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At Last! A Beginner's Guide to Newborn Baby Technology You've programmed your DVR, you've installed a wireless Internet connection, you can even check Facebook on your cell phone. But none of this experience will prepare you for the world's biggest technological marvel: a newborn baby. Through step-by-step instructions and helpful schematic diagrams, The Baby Owner's Manual explores hundreds of frequently asked questions: What's the best way to swaddle a baby? How can I make my newborn sleep through the night? When should I bring the baby to a doctor for servicing? Whatever your concerns, you'll find the answers herecourtesy of celebrated pediatrician Dr. Louis Borgenicht and his son, Joe Borgenicht. Together, they provide plenty of useful advice for anyone who wants to learn the basics of childcare.

An extraordinary biography. A gallery of astonishing work. The legacy of a madman.Philadelphia, the late 1870s. A city of gas lamps, cobblestone streets, and horse-drawn carriagesand home to the controversial surgeon Dr. Spencer Black. The son of a grave robber, young Dr. Black studies at Philadelphia's esteemed Academy of Medicine, where he develops an unconventional hypothesis: What if the world's most celebrated mythological beastsmermaids, minotaurs, and satyrswere in fact the evolutionary ancestors of humankind? The Resurrectionist offers two extraordinary books in one. The first is a fictional biography of Dr. Spencer Black, from a childhood spent exhuming corpses through his medical training, his travels with carnivals, and the mysterious disappearance at the end of his life. The second book is Black's magnum opus: The Codex Extinct Animalia, a Gray's Anatomy for mythological beastsdragons, centaurs, Pegasus, Cerberusall rendered in meticulously detailed anatomical illustrations. You need only look at these images to realize they are the work of a madman. The Resurrectionist tells his story.

A mysterious island. An abandoned orphanage. And a strange collection of very curious photographs. It all waits to be discovered in Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children, an unforgettable novel that mixes fiction and photography in a thrilling reading experience. As our story opens, a horrific family tragedy sets sixteen-year-old Jacob journeying to a remote island off the coast of Wales, where he discovers the crumbling ruins of Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children. As Jacob explores its abandoned bedrooms and hallways, it becomes clear that the children who once lived here - one of whom was his own grandfather - were more than just peculiar. They may have been dangerous. They may have been quarantined on a desolate island for good reason. And somehow - impossible though it seems - they may still be alive.

Return to the geek-tastic world of Starfield fandom with a tale of a superstar and a superfan who swap lives in this sweet and funny companion novel to Geekerella.

He s back! Everyone s favorite hide-and-seek border collie returns in this colorful, kid-friendly photography board book.

Fried Green Tomatoes and Steel Magnolias meet Dracula in this Southern-flavored supernatural thriller set in the 90s about a women s book club that must protect its suburban community from a mysterious and handsome stranger who turns out to be a real monster.

TheNew York Times#1 best-selling series.Includes 3 novels by Ransom Riggs and 12 peculiar photographs.Together for the first time, here is the #1New York Timesbest sellerMiss Peregrine's Home for PeculiarChildrenand its two sequels,Hollow CityandLibrary of Souls.All three hardcovers are packaged in a beautifully designed slipcase. Also included: a special collector's envelope of twelve peculiar photographs, highlighting the most memorable moments of this extraordinarythree-volumefantasy.MISS PEREGRINE'S HOME FOR PECULIAR CHILDREN:A mysterious island. An abandoned orphanage. A strange collection of very curious photographs. It all waits to be discovered in this groundbreaking novel, which mixes fiction and photography in a thrilling new kind of reading experience.As our story opens, a horrific family tragedy sets sixteen-year-old Jacob Portmanjourneying to a remote island off the coast of Wales, where he discovers the crumbling ruins of Miss Peregrine's Home forPeculiar Children.HOLLOW CITY: September 3, 1940. Ten peculiar children flee an army of deadly monsters. And only one person can help thembut she's trapped in the body of a bird. The extraordinary adventure continues as Jacob Portman and his newfound friends journey to London, the peculiar capital of the world. There, they hope to find a cure for their beloved headmistress, Miss Peregrine. But in this war-torn city, hideous surprises lurk around every corner.LIBRARY OF SOULS: A boy, a girl, and a talking dog. They're all that stands between the sinisterwights and the future of peculiar children everywhere.Jacob Portman venturesthrough historyonelasttime to rescue the peculiar childrenfrom a heavily guarded fortress. He's joined bygirlfriend and firestarterEmma Bloom, canine companionAddison MacHenry, and some very unexpected allies.

"In a midwestern town, a high school girl's life starts to change as the adults in town begin talking about a mysterious event known as Tornado Day and the girl finds herself drawn to the strange boy known only as the tornado killer"--

Play hide-and-seek with Instagram's favorite border collie, hiding in every page of this book of beautiful landscape photography.Thousands of his Internet fans play hide-and-seek with Momo the border collie every day. And now, in his New York Times best-selling book, you can too! Momo and his best buddy Andrew Knapp travel all overthrough fields, down country roads, across cities, and into yards, neighborhoods, and spaces of all sorts. The result is a book of spectacular photography that's also a game for kids or adults of all ages. Perfect for fans of coffee table books, a must-have for kids on a long car trip, and a great dog lover gift.

"During a Pride celebration, Wendy notices the beginning of an infection that seems to be turning people into zombies. She and others from the local queer community must team up (despite interpersonal tension) to try and stop the outbreak, discover its source, and survive"--

In the explosive, thrilling sequel to This Is Not the Jess Show, 18-year-old Jess is out for revenge as she confronts the corrupt media empire that documented every moment of her childhood.

Dark Matter meets Annihilation in this mind-bending and emotional speculative thriller set in a world where the exact moment of your death can be predicted for a price.

At once thought-provoking and hilarious, This Is Not the Jess Show is a timely, incisive book so masterfully-plotted you won't want to put it down.

Play hide-and-seek with Momo the adorable border collie all across Europe!

Abeautifully illustrated, action-packed middle grade adventure in the spirit of Edward Gorey and Lemony Snicket.With fantastic Victorian-esque design, fast-paced action, and plenty of puzzles to solve, this middle grade mystery is a fun and engaging read for even the most reluctant readers.Warren the 13th is the lone bellhop, valet, groundskeeper, and errand boy of his family's ancient hotel. The strange, shadowy mansion is full of crooked corridors and mysterious riddlesand it just might be home to a magical treasure known as the All-Seeing Eye. But if Warren is going to find the hidden treasure, he'll need to solve several other mysteries first: What is the strange creature lurking in the hotel boiler room? Who is the ghostly girl creeping around the garden's hedge maze? And why is the hotel's only guest covered in bandages? Full of puzzles, secret codes, outrageous inventions, and hundreds of intricate illustrations,Warren the 13th and The All-Seeing Eyewill delight and confound readers of allages.

Abby embarks on a quest to save her best friend Gretchen when she realises a demon has taken hold of her

Play hide-and-seek with Instagram's favorite border collie, hiding in every page of this book of beautiful landscape photography.Momo, the adorable border collie whohides in the photography of his bestbuddy, Andrew Knapp, is on a 15,000-mile road trip. And you're invited fora coast-to-coast game of hide-and-seek!Look for Momo hiding in GrandCentral Station, in front of the WhiteHouse, on the streets of San Francisco,and amid quirky back-road wondersthat only these seasoned travelerscould find. In this follow-up to Find Momo,their smash first book, Momo andAndrew share a continent-spanningcollection of gorgeous new imagesnever seen on their (insanely popular)Instagram feed. Find Momo Coast toCoast is part game, part photographybook, part road-trip journal and awhole lot of fun!

TheNew York Timesbest seller is now a major motion picture starring Lily James and Sam Riley, with Matt Smith, Charles Dance, and Lena Headey. This edition features sixteen pages of color stills from the film, a reading group discussion guide, and other bonus materials. Complete with romance, heartbreak, swordfights, cannibalism, and thousands of rotting corpses,Pride and Prejudice and Zombiesis an audacious retelling of English literature's most enduring novel. This expanded edition of the beloved Jane Austen novel featuring all-new scenes of bone-crunching zombie mayhem begins when a mysterious plague falls upon the quiet English village of Merytonand the dead are returning to life! Feisty heroine Elizabeth Bennet is determined to wipe out the zombie menace, but she's soon distracted by the arrival of the haughty and arrogant Mr. Darcy. What ensues is a delightful comedy of manners with plenty of civilized sparring between the two young loversand even more violent sparring on the blood-soaked battlefield. It's the perfect read for literature lovers, zombie fans, and anyone who loves a reanimated Austen.