A collection of funny, frivolous and frightening poems by thirty of the world's best known science fiction, fantasy and horror authors. It includes poems by: Brian Aldiss, Sharon Baker, Robert Bloch, …
Shelve Now We Are Sick: An Anthology of Nasty Verse
Vivian Gibson grew up in Mill Creek, a neighborhood of St. Louis razed in 1959 to build a highway. Her family, friends, church community, and neighbors were all displaced by urban renewal. In this mov…
Cakes have become an icon of American cultureand a window to understanding ourselves. Be they vanilla, lemon, ginger, chocolate, cinnamon, boozy, Bundt, layered, marbled, even checkerboard--they are e…
Shelve American Cake: From Colonial Gingerbread to Classic Layer, the Stories and Recipes Behind More Than 125 of Our Best-Loved Cakes
The Friendly Dickens helps you turn the pages of a masterpiece like David Copperfield or an "obscure" novel like Nicholas Nickleby as eagerly as you switch channels. Norrie Epstein - whose The Friendl…
The first collection of poetry by former President Jimmy Carter, who shares here his private memories about his childhood, his family and political life, with illustrations by his granddaughter. Alway…
For the first time, trusted and beloved cookbook author Ina Garten, the Barefoot Contessa, answers the number one question she receives from cooks: Can I make it ahead?
If y…
Shelve Make It Ahead: A Barefoot Contessa Cookbook
Handel, Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Brahms, Dvorak, Stravinsky, Messiaen . . . Men of genius as different as their music - but all inspired by deep spiritual convictions. Peter Kavanaugh unc…
The 1999 edition of The Best American Poetry will exceed the expectations of the many thousands of readers who eagerly await the annual arrival of this "truly memorable anthology" (Chicago Tribune). G…
The first book to offer an in depth look at hidden Holland and the fascinating people that live there, Why the Dutch are Different is an entertaining book about a country unlike any other. The Netherl…
Shelve Why the Dutch are Different: A Journey into the Hidden Heart of the Netherlands
From the creator and star of Hamilton, with beautiful illustrations by Jonny Sun, comes a book of affirmations to inspire readers at the beginning and end of each day.
Good morning. Do NOT get stuck in…
Shelve Gmorning, Gnight!: Little Pep Talks for Me & You
Poets. Mystics. Prophets and astrologers. The Celts were a dynamic and unique people who left not only a rich legacy of artifacts, archaeological treasures, and dramatic myths, but also a vast body of…
Shelve The Celtic Book of Living and Dying: The Illustrated Guide to Celtic Wisdom
“Chichinabo”. “Arriba, al centro y p’adentro”. “Esto huele que alimenta”. “Que no te lo cuenten”. “Este fin de semana follo con fatatas y fimientos”. Expresiones desactualizadas, comportamientos reven…
Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch - who published much of his fiction under the pseudonym 'Q' - was born in Cornwall in 1863, and the county, its history, and its people were to have a marked influence on his …
Shelve The Horror on the Stair and Other Weird Tales
Resistance to Civil Government, called Civil Disobedience for short, is an essay by American transcendentalist Henry David Thoreau that was first published in 1849. In it, Thoreau argues that individu…
En 1991, un hombre de 24 años llamado Kurt Cobain trastocó la industria musical al convertir su disco Nevermind, un fragmento de cultura punk rock, en un éxito millonario. Fue el principio de una carr…
Ya ves truz. Esto huele que alimenta. Aquí sufriendo. Qué nivel, Maribel. Tras el éxito de Ranciofacts, Pedro Vera regresa con una nueva colección de muletillas casposas, perogrullos de manual y frase…
Shelve Mi puto cuñado: Ranciofacts 2 (Ranciofacts, #2)
A long lost letter arrives in the post and Edie Burchill finds herself on a journey to Milderhurst Castle, a great but moldering old house, where the Blythe spinsters live and where her mother was bil…
Un crimen terrible, un detective profesional y una chica misteriosa ocuparán a Flanagan en esta aventura. Una noche es asesinado el párroco del barrio, un anciano tan bondadoso e inofensivo que result…
In this irresistibly funny follow-up to the breakout bestseller Darth Vader and Son, Vader—Sith Lord and leader of the Galactic Empire—now faces the trials, joys, and mood swings of raising his daught…
Me encogí de hombros, interpretando el papel de Sir Flanagan el Generoso. —No importa. Explícamelo todo. ¿Damos un paseo? Empezamos a andar en dirección a las Torres y a la escuela y ella se puso a mi l…
Shelve Todos los detectives se llaman Flanagan (Flanagan, #2)
Esta noche de viernes las drogas, la violencia y la intolerancia de las tribus urbanas harán que unos jóvenes descarguen su ira y su ceguera contra un joven marroquí. Nada volverá a ser igual.
Luciana, 17 años, está en coma por haber ingerido una pastilla de éxtasis. Mientras sus amigos se preguntan qué ha pasado, Eloy, el chico que la ama, busca desesperado al camello que le vendió la past…
On Max's birthday, he finds a kind of magic mirror in the attic. It can make make him become invisible. So Max and his friends start playing "now you see me, now you don't." Until Max realizes that he…
Now with more than three million copies sold, Oscar-winning filmmaker and political activist Michael Moore's bestseller Stupid White Men tells you everything you need to know about how the great and t…
In case anyone in Washington hasn't noticed, Americans are fed up with the status quo. In this, the first shot fired over the bow of the 2004 Presidential election, Michael Moore aims to unseat the ma…
Après avoir surmonté de multiples épreuves, Wier suit les traces de son maître Agrippa et s’installe comme médecin. Mais dans la ville où il vient d’emménager, une …
