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An in-depth exploration of the design and construction of the US Capitol building, from New York Times bestselling author of Jim Henson and Becoming Dr. Seuss The Capitol is a unique biography of a place, encompassing architecture, history, politics, popular culture, and race in a fascinating...

In Black History Is for Everyone, award-winning educator and scholar Brian Jones offers a meditation on the power of Black history, using his own experiences as a life-long learner and classroom teacher to question everything from the meaning of race and nation to the radicalism of the American Revolution.

T.S. Eliot tells us in his poem “The Hollow Men” that the world will end not with a bang, but with a whimper. Well, he was wrong. Dead wrong. When death and destruction come, the screams of terror, horror, and excruciating pain will rend the blood-red sky and be heard across the world. When your number is up, there’s nowhere to run and no place to hide. You can't cheat death; death will find you. It always does.

Bears usually sleep through the winter—but not Busy Bear! He wants to play all winter long. Will Busy Bear be able to stay awake until spring?

Your best bat isn’t the one someone else can hit the farthest. This independent guide leads you through the eyes of the dads and coaches that have bought hundreds of bats through the year. Find the right bat, the right way, every time. The baseball and fastpitch bat space can be confusing, but it doesn’t have to be. With just a little bit of the correct information, you can be an expert at fitting your hitter with the right bat and knowing exactly where to find it in the market.

They stick out. They change the conversation. They challenge the traditional narrative. They are outcasts - isolated, different, misunderstood. Being normal is nice. But being an outcast is a real part of the human experience. Have you have ever had the feeling of being alone in some way, of being on the outside looking in? If so, then the characters in these short stories will move you - sometimes by their depravity, sometimes by their sorrow...and sometimes by their joy.

The ultimate competition between Homo sapiens and Earth entities begins when they compete to see who adds more value to their presence on Earth. The winner gets to stay on the planet, and the loser, well, let’s say the outer space will start to get a little more crowded. We have a rocket, and who doesn’t love rockets?

Uncover the secret annals of untold history in these eighteen medieval manuscripts. Each tortured scribe will bring you face to face with ancient horrors lurking in cursed castles, wild woodlands, haunted hamlets, and mysterious monasteries. Including a lineup of authors both established and emerging, HOWL Society Press presents the first-ever anthology of historical horror from the medieval period, fittingly introduced by the writer who arguably started it all: Christopher Buehlman, author of the medieval horror epic Between Two Fires.

When life happens, discover how you can always be your best, even when it has other plans! To master life is to be greater than any event that can take hold of you! Use a strategy that makes you stronger through each event, as hard as it might seem at the time. Winning the lottery is easy in life, yet dealing with a loved one who has just passed away is hard. They are separate events, but in reality, it is one moment in time and two different reactions.

These four statements are the key ingredients needed to experience longevity in one’s life. They all start from the source, which is us and not from the outside world where we have no control over the circumstances. Longevity Starts Now! is designed to open the mind to the possibilities that exist in every aspect of our lives. When we start to install new ways of thinking which require us to drop the past, we can then begin to believe in a new future. Human potential provides us with a road map for the ultimate journey for our life.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • For the first time ever—a comprehensive biography of one of the twentieth century’s most innovative creative artists: the incomparable, irreplaceable Jim Henson He was a gentle dreamer whose genial bearded visage was recognized around the world, but most people...

The essential biography of the influential and beloved filmmaker George Lucas. On May 25, 1977, a problem-plagued, budget-straining independent science-fiction film opened in a mere thirty-two American movie theaters. Conceived, written, and directed by a little-known filmmaker named George...

The definitive, fascinating, all-reaching biography of Dr. Seuss Dr. Seuss is a classic American icon. Whimsical and wonderful, his work has defined our childhoods and the childhoods of our own children. The silly, simple rhymes are a bottomless well of magic, his illustrations timeless...

A new night of terror begins with Scare Street’s latest bone-chilling collection. This pulse-pounding volume contains 13 new supernatural tales of terror. And each story brings you deeper into the dark realm of nightmares. As the inky black shadows close in, you realize you are not alone. Something stalks you through this strange netherworld. You hear snarls in the distance. The howling grows louder and louder.