How the Other Half...

With its ingeniously intuitive approach, How the Other Half Thinks will appeal to those enthusiasts who are charmed by mathematics and its style of thinking, as well as those more tentative readers wh

In Sarah Rayner's THE OTHER HALF, Chloe, bright, hip and single, is a feature writer with ambitions to launch a magazine of her own. When she meets James, her potential new boss, she knows she shouldn

A determined child goes the extra mile to try to cheer the lonely half moon One night a young boy spies half a moon in the sky and wonders why it is it’s hiding up there. When the other half doesn’t

Fletcher Moon has never been like other kids. For one thing, he has had to suffer the humiliating nickname “Half Moon” because of his short stature. But the real reason Fletcher is different is that e

One summer day in 1941, half of the Polish town of Jedwabne murdered the other half, 1,600 men, women, and children, all but seven of the town's Jews. Neighbors tells their story. This is a shocking,

WHY WHISTLE IN THE DARK…There are very few days off when you’re on an epic quest. Believe me, I know. I’m Hedi Peacock—one half Fae, the other were—and if being a half-breed with one foot in each worl

On a summer day in 1941 in Nazi-occupied Poland, half of the town of Jedwabne brutally murdered the other half: 1,600 men, women, and children-all but seven of the town's Jews. In this shocking and co

The outspoken half of famous magic duo Penn & Teller presents an uproarious, atheist reinterpretation of the Ten Commandments. By the author of Sock.

Half-finished doodles of monsters and other creatures, featuring misshapen bodies, oodles of appendages, and all kinds of gross crud. Finish the monster-shaped alphabet, create a flip-book, comic stri

Our lives, our half century. Nick Shay and Klara Sax knew each other once, intimately, and they meet again in the American desert. He is trying to outdistance the crucial events of his early life, hau

This is the first book in English, or any other Western language, to give a comprehensive overview of education provision and policy in thje Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR) during the half century since

This is the first book in English, or any other Western language, to give a comprehensive overview of education provision and policy in thje Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR) during the half century since

Of the 90 theaters built in the Times Square area since 1888, over half have since been lost through demolition or conversion to other uses, while some barely survive in varying stages of decay. The e

From the far reaches of the D'Haran Empire, Bishop Hannis Arc and the ancient Emperor Sulachan lead a vast horde of Shun-Tuk and other depraved "half-people" into the Empire's heart,

Recounts the lives and careers of the actors portrayed as half-brothers with little in common other than their love of basketball in the popular television series, "One Tree Hill."

At the age of five, Takeshi joins the other youngsters in a samurai's castle to train as a noble fighter. Join him in action as he fires arrows while riding on horseback and defeats three foes in bare

With plenty of one-pot meals, dinners ready in under half an hour, and innovative flavor combinations to spice up your go-to proteins, 103 Everyday Dinner Ideas author Addie Gundry has the answers. Th

Decorate the scenes with beautiful rub-downs in this lovely keep-sake book! There will be a card pocket in the inside front cover where 8 sheets of rub-down will be kept. Half of the spread is colored, and one can add the rub downs, the other half is line drawings that one can color, and add rub-downs to as well. Perfect for a mother's day gift, for example. Same series and spec as The Wild Garden, a unique proposition in today's marketplace.

Ra's al Ghul has spent half a millennium creating a criminal empire like no other. But when his preternaturally long life comes to an end, who will carry on as his successor? Having produced only daug

All of poetry's greatest hits?from the classics of Wordsworth and Pope to modern-day poets W. H. Auden and Ted Hughes. Complete with an index of famous lines. Do you remember the famous opening lines,

This is a book I wrote. Because I wrote it, I had to figure out what to put on the back cover to explain what it is. I tried to write a long, third-person summary that would imply how great the book i

The stunning conclusion to the internationally acclaimed Half Bad trilogy, Half Lost tells the story of a dangerous world of witches at war, and the young man caught in the middle.

The dragon riders discover a new island—and a new, mysterious dragon—in this 8x8 storybook based on a popular episode ofDreamWorks Dragons: Race to the Edge!When Hiccup and the other Dragon Riders go exploring using a new map, their dragons pull them toward an island with entrancing music. It’s getting late, so they decide to land and get some sleep. But when they wake up in the morning, their dragons are gone! Will Hiccup and his friends be able to figure out who is making the music—and how to break the spell—before Toothless and the other dragons are lost forever?DreamWorks Dragons c 2016 DreamWorks Animation LLC. All Rights Reserved.

Have you heard the story of Cinderella? Well, you don't know the half of it. Cinderella had a twin sister, Tinderella. They each did half the housework, half the mending, and half the mean step-sister

All the little ones - and a half - live a peaceful life. Until one day, a big, bad number turns their world upside down. Luckily, Half has a plan that really add up. Mary Murphy has devised a wonderfu

A masterly, haunting new novel from a writer heralded by The Washington Post Book World as “the 21st-century daughter of Chinua Achebe,” Half of a Yellow Sun re-creates a seminal moment in modern Afri

The year is 885, and England is at peace, divided between the Danish kingdom to the north and the Saxon kingdom of Wessex in the south. Uhtred, the dispossessed son of a Northumbrian lord—warrior by instinct, Viking by nature—has finally settled down. He has land, a wife, and two children, and a duty given to him by King Alfred to hold the frontier on the Thames. But then trouble stirs: a dead man has risen, and new Vikings have arrived to occupy the decayed Roman city of London. Their dream is to conquer Wessex, and to do it they need Uhtred's help. Alfred has other ideas. He wants Uhtred to expel the Viking raiders from London. Uhtred must weigh his oath to the king against the dangerous turning tide of shifting allegiances and deadly power struggles. And other storm clouds are gathering: Ætheleflæd—Alfred's daughter—is newly married, but by a cruel twist of fate, her very existence now threatens Alfred's kingdom. It is Uhtred—half Saxon, half Dane—whose uncertain loyalties must now

As Layla's half-demon, half-gargoyle powers evolve, the demon prince Roth returns to bring her news that could change her world forever.

Join Hiccup and the rest of the Dragon Riders as they build a dragon fort in this Level 2 Ready-to-Read based on a popular episode ofDreamWorks Dragons: Race to the Edge!Hiccup and the other Dragon Riders think they have finally found the perfect place to build their dragon fort. There’s only one problem: there are wild dragons living there! Will Hiccup and his friends be able to come up with a solution—or will the hunt for the perfect spot for a dragon fort continue?DreamWorks Dragons c 2016 DreamWorks Animation LLC. All Rights Reserved.

Beautiful Menace (or Viral Violence) Half Japanese and half Jamaican, Aoki is young, beautiful, and known throughout her Brooklyn neighborhood as a menace to local authorities. On the eve of a brutal

An evocative memoir. A beautiful journey to half a century and half a world away. An ageless love story.Pulitzer Prize–winning war correspondent Paul Brinkley-Rogers has lived an adventurous life all

"Half-wolf, half-dog, White Fang is never completely integratedamong his own. His life in the wilderness is punctuated withmeetings with humans, sometimes hostile, sometimes friendly. Tosurvive on thi

Half-white, half-Indian Yakima Henry has been ambushed and badly injured. Bleeding to death, he doesn't know who'll get to him first: the gunslingers or hungry wolves. Thankfully, comely widow Aubrey

Half-human, half-angel, Meridian Sozu has a dark responsibility.Sixteen-year-old Meridian has been surrounded by death ever since she can remember. As a child, insects, mice, and salamanders would bur

This encyclopedia is really two books: the first half is a complete guide to the botany, cultivation, propagation, and pests and diseases of ferns; and the second half, "Ferns to Grow," provides growi

"Novelist and critic Dale Peck's latest work--part memoir, part extended essay--is a foray into what the author calls "the second half of the first half AIDS epidemic," i.e., the period between 1987,

Hunger for nourishment. Hunger for touch. Hunger to belong. Half-human and half-faery, Ani is driven by her hungers. Those same appetites also attract powerful enemies and uncertain allies, inclu

Jamaica Kincaid's new novel is the haunting, deeply charged story of a woman's life on the island of Dominica. Xuela Claudette Richardson, daughter of a Carib mother and a half-Scottish, half-African