Imagine a world without computers, cars, telephones, or airplanes. Have you ever wondered how these things were invented? From steam trains to underground trains, and from parachutes to space shuttles, this exciting book is bursting with intriguing facts and figures about the inventions that have made the world what it is today.

You must give up this mad idea, Frank ...there is but one course left open to you. You MUST marry money\'. \"Doctor Thorne\", considered by Trollope to be the best of his works, is a telling examination of the relationship between money and morality. It recounts the story of the son of a bankrupt landowner, Frank Gresham, who is intent on marrying his beloved Mary Thorne despite her illegitimacy and

This title is a fabulous sequel to \"Bright Young Things\". Scandal, intrigue, and romance follow three beautiful young women, Letty, Cordelia and Astrid, as they each try to find love and fortune in glamorous Jazz Age New York.

This full-color series presents nonfiction topics about interesting places and subjects. Each title features color photographs and a glossary to help with vocabulary comprehension. Exercises and suggestions for project work are also included. The books are graded at 400-to 1,400-word vocabulary levels. Audio \"CDs or \"Cassettes are available for select titles.

With equal parts style, humor, and insight, Scott C. has delighted an international fanbase with his unique watercolor paintings, illustrations, and drawings. Amazing Everything: The Art of Scott C. is his first monograph, the best and most imaginative works of art in his emerging career. Admirers and collectors seek out Scott C.\'s appearances at such diverse venues as Comic-Con in San Diego and Galerie

*The new murder mystery thriller from Lucy Foley - THE GUEST LIST - is available to pre-order now* *The Sunday Times No.1 bestseller* EVERYONE\'S INVITED. EVERYONE\'S A SUSPECT. AND EVERYONE\'S TALKING ABOUT IT. \'Ripping, riveting\' A. J. Finn \'Clever, twisty and sleek\' Daily Mail \'Unputdownable\' John Boyne \'Foley is superb\' The Times \'Chilling\' Adele Parks \'Terrific, riveting\' Dinah Jefferies

If you are a fan of Jodi Picoult or Susan Lewis, this is equal parts family drama, love story and thriller. Diane Chamberlain is the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Silent Sister and The Midwife\'s Confession. Susanna Miller loses custody of her eleven-month-old son, Tyler, but rather than turning the little boy over to her ex-husband and his new wife, she goes on the run. She dyes her hair,

Featuring character designs from the 1985 release of Super Mario Brothers\', these die-cut notecards are just the thing for sending an old-school message. Mario, Luigi, Princess Peach and Toad are represented with bold pixel graphics. Each character is die-cut and can be mailed flat, but with a few simple folds, the card transforms into a self-standing paper sculpture. The cards are packaged in a sturdy

More than 100 spectacular illustrations introduce more than thirty dragons, each accompanied by engaging accounts of their origins, habitats, behaviour, and their confrontations with mankind. \"Dragons: A Natural History\" is a splendid tableau, full of the latest dracontological research, that will bewitch and bedazzle, offering captivating insight into the world of these majestic and sometimes comic

Featuring dozens of photographs plus plans for the best in home interiors, this book talks about great spaces, great ideas from internationally acclaimed architects. Practical and beautiful, the homes featured in \"Great Spaces: Home Interiors\" represent the best in residences from around the world. Internationally renowned architects have created timeless works with style and originality, and their

Rob Halford is the legendary frontman of Judas Priest, one of the most successful heavy metal bands of all time. Known as \'The Metal God\' by his devoted, global fan base, Rob Halford has always subverted the norm, and Confess will offer readers a compelling and honest look at the struggles he has faced with addiction and his sexuality as well as exploring his music and his many brushes with controversy.

The unlikeliest League ever continues their adventures in their new best-selling series with JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA VOL. 2, as part of DC Rebirth! The JLA discovers a super-arms dealer has transformed an entire city into his own massive militia force. And when the team can\'t liberate its citizens from the outside, they turn to their own legendary master of mass destruction...Lobo! Will the Czarnian

When a troubled model falls to her death from a snow-covered Mayfair balcony, it is assumed that she has committed suicide. However, her brother has his doubts, and calls in private investigator Cormoran Strike to look into the case. Strike is a war veteran - wounded both physically and psychologically - and his life is in disarray. The case gives him a financial lifeline, but it comes at a personal

A guide to J.R.R. Tolkien\'s \"Lord of the Rings\" books, including \"The Hobbit\". The book is written in a question-and-answer format which lets the reader discover the ancient myths, legends and events that fired Tolkien\'s imagination and led to him cr eating his fantastical world. Why do hobbits live in holes? Who and what inspired Gandalf? Why are Tolkien\'s elves tall? These and many other questions

Of all Jack London\'s fictions none have been so popular as his dog stories. In addition to The Call of the Wild, the epic tale of a Californian dog\'s adventures during the Klondike gold rush, this edition includes White Fang, and five famous short stories - `Bâtard\', `Moon-Face\', `Brown Wolf\', `That Spot\', and `To Build a Fire.

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Ginny Carter was once a rising star in TV news, married to a top anchorman, with a three-year-old son and a full and happy life in Beverly Hills—until her whole world dissolved in a single instant on the freeway two days before Christmas. In the aftermath, she pieces her life back together and tries to find meaning in her existence as a human rights worker in the worst

Grand tour: Weekend wonders across EuropeThis revised and updated edition of The New York Times 36 Hours Europe offers 130 expert itineraries to reveal the continent s brightest gems and best-kept secrets. From Renaissance splendor in Florence to Flamenco in Seville, from luxurious Lake Como to easygoing Lisbon, you ll find the antique and the cutting-edge, the renowned and the unexpected, and all

Life, the Universe and Everything: The Hitch Hiker\'s Guide to the Galaxy Part Three In consequence of a number of stunning catastrophes, Arthur Dent is surprised to find himself living in a hideously miserable cave on prehistoric Earth. However, just as he thinks that things cannot get possibly worse, they suddenly do. He discovers that the Galaxy is not only mind-boggingly big and bewildering but

Half the man, twice the lawyer In the small city of Strattenburg, there are many lawyers, and though he\'s only thirteen years old, Theo Boone thinks he\'s one of them. He dreams of a life in the courtroom, but finds himself there sooner than expected whe