Adult imprint: 1806 books
by Andy Gresh, Michael Connelly
Language: English
Release Date: September 13, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: September 13, 2011
There’s nothing more important to Bostonians than their sports teams. From the Red Sox and Celtics to the Patriots and Bruins to a number of major college programs, millions of fans from all generations discuss, debate, and live-and-die with their hometown squads all year long. In The Great Book...
by Steve Hartman, Matt "Money" Smith
Language: English
Release Date: April 28, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: April 28, 2009
With multiple franchises in pro sports—Lakers and Clippers (NBA), Dodgers and Angels (MLB), and Kings and Ducks (NHL)—plus major interest in UCLA and USC athletics, LA’s fans are some of the most sports-crazed in the country. Matt “Money” Smith and Steve Hartman—two of the leading authorities...
Kids Pick The Funniest Poems
Poems That Make Kids Laugh
Language: English
Release Date: February 10, 2015
Betcha laugh!
This is one of the most popular collections of funny poetry for kids ever published. It’s a classic because it’s the first collection of poems selected by kids! It includes clever creations from some of the most popular names in children’s poetry, including Bill Dodds, Timothy...
Interstellar
Beyond Time and Space
Language: English
Release Date: November 7, 2014
In his sci-fi epic Interstellar, Christopher Nolan takes on the infinite canvas of space to deliver a cutting-edge, emotionally charged adventure that will amaze audiences of all ages. Interstellar: Beyond Time and Space documents the making of Nolan's latest masterpiece in fascinating detail and...
Dynamic Dames
50 Leading Ladies Who Made History
Language: English
Release Date: July 2, 2019
Celebrate 50 of the most empowering and unforgettable female characters ever to grace the screen, as well as the artists who brought them to vibrant life!
From Scarlett O'Hara to Thelma and Louise to Wonder Woman, strong women have not only lit up the screen, they've inspired and fired our...
Project: Happily Ever After
Saving Your Marriage When the Fairytale Falters
Language: English
Release Date: December 28, 2010
What do you do when your marriage is so unhappy that you begin to fantasize about your husband's funeral? That's how bad it got for Alisa Bowman. . . So she launched a last-ditch effort to save her marriage. Project: Happily Ever After is her fearlessly honest and humorous account of how she went...
Fenway Park
A Salute to the Coolest, Cruelest, Longest-Running Major League Baseball Stadium in America
Language: English
Release Date: March 6, 2012
Fenway Park. The name evokes a team and a sport that have become more synonymous with a city's identity than any stadium or arena in the country.
Since opening in the same week of 1912 that the Titanic sank, the park's instantly recognizable confines have seen some of the most dramatic happenings...
Come In, We're Closed
An Invitation to Staff Meals at the World's Best Restaurants
Language: English
Release Date: October 2, 2012
Peer behind the “closed” sign in the world’s greatest restaurants, and you may glimpse a packed table whose seats are elusive even to the most in-the-know diner: the daily staff meal. This insider’s look goes behind the scenes to share the one-of-a-kind dishes professional cooks feed each...
by Shonagh Koea
Language: English
Release Date: May 3, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: May 3, 2013
**S****honagh Koea exhibits her wonderful ability to combine the wry with the poignant in this finely observed short story.**When asked which was her daughter, Alyssum's mother always used to say, 'The ugly one.' Alyssum has since made a life for herself, away from her old home. But her mother is...
My Teacher's In Detention
Kid's Favorite Funny School Poems
Language: English
Release Date: July 31, 2012
This book delivers 45 hilarious poems about school that cover everything from homework and tests to detention and school lunches. Well-known poets Bruce Lansky, Kenn Nesbitt, and Robert Pottle, plus many more great Giggle Poets wrote these gems.
My Teacher's In Detention contains 50 hilarious...
Dance of the Peacocks
New Zealanders in Exile in the Time of Hitler and Mao Tse-Tung
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2013
The true story of five talented young men in exile in the time of Hitler and Mao Tse-Tung.'Altogether they knew five wars, three revolutions and - in the case of Ian Milner, accused in the Cold War of being a spy - a slander.'Regarded by one critic as 'the best book published in New Zealand in the...
What I Did on My Summer Vacation
Kids' Favorite Funny Summer Vacation Poems
Language: English
Release Date: May 31, 2011
Summer days are here again!
Here are over forty sidesplitting poems about summer vacation, covering everything from the much-anticipated last day of school to family road trips, wacky days at summer camp, learning how to swim, dizzying roller coaster rides, fun-filled days at the beach, and...
Miles of Smiles
A Collection of Laugh-Out-Loud Poems
Language: English
Release Date: February 24, 2015
You'll Find a Smile on Every Page of this Book!
Thousands of elementary-school students helped Bruce Lansky, “The King of Giggle Poetry,” pick the poems by Kenn Nesbitt, Joyce Armor, Joan Horton, Eric Ode, Dave Crawley, Ted Scheu, and other poets included in this book. If these poems don’t put a smile on your face, Stephen Carpenter’s hilarious illustrations surely will!
Leading From Behind
Winning While Coming Last
Language: English
Release Date: March 28, 2016
**Running a marathon isn't something that comes naturally to newsreader Niva Retimanu. But whether you come first or last, if you complete 42.2 kilometres, you're still a marathon runner.**In Leading from Behind, Niva tells how she went from overweight, heavy-drinking junk-food fan to motivated, health-conscious...