Greg Heffley and his family escape to a tropical island resort for some much-needed rest and relaxation, but sun poisoning, stomach troubles, and venomous creatures all threaten their vacation.

Stuck in a rut of bad luck, Nate Wright gets a boost from Chad's lucky foot and suddenly, good luck is everywhere he turns.

"To learn if she truly is the last dairne in the world--the endling--Byx and her friends must travel into the snow-covered mountains of the country of Dreyland, where they hope to uncover the truth behind the legend of a hiddendairne colony. But the threat of war across the lands continues to grow with each passing day. As the group confronts untold dangers at every turn, they will ultimately uncover a treacherous plot that involves the other powerful...

Hoping to snatch some breakfast treats for his hungry pals, Stick Dog tries to stop a moving truck, outfox a man on a telephone pole, calm down a caffeinated Karen, and manage a confrontation between his friend Poo-Poo and a squirrel.

A collection of interconnected short stories follows a group of students who become so engaged in everyday activities while taking ten different routes home from school that they fail to notice a school bus that has dropped from the sky.

When his veterinarian mom brings home a stray baby skunk that needs rehabilitation before it can be placed in a wild animal shelter, Bat, who has austim, resolves to prove that he is up to the challenge of caring for the skunk permanently.

Peter Rabbit and his cousin Benjamin Bunny meet a new friend, William the Turkey, but as the three prepare for Christmas, the two bunnies realize that William is meant to be Christmas supper and decide to help him avoid his dire fate.

These programs constitute the core practice curriculum of mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) in the Stress Reduction Clinic. They are meant to be used in conjunction with Dr. Kabat-Zinn's book, Full Catastrophe Living: Using the Wisdom of Your Body and Mind to Face Stress, Pain and Illness. You will find extensive descriptions of these practices in this book, as well as pictures of the mindful hatha yoga sequences. Thousands of people have...

Researching the deaths of several men linked to a long-standing legend, a reporter finds himself in the heart of New York's ultra-orthodox Jewish community during an investigation that turns personal when an unknown assailant kidnaps his wife.

While Moose County is in an uproar over a string of lucrative inheritances, Polly departs for Paris, Koko the irrepressible Siamese meets a piano tuner, Qwill writes a play, and a mysterious bee sting-related death occurs.