Magic Tree House meets Hardy Boys The perfect blend of history and mystery for kids - read it as a standalone or with the full series
Sam, Derek and Caitlin have encountered many mysteries together, but when they visit Maymont, Richmond's historic estate, danger is lurking at every turn. A chance meeting with a mysterious stranger leads to a frantic chase and a desperate message to save Maymont's bald eagles. When Sam receives an eerie warning in the middle of the night, Derek and Caitlin devise a plan that leads them high into the Blue Ridge Mountains. To save the eagles, the kids must find a secret abandoned palace, survive the wilds of the Appalachian Trail and avoid capture by criminals, all before midnight.
Автор: Smith Steven K. Название: Ghosts of Belle Isle (The Virginia Mysteries) (Volume 3) ISBN: 0989341488 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780989341486 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 1930.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Sam, Derek, and Caitlin face the legend of ghosts from the Civil War
Автор: Smith Steven K. Название: Summer of the Woods (The Virginia Mysteries) ISBN: 0989341410 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780989341417 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 1792.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
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Magic Tree House meets Hardy Boys
When ten-year-old Derek and eight-year-old Sam move with their family to Virginia, they have no idea what adventures the summer will bring. As the brothers explore their creaky old house and the deep surrounding woods, they uncover a sixty-year-old mystery of a valuable coin collection stolen from the local museum. Join the boys as they spend their summer running from danger and searching the woods, secret caves, rushing waters, and hidden passageways for treasure and the rare 1877 Indian Head cent coin The Virginia Mysteries Book 1
Описание: Active Listening, Second Edition, is grounded in the theory that learners are more successful listeners when they activate their prior knowledge of a topic.
Описание: Active Listening, Second Edition, is grounded in the theory that learners are more successful listeners when they activate their prior knowledge of a topic.
Автор: Steven G. Smith Название: Full History: On the Meaningfulness of Shared Action ISBN: 1474260322 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781474260329 Издательство: Bloomsbury Academic Рейтинг: Цена: 20592.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: How can we take history seriously as real and relevant? Despite the hazards of politically dangerous or misleading accounts of the past, we live our lives in a great network of cooperation with other actors; past, present, and future. We study and reflect on the past as a way of exercising a responsibility for shared action. In each of the chapters of Full History Smith poses a key question about history as a concern for conscious participants in the sharing of action, starting with “What Is Historical Meaningfulness?” and ending with “How Can History Have an Aim?” Constructing new models of historical meaning while engaging critically with perspectives offered by Ranke, Dilthey, Rickert, Heidegger, Eliade, Sartre, Foucault, and Arendt, Smith develops a philosophical account of thinking about history that moves beyond postmodernist skepticism. Full History seeks to expand the cast of significant actors, establishing an inclusive version of the historical that recognizes large-scale cumulative actions but also encourages critical revision and expansion of any paradigm of shared action.
Автор: Beck Charlotte J., Smith Steven A. Название: Nothing Special (Revised) ISBN: 0062511173 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780062511171 Издательство: HarperCollins USA Рейтинг: Цена: 1566.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Brilliantly funny, teenage angst author Louise Rennison`s second book about the confessions of crazy but lovable Georgia Nicolson. Now repackaged in a gorgeous new paperback and looking even fabber than ever. Louise is an international bestselling author and her books can`t fail to make you laugh out loud.
Amazon UK Bestseller Number 1 in Cycling and Top 3 in Travel and in Sport
After a near fatal brain haemorrhage Steven Primrose-Smith decides that life is too short to hang around. Inspired, he jumps on his bicycle to travel a road that stretches 22,000 miles across the whole of Europe.
During his ride through 53 countries, climbing the equivalent of 20 Everests, he dodges forest fires, packs of wild dogs and stray bulls, is twice mistaken for a tramp, meets a man in Bulgaria who lives under a table, discovers if ambassadors really do dish out pyramids of Ferrero Rocher at parties, transforms into a superhero after being savaged by radioactive mosquitoes near Chernobyl and comes close to death in France, Norway, Ukraine and Russia.
Such a massive challenge requires calories and Steven gets his from the more unsavoury elements of European savouries: brains, testicles, lung and spleen stew, intestine sandwiches, sausages famous for smelling of poo, a handful of maggots and even a marmot. Nobody eats marmots.
But the distance and his culinary adventures are only a part of the mission. His real objective is much more difficult. Will he be able to confirm something he has long suspected or will he, after all his searching, eventually find somewhere in Europe worse than his home town of Blackburn?
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"Highly entertaining - you'll laugh out loud. This is the funniest book I've read for a very long time. It's so much more than a story about a bike ride - it's a travelogue, a witty and astute observation about people and life, a candid description of many places you'd never even dream of visiting Once you start to read it, I guarantee you WON'T put it down. I laughed out loud a dozen times before I'd even covered the first 3 chapters. Highly recommended."
"Very entertaining - never a dull page What a Journey - once I started it I literally had to keep reading until the end His descriptions of people and places along the way made me feel like I was right beside him on his epic journey and he kept me laughing all the way along A definite must read...I can't wait for his next book "
"A travelogue with a difference BIG laughs, pithy observations on life, the universe and everything else and simply great stories. A great read from start to finish."
"Thought-provoking and funny. This book made me laugh out loud as well as ponder the meaning of life; for anyone who has ever ridden a bike, done a bit of travelling or eaten food. Worth a read."
"A must read. I really enjoyed this book The author has a witty vision of life and a special sense of humour. Loved it "
"Fab book with wonderful descriptions of his traveling experiences...make this well written book a joy to read and am happy to recommend it."
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Автор: Smith Steven K. Название: Brother Wars: The Big Apple ISBN: 1947881078 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781947881075 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 3493.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
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The last place ten-year-old Harry and older brother Randy want to be is stuck in New Jersey with their kooky Grandma DeLuca and her wonder dog, Mr. Muggles. But when she wakes them for a break of dawn train ride into New York City to watch her favorite singer, Neil Floggins, in concert on the Today Show, things go down hill fast.
And that's all before they get lost in Queens and run into Joey P and the Red Skulls. When Muggles disappears and Grandma is abducted, the often-battling brothers have no choice but to work together to get them back. To do so they'll have to fend off thieves, navigate the subways, and survive a chase through Central Park before time runs out.
Join Harry and Randy's Big Apple adventure in this wild third book in the Brother Warsseries by Steven K. Smith, author of The Virginia Mysteries.
Автор: Smith Steven K. Название: Spies at Mount Vernon: The Virginia Mysteries Book 7 ISBN: 1947881051 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781947881051 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 3677.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
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Dead drops, cyphers, and invisible ink are all part of a mystery that even spymaster George Washington would love.
Sam, Derek, and Caitlin love solving mysteries, and when they visit Washington, DC, spies are lurking. What starts out as a fun game of pretend on the National Mall turns all too real when they follow a mysterious man to a meeting deep within the Capitol.
To keep government secrets from falling into the wrong hands, the kids must work with federal agents and travel to historic Mount Vernon for a state dinner with the president and his son. Dead drops, cyphers and spy chases are all part of what might be their most dangerous adventure ever--if it isn't their last.
Spies at Mount Vernon is the seventh book in The Virginia Mysteries series, but it also makes a great standalone read. The story is the perfect complement to social studies units covering George Washington as well as field trips and family vacations to Washington, DC and Mount Vernon.
If you enjoy mystery and adventure like the Hardy Boys, Nancy Drew, Magic Tree House, or National Treasure, you'll love author Steven K. Smith's exciting middle-grade series. The stories are modern-day fictional mysteries with twists of real locations and events from Virginia history. These fast-paced books are popular with both boys and girls ages 7-12, appealing to even reluctant readers
Buy Spies at Mount Vernon and unlock the adventure today
Автор: Kuhner Kate, Stolman Steven Название: Betty Kuhner: The American Family Portrait ISBN: 1423651782 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781423651789 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 2970.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
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A monograph of the groundbreaking photography of Betty Kuhner (1916-2014), who was the first to take midcentury family portraits of the affluent social set out of the studio and into the environment.
Groundbreaking photographer Betty Kuhner truly revolutionized the American family portrait, taking it from the staid arrangement of mother, father and children dressed in their Sunday best, carefully arranged in front of the living room mantelpiece or on a sofa. Rather, she instructed her subjects to dress casually, many times similarly, and coaxed them to accompany her into the backyard, the garden or onto the beach. Once there, she would intuitively find the perfect location and, more importantly, exquisite light, all the while engaging Mother Nature and serendipity to serve as the ultimate stylist. Her long and prolific career built an archive of over five decades of extraordinary documentation of America's most distinguished dynasties--with assorted Kennedys, Fords, and the families of style icons Lilly Pulitzer and Este Lauder included in her inspiring body of work.
By choosing to work exclusively in black and white, Kuhner unknowingly created a powerful genre that would not only impact family photography, but also all fine contemporary wedding, portrait, fashion and advertising imagery as we now know it. Today, the black and white "environmental portrait" is considered the preeminent, highly regarded standard, thanks to one remarkable visionary--Betty Kuhner. This book has been been featured in national publications including PEOPLE Magazine, Garden & Gun Magazine, and Modern Luxury.
Kate Kuhner, daughter of Betty Kuhner, is the owner of Kate Kuhner Photography in Palm Beach and keeper of her mother's archive.
Steven Stolman curated a retrospective on Betty Kuhner during her lifetime, is well versed on East Coast high society of the 1950s to the present, and is the author of Scalamandr Haute Decor (Gibbs Smith, 2013).
Автор: Smith Steven K. Название: The Recruit: Final Kingdom Book Two ISBN: 1947881132 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781947881136 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 3677.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
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The offer he couldn't refuse trapped him in a game he may never win...
Bryce never meant to disappear. At the start of his senior year of high school, his focus was on getting into college, running track, and spending as much time as possible with his girlfriend, Maggie. But a cryptic invitation to join an elite computer programming unit at one of the world's top high-tech gaming companies unlocks a level of intrigue and deception far beyond his imagination.
Together with fellow recruits Charlie and Rachel, Bryce enters the shadowy realm of billionaire Ji Yao and his company's secret project to bridge the virtual world. As the toll from late-night coding assignments mounts and other recruits begin disappearing, Bryce realizes too late that he's made a terrible mistake.
Can Bryce and his teammates survive to match wits with their treacherous captors, or will they be lost in the alternate universe of Final Kingdom's digital world forever?
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