Down the River

Down the RiverBy: Edward Abbey Down the River is a collection of essays both timeless and timely. It is an exploration of the abiding beauty of some of the last great stretches of American wilderness on voyages down rivers where the body and mind float free, and the grandeur of nature gives rise to meditations on everything from the life of Henry David Thoreau to the militarization of the open range. At the same time, it is an impassioned condemnation of what is

three of the most unlikely heroes Stephen King has ever created try to stop a lone killer from murdering thousands

By: Russell Punter | Illustrator:  Valentino Forlini | Series: Usborne Graphic Novels The world of Hamlet

Orly has an idyllic childhood filled with music

the amours and military obsessions of Uncle Toby

and the nature of consciousness--lie at the heart of science and of this book

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By: Iain Pears     From the author of the international best seller An Instance of the Fingerpost

Mimi Lee is in over her head

embark on their first globe-trotting mission aboard the ship Orion

but feels like she’s disappearing

featuring dozens of the most memorable essays to run in The New York Times “Modern Love” column since its debut in 2004

Puzzlers ages 6 and up can use the included bright green highlighter to find hundreds of hidden objects and create fluorescent holiday-themed scenes