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The beloved classic Mr. Willowby's Christmas Tree gets a sequel!

Mr. Willowby's Christmas Tree has been a holiday favorite since 1963. Now, its generations of fans can read a new Mr. Willowby story, thanks to the discovery of a long lost manuscript and sketches by the creator Robert Barry, lovingly brought to life in a thrilling new picture book.

On Christmas Eve, Mr. Willowby finds himself in a predicament when his Christmas tree delivery gets stuck in a snowdrift. But hope arrives in the form of Barnaby Bear and his woodland friends, who embark on a thrilling mountainside adventure to bring the perfect tree to Mr. Willowby's parlor. Their journey is filled with laughter, surprises, and the true magic of Christmas, making this story a perfect addition to any holiday collection.

An afterword to the book by Robert Barry's son illuminates his father's acclaimed career and provides details about the exciting discovery of this forgotten work.

Also available: Mr. Willowby's Christmas Tree

Nobody knows what to do about queer Mormons. The institutional Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints prefers to pretend they don't exist, that they can choose their way out of who they are, leave, or at least stay quiet in a community that has no place for them. Even queer Mormons don't know what to do about queer Mormons. Their lived experience is shrouded by a doctrine in which heteronormative marriage is non-negotiable and gender is unchangeable. For women, trans Mormons, and Mormons of other marginalized genders, this invisibility is compounded by social norms which elevate (implicitly white) cisgender male voices above those of everyone else.

This collection of essays gives voice to queer Mormons. The authors who share their stories--many speaking for the first time from the closet--do so here in simple narrative prose. They talk about their identities, their experiences, their relationships, their heartbreaks, their beliefs, and the challenges they face. Some stay in the church, some do not, some are in constant battles with themselves and the people around them as they make agonizing decisions about love and faith and community. Their stories bravely convey what it means to be queer, Mormon, and marginalized--what it means to have no voice and yet to speak anyway.

From visionary creators Robert Kirkman (The Walking Dead), Cory Walker (Science Dog), and Ryan Ottley (Amazing Spider-Man), it's here: the third massive paperback collection of the greatest comic in the universe. Witness the conclusion of Mark Grayson's epic adventures, from "The Death of Everyone" to "The End of All Things."

Collects INVINCIBLE #97-144.

Industry giant Robert Kirkman (Invincible, The Walking Dead) leaves his mark on the Ultimate X-Men!

If one man is capable of disrupting the carefully controlled world of Charles Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters, it's Ultimate Cable! He comes from a tragic future, and his sinister secrets will shock the X-Men to their very core. He's not the only refugee from tomorrow here today: Bishop is completing his own team of mutants, ready to carry on Charles Xaviers' legacy. You'll never guess who the new Ultimate X-Men are! But dark times are ahead as the evolutionary emperor known as Apocalypse arrives -- and two more monstrous threats, who look eerily like Stryfe and Onslaught, rear their ugly heads! Plus: The X-Men are on a collision course with the Fantastic Four! And the end is nigh as Ultimatum strikes and a tidal wave sweeps through New York City -- and Magneto is to blame!

COLLECTING: Ultimate X-Men (2001) 75-100, Ultimate Wolverine vs. Hulk (2005) 1-6, Ultimate X-Men/Ultimate Fantastic Four Annual (2008) 1, Ultimate Fantastic Four/Ultimate X-Men Annual (2008) 1, Ultimatum (2008) 1-5, Ultimatum: X-Men Requiem (2009) 1

A riveting retelling of one of the great adventure stories of antiquity--when Greek philosopher-warrior Xenophon led a stranded band of the "Ten Thousand" mercenary soldiers on a treacherous escape from the Persians.

400 BC. The Persian prince Cyrus the Younger hires an army of Greek soldiers to oust his brother from the Persian throne. But when Cyrus dies in battle during the army's trek through the middle east, the army is stranded deep in enemy territory.

Led by Xenophon, a young Athenian philosopher turned solider, the Ten Thousand fought their way home through deserts and mountains, snowstorms, starvation, and relentless attacks, evolving into one of the most fearsome forces of the ancient world. Their journey, chronicled in Xenophon's Anabasis, is one of history's greatest military stories.

In Band on the Run, Robert O'Connell not only gives us an exciting and witty retelling of this story, but he has done so with a wise contemporary spin. For in his estimation, this was the battle that established the use of powerful mercenary forces. The attempted conquest of the Ten Thousand begins a historical line through Western history of the use of mercenary armies that has lasted up to our present day. And, as O'Connell shows, much misery and tragedy in human history has been due to this trajectory. This is a brilliant revisionist history with important lessons for our time.

New Surrealism: The Uncanny in Contemporary Painting by Robert Zeller offers a sweeping exposition of both historical Surrealism and its legacy in the world of contemporary art. It demonstrates the many ways in which the most significant art movement of the last century continues to be relevant today, featuring an international selection of contemporary artists whose compositions and studio practice reveal its influence.

There are many modalities of historical Surrealism that still maintain contemporary currency: presenting the familiar as unfamiliar and uncanny, the juxtaposition of seemingly unrelated imagery, the use of absurdity to critique political or social issues, and the use of erotic imagery in an irrational, non-linear context. Not all the artists brought together in this book self-identify as Surrealist, per se, but each uses some variation of Surrealism in a personal manner.

The book begins with a study of the origins, leadership, participating artists, and major milestones of historical Surrealism. Zeller chronicles the movement starting at the end of World War I and the birth of Dada. The most important players and events emerge throughout the timeline of events--including World War II, and such notable artists as Max Ernst, Marcel Duchamp, Leonora Carrington, and many others--up until the death of its leader Andre Breton in 1966. Zeller then explores how elements of New Surrealism are being put into practice in the contemporary art world.

Section Two offers a survey of 29 contemporary artists who engage in New Surrealism's seemingly unlimited variations of the movement's original themes, including Rosa Loy, Glenn Brown, and Arghavan Khosravi. Section Three features 14 artists, including important contemporary artists such as Inka Essenhigh, Ginny Casey and Anna Weyant, who speak to Surrealism's influence on their studio practice, detailing in their own words how they create a composition from start to finish.

A moving meditation on recent geopolitical crises, viewed through the lens of ancient and modern tragedy

"Spare, elegant and poignant. . . . If there is a single contemporary book that should be pressed into the hands of those who decide issues of war and peace, this is it."--John Gray, New Statesman

"It is tragic that Robert D. Kaplan's luminous The Tragic Mind is so urgently needed."--George F. Will

Some books emerge from a lifetime of hard-won knowledge. Robert D. Kaplan has learned, from a career spent reporting on wars, revolutions, and international politics in Europe, the Middle East, and East Asia, that the essence of geopolitics is tragedy. In The Tragic Mind, he employs the works of ancient Greek dramatists, Shakespeare, German philosophers, and the modern classics to explore the central subjects of international politics: order, disorder, rebellion, ambition, loyalty to family and state, violence, and the mistakes of power.

The great dilemmas of international politics, he argues, are not posed by good versus evil--a clear and easy choice--but by contests of good versus good, where the choices are often searing, incompatible, and fraught with consequences. A deeply learned and deeply felt meditation on the importance of lived experience in conducting international relations, this is a book for everyone who wants a profound understanding of the tragic politics of our time.

A glorious boxed set featuring Robert Fagles's award-winning translations of the three great epics of Western literature

ONE OF THE PREEMINENT translators of our time, Robert Fagles's interpretations of these epic poems give new life to three seminal works in the Western canon. The Penguin Classic Deluxe Editions of The Iliad, The Odyssey, and The Aeneid are collected here for the first time in a specially designed gift box. Each volume contains a superb introduction by renowned classicist Bernard Knox.

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Experience the critically acclaimed comic that inspired the hit animated Prime show from the very beginning, including Invincible's team up with Spider-Man!

INVINCIBLE MEETS SPIDER-MAN FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER!

This is the HISTORIC first ever printing of the groundbreaking INVINCIBLE, now a hit Prime show, to feature Mark Grayson's unforgettable team up with Marvel's Spider-Man!

The first nine volumes of the hit series are collected in a stunning hardcover omnibus, along with the ICONIC Marvel Team-Up #14, from creative visionaries Robert Kirkman (The Walking Dead), Cory Walker (Science Dog), and Ryan Ottley (Invincible Universe: Battle Beast) returns for readers to enjoy from the very beginning.

Collects Invincible #0-47 and Marvel Team-Up #14.

Bring a touch of romance to your reading with this deluxe bookmark set featuring three bookmarks inspired by the Powerless Trilogy series from #1 New York Times bestselling author Lauren Roberts.

Never lose your spot during your next great romantasy read with this deluxe set of metal bookmarks featuring designs inspired by the Powerless, Reckless, and Fearless novels by Lauren Roberts.

QUALITY CONSTRUCTION: These stunning bookmarks are made with high-quality metal and feature colorful designs and a silk tassel to safely mark your place.

THREE BEAUTIFUL DESIGNS: The set includes three beautifully illustrated designs and quotes from the Powerless trilogy set against a gorgeous floral background.

THE PERFECT GIFT: This deluxe bookmark set makes an excellent gift for the avid reader or any fans of Lauren Roberts and the Powerless series.

ADD TO YOUR COLLECTION: Collect more beautiful Lauren Roberts stationery inspired by the Powerless series from Insight Editions including the Lauren Roberts: Powerless Hardcover Journal, Lauren Roberts: Reckless Hardcover Journal, the Lauren Roberts: Fearless Hardcover Journal, and the Lauren Roberts: Powerless Trilogy Notebook Boxed Set.

Robert Louis Stevenson was one of the giants of the adventure novel, but he was also one of the great connoisseurs of human mentality, which is why he would sooner or later write an everlasting classic like El extraño caso del doctor Jekyll y el señor Hyde. As a lucid witness to the Industrial Revolution in the United Kingdom, Stevenson reflects on the limits of methods and the scientific ethics, and above all, in an absorbent and unforgettable manner, the duality between good and bad.

Robert Louis Stevenson fue uno de los gigantes de la novela de aventuras pero también fue uno de los grandes conocedores de la mentalidad humana, por lo que era de rigor que tarde o temprano escribiera un clásico imperecedero como El extraño caso del doctor Jekyll y el señor Hyde (1886). Lúcido testigo de la Revolución Industrial ocurrida en el Reino Unido, Stevenson reflexiona acerca de los límites del método y de la ética científicos, pero, sobre todo y de una manera absorbente e inolvidable, de la dualidad entre el bien y el mal.

A famed political scientist's classic argument for a more cooperative world

We assume that, in a world ruled by natural selection, selfishness pays. So why cooperate? In The Evolution of Cooperation, political scientist Robert Axelrod seeks to answer this question. In 1980, he organized the famed Computer Prisoners Dilemma Tournament, which sought to find the optimal strategy for survival in a particular game. Over and over, the simplest strategy, a cooperative program called Tit for Tat, shut out the competition. In other words, cooperation, not unfettered competition, turns out to be our best chance for survival.

A vital book for leaders and decision makers, The Evolution of Cooperation reveals how cooperative principles help us think better about everything from military strategy, to political elections, to family dynamics.

Created in 1934, the Coit Tower murals were sponsored by the Public Works of Art Project (PWAP), the first of the New Deal art programs. Twenty-five master artists and their assistants worked there, most of them in buon fresco, Nearly all of them drew upon the palette and style of Diego Rivera. The project boosted the careers of Victor Arnautoff, Lucien Labaudt, Bernard Zakheim, and others, but Communist symbols in a few murals sparked the first of many national controversies over New Deal art.

Sixty full-color photographs illustrate Robert Cherny's history of the murals from their conception and completion through their evolution into a beloved San Francisco landmark. Cherny traces and critiques the treatment of the murals by art critics and historians. He also probes the legacies of Coit Tower and the PWAP before surveying San Francisco's recent controversies over New Deal murals.

An engaging account of an artistic landmark, The Coit Tower Murals tells the full story behind a public art masterpiece.

Robert Kirkman (Invincible, The Walking Dead) and Mark Englert (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) return to the INVINCIBLE UNIVERSE with a newly remastered CAPES - featuring updated art, fresh dialogue, and fan-favorite heroes back in action!

RE-PRESENTING ROBERT KIRKMAN AND MARK ENGLERT'S CORNER OF THE INVINCIBLE UNIVERSE!

BOLT! KID THOR! KNOCK OUT! CAPTAIN COSMIC! CLAIRE VOYANT! BIG BRAIN! CAPTAIN CAPITALISM! Welcome to Capes Inc, employers of your favorite superheroes that protect New York City - well, at least when they're on the clock - from threats like MACHINE HEAD, TITAN. But now they're caught in the crosshairs of an enemy unlike any other!

Robert Kirkman (Invincible, The Walking Dead) and Mark Englert (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) supercharge this special remastering of the original CAPES miniseries with new art and dialogue, for the series that fans demanded RETURN!

Collects CAPES #1-6.

The beloved real-life story of a woman in the Alaskan wilderness, the children she taught, and the man she loved.

"From the time I'd been a girl, I'd been thrilled with the idea of living on a frontier. So when I was offered the job of teaching school in a gold-mining settlement called Chicken, I accepted right away."

Anne Hobbs was only nineteen in 1927 when she came to harsh and beautiful Alaska. Running a ramshackle schoolhouse would expose her to more than just the elements. After she allowed Native American children into her class and fell in love with a half-Inuit man, she would learn the meanings of prejudice and perseverance, irrational hatred and unconditional love. "People get as mean as the weather," she discovered, but they were also capable of great good.

As told to Robert Specht, Anne Hobbs's true story has captivated generations of readers. Now this beautiful new edition is available to inspire many more.

"The memoir reads like an old-fashioned novel, a heartwarming love story with the added interest of frontier hardships and vividly portrayed characters."--Publishers Weekly

CELEBRATE THE WALKING DEAD'S 20TH ANNIVERSARY WITH THESE LIMITED EDITION BOX SETS!

This limited edition box set collects the original black & white trade paperback volumes 1-8 (featuring artwork by Tony Moore and Charlie Adlard) of the long-running, Eisner Award winning comic book series into one affordable package. From the bestselling writer/creator behind Invincible, Firepower, Outcast, and Oblivion Song--Robert Kirkman--dive into the first, career-making chapters of his oeuvre. A must-have for any walker fan.

The Walking Dead first launched in 2003 from Image Comics and garnered critical acclaim and an escalating sales track-record before Hollywood picked up the hot IP and the series was adapted from TV by AMC in 2010. It was also in 2010 that Kirkman teamed up with David Alpert to launch the multiplatform entertainment company, Skybound Entertainment, which would expand his--and others'--IP beyond comics into other mediums. The Walking Dead has since gone on to become a pop culture phenomenon inspiring everything from hit video games, novelizations, merchandise, and a multitude of multimedia spin-offs across the walker universe. The series has sold over 45 million copies across multiple formats and has been translated into 21 languages globally. It remains the quintessential Dystopian graphic novel horror story and arguably the most successful zombie story of all time.

THE BEST SUPERHERO UNIVERSE SERIES IN THE UNIVERSE!

By now, everyone in the world knows Invincible. But what about the rest of the Invincible Universe's heroes and villains?

Atom Eve! Rex Splode! Brit! Best Tiger!

This collection reveals the secret history of Invincible's closest allies, as well as the formation of a brand-new Guardians of the Globe team to fight the largest gathering of supervillains ever: The Order.

Collects INVINCIBLE PRESENTS: ATOM EVE #1-2, INVINCIBLE PRESENTS: ATOM EVE & REX SPLODE #1-3, GUARDING THE GLOBE (VOL. 1) #1-6, GUARDING THE GLOBE (VOL. 2) #1-6, and INVINCIBLE UNIVERSE #1-12.

A modern classic of historical fiction written in the form of Claudius's autobiography.

Claudius the God is the second part of Robert Graves's two-part account of the life of Tiberius Claudius, "the cripple, the stammerer, the fool of the family" who became Emperor of Rome in spite of himself in 41 A.D. With the same crystalline brilliance that characterizes its classic antecedent, Claudius the God evokes the vitality, splendor, and decadence of Imperial Rome at the beginning of its decline. It is not only a superb re-creation of a colorful moment in history but, through the eyes of the bemused and wry emperor, a compelling and ironic account of human nature as well.

A new era for THE TRANSFORMERS begins from the brand-new, critically acclaimed creative team of ROBERT KIRKMAN (Invincible, The Walking Dead) and DAN MORA (Justice League Unlimited, Superman)!

ROBERT KIRKMAN AND DAN MORA START A NEW ERA FOR TRANSFORMERS!

The Energon Universe will never be the same as the Autobots and Decepticons kick off the most surprising new chapter in their war on Earth.

Optimus Prime and the Autobots must join forces with unlikely allies in order to protect their adopted planet. But Prime's next challenge lies closer to home than he ever imagined.

Also, after their epic defeat, where are the Decepticons?

The creative dream team of Robert Kirkman (Invincible, The Walking Dead) and Dan Mora (Justice League Unlimited, Superman) kick off the new direction for TRANSFORMERS that will be More Than Meets The Eye!

Collects TRANSFORMERS #25-30.

Convincing evidence that the Egyptian, Sumerian, and Dogon civilizations were founded by aliens from the Sirius star system who are now ready to return

- Updated with 140 pages of new scientific evidence that solidifies the hypothesis that the KGB, CIA, and NASA attempted to suppress

- An awe-inspiring work of research that calls for a profound reappraisal of our role in the universe

- Over 10,000 copies sold in its first two months of release in Britain

Publication of The Sirius Mystery in 1976 set the world abuzz with talk of an extraterrestrial origin to human civilization and triggered a 15-year persecution campaign against Robert Temple by the KGB, CIA, NASA, and other government agencies. Undaunted, however, Temple is back, with 140 pages of new scientific evidence that makes his hypothesis more compelling than ever.

Many authors have speculated on the subject of extraterrestrial contact, but never before has such detailed evidence been presented. Temple applies his in-depth knowledge of ancient history, mythology, Pythagorean physics, chaos theory, and Greek, to a close examination of the measurements of the Great Pyramid of Giza, which was built to align directly with the star Sirius. He concludes that the alien civilization of Sirius and our own civilization are part of the same harmonic system, and are destined to function and resonate together. His findings warrant a profound reappraisal of our role in the universe.

Angstrom Levy finally attacks and the world has never been in more danger! Guest-starring the entire Image Universe... and this is just a lead-in for CONQUEST! Invincible faces his most deadly threats yet in this can't-miss volume of the critically-acclaimed series. From visionary creators Robert Kirkman (The Walking Dead), Cory Walker (Science Dog), and Ryan Ottley (Amazing Spider-Man).

Christians around the world are investing billions of dollars to support biblical values for God's glory and their joy within a movement called Biblically Responsible Investing (BRI).

Hear firsthand from one of the leading voices in the BRI movement about the exciting impact being felt on Wall Street, in corporate America, in families and churches all over the globe and how you, too, can experience the blessing of aligning your investments with biblical values for God's glory and your joy!Read how best-selling author and CEO Robert Netzly's career as a successful financial professional was turned upside down when he discovered BRI, his harrowing experience of leaving everything to follow Jesus into an uncertain future with no safety net -- and how God proved himself faithful time and time again, and used that step of faith to advance a movement that is literally changing the world, completely by his grace.Netzly is the CEO and Founder of the Inspire Investing family of companies, a leading multi-billion dollar investment firm dedicated to Biblically Responsible Investing. Netzly is regularly featured in global media, including The Wall Street Journal, FOX Business, The New York Times, The Financial Times, Bloomberg and many others as a thought leader in the Biblically Responsible Investing movement.

Ciara is tired of hauling her hockey gear across town to play on the rink. It makes no sense -- there is a perfectly good frozen river in her own backyard! But her dad says it's too jagged, and her mom says it's too bumpy, and her older sisters don't see why she can't keep going all the way across town, just like they did. But Ciara won't let anybody stop her. And with a little help from the neighbourhood, she knows that her team, the River Rink Rats, will finally win a game on their own brand new rink.

In classic Robert Munsch style, this warm fun story of community and hockey takes a hilarious turn. With the excitement and pace of a real hockey match, the River Rink Rats play their final game on their new rink. The pressure is on; the crowd is watching; Ciara has the puck; the crowd keeps watching; the ice starts to CRACK!; Ciara keeps playing; the ice starts to drift; the crowd starts running; Ciara shoots to SCORE and . . .

You can be sure that no matter how the game ends, there will be hot chocolate!

Featuring 200 spectacular and unusual images, The Solar System is an exhilarating exploration of the mysteries of our local planetary space.

With images selected by acknowledged expert Robert Harvey, The Solar System begins by examining the Sun, the center of the solar system, and proceeds outwards to the planets that are furthest from the Sun--Jupiter, Uranus, and Neptune. The book also includes chapters on asteroids, comets, and smaller planets. Readers will gain expert insight into Venus, the hottest planet, with surface temperatures of up to 752 F; Mars, known as the "Red Planet" because of the large quantities of iron oxide (rust) in its soil; Ceres, the solar system's largest asteroid and also a dwarf planet, with a diameter of just under 621 miles; and giant Saturn, whose core is surrounded by a layer of metallic hydrogen and is encircled in a gaseous outer atmosphere.