Mary Lennox has no one left in the world when she arrives at Misselthwaite Manor, her mysterious uncle's enormous, drafty mansion looming on the edge of the moors. A cholera epidemic has ravaged the Indian village in which she was born, killing both her parents and the 'Ayah', or Indian servant, who cared for her. Not that being alone is new to ...
For the novice to the most advanced puzzle solver, here is the biggest and the best of crossword puzzle dictionaries. With over 700,000 entries, it's the most comprehensive dictionary available.
Detailed survey of the aircraft types that changed the world during the second World War. 12 volumes in one. Over 400 full-color photographs and illustrations.
These love poems have long been considered the finest ever written by a woman in the English language, and their literary excellence is surpassed only by the sonnets of Shakespeare. First published in 1850, "Sonnets from the Portuguese" is composed of 44 interlocking poems Elizabeth Barrett Browning wrote secretly for her husband, Robert Browning.
Endorsed by the National Basketball Association, this book covers the 50-year history of the NBA with photographs, accompanying text, and personal reminiscences from basketball greats such as Wilt Chamberlain, Bill Russell, Michael Jordan and more. Includes a selection of the greatest 50 players in NBA history, selected by a panel of players, ...
Fifteen of Joel Chandler Harris's classic stories are lovingly retold in this appealing storybook accentuated by the exquisite full-color artwork of Rene Cloke.
A dictionary designed for the entire family! For home, office, school, or college, this new revised edition provides a wealth of information. More than a quarter of a million entries, all up to date; geographical revisions, 2,000 illustrations and maps: listings of Presidents and Vice Presidents of the U.S.; Declaration of Independence, and much, ...
An Idealized Middle Ages, a world filled with violent tests of courage, clamorous and raging battle, adventurous quests, and yearning love of knight and damsel unfolds for the reader. This volume invites you to enter the medieval world of knightly legend and chivalric lore. This deluxe Children’s Classic edition of King Arthur is ...
To coincide with the 100th anniversary of George Gershwin's birth, Random House Value Publishing is pleased to publish an original, full-color edition commemorating his life and times. With a foreword by Marvin Hamlisch and an authoritative biographical introduction, here is a newly assembled scrapbook of the composers life, such as he himself ...
Magnificent collection of thousands of clip-art images, including more than 80 alphabets, floral patterns, borders, corners, silhouettes, animals, emblems, and just about any high-quality, copyright-free art one might require. Invaluable to artists, designers, desktop publishers, and do-it-yourselfers. Thousands of black-and-white line images in ...
For do-it-yourself home decorators and dreamers, here is an indispensable guide to the art of furniture upholstery, complete with beautiful full-color photographs throughout and a glossary of fabrics, terms, materials, and techniques.
The latest edition of a best-selling classic: the concise, compact, totally up-to-date reference based on the famed Random House Webster's College Dictionary -- and prepared by the renowned Random House reference staff. With 60,000 entries, including biographical and geographical, and useful supplements, it's an invaluable resource for home, work, ...
A fascinating history of the seafaring side of an ever-popular subject: the Civil War. Based on the author's own experience in the Confederate States Navy, plus interviews with other officers, this volume provides an authoritative overview of battles fought, weapons used (including the first torpedoes), and the ships sailed, from the navy's ...
A collection of tales adapted from the stories collected by Henry R. Schoolcraft during the thirty years he lived among American Indians in the West and around the Great Lakes.
From humble beginnings in Hoboken, New Jersey, to an enduring career as a singer and showman, Frank Sinatra is a performer who towers above the rest, both in his talent and in his capacity for living exuberantly. This four-color pictorial souvenir chronicles his life and loves, family and feuds, music and movies, in color and black-and-white ...
This text describes common fallacies (such as burning witches in Salem and Kennedy winning the missile crisis), examines where they came from and explains why they've been accepted as fact.
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