In The Extraordinary Journey of David Ingram, author Dean Snow rights the record on a shipwrecked sailor who traversed the length of the North American continent only to be maligned as deceitful storyteller. In the autumn of 1569, a French ship rescued David Ingram and two other English sailors from the shore of the Gulf of Maine. The men had walked over 3000 miles in less than a year after being marooned near Tampico, Mexico. They were the only three men to escape alive and uncap...

In the autumn of 1777, near Saratoga, New York, an inexperienced and improvised American army led by General Horatio Gates faced off against the highly trained British and German forces led by General John Burgoyne. The British strategy in confronting the Americans in upstate New York was to separate rebellious New England from the other colonies. Despite inferior organization and training, the Americans exploited access to fresh reinforcements of men and materiel, and ultimately handed th...

In the autumn of 1777, near Saratoga, New York, an inexperienced and improvised American army led by General Horatio Gates faced off against the highly trained British and German forces led by General John Burgoyne. The British strategy in confronting the Americans in upstate New York was to separate rebellious New England from the other colonies. Despite inferior organization and training, the Americans exploited access to fresh reinforcements of men and materiel, and ultimately handed th...

The Archaeology of Native North America presents the ideas, evidence, and debates regarding the initial peopling of the continent by mobile bands of hunters and gatherers and the cultural evolution of their many lines of descent over the ensuing millennia. The emergence of farming, urban centers, and complex political organization paralleled similar developments in other world areas. With the arrival of Europeans to North America and the inevitable clashes of culture, colonizers a...

TWO BODIESOne suicide. One cold-blooded murder. Are they connected? And who's really pulling the strings in the small Swedish town of Gavrik?TWO COINSBlack Grimberg liquorice coins cover the murdered man's eyes. The hashtag #Ferryman starts to trend as local people stock up on ammunition.TWO WEEKSTuva Moodyson, deaf reporter at the local paper, has a fortnight to investigate the deaths before she sta...

Fear, compassion, evil, courage, hope, wonder, the exquisite terror of not knowing what will happen on the next page to characters you care about deeply—these are the marvels that Dean Koontz weaves into the unique tapestry of every novel. His storytelling talents have earned him the devotion of fans around the world, making him one of the most popular authors of our time, with more than 200 million copies of his books sold worldwide.Christopher Snow is different f...

BONUS: This edition contains an excerpt from Dean Koontz's The City.There are no rules in the dark, no place to feel safe, no escape from the shadows. But to save the day, you must...Seize the Night.At no time does Moonlight Bay look more beautiful than at night. Yet it is precisely then that the secluded little town reveals its menace. Now children are disappearing. From their homes. From the streets. And there's nothing their families can do abou...

New York Times bestselling author and artist James Dean brings readers along for a fun, surprising, snowy adventure with Pete the Cat!In Pete the Cat: Snow Daze, a charming winter book for kids, school is canceled, and Pete cannot wait to play in the snow with all his friends. Imagine a day filled with snowball fights, hot chocolate, snowcats, and more. But when the next day and the day after that are all snow days, Pete comes to a sudden realizat...

After the sudden death of his wife, Zoi, in a car accident, Chris Stevenson finds himself traveling from North Memphis, Tennessee, with his two baby girls--one eleven and a half months old, and one fifteen days--old trying to outrun a snowstorm back to Georgia where he was from. The baby was a four-pound-four-ounce preemie. There were wrecks on the interstate everywhere. He needed to get to Gran Nelsons. He needed her love, strength, wisdom, and help.After two days on the road, he ...

Combines recent research with insights from anthropology, historiography, and oral tradition to examine the cultural landscape preceding and immediately following the arrival of EuropeansAfter establishing the distribution of prehistoric and historic populations from the northeastern Appalachian forests to the southern trans-Mississippian prairies, the contributors consider the archaeological and cultural record of several specific groups, including Mohawk and Onon...

Dean Shearer presents yet another terrifying short story that will keep your eyes peeled all night.Nick's parents have just died and been buried in the family cemetery half a mile away from the cabin. Nick seems to be doing fine--until he stomps into the house one day with news that his parents are just resting under the ground for a little while--and will come back once the snow's gone.Grandpa thinks he's just a silly boy full of childish ideas. But what i...

'A delightful gathering of cross-cultural poems' Irish Examiner'The rhythms and language of these poems will continue to delight children' School Librarian MagazineFrom tropical summer to icy winter, this wonderful collection of children's poetry evokes the sights, sounds and seasons of two very different places. Perfect for reading aloud and reciting with children aged 7 and above, these joyful poems reflect life in the Caribbean and Britai...