39 results for 'satin helmet'

“A grand and epic prose poem . . . The purely human experience of war in the Pacific, written in the graceful imagery of a human being who—somehow—survived.”—Tom HanksSee Robert Leckie's story in the...

"When we first meet U., the narrator of SATIN ISLAND, he is sitting in the airport at Turin, caught in a delay caused by a rogue airplane. Like everyone else in the waiting area, he is sifting...

Woof! Woof! It's time for bed, but Biscuit wants to have a snack, and play, and hear stories. Will he ever go to sleep?

When Biscuit meets a little piglet, his new friend wants to follow him everywhere!

In this beginning reader, Biscuit and his young owner take a ferry ride and encounter a variety of sights and experiences along the way. As they travel aboard the boat, they observe seabirds and...

Samurai arms and equipment are widely recognized as masterpieces in steel, silk, and lacquer. This extensively illustrated volume is published in conjunction with the first comprehensive exhibition...

This deeply personal book tells the untold story of the significant contributions of technical professionals from the former Soviet Union to the US innovation economy, particularly in the sectors of...

"At Logos College in West Texas, huge young men, vacuum-packed into shoulder pads and shiny helmets, play football with intense passion. During an uncharacteristic winning season, the perplexed and...

The thriller is perhaps the most popular and widespread movie genre--and the most difficult to define. Thrillers can contain gangsters or ghosts, space helmets or fedoras. They charge our familiar...

A silly but fun approach to children’s activity books that allows kids to be the star in their own drawingsBased on the idea of a photo booth—where masks and other props set the scene for...

“America’s funniest science writer” (Washington Post) asks the questions children ask in this young readers adaptation of her best-selling Packing for Mars. What is it like to float weightlessly in...

A hilarious underground adventure starring the world's most adventurous family of pigs.When Mr. Mellops' golf ball rolls down a crevice, the family's natural response is to prepare a spelunking (cave...

Alice never imagined she would end up like this, so anxious after hearing about the dangers of meteorites that she makes her children wear bike helmets in the wading pool. Her husband, David, has...

In 2008, when the U.S. National Intelligence Council issued its latest report meant for the administration of newly elected President Barack Obama, it predicted that the planet’s “sole superpower”...