In her dazzling first book Julie Orringer dives into the private world of childhood and immerses us in its fears and longings: the jealous friendships and the bitter sibling battles; the parents that row and the boys that won't dance with you. Then, in a voice that is equally tender and compassionat[...]

Born on a train in Stalin's Russia, Rudolf Nureyev was ballet's first pop icon. No other dancer of our time has generated the same excitement - both on and off stage. Nureyev's achievements and conquests became legendary: he rose out of Tatar peasant poverty to become the Kirov's thrilling maverick [...]

"Speak" meets "The Scarlet Letter "in this literary masterpiece, the recipient of five starred reviews and nominated for the 2014 Edgar Award
"All the Truth That's In Me is that rare magical thing--a beautiful love story told in spare, riveting prose."--"The New York Journal of Books"
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A lap-sized board book edition of a classic picture book features lively watercolor illustrations in a tale that finds a menagerie of familiar barnyard animals who gather together for a parade. An ALA Notable Children's Book.[...]

A little boy sets out to take a walk and manages to collect a whole menagerie of colorful animals along the way[...]

Measuring Psychopathology describes the methods by which the signs and symptoms of mental disorder are elicited, examined and evaluated. Written for the non-clinical researcher as well as for those with clinical experience, the authors start by considering the question 'what is psychopathology?' Th[...]

In a remote west-country village, all is not as it seems. The minister's daughters have taken to their bed, howling and spitting pins. Rumours of bad magic and witchcraft are spreading fast, the piskies are whispering in the orchard and an ill wind is blowing. Nell, the cunning woman's granddaughter[...]

Come along down, sir. Step this way. Only a shilling, sir, to view the changeling child. Only a shilling to behold the strangest work of nature that ever was. Come sir, follow me down...In the basement a gap is forming. Mysterious voices are calling, and Tom cannot resist. Taking a leap through tim[...]

When his father is arrested in Dubai, Kareem has to move fast. He must show that his father is not a thief and prove that his family is honest. For Kareem is going to marry the beautiful and intelligent Samira Al-Hussain, and she could never marry someone from a bad family. So Kareem and his broth[...]