Books

School life meets underground crime in this quirky action comedy that's like Assassination Classroom meets Nisekoi! The "knight in shining armor" and "heroes vs villains" dynamics take on new variations in this story about a reluctant bodyguard protecting his oblivious charge from assassins hired...

Whether you're looking to connect with your roots, try something new or already love Icelandic cooking, this book is a must for your cookbook shelf. This is a collection of 25 traditional everyday Icelandic recipes, translated with step-by-step instructions. These are some of the...

An edge-of-your-seat original prequel based on Showtime's hit series HomelandBeirut, 2006. CIA operations officer Carrie Mathison barely escapes an ambush while attempting a clandestine meeting with a new contact, code-name Nightingale. Suspicious that security has been compromised, she challenges the station chief in a...

The classic guide to who-did-what-where in Los Angeles, on- and off-screen, including: Film & TV locations: the Hollywood Hills house where Barbara Stanwyck seduced Fred MacMurray in Double Indemnity...the funky apartment building where William Holden lived in Sunset Boulevard...the exotic Frank Lloyd Wright mansion...

"This book is a powerful tool for developing your self-belief and confidence. It will help many NHL hockey players be better teammates and better players."--Mark Recchi, five-time Stanley Cup champion & Hockey Hall of Fame Inductee A game-changing guide to help hockey players of...

Named a Best Book of the Year by Kirkus Reviews and Air Mail "A fascinating and instructive book . . . elegantly written and perceptive." --Wall Street Journal "Kaleidoscopic . . . A fascinating exploration of individual agency that never loses sight of the...

Have you truly grasped the remarkable heritage that is yours in Christ? Through the years, certain Christians have stood out for their deep insight into the riches we possess in Christ. Oswald Chambers, A. W. Tozer, Hannah Whittal Smith, D. L. Moody, E. M....

Collection of highlights from twenty-one Appalachian Trail blogs.Author: Kathryn FultonPublisher: Stackpole BooksPublished: 09/01/2013Pages: 168Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.50lbsSize: 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.60dISBN: 9780811712835About the AuthorKathryn Fulton is the editor of four other books, including Vintage Knit Hats, Vintage Knit Gloves and Mittens, and Crocheted...

Author: Katie BishopPublisher: Center PointPublished: 10/01/2025Pages: 500Binding Type: Library BindingWeight: 1.67lbsSize: 8.58h x 5.51w x 1.42dISBN: 9798891646513

The cassette tape was revolutionary. Cheap, portable, and reusable, this small plastic rectangle changed music history. Make your own tapes! Trade them with friends! Tape over the ones you don't like! The cassette tape upended pop culture, creating movements and uniting communities.This entertaining book...

He'd do anything to protect her...even if it means disappearing forever.When my brother's best friend took me under his wing after my family was killed, the last thing I expected was to fall for him.He was older, more experienced-and to keep people from asking...

The author of the beloved New York Times bestseller Wicked returns with an inventive novel inspired by a timeless holiday legend, intertwining the story of the famous Nutcracker with the life of the mysterious toy maker named Drosselmeier who carves him.Hiddensee: An island of...

The remarkable architectural and social history of DC's multifaceted alleywaysAlleyways in Washington, DC, have always been a fundamental part of the city's life and economy. Deliberately hidden from public view by the capital's early planners, DC's alleys were created to provide access to stables,...

✨ Inspire Your 8-Year-Old With Stories of Confidence, Courage, and Believing in Herself! ✨Eight is such a wonderful age, full of curiosity, big dreams, new friendships, and sometimes overwhelming feelings. It is the stage where an 8-year-old is discovering who she is, testing her...

In the second novel in the New York Times bestselling Iron Druid Chronicles, two thousand-year-old Druid Atticus O'Sullivan faces off against witches, Bacchants, and a ravenous fallen angel. "A page-turning and often laugh-out-loud-funny caper through a mix of the modern and the mythic."--Ari Marmell,...

On March 16, 1621, Samoset, a sagamore of the Wawenock, cemented his place in history. He was the first Indigenous person to make contact with the colonists at Plymouth Plantation, startling them when he emerged from the forest and welcomed them in English. The...

A first-person account of the Iraq War by a solider-poet, winner of the 2005 Beatrice Hawley Award. Adding his voice to the current debate about the US occupation of Iraq, in poems written in the tradition of such poets as Wilfred Owen, Yusef Komunyakaa...

Of all the teachings of Christianity, the doctrine of hell is easily the most troubling, so much so that in recent years the church has been quietly tucking it away. Rarely mentioned anymore in the pulpit, it has faded through disuse among evangelicals and...

The bestselling Hello, World! board book series expands into picture books, for Hello, World! kids who are ready for the next step. Kids who enjoy looking up at space and dreaming of exploring the solar system will love this lively, fact-filled, illustrated tour of...

Heidi Heckelbeck is a little witch with a big problem: she might...just maybe...be a little afraid of the dark! Heidi Heckelbeck is going to her first sleepover! She's packed her special polka dot pajamas and can't wait to curl up in her brand-new sleeping...