History books

A history of the plague documents its outbreaks from the early Roman Justinian plague, to the Black Death, to more recent occurrences, identifying the conditions that can precipitate an epidemic and offering a sobering prognosis for its potential as a bioterrorist weapon. 30,000 first printing....

Tamar Kelly, a 17-year-old Los Angeles native, is looking for something different. Exhausted by the emotional complexity of her bicoastal blended family, and facing her father's impending fifth marriage, she yearns for escape as well as adventure. She finds it as an exchange student in Bangkok, Thai...

REAL TEXAS COWBOYS DON'T KISS & TELL...

This book is sure to capture the imaginations of young readers. A charmingly illustrated poem by former U.S. Poet Laureate Billy Collins takes us on a journey that features magical transformations and makes a nautical adventure out of the act of reading. The interplay between the pictures and the po...

In a new collaboration by the authors of the bestselling The High Sierra of California, readers are introduced to the unique mountain overlooking San Francisco Bay. A source of story and myth since time began, Mt. Tamalpais has inspired conservationists, trail builders, botanists, artists, and poets...

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The war is over – but are their troubles just beginning?It’s 1951 and rationing is finally coming to an end. But while Liverpool is recovering from the ferocity of war, a family is about to be torn apart…Dora Rodgers Rodgers is adjusting to life a new life in Liverpool with her young daughters Carol...

This popular coloring-and-activity book for lower-elementary-school-age children has been revised to include four recently discovered Texas dinosaurs. The dinosaurs are grouped by the time during which they lived, and each species and its habitat are illustrated with black-and-white line drawings. F...

TRADE PAPER BACK FORMAT...

Have you ever been ripped off or scammed before? Do you know what tactics or words are used to deceive the average consumers who have not experienced what it is like to be scammed? I written this book for the sole purpose of saving other people from the same experience I had to go through. I lost th...

This collection deals with the development of complex societies in Southeast Asia from the Neolithic until the later historic period. The authors present data from recent excavations as well as new analyses of previous finds, with a focus on cultural exchange and interactions with the natural enviro...

Join Pete the Cat from New York Times bestselling artist James Dean as he goes trick-or-treating in this lift-the-flaps book!Pete loves Halloween and candy but not so much scary surprises. Follow Pete as he goes trick-or-treating from house to house and discover what is waiting behind each door.With...

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The classic novel from "America's best crime novelist" (Time), with a new introduction by Dennis LehaneGeorge V. Higgins's seminal crime novel is a down-and-dirty tale of thieves, mobsters, and cops on the mean streets of Boston. When small-time gunrunner Eddie Coyle is convicted on a felony, he's l...

A towering figure in American culture and a global twentieth-century icon, Bob Dylan has been at the centre of American life for over forty years. The Cambridge Companion to Bob Dylan brings fresh insights into the imposing range of Dylan's creative output. The first Part approaches Dylan's output t...

In the ground-breaking book, The Martial Art of Life, The Art of Intentional Living, Lynn Fabia reveals that life is an energetic flow, a process that needs to be understood. A technique will be shown that can be seen in the art of Aikido and all of life that can take you to a place in your mind and...

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfectionssuch as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact,or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally importa...

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfectionssuch as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact,or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally importa...

Explains what atoms and molecules are, describes how they combine to form elements and compounds, and discusses their various properties and uses....

Once the Fallen’s fearless ruler, a grieving Azazel must find the legendary siren meant to take his lost lover’s place . . . and kill her.He’s a devil of an angel.Azazel should have extinguished the deadly Lilith when he had the chance. Now, faced with a prophecy that will force him to betray the me...

Create a beloved treasure! Celebrate all the wonderful milestones of baby's first year!Follow easy prompts and questions to tell the amazing story of baby's first year and all of baby's fabulous firsts! This keepsake baby journal has you covered from the moment you know baby is coming, to baby's arr...

"This wonderful retelling of Alfred Noyes's The Highwayman, is quite simply, remarkable."-Booklist starred reviewAnd the highwayman came riding, riding, riding...Elizabeth Wyndham is a rarity-a young lady who writes novels-bestsellers in fact. But with her sharp tongue and quick temper, she's nothin...

The Healing of Teddy Bears, by psychotherapist and one-time Christian pastor Don L. Nickerson, calls for the creation of an imaginative faith based on inner consciousness of God, rather than one constructed around external authority, whether Papal, biblical, Islamic, or charismatic claims. Mr. Nicke...