Learn about the colonists' brave protest against British rule, how the Boston Tea Party united the colonies, and the response from Great Britain.
We all have regrets-choices we could have made differently, oaths we didn't take, other live we might've led. But what if you were given a chance to fix your past? Enter The Midnight Library. Nora's life has been going from bad to worse. Then at the stroke of midnight on her last day on earth, she finds herself transported to The Midnight Library, where each book contains an alternate life: …
Contains subject-specific advice, practical tips and step-by-step post-production techniques from five renowned portraits photographers. Eamonn McCabe, Steve Shipman, Bjorn Thomassen, Matt Hoyle and Mark Cleghorn focus on topics essential to capturing great portraits: working with people; composition; studio lighting; shooting outdoors and on location and wedding photography. Stunning, ev…
A science book about what parts of a plant we eat.
Sylvester loved baseball, but he wasn't what you'd call a good hitter.
“It is a strange paradox, that many of the clearest, most comforting life lessons are learnt while we are at our lowest. But then we never think about food more than when we are hungry and we never think about life rafts more than when we are thrown overboard.” The Comfort Book is Haig’s life raft: it’s a collection of notes, lists, and stories written over a span of several years th…
Eleven-year-old Nikolas--nicknamed Christmas--has received only one toy in his life: a doll carved out of a turnip. But he's happy with his turnip doll, because it came from his parents who love him. Then one day his father goes missing, and Nikolas must travel to the North Pole to save him. Along the way, Nikolas befriends a surly reindeer, bests a troublesome troll, and discovers a hidden wo…
This book looks at the basics of computer networks. It describes what networks are and how they work, the different kinds of network, and the difference between the Internet and the World Wide Web. It explains how to contact people online using email and social networks, shows how networks can be used to work with other people online, and touches on creating websites and blogs. The topics cover…