STARBUCKED is the first book to explore the incredible rise of the Starbucks Corporation and the caffeine-crazy culture that fuelled its success. Part Fast Food Nation, part social history, STARBUCKED combines investigative heft with witty cultural observation. How did Starbucks become an international juggernaut? What made the company so beloved that more than 40 million customers visit every week, yet so loathed that protestors have firebombed its stores? Why did Americans suddenly becom...

In the engaging tradition of Tuesdays with Morrie-a unique memoir of friendship, family, and irreplaceable memories.Throughout her life and career, Kristin Clark Taylor, the first woman of color appointed to Director of White House Media Relations, has gathered mementos to keep in her "forever box." From historical family documents to old love letters to a bit of antique lace, each item tells a story. Here, Taylor shares those stories in a heartwarming mem...

How does precise marching with captivating music change the lives of a "down and out" community? Knees Lifted High and Toes Pointed is the story of a small Kansas town being reborn amidst the Great Depression. It all happened through the sounds of a high school band, under the tutelage of Jake Dalke, a young professor of music. The band grew from zero members in 1934 to one hundred talented high school musicians in 1941. What was the secret of Jake's approach that was so compelling for fam...

An overview of modern consciousness research and how our brain works.A concise, elegant, and thought-provoking exploration of the mystery of consciousness and the functioning of the brain.Despite decades of research, remarkable imagery, and insights from a range of scientific and medical disciplines, the human brain remains largely unexplored. Consciousness has eluded explanation.Nineteen Ways of Looking at Consciousness offers a brilliant overview ...

Families come in all different shapes and sizes, and each one is perfect!Come and celebrate what it means to be a PRIDE FAMILY in this beautifully illustrated book written by LGBTQIA+ author, Amie Taylor and Illustrated by Kaspa Clarke.LGBTQIA+ families come in all the colours of the rainbow. Perhaps you belong to a Pride family, or maybe you have a friend who belongs to a Pride Family?This educational children's book explores what these families look like with a fo...

Brought to you by Penguin.Sniper Elite: Origins is three original stories set in the world of the hit video game that explore the beginnings of Karl Fairburne, the Sniper Elite. In Water Line Karl Fairburn is a new recruit fighting on the front line. Battle weary, low on morale and holding a bridge in a rear-guard action to delay the German onslaught. This is where he comes to understand his place in the war. The beginning of his training for life behind t...

Samuel Taylor Coleridge's "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner (Illustrated)" emerges as a seminal work within the Romantic literary movement, employing vivid imagery and compelling narrative techniques to explore profound themes of guilt, redemption, and the interconnectedness of humanity and nature. Coleridge'Äôs use of archaic language and meter, juxtaposed with haunting illustrations, enhances the poem's atmospheric quality, bringing to life the mariner's harrowing journey across desolate ...

The Year the World Stood Still is positive and light-hearted story about the coronavirus outbreak. It reassures children that what is of true value cannot be taken by a pandemic. It is written to entertain young children while dealing with societal and international events that have deeply impacted all families’ lives. It delicately outlines the events as they began and highlights the beauty that can emerge from a difficult situation. As the world has slowed down, families have had time to...

Annie Bot meets Fallout in this dystopian satire: six women created in a lab, designed to serve the billionaires of the future in a luxury fallout shelter, rebel against their programming after the end times arrive.Welcome to the Felicity Complex! Constructed during the height of the Cold War, our unique hotel is prepared to protect you, the billionaire class, from nuclear annihilation! Shielded f...

Do you want to read the human body like an open book? Do you dream of becoming a puppeteer of the human mind? Do you wish you could reprogram yourself to speak persuasively and become instantly liked by anyone? Then you need to keep reading...John Grinder and Richard Bandler, the fathers of Neuro-Linguistic Programming, started out with one leading objective: study the communication techniques of outstanding individuals and replicate them. They examined and dissected these effective...

Rory Wilson and Celeste Markham are friends. Or that’s what everyone thinks. Their boyfriends are co-captains of the soccer team, they hang out with the same group, and they’re even going to the same college in the fall. The truth is, they've been secretly sabotaging one another since middle school, and the only thing keeping their frenemy-ship from total destruction is that they each know the others’ darkest secret.But when Rory spies her boyfriend hooking up with Celeste, the endg...

The Big Sad is heartfelt story about Bentley Bunny’s growing struggle with anxiety and childhood depression, which he refers to as “the Big Sad.” It addresses the very real emotional and social impacts of anxiety and depression and offers reassurance through the lessons taught by those closest to Bentley. This book is based on my son, who has had a real journey with the Big Sad, and the impact it has on his daily life. As a mother, this is my gift to other mums living with stressed-out, an...