From the creator of the wildly popular webcomic xkcd comes this hilarious and informative book of answers to important questions you probably never thought to ask. More >>

A powerful, blazingly honest memoir: the story of an eleven-hundred-mile solo hike that broke down a young woman reeling from catastrophe'and built her back up again. More >>

Tween heroine Charlie C. Cooper-reformed bully, misguided fashionista, and so-called middle child-is back! This sequel to Confessions of a So-called Middle Child will delight fans of Louise Rennison, Mean Girls, and Harriet the Spy. More >>

Why is glass see-through? What makes elastic stretchy? Why does a paper clip bend? These are the sorts of questions that Mark Miodownik is constantly asking himself. More >>

Here is the dramatic hour-by-hour account of the struggles faced by the eight crewmembers of the 'Fair Wind' and the 'Sea Fever' as they were ambushed by a horrific surprise storm. More >>

Three-time MVP and Hall of Famer Yogi Berra, celebrated athlete and true American hero, speaks about life, baseball, and "the forks in the road." More >>

One man's battle to save hundreds of jobs by taking on China and demonstrating the greatness of American business. More >>

Donalyn Miller says she has yet to meet a child she couldn't turn into a reader. No matter how far behind Miller's students might be when they reach her 6th grade classroom, they end up reading an average of 40 to 50 books a year. More >>

Every young boy dreams about growing up to be his vision of a man, but what does that look like? What is manhood, really, and how do guys get there? Much more than a sports biography, 'The Making of a Man' reveals Tim's struggles with life and God, his ultimate triumph, and the foundation of faith and family. More >>

Paul Tough, reverses three decades of thinking about what creates successful children, solving the mysteries of why some succeed and others fail-and of how to move individual children toward their full potential for success. More >>