2019 B.R.A.G. Medallion Honoree! "Original, compelling, engaging..."2018 Best New Authors Honorable Mention by Royal Dragonfly"Deftly plotted...Hartwell's portrayal of John Lennon is spot-on...beautifully imaginative..." - Publishers WeeklyJohn Lennon is ALIVE in the controversial time-travel epic!. Imagine THAT! A twist in time returns 40-year-old John to us on December 8, 2020 in front of the Dakota in New York City. He is fascinated by the world he finds, and shock...

What holds us together when life begins to fall apart?When his daughter is diagnosed with leukemia, Louie Bottone's world is upended. Searching for meaning inside the chaos, he grapples with a question humanity has asked for centuries: Why do bad things happen to innocent people? But as he navigates fear, love, grief, and hope, he discovers that chasing that answer only leads in circles. Instead, Louie learns to ask a different set of questions. What follows is not just a story of ...

Electric Bells and All About Them: A Practical Book for Practical Men is a comprehensive guide dedicated to the principles, construction, installation, and maintenance of electric bells and related signaling devices. Authored for both amateurs and professionals, the book delves into the fundamental concepts of electricity as applied to bell systems, offering clear explanations and practical advice. Readers will find detailed descriptions of various types of electric bells, including single...

This activity book for budding biologists introduces kids to the five kingdoms of life through 25 engaging projects using materials commonly found around the house, yard, or classroom. Kids will learn how to conduct experiments using the scientific method in a carefully controlled environment. They'll make their own culture media and determine which is more effective at inhibiting the growth of bacteria: an antiseptic, a disinfectant, or plain soap and water. They will delight in collectin...

Rhetorics Haunting the National Mall: Displaced and Ephemeral Public Memories vividly illustrates that a nation’s history is more complicated than the simple binary of remembered/forgotten. Some parts of history, while not formally recognized within a commemorative landscape, haunt those landscapes by virtue of their ephemeral or displaced presence. Rather than being discretely contained within a formal sites, these memories remain public by lingering along the edges and within the crevice...

First published in 1981. Comprehensive overview of existing knowledge of Yersina enterocolitica, including laboratory models, clinical observations, and associated dieases.

Slavers stalk the streets of Salagena, abducting the orphans that live there and bearing them off to places that only the Saints' know. When her friend Graciela is about to be taken by a group of these slavers, Suzanna heroically springs into action to save her. Alas, her selfless act has drawn the slavers' ire, sending her fleeing through the ruins on the outskirts of Salagena. Will she be able to escape their clutches?

Four-time Hugo Award-winning and New York Times bestselling author N.K. Jemisin crafts a glorious tale of identity, resistance, magic and myth.All is not well in the city that never sleeps. Even though the avatars of New York City have temporarily managed to stop the Woman in White from invading—and destroying the entire universe in the process—the mysterious capital "E" Enemy has more subtle powers at her disposal. A new candidate for mayor wielding the p...

Anyone who has dealt with a strong-willed child knows that it is no easy task to turn bad behavior around. But the popularity of TV programs like Supernanny and Nanny 911 shows that parents have had it up to here and are ready to try anything to get their children to behave. Bestselling author and psychologist Dr. Kevin Leman is here to help.Have a New Kid by Friday shows parents how to reverse negative behavior in their children--fast! With his signature ...

ON THE STUDY OF PHYSICSWhen a pupil begins the study of Physics he has in his possession many bits of knowledge which are fundamental in the science. He has learned to throw a ball and can tell how a thrown ball moves. He has drawn out nails with a claw hammer. He has seen wood float and iron sink. He has sucked liquids up through straws. In his mother's kitchen, he sees water as ice, liquid, and steam. On a wintry day he reads the temperature on a thermometer. He sees sparks fly f...

The second graphic novel adventure featuring Dean Koontz’s hugely popular character Odd Thomas.It’s almost Halloween in Pico Mundo, and that means time for the annual Safe Halloween Party, hosted by Police Chief Porter. All seems perfectly normal – until Odd catches sight of the ghost of a young girl who seems to be trying to join in the festivities.Odd’s next clue that something threatens his peaceful town is the appearance of a swarm of bodachs – supernatural beings who h...

**The award-winning New York Times bestseller about the extraordinary things that can happen when we harness the power of both the brain and the heart“It’s Doty’s ability to describe his journey so lyrically, and then his willingness to share his methods, that make this book a gem.”—Abraham Verghese, MD, author of Cutting for Stone**Growing up in the high desert of California, Jim Doty was poor, with an alcoholic father and a mother chronically depressed a...