Engrossing gift for kids. Kate DiCamillo crafts tales that kids adore, like The Tale of Despereaux, and the Mercy Watson adventures. With The Magician's Elephant, her newest novel, the Newbery Medalist conjures a haunting fable about trusting the unexpected and making the impossible come true. When an orphan asks a fortuneteller about his sister, the fortuneteller's mysterious answer sets off a chain of remarkable events.
Containing up-to-the minute research and providing many moments of dog-behavior recognition, this lively and absorbing book helps dog owners to see their best friend's behavior in a different, and...
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Focusing especially on Christianity but including other religions, Armstrong examines the diminished impulse toward religion during a time when a significant number of people either want nothing to...
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In a brilliant follow-up to his blockbuster "The God Delusion," world-renowned evolutionary biologist and author Dawkins lays out the evidence for evolution.
Readers have been waiting with bated breath for the seventh volume in bestselling author Gabaldon's epic Outlander saga--a masterpiece of historical fiction featuring Jamie and Claire, from one of...
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As this fourth installment of the Percy Jackson & the Olympians series unfolds, time is running out as war between the Olympians and the evil Titan lord Kronos draws near. Camp Half-Blood grows more...
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Darth Vader, Boba Fett, and Luke Skywalker are brought to life in this full-color volume containing dozens of little-known facts and hundreds of photos. Fans learn about the history, manufacture, and...
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By the early 1970s, the outlandish, outrageous Shel Silverstein was already a prolific folksinger/songwriter, cartoonist, and author of a widely known, much discussed classic children's book, THE...
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Love blooms in the second novel in Roberts's celebrated Bride Quartet series. Florist Emma Grant is enjoying career success at Vows, a wedding planning company. She hasn't found Mr. Right yet, but...
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Combining the action of Mark Bowden's "Black Hawk Down" with the literary tone of Tim O'Brien's "The Things They Carried, The Good Soldiers" takes an unforgettable look at the heroes and the ruined...
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Kinney's "New York Times"-bestselling Wimpy Kid series returns with Book 4, which finds the sarcastic and sharp-witted ("Toronto Globe and Mail") Greg on summer vacation with his family.
In this no-nonsense book, bestselling author Somers takes on the $200 billioncancer business, explaining why it is hurting rather than helping people. Sheinterviews cutting-edge doctors who are...
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The story of two men's obsessions with the Chicago World's Fair, one its architect, the other a murderer. "The Devil in the White City" draws the reader into a time of magic and majesty, made all the...
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