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NOW A NETFLIX ORIGINAL SERIESDear Reader,You have undoubtedly picked up this book by mistake, so please put it down. Nobody in their right mind would read this particular book about the lives of...

-Breath-taking shots of birds from Oliver Hellowell, a young photographer with Down Syndrome -Chapters dedicated to birds of prey, seabirds and residents of the British garden, annotated with...

"You people come into the market—the Greenmarket, in the open air under the down pouring sun—and you slit the tomatoes with your fingernails. With your thumbs, you excavate the cheese. You choose...

NOW A NETFLIX ORIGINAL SERIESI hope, for your sake, that you have not chosen to read this book because you are in the mood for a pleasant experience. If this is the case, I advise you to put this...

Olivia wants a new life—and her wish might be granted by the unlikeliest allies. A heartfelt, gently Gothic novel from Claire Legrand that School Library Journal calls a “not-too-scary ghost story...

Five starred reviews! “An arm-pumping, truck-horn toot to each person reveling in their own ‘garbage.’” —BCCB (starred review) From the creator of I’m Going to Build a Snowman comes a “enthusiastic,...

Meet Nancy, who believes that more is ALWAYS better when it comes to being fancy. From the top of her tiara down to her sparkly studded shoes, Nancy is determined to teach her family a thing or two...

"[Charles Portis] understood, and conveyed, the grain of America, in ways that may prove valuable in future to historians trying to understand what was decent about us as a nation." --Donna Tartt,...

An entrancing collection of myths and legends of the sea The sea is beautiful and alluring, but it is also dangerous and deadly. Above all, it is unknowable and untamable. Storytelling offered our...

Enlightened Blooms is a collection to treasure for lovers of botany and photography alike along with anyone who has ever marveled at the elegant forms of the natural world. In Oliphant's own words...

This book is intended as a supplementary text for petrology courses at all levels. It is concerned with the manner in which various types of chemicals and thermochemical data are interpreted for...

In prose possessed of the radically stripped-down beauty and ferocious wit that characterize his work, this early novel by Nobel Prize winner Samuel Beckett recounts the grotesque and improbable...

Ray Robinson's visceral, ambitious debut novel Electricity is a tour de force portrayal of a heroine you will not soon forget. Thirty-year-old Lily O'Connor lives with epilepsy, uncontrollable surges...

Why are men, like other primate males, usually the aggressors and risk takers? Why do women typically have fewer sexual partners? In Why Sex Matters, Bobbi Low ranges from ancient Rome to modern...

It's the night of the annual Autumn Equinox Festival, when the town gathers to float paper lanterns down the river. Legend has it that after drifting out of sight, they'll soar off to the Milky Way...

Reading List bookmarkIntroducing the Reading List Bookmark, the perfect companion for book lovers and avid readers! This innovative and stylish bookmark is designed to enhance your reading experience...

"Shy and softhearted Charlie Spring sits next to rugby player Nick Nelson in class one morning. A warm and intimate friendship follows, and that soon develops into something more for Charlie, who...

Gerald is careful. Piggie is not.Piggie cannot help smiling. Gerald can.Gerald worries so that Piggie does not have to.Gerald and Piggie are best friends.In My Friend is Sad, elephant Gerald is down...

The excavator goes, "chumma chumma hufft hufft FALUMP." The steamroller goes, "CHUG chug CHUG chug moooooosh." The wrecking ball goes, "BOOOOOM!" Come on down to the construction site and make some...

THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!Perfect for fans of Wicked, Upside-Down Magic, and the Wizard of Oz. This is a page-turning adventure about fitting in, standing out, and the magical power of...