Time is short for Mack MacAvoy and the Magnifica Mack hates doing homework (that's what golems are for), but it seems that the only way to defeat the Pale Queen and her evil daughter, Risky, is to learn the magical language of Vargran. If only ancient, magical languages came with cheat sheets . . .[...]
Fans of the 39 Clues books will love The Key, the third entry in Michael Grant's middle-grade Magnificent 12 series. Full of adventure and wackiness, the Magnificent 12 books are also perfect for readers of funny, action-filled series like Dan Gutman's Genius Files. With 21 phobias, Mack MacAvoy is [...]
Michael Grant, author of the New York Times bestselling Gone books, shows his funny side in this fantasy-adventure series, which concludes with this fourth book.Monty Python-like humor makes the Magnificent 12 perfect for fans of funny, action-filled series like Dan Gutman's Genius Files. The charac[...]
He was the ultimate star, defining Hollywood glamour as well as cinematic achievement. She was a bright new actress, beautiful and funny, who would one day prove her talent by being the first woman to receive Academy Award nominations for her work on-screen and behind the camera. On his arm, she fou[...]
Cary Grant was the ultimate star, defining Hollywood glamour as well as cinematic achievement. Dyan Cannon was a bright new actress, beautiful and funny. So began a storybook romance that brought her to dizzying heights and the inner circles of power in which Cary Grant was king. Behind closed doors[...]
Who does the U.S. government call upon when a mission requires perfect stealth, execution, and discretion?From the two bestselling masters of action and political intrigue, James Rollins and Grant Blackwood, comes the first in a groundbreaking new series, featuring Captain Tucker Wayne and his stalw[...]
They are Sigma Force's secret weapon . . .From bestselling masters of action and intrigue James Rollins and Grant Blackwood comes the first in an unparalleled new thriller series based on the Sigma Force novels, featuring former Army Ranger Tucker Wayne and his partner, military working dog Kane.Tuc[...]
Based on an Athabascan Indian legend passed along for many generations from mothers to daughters of the upper Yukon River Valley in Alaska, this is the suspenseful, shocking, ultimately inspirational tale of two old women abandoned by their tribe during a brutal winter famine.Though these women have[...]
Ulysses S. Grant was the first officer since George Washington to become a four-star general in the United States Army, and the only president in nearly a century - between Andrew Jackson in 1929 and Woodrow Wilson in 1913 - to serve eight consecutive years in the White House. Revered for his skill [...]
The mission seems simple enough: extract a pharmaceutical magnate from Russian soil. But nothing is as it appears to be. A desperate call thrusts Captain Tucker Wayne and his stalwart military dog, Kane into a frantic race to rescue the brilliant-but-deluded Abram Bukolov from a cadre of skilled ass[...]
Gillian Flynn says, "Karin Slaughter is simply one of the best thriller writers working today."A small Georgia town erupts in panic when a young college professor is found brutally mutilated in the local diner. But it's only when town pediatrician and coroner Sara Linton does the autopsy that the fu[...]
Gillian Flynn says, "Karin Slaughter is simply one of the best thriller writers working today."Saturday night dates at the skating rink have long been a tradition in the small southern town of Heartsdale, but when a teenage quarrel explodes into a deadly shoot-out, medical examiner Sara Linton and p[...]
Gillian Flynn says, "Karin Slaughter is simply one of the best thriller writers working today."An apparent student suicide has brought medical examiner Sara Linton to the local college campus, along with her ex-husband, police chief Jeffrey Tolliver. But a horribly mutilated corpse yields up few ans[...]
Gillian Flynn says, "Karin Slaughter is simply one of the best thriller writers working today."Two armed men enter the police station in tiny Heartsdale, Georgia, and open fire. When the shooting stops, an officer is dead, Police Chief Jeffrey Tolliver is seriously wounded, and the survivors includi[...]
Offers coverage of various aspects of reliability engineering and management, including reliability issues in electronic components and systems, software, and mechanical devices. This book provides information on industry practices to define and achieve reliability goals, as well as the traditional [...]
Study faster, learn better, and get top grades. Modified to conform to the current curriculum, "Schaum's Outline of Psychiatric Nursing" complements these courses in scope and sequence to help you understand its basic concepts. The book offers extra practice on topics such as biological basis for un[...]
In Growing Great Boys, parenting guru Ian Grant shows how to work with the essential character of boys using understanding and emotional support to raise passionate, hard-working, sensitive, funny, fearless and strong men. Growing Great Boys is brimming with practical advice on raising sons from the[...]
At one time during the first half of the twentieth century, Marcus Garvey was the most famous black man on the planet. This title chronicles Garvey's life, the failed business ventures, his misguided negotiations with the Ku Klux Klan, the two wives and the premature obituaries that contributed to h[...]
In 1938 Action Comics #1 introduced the world to Superman. In a matter of years, the skies of our imaginations were filled with mutants, aliens and vigilantes. Batman, Wonder Woman and the X-Men - in less than a century they've gone from not existing at all to being everywhere we look. But why? For [...]
To his fellow West Indians who assemble every weekend for the all-night poker game at Mrs Knight's, he is always known as Bageye. There aren't very many black men in Luton in 1972 and most of them gather at Mrs Knight's - Summer Wear, Pioneer, Anxious, Tidy Boots - each has his nickname.[...]
A practical guide to the issues and tasks geothermal engineers encounter in the course of their daily jobs. It focuses on the evaluation of potential sites and provides detailed guidance on the field management of the power plants built on them.[...]
Suitable for trainees and their mentors to use as a guide when constructing F30, F31, and F32 grant applications, this book provides F-Series grant applicants and mentors with insider knowledge on the process by which these grants are reviewed, and the extent of information required in an NRSA train[...]
Presents theories, methods, algorithms, and applications of mathematical extensions for classical wavelet analysis. This volume includes a method for tomographic reconstruction using a mechanical image model and a statistical study for independent adaptive signal representation.[...]
Whether you are an experienced curriculum designer or new to Understanding by Design(r) (UbD), you will benefit from the latest design tools and the updated UbD unit Template 2.0. UbD authors Grant Wiggins and Jay McTighe share their insights and the practical tips that have helped thousands of educ[...]