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 . . .[...]

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[...]

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[...]

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[...]

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 [...]

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."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[...]

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[...]

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[...]

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.[...]

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[...]

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[...]