"Two lovers crest the wave of the golden age of Athens: Pericles, statesman and general, and Aspasia, his courtesan, a philosopher's daughter and a brilliant woman in her own right. In a world of hierarchies, he is at the top when she arrives as little more...

For the past two decades, young women (and men) have found their way to feminism through Riot Grrrl. Against the backdrop of the culture wars and before the rise of the Internet or desktop publishing, the zine and music culture of the Riot Grrrl movement...

"Airships are self-propelled aircrafts that are lighter than the air itself. Readers of this captivating volume will learn all about how these amazing flying machines work."--

"The selected poems of award-winning and critically acclaimed New Zealand poet Michele Leggott"--

A Hero's Legacy: Som Tamang's incredible journey is not just a tale of survival; it's a mission to protect girls in Nepal from trafficking and child marriage. His courage and benevolence shine through, inspiring us all to pursue our dreams and make a positive...

"From a tall glass of ice water to a steaming cup of tea, water is an essential part of any healthy diet. In this Pebble Explore book, learn more about where water comes from, the best sources of water, and how this drink helps make up a healthy diet. Filled...

Explains how Chinese New Year is celebrated, covering the costumes, foods, parades, and other aspects, and describes the beliefs that inspired these traditions.

Goat is bored with its habitat! Follow Goat as it tries out different places to live. Which habitat will make the best home for Goat?

Frog is bored with its habitat! Follow Frog as it tries out different places to live. Which habitat will make the best home for Frog?

- El planeta tierra está repleto de vida: hay seres vivos en selvas, desiertos, mares, llanuras, campos, bosques pero también en nuestras casas ¡y hasta en nuestro interior! - Lleno de datos fascinantes sobre los seres vivos que nos rodean, con historietas...

"Helicopters are fascinating vehicles made up of many important parts. With the help of this stimulating volume, readers learn all about these amazing aircraft."--

The Sami, who have inhabited Europe's far north for thousands of years, are often referred to as the continent's "forgotten people." With their traditional homeland, divided between four nation-states--Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Russia--the Sápmi have...

"A history of oil and its importance to US politics, finance, militarism and consumerism"--

"We recommend The Climate General to anyone keen on understanding the multifaceted challenges posed by climate change and more importantly, the solutions and strategies that can lead us to a better tomorrow." Ban Ki-moon and Feike Sijbesma, Co-Chairs Global...

Learn to look beyond your own body, and the bodies of those surrounding you, in a world that focuses so heavily on looks. Each of us has a body we live in every day. Every body is a different size, shape, weight, color, and kind. This book takes the...

If we want to live sustainably, how should we feel about nature? About waste? About our forests and rivers? About food? Just Enough is a book of stories and sketches that give valuable insight into what it is like to live in a sustainable society by describing...

El traje nuevo del emperador fue publicado en 1837. Su autor, el danés Hans Christian Andersen, destaca el valor de la verdad y cuestiona con ironía la vanidad al contar la historia del emperador que, en vez de ocuparse de su reino, solo se interesa por su...

On his first day of school, Albert the mouse learns that his favorite activities are scheduled for different days of the week.

A charming, lively and often amusing tour of 36 forgotten episodes and overlooked people and places of Scottish history.

"Can a journalist be a revolutionary? Award-winning journalist Patrick Cockburn explores the life and work of his famous radical journalist father"--

Let's learn about our disabled friends together, from A to Z! Introduce young learners to topics of disability, accessibility, and inclusion in an easy-to-understand ABC book format. Designed for both disabled and nondisabled readers, complicated issues are...

"You see books at school, at libraries, and at home. But who invented books? What materials are used to make a book? How do books make it onto shelves around the world? These questions and many more will be answered in this book about books"--

Every child has their own little spark of imagination that is with them, no matter what comes their way. With it, children can move skies, paint rainbows, shape clouds, and create whole new worlds.

"Of all the vehicles that can fly, perhaps the most fascinating are those that can bring people into space. Readers of this informative volume take an up-close look at space shuttles and learn important lessons about them from a friendly pig named Piggles."--

Borders draw one map of the world; money draws another. A journalist's riveting account exposes a parallel universe exempt from the laws of the land, and how the wealthy and powerful benefit from it. The map of the globe depicts the world we think we know:...

A wolf and a sheep fall in love. They have a son that they call Woolf - he's half wolf, half woolly sheep! This is Woolf's story. It's not easy being different - not quite fitting in with one group or another. When Woolf tries to impress the wolves, he finds...

When Morgan and Benji surprise their families with a wedding invitation to Maine, they're aware their relationship will come as a shock. Twelve years have passed since the loss of sixteen-year-old Alice Weil, Benji's sister and Morgan's best friend. No one is...

"Opposites attract when an introverted vlogger and a reformed party boy exchange lessons on art, confidence, and yacht rock"--

A guide to the craft of baking bread, featuring more than 60 recipes from the former head baker at San Francisco's Tartine and the founder of Copenhagen's Hart Bageri.

"London, 19th Century. Harriet Hunt has a special relationship with the garden outside her house. A year after the mysterious disappearance of her father, a cruel man who left her buried in his debts, the garden is her only solace. But a woman alone is...

"Sometimes family is found in the most unlikely of places . . "--

'Crisp, transportive, uplifting. The fresh, irreverent voice of Tibb Ingleby is sheer brilliance. I loved it!'BONNIE GARMUS, author of LESSONS IN CHEMISTRYListen. My one-time friend Maria did tell me once: "Make your own paradise, Tibb, since this world is no...

"Geronimo is entrusted with the latest fashion secret from top designer, Felipolino, but Sally is after the information and she uses every dirty trick she can to get the scoop for herself, and leaves Geronimo fighting to clear his good name!"--

"A grand, sweeping history of the evolution of morality across the entire existence of humankind. For almost five million years, humans have been locked in a relationship with morality, inventing and reinventing the concepts of 'Good' and 'Evil', and weaving...

A picture book biography follows the fearless and inspirational Taylor Swift from the pop star's childhood to the present day, sharing information about her earliest performances, her musical inspirations, and her passion for writing and storytelling.

Join acclaimed author Elise Gravel on a dazzling and revelatory tour of the insect world!

This stunning 224-page book not only tells the stories of some of the seminal video games of the 1970s and 1980s, but shows you how to create your own games inspired by them using Python and Pygame Zero, following examples programmed by Raspberry Pi founder...

Autism is associated with many qualities that are highly sought after by employers such as reliability, persistence, attention to detail, creativity in problem solving and many others. The key to success in the workplace is understanding these strengths and...

Christmas is for giving ... Christy Montgomery thinks flashing a bra strap is showing her wild side. So when footage of a mishap at work goes viral and Christy wakes to find she's become an online sensation overnight, she's not prepared for the attention that...

Bettencourt BrothersThe Bettencourt Brothers novellas are holiday themed contemporary romances set in Davis, California. To Do List is the first and features Belle and Rafael Sweet Charity features Gabe and Charity. To Do List: Belle Taylor's life, the one...

If he loses this case, the consequence is death. Ever since his father's wrongful incarceration, defense lawyer Daniel Pike has defended the innocent at any cost. But he's stunned when his archrival DA is found shot dead and brutally crucified. And after Pike...

When Sylvie Townsend's Polish ward, Rose, goes missing at the World's Fair, her life unravels. Brushed off by the authorities, Sylvie turns to her boarder and Rose's violin instructor, Kristof Bartok, for help searching the immigrant communities. When the...

At eighteen, your life is full of possibility. You have everything to look forward to - unless you've got the plague. In this unconventional and witty history, award-winning writer and broadcaster Alice Loxton delves into Britain's past, exploring the country...

"When Papa Smurf lodges a complaint about a recent poor harvest which led to a food shortage in Smurf village, Homnibus gives the Smurfs a sack of purple beans he claims can be used as food. Hoping this will solve their problems for the coming winter, Papa...

"For two millennia, Christians have looked forward to the end, haunted by the apocalyptic visions of the Biblical books of Daniel and Revelation. But for two centuries or more, these dark fantasies have given way to secular stories of how the world, our...

"Charlie, Earl of Stanwood, is at his gentleman's club when he overhears from a nearby card game that the Viscount Ognon plans to gamble away a property in which some of his family live. Charlie takes a dim view of those who mistreat their dependents, and...

"Through a connected set of biographical portraits of Nazi leaders and followers that tracks power as it radiated out from Hitler to the inner and outer circles of the regime's leadership, one of our greatest historians answers the enduring question: How does...

"In this iconoclastic biography, celebrated author Simon Morrison re-creates Tchaikovsky's complex world. His life and art were framed by Russian national ambition, and his work was the emanation of an imperial subject: kaleidoscopic, capacious, cosmopolitan,...

"A nuclear family can destroy a woman artist. I'd always known that. But I'd never suspected how easily I'd fall into one anyway. When Jane, an aspiring writer, meets filmmaker John Bridges, they both want the same things: to be in love, to live a successful...

Allies of the heart and soul . . . England, 1803. The oldest foster child of the Earl and Countess Tremayne, Caden Tremayne was one of several abandoned children rescued into the fold of the "Tribe of Tremayne," each bearing a special gift. Now that he is...

"London, England, 1814 Lady Anna Clifton will stop at nothing to find her missing brother-even if it means working alongside the dashingly handsome but sometimes infuriating Mr. Jennings, who just might steal her heart. Lady Anna Clifton has arrived in London...

The second installment in Lloyd's bravura history of the First World War, The Eastern Front chronicles the bloody fighting in Eastern Europe and the Balkans through diary entries, eyewitness reports and memoirs. The definitive history of the Eastern Front in...

When Rin aced the Keju - the test to find the most talented students in the Empire - it was a shock to everyone: to the test officials, who couldn't believe a war orphan from Rooster Province could pass without cheating; to Rin's guardians, who had hoped to...

From the critically acclaimed artist, designer, and author of the bestsellers The Principles of Uncertainty, My Favorite Things, and Women Holding Things comes a moving meditation in words and pictures on remorse, joy, ancestry, and memory. Maira Kalman's most...

Since the 1970s, Lawrence Block has been writing award-winning novels and short fiction featuring Matthew Scudder. Now, with both himself and his detective half a century older, the author found himself charged with writing a book about his protagonist. And he...

"Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher Lonely Planet Istanbul is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Shop in the colourful and chaotic bazaars, visit the...

When sixteen-year-old Keeper Chance receives an invitation to join E.V.I.L., a society of villains, he embarks on a journey of low-grade villainy until members begin to disappear and Keeper races against time to save his newfound friends and uncover his true...

Career Planning for a Happier Life Take ownership of your career path. This is your unique journey. The upheaval marking the early 2020s has created the "great opportunity"--an unprecedented chance to prioritize your life and decide what you really want from...

"Stunning, delicious, minimal effort: Meet your new favorite go-to baking book for all things sweet and nostalgic by social media star and viral baker Sarah Fennel of Broma Bakery. When Sarah Fennel launched her website Broma Bakery in 2010, little did she...

Maybe if I do enough weird stuff in the run-up, no one will suspect a thing when I move into the body-disposal phase of my life as a secret widow. Sally never meant to cave her husband's head in with a skillet. Or at least she didn't until suddenly, she did....

"There is a boy who knows nothing at all - everyone tells him so. One day he discovers a strange creature in his parents' wardrobe and - surprise, surprise - he doesn't know what it is. The funny thing is that his mum and dad can't tell him either. Determined...

"Tart, sassy, and hilariously funny from start to finish, Rainbow's book offers laughter as a tonic for troubled times." -- Kirkus ReviewsA new essay collection by adored comedian and New York Times bestseller Randy RainbowRandy Rainbow has a few things on his...

"Mojave Ghost initiates an unusually tender bond with the reader as it chronicles an intimate relationship with arresting honesty and vividness. Moving through grief and loss towards a renewal that never sidesteps the wholeness of experience, Gander's new...

Thrilling, lyrical and sparkling with dark humour, The Great When is the first book in a new series by Sunday Times bestseller and icon, Alan Moore. A propulsive tour through a fantastical London, where history and myth collide, murder stalks the streets and...

"In this book Rhodri Lewis argues that Shakespeare's tragedies are a series of experiments that attempt to tell the truth about the world as Shakespeare sees it, and to discover how far he can stretch tragic affirmation to accommodate the darker aspects of...

"Do you find time constantly slipping away from you? Or does completing a to-do list feel totally unachievable? We all have 24 hours in a day, but sometimes putting them to good use can feel like an impossible task. The Ultimate Time Management Toolkit is here...

The stage is set. Marooned overnight by a snowstorm in a grand country house are a cast of characters and a setting that even Agatha Christie might recognize ? a vicar, an Army major, a Dowager, a sleuth and his sidekick - except that the sleuth is Jackson...

"Penguin is boooooored. The Antarctic is cold and icy. All there is to eat is fish. It's time to move out! But where will he go?"--Page 4 of cover

Ten acclaimed writers imagine the future of art across space and time. In this volume from the Twelve Tomorrows series, Deep Dream, ten writers imagine the different ways in which art forms might evolve, devolve, shift, and transform in the decades and...

"Communication is the sharing of information. It sounds easy, but that's not always the case. Did you know your body language and the tone of your voice are just as important as what you are saying? Learn to communicate with confidence in every situation"--

"Do you want to know about eight of the world's deadliest snakes, forty-nine countries without a coastline, and five fearless female warriors? Then look no further because The Curious Book of Lists by Tracey Turner is absolutely bursting with 263 eye-popping...

Indigo Michael isn't like other kids. And her mum isn't like other mums. Life for people like them isn't meant to have meaning - it's just something to survive in whatever way you can. When her mum abandons her, Aster's Aunt Noni becomes her foster parent....

"A transformative guide to embrace your own mortality and live a more fulfilling life"--

"Emily A. Jensen and Laura Wifler, bestselling authors of Risen Motherhood [over 150,000 copies sold], show moms how to navigate their everyday decisions and current circumstances through a biblical lens, and experience the freedom and confidence in who God...