A collection of scary, bizarre stories includes previously unpublished tales from Jon Scieskza, Kelly Link, George Saunders, Neil Gaiman, Jonathan Safran Foer, Nick Hornby, and others. The collection includes previously unpublished children's stories from Jonathan Safran Foer (Everything is Illuminated), Nick Hornby (High Fidelity), Neil Gaiman (Sandman), George Saunders (CivilWarLand in Bad Decline), Kelly Link (Stranger Than Fiction), and Jon Scieskza...

This is a groundbreaking work of meticulous historical research and the dramatic story of an act of terrorism that almost succeeded. Journalists Hunter and Bainbridge have pieced together the story of the 1950 conspiracy to assassinate President Harry Truman, and of how a few good men--ordinary guys willing to risk their lives in the line of duty--stopped it in a bloody shoot-out in the streets of Washington. The authors examine the forces that led...

"The Incredibles 2 brings back everyone's favorite family of superheroes in an exciting, hilarious, and heartfelt super-sequel [...] [T]his new chapter sees Mr. & Mrs. Incredible, Violet, Dash, and Jack-Jack encounter a brand-new nemesis who puts their powers--and their family--to the ultimate test!"--Amazon website.

"Help your child become a successful reader with this big collection of titles that target must-know concepts: r-controlled vowels, variant vowels, prefixes and suffixes, two-syllable words, and more. Each title features clear photos, just-right decodable text, and lively real-world topics such as sharks, owls, space, weather, habitats, and occupations. Includes a family guide and little workbook to reinforce learning."--Back of set container.

Explores initiation rites, wedding feasts, harvest celebrations, religious rituals, and many other customs used around the world to mark all kinds of special occasions.

Schmidt offers advice and practical instruction for everything from writing realistic dialogue to communicating your ideas to other comics professionals. Includes 23 exercises to help you put fundamental writing principles into practice, sample script formats, page-by-page outlines, scene-by-scene outlines and short pitches that show you exactly how to create these important components of the writing process, diagrams and pages from published comics...