This Book is Not a Present

This Book is Not a PresentWe all know kids who carry a book everywhere they go. Kids who can't stop reading, even if it's long after bedtime. Kids who love nothing more than sitting quietly in the corner, turning page after page This book is a love letter to all the other kids. The ones who wouldn't dream of asking for a book as a present. The ones who unwrap the box hoping to find anythinga dog, a skateboard, even socksbesides a book. Packed with clever, fourth wall breaking

who conceived the ideas that spawned countless hits

The scandalous story of the corruption of the Bo Xilai family -- the murder of British businessman Neil Heywood

Wicked Capitol Hill includes historic crimes ranging from the backrooms of Congress and the docks of the Naval Yard to the bars of 8th street and the grave of an infamous madam buried at the Congressional Cemetery

Leo Cherne

With potent insights into the storied tradition of American letters

He tells the story through the lives of the people caught up in the case: Louis Martinet

He has a way of erasing the pain with a single look

thrilling entrees

The art of carving decorative gourds is a time-honored tradition in Peru

Share the infamous sentiment of Thomas Jefferson to convey the importance of books to children

and Elizabeth Bishop to Charles Simic

Zippered main closure