Looming over the Western Massachusetts city of North Adams, Coca-Cola Ledge provides the definitive overview of the area. In North Adams Panopticon, Coca-Cola Ledge becomes a viewing tower into the lives of people living in the state's smallest city and its surrounding area, a high point from which unusual moments in North Adams history are made visible. Unearthing an eclectic parade of petty crimes and unsolved murders, eccentrics and madmen, endless political battles, family secrets, rec...

The story of the ocean is as old as the earth itself. Over fishing, pollution, and oil spills have highlighted the need to take better care of our oceans so that the story can continue to be told. With poetic, lyrical text and gorgeous illustrations, this book will introduce the ocean story to the youngest listeners and offer a platform for questions and discussion from older readers.

The Faradays head to Ancient Rome for their latest assignment.

On a trip to Japan in 1595, Dawk Faraday finds himself befriended by an unpredictable, possibly crazy mountain monk who swears he is being hunted by a demon called a tengu. His sister Hype, meanwhile, bonds with a female samurai who offers her training. These two worlds collide when encounters with demons begin to plague the entire castle town, drawing the Faradays into a multi-century mystery.

February is time for snuggling . . . July is time for fireworks . . .This beautifully formatted picture book takes young readers through every month of the year as a little boy, girl, dog, and cat celebrate each month with unique, playful images that convey what makes it special. With gentle pastel illustrations in sequential panels, A Year with Friends teaches young readers about the seasons and the delightful ways they can be experienced with those you love....

Time-traveling teenagers Dawk and Hype are excited by a trip to Nottingham and Sherwood Forest in 1258. They even meet a real-life Robin Hood, Roger Godberd. But Godberd family squabbles put all their plans in jeopardy, and the appearance of someone claiming to be Friar Tuck -- who supposedly never existed -- puts the siblings on high alert. Dawk and Hype might finally find themselves way over their heads this time.

After destroying a megalomaniac computer, Pinkerton leaves Lingstrom on the river cruiser Spinifex with Alexis. When Alexis disappears while in the company of a mystery girl, Codeen, Pinkerton goes in search with Lana, the captain's daughter to the Grange Mountains. Inside the mountains he finds another world and a mystery that takes him back to the creation of the universe.

"A Rule Is To Break says: Go ahead and throw your best self a party! So glad it exists."-Kristin Hersh, Throwing Muses"After encountering the lively little anarchist in John and Jana's delightful A Rule is To Break, I will always remember the playful little devil with a mind of her own. A children's book on anarchy seems somehow just right: an instinctive, intuitive sense of fairness, community, and interdependence sits naturally enough with a desire for participa...

A choice collection of seven short stories by one of America's foremost storytellers and the author of the best-selling Travis McGee series.Featuring 'Dear Old Friend', 'The Annex', Quarrel', 'Double Hannenframis', 'The Random Noise of Love', The Willow Pool and 'Woodchuck', this collection displays MacDonald at his classic best. Starring a cast of immoral broads, hedonistic thrill-seekers, naïve victims and profligate playboys, these seven short stories showcase the writing that p...

Dawk and Hype find themselves in the middle of an alchemist mystery in 1600s Prague.

"To call Happy Punks 1 2 3 'adorable' would be an understatement. It tells us 'Welcome to Planet Earth!' and 'Here's some cool stuff you could do in life!'"-Teresa Taylor, B*tthole SurfersWelcome to New Flip City, a Busytown for a new era and home of the Happy Punks, twelve colorful, fun-loving, and creatively exciting friends. Come along as the Happy Punks get ready for their big show and are joined by their friends, a collection of animals, robots, zombies, snowmen, cave...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Over a million copies sold! “An eminently practical guide to an emotionally intelligent—and long-lasting—marriage.”—Daniel Goleman, author of Emotional IntelligenceThe Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work has revolutionized the way we understand, repair, and strengthen marriages. John Gottman’s unprecedented study of couples over a period of years has allowed him to observe the habits that can make—and bre...