Most Popular Books by Lane Smith

Seguendo le tracce che il nonno ha lasciato all''interno del suo giardino, segnate dalle forme scolpite nelle siepi e nelle piante, un bambino ricostruisce la storia del suo avo-giardiniere e ne scopre le passioni e i ricordi di tutta una vita. Età di lettura: da 3 anni.

LYING, CHEATING, AND STEALING WON''T CURE MARCH MADNESS. . . In Kentucky, where basketball is oxygen, Tommy Gunn plays his way into the NCAA title game. Despite the warnings of his sweetheart Lori, Tommy takes a big bribe to lose the game and then a bigger bribe to injure an opponent and win the game. Consumed by greed, he reneges on all deals, steals all the money, and escapes into troubled exile hounded by Russian and Italian bookies. Adopting a stolen identity, he builds a team using lies, rules violations, and sheer audacity to claw his way back to the top. Tommy will fake, take, and forsake anything to win games, but he can''t regain Lori''s love unless he turns his back on greed and finds salvation in a hope-starved place called Rio Feo.

Some 3.8 billion years ago, in an era of churning seas and murky skies, a few chemicals combined under the right conditions, and life emerged on planet Earth. From that first cell, life progressed to a myriad of one-celled organisms, to organisms capable of photo-synthesis, to multicellular organisms, to simple plant and animal forms, up to the complex life forms we know today. Scientists have been able to trace these developments and how they may have occurred, through the scientific study of fossils, relationships among organisms, biochemistry of current life forms, genetic sequencing, and laboratory experiments. In the Evolution of Cells, explore the history of cells and the ways science is making use of internal cell mechanisms for new discoveries in sustainable energy sources, cleaning up pollution, improving the food supply, and treating disease. A Cell is the smallest unit of life that can be classified as a living thing, but its role in biology is huge. Cells: The Building Blocks of Life explores cells in a variety of ways-how they work, how they affect body functions and health, and how they can be used by scientists to advance medical techniques. The titles in this set present topics central to the study of life science in an easy-to-understand style with thought-provoking insight and full-color images. Book jacket.

AVIATION STORIES BY PILOTS WHO SHOULD BE DEAD This collection of near-death stories by private pilots, fighter pilots, airline pilots, bush pilots, air traffic controllers, and combat crews shines a spotlight on the bravery and ingenuity of men and women in aviation who stood up to the Grim Reaper when he came a''knocking at death''s door. You''ll be transported right into the middle of these forthright accounts, some deadly serious, some amusing, but always true.

A little girl imagines what her day would be like if she were Madam President. There would be executive orders to give, babies to kiss, tuna casseroles to veto (or VETO!)…and so much more! Not to mention that recess would definitely require more security. With deadpan wit and hilarious illustrations, best-selling picture book creator Lane Smith introduces readers to an unforgettable new character. /DIVDIV

John Wesley Hardin is the smartest kid in Caledonia, but his high I.Q. can''t always keep his dream world separate from the real world. Named after an outlaw by a mother with the attention span of a hummingbird, John is different from other children. He memorizes the Periodic Table of the Elements in four days just because he can. People call him a genius, and he believes them, because he can''t think of any evidence to the contrary. John''s chronic overconfidence upsets the balance between risk and reward in his decision-making. Believing that he can rescue his father''s hardware store from failure, he makes huge bets that threaten to ruin him and his family financially. Each brush with disaster emboldens him to take on even greater risks. His vestiges of infantile omnipotence fall just short of pathological grandiosity. His obsessive nature and good intentions muddle the distinction between right and wrong; he rationalizes committing one fraud after another. When his fundamental identity is exposed as a fiction, his confidence is shattered. He must choose between pride and humility, between self-reliance and dependence on others. His reward for making the right choice is the chance to redeem himself as a young man capable of loving and worthy of being loved.

A picture book based on the film version of Roald Dahl book in which a young boy escapes from two wicked aunts and embarks on a series of adventures with six giant insects he meets inside a giant peach.

At critical moments in the lives of two of the world''s premier acrobats, each has to decide the other''s fate. Time will tell whether the risk is worth the reward. Flash is a Pacific bottlenose dolphin with a passion for acrobatics. Aspiring to be a world-wide sensation, he undertakes a 15,000-mile journey to reach the venue of his dreams - Aqua World. Captain Jon "Skip" Roper is an Air Force fighter pilot flying in a formation of four F-16s from Korea to Peru. At the pinnacle of his career, Skip is the master of his universe until a cockpit warning light illuminates in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. The drama that unfolds propels the two proud acrobats onto intersecting courses. Each is confronted with a vital decision that will alter the life of the other. The consequences of their decisions signify triumph for the interdependence of Earth''s species.

Barbanegra, the meanest, ugliest pirate ever, has cornered the Time Warp Trio, and now they have two choices-- join his pirate crew or become shark munchies.

A donkey asks a gorilla what a book is.