A black musician arrested by Nazis in 1930s Germany endures the horrors of the Dachau death camp in this harrowing novel based on historical fact A self-proclaimed "gay negro" from New Orleans, Clifford Pepperidge made his name in the smoky nightclubs of Harlem in the 1920s, playing piano alongside Bessie Smith, Duke Ellington, and other jazz greats. A decade later, he thrills crowds nightly in the cabarets of Weimar Berlin. But dark days are on the...

Whether riding the intricate web of rails that cross the country, or just taking the subway in the big city, trains are an amazing way to get from place to place. Original, creative text paired with vibrant full-color photographs show these amazing trains moving from here to there, giving riders an easy trip to wherever they're going. Trains crossing the countryside or moving underground in big metropolises all share the same characteristics, quickly...

It is, said that all of our fingerprints are unique, and that even our footprints are different, based on the width and length of our feet, the weight of our bodies, and the way that we walk. But, what about love? How will, the impact of your love on this world be measured? How many "love footprints" will you leave behind, and how well will your love be remembered? This is the story of a ten-year-old boy, who was literally, thrown 150-feet into faith...

Exploring the skies is easy when you have an airport nearby. This book takes an exciting look at the world of plane travel, taking young readers on an exhilarating journey through the air, from the inside of a plane. Whether a small private plane at a local airport or a massive jet taking hundreds of people from city to city, full-color photographs and accessible text explain the rules of the skies to early readers with ease.

Interweaving social, political, environmental, economic, and popular history, John Alexander Williams chronicles four and a half centuries of the Appalachian past. Along the way, he explores Appalachia's long-contested boundaries and the numerous, often contradictory images that have shaped perceptions of the region as both the essence of America and a place apart.Williams begins his story in the colonial era and describes the half-century of bloody...

Inspired by the life of Charlie "Bird" Parker, this poignant, provocative, and stylistically brilliant tale paints a vivid picture of the New York City jazz scene In Greenwich Village, jazz is king, enticing hip young crowds with its seductive and vibrant rhythms.   Jazz is also the lifeblood pumping through the veins of Richie "Eagle" Stokes, a saxophonist blessed with an otherworldly talent but cursed by cravings for women, fame, and heroin. To...

"Timberland Voyage" uses the single aspect of trees as the core of the art photograph book. Each image within the book falls into three distinct and separate categories as to how it manipulates the woodland tree subject."Pure Tree Symmetry" uses reflection and symmetrical compositions to create striking visual reinterpretations of the forest tree. Bright vibrant colors and post-processing develops each image into a unique vision of visual art as defined...

Introduces the concepts of flight through a variety of projects and experiments.