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A messianic tale about a group of professional mourners--a darkly funny novel of grief, mystery and redemption from the author of The Delivery. Ed is a weeper. A professional weeper. He's a card-carrying member of an eccentric union hired to cry at funerals, wakes,...

Sweet Tooth meets The Raven Boys in this queer young adult contemporary fantasy about what it means to belong from H.E. Edgmon. You can never go home... Every day, all across the world, inhuman creatures are waking up with no memory of who they...

How do you stay safe in different types of weather? Weather Safety shows and tells beginning readers how and why to stay safe in different kinds of storms and everyday weather, including extreme hot and cold temperatures. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text...

Join one little tadpole on a hilarious adventure through the frog life cycle in this charming picture book about growing up and learning new things. In the Wibbly, being a small egg with a lot of egg friends is very nice and very relaxing....

The Fab Four, the most beloved band of all time, join the ranks of this New York Times bestselling picture book biography series about heroes, for ages 5 to 9. They began as Johnny and the Moondogs, and they weren't very good. But these...

Turning a small struggling college into a thriving university doesn't happen by accident. It takes vision. California Baptist University had just 808 students and a projected $834,000 budget deficit when Dr. Ronald L. Ellis was named president in 1994. Thirty years later, the university...

Turning a small struggling college into a thriving university doesn't happen by accident. It takes vision. California Baptist University had just 808 students and a projected $834,000 budget deficit when Dr. Ronald L. Ellis was named president in 1994. Thirty years later, the university...

The rich and the poor in the UK are subject to radically different legislative approaches. While the behaviours of the poor are relentlessly scrutinised, those of the rich are ignored or enabled. In this book, Sarah Kerr suggests that we live in a state...

"The 17 principles of success highlighted in Believe and Achieve are proven basics that can encourage anyone to take that extra step to achieve greatness." --Mary Kay Ash, Founder, Mary Kay Cosmetics, Inc. Do you have high goals? Yes or no? Whether you do...

This fully illustrated volume explores the exceptional architectural legacy of Waxahachie, Texas. Beginning with the landmark Ellis County Courthouse designed by James Riely Gordon, the guidebook documents residential, commercial, and institutional buildings--both large and small--as well as the individuals who designed, built, and owned...

How do you stay safe around water? In Water Safety, beginning readers will learn how to behave in pools and lakes, why life jackets are important, and more. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text engage young readers as they learn about water safety....

Stylish, delightful watercolors by Hans Wegner encompassing his myriad furniture designsHans Wegner's sophisticated chair designs, paragons of the midcentury-modern style, are beloved and imitated the world over, but scant few are familiar with his masterly watercolors. Wegner often used the medium to finish and...

Infuse your watercolor paintings with the ephemeral beauty of wildflower meadows and lush gardens--by adding pressed flowers! Perfect for beginners, this stunning mixed media technique from botanical artist Karly Murphy combines the basics of each medium to create frame-worthy results. With this complete guide,...

This collection of previously published stories highlights the resilience of the human spirit when faced with threats to well-being and survival.The first seven stories focus on soldiers and their experiences. In "Azaleas," a veteran in war-torn Korea grapples with his future. "A Joke for...

Waste and Wealth examines questions of value, labor, and morality underlining the translocal waste trading networks originating from a rural district in Vietnam. Considering waste as an economic category of global significance, this book shows migrant laborers' complex negotiations with political economic forces to...

With an endearing protagonist and luscious art, this seaside slice-of-life story offers tranquility in the chaos of the modern world. Wakana meets the twins Kuriru and Moruda in the lead-up to a summer festival in Atami. But when they find the festival costumes covered...

Washing Water is a poetry collection that lilts life through the eyes of Caribbean girls and women across the African diaspora. The poems weave vignettes of ancestor-women, known and unknown, who have lived the fat belly of life and understand its joys and imperfections....

Life magazine described the Shaver Mystery as "the most celebrated rumpus that rocked the science fiction world." Its creators said it was a "new wave in science fiction." Critics called it "dangerous nonsense" and labeled its fans the lunatic fringe. Whatever else the Shaver...

A funny and adorable picture book about two friends going on an adventure and about meeting anxiety with resilience, an open mind and extra toilet paper. Warm and Fuzzy are best friends. Warm wants to go on an adventure, but Fuzzy isn't sure.What if...

Since the nation's founding, Israel has existed in a state of near perpetual warfare. Despite this, Hebrew novels that deal with the experience of contemporary conflict are surprisingly rare. In War Lives, Nitza Ben-Dov argues that Israeli writers employ the freedoms granted by fiction...