The Black Death. Yellow Fever. Smallpox. History is full of gruesome pandemics, and surviving those pandemics has shaped our society and way of life. Every person today is alive because of an ancestor who survived--and surviving our current and future pandemics, like SARS, AIDS, bird flu or a new and unknown disease, will determine our future. Pandemic Survival presents in-depth information about past and current illnesses; the evolution of medicine and its pioneers; cures and tre...

Growing up in Smiljan, Croatia, Nikola Tesla dreamed about harnessing the power of Niagara Falls. In 1884, he walked down the gangplank into the New York Harbor with four cents in his pocket, a book of poems, a drawing of a flying machine, and a letter of introduction to Thomas Edison, the "electrical wizard" of America. Upon meeting, Edison sent Tesla to fix the SS Oregon as a test and was so astounded that he offered Tesla a job at his factory.Tesla and Edison had differe...

Mordecai Crow must solve a mysterious murder to clear his name in a world ravaged by its past.The secrets of the past have been lost. Knowledge is forbidden, the climate has run wild, and civilization has devolved into post-technological anarchy. In the midst of this wasteland, Mordecai Crow, a drifter in search of his long-lost parents, becomes embroiled in a murderous conspiracy when he seeks refuge in a fortress committed to preserving ancient knowledge. What secrets lie at the ...

Mom is very angry. Her very favorite teapot is broken, and no one is 'fessing up. Was it Dad, sitting in his underwear reading the paper? Was it Cat, who was all tangled up in a ball of yarn? Was it Baby perched in his highchair? Or is there a surprising twist to this mystery that teaches Mom a little lesson in anger management? Bill Slavin takes a sly poke at parents in their less-than-finer moments in this funny and energetic story.

When Stanley’s people bring home a cat, Stanley is miffed. Nobody asked him if he wanted a new feline “sister!” Making friends isn’t easy in what may be the funniest Stanley book yet.

Time travel with the Binkertons!Josh, Emma and Libby Binkerton return to the Good Times Travel Agency — but this time, with a plan to travel to the future, to the next Olympic Games. What could go wrong? Well, plenty! Like when the owner of the shop misunderstands and sends the children to the ancient Olympic Games instead — in fifth-century BCE Greece! Uh oh! What will the Binkertons do?Kids won’t want to miss this funny, Olympic-sized adventure filled with facts about anc...

Our favorite party animal Stanley, the star of The Adventures of Stanley series, is back. This time, once he discovers a way out of the yard, he’s in for an exciting late-night ride with his friends!

In the third hilarious installment of The Adventures of Stanley, our questing hero and his pals embark on an adventure that makes sea-dogs of them all.

Join Stanley and his friends in the best dogpile ever as they show us humans that dogs know best, and that what really counts is having fun!

The uproarious story of a good dog who unleashes his inner party animal when his folks go away.

Stanley knows school is for kids, not dogs. But every day he grows more and more curious. What did the kids do in that school all day? Stanley rounds up his pals from the dog park to take a closer look. Will they find the answers they’re looking for? One thing is for certain: School + Stanley = TROUBLE!

Another high-speed adventure with those reluctant time travelers, the Binkertons!Once again, the Binkerton children try to get away before the owner of the creepy Good Times Travel Agency can send them back in time. But once again, they fail. This time, the trio lands in ancient China, where Libby quickly slips away from Josh and Emma in an official carriage headed to the capital. Then, as the twins set out after her, they’re mistaken for barbarian spies and imperial guards begin c...