NYRB Classics. Trade Paperback. The editors of this legendary and hilarious anthology write: "It would seem at a hasty glance that to make an anthology of Bad Verse is on the whole a simple matter . . . On the contrary . . . Bad Verse has its canons, like..... More
Signet, January 2012. Mass Market Paperback. First published in 1903, this extraordinary work not only recorded and explained history--it helped alter its course. Written after Du Bois had earned his Ph.D. from Harvard and studied in Berlin, these fourteen essays contain both the academic language of sociology and the rich..... More
Picador USA, September 2019. Trade Paperback. "One of the best history books I've read in the last few years." --Chris Hayes The Field of Blood recounts the previously untold story of the violence in Congress that helped spark the Civil War. A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEAR..... More
NYR Children's Collection, March 2021. Hardcover. Now back in print, a sweet picture book about a little girl's love for her pet lamb. M. B. Goffstein was a master of the art of children's books. With the fewest possible words in the best possible order accompanied by precise line drawings..... More
NYR Children's Collection, March 2021. Hardcover. Selected as a Caldecott Honor Book in 1977, and now back in print for the first time in a decade, this is a charming picture book about a grandmother and her simple, idyllic daily routine. Fish for Supper is M.B. Goffstein's Caldecott Honor story..... More
Purple House Press, November 2009. Hardcover. Alvin Fernald is back! Not only back, but he finds himself in the middle of a mystery as exciting and hilarious as The Marvelous Inventions of Alvin Fernald, Alvin's Secret Code and the seven other chaotic adventures of this famous series. Alvin reaches back..... More
Purple House Press, May 2015. Trade Paperback. More
Purple House Press, May 2015. Trade Paperback. More
Purple House Press, September 2013. Trade Paperback. Since 1960, both boys and girls have enjoyed reading about Alvin Fernald and his Magnificent Brain. Whenever it clicks into action and a glassy stare comes into his eyes, it's time to watch out! Because Alvin is thinking up another marvelous invention. Maybe..... More
Golden Books, September 1999. Hardcover. In this timeless, heartwarming classic, a young elephant learns that being different is something to celebrate! After a parrot makes fun of Sooki's big ears, long nose, and wrinkled skin, the "saggy baggy" elephant isn't too sure of himself. But once he meets some beautiful..... More
Mariner Books, January 2021. Trade Paperback. A new edition of the classic, bestselling field guide to mushrooms from Peterson Field Guides. Peterson Field Guide To Mushrooms is a portable-sized field guide for mushroom identification--the ultimate, most comprehensive manual to mushrooms available. Toadstools, truffles, boletes and morels, witches' butter, conks, corals..... More
The New Press, August 2018. Trade Paperback. Newly updated: "An enjoyable introduction to American working-class history." --The American Prospect Praised for its "impressive even-handedness", From the Folks Who Brought You the Weekend has set the standard for viewing American history through the prism of working people (Publishers Weekly, starred review)..... More
Rocky Pond Books, September 2014. Hardcover. A #1 New York Times bestseller, this innovative and wildly funny read-aloud by award-winning humorist/actor B.J. Novak will turn any reader into a comedian--a perfect gift for any special occasion! You might think a book with no pictures seems boring and serious. Except... More
Harper Perennial, February 2011. Trade Paperback. A masterful biography of Lincoln that follows his bitter struggle with poverty, his self-made success in business and law, his early disappointing political career, and his leadership as President during one of America's most tumultuous periods."Here, in these pages, he is still alive....Not the..... More
Dell, May 1987. Mass Market Paperback. Everybody loves a winner, and the Rabbs are major league. Marty is the Red Sox star pitcher, Linda the loving wife. She loves everyone except the blackmailer out to wreck her life. Is Marty throwing fast balls or throwing games? It doesn't take long..... More
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Penguin Books, August 2007. Trade Paperback. "So friendly, so classic, so delightful . . . Kalman has taken 'the little book' and made it even more elegant and uplifting." --Los Angeles Times The only style manual to ever appear on a bestseller list now refreshed by one of our most..... More
Simon & Schuster, December 2017. Trade Paperback. This extraordinary New York Times bestseller reexamines a pivotal event of the civil rights movement--the 1955 lynching of Emmett Till--"and demands that we do the one vital thing we aren't often enough asked to do with history: learn from it" (The Atlantic). *..... More
W. W. Norton & Company, October 2013. Hardcover. Pasta is so universally popular in the United States that it can justifiably be called an American food. This book makes the case for keeping it Italian with recipes for sauces and soups as cooked in Italian homes today. There are authentic..... More
Applewood Books, January 2026. Hardcover. Notable Quotations from Ida B. Wells This pocket-sized hardcover book contains dozens of quotations from American journalist, educator, civil rights leader, women's rights leader and co-founder of the NAACP, Ida B. Wells. More
HarperCollins, October 2001. Trade Paperback. Don't miss one of America's top 100 most-loved novels, selected by PBS's The Great American Read. This beloved book by E. B. White, author of Stuart Little and The Trumpet of the Swan, is a classic of children's literature that is "just about perfect." This..... More
HarperCollins, September 2025. Hardcover. One of the most beloved American novels, now in a "radiant" collector's edition! Millions of readers around the world have fallen in love with Wilbur, the piglet who longs for a friend; Fern, the farm girl who saves him from an untimely death; and Charlotte, the..... More
HarperCollins, April 2012. Trade Paperback. This is the story of a little girl named Fern who loved a little pig named Wilbur - and of Wilbur's dear friend Charlotte A. Cavatica, a beautiful large grey spider who lived with Wilbur in the barn. With the help of Templeton, the rat..... More
HarperCollins, April 2012. Hardcover. This is the story of a little girl named Fern who loved a little pig named Wilbur - and of Wilbur's dear friend Charlotte A. Cavatica, a beautiful large grey spider who lived with Wilbur in the barn. With the help of Templeton, the rat who..... More
Greenwillow Books, January 2007. Trade Paperback. After a fire destroys their home and possessions, Rose, her mother, and grandmother save and save until they can afford to buy one big, comfortable chair that all three of them can enjoy. More
Greenwillow Books, April 1991. Trade Paperback. When Bidemmi starts to draw, her imagination takes off. Enter her world, look at her pictures, and watch her stories grow and grow. You will never forget her. More
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