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Meet Clara the world-traveling rhino in this adorable picture book based on the fascinating true story of how she showed the world that big animals aren’t frightening beasts but noble and intelligent creatures.

A loyal big brother makes a case for why his adopted little brother is just like him when a pesky kid on the playground questions their physical differences.

"A fascinating look at the cutting-edge science and technologies that are on the cusp of changing everything from where we'll live, how we'll look, and who we'll be, by the popular science broadcaster and bestselling author Jay Ingram. Where will we live? How will we get around? What will we look like? These are just some of the questions bestselling author and popular science broadcaster Jay Ingram answers in this exciting examination of the science and technologies that will affect every aspect of human life. In these pages, Ingram explores the future of our technological civilization. He reports on cutting-edge research in organ and limb regeneration, advances in prosthetics, the merging of the human and the synthetic, and gene editing. Vertical farming and lab-grown food might help feed millions and alleviate pressure on the planet. Cities could accommodate green space and the long-awaited flying car. Finally, he speculates on the future of artificial general intelligence, even artificial superintelligence, as well as our place on Earth and in the universe. The potential impact of these developments in science and technology will be powerful and wide-ranging, complicated by ethics and social equity. And they will inevitably revolutionize every aspect of life and even who we are. This is The Future of Us."--

With more than 5 million copies sold, celebrate the 25th anniversary of Where Is Baby's Belly Button?! Karen Katz's classic has been refreshed and reformatted into a luxury, novelty edition. Complete with sturdy board lift-the-flaps that are embedded in every spread and a recessed shape around the flaps that make for easy lifting for little kid fingers. The new format and redesigned covers modernize these novelty books for a new generation of baby, toddlers, and parents!

Featuring moments of success and triumph from the Netflix series, DreamWorks Not Quite Narwhal, this padded board book celebrates the accomplishments and achievements of Kelp and his friends, a great gift for graduation or to celebrate any special moment.

A padded paper-over-board book with holographic foil on the cover and an inspirational message--plus a perf-out poster. A perfect gift for young readers and budding ballerinas! Great for graduations and celebrating any accomplishment!

"The most powerful woman in American political history tells the story of her transformation from housewife to House Speaker--how she became a master legislator, a key partner to presidents, and the most visible leader of the Trump resistance."--

A Simon & Schuster Children's book. Simon & Schuster has a great book for every reader!  

In this nonfiction picture book from the Newbery Honor and Stonewall Book Award-winning author of When Aiden Became a Brother, Kyle Lukoff, readers will learn about how queer people found community during a time when they had to keep their true selves secret.

First-generation-American Nicole Walters teaches readers how to build their dream life in this funny and touching memoir, bringing them for the journey from her difficult childhood, to her career at a Fortune 500 company, to building her own successful seven figure business.

With Meg Cabot's signature "dazzling," (Romantic Times Book Review) prose, this Victorian romance follows a young woman looking for lessons in love. Lady Caroline Linford is horrified to discover her fiancé, the Marquis of Winchilsea, in the arms of another woman. Unfortunately, for the rest of Victorian society, this sort of extracurricular activity is par for the course for most men and certainly not reason enough cancel the upcoming wedding. But Caroline is determined to make sure that the man she is to marry will desire only her, so she enlists the best teacher in the art of romance: London's most notorious rake, Braden Granville. As their passionate tutelage begins, sparks fly and the lines between teacher and student get increasingly blurred. Now there is just one last lesson to learn: on the subject of true love, the heart chooses its own unpredictable ways.

Melody flies to London to speak at a convention about differently abled kids in this stunning sequel to the acclaimed, New York Times bestselling middle grade novels Out of My Mind and Out of My Heart.

Jackie Lau, author of the “full of heart” (Ali Hazelwood, New York Times bestselling author) The Stand-Up Groomsman, returns with a charming rom-com about a young woman’s desperate attempts to fend off her meddling mother…only to find that maybe mother does know best.

As River Heights is a hotbed of criminal activity Nancy has a new nemesis on the warpath. Nancy captains her charity benefit biking team and ends up racing wiht her friends Bess and George to catch the thief who stole the event's donations. Ages 8-12.

"Two refugees find that their lives are inextricably linked--over time and distance--by the perils of history and a single haunting piece of music."--

Jason Zhou is trying to survive in Taipei, a city plagued by pollution and viruses, but when he discovers the elite are using their wealth to evade the deadly effects, he knows he must do whatever is necessary to fight the corruption and save his city.

“Bad Medicine is a taut exploration of America’s deadly battle with opioid addiction—an unnerving and inspirational firecracker of a book.” —Karen Abbott, New York Times bestselling author For fans of Dopesick and Bad Blood, the shocking story of New York’s most infamous pill-pushing doctor, written by the prosecutor who brought him down.In 2010, a brave whistleblower alerted the police to Dr. Stan Li’s corrupt pain management clinic in Queens, New York. Li spent years supplying more than seventy patients a day with oxycodone and Xanax, trading prescriptions for cash. Emergency room doctors, psychiatrists, and desperate family members warned him that his patients were at risk of death but he would not stop. In Bad Medicine, former prosecutor Charlotte Bismuth meticulously recounts the jaw-dropping details of this criminal case that would span four years, culminating in a landmark trial. As a new assistant district attorney and single mother, Bismuth worked tirelessly with her team to bring Dr. Li to justice. Bad Medicine is a chilling story of corruption and greed and an important look at the role individual doctors play in America’s opioid epidemic.

Ralph White tells the remarkable story of how as a young banker in Saigon during the final weeks before the city fell to the North Vietnamese, he saved the entire staff of the Saigon branch of Chase Manhattan bank and their families, via a secret American-run network he discovered -- Argo meets The Fall of Saigon.

The story of how Charlie Chaplin spent twenty of the last years of his life in self-imposed exile from the United States, where he had lived for nearly fifty years, because of relentless criticism during the 1950s Red Scare, which in Chaplin's case masqueraded as a moral crusade against Chaplin, who had a sorry reputation for liaisons with very young women. During these years in exile, he made his last, and by general agreement, worst films -- and then returned home to a triumphant reception.

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The End of Illness comes an ingenious guide to what our fellow animals can teach us about living longer, healthier, happier lives.Mother nature has a lot to teach us, if only we open our eyes. Pigeons and dolphins offer creative strategies for preserving our memories and warding off dementia, while squirrels and pigs harbor secrets for managing chronic pain. Rhinoceroses demonstrate the subtle power of our environments—and how to exercise better—while chimps have surprising parenting tips, not to mention great diet advice. Studying elephants has unlocked insights into preventing cancer, and we can look to giraffes for solutions to cardiovascular issues. Ants reveal the unusual benefits of collaboration and altruism, dogs are masterful mentors in living the good life, prairie voles hold clues to connection, and hitchhikers from our evolutionary past may bring us to the edge of immortality. In The Book of Animal Secrets, visionary physician and biomedical researcher David B. Agus, MD, explores all these ways—and more—that we can harness the wonders of the animal kingdom in our own, very human lives. Filled with lively storytelling and astonishing practical takeaways, this revelatory guide will have you rethinking what’s possible for your health and wellbeing—now and for years to come.

For readers of Atomic Habits and Grit, a top performance psychologist, who has coached elite athletes, surgeons, and business leaders, shares her proven plan to getting the best results when the pressure is on.What do a major league baseball catcher struggling with pop ups, an operating room doctor tense before a surgery, and a slumping sixteen-year-old tennis prodigy all have in common? They’re elite performers who are not achieving excellence, and they’re not sure how to improve. Enter Dr. Dana Sinclair. For more than twenty years, Dr. Dana has worked with the best of the best to improve results, from NFL, MLB, NBA, and NHL teams to IndyCar drivers and Olympic athletes. She helps performers shift their focus and deliver optimal performance in high-pressure moments that define greatness. Her methods also work for students and teachers, business leaders and managers—anyone motivated to improve. Her approach is simple: figure out what gets in your way, develop actions to address it in the moment, and then stick to the plan. It’s not about how you feel, it’s about what you do! Now, for the first time, her method to improve performance is available to everyone. In Part One of Dialed In, Dr. Dana shares her key concepts: -the true nature of confidence (it’s overrated) -the difference between good routines and unhelpful superstitions -good communicating vs. common bad advice -why character is better than talent, and much more In Part Two, she takes us through her three-step process for making your own performance plans, with five helpful examples to illustrate how it’s done. There are also leading questions and quick tips to help you better develop your personalized performance plan for whatever challenges you face. Simple, smart, and effective, Dialed In is like having your own performance coach in your back pocket.