Bridge ia an easy game to learn but it takes a lifetime to master. This monumental work is designed to take the student to a level at which he or she can play in a bridge club or tournament with confidence. This book was originally published as three volumes on Bidding, Declarer Play and Defence. It combines the talents of top Canadian bridge teacher Audrey Grant, regarded as the leading tutor in North America, and the charismatic and world-renowned bridge player Zia Mahmud, voted bridge p...

Brought to you by Penguin.From cultural icon Margaret Atwood comes a brilliant collection of essays -- funny, erudite, endlessly curious, uncannily prescient -- which seek answers to Burning Questions such as:Why do people everywhere, in all cultures, tell stories?How much of yourself can you give away without evaporating?How can we live on our planet?Is it true? And is it fair?What do zombies have to do with aut...

Judged, before he has a chance to speak. Passed over for promotions, even though he is more than qualified. Many times he is turned away from a better opportunity because of who he was born to be. Judged just by the color of his skin, the black man has been facing adversity for more than a century. In Ebony Chronicles of elevation the reader will experience in-depth tales of the black man's journey and fight for something greater. From the minds of black men who has loved, lost, fought, an...

The year is 2049. Following a brutal seven-year war, Earth teeters on the brink of destruction. The World Congress is convened to identify the enemy: unpredictability. Deep in the subterranean corridors of Zone 4 Literature Hub, Head Archivist Ray Blankenship is tasked with digitizing humanity's remaining books. In this new world, meticulously organized, monitored, and managed, Ray is restless. In the absence of chance, mystery, and miracles, meaning is missing. Amid the order, Ray's shock...

**“[A]n electric new translation . . . Each page is adorned with illustrations and photographs from other translations and adaptations of the tales, as well as a wonderfully detailed cascade of notes that illuminate the stories and their settings. . . . The most striking feature of the Arabic tales is their shifting registers—prose, rhymed prose, poetry—and Seale captures the movement between them beautifully.” —Yasmine Al-Sayyad, New YorkerA magnificent and richly illustr...

A work of staggering poetic beauty that has inspired the likes of John Ruskin, T. S. Eliot, and Robert Bly, The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam was written in eleventh-century Persia and was largely unknown in the West until it was translated into English by Edward FitzGerald in 1859. In FitzGerald's hands, the individual Persian quatrains of the original coalesced into one of the most moving and often-cited modern poetic statements about loss, longing, and nostalgia. As Robert D. Richar...

"A powerful and essential memoir of self-discovery . . . Brimming with beautiful remembrances of his grandfather and terrifying stories of abuse and homophobia, this is an essential book that shines a much-needed light on the intersection of Arab and queer identity." —Abdi Nazemian, Lambda Literary Award–winning author of Like a Love Story, a Stonewall Honor BookThe grandson of Hollywood royalty on his father’s side and Holocaust survivors on his mother’s,...

**“Irresistibly appealing and genuinely inspiring—a story that helps us to see the world more clearly, and to see ourselves as powerful enough to change it.” —Rebecca Stead, author of Newbery Award Winner When You Reach MeIn this compelling companion to New York Times bestseller Amal Unbound, Amal's friend Omar must contend with being treated like a second-class citizen when he gets a scholarship to an elite boarding school.**Omar knows his schola...

This book has been written to make it easier for those beginning their investing journey, and they don't know much about stocks and how to invest.The principles mentioned in this book are principles taken from successful investors. Only the useful information is mentioned here.Unlike many other books, this book leaves out unnecessary, irrelevant information, and focuses on what's necessary for a beginner to have proper information and direction when beginning their journey....

In a mesmerizing land adorned with beautiful flowers of every hue, lived a magnificent butterfly. With wings aglow in a kaleidoscope of colors, it fluttered gracefully, bringing joy wherever it roamed. One sunny day, fate intervened as a strong gust of wind swept the colorful creature high into the sky, far from its familiar abode.Higher and higher it soared, gazing upon the patchwork quilt of sprawling landscapes below—rivers, mountains, fields, and forests. The wind's embrace eve...

Every great adventure needs a hero—or two! This playful take on storytelling and equity proves that two tellers can make a rhyming tale twice as nice.What do you do with an interrupting sibling? Especially when she's stepping all over your story with wild ideas that don’t. Even. Rhyme. Knights riding rockets? Dancing pirates? Who’s ever heard of a fire-breathing armadillo?! But when this big brother realizes his sister just might be improving his ...

Welcome back to Planet Omar! The fifth book in Zanib Mian's laugh-out-loud series, with amazing cartoon-style illustrations. Perfect for fans of Tom Gates and Wimpy Kid.Omar and his friends are taking part in a national rocket building competition. With a little help from Omar's scientist mum and dad and some fart power too, they come up with a rocket that's ready to blast off.But when someone starts sabotaging the rockets, the boys find themselves on a new...