Ice Diaries

The greatest undersea adventure of the 20th century.The Ice Diaries tells the incredible true story of Captain William R. Anderson and his crew's harrowing top-secret mission aboard the USS Nautilus, the world's first nuclear-powered submarine. Bristling with newly classified...

In the spirit of the diaries of Antarctic explorers Robert Falcon Scott and Ernest Shackleton, McNeil mixes travelogue, popular science, and memoir to examine the history of our fascination with ice. In entering this world, McNeil unexpectedly finds herself confronting her own upbringing in the Maritimes, the lifelong effects of growing up in a cold place, and how the climates of childhood frame our emotional thermodynamics for life.

Harness pressure, reframe fear and perform at your best when it matters most. Rather than teaching people how to excel under pressure, Ant Williams, a psychologist working in elite sport, decided to practise what he preached, and took up sports that scared him. First freediving and then ice...

Jean McNeil spent a year as writer-in-residence with the British Antarctic Survey, and four months on the world’s most enigmatic continent. Ice Diaries is the story of McNeil’s years spent in ice, not only in the Antarctic but her subsequent travels to Greenland, Iceland, and Svalbard, culminating in a strange event in Cape Town, South Africa, where she journeyed to make what was to be her final trip to the southernmost continent. In the spirit of the diaries of Antarctic explorers, McNeil mixes travelogue, popular science, and memoir to examine the history of our fascination with ice.

Nikki Maxwell raises money for a local animal shelter in this fourth installment of the #1 New York Times bestselling Dork Diaries series! Nikki Maxwell isn’t at all surprised to find out that her crush Brandon volunteers at a local animal shelter—of course he wants to help those adorable...

Nate and Katie try their best to protect Mateo from himself. With the Ninja Slayers after him, it’s up to Nate and team to make sure Mateo keeps a low profile. With Robbie Ragsdill seeking vengeance, and the return of an old villain with a wicked plan, it’s going to be harder than ever. Will Mateo end up being a new ally, or more trouble than he’s worth?

Princess Lina is loving groundling school. Her magic is still under wraps, she hangs out with BFF Claudia every day, and soon their class is taking a field trip to see penguins at the city aquarium! Up in the sky, Lina's Granddad has decided to invite her mischievous cousin Jack Frost to give Lina extra tutorials in Winterheart magic. But when Jack tags along with Lina to school, his tricks wreak havoc on the big field trip. Can Lina keep her cool and save the day?

Serial killer Eric "The Artist" Blackburn forged a reign of terror in the Metrowest area of Massachusetts for years. The bodies of beautiful teenagers piled up as Blackburn kidnapped them one-by-one for his lethal "art projects." He was brought down by the "one that got away," Tracey Randall, a would-be victim who fought back, escaped, and brought down the psychopathic killer. Ten years later, Tracey Randall is a detective for the Farmington Police Department, incensed when Blackburn's infamous Diary of a Serial Killer, which described the events of the last week of his reign of terror, is ...

Princess Lina has a life any kid would envy. She lives in a massive palace in the clouds. Everyone in her family has the power to control the wind and weather. On a good day, she can even fly! She loves making lemons into lemon ice, riding wind gusts around the sky, and turning her bedroom into a real life snow globe. There's just one thing Lina wants: to go to regular, non-magical school with her best friend Claudia.

It's Winter Break at Hilltop Academy and Lina couldn't be more excited. With time off from school, Lina's parents say it's all right for her best friend, Claudia, to come up to their cloud palace for a sleepover (as long as she double pinkie-swears never to tell the royal family secret!). Claudia can't wait to see what it's like to actually be a real princess! But she soon learns that all the stuffy palace protocol isn't nearly as fun as it sounds. The girls just have to get out and play!

Ten years after the events of Diary of a Serial Killer II: Ice Man, the infamous serial killer/hitman dubbed as the Ice Man by law enforcement and the media has relocated to New York City with his family after being pursued by a relentless police detective in Massachusetts. Continuing his profession as an elite hitman for the Mob in NYC, the Ice Man is honing his lethal skills as he builds his reputation as NYC’s deadliest hitman. However, the Ice Man is not the only killer in NYC. A vicious, sexually-motivated serial killer known as the NYC Ripper is murdering New York City’s most ...

Exciting things are happening in the skies for Lina's royal family. Her cousin, Iris, is getting married and there is going to be a BIG wedding. Best of all? Lina gets to be a flower girl in the wedding! Best, best, best of all? Claudia gets to come as Lina's special guest!

Princess Lina's BFF Claudia is desperate for a dog. So Lina decides to use her Winterheart magic to turn a puppy snow sculpture into the perfect pet. But the magical snow dog has a mind of its own—and it's running loose at school!

“Old-school creepy… a five-star horror novel.” STEPHEN KING A mind-bending speculative thriller in which the sudden appearance of a mountain in the middle of the Pacific Ocean leads a group of scientists to a series of jaw-dropping revelations that challenge the notion of what it means to...

Bloomsbury presents Race for the South Pole by Roland Huntford. read by David Thorpe For the first time ever Roland Huntford presents each man's full account of the race to the South Pole in their own words. In 1910 Robert Falcon Scott and Roald Amundsen set sail for Antarctica, each from his...

For the first printing only! This book features stenciled sprayed edges while the special edition supply lasts. A college student experiences life in the fast lane in a whirlwind fake dating scheme with a notorious Formula 1 driver in this swoony crossover romance perfect for fans of Chloe Walsh...

The time has come for Princess Lina to choose her special magical weather specialty. Her cousin Jack Frost makes amazing snowflakes. Her Uncle Lee forms ice caves in glaciers. Her Great-Aunt Sunder creates winter storms on polar seas. Gulp. Everyone has chosen something so impressive. Lina's not sure what she's going to do-but she's determined to make her mark in a big way!

Cornelius Washington is brimming with ambition and talent before his life is torn apart by a crack addiction. Taking the form of a diary and written in an arresting stream-of-consciousness style, Iced ponders the gritty realities of Cornelius's present and past upheavals that have led him here...

Nikki Maxwell no se sorprende cuando descubre que el chico de sus sueños, Brandon, trabaja como voluntario en un refugio para animales del vecindario. Él es un chico tan dulce, que por supuesto, ¡no duda en ayudar a esos perritos adorables! Cuando Brandon le comenta que el refugio está en peligro y que pueden cerrarlo, Nikki va a hacer todo lo posible para que eso no suceda. Así que, junto a sus amigas, Chloe y Zoey, se apuntaran a la competición de patinaje sobre hielo para ayudar a recaudar dinero para la causa.

If you read only one book about the American immigration crisis, let it be this one. But be warned: you will never look at a red hat the same way again. The most unforgettable memoir you will read this year. It's worse. It's happening right now. This is a voice for our time: Rosa Martinez, a twelve-year-old girl whose family fled the murderous gangs of El Salvador, walked the migrant trail through Mexico, and legally presented themselves at an American port of entry seeking asylum. They were believed. They were paroled. They were given court dates and tracking apps and told to wait their ...