"A gentle Eastern European immigrant arrives in New York City after his family and his life have been torn apart by his country's civil war. A man who loves to bowl rolls a perfect game--and then another and then another and then many more in a row until he winds up ESPN's newest celebrity, and he must decide if the combination of perfection and celebrity has ruined the thing he loves. An eccentric billionaire and his faithful executive assistant...

A curmudgeon hides a terrible personal loss beneath a cranky and short-tempered exterior while clashing with new neighbors, a boisterous family whose chattiness and habits lead to unexpected friendship.

"I've been in this life for fifty years, been trying to work out its riddle for forty-two, and been keeping diaries of clues to that riddle for the last thirty-five." McConaughey sat down with those diaries. He found lessons he learned and forgot, poems, prayers, prescriptions, beliefs about what matters, some great photographs, and a whole bunch of bumper stickers. This book is an album, a record, a story of his life and the graces, truths, and...

"Saint Ambrose Prep is a place where the wealthy send their children for the best possible education, with teachers and administrators from the Ivy League, and graduates who become future lawyers, politicians, filmmakers, and CEOs. Traditionally a boys-only school, Saint Ambrose has just enrolled one hundred and forty female students for the first time. Even though most of the kids on the campus have all the privilege in the world, some are struggling,...

There has always been some gap between rich and poor in this country, but in the last few decades what it means to be rich has changed dramatically. Alarmingly, the greatest income gap is not between the 1 percent and the 99 percent, but within the wealthiest 1 percent of our nation-as the merely wealthy are left behind by the rapidly expanding fortunes of the new global super-rich. Forget the 1 percent; Plutocrats proves that it is the wealthiest...

Illustrations by a lettering artist and easy-to-read text reveal a child's bedtime promise to strive the next day to be adventurous, strong, curious, and more.

It is not always easy to be honest, but it is the right way to be. Readers discover all the ways that honesty needs to play a role in their lives. From the classroom to the backyard, they explore situations where telling the truth matters, with the help of spirited photographs. Being trusted is very important, and this book shows readers what it takes to become a trustworthy person.

Presents a collection of the best-selling author's favorite sayings, quotes, and words of wisdom gathered to provide inspiration, comfort, laughter, and joy, including selections by such notables as Mother Teresa, George Bernard Shaw, and Anne Frank.

In a society that allows families to have only two children, third child Matthias joins the Population Police to infiltrate their system.