Elly wanted to go on an adventure.But she couldn't, at least not until she got mixed up with a magical cat who would teleport her, along with Timothy, an arrogant astronaut in training, Alice, an eccentric marketing student, and Benson, a mysterious yet dependable farmhand, to another world: Meerland.Their mission? To save Maria, a brilliant inventor and Timothy's mother, from the Lor King, a man who plans to use her teleportation machine to save himself and his people from...

Elly wanted to go on an adventure.But she couldn't, at least not until she got mixed up with a magical cat who would teleport her, along with Timothy, an arrogant astronaut in training, Alice, an eccentric marketing student, and Benson, a mysterious yet dependable farmhand, to another world: Meerland.Their mission? To save Maria, a brilliant inventor and Timothy's mother, from the Lor King, a man who plans to use her teleportation machine to save himself and his people from...

Virginia is a bestselling paranormal romance author. She does much better with her stories than with people. When she’s in her “writing zone,” she won’t even eat unless her mother hands her a plate and reminds her to do so. She wouldn’t be making the trip to the McCullough’s if it wasn’t absolutely necessary. Go, see the child, make sure he has a good home. That is the plan. Simple…not.Larson is having his own issues. Being blamed for the murder of one of his clients, which he didn...

Once upon a time, Larson, a skinny brown mole, lived above ground in a spacious green meadow with his parents and two beautiful sisters. One day, five years ago, they discovered they were in danger when the long-legged ones arrive, and so the moles moved to a new home underground. Although Larson is happy in his new home, he longs to see the blue sky again.He tries many inventive ways to get to the surface, but nothing seems to work. His sisters think hes being silly, but while dig...

**NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The riveting true story of the Galveston hurricane of 1900, still the deadliest natural disaster in American history—from the acclaimed author of The Devil in the White City“A gripping account ... fascinating to its core, and all the more compelling for being true.” —The New York Times Book Review**September 8, 1900, began innocently in the seaside town of Galveston, Texas. Even Isaac Cline, resident meteorologist for...

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The author of The Devil in the White City and Dead Wake delivers an intimate chronicle of Winston Churchill and London during the Blitz—an inspiring portrait of courage and leadership in a time of unprecedented crisis“One of [Erik Larson’s] best books yet . . . perfectly timed for the moment.”—Time • “A bravura performance by one of America’s greatest storytellers.”—NPR

THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER‘Every time Churchill took to the airwaves it was as if he were injecting adrenaline-soaked courage directly into the British people … Larson tells the story of how that feat was accomplished … Fresh, fast and deeply moving.’ New York TimesA STARTLING, GRIPPING PORTRAIT OF WHAT IT WAS LIKE TO BE ALIVE IN BRITAIN DURING THE BLITZ, AND WHAT IT WAS LIKE TO BE AROUND CHURCHILL.On Winston Churchill’s first...

«El nuevo prodigio del thriller español».El ConfidencialESCRIVÀ VUELVE CON UN MISTERIOSO ROMPECABEZAS EN NUEVA YORK: UN SUICIDIO EN PRIME TIME, UN CRIMEN OLVIDADO Y UN LIBRO PERDIDO.Por el autor de El último caso de William Parker: «oscura y sorprendente» (Javier Castillo).«Los talibanes del género negro estamos de enhorabuena».César ...

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The author of The Splendid and the Vile brings to life the pivotal five months between the election of Abraham Lincoln and the start of the Civil War in this “riveting reexamination of a nation in tumult” (Los Angeles Times).“A feast of historical insight and narrative verve . . . This is Erik Larson at his best, enlivening even a thrice-told tale into an irresistible thriller.”—The Wall Street J...

A human-centric guide to solving complex problems in engineering management, from sizing teams to handling technical debt.There’s a saying that people don’t leave companies, they leave managers. Management is a key part of any organization, yet the discipline is often self-taught and unstructured. Getting to the good solutions for complex management challenges can make the difference between fulfillment and frustration for teams—and, ultimately, between the success...

**This devastating book illuminates America's gun culture -- its manufacturers, dealers, buffs, and propagandists -- but also offers concrete solutions to our national epidemic of death by firearm."Touches on all aspects of the gun issue in this country. Gives great voice to that feeling...that something real must be done." --San Diego Union-Tribune"One of the most readable anti-gun treatises in years." --Washington Post Book World**It begins with ...

'An irresistible page-turner that reads like the most compelling, sleep defying fiction' TIME OUTOne was an architect. The other a serial killer. This is the incredible story of these two men and their realization of the Chicago World's Fair of 1893, and its amazing 'White City'; one of the wonders of the world.The architect was Daniel H. Burnham, the driving force behind the White City, the massive, visionary landscape of white bu...