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"With&#160;Groundwork, [architect Joel Sanders]&#160;and the landscape architect Diana Balmori accomplish on paper what they&rsquo;d like other designers to attempt in the world: a demonstration of the seamless unity of nature and culture that is demanded in an age of increasing environmental threat. The authors believe that green materials and technologies provide a common medium for interdisciplinary design approaches, just as glass and steel defined the inside/outside continuity of modernism. Much of the book is made up of their examples: from a Parisian house buried among 1,200 hydroponic ferns to a sculpture park built on a former brownfield along Seattle&rsquo;s waterfront to the authors&rsquo; own design for an equestrian facility that morphs into a public park, which they proposed for New York&rsquo;s 2012 Olympics bid."&#160;&mdash;Julie Lasky, Designers & Books

Between Landscape and Architecture

Groundwork

The Reformed Pastor

Praise for the Comeback Kids:&#160;&#8220;Lupica portrays the action clearly and vividly, with a real sense of the excitement and unpredictable nature of the games. These are worthy additions to collections seeking to draw in middle-grade boys with an enthusiasm for athletics.&#8221; &#8211;School Library Journal&#160;&#8220;These should score big with middle-graders looking for alternatives to Matt Christopher's titles.&#8221; &#8211;Publisher&#8217;s Weekly &#160;&#8220;This title is a good choice for reluctant readers with a background in baseball.&#8221; &#8211;School Library Journal

Hot Hand

*When Jack and Jill fell down the hill, did Jack really lose his  crown,  or did someone make off with it? Detective Joe Dumpty,  previously seen  in 2009&rsquo;s What REALLY Happened to Humpty?, is on the  case in this witty  companion book. Tipped off that a certain other  nursery-rhyme Jack might  be responsible for the crown&rsquo;s disappearance,  Joe sets out to  interrogate suspects, and his noir-flavored narration  is just as much  fun this time around (&ldquo;Between his bum foot and his  scorched bottom,  Jack wouldn&rsquo;t have been nimble&mdash;or quick&mdash;enough to grab  the crown this  morning&rdquo;). Axelsen&rsquo;s illustrations are packed with  humorous details and  cleverly reimagined Mother Goose characters, and  Ransom&rsquo;s references to  &ldquo;test[ing] positive for magic beans,&rdquo; among  other gags, will amuse older  readers.-Publisher's Weekly, *Starred ReviewNoir whodunit in the land of Mother Goose. When Jack loses his crown after falling down that hill, who better to crack the case than hard-boiled Joe Dumpty, private eye? (Joe made his rep by solving the mystery surrounding his brother in What REALLY Happened to Humpty?, 2009.) Jill leaps over the yellow crime-scene tape to meet him at the hill. Jack's eyes look like pinwheels as he tells Joe what he remembers; dizzy Jill can't add much more. Spider goes over the crime scene with a fine-tooth comb...literally! Joe visits the Sprats, who are fighting; could it be about the crown? Jack B. Nimble is on crutches; he fell while practicing his candle-jumping. He's an unlikely suspect. And in the house that Jack built, "Goldy" describes a suspicious encounter with the Muffin Man. Joe grills this sailor-suited gourmand, who implicates yet another Jack, the one who went up the beanstalk. While Joe visits this sulky Jack, Spider takes a trip up the beanstalk to talk to the giant. Between them, they solve the crime, and just in time. Joe and Spider can tackle their next case: The cow has jumped over the moon and hasn't been seen since. The pun-packed yarn may go over the heads of younger readers, but their grown-ups will chuckle, and everyone will enjoy the impish twists on familiar images in Axelsen's Photoshop illustrations. Genuinely clever.-Kirkus ReviewsReviews for What REALLY Happened to Humpty?:"This CSI: Mother Goose is a winner."                 --Booklist, starred review"This nursery-rhyme caper will please."                --Kirkus Reviews

The Crown Affair

#1 Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestsellerOver 1 Million Copies in Print!Praise for The Automatic Millionaire Homeowner&#8220;[Bach&#8217;s] cheery, can-do message&#8230;cuts through the intimidating challenge of buying a house for the first-timer&#8230; for a newcomer, it&#8217;s fundamental reading.&#8221; &#8212; USA Today&#8220;A great book that first-time homeowners and anyone toying with the notion of investing in real estate will find immensely practical&#8230; Bach offers universally good advice on how to begin saving and building wealth through homeownership&#8230; wildly motivational. &#8212; Publishers Weekly (starred review)&#8220;If you read only one real estate book this year, it should be The Automatic Millionaire Homeowner...This is one of the few real estate books that cannot be recommended too highly for both beginners and experienced homeowners.&#8221;  &#8212; Robert J. Bruss, The Miami Herald&#160;

A Lifetime Plan to Finish Rich in Real Estate

The Automatic Millionaire Homeowner

"Accompanied by sparkling stars, Snow Pony cuts a graceful figure, while the endearingly eccentric, diminutive ponies are squat, with long manes covering their eyes. This version of the tale strikes a whimsical note, eschewing snark in favor of offbeat but kid-friendly humor." - School Library Journal, starred review

Snow Pony and the Seven Miniature Ponies

&#8220;Charming and most enjoyable.&#8221; &#8211;The New York Times&#8220;Marvelously entertaining. . . . [Klinkenborg] affirm[s] nature, simply by giving it a voice. In the din of our times, that may be one voice worth listening to.&#8221; &#8211;The Boston Globe&#8220;Klinkenborg is neither naturalist nor nature poet, but he writes about nature with the science of the former and the soul of the latter.&#8221; &#8211;Los Angeles Times &#8220;Magical. . . . Timothy comes down off the shelf of the Natural History Museum and comes alive, delivering . . . the most satisfying meditation on life and the natural world since Marilynne Robinson&#8217;s Gilead.&#8221; &#8211;Chicago Tribune

A Novel

Timothy; or, Notes of an Abject Reptile

Leveled Reader, on Level Grade K

Book 011: ¿Cómo Hacer Ciencia?

Electric Worlds in the Classroom: Teaching and Learning with Role-Based Computer Games

The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World

CRYSTAL GROWTH FOR BEGINNERS (2ND ED)

Haunted Harbor: Charleston's Maritime Ghosts and the Unexplained

&ldquo;In the seemingly limitless pantheon of gone-girl literature, Picnic at Hanging Rock might take the prize for best setting. . . . It&rsquo;s a proto-Virgin Suicides, dreamy and haunting, animated by a sense of slightly sickening erotic mystery.&rdquo; &mdash;The New Yorker&ldquo;[This] cult novel&mdash;the first in a thriving genre of &lsquo;gone girls&rsquo;&mdash;continues to beguile . . . and will continue to haunt readers for generations to come.&rdquo; &mdash;The Economist&ldquo;Pure magic. Every fashion film and NYU undergraduate thesis takes its cues from this lyrical masterpiece. In college I tried to make a satirical remake entitled Lunchtime at Dangling Boulder, but all my actors slept too late.&rdquo; &mdash;Lena Dunham, on the film adaptation &ldquo;[From the] Victorian hothouse atmosphere and fetishism . . . and its focus on the burgeoning sexual curiosity of the girls (and the women) . . . to Gothic terrors, supernatural wonder, divine mysticism, or the imperialist unconscious . . . Picnic actively encourages a host of fantasies.&rdquo; &mdash;Megan Abbott, author of You Will Know Me,&#160;The Fever,&#160;and Dare Me, in an essay for The Criterion Collection&rsquo;s Blu-ray/DVD edition of the film &ldquo;A sinister tale . . . laced with touches of other-worldliness&rdquo; &mdash;The Guardian &ldquo;Deliciously horrific.&rdquo; &mdash;The Observer &ldquo;The fact that most people believed that this palpable fiction was a record of a real event is not merely a tribute to the writer . . . but a testimony to the atavistic power of its theme.&rdquo; &mdash;The Spectator &ldquo;Beautifully haunting.&rdquo; &mdash;The Sun Herald (Australia)

Picnic at Hanging Rock

When his family moves from Pakistan to America, a Muslim boy who loves cricket faces a year of adjustment and life without his father. Just before his 10th birthday, Bilal moves from Karachi to Virginia with his mother and younger siblings to live with extended family until his father, Baba, can join them. When his cousin enrolls him in summer baseball camp because baseball's "America's version of cricket," Bilal's days are filled with endless "sames and differents." A champion cricket player in Karachi, Bilal knows he's the worst baseball player on a team where the best player's a girl named Jordan. As the year passes, Bilal improves at baseball, completes ESL classes, and gradually assimilates into school while desperately waiting for Baba. When Bilal learns Jordan's father's deployed to Afghanistan, they bond, despite resentment from male teammates. In a thoughtful, honest narration, Bilal describes his confusion over English words and American customs, fears of rejection, emerging friendships, growing prowess as a pitcher, acceptance by team members, and constant longing for Baba. As she did in Flying the Dragon (2012), Lorenzi sympathetically captures the challenges of cultural relocation. A warm, sensitive, realistic portrait of a Muslim boy adjusting to contemporary America.- Kirkus ReviewsBilal's world is turned upside down when his father disappears for three days from their home in Karachi, Pakistan. After his father returns just as unexpectedly, Bilal, his mother, and his two siblings leave almost immediately for America to live with his uncle's family. Bilal slowly learns that his father has been accused of a crime he didn't commit and must clear his name before he can join them. Although Bilal's extended family in Virginia is welcoming, the 10-year-old longs for his father and life back home. Lorenzi (Flying the Dragon) uses Bilal's candid first-person perspective to bring readers into his struggles, including trading his favorite sport--cricket--for baseball. It's through baseball that Bilal befriends Jordan, a girl who also misses her father, a soldier in Afghanistan. Filled with details about Pakistani and Muslim life (Bilal is shocked by the swimming attire at the local pool: "Aren't the adults embarrassed to be half-naked in front of everyone?"), Lorenzi's novel offers a sensitive look at the cultural merging that accompanies immigration.- Publishers WeeklyBilal's 10th birthday doesn't go as he planned: after his father  encounters some trouble at work, Bilal, his siblings, and his mother get  visas to live with their family in Virginia while Bilal's father stays  on in Pakistan for the time being. Immediately upon arriving in America,  Bilal notices that some things are the same--familiar Pakistani foods  and Muslim customs--yet other things are startlingly different. The  English Bilal learned in Karachi seems different from the language  spoken by everyone around him. Bilal, an excellent cricket player, is  dismayed to learn that Americans play baseball. He begins to make  friends during summer baseball camp, yet not everything works out well.  Bilal doesn't quite understand why his teammates are so mad that a girl  has made their team, he is embarrassed by his baseball abilities and  need for ESL classes at school, and he misses Pakistan and, above all,  his father. Lorenzi weaves a coherent narrative that includes many  issues a new immigrant, as well as any fifth grader, might encounter.  The author avoids stereotypes and inspires empathy for Bilal; it is  clear Lorenzi has infused this tale with what she's learned as an ESL  specialist and also done her research to ensure an accurate portrayal of  the life of a young Pakistani immigrant. Add this title to your  shelves, and pitch it to kids who like sports stories and moving  realistic novels.- School Library JournalWhen 10-year-old Bilal moves from Pakistan to Virginia, it's not just  his favorite sport--cricket--that he misses but also his much beloved  father, who had to temporarily stay behind. His older cousin suggests  that Bilal join the baseball team in order to make new friends and learn  English, but baseball isn't anything like cricket! To make matters  worse, there's a girl on the team who's better than everyone, drawing  the team's wrath, but Bilal actually likes her. How can he adjust to a  new sport, a new language, and a new culture while waiting for his dad  to join the family? This sensitive middle-grade novel is an excellent  introduction to cricket, culture shock, and what life may be like for  some recent immigrants. Bilal's diverse friends are somewhat  refreshingly more concerned with the fact that there's a girl on their  team than his heritage. Although the ending is predictable, for fans of  Firoozeh Dumas' It Ain't So Awful, Falafel (2016) and readers looking for a sports book with heart, this will be a home run.- Booklist &#160;

A Long Pitch Home

"Waves of exuberance flow out of this crowd-pleaser, in which a squid proudly points out how much bigger it is than any shrimp, clam, octopus or fish in the neighborhood." &mdash;Kirkus Reviews, starred review&ldquo;Sherry renders his hero and habitat in bright colors and bold, simple shapes that will be surefire eye magnets for preschoolers&hellip;.&rdquo;&mdash;Publishers Weekly, starred review

I'm the Biggest Thing in the Ocean!

Ganador del Premio Caldecott!"One of the merriest picture books ever."&mdash;The New York Times"Robert McCloskey's unusual and stunning pictures have long been a delight for their fun as well as their spirit of place."&mdash;The Horn Book"The quaint story of the mallard family's search for the perfect place to hatch ducklings . . . For more than fifty years kids have been entertained by this warm and wonderful story."&mdash;Children's Literature

Abran paso a los patitos

A Personal Guide to Learning to Trust, Love and Obey God

When God Calls...Answer

Real Felipe, Rayo, Guerrero, Velasco, San Justo, Arrogante, Asia, San Telmo, Triunfante, Vencedor, Oriente, Santísima Trinidad, Glorioso, Real Fénix, Poderoso, Serio, Gallardo, Magnánimo, Soberano, Aquilón, San Ildefonso

Navíos de línea de la Armada Española

Following her decision to become a writer when she grows up, Poppy takes a significant step in the right direction&mdash;after a few false starts. Poppy is blithely positive that the perfunctory career declaration she's produced for a writing assignment will be selected for a class read-aloud. She is therefore deeply miffed when her methodical friend Lavender's "Why I Want to Be a Brain Surgeon" is chosen instead. When, next time, Lavender's "My Wish for World Peace" gets the nod over Poppy's shallow, self-absorbed effort, her fury is so open that she lands a stint in the Chill-Out Chair. Third time's the charm though, as for the assigned topic "How to Do Something," a repentant Poppy tallies up her own rude behavior in a paper titled "How to Get in Trouble." This ingenious apology not only earns applause from the class, but mends fences with Lavender too. Poppy, a flop-eared bunny, leads a cast of small, individualized animals drawn with an expressive delicacy reminiscent of Kevin Henkes' figures. Also, along with sly notes like Poppy's bright visions of future school visits and celebrity-autograph sessions, Bonnet depicts the writer-to-be in authentic throes of composition&mdash;breaking a pencil, throwing her notebook across the room, and weeping with frustration before finally buckling down. Take note, budding authors. Poppy's paper is hard-won but worth the A it gets.&mdash;Kirkus ReviewsSelf-confidence is not all it&rsquo;s cracked up to be, as we learn from ebullient little Poppy in Susan Eaddy&rsquo;s&#160;Poppy&rsquo;s Best Paper, charmingly illustrated by Rosalinde Bonnet.When Poppy&rsquo;s teacher, Mrs. Rose, asks the class to write about what they want to be when they grow up, Poppy&rsquo;s elated. She wants to be a writer. She dashes off a few quick lines and deems her paper &lsquo;&lsquo;pretty much perfect.&rdquo; But Mrs. Rose doesn&rsquo;t read Poppy&rsquo;s essay. She reads her friend Lavender&rsquo;s paper about becoming a brain surgeon. Poppy takes so many breaks while writing her next assignment that she has to finish it on the bus. When Lavender&rsquo;s essay on world peace wins, Poppy can&rsquo;t handle the injustice. She ends up in the Chill-Out chair and, after some rude behavior at home, is sent to her room.After a good cry and several broken pencils, Poppy has an idea. This time she writes a sentence and takes time to fix it. She doesn&rsquo;t stop to play with her dog or call Lavender. She focuses. This time, when Mrs. Rose prepares to read the best paper on &ldquo;How to Do Something,&rdquo; Poppy is not overly confident. She sits very still.Poppy&rsquo;s paper is read aloud! She&rsquo;s written &ldquo;How to Get in Trouble,&rdquo; a topic that plays to her strengths. Bonnet&rsquo;s lively drawings are endearing and keep the story moving. Thumbs-up to clay artist Susan Eaddy on her debut picture book. She&rsquo;s created a character readers will gladly visit again and again.-BookPage&#160;

Poppy's Best Paper

Distant Fronts

An International Rediscovery of World War One

'Neubert provides what is effectively a "practitioners handbook", and a very good one at that, for social impact assessment ... clearly written and illustrated with a succint coverage of issues and alternative approaches.' - Journal of International Development

A Contribution to the Debate on the Methodology of Evaluation in Development Co-Operation

Social Impact Analysis of Poverty Alleviation Programmes and Projects

Rese&ntilde;as:&laquo;Cumple a la perfecci&oacute;n las reglas el&#160;bestseller.&raquo;.-El Peri&oacute;dico.&laquo;Un libro brillante, entretenido y perturbador.&raquo;.-The Guardian.&laquo;Una investigaci&oacute;n meticulosa, un alto nivel de suspense.&raquo;.-Chicago Tribune.

Odessa / The Odessa File

With Linked Table of Contents

Light on Life's Difficulties

Das Rübchen

A leader's guide to keeping cybercriminals out of your business

Secure by Design

Narratives of Filipino English Teachers in Japan

Language Teacher Recognition

Praise for Welcome to the World, Baby Girl!&#8220;Satisfying . . . [Flagg&#8217;s] faith in the healing power of small towns and family is refreshing.&#8221;&#8211;People&#8220;[Flagg] keeps it simple, she keeps it bright, she keeps it moving right along&#8211;and, most of all, she keeps it beloved.&#8221;&#8211;The New York Times Book Review&#8220;You&#8217;d have to be a stone to read Welcome to the World, Baby Girl! without laughing and crying.&#8221;&#8211;The Christian Science Monitor

A Redbird Christmas

"King is a deft and literate writer whose work never fails to please....A superior novel."-- The San Diego Union-Tribune"A dense and suspenseful tale. Memorable."-- Publishers Weekly"A richly feminist book in which King demonstrates again her remarkable skills in sinking the reader into a special culture/community where her many-layered stories unfold."-- Booknews from The Poisoned Pen"King is very, very good at looking society in the face and reflecting on the way it is now."-- The Boston Sunday Globe"As with all Laurie King's books, the facts tell only the smallest part of the truth....King exposes the issue with intensity and passion. It's hard to turn away even if you wanted to."-- Mystery NewsRead all the novels by Edgar and Creasey award winner Laurie R. King!Kate Martinelli Mysteries:A Grave TalentTo Play The FoolWith ChildMary Russell Mysteries:The Beekeeper's ApprenticeA Monstrous Regiment Of WomenA Letter Of MaryThe MoorO JerusalemAnd her stand-alone novel:A Darker Place Available from Bantam Books And coming soon in hardcover:Folly

Night Work

&ldquo;The plot is masterful, with cliffhangers galore . . . and an ending that both satisfies and whets the appetite for more.&rdquo;&mdash;Kirkus Reviews

Century #1: Ring of Fire

&ldquo;The great thing about work this entertaining is that it&rsquo;s still exciting nearly 200 years on." &mdash;Nicholas Lezard, The Guardian &ldquo;These  tales provide the reader a healthy introduction to Balzac&rsquo;s famous  hyperbole, his melodrama, and his extended descriptions and explanations  where nothing goes unsaid. We don&rsquo;t read Balzac for his refined style;  rather, his genius lies in the sheer ambition of his reach, the vastness  of his grasp.&rdquo; &mdash;Publishers Weekly"The characters and sentences still leap from the page as if they were trapped there just seconds ago. It&rsquo;s just choosing where to begin&hellip;.Happily, in The Human Comedy: Selected Stories, Peter Brooks has managed to capture this enormous range and more by plucking a mere nine of the Frenchmen&rsquo;s best tales. There is a good range on display here, as broad as the Napoleonic Empire. Dandies and duchesses discuss the decline of aristocratic mores at a dinner party in &ldquo;Another Study of Womankind.&rdquo; In &ldquo;A Passion in the Desert,&rdquo; a soldier lost in the Sahara stumbles upon an oasis, which he discovers is inhabited by a panther. Out of such tales one can see how Balzac was the great-grandfather to writers as diverse as Colette and Antoine de Saint-Exup&eacute;ry.&rdquo; &mdash;The Boston Globe&ldquo;I have learned more [from Balzac] than from all the professional historians, economists, and statisticians put together.&rdquo; &mdash;Friedrich Engels &ldquo;In Balzac, every living soul is a weapon loaded to the very muzzle with will.&rdquo; &mdash;Charles Baudelaire &ldquo;Large as Balzac is, he is all of one piece and he hangs together perfectly.&rdquo; &mdash;Henry James &#160; &ldquo;Balzac was both a greedy child and an indefatigable observer of a greedy age, at once a fantastic and a genius, yet possessing a simple core of common sense.&rdquo; &mdash;V. S. Pritchett &#160; &ldquo;Balzac was by turns a saint, a criminal, an honest judge, a corrupt judge, a minister, a fob, a harlot, a duchess, and always a genius.&rdquo; &mdash;Andr&eacute; Maurois

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