He came from the stars -- and sixth grade will never be the same
The aliens have finally made contact But when the first ambassador from another planet arrives, he insists that his son, Pleskit Meenom, be treated like any other citizen on Earth.
Which is why Pleskit has become the first [...]
MY BEST FRIEND IS A ZOMBIE
It's science fair time again, and Tim Tompkins is in trouble. It's only two days until the big event, and he hasn't finished his project.
In fact, he hasn't even started it.
Given Tim's past history, this is no big surprise.
But this year Tim has a new[...]
This is the first comprehensive scholarly publication of the rich holdings of Greek manuscripts and miniatures in Princeton, New Jersey, housed in the Firestone Library and the art museum of Princeton University, in the Scheide Library, and in Princeton Theological Seminary. This important material [...]
This edition has been fully updated and expanded to include additional processes, topics and developing concerns, and three new chapters on water re-use, desalination and emerging contaminants.[...]
THE HERETIC'S APPRENTICE: In the summer of 1143 two visitors arrive at the Abbey of Saint Peter and Saint Paul- one dead and two very much alive. But when a violent death ensues, Brother Cafael is called once more to turn detective and solve the murder- but matters are complicated still further by t[...]
What should you do if the world has turned against you? When Father Anselm is askedthis question by an old man at Larkwood Priory, his response, to claim sanctuary, is to have greater resonance than he could ever have imagined. For that evening the old man returns, demanding the protection of the ch[...]
Another delightful Fairacre novel from the bestselling author Miss Read'No matter how devoted, dedicated, conscientious and altogether noble a teacher is, I feel pretty sure that each and everyone feels the same sense of freedom and relief from her chains when the end of term arrives...'So it is for[...]
Linda Stasi talks about "The Sixth Station "on the "TODAY Show" http: //on.today.com/Yk0eje
Some say Demiel ben Yusef is the world's most dangerous terrorist, personally responsible for bombings and riots that have claimed the lives of thousands. Others insist he is a man of peace, a miracle wor[...]
In Black Elk Speaks and When the Tree Flowered, John C. Neihardt recorded the teachings of the Oglala holy man Black Elk, who had, in a vision, seen himself as the "sixth grandfather," the spiritual representative of the earth and of mankind. Raymond J. DeMallie makes available for the first time th[...]
A major book about the future of the world, blending intellectual and natural history and field reporting into a powerful account of the mass extinction unfolding before our eyesOver the last half a billion years, there have been five mass extinctions, when the diversity of life on earth suddenly an[...]
ONE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW'S 10 BEST BOOKS OF THE YEARA major book about the future of the world, blending intellectual and natural history and field reporting into a powerful account of the mass extinction unfolding before our eyes Over the last half a billion years, there have been five[...]
This NEW Edition features more than 100.000 playable two- to eight- letter words. Hundreds of new words added from a variety of fields including facepalm, listicle, bitcoin, and emoji. Main entries include a brief definition, a part-of-speech label, and inflected forms for fast, easy word validatio[...]
(Book). A must for every music enthusiast's bookshelf, our new Pop Annual 1955-1999 is a year-by-year ranking, in numerical order according to the highest chart position reached, of the 23,070 singles that peaked on Billboard 's pop singles charts ("Hot 100," "Best Sellers in Stores," "Most Played b[...]
THE PERFECT MAN. OR A PERFECT STRANGER. After eighteen months of grieving for her husband Bernie, killed in a horrific hit and run accident, Natalie Gray has found love with her husband's best friend - Ed Cooper - and has moved herself and fifteen-year-old daughter, Scarlett, into his home. But Nata[...]