"Walking and writing have always gone together. Think of the poets who walk on a rhythm for their lines and the novelists who put their characters on a path. Beneath my feet rounds up the most memorable walker-writers from the 1300's to the modern day, from country hikers to urba...
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When Star Wars: A New Hope was first released in 1977, part of its appeal was that the world it presented felt alive. Landspeeders and starships were dirty. Droids broke down. And it was filled with cool, weird, and really weird background characters. (Really, just take a look ar...
What is the very smallest thing you can think of? A grain of sand? What about an atom? Every object and every living thing -- from the biggest star to a speck of dust -- is made of atoms. But even atoms are made up of smaller particles, and inside those smaller particles, you'll ...
"From the deeply unsettling to the possibly supernatural, these thirty-one border-crossing stories from around the world explore the uncanny in literature, and delve into our increasingly unstable sense of self, home, and planet. The Uncanny Reader: Stories from the Shadows opens...
Learn about different shark species and habitats in this fin-tastic addition to the Block book series. Readers will learn all about shark species, habitats, diets, and more. In keeping with the rest of the series, Sharkblock features die-cut pages, gatefolds, and the charming art...
"Over the canyon, the sun scalds the air, and bakes the desert mud to stone. But under the shade of the canyon hides another world, where bighorn sheep bound from rock to rock on the hillside, roadrunners make their nests in sturdy cacti, and banded geckos tuck themselves into th...
A girl: Gemma, 16, at the airport, on her way to a family vacation. A guy: Ty, rugged, tan, too old, oddly familiar, eyes blue as ice. She steps away. For just a second. He pays for her drink. And drugs it. They talk. Their hands touch. And before Gemma knows what's happening, Ty...
What happens when your gender doesn't fit neatly into the categories of male or female? Even mundane interactions like filling out a form or using a public bathroom can be a struggle when these designations prove inadequate. In this groundbreaking book, thirty authors highlight h...
Adventures of a U.S. Air Force interstellar peacekeeping team assigned to an ancient intergalactic gateway, the Stargate, which links planets from various solar systems.
To receive an order from Section is to obey it. So when elite operative Nikita is told she must marry a playboy who has connections to the terrorist group Red Cell, she reluctantly takes the plunge.
Enter a world of sin and fantasy in this collection of fantastical stories! Welcome to the Gambler's Den where every night is a party, and every day is a battle with the law... Den of Shadows While fighting off poverty in the blistering desert heat a travelling casino offers one ...
The true story of the World War II evacuation portrayed in the Christopher Nolan film Dunkirk , by the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Day of Infamy . On May 24, 1940, Hitler's armies were on the brink of a shattering military victory. Only ten miles away, 400,000 Al...