Promoción: Libros en inglés

Eva Chen

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Thomas Kostigen

An exploration of the cutting-edge technology that will enable us to confront the realities of climate change.For decades scientists and environmentalists have sounded the alarm about the effects of global warming. We are now past the tipping point. As floods, storms, and extreme temperatures become our daily reality, "Reduce, Reuse, Recycle" efforts aren't enough anymore. In H...

Zosienka

Emil tiene una nueva responsabilidad como Guardián de la Luna: velar por la Luna y que su luz llegue a todos los animales nocturnos. Pero ¿qué pasa cuando la Luna empieza a menguar poco a poco, hasta desaparecer? Enamórate de este oso polar dulce y concienzudo, la Luna y la conexión especial que comparten. Un álbum conmovedor y mágico, ideal tanto para explicar a los más pequeñ...

Thomas De Quincey

A legal and readily available painkiller in the nineteenth century, laudanum was a source of both pleasure and pain for author Thomas De Quincey (1785-1859). After achieving overnight success with u003ciu003eConfessions of an English Opium Eater,u003c/iu003e an impassioned account of his struggles with addiction, the author wrote the hypnotic prose poems of u003ciu003eSuspiria ...

Reynolds, Jason

u003cbu003eA National Book Award Finalist!u003c/bu003eu003cbru003e u003cbru003eu003cbu003eFrom National Book Award finalist and u003ciu003eNew York Timesu003c/iu003e bestselling author Jason Reynolds comes a novel told in ten blocks, showing all the different directions a walk home can take.u003c/bu003eu003cbru003eu003cbru003eThis story was going to begin like all the best stor...

Donna Gephart

u003cbu003e"Gephart once again compassionately creates complex characters...Une histoire d'espoir—a story of hope." —u003ciu003eKirkus Reviewsu003c/iu003eu003c/bu003eu003cbru003e u003cbru003eu003cbu003eFans of the Nate series by Tim Federle and u003ciu003eThe Fourteenth Goldfish u003c/iu003eby Jennifer Holm will love Cleveland Rosebud Potts in this poignant and heartfelt novel ...

Samantha Chagollan

Watch Me Read and Draw: Animal Friends is a step-by-step drawing and story book that teaches kids to draw different pets with simple steps and a fun, engaging story.What could be better for a kid than reading or drawing? Reading and drawing at the same time! Watch Me Read and Draw: Animal Friends offers just this. Kids will follow along with the adorable story while they learn ...

Pam Muñoz Ryan

Esperanza thought she'd always live with her family on their ranch in Mexico — she'd always have fancy dresses, a beautiful home, and servants. But a sudden tragedy forces Esperanza and Mama to flee to California during the Great Depression, and to settle in a camp for Mexican farm workers. Esperanza isn't ready for the hard labor, financial struggles, or lack of acceptance she...

Buchan, John

When Richard Hannay finds the corpse of freelance spy Franklin P. Scudder in his London flat, he goes on the run, fearing that his life is in danger. Scudder had previously revealed that he was investigating a ring of German spies, who were conspiring to sabotage Britain's war capability. Hannay becomes both hunter and hunted as he struggles to unravel the tangled threads of th...

Deborah Lock

ual clues.Pirate Attack! will build reading skills while teaching exciting vocabulary and entertaining young readers as they experience attacking another pirate ship, winning the treasure, and overcoming a storm at sea. Explore the parts of a pirate ship, pirate rules and how those who broke them were punished, pirate food, and even learn a pirate sea shanty.Perfect for 5- to 7...

Sherman Alexie

The 10th anniversary edition of Sherman Alexie's National Book Award-winning and #1 New York Times bestselling novel--bonus content included! Sherman Alexie, in his first book for young adults, tells the story of Junior, a budding cartoonist growing up on the Spokane Indian Reservation. Determined to take his future into his own hands, Junior leaves his troubled school on the r...

Shea Fontana

A New York Times Bestseller!Welcome back to DC Super Hero High in the newest original graphic novel from the DC Super Hero Girls line!"Intro to Epics" is one of Wonder Woman's favorite classes at DC Super Hero High, but balancing high school literature assignments with learning to be a superhero can be tough, even for an overachiever. But you know what they say about learning—e...

Sally Scholz

Feminism is arguably the most significant social movement of the last century and it is far from over. But what appears as a single, unified movement on behalf of women's liberation is really a fascinating coalition of social and political causes, goals, and ideals. By highlighting the themes that form the enduring nexuses between the three "waves", taking powerful examples fro...

Brown, Skila

Set in 1981 Guatemala, a lyrical debut novel tells the powerful tale of a boy who must decide what it means to be a man during a time of war. Carlos knows that when the soldiers arrive with warnings about the Communist rebels, it is time to be a man and defend the village, keep everyone safe. But Mama tells him not yet — he's still her quiet moonfaced boy. The soldiers laugh at...

Jordan Sonneblick

"Alex Peter Gregory, you are a moron! Laurie slammed her palms down on my desk and stomped her foot. I get a lot of that. One car crash. One measly little car crash. And suddenly, I m some kind of convicted felon. My parents are getting divorced, my dad is shacking up with my third-grade teacher, I might be in love with a girl who could kill me with one finger, and now I m sent...

Rosemary Sutcliff

In this thrilling re-telling of the Anglo-Saxon legend, Beowulf, the renowned children's historical fiction writer Rosemary Sutcliff recounts Beowulf's most terrifying quests: against Grendel the man-wolf, against the hideous sea-hag and, most courageous of all - his fight to the death with the monstrous fire-drake. ...

Allen, David / Allen, Dave

"The Bible of business and personal productivity" —Lifehack"A completely revised and updated edition of the blockbuster bestseller from ‘the personal productivity guru'"—Fast CompanySince it was first published almost fifteen years ago, David Allen's Getting Things Done has become one of the most influential business books of its era, and the ultimate book on personal organizat...

Loek Koopmans

Three old ladies are looking forward to eating the delicious fat pancake they've just made. But the pancake has other ideas!u003c/pu003e u003cpu003eIt jumps out of the pan, rolls out the door and into the woods as fast as it can go, calling, "You can't catch me!"u003c/pu003e u003cpu003eAll the farmyard animals follow but can anyone catch the mischievous pancake?u003c/pu003e ...

Gaiman, Neil

In May 2012, bestselling author Neil Gaiman stood at a podium at Philadelphia's University of the Arts to deliver the commencement address. For the next nineteen minutes he shared his thoughts about creativity, bravery, and strength: he encouraged the students before him to break rules and think outside the box. Most of all, he encouraged the fledgling painters, musicians, writ...

Chip Heath / Dan Heath

Chip and Dan Heath, the bestselling authors of Switch and Made to Stick, tackle one of the most critical topics in our work and personal lives: how to make better decisions. Research in psychology has revealed that our decisions are disrupted by an array of biases and irrationalities: We're overconfident. We seek out information that supports us and downplay information that do...

Geronimo Stilton

The Pirate Cats have traveled back to Milan, Italy in the year 1770, in order to steal one of the most important musical works in history: a symphony composed by a young Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart It's up to Geronimo and his friends to go back in time and stop the Pirate Cats from their dastardly deed ...

Geoff Smart & Randy Street

In business, you are who you hire. In Who, Smart and Street offer a ground-breaking solution to your #1 problem - hiring mistakes.Discover:- A simple 4-step method for hiring the right people with a 90% success rate.- How to save $1.5M by avoiding a single hiring mistake.- Advice given in an unprecedented number of exclusive interviews with more than 20 billionaires and 60 CEOs...

Elie Wiesel

In Nobel laureate Elie Wiesel's memoir Night, a scholarly, pious teenager is wracked with guilt at having survived the horror of the Holocaust and the genocidal campaign that consumed his family. His memories of the nightmare world of the death camps present him with an intolerable question: how can the God he once so fervently believed in have allowed these monstrous events to...

Wilson Rawls

Read the beloved classic that captures the powerful bond between man and man's best friend. This edition also includes a special note to readers from Newbery Medal winner and Printz Honor winner Clare Vanderpool.Billy has long dreamt of owning not one, but two, dogs. So when he's finally able to save up enough money for two pups to call his own--Old Dan and Little Ann--he's ecs...

García Marquez, Gabriel

Con La hojarasca nació Macondo, esa población cercana a la costa atlántica colombiana que se ha convertido en uno de los grandes mitos de la literatura universal. En él transcurre la historia de un entierro imposible. Ha muerto un personaje extraño, un antiguo médico odiado por el pueblo. Un viejo coronel retirado, para cumplir una promesa, se ha empeñado en enterrarle frente a...

Morales, Mario Roberto

Fiction. Latino/Latina Studies. Native American Studies. FACE OF THE EARTH, HEART OF THE SKY is a testimonial novel of the Guatemalan civil war of the 1980s that movingly relates the victimization of the indigenous peoples by the National Army and the guerrillas. Gerald Martin writes that this book gives shattering insight into a time of horror and injustice. In writing this im...

Rowling, J. K.

This special edition of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix has a gorgeous new cover illustration by Kazu Kibuishi. Inside is the full text of the original novel, with decorations by Mary GrandPré.There is a door at the end of a silent corridor. And it’s haunting Harry Potter’s dreams. Why else would he be waking in the middle of the night, screaming in terror?Here a...

Rowling, J. K.

This special edition of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows has a gorgeous new cover illustration by Kazu Kibuishi. Inside is the full text of the original novel, with decorations by Mary GrandPré.We now present the seventh and final installment in the epic tale of Harry Potter. ...

Allen, David

In his bestselling first book, Getting Things Done, veteran coach and management consultant David Allen presented his breakthrough methods to increase efficiency. Now "the personal productivity guru" (Fast Company) shows readers how to increase their ability to work better, not harder every day. Based on Allen's highly popular e-newsletter, Ready for Anything offers readers 52 ...

Sherman Alexie

Sherman Alexie tells the story of Junior, a budding cartoonist growing up on the Spokane Indian Reservation. Determined to take his future into his own hands, Junior leaves his troubled school on the rez to attend an all-white farm town high school where the only other Indian is the school mascot. Heartbreaking, funny, and beautifully written, The Absolutely True Diary of a Par...

Louis Sachar

After being sent unjustly to a boys' detention center, Stanley is forced by the warden to dig holes everyday. While the warden claims it's to build character, it doesn't take Stanley long to realize there's more than character improvement going on at Camp Green Lake. Stanley decides he needs to dig up the truth about what the warden is looking for. ...

Steinbeck, John

"There it lay, the great pearl, perfect as the moon." Like his father and grandfather before him, Kino is a poor diver, gathering pearls from the gulf beds that once brought great wealth to the Kings of Spain and now provide Kino, Juana, and their infant son with meager subsistence. Then, on a day like any other, Kino emerges from the sea with a pearl as large as a sea gull's e...

Mikaelsen, Ben

They call Gabriela Tree Girl. Gabi climbs trees to be within reach of the eagles and watch the sun rise into an empty sky. She is at home among the outstretched branches of the Guatemalan forests.Then one day from the safety of a tree, Gabi witnesses the sights and sounds of an unspeakable massacre. She vows to be Tree Girl no more and joins the hordes of refugees struggling to...

Jordan Sonnenblick

A brave and beautiful story that will make readers laugh, and break their hearts at the same time. Now with a special note from the author!Steven has a totally normal life (well, almost).He plays drums in the All-City Jazz Band (whose members call him the Peasant), has a crush on the hottest girl in school (who doesn't even know he's alive), and is constantly annoyed by his you...

Mara, Wil

The Rookie Read-About Geography series teaches young readers the basic facts about geography. Colorful maps and photos illustrate simple text that includes information about terrain, climate, and people. This title discusses the seven continents, and the different climates, people, and topography of each one. Full color. ...

National Geographic

Explore one of the most recognized names in modern America with this biography of Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor. Kids will learn about her rise to be the first Hispanic Supreme Court Justice and the trials she faced along the way. The level 3 text provides accessible, yet wide-ranging, information for independent readers. ...

Harvard Business Review

To help your employees meet their goals and fulfill their potential, you need to provide them with regular feedback. But the prospect of sharing potentially negative news can be overwhelming. How do you construct your message so that it's not only well received but also expressed in a way that encourages change? Whether you're commending exemplary work or addressing problem beh...

Trevor Noah

The compelling, inspiring, and comically sublime story of one mans coming-of-age, set during the twilight of apartheid and the tumultuous days of freedom that followed NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY Michiko Kakutani, New York Times Newsday Esquire NPR Booklist Trevor Noahs unlikely path from apartheid South Africa to the desk of The Daily Show began with a criminal ...

Rowling, J. K. / Levi Pinfold

Exclusive Hufflepuff House Edition of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets - a highly collectable must-have for all Harry Potter fans!Let the magic of J.K. Rowling's classic series take you back to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Issued to mark the 20th anniversary of first publication of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, these irresistible House Editions ...

Rowling, J. K. / Levi Pinfold

Exclusive Hufflepuff House Edition of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets - a highly collectable must-have for all Harry Potter fans!Let the magic of J.K. Rowling's classic series take you back to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Issued to mark the 20th anniversary of first publication of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, these irresistible House Editions ...

Oliver James / The School Of Life

Happiness is a loaded term that means different things to different people. To some, it might mean life satisfaction, to others, a fleeting moment of joy. Rather than seeking to be happy, Oliver James encourages us to cultivate our emotional health. Outlining the five elements of good emotional health - insightfulness, a strong sense of self, fluid relationships, authenticity a...

Varios Autores

Unpick the complexities of our digital world and discover how to live well within it Over the last decade, through digital media, we have crossed a number of significant thresholds: the interconnection of over half of the world's adult population through mobile telephony and the internet and the devotion of more than half the waking hours of a western generation to mediated exp...

Alighieri, Dante

In the third and final part of The Divine Comedy, Dante recounts his journey through heaven, after the travails and torments of Hell and the arduous ascent of Mount Purgatory, creating a cosmology of the highest realm of creation which is astonishing in its complexity. In Dante's imagining, Paradise is formed out of concentric spheres surrounding the Earth, beginning with the M...

Goethe, Johann Wolfgang Von

Presented as a collection of confessional letters written by the eponymous protagonist, The Sorrows of Young Werther charts the emotional journey of a young man who, during a stay in a picturesque German village, falls in love with Lotte, a local woman engaged to another man. As he realizes that his passion is doomed to failure and constant pain, Werther contemplates taking the...

Molloy, Aimee

THE MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF THE SUMMER--SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE STARRING SCANDAL'S KERRY WASHINGTONAn addictive psychological thriller about a group of women whose lives become unexpectedly connected when one of their newborns goes missing.A night out. A few hours of fun. That's all it was meant to be.They call themselves the May Mothers--a group of new moms whose ba...

Rowling, J. K. / Brian Selznick / Grandpé, Mary

A special new edition in celebration of the 20th anniversary of the publication of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, with a stunning new cover illustration by Caldecott Medalist Brian Selznick.We now present the seventh and final installment in the epic tale of Harry Potter.This gorgeous new edition in celebration of the 20th anniversary of the publication of Harry Potter ...

Chris Riddell

Ottoline Goes to SchoolMeet Ottoline and her hairy, helpful friend Mr. Munroe. Ottoline is off to the Alice B. Smith School for the Differently Gifted, but she is rather worried that she doesn't have a special gift. Mr. Munroe is more worried about the ghost who is said to haunt the school halls at night. Does Ottoline discover her hidden talent and can they expose the spook. ...

Jinny Johnson

Explorers are designed to appeal to all readers who are just starting to read alone, and more confident readers who are beginning to exercise wider reading and cross-referencing skills.Lively, dramatic artwork scenes draw children into a subject, and each scene is followed by a photographic information spread that gives a wealth of extra detail. As a fun extra element, the read...

Sharon M. Draper

Copper Sun is the epic story of a young girl torn from her African village, sold into slavery, and stripped of everything she has ever known—except hope. ...

Dickens, Charles

The Mudfog Papers, a collection of sketches by Dickens published in Bentley's Miscellany between 1837 and 1838, describes the local politics of the fictional town of Mudfog - such as the delusions of grandeur of its mayor Nicholas Tulrumble and his disastrous attempts at putting on a public show - and the meetings of its Society for the Advancement of Everything, during which t...

Lisa Brennan-Jobs

A frank, smart and captivating memoir by the daughter of Apple founder Steve Jobs.Born on a farm and named in a field by her parents—artist Chrisann Brennan and Steve Jobs—Lisa Brennan-Jobs's childhood unfolded in a rapidly changing Silicon Valley. When she was young, Lisa's father was a mythical figure who was rarely present in her life. As she grew older, her father took an i...

Al Berenger

Born into a Jewish family in Frankfurt, Germany, in 1929, Anne Frank was only thirteen years old when her family went into hiding to escape persecution during the Holocaust. Anne kept a diary detailing their years spent living in a concealed room behind a bookcase prior to their arrest?a diary so widely published following her death that it is one of the period's most influenti...

Brown, Don

While the factious situation in war-torn Syria is difficult even for adults to comprehend, what writer/illustrator Don Brown (America Is Under Attack) offers here is an empathic account of how everyday citizens take tortuous paths toward survival. They are The Unwanted, who, without a future in their own country, must search elsewhere for home.Brown presents a graphic hybrid of...

Holub, Joan

Learn all about the US presidents with this fun and colorful board book perfect for leaders-in-training!Leading our country.Helping you and me. Keeping all fifty statessafe, happy, and free.Little presidents have a great big job. Now even the youngest patriots can learn about America's presidential history with this bright and playful board book. Highlighting ten of the most me...

Gaiman, Neil

A stunning and timely creative call-to-arms combining four extraordinary written pieces by Neil Gaiman and the deft, striking illustrations of Chris Riddell. ...

Zachariah Ohora

Two pet cats switch places in this comically sweet story of mistaken identity, from beloved author-illustrator Zachariah OHora.Niblet and Ralph may look a lot alike, but they are very different. Niblet loves noshing on crunchy potato chips. Ralph loves putting on headphones and jamming to his favorite records. But both cats have one thing in common: They love being friends and ...

Dickens, Charles

When the publishers of the Pickwick Papers, Chapman & Hall, brought out the anonymous 'Sketches of Young Ladies' in 1837, their resounding success prompted the twenty-six-year old Dickens to write, the following year, a companion piece, the 'Sketches of Young Gentlemen', followed two years later - to coincide with the engagement of Princess Victoria and Prince Albert - by the '...

Dk Books

Discover more than 85 of the most important ideas, movements, and events that have defined feminism and feminist thought throughout history with this original, graphic-led book.Using the Big Ideas series' trademark combination of authoritative, accessible text and bold graphics, this book traces feminism and the feminist movement from its origins, through the suffragette moveme...

Timothy Snyder

With the end of the Cold War, the victory of liberal democracy seemed final. Observers declared the end of history, confident in a peaceful, globalized future. This faith was misplaced. Authoritarianism returned to Russia, as Putin found fascist ideas that could be used to justify rule by the wealthy. In the 2010s, it has spread from east to west, aided by Russian warfare in Uk...

Jen Arena

in this engaging Little Golden Book, preschoolers will enjoy fascinating stories about the White House and some of the presidents, First Families, and even First Pets who have lived there. Simple words and bright artwork bring to life the story of how the White House came to be, and how it has changed over time.Little ones will learn that George Washington himself chose the bui...

Kramer, Barbara

Follow the young Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu as she grows up, travels far from home, and becomes one of the most beloved figures of our time: Mother Teresa. This new leveled reader from National Geographic Kids journeys from Ireland to India, portraying the charity and hard work of Mother Teresa and the nuns who followed in her footsteps.National Geographic Readers' expert-vetted tex...

Laura Marsh

Bright starfish, spiky sea anenomes, sea cucumbers, mussels, and colorful fish! Peek into these vibrant shoreline pools and discover amazing ocean habitats teeming with life!Packed with beautiful and engaging photos, this new leveled reader will teach kids how tide pools work, what kinds of animals live in them, and even how to prepare for a tide pool visit of their own.With ex...

Tony Schwartz Mark Gerzon Holly Weeks Amy Gallo

The importance of achieving focus goes well beyond your own productivity. Deep focus allows you to lead others successfully, find clarity amid uncertainty, and heighten your sense of professional fulfillment.Yet the forces that challenge sustained focus range from dinging phones to office politics to life's everyday worries. This book explains how to strengthen your ability to ...

Julian Barnes

Most of us have only one story to tell . . . only one that matters, only one finally worth telling. This is mine.One summer in the sixties, in a staid suburb south of London, nineteen-year-old Paul comes home from university and is urged by his mother to join the tennis club. There he's partnered with Susan Macleod, a fine player who's forty-eight, confident, witty, and married...

Paul Mccartney

From Paul McCartney--an action-packed picture-book adventure celebrating the fun that grandparents and grandkids can get up to.See the compass needle spin, let the magic fun begin!Meet Grandude--a super-cool grandfather who is an intrepid explorer with some amazing tricks up his sleeve. Grandude is a one-of-a-kind adventurer! With his magic compass, he whisks his four grandkids...

Vickie Lee

Using the twelve animals of the Chinese zodiac, this bright and appealing board book introduces the youngest of readers to the names of animals in both English and Chinese, using Chinese characters alongside their pinyin (romanised spelling). Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Sheep, Monkey, Rooster, Dog, Pig - readers will love finding out which zodiac animal they a...

Rachel Grack

Did you know that dinosaurs ruled the earth for 165 million years? Or that a huge meteorite or comet ended their reign? Those are just some of the fascinating tidbits kids will discover in 10 Fascinating Facts About Dinosaurs. ...

Ann Squire

Learn about the controversy surrounding genetically modified crops, and what effects grain farming has on the environment.Cereal, bread, and many of the other foods we eat every day come from grain. Readers (Grades 3-5) will discover how wheat, corn, and other grains are grown and harvested, and how they can choose grain-based foods that are healthy and responsibly produced. ...

J. Patrick Lewis

Beautiful color photos and lyrical text written by Children's Poet Laureate J. Patrick Lewis transform these nonfiction books into works of art as they introduce readers (Ages 6-7) to the animals that live in the some of the Earth's most fascinating biomes.Meet blue whales, green sea turtles, and more in the pages of My Home in the Water. ...

Weitzman, Elizabeth

It doesnt take a lot to help the animals around us. Taking action can be as simple as picking up trash or hanging birdfeeders around the neighborhood. Kids learn this and more about what they can do to help in 10 Things I Can Do to Protect Animals. ...

Marie Morreale

Pope Francis has inspired countless people with his inspiring message of peace and equality.Readers (Grades 3-5) will learn all about the pope's life, from his childhood in Argentina to his long career in the Roman Catholic Church. They will also find out how he was chosen to become pope, how he has drawn attention to such important issues as poverty and climate change, and muc...

Jenny Mason

Young readers discover what they can do to conserve water.It doesn't take a lot to conserve water. Taking action can be as simple as taking a shower instead of a bath or finding and fixing leaky toilets. ...

Salman Rushdie

Inspired by the Cervantes classic, Sam DuChamp, mediocre writer of spy thrillers, creates Quichotte, a courtly, addled salesman obsessed with television who falls in impossible love with a TV star. Together with his (imaginary) son Sancho, Quichotte sets off on a picaresque quest across America to prove worthy of her hand, gallantly braving the tragicomic perils of an age where...

Thunberg, Greta

No One Is Too Small to Make A Difference brings you Greta in her own words, for the first time. Collecting her speeches that have made history across the globe, from the United Nations to Capitol Hill and mass street protests, her book is a rallying cry for why we must all wake up and fight to protect the living planet, no matter how powerless we feel. Our future depends upon i...

Daron Acemoglu / James A. Robinson

From the authors of the international bestseller Why Nations Fail, a crucial new big-picture framework that answers the question of how liberty flourishes in some states but falls to authoritarianism or anarchy in others—and explains how it can continue to thrive despite new threats.In Why Nations Fail, Daron Acemoglu and James A. Robinson argued that countries rise and fall ba...

Jackson, Tom / Chris Mould

Fasten your seat belts and get ready to zoom through the history of transport and discover incredible facts about all kinds of vehicles along the way.Every day, all over the world, people are busy travelling - short hops or great, long voyages, moving slowly and steadily or racing along at super-fast speeds. They make their trips in cars, trains, planes, ships and on bikes - an...

Stephanie Warren Drimmer

Empire builders, legendary leaders, revolutionary rebels, powerful pioneers, and more ... discover more than 100 wonder women who prove that girls totally rule.They're queens wielding scepters and sitting on thrones, they're revolutionaries on the front lines of change, they're presidents and prime ministers leading their nation, or they're CEOs, scientists, sports legends, and...

Hale, Shannon

It's a case of monstrous cuteness as the Princess in Black encounters her biggest challenge yet: a field overrun by adorable bunnies.Princess Magnolia and her unicorn, Frimplepants, are on their way to have brunch with Princess Sneezewort, an occasion Frimplepants enjoys more than anything in the world. But just when he can smell the freshly baked bread and the heaping platters...

Lemke, Donald

Christmas in the Wizarding World is a magical experience for Harry Potter fans and collectors. Celebrate the holidays with a Hogwarts twist with this mini kit! It includes:3" light-up Christmas wreath with Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry crest at center4" replica of Harry Potter's wand, which when pointed closely in front of crest activates lights on wreath48-page bo...

Rowling, J. K.

Let the magic of J.K. Rowling's classic Harry Potter series take you back to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. This Gryffindor House Edition of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire celebrates the noble character of the Hogwarts house famed for its courage, bravery and determination. Harry's fourth year at Hogwarts is packed with more great Gryffindor moments and charac...

Rowling, J. K.

Let the magic of J.K. Rowling's classic Harry Potter series take you back to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. This Slytherin House Edition of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire celebrates the noble character of the Hogwarts house famed for its pride, ambition and cunning. Harry's fourth year at Hogwarts is packed with more great Slytherin moments and characters, cul...

Rowling, J. K.

Let the magic of J.K. Rowling's classic Harry Potter series take you back to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. This Hufflepuff House Edition of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire celebrates the noble character of the Hogwarts house famed for its dedication, patience and loyalty. Harry's fourth year at Hogwarts is packed with more great Hufflepuff moments and characte...

Julie Fogliano / Tamaki, Jillian

she is my best friend i thinki never had a best friend so i'm not surebut i think she is a really good best friendbecause when we were drawingshe drew meand i drew her.What is a best friend, if not someone who laughs with you the whole entire day, especially when you pretend to be a pickle? This pitch-perfect picture book is a sweetly earnest, visually stunning celebration of t...

Deborah Feldman

Unorthodox is the bestselling memoir of a young Jewish woman's escape from a religious sect, in the tradition of Ayaan Hirsi Ali's Infidel and Carolyn Jessop's Escape, featuring a new epilogue by the author.As a member of the strictly religious Satmar sect of Hasidic Judaism, Deborah Feldman grew up under a code of relentlessly enforced customs governing everything from what sh...

Michael Greger

A vital, timely text on the viruses that cause pandemics and how to face them, by the New York Times bestselling author of How Not to Die.From tuberculosis to bird flu and HIV to coronavirus, these infectious diseases share a common origin story: human interaction with animals. Otherwise known as zoonotic diseases for their passage from animals to humans, these pathogens—both p...

Kondo,Marie

Kondo (The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up) extends her tidying empire to the workplace with this upbeat collaboration with organizational psychologist Sonenshein (Stretch). The authors contend that tidying one's workspace is "an epic voyage of self-discovery" and "the first and most effective step toward realizing your vision of a joyful career." Kondo contributes four chapt...

George Bernard Shaw

One of George Bernard Shaw's best-known plays, Pygmalion was a rousing success on the London and New York stages, an entertaining motion picture and a great hit with its musical version, My Fair Lady. An updated and considerably revised version of the ancient Greek legend of Pygmalion and Galatea, the 20th-century story pokes fun at the antiquated British class system.In Shaw's...

Barack Obama

A riveting, deeply personal account of history in the making—from the president whoinspired us to believe in the power of democracyIn the stirring, highly anticipated first volume of his presidential memoirs, Barack Obamatells the story of his improbable odyssey from young man searching for his identity toleader of the free world, describing in strikingly personal detail both h...

Louise Glück

A Village Life, Louise Glück's eleventh collection of poems, begins in the topography of a village, a Mediterranean world of no definite moment or place:All the roads in the village unite at the fountain.Avenue of Liberty, Avenue of the Acacia Trees—The fountain rises at the center of the plaza;on sunny days, rainbows in the piss of the cherub.—from "tributaries"Around the foun...

Tanis Gray

Introducing the first official Harry Potter knitting book—a deluxe guide to creating over 25 authentic Harry Potter knits based on the iconic films.Channel the magic of the Harry Potter films from the screen to your needles with the ultimate knitter's guide to the Wizarding World. Featuring over 25 magical knits pictured in gorgeous full-color photography, this book includes pa...

Nadia Dardón

"Do you have any idea how it feels? To not be able to interact like a normal person? To have this thing inside you that won't let you breathe? To doubt every single decision you make?"Blue is not like any other seventeen-year-old girl. For starters, she chose her own name. She's a loner, focuses on her art day in and day out. Oh...and, she suffers from severe anxiety. Her whole...

Rod Meza

If you were able to go back in time, where would you go first? ...

Travis Bradberry & Jean Greaves

Knowing what emotional intelligence is and knowing how to use it to improve your life are two very different things. Emotional Intelligence 2.0 is a step-by-step program for increasing your emotional intelligence using the four core EQ skills-self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, and relationship management-to exceed your goals and achieve your fullest potential.In...

Sharon Creech

Mary Lou Finney is less than excited about her assignment to keep a journal over the summer. Boring! Then cousin Carl Ray comes to stay with her family, and what starts out as the dull dog days of summer quickly turns into the wildest roller coaster ride of all time.How was Mary Lou suppose to know what would happen with Carl Ray and the ring? Or with her boy-crazy best friend ...

Lois Lowry

A new paperback edition of Lois Lowry's Newbery Award-winning classic.As the German troops begin their campaign to "relocate" all the Jews of Denmark, Annemarie Johansen's family takes in Annemarie's best friend, Ellen Rosen, and conceals her as part of the family.Through the eyes of ten-year-old Annemarie, we watch as the Danish Resistance smuggles almost the entire Jewish pop...

George R. R. Martin

A NEW ORIGINAL SERIES, NOW ON HBO.Here is the first volume in George R. R. Martin's magnificent cycle of novels that includes A Clash of Kings and A Storm of Swords. As a whole, this series comprises a genuine masterpiece of modern fantasy, bringing together the best the genre has to offer. Magic, mystery, intrigue, romance, and adventure fill these pages and transport us to a ...

Shakespeare, William

Rome, 44BC, the great general Julius Caesar arrives home from war as the sole ruler of Rome. The citizens cheer the conquering hero, but not all are pleased to see him return. Many fear that with nobody to oppose him, this military genius will become a cruel dictator. A conspiracy takes shape that ensnares the noble Brutus, one of Caesar's most trusted allies, in an assassinati...

Paul Zindel

A Most Unusual FriendshipWhen sophomores John and Lorraine played a practical joke a few months ago on a stranger named Angelo Pignati, they had no idea what they were starting. Virtually overnight, almost against their will, the two befriended the lonely old man; it wasn't long before they were more comfortable in his house than their own. But now Mr. Pignati is dead. And for ...

Cowell, Cressida

Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III, everyone's favorite reluctant Viking hero, has three months, five days and six hours to discover America, get back to Berk, save his father, battle Polarserpents, and win the annual Inter-Tribal Friendly Swimming Race. Can he do it? ...

Fash, Barbara W.

The Copan Sculpture Museum in western Honduras features the extraordinary stone carvings of the ancient Maya city known as Copan. The city's sculptors produced some of the finest and most animated buildings and temples in the Maya area, in addition to stunning monolithic statues and altars. The ruins of Copan were named a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1980, and more than 150,00...

Joyce Milton

From his childhood in rural Illinois to moviemaking days in Hollywood and on to a career in politics that took him all the way to the Oval Office, Ronald Reagan kept an abiding faith in America and in what our country stood for. The oldest president ever, he survived a near-fatal assassination attempt and lived to be 93. Who Was Ronald Reagan? covers his life and times in a bal...

Lynn Joseph

Ana Rosa, de 12 años de edad, vive en una pobre comunidad costera de República Dominicana junto con su familia. Ella desea convertirse en escritora y, de este modo, poder contar sus conflictos emocionales y lo dramático de su situación, pero en aquella época sólo a los funcionarios de gobierno se les permite ser autores, y ese es un lujo que ella no puede darse. No obstante lo ...

Lai, Thanhha

For all the ten years of her life, Ha has only known Saigon: the thrills of its markets, the joy of its traditions, the warmth of her friends close by, and the beauty of her very own papaya tree. But now the Vietnam War has reached her home. Ha and her family are forced to flee as Saigon falls, and they board a ship headed toward hope.This is the moving story of one girl's year...

Shakespeare, William