What legacy would you choose to leave behind for your children? When Randy Pausch, a computer science professor at Carnegie Mellon, was asked to give \''a last lecture\'' lecture, he didn\''t have to imagine it as his last, since he had recently been diagnosed with terminal pancreatic cancer. But the ...
It\''s 1839 and you are a medical student working on your first human body dissection! Under the watchful eye of Dr Walker, peel the flaps back to reveal the inner workings of the human body, from bone and muscle, to the brain, eyes, heart, lungs and everything in-between. Victorian-inspired illustrations ...
#1 New York Times bestselling author Sarah J. Maas started a worldwide phenomenon when she published her debut novel, Throne of Glass. To date, Sarah''s books have spent more than 92 weeks on the New York Times bestseller list and she has hit #1 on charts around the world. Her books have sold more than ...
If the only way to save the world was to destroy what you loved most, would you do it? The clock is ticking. Everyone must choose. Passion. Power. Secrets. Enchantment. Danger closes in around the Shadowhunters in the third and final instalment of the bestselling "Infernal Devices" trilogy. This book ...
When a young mother and her daughter appear on Bruce Wayne''s doorstep, the famously wealthy playboy is rocked by the news that they bring. Then, when the child is suddenly kidnapped by the Joker, Batman must plunge deep into Gotham City''s underworld to track her down and foil the Clown Prince of Crime''s ...
An unmissable collection of eight unconventional and captivating short stories for young and adult learners. "I love Olly''s work - and you will too!" - Barbara Oakley, PhD, Author of New York Times bestseller A Mind for Numbers Short Stories in French for Beginners has been written especially for students ...
2016 Goodreads Choice Award-winning poet Amanda Lovelace returns in the witch doesn''t burn in this one - the bold second book in her "women are some kind of magic" series. The witch: supernaturally powerful, inscrutably independent, and now-indestructible. These moving, relatable poems encourage resilience ...
Johnny Smith is a seemingly normal guy -- who becomes psychic! He''s an English teacher in a small Maine town called Castlerock, and he''s one of those guys that more straight-laced teachers tend to dislike as a fellow teacher, but the kind''a guy that the kids really love. He''s funny, sincere, sensitive, ...
Susan Sontag is most often remembered as a brilliant essayist - inquisitive, analytical, fearlessly outspoken. Yet all throughout her life, she also wrote short stories: fictions which wrestled with those ideas and preoccupations she couldn\''t address in essay form. These short fictions are allegories, ...
Welcome to the museum! There are more than 160 animal specimens to be discovered in Animalium, the first in a series of virtual museums. Wander the galleries - open 365 days a year - and discover a collection of curated exhibits on every page, accompanied by informative text. Each chapter features a ...
Having defeated the monstrous threat that nearly destroyed the peculiar world, Jacob Portman is back where his story began, in Florida. Except now Miss Peregrine, Emma, and their peculiar friends are with him, and doing their best to blend in. But carefree days of beach visits and normalling lessons ...
It''s 3 a.m. and Elizabeth Gilbert is sobbing on the bathroom floor. She''s in her thirties, she has a husband, a house, they''re trying for a baby - and she doesn''t want any of it. A bitter divorce and a turbulent love affair later, she emerges battered and bewildered and realises it is time to pursue ...
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe has enchanted readers for generations and now will delight younger children as a picture book. Brought to life through Christian Birmingham’s stunning illustrations, this is a magical winter story for all the family. When Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy are sent to ...
"The Secret" offenbarte das Gesetz der Anziehung. Jetzt gibt Rhonda Byrne das größte Geheimnis im Universum preis "The Power", die Kraft, alles zu bekommen, was man sich wünscht.§In diesem Buch werden Sie erfahren, dass Sie nur eines brauchen, um Ihre Beziehungen, Finanzen, Gesundheit, Glück, Karriere ...
