Out of the Nickelodeon world that created "Avatar: The Last Airbender" comes "The Legend of Korra," a sequel with new adventures and heroes The story begins 70 years after the events of the first Avatar series, following the death of former Avatar Aang. Avatar Korra is the reincarnation of the Avat[...]

Walter Sickert, the prominent English post-Impressionist painter, was also a unique and highly perceptive writer about a wide variety of matters connected to the world of art. His pungent and vivid reflections range from long meditations on Whistler's work and influence on the medium of etching, to [...]

Walter Holtzapfel draws the connection between bodily processes and the life of the soul, with each affecting the other at different times. He systematically examines the characteristics of the liver, lung, kidney and heart, and applies the knowledge to various psychological disorders and conditions[...]

Ivanhoe follows Wilfred of Ivanhoe, part of one of the few Saxon families at a time when English nobility was dominated by the Normans, who is out of favour with his father for his allegiance to the Norman king, Richard the Lionheart. The gripping storyline beautifully captures the 12th century tens[...]

London's streets, built up over more than two thousand years, are a maze of history, cultures and stories. In his fantastically detailed maps of the city, Stephen Walter translates these elements into a tangle of insightful yet humorous words and symbols that make up a complex of hidden meanings and[...]

Walter Tull was a successful footballer and officer in the British Army in World War One. These achievements are even more exceptional because Walter was Afro-Caribbean, succeeding in a world that still considered black people inferior. Follow him from the orphanage to the football field and final d[...]

This text is designed to review all the common elements of French grammar, both oral and written. It features grammar explanations, numerous review exercises and readings on a variety of subjects.[...]

The history of Alaska is filled with stories of new land and new riches -- and ever present are new people with competing views over how the valuable resources should be used: Russians exploiting a fur empire; explorers checking rival advances; prospectors stampeding to the clarion call of "Gold "; [...]

Drew Lawson knows basketball is taking him places. It has to, because his grades certainly aren't. But lately his plan has run squarely into a pick. Coach's new offense has made another player a star, and Drew won't let anyone disrespect his game. Just as his team makes the playoffs, Drew must come [...]

Daily readings from the religious works of C. S. Lewis-- including The Screwtape Letters, Mere Christianity, The Four Loves, and God in the Dock--highlight his frank discussions of ethics and faith. Original.[...]