How does a democracy die? What can we do to save our own? What lessons does history teach us? In the 21st century democracy is threatened like never before. Drawing insightful lessons from across history - from Pinochet's murderous Chilean regime to Erdogan's quiet dismantling in Turkey - Levitsky and Ziblatt explain why democracies fail, how leaders like Trump subvert them today and wh…
Little ones will love these busy little honeybees as they learn to count backwards from five to one. [quoted from the backcover of the book]
This book tells the moving tale of Vera and Axel's fight to protect Berlin Zoo - and their marriage - as the city is battered by war
It’s Valentine’s Day in Green Lawn! But Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose just aren’t feeling the love this year. Valentine’s Day was so much more fun when they were little. Then they each start getting messages and clues from a secret admirer! Can the kids figure out who wants to be their Valentine? The alphabet is over, but the mysteries continue in this eighth A to Z Mysteries Super Edit…
Celebrate 20 years of A to Z Mysteries! No foolin ! It s the first of April in Green Lawn! Mr. Paskey, owner of the Book Nook, plays an April Fools Day prank on Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose. They hatch a plan to get back at him, but then the bookstore is robbed no joke! Can the kids track down the crook? Or will this April Fools be an April fail? The alphabet may be over, but the mysteries conti…
Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose are in San Francisco, home of the biggest Chinatown outside of Asia! Their tour guide, Holden, is going to take them to the famous Chinese New Year parade. Best of all, Holden's girlfriend, Lily, is Miss Chinatown. She gets to ride a giant float and wear a crown! But during the parade, Lily goes missing, and so does the crown. The police think Holden did it. Can Dink, …