It all begins with a fugitive billionaire and the promise of a cash reward. Turtles All the Way Down
is about lifelong friendship, the intimacy of an unexpected reunion,
Star Wars fan fiction, and tuatara. But at its heart is Aza Holmes, a
young woman navigating daily existence within the ever..
Before. Miles "Pudge" Halter is done with
his safe life at home. His whole life has been one big non-event, and
his obsession with famous last words has only made him crave "the Great
Perhaps" even more (Francois Rabelais, poet). He heads off to the
sometimes crazy and anything-but-boring wo..
Twenty-Five Hundred years ago, Sun Tzu wrote this classic book of military strategy based on Chinese warfare and military thought. Since that time, all levels of military have used the teaching on Sun Tzu to warfare and civilization have adapted these teachings for use in politics, business and ever..
The second Book of The Award Winning Mighty Muslim Heroes series! Bringing you 20 MORE Mighty Muslim heroes! Learn about healers, activists, scientists, scholars, astronauts, football players, warriors, and many more in Stories of 20 More Mighty Muslim Heroes. Dive into this book to learn more about..
'A well written and authoritative account from someone who knows Pakistani politics from the inside'. -Peter Bergen, CNN Terrorism Analyst and author of the bestselling Holy War Inc; Inside the Secret World of Osama Bin Laden'We
are in Husain Haqqani's debt for providing an authoritative ac..
From the #1 New York Times-bestselling author of The 48 Laws of Power comes the definitive new book on decoding the behavior of the people around youRobert
Greene is a master guide for millions of readers, distilling ancient
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The DRAMA continues as Nikki tries to figure out how she’s going to spend her summer.
Things get even more COMPLICATED when she starts to hang out with a CUTE guy who’s a visiting student.
Will this new friendship RUIN her relationship with her BFFs, Ch..
It’s a frenemy showdown in the 11th installment in the blockbuster #1 New York Times bestselling DORK DIARIES series!
Nikki Maxwell has the worst luck. Of all the schools she could have
been assigned to for the student exchange week program, she’s stuck at
North Hampton Hills, her arch n..
Nikki Maxwell’s worst nightmare comes true in book nine of the #1 New York Times bestselling Dork Diaries series!
A certain member of the CCP girls Dork fans know all about has gotten
her hands on Nikki’s diary and has decided to share some thoughts of
her own…
Find out what happen..
After a bump on the head in gym class on April Fool’s Day, Nikki has a
wild dream in which she, her BFFs Chloe and Zoey, her crush Brandon,
and mean girl Mackenzie all end up playing the roles of some familiar
classic fairy tale characters.
Of course, the stories don’t go quite as expe..
Everyone’s been rooting for me and my crush, Brandon—and now I can
FINALLY write all about what did – or didn’t – happen with our first
kiss! Sighhhhh.
There’s a LOT happening right now! A reality TV crew is following me
and my friends as we record our hit song together, plus there are..
It’s the biggest dance of the year and I am HOPING my crush, Brandon, (shhhh!!) wants to be my date.
But time is running out. What if he doesn’t say yes? Or worse . . . what if he’s waiting for MacKenzie?!!
It’s time for me and my BFFs, Chloe and Zoey to tackle the topic of love, Dork..
I develop a sudden interest in student journalism that may or may not
(okay, DEFINITELY does) have to do with the fact that mean girl
MacKenzie has started writing a gossip column. And there just MIGHT be
some info involving my crush, Brandon, that I don’t want MacKenzie
reporting to the wor..
I wasn’t at all surprised to find out that my crush Brandon
volunteers at a local animal shelter. He’s SUCH a sweet guy—OF COURSE he
wants to help those adorable puppies!
Then Brandon tells me that the shelter is in danger of closing, and I
know I can’t let that happen . . . especially ..
Nikki’s Road to Stardom Checklist:
Diva showdownBFF feudTalented entourage to back up VIP (Very Important Pop Star!)
Just as Nikki Maxwell starts to get used to life at her new school
and keeping everyone from learning the truth–that she’s there on
scholarship in exchange for her D..
4 parties. Add 2 friends and 1 crush. Divide by 1 mean girl out to RUIN Nikki. Mix well, put fingers over eyes, and CRINGE!
I thought it would NEVER happen, but my life is FINALLY going well for me.
I’m adjusting to my new school and hanging out with my BFFs Chloe and
Zoey. And, get ..
New school. New mean girl.New crush. New diary so I can spill about all of it…
I put a lot of really personal stuff in this diary along with my sketches and doodles.
But, mostly it’s about how TRAUMATIC it was transferring to my new private middle school, Westchester Country Day.
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The journey through Middle-earth begins here with J.R.R. Tolkien's classic prelude to his Lord of the Rings trilogy.“A
glorious account of a magnificent adventure, filled with suspense and
seasoned with a quiet humor that is irresistible... All those, young or
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I won’t describe what I look like. Whatever you’re thinking, it’s probably worse. August
Pullman was born with a facial difference that, up until now, has
prevented him from going to a mainstream school. Starting 5th grade at
Beecher Prep, he wants nothing more than to be treated as an ordinar..
Since its first publication in 1945 Lord Russell's A History of Western Philosophy
has been universally acclaimed as the outstanding one-volume work on
the subject—unparalleled in its comprehensiveness, its clarity, its
erudition, its grace and wit. In seventy-six chapters he traces
philosop..
Henry Kissinger offers in World Order a
deep meditation on the roots of international harmony and global
disorder. Drawing on his experience as one of the foremost statesmen of
the modern era—advising presidents, traveling the world, observing and
shaping the central foreign policy events of..
Henry Kissinger analyses how six extraordinary leaders he has known have shaped their countries and the world'Leaders,'
writes Henry Kissinger in this compelling book, 'think and act at the
intersection of two axes: the first, between the past and the future;
the second between the abiding val..
This is the first complete English translation of the Book of Love, Longing, Intimacy and Contentment, the thirty-sixth chapter of Abu Hamid al-Ghazali s monumental Revival of the Religious Sciences (Ihya Sulim al-din). The Book of Love, or Kitab al-mahabba, is of fundamental importance in the histo..
The spiritual life in Islam begins with riyadat al-nafs, the inner warfare against the ego. Distracted and polluted by worldliness, the lower self has a tendency to drag the human creature down into arrogance and vice. Only by a powerful effort of will can the sincere worshipper achieve the purity o..