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A reference guide to world history, featuring a timeline, key date boxes, and biographies of historical figures.

An evil witch named Yurei, whose ancestor was slain by one of the 47 Ronin, has surfaced in modern day Budapest determined to have his revenge. Yurei seeks to destroy all samurai by uniting both halves of the powerful Tengu Sword. A prophecy claims only a descendant of the origin...

Arriving at a farm with sore paws and an empty stomach, a dog tries to convince the farmer that he could be just as valuable as a cow, a horse, or a chicken.

In 1969, when young soldier Dalton Joiner finds out that his girlfriend Jane back home has dumped him, he vows to sneak out of Vietnam during his one-week leave to win her back. His best friend Mickey Wright will do anything to help his buddy out, as long as there might be a few ...

Explores the nascent Los Angeles punk rock movement and its evolution to hardcore punk. Authors John Doe and Tom DeSavia have woven together an enthralling story of the legendary west coast scene from 1977-1982 by enlisting the voices of people who were there.

Discover fifty real heroes -- and learn to become one yourself. This book teaches boys everywhere that being a hero only requires being yourself -- but your best self. Bright, colorful portraits by over a dozen international artists accompany true stories of men and women who kne...

"First-year students face many challenges in adjusting to university life, including making the most of the university library. Librarians are constantly addressing student misconceptions about libraries and locating information, and have been working hard to reach first-year stu...

Slice-of-life and fantastical fiction mix together with humor, adventure, scares, romance, and more. These storytellers dug deep, pondering what constitutes a real family, how we find comfort, what normal looks like, and whether we even need normal in our lives. Alberta storytell...

"Author of the groundbreaking #1 New York Times bestseller This Town, Mark Leibovich returns with a masterly collection of portraits of Washington's elite, and wannabe elites. Hailed by The Washington Post as a 'master of the political profile,' Leibovich has spent his career wri...

Laura Leigh, a Hollywood starlet whose main talent seems to be landing in trouble, is missing. Toot's daughter, Abby, has both a personal and professional stake in the story. Not only is she editor-in-chief at gossip magazine The Informer, but entertainment attorney Chris Clay, A...

A LIFE FILLED WITH RICHES The riches that mean most to Teresa "Toots" Loudenberry are the loving friends and family she's accumulated over the course of a life well lived. And now that her daughter, Abby, has married her beau Chris and settled down near Toots in Charleston, l...

These Are Not Your Fairy Godmothers The debut of a wonderful new series, The Scoop is #1 New York Times bestselling author Fern Michaels's introduction to The Godmothers, four unforgettable women who are about to get a whole new lease on life. . . LIFE STARTS NOW Teres...