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Illuminates the Russian writer's thoughts on madness, bureaucracy, and illusion in these five tales.

Expert marine biologist Anita Thomas has written an accessible, informative guide to marine biology, full of adventure for everyone who loves the sea, and our planet! My name is Emma,...

High School Magic is Just the Beginning...With school, friends, and homework, Kylie Chase is just another girl starting out her freshman year in high school. Sure, she has to keep...

A prizewinning, thrillingly subversive debut novel about a woman in Japan who avoids harassment at work by perpetuating, for nine months and beyond, the lie that she's pregnant Discover this...

The first book in the phenomenally successful series Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney. Being a kid can really stink. And no one knows this better than Greg...

THE ONE WHERE IT ALL BEGINS! The first book in the global phenomenon from #1 international bestselling author Jeff Kinney - 250 million copies of the series sold worldwide! 'Let...

The Wimpy Kid is back! Greg Heffley's on a losing streak. His best friend, Rowley Jefferson, has ditched him, and finding new friends in middle school is proving to be...

THE ONE WHERE GREG SHAPES UP The third laugh-out-loud, fully-illustrated Diary of a Wimpy Kid book from #1 international bestselling author Jeff Kinney ! A global phenomenon with 250 million...

A delightful and entertaining peek into the life of one very busy wombat! MondayMorning: Slept. Afternoon: Slept. Evening: Ate.Scratched. Night: Ate. A typical day. Don't be fooled. this wombat leads...

For her thirteenth birthday Anne Frank received a diary as a present from her father. She kept it from 12 June 1942 to 1 August 1944. In this diary, Anne...

Morgan Menzie takes readers through a harrowing but ultimately hopeful and inspiring account of her eating disorder. Her amazing story is told through the journals she kept during her daily...

Get ready for a whole new look into Jeff Kinney's Diary of a Wimpy Kid! Introducing the newest Wimpy Kid author-Rowley Jefferson! Rowley's best friend Greg Heffley has been chronicling...

A heartbreaking nonfiction classic from a renowed child psychologist In 1964, renowned psychotherapist Virginia M. Axline visited a New York school. There she encountered a little boy apart from teachers...

This comprehensive biography of the great 19th-century novelist combines extensive research and documentation, including much new speculation on the nature of his affair with Ellen Ternan, with imaginative reconstruction of...

In his novels Dickens presents a series of unrivalled portraits of women, young and old. From Little Nell to Miss Havisham, these girls and women speak to us today, making...

After 26 years in America, Dickie returns to his family in York when his father dies. This book continues the Feeney family saga which began in the author's first three...

Africa has had more than its share of dictators, but Henderson Gushungo may be the worst. Millions starve and opponents are flung in jail, while Gushungo and his cronies get...

Africa has had more than its share of dictators, but Henderson Gushungo may be the worst. Millions starve and opponents are flung in jail, while Gushungo and his cronies get...

This unique and authoritative guide describes more than 400 important Chinese symbols, explaining their esoteric meanings and connections. Their use and development in Chinese literature and in Chinese customs and...

The Dictionary of Education Terms provides students with a one stop destination to the answers for all those "but what does that mean?" questions. It provides clear and succinct definitions...

In this reference text, Linda and Roger Flavell trace the origins and histories of over 400 proverbs, detailing the changes of meaning and usage that have occurred throughout each proverb's...

More than 11,500 entries, first English-Russian, then Russian-English, containing exact idiomatic translations for over 30,000 phrases and sentences. Also includes 15,000-word grammatical introduction. Focus is on phrase or sentence as...

This is a fully bilingual dictionary of English and French for intermediate learners. It is especially suitable for learners of English and includes over 60,000 words, phrases and examples. It...

This book considers the deadliest war in US history, which killed 750,000 soldiers and many civilians before this young nation was a century old. Its legacy still resonates across the...

In this hilarious tale of mishap and misadventure, Dr. Seuss reminds us that there is always someone, somewhere, worse off than ourselves. With his unique combination of hilarious stories, zany...

THE IRISH TIMES NO. 1 BESTSELLER AN POST BIOGRAPHY OF THE YEAR 'Gorgeous' Pandora Sykes 'A rare and beautiful book' Marian Keyes 'Tender, sad and side-splittingly funny' Annie MacManus 'A...

Jeremy takes us back to another year of life as a gentleman farmer at Diddly Squat - what could possibly go wrong this time? Welcome back to Clarkson's farm. At...

Another year on the Diddly Squat Farm and Jeremy is still knee-deep in mud and endless challenges . . . Welcome back to Clarkson's Farm. Since taking the wheel three...

A chapter-book series spin-off from Inspector Flytrap by New York Times bestselling author Tom Angleberger! Didi Dodo, the heroic spy, and Koko Dodo, the cookie chef, are off to solve...

A chapter-book series spin-off from Inspector Flytrap by New York Times bestselling author Tom Angleberger! Didi Dodo, the heroic spy, and Koko Dodo, the cookie chef, are off to solve...

A TOP 12 BOOK OF THE YEAR PICK IN THE TIMES AND SUNDAY TIMESTHE BELLETRIST BOOK CLUB PICK FOR NOVEMBER 2024'This book is magic. It's all I ever needed' LENA...

With over 420k followers on Twitter, The Didn't Happen of the Year Awards exposes, celebrates and ridicules social media users who, shall we say, are prone to a little lying...

In the decade since Whitney Houston's passing, the world has mourned her death amid new revelations about her relationship to her Blackness, her sexuality, and her addictions. Didn't We Almost...

The eagerly anticipated new Rizzoli & Isles thriller. IT'S GORY, IT'S GRIPPING, IT'S GERRITSEN. 'Crime writing at its unputdownable, nerve-tingling best' HARLAN COBEN THE VICTIMS In Boston, Detective Jane Rizzoli...

From Australia's master of adventure, a heart-stopping chase across South Africa to find Napoleon's priceless lost sword. Three bodies are found scattered across South Africa. Detective Sannie van Rensburg and...

Twilight meets The Vampire Diaries in this steamy new adult romantasy. A human searching for her sister, a grumpy vampire bodyguard in charge of keeping her alive, and a malicious...

A veritable folk hero in Latin America and Mexico's most important artist-along with his wife, painter Frida Kahlo-Diego Rivera (1886-1957) led a passionate life devoted to art and communism. After...

Dieting Makes You Fat is the explosive, authoritative answer to the multibillion-dollar dieting industry. The dieting industry is booming. So is obesity, in children as well as adults. Obesity causes...

The fascinating life of one of the great entertainment icons of the 20th century.