DARING CLIMBS, DEATH-DEFYING VOYAGES, DIVES INTO THE VERY DEPTHS--AND ONE SMALL STEP ONTO THE MOONFandex celebrates the dreamers, scientists, poets, and adventurers who opened the frontiers of our world. From the hard-sailing Phoenicians, whose masts were built from the cedars of Lebanon, to Ponce d..
Discover the inspiring, real-life stories of adventurers and voyagers. Each entry explores how, through courage and determination, these people achieved what seemed to be the impossible - and helped us expand our horizons beyond ordinary expectations.The men and women profiles here come from all fou..
Most people know Florence Nightingale was a compassionate and legendary nurse, but they don't know her full story. She is best known for her work during the Crimean War, when she vastly improved gruesome and deadly conditions and made nightly rounds to visit patients, becoming known around the world..
This sequel to Pittacus Lore’s Generation One is the second book in an epic new series set in the world of the #1 New York Times bestselling I Am Number Four series.Newcomers as well as fans of the original series will devour this fast-paced, action-packed sci-fi adventure that’s perfect for fans of..
The first book in a pulse-pounding new series that’s set in the world of the #1 New York Times bestselling I Am Number Four series. The war may be over - but for the next generation, the battle has just begun!It has been over a year since the invasion of Earth was thwarted in Pittacus Lore’s United ..
The perfect companion book to the New York Times bestselling I Am Number Four series I Am Number Four: The Lost Files: Secret Histories is a collection of three action-packed novellas by bestselling author Pittacus Lore Originally published as the e-novellas The Search for Sam, The Last Days of Lori..
The sixth and penultimate book of the #1 New York Times bestselling I Am Number Four series!For years the Garde have fought the Mogadorians in secret, but now the invasion has begun. John is on the front lines in New York City. The odds are against him, but his best friend, Sam, has just inexplicabl..
This is the greatest love story never told. It has passion and heartbreak, triumph and betrayal. It is deeply intimate yet crosses oceans, upends lives and changes nations. This is the true story of basketball. It is the story of a Canadian invention that took over America, and the world. Of a ..
BIC Intensity Fineliner is the perfect tool to put an ultra fine point on all your artistic and writing projects. Whether you are creating an illustration, a drawing, an essay or a book, It features an ultra-fine tip that creates clean accurate 0.4mm lines for anything from drawing a tiny dot and tr..
BIC Ultra Fine Pen is the perfect tool to put an ultra fine point on all your artistic and writing projects. Whether you are creating an illustration, a drawing, an essay or a book, It features an ultra-fine tip that creates clean accurate 0.4mm lines for anything from drawing a tiny dot and tracing..
This inspiring memoir tells the story of one woman’s self discovery while surviving poverty, loss, loneliness, maltreatment, and fighting to get an education.A generation of Nigerian children were born in Britain in the fifties and sixties, privately fostered by white families, then taken to Nigeri..