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"A brilliant, coherent social and political overview spanning three turbulent centuries."--San Francisco Chronicle Stanley Karnow won the Pulitzer Prize for this account of America's imperial experience in the Philippines. In a swiftly paced, brilliantly …

Urdu is the national language of Pakistan, one of the official languages of India, and it is spoken in the neighboring regions of Afghanistan, Nepal, and Bangladesh. Urdu uses a modified version of the Arabic script, but it is presented here in the Roman …

This unique book is the first Ladino dictionary for English speakers! Ladino, also known as Judeo-Spanish or Judezmo, was the language spoken by the Sephardic Jews who settled in the Ottoman Empire after their expulsion from Spain in the 15th century. Def …

Detective Inspector Vincent Ruiz doesn't know who wants him dead. He has no recollection of the firefight that landed him in the Thames, covered in his own blood and that of at least two other people. A photo of missing child Mickey Carlyle is found in hi …

Originally published in 1938 by Cambridge University Press, The Evolution of Physics traces the development of ideas in physics, in a manner suitable for any reader. Written by famed physicist Albert Einstein and Leopold Infeld, this latest edition includ …

From America's foremost chess coach and game strategist for Netflix's The Queen's Gambit, Bruce Pandolfini brings us the most accessible and easy-to-use chess strategy book ever. Written for beginning and intermediate players, Weapons of Chess is the fir …

My husband. My villain. We started with death and blood. We started with games and carnal pleasure. Adrian and I shouldn't have been together. He's wrong. I'm wrong. What we have is the epitome disaster. Yet, it's impossible to stop. My husband will eithe …

The paperback edition of the fourth book in the New York Times bestselling Rainbow Fish series. It's Rainbow Fish's most challenging adventure yet, for he must brave the Sea Monsters' Cave, rumored to be the most dangerous place in the ocean, to find hea …

The bestselling Japanese phenomenon, Kokology is the addictive and fun pop-quiz game that uses proven psychological principles to reveal your hidden attitudes about sex, family, love, work, and more.Introducing Kokology--the fascinating, addictive pop-psy …

NOTE: This is the special edition print of Empire of Hate. To find the ebook and audiobook, please look for the main edition. My boss. My enemy. I escaped my life. Leaving everything behind wasn't easy, but I did it. I turned the page and flew over the o …

Don't settle for financial advice from someone who hasn't walked in your shoes.The difference between you-an entrepreneur-and the average financial advisory client is massive. You don't color within the lines. You don't like being told what you can and ca …

A criminal mastermind creates violent tableaus in abandoned Detroit warehouses in Lauren Beukes's genre-bending novel of suspense. Detective Gabriella Versado has seen a lot of bodies. But this one is unique even by Detroit's standards: half boy, half de …

The 15 scientists whose work is profiled in the book have each made significant contributions to a part of the creation of modern computer science. Some are well-known: Donald Knuth, Alan Kay, Danny Hillis; others are not, although all of their contributi …

With flash, the lake was based in a shimmering light, and before him stood the most beautiful woman he had ever seen. "I am the Swan Queen," she said. "I am the swan that you tried to kill." A prince's love for a swan queen breaks an evil spell in this fa …

Here is a compact bilingual dictionary for both Bosnian and English speakers alike. Perfect for travelers, businesspersons, and students who need a portable reference. Includes 8,500 total entries, commonsense pronunciation, and appendices of common abbre …

The only book that teaches the parents of "sensory" kids how to organize and empower their children for greater success at home, at school, and in life. Silver Winner, National Parenting Publications Awards (NAPPA)--Parenting Resources Gold Honoree, Mom's …

A meditation on the private and public fault lines which divide American society. In Civil Wars, June Jordan's battleground is the intersection of private and public reality, which she explores through a blending of personal reflection and political analy …

Do you want to have more money and accumulate more wealth? Do you know how to acquire more wealth? Do you want to learn how to get the most out of your income? Do you have a monthly or weekly budget? Do you know how to reduce inheritance taxes? If you wan …

If books didn't matter, nobody would try to ban them. In a nation struggling to cope with polarization, disinformation, acrimony, the power of books-to inform, enlighten, and inspire-is more important than ever. To honor Joyce Meskis, the legendary books …

In the spring of 1959, a seemingly minor mistake in a wire transfer at a Swiss bank leads to the discovery of a plot by the CIA to launch a nuclear attack on the leaders of the USSR and China and to install Hitler, who is still alive and hiding in South A …

Published under a pseudonym, J. K. Rowling's brilliant debut mystery introduces Detective Cormoran Strike as he investigates a supermodel's suicide in "one of the best books of the year" (USA Today). After losing his leg to a land mine in Afghanistan, Cor …

A disturbing package leads Detective Cormoran Strike and his assistant Robin Ellacott to investigate four dangerous murder suspects in this "magnetic" British mystery (Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times). When Robin Ellacott opens an unexpected delivery …

This classic bestseller is THE career-design bible for college graduates and midlife career-changers alike. Now fully revised and updated for the twenty-first century! Based on breakthrough techniques developed by Rockport Institute, an innovative and aw …

Perfect to improve fine motor skills! This activity book with stickers presents an impressive variety of kids' favorite animals. It encourages children to act independently by offering activities with simple instructions: labyrinths, pictures to embellish …

The New York Times bestselling author of the Six Tudor Queens series explores the private side of the legendary king Henry VIII and his dramatic and brutal reign in this extraordinary historical novel. "A delightful yarn . . . an all-around fun read about …

A Haitian American girl finds connection to generations of family lore in this story of identity, heart and home. Every winter, a young girl flies to Haiti to visit her Auntie Luce, a painter. The moment she steps off the plane, she feels a wall of heat, …

From a celebrity author who really walks the walk, Living Alone and Loving It is at once a celebration of living alone in a society that exalts marriage and family, and a prescriptive guide that shows the reader how truly to relish a life that does not in …

This essential language title for visitors to Turkey features a grammatical introduction to the Turkish language and extensive vocabulary and phrases for travel-related and daily life situations. A pronunciation guide and practical cultural information ar …

Croatian is a Slavic language spoken mainly in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Serbian province of Vojvodina, and in various neighboring countries by about 5.5 million people. It is the official and most widely used language in Croatia and one of the …

The Universal Guide to Gestalt Design Principles in Art and Photography Discover the magic of art and design through the fascinating world of Gestalt Principles! " The Universal Guide to Gestalt Design Principles in Art and Photography " is a captivating …

From Simon & Schuster, Sexuality and the Psychology of Love is Sigmund Freud's exploration of sexuality and the psychology of love. Sexuality and the Psychology of Love is Freud at his most brilliant, raising the curtain on a new era of sexual and social …

The brilliant German mathematician Johannes Kepler (1571-1630), one of the founders of modern astronomy, revolutionized the Copernican heliocentric theory of the universe with his three laws of motion: that the planets move not in circular but elliptical …

C. S. Lewis was one of the most influential Christian apologists of the 20th century. An Oxford don and former atheist who converted to Christianity in 1931, he gained a wide following during the 1940s as the author of a number of popular apologetic books …

NOTE: This is the special edition print of the book Throne of Power. To find the ebook and audiobook, please look for the main edition. When powers clash... In the mafia world, women don't reign. I'm the exception of that rule. I didn't choose this life …

The Greenblades and the Rippers face off in the Mega-Bowl! Sacks and hand-offs. Touchdowns and interceptions. When dinos don shoulder pads, the action is sure to be epic. But as the clock ticks down, will the Scales make a goal-line stand or will the Blad …

Baby's First Words for Halloween! With its pretty illustrations and baby-friendly format, this adorable board book is perfect to introduce little ones to new words as they learn about Halloween. Our Baby's First Words series is the perfect way to teach …

Folksy and fresh, endearing and affecting, Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe is a now-classic novel about two women: Evelyn, who's in the sad slump of middle age, and gray-headed Mrs. Threadgoode, who's telling her life story. Her tale include …

The best-selling favorite, now available as a board book! Whimsical rhyme and imaginative illustrations affirm that every child is God's unique creation and beloved by Him. YOU, you... God thinks about you. God was thinking of you long before your debut. …

Parenting isn't easy. Showing up is. Your greatest impact begins right where you are. Now the bestselling authors of The Whole-Brain Child and No-Drama Discipline explain what this means over the course of childhood. "There is parenting magic in this boo …

This bilingual picture book for the very young is a humorous look at the age-old battle of cats versus dogs that demonstrates how a simple act of kindness can turn an enemy into a friend. Cat and dog live together, but they are not friends. They fight all …

Join the Stanislaskis as passion and the law collide in these two reader-favorite stories! Falling for Rachel Lawyer Rachel Stanislaski is assigned to watch over teenage delinquent Nicholas LeBeck, and the last thing she needs is Nick's hotheaded stepbrot …

Winner of the International Literacy Association Social Justice Literature Award An award-winning middle-grade novel about the power of grassroots activism and how kids can make a difference. Every day, nine-year-old Yasmin borrows a book from Book Uncle, …

Maya Angelou's debut memoir is a modern American classic beloved worldwide. Her life story is told in the documentary film And Still I Rise, as seen on PBS's American Masters. Here is a book as joyous and painful, as mysterious and memorable, as childhood …

ONE OF TIME'S TEN MOST IMPORTANT NONFICTION BOOKS OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY In the searing pages of this classic autobiography, originally published in 1964, Malcolm X, the Muslim leader, firebrand, and anti-integrationist, tells the extraordinary story of …

USA TODAY, PUBLISHERS WEEKLY, AND WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLER From the author of the best-selling When God Made You comes a new illuminating message about God's design affirming young readers. With lyricism, whimsy, and heartfelt emotion, Matthew Paul …

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - "Brilliant . . . a celebration of human ingenuity [and] the purest example of real-science sci-fi for many years . . . utterly compelling."--The Wall Street Journal The inspiration for the major motion picture Six days a …

For the MacKade brothers, new beginnings are nothing without a happily-ever-after. The Heart of Devin MacKade Sheriff Devin MacKade has always known his destiny was to serve and protect the small town of Antietam, Maryland. And for a long while he thoug …

Get cozy with this snow-filled love story about coming home and trusting your heart. All artist Gabriel Bradley wants is solitude to work on his painting and recover from the loss of his brother. But when a very pregnant--and very beautiful--woman ends …

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - From the beloved author of the Vampire Chronicles, the third installation of her spellbinding Mayfair Chronicles--the inspiration for the hit television series! "[Taltos] is a curious amalgam of gothic, glamour fiction, al …

Goal! Youngsters will cheer along as simple rhyming text from Lisa Wheeler describes how dinosaurs play soccer in this high-energy board book. Bright and appealing illustrations from Barry Gott include lots of fun details to enjoy! There's tons of dino-fu …

Perfect to awaken your child's senses! The Little Prince plays hide-and-seek with his friend, the fox. Lift the flaps on every page and see if you can find him! This interactive book is designed to stimulate children's senses and motor skills with differe …

Sharpen your observation skills with True! Go on a journey to explore the Rainbow Kingdom with True and Bartleby! Have fun playing detective and spot hidden objects in the vibrant and playful scenes. Made especially for little ones, this book sharpens ob …

The completely revised and updated edition of the all-time bestselling book on children's sleep problems, with important new insights and solutions from Dr. Richard Ferber, the nation's leading authority on children's sleep problems. Does your child have …

Ready, set, go! Today is the Great Rainbow Race and True, her best friend, Bartleby the cat and all the racers are ready for fun. But Grizelda is not there just to have fun, she will do anything to win. The Rainbow Kingdom is hosting its very first Rainb …

A century-old mystery--and a desperate battle to survive--unfold in this standalone thriller from the New York Times bestselling author of Dark Matter and Recursion. On Christmas Day in 1893, every man, woman, and child in a remote mining town disappeare …

Singlets. Headgear. / Wrestling stance. / Whistle blows. / The two advance. Fun rhyming text from Lisa Wheeler introduces key moments in a wrestling match, and colorful illustrations from Barry Gott will captivate wee fans! Enjoy the action as dinosaurs i …

"STARTLING . . . FIENDISH . . . MEMNOCH'S TALE IS COMPELLING." --New York Daily News "Like Interview with the Vampire, Memnoch has a half-maddened, fever-pitch intensity. . . . Narrated by Rice's most cherished character, the vampire Lestat, Memnoch tells …

"On Writing Well" has been praised for its sound advice, its clarity, and its warmth of style. It is a book for anybody who wants to learn how to write, whether about people or places, science and technology, business, sports, the arts, or about yourself. …

Would you kill for love? True-crime master Ron Franscell tells the grisly story of Alice and Gerald Uden, a loving couple who murdered at least four people, and live happily ever after--while cops try for decades to piece together a petrifying tale of mur …

Splash! Dive into the marine world to meet its inhabitants and discover the colors under the ocean. Bath books are a fun way to introduce little ones to the joy of reading.

Learn about emotions with The Little Prince Discover emotions with the beloved character from author-illustrator Antoine de Saint-Exup�ry. Joy, fear, anger, surprise...children experience a range of emotions every day, often several at the same time, and …

There is a difference between growing up and growing older. Growing up in the suburbs in the 1950s was a completely different experience than growing up after the year 2000. Just about everything was self-created and directed. From a very early age, we le …

A comprehensive 2-way Vietnamese-English dictionary with over 15,000 entries. Entries cover both northern and southern dialects and the dictionary includes a brief introduction to Vietnamese tones, grammar, and the writing system.

It started with Sex, Drugs and Rock and Roll and finished in a well-cut suit. Ask anyone with a dream: The road to success can be akin to riding shotgun on the Highway to Hell, as Harvey Lee, rebel turned Vice President of Product Marketing will testify.. …

Welcome to the Black Triangle, New York's decadent district of opium dens, gambling casinos, drunken sailors, gaudy hookers, and back room abortions. The queen of this unsavory neighborhood is Black Lena Shanks, whose family leads a ring of female crimina …

I am a lion, and my big brother is one, too ... until one day, he gets sick. The narrator and his big brother have the best game in the world together. They are dangerous lions on the savannah! One day, big brother doesn't want to run around anymore. His …

NOTE: This is the special edition print of the book Vow of Deception. To find the ebook and audiobook, please look for the main edition. My husband. My Tormentor. The most notorious man in the city offers me a job. Act as his dead wife. Adrian Volkov i …

"Master of craft and narrative" Walter Mosley returns with this crowning achievement in the Easy Rawlins saga, in which the iconic detective's loyalties are tested on the sun-soaked streets of Southern California (National Book Foundation) It is 1969, an …

A comprehensive 2-way Indonesian-English dictionary with over 20,000 entries. Modern, up-to-date vocabulary includes entries on computers and finance. Perfect for businesspeople, travelers and students.

This book chronicles maintenance-related accidents -including the recent Boeing 737 MAX accidents -caused by individual, corporate, or governmental negligence and brings the industry's current state of affairs into sharp focus. The author, a former aviati …

NATIONAL BESTSELLER - "A vivid portrait of America's greatest stallion, the larger-than-life men who raced and bred him, and the dramatic times in which they lived."--Geraldine Brooks, author of Horse The powerful true story of the champion Thoroughbred r …

Vital Signs is a collection of haiku and scifaiku by Deborah P Kolodji. Centered on biographical images chronicling her fight against cancer, Vital Signs is a collection that is both gut-wrenchingly poignant and heartwarmingly inspirational.

The classic personal account of Watson and Crick's groundbreaking discovery of the structure of DNA, now with an introduction by Sylvia Nasar, author of A Beautiful Mind. By identifying the structure of DNA, the molecule of life, Francis Crick and James W …

Dementia and other forms of neurodegeneration are not a part of the normal aging process. You should not expect to develop dementia as you grow older. The brain is fully capable of functioning normally for a lifetime, regardless of how long a person lives …

A little green envelope longs to go on a journey. Will it be chosen to deliver Olive's letter to her far-away friend? Olive's friend has moved away, and Olive wishes she could visit her. A little green envelope, lost in the bottom of the desk drawer, know …

"Rice is our modern messenger of the occult, whose nicely updated dark-side passion plays twist and turn in true Gothic form."--San Francisco Chronicle In a gripping feat of storytelling, Anne Rice continues the extraordinary Vampire Chronicles that began …

"A dynamic group biography studded with design history and high-society dash . . . [This] elegantly wrought narrative bears the Cartier hallmark."--The Economist The "astounding" (Andr� Leon Talley) story of the family behind the Cartier empire and the th …

Learn the basic techniques every successful playwright knows! Amid the hundreds of "how-to" books out there, there have been very few which attempted to analyze the mysteries of play construction. Lajos Egri's classic, The Art of Dramatic Writing, does j …

First published in 1976, Paul Johnson's exceptional study of Christianity has been loved and widely hailed for its intensive research, writing, and magnitude--"a tour de force, one of the most ambitious surveys of the history of Christianity ever attempte …

Norman Vincent Peale, the author of the international bestseller The Power of Positive Thinking--which has had an unprecedented influence on millions of people throughout the world--shares his inspirational classic that shows you how to develop the vital …

For the youngest readers just starting school or day care, a playful story that teaches how a little kindness toward others can make a big difference. Little Tiger is excited to go to school, but he doesn't always know how to behave. Little Tiger can be q …

Rome during the reign of Nero was a glorious place for the emperor and his court; there were grand feasts, tournaments for poets, and exciting games and circuses filling the days and nights. The pageantry and pretentious displays of excess were sufficient …

Alice keeps a perfectly round skipping stone in her pocket to remember her grandfather by -- but the stone goes missing. It looked just like a regular stone, but Alice knew it was different: It was perfectly round so you could use it to trace circles, an …

Covering the most troublesome aspects of parenthood, this book is full of real, sensible, down-to-earth guidance. It restores you confidence in yourself so you don't feel undermined by all the self-proclaimed experts and enables you to raise your children …

Eleanor Daventry's inheritance promises an end to her problems, until she discovers that she must marry to keep it. Meanwhile, Stratford Tunstall learns that his uncle willed his lands to Miss Daventry. To Stratford, it's only logical that they should mar …

1500 Effortless, Healthy and Delicious Recipes That Will Make Your Life Way Easier Do you want to burn fat and energize your body, feel great and look awesome? Then you've come to the right place because this perfect Cookbook is filled with 1500 mouth-wa …

First published in 1949, Jesse Stuart's now classic personal account of his twenty years of teaching in the mountain region of Kentucky has enchanted and inspired generations of students and teachers. With eloquence and wit, Stuart traces his twenty-year …

This illuminating discussion of deism in the early American colonies presents an overview of its main tenets, showing how its influence rose swiftly and for a time became a highly controversial subject of debate among the first citizens of our nation. The …

Once upon a time before crack, Jamel Shabazz was on the scene, working the streets of New York City, capturing the faces and places of an era that have long since disappeared. Once upon a time before crack, inner city communities were blighted by poverty …

"Change your thoughts and you change your life." -- Norman Vincent Peale A Guide to Confident Living shows you how to release your inner powers to achieve confidence and contentment. Using accessible language, Dr. Peale helps you find the way to new ener …

In this deliciously noir novel from the creator of HBO's Bored to Death, idiosyncratic private detective Happy Doll embarks on a quest to help a dying friend in a sun-blinded Los Angeles as "quirky, edgy, charming, funny and serious" as its protagonist (L …

The closing of the grand old Fauborg Hotel in Beverly Hills is a sad occasion for longtime patrons Alex Delaware and Robin Castagna, who go there one last time for cocktails. But even more poignant--and curious--is a striking young woman in elegant attire …

Diamonds can be a girl's best friend--or her worst enemy--in these fan-favorite stories of desire and suspense... Captive Star M.J. O'Leary is used to punching first and asking questions later. So when bounty hunter Jack Dakota tries to arrest her for ba …

As Henry VIII lies on his deathbed, an incendiary manuscript threatens to tear his court apart in book six of the Shardlake series, now an original streaming series on Hulu. Summer, 1546. King Henry VIII is slowly, painfully dying. His Protestant and Cath …

A retelling of the Christopher Columbus story from an Indigenous point of view turns this tale on its ear! Coyote, the trickster, creates the world and all the creatures in it. She is able to control all events to her advantage until a funny-looking red-h …

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - Debbie Macomber returns to the charming Rose Harbor Inn, where each guest finds a second chance and every room comes with an inspiring new view. "Macomber uses warmth, humor and superb storytelling skills to deliver a tale t …

A PHENOMENAL BOOK CLUB PICK - "A sensitive, sharp-eyed, slyly funny novel of venturing back into the foreign country that is your past--and discovering that you can never really shake the places and people that shaped you."--Celeste Ng, #1 New York Times …

As "Commander Mark" on his national PBS TV series The Secret City, Mark Kistler has taught 10 million viewers of all ages how to draw. Mark Kistler's Draw Squad gathers all his zany, effective shortcuts to basic drawing skills into a book that will delig …

When nine-year-old Sarah and her little sister, Annie, set out on their way to school on January 12, 1888, they have no idea what their day will hold. The weather's so warm they go outside to play. Suddenly, the wind turns cold and begins to roar--it's a …

She's off limits. He has none. There's a girl. Beautiful. Popular. Fake. And my obsession. My fall. Probably my damnation. Did that stop me? Do I care? No and no. There's a line between right and wrong. Moral and immoral. And then there's her. I cross e …