! For each toy made at the Emporium has a special sparkle that means it will find the child it is perfect for. One day, Nicky notices a young girl with her face pressed up to the glass. When she disappears, he follows her and finds her living on the streets with lots of other children, none of whom can afford a toy. Nicky vows that for one night only, every child will have the toy of their dreams and—with the help of his uncles and some f

With a swish and flick of your pen, create these Harry Potter works of art! Thomas Pavitte, best-selling author of the 1000 Dot-to-Dot and Querkles series, has created a new type of mind-bending graphic puzzle in Harry Potter Spiroglyphics. At first, all you see are simple spirals, but when you look a little closer and start to color between the lines, the best-loved characters of Hogwarts begin to take shape. And when you're finished, you'll want to hang your masterpiece on the wall. This remarkable collection of 20 puzzles features popular characters and creatures from the films. Put on your favorite music, grab a felt-tip pen and a Butterbeer, and transform a set of simple lines into an amazing work of art!

Young children are full of questions about how the world works; the processes and machinations behind the scenes. Why does a light come on when you flick a switch? How can cheese from the supermarket

Fiction. Translated from the Italian by William Weaver. Luigi Pirandello's extraordinary final novel begins when Vitangelo Moscarda's wife remarks that Vitangelo's nose tilts to the right. This commonplace interaction spurs the novel's unemployed, wealthy narrator to examine himself, the way he perceives others, and the ways that others perceive him. At first he only notices small differences in how he sees himself and how others do; but his self-examination quickly becomes relentless, dizzying, leading to often darkly comic results as Vitangelo decides that he must demolish that version of himself that others see.Pirandello said of his 1926 novel that it "deals with the disintegration of the personality. It arrives at the most extreme conclusions, the farthest consequences." Indeed, its unnerving humor and existential dissection of modern identity find counterparts in Samuel Beckett's Molloy trilogy and the works of Thomas Bernhard and Vladimir Nabokov.

The Last Jedi is the newest Star Wars graphic novel adaptation!Faithfully bringing events from the film to the comics page, read along in The Last Jedi as Rey and Finn stare down new challenges as their roles in the Resistance reach new heights. As new dangers approach and old threats emerge, the next generation of Star Wars heroes is here!What happens when Rey and Luke meet? Does Finn get a shot at Captain Phasma? Can Kylo Ren lure another powerful member to Snoke's side?Capturing the galaxy-spanning action of The Last Jedi, experience Episode VIII as a beautiful graphic novel combining the epic wonder of Star Wars with streamlined, young-reader friendly designs. This all-ages graphic novel is a must-read for longtime fans and a great introduction for young newcomers!

Who is Windblade, where did she come from, and what does her secret mean for the future of the Transformers?Windblade is a force for good, who never fails to do the right thing. But what happens when

Can this single dad rise to the challenge? Luke Travis may be a father, but he's never really been a dad to Ben. When the nine-year-old enrolls at the boarding school where Luke works, Luke knows

When rogue figures from famous works of art come to life and escape their frames, it's up to Reggie Riot and the agents of Art Ops to track them down before they wreak havoc on the unsuspecting public

Tiny just wants to be friends with the neighbor cat, Kiki, but Kiki has no interest. Tiny brings her a toy, then he brings her a treat. Nothing works. But when Kiki gets stuck in a tree, Tiny gets the

Tiny just wants to be friends with the neighbor cat, Kiki, but Kiki has no interest. Tiny brings her a toy, then he brings her a treat. Nothing works. But when Kiki gets stuck in a tree, Tiny gets the

The Stratford Zoo looks like a normal zoo . . . until the gates shut at night. That's when the animals come out of their cages to stage elaborate performances of Shakespeare's greatest works. They mig

Small Elephant loves water. Except, that is, when the water is in a bath. Mummy uses various incentives to entice him into a bath, but nothing works and Small Elephant goes into toddler meltdown befor

The Misfits are back and now they are international. Trigga, Diamond, and the crew are in London. Dame is dead and everything should be perfect, but when a plan works too perfectly, there is bound to

This time travel period fantasy steeped in black magic is one of the newest works to come from the pen of Kaori Yuki, master of Gothic suspense. When Sorath is miraculously saved following a great ear

When they were first published, The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings became instant classics. Treasured by readers young and old, these works of sweeping fantasy, steeped in unrivalled magic and other

Love hurts…When aspiring writer Guinevere Beck strides into the East Village bookstore where Joe works, he’s instantly smitten. Beck is everything Joe has ever wanted: She’s gorgeous, tough, razor-sma

He Never Expected To See Her Again! When Mack Cash's mysterious one-night stand shows up at the dude ranch where he works, he is stunned. And just as he suspected during their night together, Beth Ric

Resolving to win a Sudoku contest at the local public library, math enthusiast Annika works to prove her skills and the value of math when she realizes during a school fundraiser that her class booth

DANGER IS HER ALIAS As a spy, Sabine Laduca works alone. But when she investigates her brother's murder, she's forced into an uneasy alliance with his Delta Force team leader. The CIA taught Sabine to

DANGER IS HER ALIAS As a spy, Sabine Laduca works alone. But when she investigates her brother's murder, she's forced into an uneasy alliance with his Delta Force team leader. The CIA taught Sabine to

Finding Refuge Shunned by the Amish community, shepherd Carl King has given up on his dream for a family. Yet when captivating Lizzie Barkman shows up at the sheep farm where he works, Carl sees the

Illustrated with every color in the crayon box by dazzling newcomer Michael Letzig and conveying the sublimely simple message that when everyone works together, the results are much more interesting a

When his brother Caleb breaks a major rule of his running club and falls in love with one of its members and her infant daughter, Lily, who has a fatal genetic condition, Shane works in secret to prod

Catch her if he can?Dr. Elizabeth LaValley's life works just fine, thank you very much. She's a successful anesthesiologist, and she's put the chaos of her youth and family behind her. When hottie pit

Flavia Albia, the adopted daughter of Falco, works as a private informer in Rome during the reign of Domitian and is hired to investigate a fatal accident that turns sinister when her client dies unde

Helps you discover how the nervous system works, the intricate construction of your bones and muscles, and how your body protects itself when you are under threat. This book helps you to zoom in on a

Wren MacAvoy works as a coal miner for a domed city that was constructed in the mid-nineteenth century to protect the royal blood line of England when astronomers spotted a comet on a collision course

When the Nazis invade Paris, Michael, a thirteen-year- old French-American, wants to be a part of the Resistance. Starting small, vandalizing Nazi propaganda and refusing to hail Hitler, Michael works

A stunt driver for films, Driver also works as a wheelman for small robberies, but when a heist goes sour, a contract is put on his head and he must discover who has betrayed him.

Ellie works really hard at the stables. Her only comforts are her beautiful horse, Spirit, and the friendship of her cousin Joe. When it looks like both might be taken away from her, will Ellie have t

When someone begins killing her colleagues one by one, mimicking a notorious serial killer already behind bars, Maleah Purdue, a security agent, works alongside top profiler Derek Lawrence to piece to

Taskmaster has trained hench-thugs for every terrorist organization and criminal cartel in the Marvel U. So when the rumor starts that he's turned traitor and now works for Steve Rogers, a billion-do

When a mysterious piece of jewelry and a strange visitor arrive in the jewelry shop where she works for her evil aunt, Lucinda's course takes a surprising turn. With the help of the Amaranth Witch, a

The traditional landscape genre was radically transformed in the 1960s when many artists stopped merely representing the land and made their mark directly in the environment. Drawn by vast, uncultivated spaces of desert and mountain as well as by post-industrial wastelands, artists such as Michael Heizer, Nancy Holt and Robert Smithson moved earth to create colossal primal symbols. Others punctuated the horizon with man-made signposts, such as Christo's Running Fence and Walter de Maria's The Lightning Field. For Richard Long, journeys became works of art while Dennis Oppenheim immersed his entire body in the contours of the land. In this broad survey of Land Art, Brian Wallis discusses the key artists, works and issues that define Land Art historically, as well as its later ramifications.This book fully documents the 1960s Land Art movement and surveys examples of Environmental Art to the present day. Earthworks, environments, performances and actions by artists ranging from Ana Mendi

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