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Regis and Kahran Bethencourt
This immersive, eye-catching photographic picture book from the New York Times bestselling duo, CreativeSoul, showcase Black and brown children emulating some of the Black historical figures who inspire us all!
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Elizabeth Strout
Lucy Barton is a successful writer living in New York, navigating the second half of her life as a recent widow and parent to two adult daughters. A surprise encounter…
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Miriam Margolyes
Award-winning actress, bestselling author of This Much is True, and Britain's naughtiest national treasure is back, and she's as outrageous as ever.
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Tish Rabe
"The Cat in the Hat introduces beginning readers to butterflies--how they can see thousands of images at once, drink nectar from flowers, avoid predators, and can be identified by size…
Scholastic
A sensory touch-and-feel book that is perfect for calming down before bedtime -- featuring adorable animals!
Rub lamb's fuzzy belly, stroke bunny's velvety ears, and give little chick a bedtime…
Asa Tanuma
Even though his good looks make him popular amongst girls, Atami-kun only likes boys. Falling in love and making new friends, Atami-kun is enjoying the summer of his first year…
Alice Beecham
Lift the flaps to learn facts about some enormous dinosaurs and see them in action. Lift the flaps to learn all about some colossal dinosaurs. Watch a T. rex clash…
Frederick Barthelme
Frederick Barthelme is a minimalist writer whose stories are anything but minimal. Labeled as "Dirty" or "Kmart" Realism, his work illustrates the immense feeling contained within the minute and seemingly…
F. Scott Fitzgerals
Experience The Great Gatsby like never before.
Part of the Contested Classics series, this insightful edition of The Great Gatsby uncovers the layers beneath its glamorous surface. Published in 1925…
Nina Berkhout
In this new collection, Nina Berkhout skillfully illuminates quiet moments in our bustling world. Through poignant reflections on childhood, loss, and the relentless passage of time, she captures the subtle…
Christopher Gudgeon
This nonfiction book introduces middle grade readers to great apes, including chimpanzees, gorillas, orangutans and bonobos. Featuring photos throughout, it explores great ape habitats, biology, threats to survival and how…
Kevin J. Tracey
New science reveals the groundbreaking potential of the vagus nerve to regulate your body's vital systems and heal a wide variety of medical conditions without drugs
The vagus nerve is…
Walter Scheidel, Walter Scheidel
How only violence and catastrophes have consistently reduced inequality throughout world history
Are mass violence and catastrophes the only forces that can seriously decrease economic inequality? To judge by thousands…
Robert Jordan
A stunning special edition hardback of the second novel in the Wheel of Time series - one of the most influential and popular fantasy epics ever published.
Jamie Franklin
The decline in Secular Western morality can only be halted and reversed by a full return to Christianity.
Didi Kuo
As the crisis of democratic capitalism sweeps the globe, The Great Retreat makes the controversial argument that what democracies require most are stronger political parties that serve as intermediaries between…
F. Scott Fitzgerald
A new edition of F. Scott Fitzgerald's classic American novel, The Great Gatsby-a story of adulterous love, dreams, and betrayal among the super-rich in 1920s New York. This edition contains…
Beautifully illustrated by Alice Tye, this is cornerstone of modernist fiction and an incisive critique of wealth, class and the inescapable heartache of lost love.
Vinson Cunningham
NATIONAL BESTSELLER * A historic presidential campaign changes the trajectory of a young Black man's life in this "coming of age story that captures the soul of America" (The Washington…
Richard Slotkin
The culture wars are pitting us against each other with a vitriol that is fueling outright violence. Slotkin looks to the foundational myths that have shaped American identity-the Frontier, the…
Hans-Ulrich Wiemer
The first full-scale history of Theoderic and the Goths in more than seventy-five years, tracing the transformation of a divided kingdom into a great power
Fawaz A. Gerges
How the Middle East can achieve political change and social progress
The Middle East is in upheaval: a widening chasm between state and society, the failure of governing elites to…
For the centennial of its publication, a new edition of one of the most iconic of American novels, including four of F. Scott Fitzgerald's short stories about wealth and class…
The Great Mughals presents, for the first time the opulent, internationalist culture of Mughal Hindustan in the age of its greatest emperors: Akbar (r.1556-1605), Jahangir (r.1605-1627) and Shah Jahan (r…
Douglas Duckworth, Minyak Kunzang Sonam, a.k.a.
Dive into an ocean of Buddhist wisdom with this masterful immersion in Shantideva's well-known guide to the boundless spirit of the bodhisattva. Shantideva's Way of the Bodhisattva (Bodhicaryavatara) is without…
Cayce Kerr, Andrew Both
Maryland-raised Cayce Kerr began his caddying career at the storied Congressional Country Club in 1986 and within a year had managed to work his way onto the PGA Tour, rubbing…
Elise Gravel
The Great Antonio weighed as much as a horse, wrestled a bear, fought two trucks at once-AND HE WAS REAL!
Alina Tysoe
A Junior Library Guild Selection
A set-in-his-ways housecat has his routine upended by an enthusiastic new puppy with a nose for solving mysteries in this first "effervescent" (Publishers Weekly) book…
Emily Ecton
In this hilarious, high-stakes companion to The Great Pet Heist, The Great Ghost Hoax, and The Great Vandal Scandal, the pet friends take matters into their own paws-and tentacles-to rescue…
Andrew Forrest Baker
DARRAGH CULLEN WOULD TRAVEL TO THE MOON AND BACK FOR HIS BOYFRIENDS. AND HE MAY JUST HAVE TO.
An early Spring has every witch in Atlanta hot in anticipation of…
Jennifer Adams, Alison Oliver
The Great Gatsby: A BabyLit (R) Party Primer exposes little ones to the roaring twenties and this American classic by focusing on elements of a perfect party-an invitation, the venue…
Great Expectations: A BabyLit (R) Occupations Primer exposes little ones to the famous Dickens classic and various occupations such as teacher, tailor, blacksmith, merchant, lawyer, and even companion and gentleman.
Alan Moore
A dark and beguiling tour through the streets of London - fictional and real - by a legend of modern fantasy
David Reynolds
A TELEGRAPH BEST HISTORY BOOK OF 2023
Shilpi Somaya Gowda
Named an ELLE BEST BOOK OF 2024
Named a BEST or MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF THE YEAR by Readers' Digest, Elle Magazine, CondeNast Traveler, Publishers' Weekly, Indigo, ZibbyMag, Goodreads, BookBub…
Tim Birkhead
The life, death and afterlife of one of the true icons of extinction, the Great Auk
Qing Chang, Shan Huang
This book provides a comprehensive overview of the dispersal of Chinese cultural relics from the late 19th to the early 20th century. Following the Opium Wars, there was a surge…
Lee Fratantuono
Pompey's career in command began at a young age, taking control of his deceased father's legions in support of Sulla during the civil war with Marius. A precocious and ambitious…
No Context Brits
Just like the much-loved viral meme account it comes from, Everything is Great is a celebration of all things great about Britain and the perfect gift for anyone who appreciates…
Great Expectations is both an emotionally resonant coming-of-age story and a rich novel of ideas, marking the arrival of a major new writer.
Our Great Dane (Euro) 2025 premium calendar features 13 pages in total | 4-months from the previous year at the start on a planner page | Included within are 13…
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Dale Ripley
Author Dale Ripley has spent years studying great educators. Through extensive interviews with outstanding teachers and his own teaching experience, he has identified the common traits of great teachers. These…
Bruce A. Ramsey
Captured from Great Depression-era Seattle newspapers, this narrative history of the city's business, labor, and political life traces a turbulent decade that scarred a generation and defined years of policy…
Mark Bane
Sandra Markle
"Narwhals have lived in the icy Arctic Ocean for centuries. But as temperatures rise, ice disappears, and humans venture into the Arctic, these animals are in danger. Discover how scientists…
Denis Waitley
From the author of the global bestseller, The Psychology of Winning: Step into a world where wisdom is sown, nurtured, and harvested through the timeless words of Denis Waitley.
Seeds…
Diane Ewen
From award-winning, bestselling Diane Ewen, The Great Unicorn Rescue is a charming, unicorn-filled tale about friendship and fighting your fears.
