The five-second test is one of the most convenient rapid UX testing methods available, although its value can be compromised by ignoring the restrictions of the method. The Five-Second Rules uses detailed examples from a collection of more than 300 tests to describe the strengths and weaknesses of t[...]

Thomas Middleton (1580-1627) was one of the most prolific and fascinating playwrights of the Jacobean era, producing nearly fifty theatrical pieces in a quarter of a century. This collection comprises five of his most powerful plays, from the comedies satirizing city life, "A Trick to Catch the Old [...]

The Fall of Five is the heartstopping fourth installment in the Lorien Legacies series by Pittacus Lore. I thought things would change when I found the others. We would stop running. We would fight the Mogadorians. And we would win. But I was wrong. Even though we have come together, we barely escap[...]

This is the "Penguin English Library Edition" of "The Five Orange Pips and Other Cases" by Arthur Conan Doyle. 'He is the Napoleon of crime, Watson...He sits motionless, like a spider in the centre of its web, but that web has a thousand radiations, and he knows well every quiver of each of them'. S[...]

When Cyril, Anthea, Robert, Jane and their baby brother go digging in the gravel pit, the last thing they expect to find is a Psammead - an ancient Sand-fairy! Having a Sand-fairy for a pet means having one wish granted each day. But the children don't realize all the trouble wishes can cause. This [...]

An insightful look at the nature of genius uses case studies from history--including Mozart, da Vinci, and Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon.com-- to categorize genius into five different creative styles--the Seer, Observer, Alchemist, Fool, and Sage. Reprint.[...]

Piper is a seventeen-year-old high school senior, and she's just been challenged to get her school's super-popular rock band, Dumb, a paying gig. The catch? Piper is deaf. Can she manage a band with five wildly different musicians, nurture a budding romance, and discover her own inner rock star, tho[...]

For the 500th anniversary of the Reformation, a new translation of Martin Luther's most famous works by leading scholar and pastor William RussellThis volume contains selections from Martin Luther's most evocative writings, freshly translated for the 21st century. This book provides entry points for[...]

An accessible chronicle of European history from the end of the Thirty Years' War to the Battle of Waterloo features vivid coverage of such events as the Enlightenment period, the French Revolution, and the Napoleonic era. Reprint.[...]

Read an interview with Buzz Bissinger at hoopsaddict.com here.The SHOOTING STARS were a bunch of kids from Akron, Ohio-LeBron James and his best friends-who first met on a youth basketball team of the same name when they were ten and eleven years old. United by their love of the game and their yearn[...]

The extraordinary wartime experience of five of Hollywood's most important directors, all of whom put their stamp on World War II and were changed by it forever
Here is the remarkable, untold story of how five major Hollywood directors--John Ford, George Stevens, John Huston, William Wyler, and [...]

A collection of thought-provoking essays from one of the world's leading writers and intellectuals ponders current issues, including spirituality, war, disenchantment, traditions, facism, and customs, and draws from past experiences that have had a profound impact on the world today. Reprint. 25,000[...]