A beloved but overworked toy strikes out on his own to find glory—only to find that the best rewards were at home all along in this sweet and funny picture book that is perfect for fans of Toy Story and Knuffle Bunny.Nubby the stuffed rabbit is his owner’s favorite toy, but you wouldn’t know it from the way he’s treated. He’s been dropped, dragged, and even used as a nose wipe. He decides to strike out for a fresh start, and his adventure takes hi...

Holloway - a hollow way, a sunken path. A route that centuries of foot-fall, hoof-hit, wheel-roll and rain-run have harrowed deep down into bedrock. In July 2005, Robert Macfarlane and Roger Deakin - author of Wildwood - travelled to explore the holloways of South Dorset's sandstone. They found their way into a landscape of shadows, spectres ### great strangeness. Six years later, after Roger Deakin's early death, Robert Macfarlane returned to the holloway with the artist Stanley ...

There are still wild places out there on our crowded planet.Through a series of personal journeys, Dan Richards explores the appeal of far-flung outposts in mountains, tundra, forests, oceans and deserts. Following a route from the Cairngorms of Scotland to the fire-watch lookouts of Washington State; from Iceland’s ‘Houses of Joy’ to the Utah desert; frozen ghost towns in Svalbard to shrines in Japan; Roald Dahl’s writing hut to a lighthouse in the North Atlantic, Richards explore...

Two girls on a play date learn there’s more to each other than meets the eye with a little help from their dolls in Penny and Penelope, an exciting picture book adventure from writer Dan Richards and illustrator Claire Almon.Penny and Penelope are very different dolls. Penelope is a sweet princess, while Penny is a fierce secret agent. Penelope wants to ride her pony through the countryside, while Penny wants to wrestle alligators. How can they possibly ge...

There is something special about the night. For many, just the idea of it conjures thoughts of starlit skies, romance, refuge, of being tucked up in bed. For some, the night means fear, vulnerability, danger, sleeplessness. For others still, nightfall signals the start of work. At night things go bump, monsters hide under beds, owls take wing and foxes prowl.Overnight is a celebration of all things nocturnal, of those who labour while the rest of us sleep: the bakers, health worker...

From the maelstrom of Cape Horn to murder on the high seas. From cutthroats in Zanzibar to death temples in Tahiti. And finally to seething intrigues in Maui. This epic story ricochets from lust and danger to betrayal and love.Each in pursuit of their own separate and perilous quest-correspondent/adventuress Samantha Swift and rogue secret agent Jack Dancer cross paths in the "hellhole of the Pacific" only to find themselves in the middle of a struggle between two superpowers. Each...

BY THE SPRING OF 1846...the tinderbox of the Mexican-American War needs only a first spark to explode. Two powerful enemies plot Mexico's defeat for diabolically opposing reasons.President Polk enlists secret agent Jack Dancer for a suicide mission to single-handedly expose the Southern slavocracy's plot to steal victory from the American Army and claim new territory for slavery...as America's Manifest Destiny hangs in the balance.On a collision course with her own destiny ...

A hauntingly beautiful diptych of works inspired by Robert Macfarlane’s travels with celebrated collaborators to two eerie corners of England.In Holloway, "a perfect miniature prose-poem" (William Dalrymple), Macfarlane, artist Stanley Donwood, and writer Dan Richards travel to Dorset, near the south coast of England, to explore a famed "hollowed way"—a path used by walkers and riders for so many centuries that it has become worn far down into the soft gol...

A hauntingly beautiful diptych of works inspired by Robert Macfarlane's travels with celebrated collaborators to two eerie corners of England.In Holloway, "a perfect miniature prose-poem" (William Dalrymple), Macfarlane, artist Stanley Donwood, and writer Dan Richards travel to Dorset, near the south coast of England, to explore a famed "hollowed way"—a path used by walkers and riders for so many centuries that it has become worn far down into the soft gol...

SMART ESSENTIALS FOR SELLING YOUR HOME is concise, cuts to the chase, and eliminates the fluff. At last, home sellers can learn everything they need to know that’s essential to selling smart. In less than 100 pages you’ll learn smart ways to: Create a ROADMAP that puts you in control of your selling timetable. Find a TEAM of professionals—especially a top-notch agent—to rely on. Turn all the MONEY details to your advantage in any market. Nail down the perfect ‘Goldilocks’ PRICE—not too hig...

SMART ESSENTIALS FOR BUYING A HOME shares everything you ever need to know to buy a home today...and skips the filler you don't need. We know your time is precious. in this SMART ESSENTIALS you'll find concise, practical, insider buying strategies to accomplish the six smart steps every home buyer must get right: Find the right TEAM of buyer's agent and mortgage pro to be on your side. Nail down a smart home-buying BUDGET, but not buy more home than you need. Make your MONEY work harder wi...

Ted Turner and Arthur Blank are not Atlanta's only business giants. In contrast to their very public, attention-seeking personalities, Walker Troup prefers the life of the enigmatic loner. His peaceful life of quiet deals and world travel is savagely attacked and everything he values is in jeopardy. Blackmail, betrayal, and murder have blown the top off of his private world, leaving him unsure of anything and everything. Troup quickly discovers that he can no longer trust his top business ...