Provides an eyewitness account of the war that devastated Europe, from the assassination of an archduke to the killing fields of France. New Look! Relaunched with new jackets and 8 pages of new text! Here is an original and exciting guide to the grim challenge of life or death on the Western Front. Devastating first-hand reports and contemporary photographs of the battles that slaughtered millions, together with a clear account of how nation upon...

An illustrated look at various aspects of life in medieval Europe, covering everyday life, religion, royalty, and more.

No longer alone, Ayla leaves the Valley of Horses that has become her home. Travelling with her is Jondalar, the handsome young man she has nursed back to health and come to love. Together, they embark on a journey that will lad them to the Mamutoi: the Mammoth Hunters. But as she gradually settles into this new life amongst a people at first strange and disturbingly different, Ayla finds herself irresistibly drawn to the magnetic Ranec, their master-carver....

"While she was writing columns for The Irish Times and her best-selling novels, Maeve Binchy also had in mind to write a book that revolved around one street with many characters coming and going. Every once in a while, she would write about one these people. She would then put it in a drawer. "For the future, " she would say. The future is now. Just around the corner from St. Jarlath's Crescent (which readers will recognize from Minding Frankie)...

An alphabet book that introduces Wyoming's history, culture, and landscape, from the altitude of the Grand Tetons to an outdoorsman named Jim Zumbo.

A little chameleon is distressed that he doesn't have his own color like other animals.

We expect our judges to be honest and wise. Their integrity and impartiality are the bedrock of the entire judicial system. We trust them to ensure fair trials, to protect the rights of all litigants, to punish those who do wrong, and to oversee the orderly and efficient flow of justice. But what happens when a judge bends the law or takes a bribe? It's rare, but it happens. Lacy Stoltz is an investigator for the Florida Board on Judicial Conduct....

This is the charming, human account of the adventures of lovely, wealthy Rose Campbell as she grows into young womanhood. Rose's greatest attraction undoubtedly is that she's such a "real girl". She has her trials and disappointments, her temptations and failures. But with the aid of loving counsel and a level head, she manages to turn out into a thoroughly lovable, admirable woman. When Rose returns home from a trip abroad with her dear uncle, Dr....

Rhymes invite the reader to find hidden objects in photographs of Christmas items.

Fifteen-year-old Kafka Tamura runs away from home to escape his father and find his long-lost sister and mother, drifting toward the parallel odyssey of an elderly Tokyo man named Nakata.