'Use of magic by teacher strictly forbidden.' Poor Mr. Majeika goes to the bottom of the class when the school inspector comes to call. Things don't get any easier when Mr. Majeika turns himself into a lobster by mistake. Class Three somehow has to get Wilhemina Worlock to undo the spell...[...]

The most authoritative English-language study of Liszt's oeuvre, this survey by a noted musicologist examines the works in chronological order and the medium for which they were written. Subjects include romantic pieces, symphonic poems, songs, symphonies, and other compositions. A biographical summ[...]

How is consciousness possible? What biological purpose does it serve? Why do we value it so highly? In Soul Dust the psychologist Nicholas Humphrey, a leading figure in consciousness research, returns to the front-line with a startling new theory. Consciousness, he argues, is nothing less than a mag[...]

Physics can be a complex and intimidating subject. "Idiot's Guides: Physics" breaks down the complex topics of physics and makes them easy to understand. Readers will learn from numerous examples and problems that teach all of the fundamentals Newton's Laws, thermodynamics, mass, energy and work, in[...]

Critically acclaimed, award-winning biography of CS Lewis, JRR Tolkien and the brilliant group of writers to come out of Oxford during the Second World War.[...]

'Oh, don't be cowards,' said Jody. 'I'm sure it's perfectly safe.' Mysteriously stranded in the fog at night, Mr. Majeika and Class Three find themselves in a creepy hotel near Hadrian's Wall, where some very spooky things start to happen. Strange lights, ghostly sounds and vanishing people...[...]

The first book in the series about everyone's favorite classroom pet You can learn a lot about life by observing another species. That's what Humphrey was told when he was first brought to Room 26. And boy, is it true In addition to having FUN-FUN-FUN in class, each weekend this amazing hamster g[...]

Humphrey loves to solve problems for his classmates in Room 26, but he never meant to create one Golden-Miranda, one of his favorite students, gets blamed when Humphrey is caught outside of his cage while she's in charge. Since no one knows about his lock-that-doesn?t-lock, he can?t exactly squeak [...]

A new school year and new friends for everyone's favorite classroom pet
Humphrey is excited to get back to Room 26 and see all his old classmates. But on the first day of school, a bunch of strange kids arrive and no matter how loudly he squeaks up, they don't realize they're in the wrong room [...]

It's the HAPPY-HAPPY-HAPPY holidays
The holidays are coming and Humphrey is unsqueakably excited. He loves to hear about all the different ways his friends in Room 26 celebrate and to watch them make costumes and learn songs for the Winter Wonderland pageant. (He even squeaks along ) But with [...]

Everyone s favorite classroom pet is now starring in chapter books
Longfellow School is having a school fair They will have bouncy castles, bean bag games, painted faces, and delicious treats. And there's also a contest for best class spirit. Of course Mrs. Brisbane's class decides Humphrey an[...]

Humphrey's eleventh adventure celebrates stories, writing, and the power of the imagination
Imaginations are running wild in Mrs. Brisbane s class, but Humphrey is stumped. His friends are writing about where they would go if they could fly, but Humphrey is HAPPY-HAPPY-HAPPY right where he is i[...]

The author, drawing on years of experience at IBM and the SEI, provides here practical guidance for improving the software development and maintenance process. He focuses on understanding and managing the software process because this is where he feels organizations now encounter the most serious pr[...]