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A sixth-generation descendant of the Scarlett family of Georgia, Leslie Stainton grew up hearing about her heroic ancestors and their tragic plunge from wealth to poverty in the wake of the Civil War--and about the Scarlett O'Hara of novel and movie fame who made...

With his crimson eyes and uncanny ability to predict the weather, Shiki has always been the odd child out in his village. Despite his quirks, he's cherished by the village chieftain's impetuous son, Yamato, and they grow up together as the dearest of friends....

Learn to live more abundantly in all of life's little moments as you pause to soak up the goodness all around you.Reflect, pray, and cook with New York Times bestselling author Shauna Niequist. Savor is a 365-day devotional that helps you embrace the goodness...

★ "Entertaining and informative. A fine contribution to African American creative nonfiction for young readers." --Kirkus Reviews, starred review From Karyn Parson's critically acclaimed Sweet Blackberry video series comes the little known story of Garrett Morgan, an African American inventor who would become a...

Frustration with government is widespread, but neither party has a vision for making things work sensibly. In Saving Can-Do, Philip K. Howard shows how to revive our freedom to roll up our sleeves and act like Americans again. All societies periodically undergo a major...

"A stunning vibrant maximalist whirlwind of a novel. Oloixarac's wit and ambition are evident on every page. By comparison, most other contemporary fiction seems a little dull and simple-minded." --Hari Kunzru, author of White Tears and Gods Without Men A debut novel of seduction...

Ntozake Shange's beloved Sassafrass, Cypress & Indigo is the story of three sisters and their mother from Charleston, South Carolina. "A jubilant celebration of womanhood--as moving as the moon . . . pure magic." --Kansas City StarSassafrass, the oldest, is a poet and a...

The basis for the classic film starring Gary Cooper and Ingrid Bergman, Saratoga Trunk is Pulitzer Prize-winning author Edna Ferber's enthralling saga of love, greed, and power set in New Orleans and Saratoga during the late nineteenth century.Saratoga Trunk unfolds the story of Clio...

Sarah Josepha Hale dedicated her life to making Thanksgiving a national holiday. During the nineteenth century, Sarah Josepha Hale dedicated her life to making Thanksgiving a national holiday, all while raising a family and becoming a groundbreaking writer and women's magazine editor. Sarah Hale's...

Friends since high school, four 30-something women reunite for a once-in-a-lifetime Italian adventure filled with tons of laughter, mischief, great food, and even a little romance in this humorous, heartwarming celebration of friendship and fun from #1 New York Times bestselling author Fern Michaels....

A hilarious Christmas tale that is sure to get everyone laughing!Santa's Lost Reindeer is a humous story that follows a frazzled Santa through a search for his missing reindeer. How can Christmas be saved? Santa's in so much trouble.With his best reindeer missing he...

Author: Fern MichaelsPublisher: Thorndike Press Large PrintPublished: 10/29/2025Pages: 431Binding Type: HardcoverWeight: 1.39lbsSize: 8.84h x 5.61w x 1.06dISBN: 9781420525236

Santa's littlest helper helps bring a lost kitten home on Christmas Eve in this newly discovered holiday picture book from Michael Brown. In this delightful Christmas Mouse story, Santa Claus and his trusty companion are on a mission to deliver toys to children all...

From one of Latin America's finest writers comes a mesmerizing novel about life of the legendary Eva Peron, the famed wife of an Argentine dictator, told backwards from death to childhood. - Now a 7-part Limited Series on Hulu. Bigger than fiction, Eva Peron...

Sankofa (Re)search Model offers a practical and conceptual guide for developing culturally grounded methodologies to study Black boys and men. Authors Lawson Bush V, Edward C. Bush, and Amiri Mahnzili present a comprehensive framework built from the cultural and historical knowledge of African-descended people,...

Evanthia has spent half her life trapped inside the Seven Veils. When the house crumbles, she seizes her moment and runs from Birsha and his twisted pleasures. But pleasure is what she needs to survive, and the dark streets of London leave her starving...

In the decades preceding the Civil War, few figures in the United States were as influential or as controversial as Sam Houston. In Sam Houston, James L. Haley explores Houston's momentous career and the complex man behind it. Haley's fifteen years of research and...

Invaluable instructions on core meditations designed to bring about irreversible spiritual transformation. For those who aspire to the total enlightenment of a buddha, the practices of samatha and vipasyana play a crucial role from the beginning of the path to its culmination. Designed to...

TODD McFARLANE unleashed his signature creation, SPAWN, in 1992. In doing so, he created the most successful independent comic book in history. From the pages of SPAWN, join Sam and Twitch in SAM AND TWITCH COMPENDIUM, VOL. 1! FIFTY-FIVE ISSUES of our favorite Detectives...

What happens when a curious little boy with big questions sets out to learn about the Great I Am?Sam and the Great I Am is a joyful, rhyming journey through some of the most powerful stories in the Bible - from the Garden of...