Product Description: Erin McHugh’s last two books, Like My Mother Always Said . . . and Like My Father Always Said . . ., pulled together a rainbow of savvy, humorous, and ques­tionable wisdom from parents. Her next volume leaves home and heads for the classroom to celebrate what we gleaned from perhaps the most obvious candidates for learning: our teachers...read more

Product Description: Erin McHugh’s last book, Like My Mother Always Said, collected a rainbow of helpful, humorous, and questionable wisdom from our moms and has been a solid success.  It’s not fair that mothers should get all the attention, so the next branch on the family tree to explore belongs to fathers...read more

Product Description: No holier-than-thou collection of aphorisms or trite, sugary advice, A Good Book for a Bad Day is a hip, fun, smart collection of portable wisdom.Turn to any page and get a jolt that will wake, motivate, inspire, or just plain give you that much-needed moment of feel-good perspective...read more

Jones and Bartlett Publishers is pleased to announce the acquisition of Human Biology: Health, Homeostasis, and the Environment, Second Edition by Daniel B. Chiras, formerly available from West Publishing Company. Human Biology: Health, Homeostasis, and the Environment stresses the relevance of human biology to students' lives and the need to apply recently acquired knowledge and skills. This technique captures the attention of the student and encourages him or her to make practical use of the information located within the text. Throughout Human Biology: Health, Homeostasis, and the Environment, two themes prevail: homeostasis and critical thinking. These themes provide a context for learning and utilizing chapter material in real-world situations. Ideal for one-term courses in human biology, the second edition includes the newest information available and provides a more natural organization of genetics, circulatory, and evolutionary materials.

Product Description: Originally published in five separate, small format hardcovers, "The Portable Queer" are finally compiled in one volume, and includes OUT OF THE MOUTH OF QUEERS, HOMO HISTORY, A GAY IN THE LIFE, LOUD AND PROUD, and SECRETS AND SCANDALS...read more

Product Description: Based on Black Dog's successful State Shapes series, this great big guide to the country is a unique, fun-filled way for kids to learn everything there is to know about all 50 states Includes a fold-out 50-state jigsaw puzzle and a 50-state quarter collector map!Arranged alphabetically by state, 50 States brings kids face to face with all the beauty and diversity of the United States in an innovative and entertaining package...read more

Product Description: Are the Tea Baggers simply rabble-rousers from the right who hate not getting their way? Is the Coffee Party just a bunch of jittery java nuts without enough money to afford to hire star politicians? Coffee, Tea, or Kool-Aid is the one book that examines the issues and helps Americans tell the parties apart (they agree more times than they may care to admit!) while they laugh all the way to the polls...read more

Product Description: A new addition to Black Dog's fun and fact-filled series?with a die-cut, state-shaped cover! Kids and adults alike will learn about the history, geography, and people of New Jersey in this charmingly illustrated explorations of the population-dense U...read more

Product Description: A new addition to Black Dog's fun and fact-filled series?with die-cut, state-shaped covers! Kids and adults alike will learn about the history, geography, and people of Pennsylvania in this charmingly illustrated exploration of a population-dense U...read more

Product Description: On the road again! The car, the highway, and the thrill of finding whatever comes your way: the great American road trip is every citizen’s birthright. Here’s the perfect guide for trippers ready to get their kicks on Route 66…and beyond...read more

Product Description: “Now here’s the required reading I was looking for when I was in school! I can guarantee that you’ll never put these books in the closet.”—Judy Gold, comedian, actress, and author of 25 Questions for a Jewish MotherQuotes are like gossip...read more

Product Description: “Delectable tidbits, quotable quotes, eye-popping revelations, dastardly deeds, heroic tales, and much to vibrate your funny bone. . . . Erin McHugh is a masterful miner with a jeweler’s keen eye, a razor-sharp pen, and a delicious sense of humor...read more

Product Description: Those who have changed the face of homosexuality over the centuries are not completely heroic.  Learn about the first great gay activist Karl Heinrich Ulrichs, read of brave men and women of the Matachine Society and of the Stonewall riot, and relive the stories of the writers and artists who pushed a movement forward...read more

Product Description: From the Old Testament to the New World Order, the centuries have not always championed homosexuality. But the past has also been checkered with surprising liberal periods.  From ancient Rome to gay pride, here is a time capsule of gay history, presented in quick, short takes...read more

Presents the history, important people, and famous places of the Buckeye State, as well as miscellaneous facts about Ohio.

Presents the history, important people, and famous places of the Grand Canyon State, as well as miscellaneous facts about Arizona.

Product Description: When...Did a bank put out first ATM? Were the three major attacks of the Bubonic Plague? Were the amendments of the Bill of Rights enacted? Travel through different eras for a glimpse of what each period has brought us and a fun and all-inclusive overview of landmark events that's irresistibly intriguing...read more

Product Description: From the genealogy of the Bach family to a complete listing of team mascots, here are some of the most surprising and quirky facts about people ever. Find out who topped the music charts most, which U.S. president liked to swim nude, and who the world's greatest philosophers are...read more

Product Description: Why do mosquitos love to bites us so much? Why does baseball have a seven-inning stretch? And why do some countries drive on the left of the road? Get the details and data needed to answer an incredible range of questions, from everyday queries to philosophical conundrums.