Distant Past.Far Future.Alternate Timeline.What happens when time gets slippery?Anything is possible.A scientist walks with dinosaurs. A detective hunts criminals by following their footprints through history. A researcher falls in love with a woman from another century-and is given one impossible chance to save her. Across these pages, time loops offer second chances, forgotten mysteries demand answers, and journeys through history reveal that chang...

The first book to pull together into a single volume the ground-breaking events of 1864 that changed cricket forever.There have been a great many watershed years in cricket history. The year overarm, rather than underarm, bowling was introduced. The year first-class cricket began to be organised in countries other than England and Australia. The year WG Grace, the greatest player of all time, first arrived on the sporting stage. The year a group of Indian architect...

Come along with young Violet as she accompanies her parents as they go to vote in this Step 2 leveled reader, perfect for kids ages 4-6!Violet is excited to go on a big adventure with her parents. They are walking to her school to vote and make their voices heard. On the walk there, they see friends and neighbors from their community. Violet learns more about Black History and Civil Rights. She is proud when the time comes for her parents to vote, and she gets to c...

A friends to lovers, grumpy/sunshine, military protector romance from New York Times Bestselling Author Lynn Raye Harris.Two years ago, Brooke Sullivan was violently abducted by a terrorist group. She’s worked hard to get her life back on track—moving to a new house, changing careers, trying to date. But when her next door neighbor is murdered, the killer believes Brooke possesses something he wants. And he’ll stop at nothing to retrieve it.Cade “Saint” Rod...

A Times Literary Supplement and Globe and Mail Book of the YearWinner of the Hilary Weston Writers’ Trust Canadian Non-Fiction Prize“A wonderful meditation on farm life and by extension life itself … told intelligently and often humorously, by a writer with a welcome fresh sharp eye.”—Peter Matthiessen, author of Shadow Country and The Snow LeopardIn this new special edition of a beloved ru...

The emergence of environmental public participation rights in Europe has provided people with greater opportunities to access environmental information, participate in environmental decision-making, and seek judicial protection of their right to a healthy environment. However, significant barriers to exercising environmental participation rights persist for many, particularly those who face other forms of marginalization connected to race, gender, and economic status. Such obstacles can re...

With lyrics adapted from the classic carol "O Holy Night," Alleanna Harris's luminous picture book celebrates the peace, light, and joy of Christmas.O holy night, our hearts are brightly shiningSpreading our light and our love 'round the earth.Follow along to the tune of the beloved song and join a family amid the hustle and bustle of the holiday season. Bask in the magical moments of Christmas traditions, from hunting for the perfe...

Black Appalachia: Race, Place, and Identity is the long-awaited successor to Blacks in Appalachia (1985), the first modern anthology to examine the socioeconomic, cultural, and political experiences of Black Appalachians. Edited by Cicero M. Fain III, Sheena Harris Hayes, Wilburn Hayden Jr., and William H. Turner, Black Appalachia features more than twenty-five emerging and established scholars and creatives who challenge how we think about the region by finding ...

Early Chinese Cinema and Two-Way World Flows explores how the term ‘transnational’ became a condition—a site of translations, transactions, and transitions in Chinese cinema. Drawing on a broad range of previously untapped sources by and about female directors, writers, actresses, and moviegoers, including personal recollections from the family of female director Marion Evelyn Hong, this book offers new perspectives on the dynamic multidirectional flow of films, culture, and commu...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER"If you’ve ever wondered how you have the capacity to wonder, some fascinating insights await you in these pages.” --Adam Grant, New York Times bestselling author of OriginalsAs concise and enlightening as Seven Brief Lessons on Physics and Astrophysics for People in a Hurry, this mind-expanding dive into the mystery of consciousness is an illuminating meditation ...

**THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW EDITORS' CHOICE • From the #1 internationally bestselling author of Conclave and Dictator, a gripping tale of ancient Rome’s descent into dictatorship“Thrilling. . . . Agrippa is a swift-paced romp. . . . Politics may be ‘a filthy business,’ as Agrippa observes, but in the hands of Mr. Harris, it is a drama of endless interest.” —The Wall Street Journal**He was born feet first, a dangerou...

⭐ "A detailed, sensitive account...This beautifully designed and elegantly illustrated book will interest the many young people who enjoy The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe ."— Booklist (STARRED REVIEW)A lonely, imaginative boy becomes the world-renowned author of The Chronicles of Narnia in this s pellbinding biography of C.S. Lewis....