"The launch of the Hubble Space Telescope in 1990 was the first time humans had sent a telescope into space, beyond the distorting effects caused by looking through the Earth's atmosphere. Aided by stunning photography from Hubble, this book describes how Hubble gathers imagery a...
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"Financial reports provide vital information to investors, lenders, and managers. Yet, the financial statements in a financial report seem to be written in a foreign language that only accountants can understand. This new Ninth Edition of How to Read a Financial Report breaks thr...
"The best-selling book of Ontario wildlands now features 15 additional destinations. This reader-friendly guide explores the remarkable splendor and diversity of the province, from its soaring clifftops, subterranean caves and thundering cataracts to the province's tallest white ...
"Secrets from the past make a full circle as Daniel Miller faces the truth about his Amish family. Raised English, he was left to fight his way through foster care, believing he had no living relatives other than his imprisoned mother. Only after finding his biological sister, Em...
Silently suspended in water, with only their eyes, nostrils and ears breaking the surface, these members of the crocodilian family play a terrifying sit-and-wait game with their prey, striking with lightning speed, chilling accuracy and a deadly bite stronger than any other livin...
"Sammy loves playing outside and is excited to go camping with the cub scouts. However, after a frustrating day of trying to read maps and signs, Sammy wishes he never came. But when his group's map blows away, it's up to Sammy to use his fantastic visual working memory to lead t...
The ancestors of the elephant once roamed across much of the planet, but today, only two species survive: the African elephant and the Asian elephant. In this colorful introduction, young readers learn about the physical attributes and life history of the largest land mammal on E...
Go behind-the-scenes of a live sketch comedy show. Watch as Jack comes back to GE; Liz gets a visit from an adoption agency caseworker; Liz sits next to Oprah on her flight from Chicago to New York; Tracy and Jenna conduct a 'social experiment;' Jack hooks up with Liz's psycho ex...
"A biography of the late Pulitzer Prize-winning American novelist and screenwriter Larry McMurtry from New York Times bestselling author Tracy Daugherty. In over forty books, in a career that spanned over sixty years, Larry McMurtry staked his claim as a superior chronicler of th...
"This collection offers 16 original essays on Nobel laureate Alice Munro's writings, providing an enlightening range of approaches and interpretive strategies by her most eminent critics. The essays cover the entirety of Munro's career, from the first stories she published as an ...
"In the sequel to Tracy Andreen's debut romantic comedy So, This Is Christmas, we follow Finley and Arthur back to Barrington Academy for a swoony semester. Finley and Arthur are back at boarding school and neither quite knows where the other stands-are they couple? Are they not ...
"From the first female real estate broker on Million Dollar Listing LA, a no-bullshit guide to analyzing big egos, deflecting power plays, and taking control of any room. Behind Tracy Tutor's entertaining on-screen persona is an uncanny knack for projecting confidence in the most...
The primetime Emmy-winning workplace comedy that exists behind-the-scenes of a live sketch comedy show has returned, with some of the original stars returning also. Catch up with all 15 Season 2 episodes, commentary with Tina Fey and more.
A stinky plant that smells like a corpse? A forklift suspended by sticky glue? Sneaky robbers dressed as cops? No way! But way! It's all true and all fun to read about in this snappy book of cool facts and photos from across the Smithsonian's vast collections.
The gripping conclusion to the historical trilogy featuring Stuart-era healer Frances Gorges-from the author of The King's Witch and The Devil's Slave . Life has never been quiet for Frances Gorges at the court of King James, but after finding herself at the center of plot...