Explore the stars together—no telescope required!Spark a lifelong love of science with Baby's Guide to the Night Sky, a sweet board book that introduces little learners to the wonders above. Written by an astronomer and an astronaut, this gentle, rhyming read-aloud makes astronomy accessible, engaging, and fun for babies and toddlers.From twinkling stars and familiar constellations to planets, galaxies, and even meteor showers, children will discov...

This is the first book in a series of ten which is set in a forest the lower Andes. Two sisters who are Fancy Rats (Agatha and Simore) get out of their cage and set off for an adventure into the real world. They meet by chance two Chinchillas (Mo & Jose) and become friends. Mo and Jose love doing daring adventures and during these daily trips they are chased by a big dog (Jake) and attacked by foxes. Elaenia (bird) a friend of Mo and Jose tries to keep them on the safe and offers them wisd...

Where everybody lies. And some people kill…An electrifying debut crime novel and the first in a new series featuring psychologist Harry Cull. Perfect for fans of Michael Connelly, Peter James and Greg Iles.An abandoned bodyDeep in the woods of north-eastern Pennsylvania, the body of a man is found – shot three times, dumped under the trees where the local kids will find him.A haunted psychologistPsycho...

From award-winning journalist and author John A. Jenkins comes a revolutionary exploration of the summer before Watergate—a parallel world of a half-century ago when America faced events and crises strikingly similar to those of today—told through the lives and words of those who lived it.Inflation rages. Crime is rising. Abortion rights take center stage at the Supreme Court. China poses an existential threat. Black lives are under attack. The president battles th...

**From the bestselling author of The Starch Solution and The Healthiest Diet on the Planet“You never have to be fat or hungry again.”—**Your HealthLose weight, eat as much as you want, feel healthy, and look great. This may sound like an impossible dream, but with The McDougall Program for Maximum Weight Loss it is a dream come true for thousands of people. In this groundbreaking book, Dr. John A. McDougall draws on the l...

This book focuses on the controversial aggressive police practices employed to control crime by the New York City Police Department (NYPD) and the harm that has resulted and may further be produced if not checked. Informed by the author’s personal experience as a retired NYPD Captain, as well as by his research in the field, this book explains the broad influence of stop and frisk as well as other aggressive policies.In the mid‑1990s, with the election of Mayor Rudolph Giuliani, a ...

To be human is to be biased, especially with today's technologies and politics reinforcing our unconscious reactions.Most people do not see themselves as biased towards people different from themselves, yet disparities and dangerous prejudices still run rampant. Why is that? And is there anything we can do about it?Building on the transformational lessons of the bestselling Everyday Bias, Howard J. Ross and Jake Ross reveal how bias is bui...

Max Reddick, a novelist, journalist, and presidential speechwriter, has spent his career struggling against the riptide of race in America. Now terminally ill, he has nothing left to lose. An expat for many years, Max returns to Europe one last time to settle an old debt with his estranged Dutch wife, Margrit, and to attend the Paris funeral of his friend, rival, and mentor Harry Ames. Among Harry's papers, Max uncovers explosive secret government documents outlining 'King Alfred', a plan ...

After the landmark work of E. P. Sanders, the task of rightly accounting for Paul's relationship to Judaism has dominated the last forty years of Pauline scholarship. Pitre, Barber, and Kincaid argue that Paul is best viewed as a new covenant Jew, a designation that allows the apostle to be fully Jewish, yet in a manner centered on the person and work of Jesus the Messiah. This new covenant Judaism provides the key that unlocks the door to many of the difficult aspects of Pauline theology....

Although not always respected as serious poetry, folk songs and poems like the ones in Songs of the Cattle Trail and Cow Camp represent a long tradition of oral transmission of verse narrative, distinct from more formal and "scholarly" poetical compositions. The poems in this collection speak about love, honor, friendship, and the lives of cowboys.This collection was produced by musicologist and folklorist John A. Lomax, who did much to preserve traditional American songs....

Death is one of the few realities every person will face, yet many questions remain. Why is there death? What happens after we die? Is there hope beyond the grave?From Death to Life: Finding Hope and Certainty in the Face of Death was written to provide biblical comfort, clarity, and hope to those facing grief, loss, and questions about eternity.Drawing directly from Scripture, this booklet explores:• Why death exists in God's world• What the Bible t...

Book 1: From a Dead Sleep - There are times when the truth invites evil, and there are times when the truth can get you killed.Book 2: Blood Trade - Sometimes blood is thicker than life.Book 3: Broken Slate - Be careful the legacy you wish for.“John Daly has a magical writing style, and his books keep you up late at night turning pages... You won’t want to put it down.”— Dana Perino, former White House Press ...