"What do record players, batteries, and movie cameras have in common? All these devices were created by the man known as The Wizard of Menlo Park: Thomas Edison. Edison is most famous for inventing the incandescent light bulb, but at his landmark laboratories in Menlo Park & West Orange, New Jersey, he also developed many other staples of modern technology. Despite many failures, Edison persevered. And good for that, because it would be very difficult...

"From Pulitzer Prize winner and celebrated American master N. Scott Momaday, a collection of 100 new prose poems, rooted in Native American oral tradition, along with 5-7 pieces of art by the author"--

Discover your most ageless, energized, joyful self with mind-body-spirit innovator and fitness and wellness expert Jennifer Kries's Waking Energy, a program that synthesizes the greatest wisdom traditions of the East, from Qigong to Meditation.

Argues that aging is much more of a choice than people believe and shows how to adopt an individually tailored program of diet, stress reduction, and exercise

A naughty donkey, Abib, is purchased by Joseph to transport his wife, Mary, to Bethlehem for the birth of their baby. Along the way, Abib plays a vital role in the greatest story ever told, the birth of Christ, and becomes a role model for all donkeys.

"Discover the secrets of . . . Guillermo del Toro's stop-motion masterpiece Pinocchio through stunning unseen art and incisive commentary from the filmmaker and his collaborators. . . . Guillermo del Toro reinvents Carlo Collodi's classic tale of the wooden marionette who is magically brought to life in order to mend the heart of a grieving woodcarver named Geppetto. This whimsical, stop-motion film directed by Guillermo del Toro and Mark Gustafson...

"On an autumn day, in the second quarter of the sixteenth century, two boys were born in England, one to a poor family by the name of Canty who lived in Offal Court, not far from London Bridge, and the other to a wealthy and high-placed family by the name of Tudor. Young Tom Canty, unwanted, unloved, began his day-dreaming early in order to forget the petty stealing to which he was forced by his cruel rogue of a father--and the royal Court and young...

The decision has been made. After 23 years of marriage and raising their family in the same lakeside home, John and Abby Reynolds are getting a divorce. They gather their three children to tell them the terrible news, but before they can speak, their daughter makes a joyous announcement of her own: She is getting married. John and Abby decide to postpone their news until after the wedding. As the big day approaches, questions continue to haunt them....

"Memoir writing teacher and psychologist Maureen Murdock invites readers to explore their own personal mythology with practical advice on the craft of memoir writing as well as writing prompts related to each chapter's archetypical focus. Murdock, author of the bestselling Heroine's Journey, looks at thematic connections between ancient cultural myth and popular contemporary memoirs to probe universal questions such as: Who am I? What is My Journey?...

Megan seems to have the perfect life with a wonderful husband named Thomas and two adorable children. When she awakens from a coma, Megan discovers she is not married, and never has been. But when she meets Thomas for real, she seizes the chance to help him fall in love with her, again for the first time.