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After the first full-fledged punk singles arrived in 1976, many punks threw out nearly all their records released before then--all but music containing the seeds of punk. This was called proto-punk, the foundation for punk, now considered a genre of its own. All roads...

A riveting historical novel about Peggy Shippen Arnold, the cunning wife of Benedict Arnold and mastermind behind America's most infamous act of treason... Everyone knows Benedict Arnold--the Revolutionary War general who betrayed America and fled to the British--as history's most notorious turncoat. Many know...

The #1 New York Times bestselling author of Mrs. Kennedy and Me and Five Days in November reflects on his seventeen years on the Secret Service for presidents Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, and Ford. The assassination of one president, the resignation of another, and...

This book was written to help professionals better understand the systems associated with the oropharyngeal complex. My goal is to enhance the professional's understanding of how this integrative system works and provide a framework to effectively identify and address issues that arise from a...

Embark on an arachnid adventure with Scurry! The Truth About Spiders by Annette Whipple. This amusing and informative book delves into the world of creepy-crawly spiders, answering all your burning questions with fun facts, captivating photographs, engaging illustrations, and insights straight from the spiders...

*Immoderate Greatness* explains how a civilization's very magnitude conspires against it to cause downfall. Civilizations are hard-wired for self-destruction. They travel an arc from initial success to terminal decay and ultimate collapse due to intrinsic, inescapable biophysical limits combined with an inexorable trend toward...

"Mare Liberum" is a book (originally written in Latin) on international law written by the Dutch jurist and philosopher Hugo Grotius. In Mare Liberum, Grotius formulated the new principle that the sea was international territory and all nations were free to use it for...

Exposes the threats to our personal and political identity in the age of surveillance It has become alarmingly clear that our online actions are less private than we're led to believe. Our data is routinely sold and shared with companies who want to sell...

Daine's magic must save her friends--both wolf and human--in this second book of the Immortals series, featuring an updated cover for longtime fans and fresh converts alike, and including an all-new afterword from Tamora Pierce. When Daine is summoned to help a pack of...

Keith Baker's New York Times bestselling peas are back for more fun--this time exploring the months of the year! Hap-pea January! Let's get going, grab your mittens--hooray, it's snowing! The peas have rolled through the letters, numbers, and colors. Now, they're back with all...

The battle between boys and bots is on in this funny, fast-paced novel. Ken is an EngiNerd: one of a super-smart group of friends--all nerds--who have been close since kindergarten. They may be brainiacs, but they're just like everyone else: they fight with one...

Your blueprint for building structure, consistency, and accountability year-round!This must-have guide provides special education teachers with a solid, workable action plan to manage the classroom and ensure student success. Learn instructional strategies to: Support all students with special needs, including those with more severe...

Vibrant art shines in this sweet tale of outdoor adventure and unlikely friendship, from the illustrator of Night Night, Groot! Boy and Bear both love to explore the outdoors. There are so many neat things to see, and so many strange things to find....

NATIONAL BESTSELLER - The Hill Times 100 Best Book of 2024 - The incomparable first-hand account of the historic Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada told by one of the commissioners who led it.  The Truth and Reconciliation Commission was established to record...

A beguiling coming of age novel set in Uganda in which a young woman grapples with the truth about her sister in a country that punishes gay people. Eighteen-year-old Aine Kamara has been anticipating a reunion with her older sister, Mbabazi, for months. But...

Increase your strength, power, skill, and focus to maximize your climbing performance. "Training for Climbing is a great resource. Whether you're just starting out or already ticking 5.13, you'll find valuable information here to help you climb harder. This is the most complete and...

(Piano Collection). All major and minor scales (melodic and harmonic) along with selected elementary to intermediate exercises by Berens, Czerny, Hanon, Plaidy, Schmitt and Wieck. Contents: Berens: Training for the Left Hand, Op. 89, Book 1 * Czerny: Practical Finger Exercises, Op. 802, Book...

John Muir is widely and rightly lauded as the nature mystic who added wilderness to the United States' vision of itself, largely through the system of national parks and wild areas his writings and public advocacy helped create. That vision, however, came at a...

Mike Nawrocki, co-creator of VeggieTales, is back, this time with some furry friends!Meet Merle and Pearl, two 2,000-year-old squirrels from Bible times who were petrified in sea salt, rehydrated, snuck into the United States in a 12-year-old boy's backpack, and now live in modern-day...

You've just been sucked back in time millions of years! Grasses sway higher than your head. Huge insects swarm the skies and fearsome dinosaurs rule the landscape. Do you think have what it takes to survive in the Jurassic Period? Turn the pages to...