Jitterbug Perfume: A Novel

Tom Robbins

Jitterbug Perfume is an epic. Which is to say, it begins in the forests of ancient Bohemia and doesn’t conclude until nine o’clock tonight (Paris time). It is a saga, as well. A saga must have a hero, and the hero of this one is a janitor with a missing bottle. The bottle is blue, very, very old, and em...

Chronicles of the First Crusade

Christopher Tyerman

'O day so ardently desired! O time of times the most memorable! O deed before all other deeds!' The fall of Jerusalem in the summer of 1099 to an exhausted and starving army of western European soldiers was one of the most extraordinary events of the Middle Ages. It was both the climax of a great wave o...

Richard Scarry's Polite Elephant (Little Golden Book)

Richard Scarry (Illustrator)

A beloved Richard Scarry title from 1963 is now available as a Little Golden Book   When it comes to visiting a neighbor, enjoying a meal, or hosting a playdate, no one does it with better manners than the polite elephant. Richard Scarry's witty, colorful artwork of the elephant and his friends at pl...

How To Live When A Loved One Dies

Thich Nhat Hanh

A comforting book that will offer relief to anyone moving through intense grief and loss, Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh shares accessible, healing words of wisdom to transform our suffering. In the immediate aftermath of a loss, sometimes it is all we can do to keep breathing. With his signature clarity an...

Doctor Who: Rebellion on Treasure Island

Bali Rai

*Alien pirates, and sea-faring friends abound in this incredible Treasure Island and Doctor Who crossover.*   'Who was that?' asked Clara. 'And what are pieces of eight?'The Doctor smiled. 'Robert Louis Stevenson. I did tell you.'   Summoned to 1700s Plymouth, the Doctor and Clara must investigate a...