Hardcover Books

"The story of Felice and Boudleaux Bryant is the story of towering artistic achievement wrapped in a love story so deep and so complete that the two are their own country song. Bobbie and Bill Malone are precisely the right match to tell this...

Lonely Planet's new Wine Trails - Europe book is your guide to the perfect European wine getaway. Featuring Europe's most exciting and up-and-coming wine destinations, discover cult favourites and secret gems. Journey through 40 trails, from Vienna's urban vineyards to Portugal's Alentejo region, with...

During the 1960s, Dennis Hopper carried a camera everywhere--on film sets and locations, at parties, in diners, bars and galleries, driving on freeways and walking on political marches. He photographed movie idols, pop stars, writers, artists, girlfriends, and complete strangers. Along the way he...

It's the old story. When TASCHEN released the first limited edition of R. Crumb Sketchbooks: 1982-2011, fans drooled over the gorgeous packaging of this six-volume boxed set, the artist's thoughtful editing, the hand-written introduction, marbleized page edges, and signed Crumb colored art print. Not...

The Aztec Empire was known as an alliance between the three city-states of Mexico: Tenochtitlan, Texcoco, and Tlacopan from 1428 to 1521. Also known as the "Triple Alliance," these three city-states oversaw the area in and around the valley of Mexico and controlled most...

Includes a code for a bonus in-game Operator skin for Call of Duty(R) Modern Warfare(R) "The global balance of power is teetering on the brink of collapse. A diverse cast of international special forces and freedom fighters work within the gray area of their...

My Boy, Ben, is the true and touching story of David Wheaton's close companionship with an unforgettable yellow Lab named Ben. The journey begins with David pursuing his dream on the professional tennis tour yet facing the reality that his desire to get a...

Extended conflict situations in Northern Ireland or South Africa, the local effects of the rise of multinational corporations, and conflicts in workplaces, households, and academic fields are all crucibles for the forging of identities. In this volume, the authors bring their research to bear...

Packed with fascinating facts, compelling images, and little-known nuggets of information, this new go-to illustrated guide to the history of the Library of Congress will appeal to history buffs and general readers alike. It distils over two hundred years of history into an engaging...

One and a half minutes after takeoff on the clear and sunny afternoon of 8 April 1968, the Number 2 engine of BOAC Boeing 707 G-ARWE broke away from its mounting pylon and fell, tumbling in flames. Captain Cliff Taylor managed an extremely smooth...

Meet the groovicorns in this latest addition to our range of innovative, fold-out playhouses. The sturdy board book folds out to create four amazing scenes from the groovicorn world. Children will love lifting the flaps to explore the colourful scenes and peeking through the...

Transform your home the easy way with more than 60 innovative and stylish ideas for creating indoor gardens. Transform your home the easy way with more than 60 innovative and stylish ideas for creating indoor gardens. Small-space gardening expert Isabelle Palmer shows you how...

2019 Christianity Today Book Award Winner in Biblical Studies 2019 ECPA Finalist in Biblical Reference Many familiar Gospel narratives are filled with geographic details that people gloss over because of their distance from the Holy Land. Yet climate, landscape, natural resources, and other features...

Developed by recognized experts in the field, this first-of-its-kind resource introduces the basic principles of passive radar technology and provides an overview of recent developments in this field and existing real passive radar systems.Author: Hugh D. Griffiths, Christopher J. BakerISBN-10: 1630810363ISBN-13: 9781630810368Publisher: Artech House...

When the fight gets fierce, you have to get ferocious. This book will teach me how to train with my pain, push with my prayers and conquer what's trying to conquer me. SUMMARY: This book isn't about winning pretty. Rather, it will show you...

50 Recipes for birthday cakes. Learn to create delicious birthday cakes for small and large celebrations with this colorful book. Featuring fifty easy-to-follow recipes, Birthday Cakes will give you tips on how to bake the perfect basic cake and a plethora of ideas on...

As we all wake up, the outside world bustles with life Discover new facts about familiar creatures--from fluttering moths and scurrying beetles to shy foxes and humming bees--as they go about their morning activities. In the city, the countryside, and the suburbs, nature can...

In this beautifully illustrated book, Joseph Ratzinger (Pope Benedict XVI) gives us profound meditations on what our life in Christ should be like as it is lived through the various Seasons and Feasts of the liturgical year. This book also includes thoughts on other...

Following a series of murders, an apothecary's apprentice must solve puzzles and decipher codes in pursuit of a secret that could destroy the world in this suspenseful debut novel. "Tell no one what I've given you." Until he got that cryptic warning, Christopher Rowe...

Molly's up against the undead--and the fate of Manhattan is in her hands--in the third and final book of the Dead City trilogy, which Hunger Games author Suzanne Collins says "breathes new life into the zombie genre." Molly and the Omegas fight to contain...

Martín Ramírez, a Mexican migrant worker and psychiatric patient without formal artistic training, has been hailed by leading New York art critics as one of the twentieth century's greatest artists. His work has been exhibited alongside masters such as José Clemente Orozco, Diego Rivera,...

This pocket-sized hardcover book contains nearly one hundred assorted quotations from inspirational women that will influence, inspire, and empower people of all ages.Author: Applewood BooksISBN-10: 1429094664ISBN-13: 9781429094665Publisher: Applewood BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/04/2017Pages: 32Format: HardcoverWeight: 0.20lbsSize: 6.70h x 4.10w x 0.30d

Birds and bugs are some of the first animals little kids encounter in nature. This box set features both, introducing young children to birds and bugs they're most likely to discover in their own backyards. With big, bright photos and fun, age-appropriate text, kids...

The worldwide leader in animal photography, National Geographic brings us Mother's Love: Inspiring True Stories From the Animal Kingdom, a collection of the most moving and intimate portraits of animal mothers and their babies. Each photograph shows animal moms as they nurture, play, teach,...

(Guitar Educational). Expand your guitar knowledge with the Guitar Lesson Goldmine series Featuring 100 individual modules covering a giant array of topics, each lesson in this Country volume includes detailed instruction with playing examples presented in standard noation and tablature. You'll also get extremely...

The illegitimate son of a landowner, Arkady Dolgoruky was raised by foster parents and tutors, and has scarcely ever seen his father, Versilov, and his mother, Versilov's peasant common-law wife. Arkady goes to Petersburg to meet this "accidental family" and to confront the father...

Milady Standard Barbering, 6th edition, continues to be the leading resource in barbering education, providing the foundational principles and techniques needed to be successful while in school, pass the licensing exam, and launch yourself into a thriving career. Incorporating new photography, artwork and overall...

HACK YOUR WORKPLACE CULTURE FOR GREATER PROFITS AND PRODUCTIVITY I LOVE THIS BOOK --CHESTER ELTON, New York Times bestselling author of All In and What Motivates Me When companies focus on culture, the positive effects ripple outward, benefiting not just employees but customers and...

(Berklee Guide). Start playing jazz guitar This book will help you understand and master the essential concepts and techniques of jazz, whatever style you may already know. You'll learn jazz theory and harmony through learning and practicing scales, diatonic seventh chords, and harmonic tensions....

Appealing and innovative houses that show creativity, ingenuity, and design savvy for all homeowners today. With striking photographs and compelling stories from its vast home-design archive, the editors of the New York Times's beloved Home section offer a look at how contemporary homeowners make...

From interior design icon Vicente Wolf, an inspirational guide for home decorators to designing unforgettable spaces based on the four natural elements. Based on Vicente Wolf's belief that the classical elements--earth, water, air, and fire--form the basic building blocks of great interior design, the...

Written and illustrated by famous comic strip artist Cathy Guisewite, this book is a funny, touching little tribute to the unswerving influence of that tough taskmaster and best friend, of that woman who can turn pearls of wisdom into a choker -- Mom.Author: Cathy...

In The Jersey Shore, Dominick Mazzagetti provides a modern re-telling of the history, culture, and landscapes of this famous region, from the 1600s to the present. The Shore, from Sandy Hook to Cape May, became a national resort in the late 1800s and contributes...

The book of Joshua forms the logical end point for much of the Pentateuch. It shows how Israel came to possess the land God had promised centuries before to Abraham and how God was faithful to his promises. It also portrays God's demands that...

Internationally renowned scholar Erhard Gerstenberger here offers a radical departure from traditional treatments. Rather than a systematic approach to theological topics in the Old Testament, Gerstenberger discusses its various theological voices rooted in different social settings within ancient Israel: the family and clan, the...

How Artists See is designed to teach children the art of observation and increase their visual literacy. These interactive, inquiry-based books--great for both home and classroom--invite young readers to compare and contrast the ways in which different artists treat similar themes. They are an...

As children grow, they face all sorts of different temptations and troubles, whether it's lying, being disrespectful, bullying, cheating, feeling sad . . . and the list goes on. And when children give in to these temptations or face these troubles, it's important for...

Within Cole Matthews lie anger, rage and hate. Cole has been stealing and fighting for years. This time he caught Alex Driscal in the, parking lot and smashed his head against the sidewalk. Now, Alex may have permanent brain damage'and Cole is in the...

Friends and foes of international cooperation puzzle about how to explain order, stability, and predictability in a world without a central authority. How is the world governed in the absence of a world government? This probing yet accessible book examines global governance or the...

A compelling collection of self-portraits from throughout recorded history, revised to include captivating contemporary worksThe challenge of interpreting and recreating their own likenesses has proven irresistible to artists throughout the ages. Originally published more than 80 years ago and last revised in 2000, this...

The first book to celebrate the beautiful and provocative ways artists have represented, scrutinized and utilized the body over centuries.Body of Art is the first book to explore the various ways the human body has been both an inspiration and a medium for artists...

Hope shines in the face of fear in this conclusion to Sharon M. Draper's award-winning Hazelwood High trilogy. In her senior year, things are finally looking a little brighter for Keisha. Still haunted by the suicide of her ex-boyfriend, Andy, she finds comfort in...

After Tyler's father is injured in a tractor accident, his family is forced to hire migrant Mexican workers to help save their Vermont farm from foreclosure. Tyler isn't sure what to make of these workers. Are they undocumented? And what about the three daughters,...

Feminist psychology is vigorous, creative, and increasingly activist. This volume reflects women's diversity and incorporates strategies for social action and opportunities for political activism. It anticipates trends and developments in the psychology of women and feminist psychology. Chapters include those about women and self-esteem,...

As Scout is collecting firewood for the winter, he notices something extraordinary -- there is a wooden timekeeper in the forest! But what is it? Join Scout as he helps Daisy find clues to solve the Case of the Wooden Timekeeper. Titles in The...

The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) is one of the most recognizable acronyms among international organizations. It is mainly associated with the 'oil shock' of 1973 when prices of petroleum quadrupled and industrialized countries and consumers were forced to face the limits...

Use a master's lost secret to pick growth companies bound for success In 1948, legendary Columbia University professor Benjamin Graham bought a major stake in the Government Employees Insurance Corporation. In a time when no one trusted the stock market, he championed value investing...

Commonsense Rules for Financial Freedom--Anyone Can Do It Safe Strategies for Financial Freedom shows you how to know in 30 seconds whether you should be in or out of the market. The authors show you how great investors avoid mistakes--and win big. With Van...

A thrilling new fantasy series full of magic and betrayal--from Evelyn Skye, New York Times bestselling author of the Crown's Game series.Sora can move as silently as a ghost and hurl throwing stars with lethal accuracy. Her gemina, Daemon, can win any physical fight...

As the Oort Federation becomes a major force in the Solar System, Braxton Thorpe passes the Federation chairmanship to former US President John Butler. Thorpe's group offers humanity virtual immortality, but Isidor Orlov and his Udachny Enterprises oppose their every move. While terraforming Mars...