Zero Zebras asks a bold question: can you count what isn't there? Can you count ... to zero? Bruce Goldstone takes us on a wild animal safari counting one wallaby, two tuna, three thrushes, four frogs... but absolutely ZERO zebras. Readers will realize the infinite possibilities ...
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"In a land besieged, an unlikely hero discovers his destiny: he alone can wield the sword that will slay the Dragonwitch--and save them all"--Provided by publisher.
"From the acclaimed author of Birdmen comes a revelatory new history of the birth of the automobile, an illuminating and entertaining true tale of invention, competition, and the visionaries, hustlers, and swindlers who came together to transform the world. In 1900, the Automobil...
Out of the thrilling and tempestuous eighteenth century comes the sweeping family saga of beautiful Maria Theresa, a sovereign of uncommon strength and vision, the only woman ever to inherit and rule the vast Habsburg Empire in her own name, and three of her remarkable daughters:...
"On March 15, 1348, twenty-two-year-old Joanna I, Queen of Naples, stood trial for the murder of her husband before the Pope and his court in Avignon. Determined to defend herself, Joanna won her acquittal against overwhelming odds. Victorious, she returned to Naples and ruled ov...
"When a cursed dragon-witch kidnaps the lovely Lady Gleamdren, Eanrin sets boldly forth on a rescue mission ... and a race against his rival for Gleamdren's favor. Intent upon his quest, the last thing the immortal Faerie needs is to become mixed up with the troubles of an insign...
"When they married Emperors Franz Joseph and Napoleon III, respectively, Elisabeth of Austria and Eugénie of France became two of the most famous women on the planet. Young and beautiful -- becoming cultural and fashion icons of their time -- they also played a pivotal role in r...
"With colorful photographs and interactive examples, Bruce Goldstone introduces children to the ideas of something being possible, probable, or impossible. Each spread features an easy-to-understand, fun scenario such as dice rolling and bowling, with questions about probable out...
"The story of a first-generation-Canadian girl growing up in the shadows of the Second World War and navigating two cultures while struggling to find herself. Eleven-year-old Waltraut wants to fit in at school, but it's not easy. Not only does her name rhyme with the ethnic slur ...
A mysterious box found in an old barn in Finland contains papers which detail how gnomes celebrate Christmas with games, music, food, and stories.
When the chieftain's son earns the name Draven ("coward") for his lack of glory in battle, he must remain behind with the women when the men of his tribe march off to war. While the warriors return victorious, they also bring an evil curse in their wake that attacks both the stro...
Detouring from his quest, Eanrin reluctantly rescues a beautiful mortal from an enchanted sleep. But will the dark power she's fleeing now destroy them both?
Chronicles the sprawling saga of Empress Maria Theresa--one of the most renowned women rulers in history--and three of her extraordinary daughters, including Marie Antoinette, the doomed queen of France.
Just after 4 p.m. on September 6, 1901, twenty-eight year old anarchist Leon Czolgosz pumped two shots into the chest and abdomen of President William McKinley. Czolgosz had been on a receiving line waiting to shake the president's hand, his revolver concealed in an oversized ban...
"The feud between this nation's great air pioneers, the Wright brothers and Glenn Curtiss, was a collision of unyielding and profoundly American personalities. On one side, a pair of tenacious siblings who together had solved the centuries-old riddle of powered, heavier-than-air ...
"It's 1937, and Katya is working as a servant girl on the Trakehner horse breeding estate in East Prussia where she is caught up in the Nazi spirit of the time. One hot June day, Katya and her Jewish friend Minna Epstein travel to Rauschen, a spa town on the Baltic, to search for...
1534, Paris. A student at the Catholic Collège de Montaigu, serving as a courier for the Inquisition, is murdered by members of an extreme Lutheran sect for the packet of letters he is carrying. His friend and fellow classmate Amaury de Faverges-the illegitimate son of the Duke ...
Maniac: A madman impersonates a doctor, with horrific results. Metropolis: The story of a 21st century city run by a "super trustee" and his collaborators who live in a paradise-like garden. Workers are totally enslaved by machines and condemned to live underground. In the midst ...
"Gaza is among the most densely populated places in the world. Two-thirds of its inhabitants are refugees, and more than half the population is under eighteen years of age. Since Israel occupied Gaza in 1967, it has systematically de-developed the economy. After Hamas won democra...
Finally-the book for every gay man's bedside table. At last! Answers to the questions you're too embarrassed to ask-but always wanted to know! Why does it hurt down there? Is it really safe to do that? What does it mean when something looks like this-and how do I make it go away?...