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In the wake of defeating Gornath of the Ontishog, above the streets of Manhattan, and saving Earth from a devastating plague, Wic and Phantom Team believe their work is done. But Major Insarka Kindesh has other plans for the heroes and invites them back to Karkin Four. Phantom Team cross through New York’s origin ring to find the Blood Guard orchestrating covert operations against an Androchidan Empire in the throes of war. But galactic battle is not this trip’s focus.

From electric lights to automobiles to the appliances that make our lives easier at work and at home, we owe so much of our world to the Industrial Revolution. In this course, The Great Courses partners with the Smithsonian - one of the world's most storied and exceptional educational institutions - to examine the extraordinary events of this period and uncover the far-reaching impact of this incredible revolution.

Whether your classroom consists of 3 students or 300, it’s important to be as effective a teacher as possible, both for your students and for your own professional and personal growth. The Art of Teaching: Best Practices from a Master Educator is designed to help you achieve new levels of success as a teacher. These 24 lectures will help you develop and enhance your teaching style; provide you with invaluable methods, tools, and advice for handling all manner of teaching scenarios; and open your eyes to how other teachers think about and approach this life-changing profession.

Monsters aren’t born. They’re refined. The Rose Killer has perfected her work. Thirteen victims. Thirteen flawless scenes. Each one precise. Controlled. Beautiful. A white paper rose left behind like a signature no one else can read. She does not kill in chaos. She waits. She plans. She folds herself into normality and lets the world forget she exists. Until someone touches the pattern.

In the city of Shadow, beneath the World Tree, alleyways shimmer with magic and godlings live hidden among mortalkind. Oree Shoth, a blind artist, takes in a homeless man who glows like a living sun to her strange sight. However, this act of kindness is to engulf Oree in a nightmarish conspiracy. Someone, somehow, is murdering godlings, leaving their desecrated bodies all over the city. Oree's peculiar guest is at the heart of it, his presence putting her in mortal danger - but is it him the killers want, or Oree? 

Power corrupts. Magic devours. In Hedge End, monsters aren't born—they're made. The city's cursed gems twist human flesh into nightmares, and no one knows how to stop them. After the gems claimed her parents, Clara Aldridge, niece to the mayor and heir to his power, swore to protect what's...

Keep Jesus in the center of your family's Easter celebrations with this beautiful Holy Week storybook from N.T. Wright, one of the world's most loved Bible scholars. With a holistic approach that readers worldwide have learned to trust, N.T. Wright weaves together the pieces of the biblical...

Vigga is flying to Iceland with her parents, and she’s excited to go riding and explore nature. As always, Vigga brings Luna and keeps her hidden, but one day, Luna goes missing! Where did she go? Vigga goes looking for Luna in the desolate landscape and learns that she and Luna are not the...

Carl and Barkley have built a castle. Carl pretends to be a knight, who must free Barkley. They think the game is boring. What should they do now? Carl and Barkley build a catapult!...

Olly is lonely. He wants to make a friend. But that is hard to do...

Freddy wants to watch movies with his friends, but then Eddie gets scared...

Sophie is a clever girl. And full of energy. She is good at a lot of things. But her mom and dad do not know. Now Sophie can run. She can run very far...

Olly does not like mosquitos. They are gross. But then Olly sees a girl mosquito with beautiful eyes...

Spencer reads a lot about space. That is his favourite thing to do. In Spencer’s dreams, he is flying through space. In this book, Spencer flies through the entire Solar System...

Dan, Tom, and Bob are playing with a ball. Suddenly, Tom’s arm falls off. What will they do now?...

Penny has two cats. Wally and Chrissy. Which one did she get first?...

Rick and Tricky are friends. Rick and Tricky go to the beach. Rick builds a sandcastle, but then Bob comes by. Bob steps on the castle. Tricky wants to get back at him...

Olly has a strange visitor. He doesn’t say hello and he shines like metal. What is he about?...

Benjamin’s team is playing a match, but some of the other team’s players do not play fair, so Benjamin has to take action...

Carl and Barkley are bored. What should they do? First, they play football, but that is boring. Then, they look at ants, but that is boring, too. Then Barkley has an idea. They could build an aeroplane!...