A techno-thriller with a biting wit that compares the humanity of man and machine, from the critically acclaimed novelist Philip K. Dick.

A fun and simple introduction to architectural terms and techniques.

Magical castles, hideaway caves, secret clubhouses, rainy-day escapes � forts can be just about anything! This guide to ultimate fort building lets readers put their engineering creativity to the test. They�ll construct their own unique hideouts through easy, step-by-step activities. Helpful photographs serve as springboards for original ideas. Readers can gain independence by constructing forts solo, or learn about teamwork by building with friends. In either case, they�ll feel empowered to take on individual projects and personalize their fortresses. With amazing ideas and easy instructions, this valuable exercise in independence is accessible and fun.

This sequential text provides step-by-step instructions on building a wintery friend; the snowman. A picture-word glossary is included.

YOU CAN BUILD CHARACTERS, TOO! is an Acting textbook that shows the Actor and Acting student how to analyze and construct a character in fundamental, systematic, and step-by-step formats. This book begins by teaching the Actor two simple systems of Character Construction. This book also helps the Actor master the Four Tools of Tone so that he or she can build the characters voice and even identify—quickly—the vocal patterns of people observed in the streets. After showing the Actor how to construct the character’s voice and body, this book then shows him or her how to analyze the character in order to identify the character’s vision of the world and the people in it and how the character responds to the world and its people.

Half of the popular mother-daughter team of country singers recounts their rags-to-riches story, their successful career, their relationship, and their struggle with the illness that forced her premature retirement. Reprint.

A Most-Anticipated Book of 2024: LitHub, Polygon, Apple, Goodreads ⭐ "Wiswell raises the bar on the outcast as protagonist . . . the ultimate monster slayer story, if the monster is just a misunderstood creature searching for love.” — Kristi Chadwick, Library Journal (starred review) Discover this creepy, charming monster-slaying fantasy romance—from the perspective of the monster—by Nebula Award-winning debut author John Wiswell Shesheshen has made a mistake fatal to all monsters: she's fallen in love. Shesheshen is a shapeshifter, who happily resides as an amorphous lump at the bottom of a ruined manor. When her rest is interrupted by hunters intent on murdering her, she constructs a body from the remains of past meals: a metal chain for a backbone, borrowed bones for limbs, and a bear trap as an extra mouth. However, the hunters chase Shesheshen out of her home and off a cliff. Badly hurt, she’s found and nursed back to health by Homily, a warm-hearted human, who has mistaken Shesheshen as a fellow human. Homily is kind and nurturing and would make an excellent co-parent: an ideal place to lay Shesheshen’s eggs so their young could devour Homily from the inside out. But as they grow close, she realizes humans don’t think about love that way. Shesheshen hates keeping her identity secret from Homily, but just as she’s about to confess, Homily reveals why she’s in the area: she’s hunting a shapeshifting monster that supposedly cursed her family. Has Shesheshen seen it anywhere? Eating her girlfriend isn’t an option. Shesheshen didn’t curse anyone, but to give herself and Homily a chance at happiness, she has to figure out why Homily’s twisted family thinks she did. As the hunt for the monster becomes increasingly deadly, Shesheshen must unearth the truth quickly, or soon both of their lives will be at risk. And the bigger challenge remains: surviving her toxic in-laws long enough to learn to build a life with, rather than in, the love of her life.