Great Reads – Books for All
“Read a great book just the other day — “The History of Glue” ——– I couldn’t put it down! ”
― Unknown
To pull together this book list, we scoured a year’s worth of reviews and best-of lists, polled our staff, and reached out to voracious readers and writers for their top picks. Spanning a variety of genres, from fiction to nonfiction to short stories and essays, these books look at life through a kaleidoscope of experience.
It's Not Easy Being a Bunny 🐰 (Beginner Books)
Bunnyhood is for him! The short, repeating text is ideal for beginners and the bright, humorous cartoons will get immediate attention.
The Invaders 👾 The Series Hardcover
This book is the first to list every episode in the series, along with story synopses, cast listings, original air dates, directorial credits, and numerous photographs.
Lucky: How Joe Biden Barely Won the Presidency
Biden nearly imploded before his run for the presidency after a relentless string of misfires left him freefalling in polls and nearly broke.
Tracing Your Scottish Ancestors 🏴
Tracing Your Scottish Ancestors is the National Archives' official guide and is written in an accessible style.
Moleskine Classic Ruled Paper Notebook 📒
A legendary collection in a variety of colours & layouts. Choose from ruled, plain, dotted & squared notebooks to best suit your note-taking needs.
Fireball XL5 Annual Hardcover – 1964 🚀
Fireball XL5 is a British children's science-fiction television series following the missions of spaceship Fireball XL5.
📚 The Interrogation of Saddam Hussein
A fascinating glimpse of Saddam Hussein & his views on the U.S. invasion, Iraqi history, & his own role in the Middle East...
Organize Your Life So Your Family Won't Have To
Do your loved ones know where to find your life insurance policies, online banking passwords, real estate deeds, or even your will?
Freshwater Aquariums For Dummies 🐟
Freshwater Aquariums For Dummies makes it easier than ever to set up and take care of a freshwater aquarium―and the fish within it.
Words to Live By
An inspiring collection of quotes that offer wisdom, courage, and hope. Written with wit and warmth, this book is the ideal companion to tuck beside your bed.
Ottolenghi 👨🍳 Vegetable-forward Recipes
Extra Good Things is all about the secret culinary weapons—condiments, sauces, dressings, and more—that can make a good meal spectacular.
Shakespeare Lexicon and Quotation Dictionary
More than 50,000 exact quotations. Each is precisely located, so that you can easily refer back to the plays or poems themselves, if you wish context.
Bear Says Thanks 🐻 (Bear Books)
Karma Wilson's playful text and Jane Chapman's charming illustrations bring to life this celebration of family and friendship.
The Biden Deception
If you want to know how far-left a Joe Biden presidency can go, you need look no further than his own words.
Machinima For Dummies 🎬
Use this book to learn how you can, at little or no expense, make virtually any movie using Machinima.
Turkey Goes to School 🦃 Picture Book
School is starting soon and Turkey can’t wait. Each day, he and his barnyard friends practice their writing and math...
Work Happy: What Great Bosses Know 📚
WORK HAPPY shares what Jill Geisler has learned over the years, specifically, what makes good bosses great.
Fill in the Love Gift Journal ❤️❤️
Simple prompts make it easy to express yourself. Just complete each line and you have a uniquely personal gift your loved one will read again and again.
The Star Machine ⭐ Kindle Edition
From one of our most distinguished film scholars, comes a rich, penetrating, amusing book about the golden age of movies and how the studios worked to manufacture stars.
Scottish Witchcraft 🧙 A Complete Guide
Discover the secrets to divination, scrying, faerie magic, and communicating with ancestors. Explore Scottish Witchcraft & magic rituals.
The Greatest Stories Never Told 📜
History isn't always made by great armies colliding or by great civilizations rising or falling. Sometimes it's made when a chauffeur takes a wrong turn, a scientist forgets to clean up his lab, or a drunken soldier gets a bit rowdy.
Too Much and Never Enough 🇺🇸
Mary L. Trump, a trained clinical psychologist and Donald’s only niece, shines a bright light on the dark history of the Trump family.
Ultimate Paper Airplanes for Kids
The ultimate collection of easy-to-fold, high-performance planes for kids who are fascinated by aviation, technology, or origami.
Persona 4 Volume 1 👧🏻 Illustrated Paperback
Great read for new persona fans or diehard old ones. Has a lot of scenes that were not in the game or anime. Highly recommended!
Feng Shui that Makes Sense - Kindle Edition
Easy Ways to Create a Home that FEELS as Good as it Looks. You don’t need to be a professional designer or a feng shui expert in order to have a beautiful, comfortable home.
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. Book 🌐 The Behind-the-Scenes Story of a Television Classic Paperback
Drawing on extensive interviews with the cast and crew of The Man from U.N.C.L.E., Jon Heitland has assembled an incredibly comprehensive, fully illustrated account of the show's history.
The Night of the Hunter 📚 A Thriller (Vintage Movie Classic) Paperback
The bestselling, National Book Award–finalist novel that inspired Charles Laughton’s expressionist horror classic starring Robert Mitchum and Shelley Winters.
Machinima 🎥 Making Animated Movies
Aimed at movie buffs, animation and games enthusiasts, and hobby filmmakers who want to learn how to use 3D game engines to create computer-animated movies.
The Master Guide to Drawing Anime ✍️
An extensive array of 'menus' of head and body types, outfits, and accessories, as well as detailed, accessible, step-by-step demonstrations and drawing exercises.
Mother Goddam ⭐⭐ Career of Bette Davis 📚
A sympathetic biography of the 10-time Academy Award nominated Hollywood legend, written by Stine with "running commentary" by Davis inserted throughout the text in red ink.
The Complete Guide to Drawing Action Manga 💥 A Step-by-Step Artist's Handbook
Whether your character is jumping for joy or grappling with an opponent, this book provides all the essential techniques to draw more lifelike action figures in the classic Japanese manga style.
The comprehensive introduction first shows the reader the physical anatomy of male vs. female figures and gives important tips on proportions, perspective and small but often-overlooked details such as the relative differences between male and female hands, fingers and feet.
The John Wayne Code 🤠
This stunning, gift-worthy book makes the perfect companion for any John Wayne fan who wants to make their life a little more legendary.
Dealing with China 🇨🇳 Kindle Edition
DEALING WITH CHINA takes the reader behind closed doors to witness the creation and evolution and future of China's state-controlled capitalism.
The Palestine Nakba 🇵🇸 Decolonising History
In 2019 Palestinians commemorated the 70th anniversary of The #Nakba - the most traumatic catastrophe that ever befell them... until now
The Manga Artist's Workbook 💥 Lessons for Creating Your Own Characters
You'll learn the fundamental proportions of the manga face and figure, how to draw those large sparkling eyes, and how to create hairstyles and costumes that make each character unique. A sketchbook and art tutorial rolled into one portable journal, this workbook contains tracing paper, blank practice pages, and exercise to help you become a true manga artist.
Everybody Knows: Crooked Hillary Clinton 🗳️
This book will help make sense of the 2016 election and the factors that contributed to Crooked Hillary Clinton’s loss.
Good Moaning France 🇫🇷
Now you can 'spook Fronch' like the policeman in ’Allo ’Allo!
Based on a favourite character from the BBC TV sitcom.
'My Dad Is Amazing' 👨 Illustrated Book
My Dad Is Amazing!, featuring a mythical yeti - a joyful tribute to just how amazing parents (and their kids!) are.
Yo, Blair!: Tony Blair's Disastrous Premiership
This book address one simple question: "Why did Blair end up being such an obsequious servant to US policy on Iraq?"
Following the Fugitive: Episode Guide
Following the Fugitive: coverage is episode-by-episode: title, cast lists, director, writer, original airdate, & comprehensive plot synopsis.
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