The captivating Irish stories collected in this new edition include both comic tales such as Paddy OKelly and the Weasel, and tales of heroes from ancient literature such as How Cormac Mac Art went to Faery. By turns funny, fantastical and mysterious, the stories are matched in liveliness by the original illustrations of John D. […]
Judah Ben-Hur lives as a rich Jewish prince and merchant in Jerusalem at the beginning of the 1st century. His old friend Messala arrives as commanding officer of the Roman legions. They become bitter enemies. Because of an unfortunate accident, Ben-Hur is sent to slave in the mines while his family is sent to leprosy […]
In “Utopia”, More paints a vision of the customs and practices of a distant island, but Utopia means no place and his narrators name, Hythlodaeus, translates as dispenser of nonsense. This fantastical tale masks what is a serious and subversive analysis of the failings of Mores society. Advocating instead a world in which there is […]
Photographer Jo Ellen Hathaway thought shed escaped the house called Sanctuary long ago. Shed spent her loneliest years there, after the sudden, unexplained disappearance of her mother. Yet the sprawling resort off the Georgia coast continues to haunt her dreams. And now, even more haunting are the pictures someone is sending her: strange close-ups and […]
The sixth book about the comic adventures of Greg Heffley and family. The funniest books youll ever read! Watch this trailer to find out whats in store for Greg and the Heffleys in the hilarious SIXTH Diary of a Wimpy Kid book, Cabin Fever!
From David Baldacci-the modern master of the thriller and #1 worldwide bestselling novelist-comes a new hero: a lone Army Special Agent taking on the toughest crimes facing the nation. And “Zero Day” is where it all begins…. John Puller is a combat veteran and the best military investigator in the U.S. Armys Criminal Investigative Division. […]
Americans are infatuated with the stock market. The number of households that own stock has increased from around 20 percent in the early 1980s to over 40 percent today. The market offers the hope of quick wealth and early retirement, and just about everyone who is in the market is looking for an edge, from […]
Straightforward and easy to understand, The Science of Getting Rich asserts that all of us — no matter what our circumstances — have the ability to obtain enough wealth to live as we desire and to fulfill our purpose in life. Written nearly a century ago and recently rediscovered by Rhonda Byrne, creator of The […]
[close] According to Jim Rogers, “commodities get no respect.” Here are a few reasons why he thinks they should: they are easier to comprehend and study than stocks and behave more rationally since they are subject to the basic laws of supply and demand; they have outperformed many other investment options in recent years; it […]
Nothing comes between Becky Brandon (n??e Bloomwood) and her bargains. Neither act of God nor budget crunch can shatter her dreams of wall-to-wall Prada. Every milestone in her well-shopped life (travel, long-lost sister, marriage, pregnancy) inspires new vistas to explore in the name of retail therapy. But now she faces her greatest little challenge yet: […]
The Hardys Travel To Kenya — Just In Time To Catch A Killer Frank and Joe Hardy follow their father on a trip to Nairobi for an incredible vacation. Intrigue has a way of finding the Hardys, though, and in a short time they become involved in a dangerous case. Someones hunting wild animals for […]
When Loralee arrives at Fort Apache as the new schoolmarm, she has some hard realities to learn and a harsh taskmaster to teach them to her. Shad Zuniga is a proud, aloof, renegade Apache who wants no part of the white mans world, not even its women. Yet, Loralee is driven to seek him out, […]
[close] “This is simply the best book on the topic.? ??Randall Bell, Author, Home Owners Manual “Tyson and Griswold have truly opened the world of real estate investing to all by tackling often complex issues in this easy to understand and use book. I cant think of a better way to get smart about building […]