Books

The third of four levels of decodable books, providing the best start for children just starting to read. At every stage the words are within the reach of children as they use their letter sound knowledge and tricky words already taught. Tricky words are...

Surviving Politics with Logic, Humor, and Common SenseIn How to Test Negative for Stupid: Surviving Politics with Logic, Humor, and Common Sense, John Kennedy delivers a sharp, candid, and often hilarious examination of Washington and the political system that governs it. With wit and...

When John Carter goes to sleep in a mysterious cave in the Arizona dessert, he wakes up on the planet Mars. There he meets the fifteen foot tall, four armed, green men of mars, with horse-like dragons, and watch dogs like oversized frogs with...

Halloween. It's not just a season ... it's a state of mind. And no one knows that better than producer, writer, and horror icon, Sandy King, and her husband, legendary director John Carpenter, the singular visionary behind the horror classic Halloween. For over a...

'A must read... High Performance is a mindset, not a pay check' - Andrew Pruitt, EdD'Joe Friel is one of the world's foremost experts on endurance sports' - Outside magazine TAKE YOUR TRAINING TO THE NEXT LEVEL AND FIND YOUR PEAK PERFORMANCE Joe Friel...

Join our brave skunk on a remarkable journey to overcome nature's obstacles. Discover how he cleverly navigates his way to friendship, teaching us the priceless value of companionship. In Joaquiner Stinker, you will meet a stinky skunk who yearns for the companionship of the...

Grant Morrison's revolutionary run on JLA continues, with a new collection featuring timeless stories including "Rock of Ages," and the introduction of enigmatic villain Prometheus! In 1996, superstar comics writer Grant Morrison teamed with artist Howard Porter for JLA, a reinvention of the Justice...

"Regular cabs will not travel to the Pittsburgh Hill District of the 1970s, and so the residents turn to each other. Jitney dramatizes the lives of men hustling to make a living as jitneys--unofficial, unlicensed taxi cab drivers. When the boss Becker's son returns...

The highly acclaimed first book of a fantasy adventure series set in a mysterious forest, starring a daring new hero."Readers will thrill to journey with Jinx" (starred School Library Journal review), a wizard's apprentice, as he sets off on a quest through the dangerous...

Merle and Pearl are still missing!Ruben has the squirrels hidden away in Israel, so Michael, Justin, Sadie, Jane, and Mr. and Mrs. Gomez take off on a rescue mission to get them back once and for all. In the meantime, Dusty finds himself trapped...

A candid, compelling, and rollicking portrait of the pirate captain of Margaritaville--Jimmy Buffett.In Jimmy Buffett: A Good Life All the Way, acclaimed music critic Ryan White has crafted the first definitive account of Buffett's rise from singing songs for beer to his emergence as...

You can't expect to go after Jezebel without experiencing Athaliah's revenge. After years of battling a spirit she didn't see hiding under Jezebel's skirt, Jennifer LeClaire, an internationally recognized prophet, spiritual warfare expert and prayer movement leader, discerned the spirit of Athaliah rising and...

Students of mediation are usually surprised to discover that a Jewish mediation tradition exists and that it was an authentic and integral part of mainstream Judaism until the eighteenth century. Jewish Meditation is a step-by-step introduction to meditation and the Jewish practice of meditation...

The rugged mining community of Jerome has thrived by the hard work and hard play of tough men and women pitted against an equally hard mountain. William Murray solicited funding for the Black Hills mining camp from his uncle, a New York lawyer and...

A gripping biography of a man who escaped slavery to become an influential abolitionist, famously known as the "King of the Underground Railroad" Jermain Wesley Loguen (1813-1872) was a fugitive from slavery, an abolitionist, and a minister, teacher, and political activist. He worked alongside...

Learn to surrender to God's will and rest your hope in Him alone. When we look around at today's world, hope usually isn't the first word that comes to mind. In many ways we live in an unstable world where marriages fail, bank accounts...

"Within twenty-four standard hours we will sit firmly astride the communications link that connects the worlds of the Republic. . . . Our control will be a dagger thrust directly at Coruscant. This is the move that will win the war for us."With these...

Spirited twelve-year-old Jeannie is devastated by the unexpected loss of her mother. And after her father's successful dentistry practice takes a mysterious dive, the family moves to Aunt Marid's for a fresh start in the picturesque town of Shallow Cove. Amidst the challenges of...

A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEAR ONE OF TIME' S "30 BOOKS TO READ BEFORE YOU'RE 30" "Mukherjee gives us the gift of being allowed to see ourselves in all our inconsistencies . . . To build our hearts so they...

The Japan on show in the 2019 Rugby World Cup was an admirably safe, stable, resilient, and efficient society. However, that appearance disguises crucial vulnerabilities and social ailments, including an ageing and shrinking population, slow productivity growth, a new low-wage, insecure workforce, declining marriage...