"Amos McGee, a friendly zookeeper, always made time to visit his good friends: the elephant, the tortoise, the penguin, the rhinoceros, and the owl. But one day--'Ah-choo!'--he woke with the sniffles and the sneezes. Though he didn't make it into the zoo that day, he did receive some unexpected guests."--Dust jacket.

From the Publisher: Kurt Vonnegut's absurdist classic Slaughterhouse-Five introduces us to Billy Pilgrim, a man who becomes 'unstuck in time' after he is abducted by aliens from the planet Tralfamadore. In a plot-scrambling display of virtuosity, we follow Pilgrim simultaneously through all phases of his life, concentrating on his (and Vonnegut's) shattering experience as an American prisoner of war who witnesses the firebombing of Dresden. Slaughterhouse-Five...

Just as Henry Huggins is complaining that nothing exciting ever happens, a friendly dog sits down beside him and looks pleadingly at his ice-cream cone. From that moment on, the two are inseparable. But when Ribsy's original owner appears, trying to reclaim his dog, Henry's faced with the possibility of losing his new best friend. Has Klickitat Street seen the last of rambunctious Ribsy?

Describes the plight of of the people who oppose mountaintop removal mining in the Appalachian Mountains, and examines the physical destruction of the land, and how it also affects the local cultures and societies.

"The definitive oral history of the hit television franchise The Real Housewives, from its unlikely start in the gated communities of Orange County to the pop culture behemoth it has become-spanning eight cities, hundreds of cast members, and millions of fans"-- The definitive oral history of the "Real Housewives" television franchise, from its unlikely start in the gated communities of Orange County to the pop culture behemoth it has become. Quinn...

"Portrait of the mid-size city of Chelyabinsk and how it is faring in the new Russia"--

Fidel Castro is perhaps the most charismatic and controversial head of state in modern times. A dictatorial pariah to some, he has become a hero and inspiration for many of the world's poor, defiantly charting an independent and revolutionary path for Cuba over nearly half a century. Numerous attempts have been made to get Castro to tell his own story, but only now, in the twilight of his years, has he been prepared to set out the details for the...

Presents 100 interviews with a cross section of American people, both famous and non-famous, who discuss their personal lives and ambitions.

"Ninety-six years of anyone's life would surely yield some good stories, but when that life is George Seldes', the stories are the history of the twentieth century. One of the great, tireless journalists of all time, George Seldes was always present alongside the movers and shakers who made history. Trotsky. Isadora Duncan. Albert Einstein. Freud. Lenin. William Jennings Bryan. Emma Goldman. Bernard Shaw. Theodore Roosevelt. J. Edgar Hoover. Tito....