The Immortalists is the fascinating story of the friendship and extraordinary scientific collaboration of two prodigious men: Charles Lindbergh, once the most famous person in the world, and Dr. Alexis Carrel, the Nobel Prize winner regarded by many as the most brilliant surgeon who ever lived.Lindb[...]
It's official: In these tough times, clueless is out--and crafty is in. For both financial and environmental reasons, life is all about doing well with what you have. But that doesn't mean you can't still be fabulous. Do It Gorgeously shows you how to make nearly everything you would otherwise purch[...]
From award-winning picture book makers Alexis Deacon and Viviane Schwarz comes an enlightening new story about courage and making a difference. For budding philosophers of all ages, this is the uplifting story of Henry Finch the loveable little bird who strives for greatness, gets it all a bit wrong[...]
Kerry Logan's restless nature often drives her out into the night, seeking solace in the crush of people at her favourite dance clubs. When a fire breaks out in a club and Kerry finds herself a hero after carrying many people to safety, she wonders: was it just adrenaline, or did this sudden super-s[...]
IN the sparsely populated northern Queensland town of Desperance, battle lines have been drawn in the disputes among the powerful Phantom family of the Westend Pricklebush, Joseph Midnight's renegade Eastend mob, and the white officials of neighboring towns. Trapped between politics and principle, p[...]
Alexis de Tocqueville was the author of two masterpieces, Democracry in America and The Old Regime and the Revolution. In this volume, Alan S. Kahan, one of the world's leading authorities on Tocqueville's work, presents an accessible and rigorous account of the French author's ideas set in the cont[...]
The fourth book in Spotlight's fun and delicious tween series is told from the perspective of Alexis, the most organized member of the Cupcake Club. Alexis likes everything to be exact and logical, but she's finding that when it comes to love, there's no room for logic[...]
Alexis has true friends in the Cupcake Club which is a good thing, because everyone else is calling her names.
Everyone in the Cupcake Club was thrilled when mean girl Sydney moved away, but the new girl, Olivia, is even worse than Sydney was Every time she passes Alexis in the hallway, she say[...]
A WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLER As Alexis Ohanian learned when he helped to co-found the immensely popular reddit.com, the internet is the most powerful and democratic tool for disseminating information in human history. And when that power is harnessed to create new communities, technologies, busi[...]
The eighth book in our fun and delicious tween series!
The first full-length study of the authorial and cross-media practices of the English novelist Elinor Glyn (1864-1943), Elinor Glyn as Novelist, Moviemaker, Glamour Icon and Businesswoman examines Glyn's work as a novelist in the United Kingdom followed by her success in Hollywood where she adapted [...]
The Cupcake Club is thrilled to serve their sweets at a huge party--but can Alexis get over her growing pains before she sees her crush? Alexis is excited about the latest Cupcake Club job--it's a huge order for a neighbor's BBQ/pool party. Not only will the CC make a lot of money, but Matt--Alexis'[...]
The first four Cupcake Club adventures are now available as one sweet treat of a book
Join Katie, Mia, Emma, and Alexis as they form the Cupcake Club--and fast friendships. This book includes the first four stories in the Cupcake Diaries series: "Katie and the Cupcake Cure"; "Mia in the Mix"; "[...]
Three Cupcake Club adventures are now available as one sweet treat of a book
Join Katie, Mia, Emma, and Alexis as they form the Cupcake Club--and fast friendships. This book includes three stories in the Cupcake Diaries series: Alexis and the Perfect Recipe; Katie, Batter Up ; and Mia's Baker's[...]