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"Among the great Russian autobiographical works: Herzen, Kropotkin, Tolstoy's Confession." --Edmund Wilson, The New YorkerAfter the success of her New York Times bestselling childhood memoir Twenty Letters to a Friend, Josef Stalin's daughter Svetlana Alliluyeva--subject of Rosemary Sullivan's critically acclaimed biography Stalin's Daughter--penned this...

The first generation of children born under China's one-child family policy is now reaching adulthood. What are these children like? What are their values, goals, and interests? What kinds of relationships do they have with their families? This is the first in-depth study to...

Best friends the bear, the moose and the beaver have been so busy getting ready for Christmas, they have forgotten the most important decoration of all -- the Christmas tree! Rushing through the snowy forest, they reject one tree after another. And then they...

Life gets pretty boring when you can beat the snot out of any villain with just one punch. Nothing about Saitama passes the eyeball test when it comes to superheroes, from his lifeless expression to his bald head to his unimpressive physique. However, this...

���� DO YOU FEEL THE PRESSURE TO BE PERFECT-ON THE FIELD, IN THE MIRROR, AND ON SOCIAL MEDIA? WHAT IF ONE MINUTE A WEEK COULD BUILD THE KIND OF STRENGTH AND SELF-CONFIDENCE THAT NO STAT SHEET CAN MEASURE? Early mornings. Demanding workouts. The pressure...

Winner of the National Outdoor Book Award. Celebrating the 50th anniversary of when Dick Proenneke first broke ground and made his mark in the Alaskan wilds in 1968, this bestselling memoir features an all-new foreword by Nick Offerman plus color photographs not seen in...

In One Last Hit, Austin Rampt lays bare a life torn apart by addiction, where the pursuit of one more high led him from a troubled childhood in Tampa to fleeing the country and living in the dangerous underbelly of the Sinaloa Cartel. With...

Discover where it all began--the first "snappily written, fast-paced, and witty" (USA TODAY) novel in the beloved Stephanie Plum series featuring a feisty and funny heroine who "comes roaring in like a blast of very fresh air" (The Washington Post), from Janet Evanovich, #1...

Discover how the Bible is one big story! Give kids the big picture of God's story with this exciting Bible storybook. It includes 146 Bible stories that show kids how God's plan for salvation appears throughout the Bible. The One Big Story Bible Storybook...

#1 New York Times Bestseller"Classic, sparks-flying Tarantino." --Washington PostQuentin Tarantino's debut work of fiction is an audacious, hilarious, disturbing novel about life in the movie colony, circa 1969. Here is Hollywood, both the fairy tale and the real thing, as given to us by...

This bestselling manual is the definitive guide to olive production in California. This 180-page manual is fully illustrated with 40 tables, 19 line drawings, and 36 charts, and 100 color and black and white photos. The most notable additions to this edition include a...

"A masterpiece of storytelling."--The Dallas Morning NewsSir Edward Feathers has had a brilliant career, from his early days as a lawyer in Southeast Asia, where he earned the nickname Old Filth (FILTH being an acronym for Failed In London Try Hong Kong) to his...

Its curiosity, friendliness, bravery, and acrobatic antics have long made the black- capped chickadee a favorite of bird watchers of all ages. Oh, Chickadee presents a year in the life of a chickadee, answering such questions as, Where do they nest? How do they...

Sometimes the path to success lies right in front of you.In this timeless business parable, first published in 1916, you'll meet Oliver Adams - a seemingly unremarkable man whose greatest strength lies in his ability to see what others overlook: the obvious. Through his...

One of the most important books in social psychology of the last fifty years, "The classic account of the human tendency to follow orders, no matter who they hurt or what their consequences." (Washington Post Book World)The landmark examination of humanity's susceptibility to authoritarianism,...

After an anomaly known as The Truth wiped out most of the U.S. population, Manhattan was sealed off by a force field generated from the Freedom Tower. To protect the last survivors, each year, every eighteen-year-old male is shipped to a military facility in...

Join Oakley the Osprey on an interactive and educational adventure along the North Carolina coast!Oakley is a real-life raptor who can't wait to show you his world. From building a nest high above the water to diving for fish and raising a family, his...

New York Times BestsellerBy the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Strange Planet and 99 Stories I Could Tell!Living in New York City for five years as a transplant from Ohio, illustrator and T-shirt designer Nathan Pyle was fascinated by the unique habits...

In this groundbreaking and highly practical book, Number Sense Routines: Building Numerical Literacy Every Day in Grades K-3, author Jessica Shumway proposes that all children have innate number sense which can be developed through daily exercise.Author: Jessica ShumwayPublisher: RoutledgePublished: 03/24/2011Pages: 192Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 1.05lbsSize:...

Nuclear weapons have not been used in anger since the United States dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945. Yet even after the Cold War, the Bomb is still the greatest threat facing humankind. As President Bill Clinton's first secretary of...