From the author of Sit Stay Speak comes a tender, terrific novel complete with long-buried secrets, a three-legged pot belly pig, and an irresistible dog--an unforgettable story about love, friendship, and community. Perfect for fans of Mary Kay Andrews and Mary Alice Monroe.Caroline O'Connor nev[...]

USA Today Bestseller!One of Refinery29's Best Reads of SeptemberIn this novel authorized by the Little House Heritage Trust, Sarah Miller vividly recreates the beauty, hardship, and joys of the frontier in a dazzling work of historical fiction, a captivating story that illuminates one courageous, re[...]

Security Smarts for the Self-Guided IT Professional "An extraordinarily thorough and sophisticated explanation of why you need to measure the effectiveness of your security program and how to do it. A must-have for any quality security program!" --Dave Cullinane, CISSP, CISO & VP, Global Fraud, Risk[...]

A guide to the meanings behind the names of England's towns and villages. It lets you take a journey down winding lanes and Roman roads. From the most ancient sacred sites to towns that take their names from stories of giants and knights, it helps you learn how Roman garrisons became our great citie[...]

Is there a difference between 'good' asylum seekers and 'bad' economic migrants? What happens to those whose applications are turned down? This work celebrates the courage and will to survive shown by ordinary human beings.[...]

The CCTV footage shows a young woman pushing through the hospital doors. She walks into the nursery, picks up a baby and places her carefully in a shopping bag. She walks out to the car park, towards an old Ford Corolla. For a moment, she holds the child gently against her breast and, with her eyes [...]

Provides a comprehensive review of lifelong learning, information literacy and internships including assessment techniques for lifelong learning, teamwork and information literacy as defined by the ABET criteria. This title discusses critical thinking skills for scientists and engineers and their ro[...]

Written by award-winning experts, Steve Mariotti and Caroline Glackin, Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management  presents complex economic, financial and business concepts in a manner easily understood by a variety of students. Based on a proven curriculum from the Network for Teaching Entre[...]

This new historical atlas - richly illustrated with photographs, artwork recreations and full-colour maps - explores the Middle Ages from the coming of the barbarian invasions in the fourth century to the first voyages to the New World in the sixteenth. Coverage of major events - the Hundred Years' [...]

Frederick is plucked from an orphanage to be a servant to the wizard Lord Schofield. Is his success on the job a sign of his own magical talent or the work of Billy Bly, the brownie who has been watching over him for years? No matter, for the wizard has banished all magical creatures from his holdin[...]

"Spectacular and constantly surprising."
-Ken Burns
Written with the authority of a scholar and the vigor of a bestselling narrative historian, "The War That Killed Achilles" is a superb and utterly timely presentation of one of the timeless stories of Western civilization. As she did i[...]

A Wall Street tech leader explains how small behavioral changes lead to major personal and professional self-improvement
Whether trying to lose weight, save money, get organized, or advance on the job, we're always setting goals and making resolutions, but rarely following through on them. Acco[...]