National Book Award Winner and New York Times Bestseller: Explore earth’s most precious, mysterious resource—the ocean—with the author of Silent Spring.
 With more than one million copies sold, Rachel Carson’s The Sea Around Us became a cultural phenomenon when first published in 1951 and cemented Carson’s status as the preeminent natural history writer of her time. Her inspiring,...

"Tru has been hiding all her life. Her parents taught her to conceal her bastion Talent: indestructible skin, muscles, and bones. In a world where Talents are common and varied, no one trusts a bastion--they're too powerful. Hiding failed to keep Tru's parents alive, but moments before their murder, Tru's mom pointed her to Logan Dire, a famed recluse assassin who adopted and trained orphaned Tru. At seventeen, she's still hiding. Not even her closest...

"You don't need a ton of talent, tools, or space to make amazing projects with wood -- just a willingness to dive in and try. Build stuff with wood, the former editor of Fine woodworking magazine throws out the old rules, creating useful, stylish items using only a few portable power tools, off-the-shelf lumber, and some unusual supplies. Whether you are entering the handmade world for the first time or just looking for easy, weekend projects, this...

"Environmental chemistry focuses on understanding the planet's most common pollutants. Some of them, such as lead, uranium, and methane, occur naturally. Others, such as DDT, are manufactured by humans. How do they pollute? How do they get into our food, water, and air--and then into our bodies? What are the consequences to human, plant, and animal health? Through an in-depth, accessible, and intriguing look at metals, pesticides, fuels, and nuclear...

Thrown in prison for a crime he has not committed, Edmond Dantes is confined to the grim fortress of If. There he learns of a great hoard of treasure hidden on the Isle of Monte Cristo and he becomes determined not only to escape, but also to unearth the treasure and use it to plot the destruction of the three men responsible for his incarceration. Dumas' epic tale of suffering and retribution, inspired by a real-life case of wrongful imprisonment,...

In her fourth year at the Academy, Elena should be focused on final exams and graduation. Instead, she has no choice but to stop a decades-long war at least if she wants any future with Lucas. But it's hard to stop a war when you're nowhere near the front lines. And an unexpected invitation one she can't refuse only complicates the matter further. Embroiled in political machinations beyond her experience, Elena will have to plumb the depths of her...