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"Enraged by his clash with Soren and driven by and all-consuming desire for power, Kludd and his group, the Pure Ones, launch an attack upon the Great Ga'Hoole Tree. The noble owls who live there must fight fiercely to protect their resources and defend their honor"--Page 4 of cover.

Sally never would have guessed a fortune could prove such a disadvantage, until she had one... this explains why she agrees to back a show written by her fiancé Gerald and staged by her brother, Fillmore. It seems like a good idea at the time ... but when Ginger Kemp, a rather hopeless, charming young man offers not-very-glad tidings about Gerald, the Wodehouse fun really starts. Sally soon finds that life in New York has becoming altogether too...

"This ... collection explores a subject of nearly universal experience: the psychological push and pull between a mother and a son. Each story is centered on a transformative moment that alters the delicate balance of power in that relationship and changes the way mother and son perceive one another."--Container

Route 312 is the Chinese Route 66. It flows 3,000 miles, passing through the factory towns of the coastal areas, through the rural heart of China, then up into the Gobi Desert, where it merges with the Old Silk Road. The highway witnesses every part of the social and economic revolution that is turning China upside down. In this surprising book, radio journalist Rob Gifford, a fluent Mandarin speaker, takes Route 312 from its start in the boomtown...

Bertie Wooster and his valet, Jeeves, join the racing set and are embroiled once again in a scheme of Bertie's Aunt Dahlia. Two racehorses, Simla and Potato Chip, are favorites in the upcoming contest at Bridmouth-on-Sea-and, of course, Aunt Dahlia is betting. Now, it seems that Potato Chip has fallen in love with a cat that sleeps in his stall and becomes quite listless if the cat is missing. Naturally, to achieve a certain result, all one has to...

"Assembling at the Tabard Inn in Southwark, a group of pilgrims begin their journey to Canterbury Cathedral. To entertain themselves on the long road, their host suggests that they regale each other with stories, with the teller of the best tale set to earn a free supper. The pilgrims correspond to all sections of medieval society, from the crusading knight to the drunken cook, and their tales span a range of genres, including the comic ribaldry and...

Fall down the rabbit hole and into a kaleidoscopic world where logic takes a backseat and imagination reigns supreme! In Lewis Carroll's timeless masterpiece, 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland,' follow young, curious Alice as she tumbles into a fantastical realm brimming with peculiar characters and mind-bending riddles. Venture through a topsy-turvy dreamscape where grinning Cheshire Cats vanish, Mad Hatters host eternal tea parties, and a tyrannical...