There are unexpected, beatific moments when Rev. Elijah Lovejoy Parish is swept up by the divine intrusion into the ordinary. Yet, he knows he cannot tarry there, for his calling also compels him to resume his shift as the traffic cop down at the intersection of Pathological and Whine.
Told from the perspective of a deceased brother, freed from lifes bondage to autism, Parish introduces you to the family of a young pastor and invites you to laugh and cry through the seasons of a year laced with everything from a redneck funeral that becomes a DEA sting operation to a grandfathers honorable...
There are unexpected, beatific moments when Rev. Elijah Lovejoy Parish is swept up by the divine intrusion into the ordinary. Yet, he knows he cannot ...
Popular science in an accessible language that can be enjoyed by anyone. Is nothing faster than the speed of light? Was Sputnik the first object in space? Have your myths busted! Written by scientifically trained Londonist journalist Matt Brown. Part of the Everything You Know is Wrong series.
Popular science in an accessible language that can be enjoyed by anyone. Is nothing faster than the speed of light? Was Sputnik the first object in s...
Who really invented photography? Why is the Mona Lisa really smiling? Which painting was hung upside-down for over a month before anyone noticed? This highly entertaining assumption-confounding, myth-busting book about art and art history has the answers.
Who really invented photography? Why is the Mona Lisa really smiling? Which painting was hung upside-down for over a month before anyone noticed? This...
Think that the vacuum of space would make your blood boil and your head explode? (It won't.) Thanks to sci-fi, most of us have misconceptions about the cosmos--from traveling through wormholes to blowing up asteroids. This illuminating book cuts through the misinformation to answer such questions as whether we will meet aliens in our lifetime and what happens in the center of the black hole.
Think that the vacuum of space would make your blood boil and your head explode? (It won't.) Thanks to sci-fi, most of us have misconceptions about th...
Eric Doomsday loves doing magic tricks, but they always seem to go a bit wrong. When School Inspectors threaten to close down Eric's school, his headmistress decides to put on a talent show. Thank goodness the Earth isn't being inspected by aliens at the same time! Because magic, aliens and talent shows are sure to be a horrible mix... Aren't they?
Eric Doomsday loves doing magic tricks, but they always seem to go a bit wrong. When School Inspectors threaten to close down Eric's school, his headm...
A highly diverting read for anyone with even a passing interest in English history, this myth-busting book will take you on a great ride through the national character. From Winston Churchill's speeches to the famous stiff upper lip, the land of Punch and Judy is gloriously rediscovered.
A highly diverting read for anyone with even a passing interest in English history, this myth-busting book will take you on a great ride through the n...
Ian Ianson has never spent the night away from his parents, so he is super-nervous about the upcoming Year 6 school trip to a mysterious old stately home. Thank goodness his imaginary friend, Remington Furious III, will be accompanying him. But the trip takes a sinister turn when Ian discovers the truth about Gertrude, the creepy owner of Leviathan Hall.
Ian Ianson has never spent the night away from his parents, so he is super-nervous about the upcoming Year 6 school trip to a mysterious old stately h...
When Dreary Inkling Primary School's headmistress buys some new vending machines, she never imagined that a freak electrical storm would turn them into killer robots... Suddenly, the vending machines are on the rampage! Can whizz-girl Drishya Samode step in to save the day - and unite the Tech-Heads and the Cool Girls at the same time?
When Dreary Inkling Primary School's headmistress buys some new vending machines, she never imagined that a freak electrical storm would turn them int...