What's a wallaby to do when he's surrounded by annoying neighbors, freeloading pals, heaps of laundry and the weight of life in general? Why, turn to his loyal canine, Spunky, dim-witted best pal, Heffer and neurotic nay-sayer Filburt to help him confront the trials and tribulations of modern life.

"Ever since it was first published in 1937, Of Mice and Men has grown in both popularity and critical esteem. A staple of American literature for more than seven decades, this slender but powerful work by John Steinbeck continues to be studied by high school classes as well as by literary scholars throughout the world. In order to help readers more fully appreciate Of Mice and Men's legacy, Michael J. Meyer has collected some of the most valuable...

My lucky day: When a delicious looking piglet knocks on Mr. Fox's door by mistake, the fox can hardly believe his good luck. It's not everyday that dinner just shows up on your doorstep. Or is it? Could it be that "dinner" is a whole lot smarter than it looks? The tale of Tricky Fox: In this New England folktale, Tricky Fox bets his brother he can fool any human into giving him a pig. While playing on the curiosity of humans, he tricks them into...

Jack White's new album is a testament to the breadth of his creative power and bold artistic ambition. It finds him expanding his musical palette with perhaps his most ambitious work, a collection of songs that are both timeless and modern.

A trilogy of novellas--Last Night, Final Hours, and Troubled Times--about a clairvoyant, Makani Hisoka-O'Brien, that lead into Koontz's bestselling novel Ashley Bell. Last Light. Makani is a young woman with a good heart and the gift of touch--a troubling gift, and sometime curse, that separates her from others, from her family, friends and lovers--a gift that makes her wary of casual contact. For when Makani touches others, their darkest thoughts...

"In Bronx Bummers: The Unofficial History of the New York Yankees' Bad Boys, Blunders and Brawls, authors Robert Dominguez and David Hinckley shine a light on the dark side of the team's otherwise illustrious history. In 50 lighthearted chapters, Bronx Bummers begins with the tale of the Yankees' first colorful owners in 1903 — one was a former New York police chief widely considered the most corrupt cop in city history, the other was Manhattan's...

Arthur's new puppy causes problems when it tears the living room apart, wets on everything, and refuses to wear a leash.

How do you deal with a fallout of Heavenly proportions? With the angelic Host's descent to Earth. Sam and Dean now face a world inhabited by thousands of powerful beings which soon form their own chaotic agendas. Before tackling the threat of the "loose nukes" roaming the globe, the Winchesters engage in their most personal conflict yet. Meanwhile, Castiel finds he's more vulnerable - and yet capable of more humanity - than ever. As the threat escalates,...

Describes the physical characteristics, behavior, and habitats of a variety of animals, birds, insects and reptiles.