There's a new girl, Elise, at White Oak Academy - and Mary-Kate and Ashley think she's the coolest. That's why when she forms a new super-secret club and asks Mary-Kate and Ashley to join, they say yes. They're thrilled - until things start to g

The Lord of the Rings cannot be described in a few words. J.R.R. Tolkien's great work has been labeled both a heroic romance and a classic of science fiction. It is, however, impossible to convey to the new reader all of the book's qualities, an

This is a fun "Fifi and the Flowertots" read-to-me story, beautifully illustrated with photographic images and an activity to do afterwards! Fifi and Bumble are freezing but because all the pipes are frozen, they can't even make some warming gin

The year is 1527. Hans Holbein makes his first visit to England under the patronage of Sir Thomas More. As a guest in the splendid More house in Chelsea, Holbein begins to paint their first family portrait. The great household of the courtier an

The world brought to life through innovative maps, stunning images and detailed content. Wide range of topical issues covered including poverty, drugs, global terrorism, and natural disasters. Key statistics on every country allow comparison of

The mothers on Manhattan's chic Upper East Side are highly educated, extremely wealthy, and very competitive. They throw themselves and all of their energy and resources into full-time child rearing, turning their kids into the unwitting pawns i

In this unusually honest book of essays and other writings, Emily Bernard examines the complexities of interracial friendships: Latino and white, black and Asian, black and Jewish. In essays from such celebrated writers as Pam Houston, Darryl Pi

When Levis arrives back in Habana, after an absence of many years, his mind is reeling with beautiful memories of his life in Cuba and in Paris before the war, a life of pleasure and excitement that he owes, in part, to an unrequited, nearly "ch

Bright, young, and ambitious, Quinn Barry desperately wants to be an FBI agent. Right now, though, she's just a low-level employee toiling in the basement at Quantico. But Quinn's career - and her life - are about to change wildly. Testing her n

American Terrorist will change, unmistakably and permanently, our understanding of the crime. Journalists Lou Michel and Dan Herbeck have been researching the Oklahoma City bombing -- and the Iife of Tim McVeigh -- since the week the tragedy occ

Kenny's mother was Frances Boyle, an Irish girl from the Bronx; his father, Tommy Romero, was a Puerto Rican born in East Harlem. The firstborn and favorite of this Dublin-San Juan union bore his mother's easy-smiling Irish eyes and his father's

London's social season is in full swing, and the Victorian aristocracy can't stop whispering about a certain gentleman who claims to be the direct descendant of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette. But he's not the only topic of wagging tongues. Draw

The saga of fourteen-year-old Georgia Nicolson continues as she travels to Scotland on a nightmarish family vacation, confesses her anxiety over being the girlfriend of a sex god, and tests the limits of true friendship.

Now anyone with an interest in the math of daily life can gain a deeper understanding. Everyday Math Demystified provides an effective, fun, and totally painless way to improve your understanding and mastery of the math you find in newspapers, o

This widely acclaimed atlas provides a unique view of current affairs by translating key political, economic, and social indicators into 50 full-color maps and graphics. From world trade to personal wealth, from AIDS to arms, it reveals internat

From Maine to Hawaii, this fascinating book leads readers to more than 2,000 haunted places, many of them open to the public, in all 50 states. Listed alphabetically by state, city, and then location, each entry contains a synopsis, an address,

Shakespeare is the greatest poet on love of all time. From star-crossed lovers and tragic jealousy, to unrequited passion and romantic courtship, this eternal subject is played out in his drama and poetry in all its infinite variety. Bringing to

In a small Texas town in 1966, thirteen-year-old Jim is looking forward to a summer of baseball, tomfoolery, and - most of all - fishing. Jim cherishes the solitude of his secluded fishing hole and is startled when he discovers a stranger named

This beautiful and informative book, with more than seventy breathtaking photographs, captures the essence of this enchanting flower, tells its history, celebrates its popularity, and reveals why it has entranced and intrigued people for centuri

On Parrish Island, a restricted island off the coast of Virginia, is a little-known and never-visited psychiatric facility. There, far from prying eyes, the government stores former intelligence employees whose psychiatric states make them a dan