James Stewart was already a Hollywood star when the United States went to war in December 1941. Having received an Academy Award for Best Actor in 1940 for his role in The Philadelphia Story, he had become a familiar face to movie goers by the time that the Japanese struck at Pearl Harbor. By that time \'Jimmy\' had already received his private pilot\'s license and when his name was drawn by the Drafting

Prepare to be spellbound by the stunning illustration inside this new collector\'s edition of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. Troubled times have come to Hogwarts in a year filled with secrets, subterfuge and suspicion. The deliciously dark fifth instalment of Jim Kay\'s inspired reimagining of J.K. Rowling\'s Harry Potter series is an epic artistic achievement, featuring over 160 illustrations

Lively, original and highly readable, An Introduction to Literature, Criticism and Theory is the essential guide to literary studies. Starting at \'The Beginning\' and concluding with \'The End\', chapters range from the familiar, such as \'Character\', \'Narrative\' and \'The Author\', to the more unusual, such as \'Secrets\', \'Pleasure\' and \'Ghosts\'. Now in its sixth edition, Bennett and Royle\'s

In The Gatehouse Boy, readers are transported to a distant, misty town on the river, where the sound of industry fills the air. This town is home to a shipyard, where a young boy grows up and shares his experiences of life in a bustling, prosperous place. Through the magic of words, he invites readers on a journey through his past, from his childhood in the shipyard to his adventures in other forgotten

This book provides unparalleled insight into ancient mysteries. Almine, an internationally recognized mystic and teacher, reveals the hidden laws of existence. Transcending reason, delivering visionary expansion, this metaphysical masterpiece explores the origins of life as recorded in the Holy Libraries. The release of information from these ancient libraries is a priceless gift to humankind. The

In a magical ancient Britain, three siblings become entangled in a tale of treachery, love and murder. Lucy Holland\'s lyrical story retells \'The Two Sisters\' for a modern

When the New York Times referred to Ursula K. Le Guin as America\'s greatest writer of science fiction, they just might have undersold her legacy. It\'s hard to look at her vast body of work?novels and stories across multiple genres, poems, translations, essays, speeches, and criticism?and see anything but one of our greatest writers, period. In a series of interviews with David Naimon (Between the

A unique collection of short stories from the Number One bestselling master of misdirection Jeffery Deaver, author of THE BONE

A group of teenagers from two families meet for a picnic, but the war across the Channel is soon to tear them away from such youthful pleasures. All too soon, the horror of what is to become known as The Great War engulfs them, their friends and the whole

Amazon and her cousin Frazer are members of tracks. Normally they protect the world\'s rarest animals, but their mission just got personal. Amazon\'s parents have been kidnapped - and the trail leads to the buzzing city of Mumbai,

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From a Coast to Coast AM insider, a mind-expanding exploration of sleep disorders and unusual dream states--the scientific explanations and the paranormal possibilities. The sleeping mind is a mysterious backdrop that science is just beginning to shed light on. It was only some sixty years ago that researchers discovered REM, the rapid-eye-movement cycle that\'s associated with dreams. In Nightmareland,

PART STORY, PART GAME - PURE ADVENTURE! Are YOU brave enough to enter evil Baron Sukhumvit\'s devilish dungeon and take part in his Trial of Champions? It\'s a trap-filled and monster-infested labyrinth where you\'ll compete against five other adventurers to collect certain gems, which are the key to escaping and winning the

John C. Kendrew (1917-1997) was a pioneer in structural biology and a catalyst for the emergence of molecular biology in the second half of the twentieth century. He was the first person to determine the three-dimensional structure of a protein at atomic resolution and, for this, was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1962. Kendrew ultimately became an international organizer, administrator, and

Twisty and gripping, Body of Truth is the debut crime thriller from Ireland\'s former state pathologist and author of the number one bestselling memoir Beyond the

The Fall of X changes everything for the new mutant world of Arakko! As the Brotherhood reels from the cataclysmic events of the third Hellfire Gala, Genesis takes advantage of the chaos -- and declares war! Two vast mutant armies clash, and Arakko\'s idols fall...but this is only the beginning of a conflict that will remake the Red Planet. And whatever happened to Isca the Unbeaten? COLLECTING: X-Men