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"You don't have to work on Wall Street to know that money is essential! Learn how to handle it responsibly-and how to make it work for you. Let this teen investing book be your guide to money matters ranging from the difference between stocks and bonds to ways to research potential investments. Soon enough you'll be throwing around terms like dividend and liquidity like a finance professional"-- Provided by publisher.
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"Celebrated author and artist A. Kendra Greene's No Less Strange or Wonderful is a brilliant and generous meditation-on the complex wonder of being alive, on how to pay attention to even the tiniest (sometimes strangest) details that glitter with insight, whimsy, and deep humanity, if only we'd really look. In twenty-six sparkling essays, illuminated through both text and image, Greene is trying to make sense-of anything, really-but especially the...
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"From the acclaimed author of The Girls in the Stilt House comes a long-awaited novel both atmospheric and lyrical, a haunting Southern story about memory, family secrets, and fierce and fragile love. For nearly thirty years, Nell has kept a childhood promise to never reveal what she and Evie found tucked inside a copy of Jane Eyre in their mother's bookcase -- a record of Evie's birth naming a stranger as her mother. But lately, Nell has been haunted...
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"A poet renowned for her "wit and complexity" (Poetry Foundation) explores the endless evolution and malleability of life on earth in her most curious, inventive collection to date Aren't we all shape-shifters? Is any animal, vegetable, or mineral-even a commonplace object-what it seems to be at any given moment? Who isn't juggling constant transformations, conflicting roles, changing loyalties, loves, perceptions, and selves, all while being pummeled...
25) Babylonia
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"From the author of the bestselling Clytemnestra comes another intoxicating excursion into ancient history, as Casati reimagines the rise to power of the Assyrian empire's only female ruler, Semiramis. When kings fall, queens rise. Nothing about Semiramis's upbringing could have foretold her legacy or the power she would come to wield. A female ruler, once an orphan raised on the outskirts of an empire - certainly no one in Ancient Assyria would bend...
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"The poems in Jailbreak of Sparrows reveal the ways in which the ordinary becomes monumental: family portraits, politically charged reports, and tributes to the unsung. Espada's focus ranges from the bombardment of his family's hometown in Puerto Rico amid an anti-colonial uprising to the murder of a Mexican man by police in California, from the poet's adolescent brawl on a basketball court over martyred baseball hero Roberto Clemente to his unorthodox...
27) Cold thief place
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"Cold Thief Place speaks of the experiences of an undocumented American, her parents who fled Communist China and found safety in fundamentalist Christianity, and how she tried to understand them and herself by way of confessional poems. This is a family story. It tells of a mother who fled an authoritarian government and turned that authoritarianism on to her children. Of a father who made a new life-three times on three different continents-and...
29) Berlin
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Be inspired and plan your next unforgettable trip with DK travel guides Make your trip to Berlin extraordinary Museum-hopping around Museumsinsel. A night at a world-class techno club. Tucking into Currywurst from a street food kiosk. Whatever your dream trip involves, this DK travel guide is the perfect companion. Our updated guide brings Berlin to life, transporting you there like no other travel guide does with expert-led insights, trusted travel...
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Stitchers of all skill levels will escape to a place of wonder as they crochet 13 imaginative projects for children. The 13 projects are eye-catchingly original and range in difficulty from simple to complex. Each features elements made from yarns that are shiny or glittering or offer some other magical gleam. All offer variations and customizing options for the creative crochet fan to enjoy, and result in beautiful items that can be used to decorate,...
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"With the fall of Saigon on April 30, 1975, the U.S. war in Vietnam ended, but the refugee crisis was only beginning. Among the millions of people who fled Vietnam by boat were Vinh Nguyen, along with his mother and siblings, and his father, who left separately and then mysteriously vanished. Decades later, Nguyen goes looking for the story of his lost father. What he discovers is a sea of questions drifting above a bed of buried truths. To come to...
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One of Heatmap's 18 Climate Books to Read in 2025The award-winning environmental journalist’s extraordinary, long-awaited portrait of hope and resilience as we face a fractured and uncertain futureIn this profoundly human and moving narrative, the bestselling author of The World Without Us returns with a book ten years in the making: a study of what it means to be a human on the front lines of our planet’s existential crisis. His new book, Hope...
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Delicious cuisine, spectacular art and lush landscapes await in Florence and Tuscany. Whether you want to sample delicious Tuscan food and wine, gaze at the iconic Leaning Tower of Pisa or browse eclectic markets in Florence, your 'DK Eyewitness' travel guide makes sure you experience all that this region has to offer.
36) Tokyo
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"Strolling among endless pink cherry blossoms in spring. Sipping sake at a cosy izakaya. Tucking into delicious sushi. Whatever your dream trip involves, this DK travel guide is the perfect companion"-- Publisher's description.
37) Stockholm
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The ideal travel companion, full of insider advice on what to see and do, plus detailed itineraries and comprehensive maps for exploring this fascinating city. Stroll around picturesque Gamla Stan, marvel at a 400-year-old royal warship at the Vasamuseet, or explore the majestic rooms of the Kungliga Slottet (Royal Palace): everything you need to know is clearly laid out within colour-coded chapters. Discover the best of Stockholm with this indispensable...
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"Sisters Belinda Kelly and Venise Cunningham have grown a successful business together, Simple Goodness Farm, embracing nostalgia, nature, and a back-to-basics way of living. They've given a unique cottagecore spin to their cocktails and family-friendly happy hours with the syrups, tinctures, juices, spirits, shrubs, cocktails, and mocktails showcased in Drink Your Garden. Perfect for a green thumb or great farmers' market shopper alike, the book...
39) Germany
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"Walk the streets of Germany's medieval towns. Treat your senses to a sublime classical concert, local cuisine and art. Visit Bavaria's castles. With endless inspiration, stunning photographs and expert advice, this guide will ensure your trip is effortless yet inspired"-- Provided by publisher.
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"To whom do we belong, and at what cost? Patrycja Humienik's debut poetry collection, We Contain Landscapes, is haunted by questions of desire, borders, and the illusion of national belonging. Bringing music and rich sensory detail to the page, these poems attend to the inextricable link between our bodies and the land. Over five ruminative and lush sections, they survey place and memory, both intergenerationally and through emotional bonds with other...
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