DescriptionIn the hottest summer of the 20th century, in a down-at-the-heels hamlet in rural Italy, six children take to their bikes across the scorched countryside. When they arrive at an abandoned farmhouse, one of them, nine-year-old Michele Amitrano, discovers what appears to be the body of a boy his own age. He is too frightened to tell his friends, and his father refuses to listen. When he returns to the site and discovers that the boy is weak but alive, he brings the boy food and water, and learns the terrifying tale of a kidnapping. Told through the eyes of Michele, the story follows his efforts to draw upon his own humanity as the adults around him reveal their increasingly compromised choices.
DescriptionOne of Bill Harley's most popular albums, Play It Again is a "best of" with favorite songs from Bill's earliest recordings and the new classic story about Charlene, the Skunk in the middle! It includes "Dad Threw the TV Out the Window, " "Sitting Down to Eat, " and "Wacka Wacka Woo."A Grammy-nominated recording artist, Bill Harley (songwriter, storyteller, author, playwright) is known as one of the finest family performers in the United States. His unique combination of song and story, silly and serious, has entertained families for 20 years, and led him to be called "the Mark Twain of contemporary children's music" by Entertainment Weekly .
DescriptionWhat color is your thinking hat? In this revolutionary work, Dr. de Bono explains the 6 different hats and how they affect the way we perceive things. He shows how people and organizations can become more effective by using a simple language as a control system for thinking. Learn about the White Hat (facts, figures, and information), the Red Hat (emotions, hunches, and intuition), the Black Hat (negative judgment), the Yellow Hat (brightness and optimism), the Green Hat (fertility and creativity), and the Blue Hat (cool and control). You'll never put on your thinking cap the same way again.
DescriptionOne of the human race's most popular humor series returns with a brand-new collection of hilariously macabre mishaps and misadventures. Honoring those who improve our gene pool by inadvertently removing themselves from it, The Darwin Awards III shows once more how uncommon common sense still is. From the sheriff who unintentionally shot himself twice, to the insurance defrauder who amputated his leg with a chainsaw; from a farmer who avoided bee stings by sealing his head in a plastic bag, to the man crushed by the branch he'd just severed; The Darwin Awards III proves again that when it comes to stupidity, we are the most advanced species on the planet.
DescriptionLos Angeles, 1948: Ezekiel "Easy" Rawlins is a black war veteran just fired from his job. Now he's drinking in a friend's bar, wondering how he'll meet his mortgage. That's when DeWitt Albright, a quietly vicious white man, walks in, and offers Easy good money if he'll just do a little job for him: find Miss Daphne Monet, a blonde beauty known to frequent black jazz clubs. It seems simple enough, but Easy soon discovers that Albright isn't the only one looking for the lovely Miss Monet - and isn't the only one who's ready to kill anyone, including Easy, who might get in the way. Devil in a Blue Dress is the premiere title in the Easy Rawlins series. Listen to a conversation with Walter Mosley.
