Hello, Earthlings!! Why do some things slide, stick, or stop? Join Astro, the curious space explorer, and his trusty robot buddy B.O.B. as they return to Earth and land straight into a muddy, slippery, and totally puzzling adventure! When Astro's feet get stuck in the mud and he slides down a hill like a rocket, one thing becomes clear: Earth is full of invisible forces! From sticky ground to speedy slopes, from clever geckos to floating feathers, Astro and B.O.B. are on a mission to disco...

A COLLECTION OF STORIES FROM THE MARGINS OF AMERICAN LIFE Wayne Creed's debut collection pulls no punches. These are stories about people surviving on the edges—Eastern Shore watermen whose lives have collapsed, the junkies and car thieves marking time, and the wheelchair-bound and forgotten trying to carve out meaning in a world that's moved on without them. Written with unflinching honesty and surprising lyricism, Last Train Home maps the forgotten corners of life where loneliness mingle...

Many of us have had the experience of finding two nice young people with white shirts knocking on their door and finding out they are Mormon missionaries. The Mormon faith is uniquely noted for sending such missionaries all over the world. The founder of Mormonism was Joseph Smith and the study of his life, though complex, is most interesting at the same time. To his followers, Joseph Smith is considered to be second in importance only to Jesus Christ in all of Church history. How Smith ca...

"Ronni's mind fell completely silent. She stopped being aware of the room around her, there was only the hateful figure of a bully and an abuser ahead of her, all else was a blur." You're in a strange city. Your friend is missing. Could you find the courage to do what is necessary? Would you even know where to start? These are the questions faced by law graduate Ronni Wong when her friend Jenny disappears after a date with a man she met online. Finding evidence suggesting that Jenny's inte...

Ogden Nash was the master of humorous poetry. His clever use of language and puns made many of us smile and see each day in a brighter light. While not all of his poetry was light-hearted – he could be somber and address disturbing topics – his writing was mostly joyful and witty. We still quote many of his beloved lines, like 'Candy is dandy but liquor is quicker.'This book contains a collection of his largely humorous poems, filled with frequent puns. Occasionally, you may come a...