Wriston is the inside story of the man who delivered Citibank into the global arena - and brought it to the edge of the abyss.Wriston is the story of how one visionary rose to the top of a giant but s
"To know things, for us to know things, is bad for them. We get to wanting and when we get to wanting it's bad for them. They thinks we want what they got . . . . That's why they don't want u
When Sally’s family moves to Miami Beach for the winter of 1947, she is excited and nervous at the same time. What will school be like in Florida? Will she make any friends? Will she fit in so far awa
James the Red Engine rushes under the bridge to take freight cars to the Yard, but he is going too fast and falls off the track into a field of cows. Thomas saves the day by bringing a special breakdo
He was etched by the desert’s howling winds, a big, broad-shouldered man who knew the ways of the Apache and the ways of staying alive. She was a woman alone raising a young son on a remote Arizona ra
It seemed like a good idea. Tired of everyday life ashore, Farley Mowat would find a sturdy boat in Newfoundland and roam the salt sea over, free as a bird. What he found was the worst boat in the wor
Liz's house is like a zoo. Thanks to her dad, a zoologist, there are turtles in the kitchen, an ibex in the backyard, a hawk in the shed, a sun porch full of lizards -- and Fred the ferret. Liz has ha
Put your right hand in,Put your right hand out,Put your right hand in,And wave it all about,Hop the Croakey PokeyAs flies buzz all around,Right in the froggy's mouth!Don't miss the froggy fun in this
Jody Tiflin is a ten-year-old boy, living on his father's ranch. One day his father brings home a small pony. He's Jody's, if the boy will learn to feed, clean, stable and care for him. But Jody learn
'My name is Finlay McIntosh. I can see OK, can hear perfectly fine and I can write really, really well. But the thing is, I can't speak. I'm a st-st-st-stutterer. Hilarious, isn't it? It's like the wo
Having wished that the snow would pile up so high that he could easily reach the shoots of a tree, Rabbit happily gets his wish, but his long bushy tail becomes caught in the tree and is reduced to a
On his way to visit Grandma, Little Bear decides to find her a present. As Little Bear walks, he picks up a flower, a feather and even a snowflake. But, one by one, Little Bear loses all of his gifts
The Pants first came to us at the perfect moment. That is, when we were splitting up for the first time. It was two summers ago when they first worked their magic, and last summer when they shook up o
When a little boy plants a carrot seed, everyone tells him it won't grow. But when you are very young, there are some things that you just know, and the little boy knows that one day a carrot will com
On the night of April 14, 1912, the Titanic hit an iceberg and sank. This is the full story. Why did the Titanic sink so quickly? Why did so many people die? What are the stories of all those people,
Ace the LSAT with help from the experts! You want to go to law school, and a top tier one at that. First you must conquer the LSAT to reach your legal dreams. "McGraw-Hill's LSAT" is written by curren
Ace the LSAT with help from the experts! You want to go to law school, and a top tier one at that. First you must conquer the LSAT to reach your legal dreams. "McGraw-Hill's LSAT" is written by curren
Are You My Mother? is a classic for beginning readers.??A baby bird has hatched while its mother was away. Fallen from his nest, he sets out to find her and asks everyone he meets--a dog, a cow, a pla
Skunky the inventor has made a new creation - a robot called Metal Eve! She needs to learn everything about life. The only thing she will learn from Bunny, Monkey and the gang is that life in the woods is very silly indeed!
The Big Idea Gang is back at it in this exciting new chapter book series on how to make a claim and back it up, by the author of Jigsaw Jones! It's pirate ship vs. buddy bench! Whe
One day Charlie finds a hole. A hole of his very own! He picks it up and pops it in his pocket. But it doesn't take Charlie long to realize that a hole in your pocket is not a good thing to have.This
Have you ever wondered why your dog chases its tail or how your cat manages to land on its feet every time?50 Wacky Things Pets Do takes an up-close look at all the weird and funny things our pet
A fierce memoir of a mother’s murder, a daughter’s coming-of-age in the wake of immense loss, and her mission to know the woman who gave her life. When Sarah Perry was twelve, she saw a pa
Who am I?I ask myself.What makes me a ME?I think hard with all my might,And look around to see. What makes you a you? Are you like a sports car – lightning fast? Or maybe you're like a tree ... Do you
Jago is a kid from a rough part of London who has worked hard to get a job in a bank and is now on a fast-track to the Berlin office. Marcantonio is one of the new generation in the ‘Ndrangheta crime
I had a cat and the cat pleased me, I fed my cat by yonder tree.Cat goes fiddle-i-fee. As a young boy spins a rhythmic yarn about the animals he feeds by yonder tree, a parade of baa-ing, quacking, mo
The Mr Men are very busy, driving diggers, fire engines and tractors. All except for Mr Busy who is going to the beach. Will Mr Busy be able to just drive on by when he sees all the chaos? The Mr Men
Cyril Avery is not a real Avery or at least that's what his adoptive parents tell him. And he never will be. But if he isn't a real Avery, then who is he? Born out of wedlock to a teenage girl cast ou
Duck wants a job. All his friends work in big city banks, and they never stop going on about how much they love it. Duck doesn't think a job in a big city bank sounds very exciting, but he picks one o
Duck wants a job. All his friends work in big city banks, and they never stop going on about how much they love it. Duck doesn't think a job in a big city bank sounds very exciting, but he picks one o
“I have had a dream past the wit of man to say what dream it was,” says Bottom. “I have had a dream, and I wrote a Big Book about it,” Arno Schmidt might have said. Schmidt’s rare vision is a journey
The day he starts school, a young boy falls in love for the very first time. Sylvia sits in front of him at school, and he's so in love with her, she's all he can see. But sadly, Sylvia doesn't see hi
Bound by a Child Pony Express rider Jacob Young is a man of action, which is why when he sees a little girl caught in the middle of a stampede, he races to her rescue. And he soon discovers the c
?When I was three years old, Mom plucked a curly white feather out of my neck. If I get scared or the loneliness comes over me, I run my fingertip over the tiny scar and dream about the day the rest o
Huff! Honk! Flap! The third in the Say Hello series offers fun in the snow!Join the little husky as he scampers off on the snow and ice to say hello to all his animal friends. Meet a polar bear, a sea
Learn how to cook in 10 easy lessons, and become an expert in the kitchen in no time!In the Super Skills series, kids can master a new talent in 10 easy lessons! How to Cook in 10 Easy Lessons is a co
Jack is five. He lives with his Ma. They live in a single, locked room. They don't have the key. Jack and Ma are prisoners. 'Room is a book to read in one sitting. When it's over you look up: the worl
