"Modern medicine has transformed the dangers of childbirth| injury| and infectious disease from harrowing to manageable. But in the face of our inevitable aging and death| what it can do often runs counter to what it should do. Now Atul Gawande reveals the suffering this has produced. He examines the profession's limitations and failures as life draws to a close| and he shows how the ultimate goal is not a good death| but a good life--until the very...

After second-grader Stink gets an unsatisfactory grade in physical education, his parents tell him he must play a sport and so he masters thumb wrestling, as seen on a sports channel.

Sam Gribley is tired of crowded, noisy New York City life, so he runs away to the Catskill Mountains. Sam has only a penknife, forty dollars and an axe. He must rely on his own ingenuity and the resources he can find to survive in this wilderness he has made home.

"The story of Harrison William Shepherd, a man caught between two worlds -- Mexico and the United States in the 1930s, '40s, and '50s -- and whose search for identity takes readers to the heart of the twentieth century's most tumultuous events"--Provided by publisher.

A tooth goes missing while Pete the Cat is helping the Tooth Fairy, and he must find it before it's too late. New York Times bestselling author and artist James Dean brings readers along for a fun and surprising adventure with Pete the Cat! In Pete the Cat and the Lost Tooth, the tooth fairy asks Pete for some help. But it's not easy being the tooth fairy for Pete when a tooth goes missing-will he be able to find the lost tooth before it's too late?...

Publisher Annotation: Rescue thought he’d grow up to be a Seeing Eye dog — it’s the family business, after all. When he gets the news that he’s better suited to being a service dog, he’s worried that he’s not up to the task. Then he meets Jessica, a girl whose life is turning out differently than the way she'd imagined it, too. Now Jessica needs Rescue by her side to help her accomplish everyday tasks. And it turns out that Rescue can...

New York Times ? bestselling author and artist James Dean takes readers along for an outdoor adventure with Pete the Cat! In Pete the Cat Goes Camping, Pete can't wait to go hiking, fishing, and eat s'mores by the campfire. But when he hears about the mysterious creature named Bigfoot, Pete can't help but wonder: Is Bigfoot real? Pete the Cat Goes Camping is a Level 1 I Can Read book, which means it's perfect for shared reading with a child.

Do you turn down invites to poker games because you don't know the rules? Then Card Games Properly Explained is the book for you. Arnold Marks's handbook will teach you not only what you need to know to play the game, but how to play to win. He will teach you Whist and its variations: Solo and Napoleon; Poker and its variations like Seven Card Stud and Deuces Wild; Cribbage; Rummy—the forefather of Gin Rummy and Canasta, among others;

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"In Unofficial Minecraft STEM Lab for Kids, you'll find a collection of creative projects that make learning science, technology, engineering, and math exciting and fun for the whole family. Start with a Minecraft lesson that gets beginners up to speed on terminology and gameplay. Then venture off on six action-packed Quests, each with four unique Labs that pair a hands-on activity with an in-game project. Look to the sky, dig beneath the ground,...

Gates presents both a wake-up story and a series of simple poses for welcoming the natural world as day begins. It's practice for kids and parents to begin the day in a calming, mindful way. Turn the page and rise like a volcano, stretch like a dog, and get ready to start your day. Yoga helps children learn how to focus, relax, and both self-monitor and self-soothe. "Good Morning Yoga" instills these four skills and more, enabling children to jumpstart...