Winner, 2020 National Outdoor Book Award, Nature and the EnvironmentSnakes inspire extreme reactions. Love or hate these limbless reptiles, almost everyone is fascinated by them. Although snakes are widespread and frequently encountered, they may be more misunderstood than any other group of animals. From giant rattlesnakes to mating dances, there are dozens of myths and misconceptions about snakes. In Secrets of Snakes: The Science beyond the Myths, wildlife biologist Dav...

Explore the wonders of God’s creation with biologist David A. Steen, and discover the intricacies of things we usually take for granted: taste, gravity, skin, bacteria, trees, DNA, stars, cellular reproduction, and many more. Are you ready to experience an overwhelming sense of awe? God’s creative genius is simply breathtaking.

Fourteen-year-old Paul expected the summer of 1984 to be ordinary. Instead, a mysterious doorway beneath Loring Park pulls him and his friends into a world where nothing is quite what it seems.What begins as curiosity quickly becomes a fight for survival as Paul encounters strange creatures, hidden passages, impossible places, and people who seem to know far more about him than they should. Along the way, friendships are tested, loyalties shift, and Paul is forced to confront dange...

The ESC Textbook of Thrombosis is the third iteration of Therapeutic Advances in Thrombosis. Now a new addition to the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) publications portfolio, it is informed by the work of the ESC's Working Group on Thrombosis. Written by internationally renowned experts in the field of thrombosis, the textbook presents an up-to-date and in-depth review of all aspects of thrombosis and antithrombotic therapies. Not only does it reflect contemporary European guidelines ...

A young boy and girl, born worlds apart, chased the promise of the good life—the American Dream—only for the lives they carefully built to fall apart in the wake of divorce. Almost Home shares the truth of God’s promises, his power to rebuild lives and transform hearts.Almost Home shares how two broken families joined together in holy matrimony and God’s healing. David Steen takes readers through one family’s journey of remarriage, building a home...

⭐ Selected as one of the Best Nature Books of 2022 by Kirkus Reviews ⭐⭐ Selected as one of the Best Informational Books of 2022 for Older Readers by Chicago Public Library ⭐"A book worth returning to multiple times. A fascinating primer on the intricacies of ecosystems." -- Kirkus, starred reviewDiscover inspiring stories of wildlife brought back from the brink of extinction – a perfect gift for kids who care about the envir...

In the village of the ghost bells, the church chimes ring—even though the church has no bells. One of the neighbors wants to buy dreams—or is she a dream that someone else is dreaming? Where and why do dreams become nightmares? These are only some of the fascinating questions raised in Village of the Ghost Bells, Edla Van Steen’s second novel. First published in 1983 as Coraçôes mordidos, the novel tells the story of the would-be utopian community built on an old plantation of the outskirts o...

The Seven Sisters marks the beginning of it all—an epic saga that follows the lives of the D’Aplièse sisters, each adopted as babies by a mysterious billionaire known to them as Pa Salt.Maia D’Apliese and her five sisters gather together at their childhood home, “Atlantis”—a fabulous, secluded castle situated on the shores of Lake Geneva—having been told that their beloved father, who adopted them all as babies, has died. Each sister is handed a tantalizin...

Arguably the oldest book in the Bible, the book of Job has a surprising amount to say about some of the newest scientific discoveries and controversies. Far from a book that is just about suffering, Job is filled with rich insight into both ancient and modern questions aboutthe formation of the worldthe difference between animals and humanscosmologydinosaurs and the fossil recordhow to care for creationand moreWith careful consideration an...

Only God can make a tree,” wrote Joyce Kilmer in one of the most celebrated of poems. In Tree: A Life Story, authors David Suzuki and Wayne Grady extend that celebration in a biography” of this extraordinary - and extraordinarily important - organism. A story that spans a millennium and includes a cast of millions but focuses on a single tree, a Douglas fir, Tree describes in poetic detail the organism’...

Illustrated electronic edition of the fairy tale by Charles Perraul prepared in accordance with the principles of The World in Pictures project, providing a complete set of illustrations, among them 38 illustrations by outstanding painters, with a comprehensive rendering of the plot. The publication uses painted engravings from French and English editions of Charles Perrault's fairy tale "Cinderella" of the 19th century, illustrations from the fairy tale "Cinderella" of the trading house "...

In the tradition of The Botany of Desire and Wicked Plants, a witty and engaging history of the first botanists interwoven with stories of today's extraordinary plants found in the garden and the lab.In Paradise Under Glass, Ruth Kassinger recounted with grace and humor her journey from brown thumb to green, sharing lessons she learned from building a home conservatory in the wake of a devastating personal crisis.In A Garden of Marvels, s...