Hardcover Books

Author Becca McMurdie and Pura Belpré Honor Award-winning illustrator Paola Escobar explore the natural world with appreciation and empathy in this wildly imaginative, summer-themed picture book A seashell is just a seashell . . . or is it? To a clam, it's a door....

Prepare for a dazzling encounter with the solar system's most glamorous resident in VENUS!--the latest stellar "autobiography" in the OUR UNIVERSE series from the dynamic duo of Stacy McAnulty and Stevie Lewis! Hello, darling neighbors! It's me, Venus! Get ready to be utterly charmed...

A hilarious picture book about an endearing little crank who thinks the museum is absolutely awful . . . or is it actually awesome?Art can be a lot of things--wondrous, inspiring, transformative . . . but mostly it's boring!And visiting an art museum? Double...

"Reach out your hand, and your story will begin!"Those words changed young Atsuko "Akko" Kagari forever, sparking in her a lifelong dream of becoming a real witch. Now she's been accepted to the same school as her childhood hero, Shiny Chariot-the prestigious Luna Nova...

Join children's author and award-winning travel writer Ben Lerwill as he takes you on a journey to the one place you can't visit: the Jurassic! Dinosaurs and other prehistoric creatures were mind-blowing beasts - we all know that - but where did they live,...

What's Eating You goes far beyond physical detox. It reveals the hidden energetic, emotional, and subconscious parasites that quietly shape your reality-your health, your relationships, your finances, your confidence, and even your ability to manifest what you desire.What You'll Receive From This BookClarity on...

It is virtually impossible to turn on CNN, read the Wall Street Journal, go to a hospital, attend a university, or browse a bookstore without encountering a sea of Indian names and faces. In her new book, INDIAN GENIUS: The Meteoric Rise of Indians...

This book offers a critical and comprehensive analysis of Africa's electrification journey. In 2024, the World Bank, African Development Bank, and their partners launched Mission 300, a bold initiative to connect 300 million Africans to electricity by 2030. Yet, this is not the continent's...

Training a dog doesn't have to feel like work, and learning doesn't have to feel like pressure.Dog Training & Games is a joyful, practical guide that shows families how to train, bond with, and truly enjoy their dogs through play-based learning, simple games, and...

A brand new collection of inspiring recipes in Sabrina Ghayour's bestselling series - to make in one pot, one bowl or one pan. Every recipe in Persiana One makes irresistible Middle Eastern flavors simple. From dips and bits that make snacking sublime to spectacular...

An unfiltered, deeply personal account of war and survival as told by the author's mother--a Hmong woman who endured bombings, famine, and forced displacement during the US Secret War in Laos.The Spirit of Fearless Living is a memoir shaped by over fifty hours of...

Communities near the Boundary Waters in northern Minnesota--at the "end of the road"--offer diverse recipes and foodways. Columnist Crystal Schlueter has compiled a hearty collection that delights the palate.A microcosm of the rich traditions of a storied region, End of the Road Cookbook captures...

Artist and book lover Maria Ivashkina takes readers on an inspiring and exciting tour of 25 of the world's most unusual bookstores, sharing her love for these incredibly rich community spaces in the process.A bookstore is a place of wonder and refuge the world...

From Willie Nelson to Lil Nas X; from 'I Walk The Line' to '9 to 5'; and from cowboy hats to chaps, Country is much more than a musical genre. It's fashion, it's icons, it's sayings - it's a way of life! Celebrate all...

A 2016 MacArthur Fellow, Gene Luen Yang (b. 1973) is an influential figure in independent and mainstream comics. His work for children, young adult, and adult readers promotes understanding between different cultures and peoples. His American Born Chinese is the first graphic novel to...

The Bhagavad Gita: Therapist to Your Soul reimagines the Gita as an intimate healing conversation-one that meets the modern mind where it actually struggles: fear, doubt, emotional overload, attachment, and the paralysis of choice. Rather than treating the Gita as philosophy from a distance,...

The progressive expansion of electromobility will lead to an increasing demand for lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) in the future and thus inevitably to a drastically increased demand for raw materials for battery materials. The recycling and reuse of the individual components therefore serves as an...

When his mate is threatened, nothing burns hotter than his wrath.Against all odds, Arcanthus found Samantha, his beautiful, sweet terran mate. His fated one. Her love shattered the barriers around his heart.After defeating a ghost from his past, Arc thinks he and Samantha are...

The world is moving into an era of unprecedented transformation driven by automation and intelligent systems. This future hinges not just on artificial intelligence and machine learning's intelligence but also - fundamentally - on autonomous systems' ability to know where they are and how...

Smart grids are electrical grids using ICT and two-way communications to enable varying two-way flows of electricity and information for the integration of distributed renewable generation and power storage. Research and development in this field centres on three main areas; the infrastructure system, the...

Smart grids are electrical grids using ICT and two-way communications to enable varying two-way flows of electricity and information for the integration of distributed renewable generation and power storage. Research and development in this field centres on three main areas; the infrastructure system, the...

Transport in Condensed Matter offers a clear and comprehensive introduction to the principles that govern how charge and spin move through condensed-matter systems. The book opens with linear response theory, Green's functions, and the Boltzmann transport equation, essential tools for understanding electronic behaviour in...

The City Unlocked traces the history of the Cityof London through portraits of the individual Livery Companies from themedieval trades of the Drapers, Mercers and Goldsmiths, through to theprofessions of the present day, such as the Information Technologists and TaxAdvisers. It shows how the...

A definitive music photography collection featuring 60% previously unseen images and interviews to one of the world's most iconic rock bands - with a foreword by Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer, Chad Smith. The Red Hot Chili Peppers: Road Trippin' is a rare and...

Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862) was an American author, poet, philosopher, abolitionist, naturalist, tax resister, historian, and leading transcendentalist, best known for Walden, a reflection upon simple living in natural surroundings, and his essay Resistance to Civil Government (also known as Civil Disobedience), both of...

Bridging the science of measurement and the practice of applied behavior analysis (ABA), this is the first comprehensive guide to reliability, validity, and evidence-centered design within a behavior-analytic framework. Students and ABA practitioners will benefit from the text's real-world case studies and clear connections...

The Pastor and Church Planter Training Manual is Christianity with it's sleeves rolled up!Everything you need to know about planting and running a church. Prayer, The Gospel, Discipleship, Biblical Church Planting, Preaching, Pastoral Care and Leadership. Hands-on, step-by-step methods. Learn how to baptise, heal...

This volume examines the three pillars of Japanese management-lifetime employment, seniority-based wages and promotions, and enterprise unions-from the viewpoint of both Japanese and non-Japanese scholars.Author: Robin SakamotoISBN-10: 1041278772ISBN-13: 9781041278771Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/26/2026Pages: 238Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.34lbsSize: 9.61h x 6.69w x 0.63d

This is a black and white reissue edition of Caribbean Modern, previously published as a full-colour cookbook in 2015. This edition contains no photography. When you think of the Caribbean, a hundred beautiful clichés come to mind - white sand, blue sky, salty breezes...

After decades of attacks on the bureaucracy and recent efforts by political leaders to undermine democracy, public servants are tired, burned out, and questioning the value of public service. This is the first book dedicated to exploring public administration's knowledge of the work-life balance...

In this laugh-out-loud funny picture book, you--yes YOU, reader--are the boss of what happens . . . but choose wisely and don't get tricked! It's a dark and stormy night when you enter a mysterious castle. Melvin the magician greets you with an all-important...

An eloquent chronicle of the fortunes of four generations of one family, whose lives intertwine with pivotal moments in U.S. immigration and Chinese American history"I have made you a fish, now you must find water." As family lore has it, Margaret Woo's great-great-grandmother spoke...

Author: J. TorresISBN-13: 9798894881195Publisher: Oni PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/07/2026Pages: 432Format: Hardcover

When Merryglow the firefly sets off on his travels, Mabel the tortoise must learn--through the help of two unexpected friends--that even in the darkest times, friendship can help her shine. Mabel and Merryglow are the best of friends, their days are filled with her...

An illuminating memoir and portrait of Bob Dylan's return to Minnesota after the making of Infidels, featuring a long-lost 1983 interview, rare photographs, and intimate insights into the personal friendships and the Twin Cities scenes that shaped his time in the land of 10,000...

A dynamic collective contribution to the field of critical feminist food studies.Over the last two decades, feminist food studies has grown significantly. Culinaria carves out new lines of intersectional and transnational analysis in this evolving field. In nineteen original essays, contributors from across the...

My parents' indescribable struggles and imposed hardship, especially the experience of my father's fourteen-year imprisonment as a South Vietnamese POW, set a profound example of how one overcame adversity with fortitude, integrity, dignity, and unwavering faith. This book is not just a memoir; it...

The belief that God is the Heavenly Father is central to understanding His nature and relationship with humanity. This book, "The Heavenly Father: A Biblical Perspective," is a theological exploration of God's nature, self-revelation, and His Fatherhood from the biblical perspective. Through a detailed...

Wings of Faith: A Vietnam Veteran's Journey Through War, Survival, and God's Calling by Col. David O. Scheiding, USAF (Ret.) is an inspiring memoir of courage, calling, and the kind of inner strength that carries a person through life's hardest battles, both in the...

The Adventures of Kitty Corner follows Lucy and her friends as they care for the forest's feral cat colony and find themselves on exciting escapades along the way. Set under the sunny skies of southern Spain, each story shines with kindness and the joy...

This book is about the architecture and design of broadcasting in the 1920s and 1930s, examining the buildings which the BBC occupied in its founding decades, with a particular focus on Broadcasting House in London. It argues that these environments were as constitutive of...

A charming, funny picture book that teaches young readers aged 3-6 that the key to happiness isn't acquiring more and more stuff--it's friendship! Squirrel and Mouse are going for a lovely walk, but Squirrel keeps spotting more and more things he wants .. a...

When a Palestinian child asks their family why they have their given name, they discover how much meaning and empowerment it holds. A child asks their mother, then their father why they have their given name. Their mother says the name speaks of sweetness...

An examination of the last attempt to enforce Presbyterian religious uniformity across Scotland, and how toleration was perceived on the eve of the Enlightenment. The revolution of 1688-90 was regarded by many as an opportunity to return the Church of Scotland to the Presbyterian...

Investigates how Old Norse myth, saga, and poetic traditions imagine human identity through encounters with animals, materials, and environments. What happens to the category of the "human" in a world where bodies shift shape, objects fuse with living beings, and identities slip between species?...

Two boats at sea, struck by a storm, are impacted very differently -- a tale about economic inequality and climate change, patterned on a classic poem. Four characters go to sea in two very different boats for two very different reasons -- Boogy and...

A child worries that the home she now shares with her grandma can't compare to the wondrous stories of Ah Ma's childhood in China. Back in Ah Ma's village, they didn't have snow. The river behind her home flowed from the sky and through...

Suspense, adventure, and mystery abound during a multigenerational family trip to an exclusive luxury resort. Cousins Sam, Lily, and Jordan meet up on family vacation every year. This year, their grandmother is paying for them to stay at Paradise, an exclusive tropical resort! Paradise...

Kenneth "Kurt" J. Kurtenbach, a WWII airman and POW, led fellow prisoners with courage and resilience.Shot down at twenty-one, tortured by the Gestapo, and sent to the notorious Stalag 17B, Kenneth "Kurt" J. Kurtenbach refused to be just another prisoner of war--he became a...

Over 30 years after their original release, Dynamite Entertainment is proud to add to the legacy of the Duck Knight by bringing these timeless tales back into print in an all-new omnibus edition! In 1991, the original animated adventures of Darkwing Duck debuted on...