Meet Kate Mackenzie. She: works for the T.O.D. (short for TyrannicalOffice Despot, also known as Amy Jenkins, Director of the Human Resources Divisionat the New York Journal) is sleeping on the couch because herboyfriend of ten years refuses to commitcan\''t find an affordable studio apartmentanywhere ...
This book opens with introductory spreads explaining that beasts are wild animals that can’t be tamed and gives tips on how to spot them in their natural habita….
"The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work" is Alain de Botton''''s lucid exploration of a subject key to most of our lives. Why do so many of us love or hate our work? How has it come to dominate our lives? And what should we do about it? Work makes us. Without it we are at a loss; in work we hope to have a ...
Romance, magic and an age-old prophecy - the first novel in a stunning new paranormal young adult series. Born Wicked is to witches what Twilight is to vampires! Our mother was a witch too, but she hid it better. I miss her. To me, the magic feels like a curse. According to the Brothers, it\''s devil-sent. ...
From the New York Times bestselling author of Star Wars: Lost Stars and Bloodline comes a thrilling sci-fi adventure that Kass Morgan, bestselling author of The 100 series, calls "startlingly original and achingly romantic.nothing short of masterful." She''s a soldier--Noemi Vidal is willing to risk ...
The classic Ender series, which has changed the face of science fiction, concludes. The planet Lusitania is home to three sentient species: the Pequeninos, a large colony of humans, and the Hive Queen, brought there by Ender. But once again the human race has grown fearful: the Starways Congress has ...
Two fragile people. One desperate second chance. Reeling and desolate, Adrienne Willis needs space to rethink her life after her husband leaves her for a younger woman. Fleeing everything, she jumps at the chance to look after her friend\''s guesthouse in the coastal town of Rodanthe, North Carolina. ...
From the up-and-coming young American writer who has contributed to McSweeney''''s and written for THE NEW YORKER comes a masterful collection of short stories that has already received rave reviews from many of the most prominent writers working today. Some of the stories are comic masterpieces, some ...
Since the gripping conclusion of Once a Witch, Tamsin Greene has been haunted by her grandmother’s prophecy that she will soon be forced to make a crucial decision — one so terrible that it could harm her family forever. When she discovers that her enemy, Alistair Knight, went back in time to Victorian-era ...
Filled with illustrations and an abundance of interesting facts, this is an atlas with a pictorial difference. Children can learn where countries are located, identify what they look like while discovering more about the world they live in. Explore this busy and exciting picture atlas to discover fascinating ...
From Nobel Prize-winning economist Amartya Sen, "The Idea of Justice" is a refreshing alternative approach to mainstream theories of justice. Is justice an ideal, for ever beyond our grasp, or something that may actually guide our practical decisions and enhance our lives? At the heart of Sen''''s argument ...
A boy who loves adventure. A mysterious ocean journey. A remote island wilderness. Discover what surprises await in this beautiful dreamlike exploration of courage and loneliness, independence and friendship. Lush, transporting paintings float from reality to fantasy and back again as Peter Sís blends ...
Arrian''''s account of Alexander''''s life and campaigns, published as the Anabasis and its companion piece the Indica, is our prime source for the history of Alexander, told with great narrative skill. This edition features a new translation of both texts, introduction, notes, guide to military systems ...
Winter, 1916. In St Petersburg, snow is falling in a country on the brink of revolution. Beautiful and headstrong, Sashenka Zeitlin is just sixteen. As her mother parties with Rasputin and her dissolute friends, Sashenka slips into the frozen night to play her role in a dangerous game of conspiracy and ...
Black Milk is the affecting and beautifully written memoir on motherhood and writing by Turkey''''s bestselling female writer Elif Shafak, author of Honour, The Gaze and The Bastard of Istanbul which was long-listed for the Orange prize. Postpartum depression affects millions of new mothers every year, ...
