Most Popular Books by Jon Davis

Poetry. Jon Davis''s latest book of poems is bursting with signature inventiveness and the nimble lyricism that David Foster Wallace once praised as "off-the-charts terrific." Like the characters of a new alphabet, Davis''s creatures form the language of this stunning collection. Some of his creatures vault from the page, playful proxies for his surprising insights. Others encrypt the poems with a supernatural intensity, like "the darkness leaning its black fur against the windows." And from them emerge new meanings for words we only thought we knew--of plumage, of song, of nest.

Poetry. In his seventh poetry collection, Jon Davis exhibits the range and mastery that is the result of fifty years of study, teaching, and practice. ABOVE THE BEJEWELED CITY opens and closes with homages to Federico Garcia Lorca''s dream-struck ballad Romance Son-mbulo. In between, he inhabits what the philosopher Maurice Merleau-Ponty calls the inexplicable existence that marks our passage here on Earth. Part absurdist, part satirist, part tender correspondent, Davis writes in the slipstream of writers like Joyce, Beckett, Parra, and Plath. In an age that calls out for hopeful verse, ABOVE THE BEJEWELED CITY offers, instead, a treatise on defeat and despair--and on how letting go is a way of holding on.

Every playdate is different, and no playdate is perfect. But Ginger Green is the queen of playdates! Ginger brings creativity and energy to all of her playdates, and she loves playing with her friends in this series of beginning chapter books perfect for readers ready to transition past picture books.

Optimus Prime and the Autobots continue to work with Sam, Mikaela, and their human allies to defeat the Decepticons, lead by an ancient evil returned to gain the power of the Allspark for itself.

Boost your child''s reading confidence and skills with this title from the specially designed series.

"Stay out of Chicago." Vaughn was told. He should''ve listened. When Vaughn Hagen goes to Chicago to attend a conference about superhumans, he soon finds himself dealing with a powerful psychic vampire controlling the city. But before he can even begin to deal with the villain, Vaughn is caught in a battle between man and superman that threatens to destroy everyone he loves. Fighting alongside allies both old and new, Vaughn must fight his way through the rising tides of war while contending against not only Sebastian, but also his oldest friend and enemy, Brand Houseman. And before it is over, Vaughn may have to risk the very existence of the Empowered to save Chicago. All he must do is answer the mystery that is Rodina.

Join Ginger Green as she learns how to play SNAP! Then curl up in a cosy chair and read one of your four new Ginger Green play date queen books!

Feasibility study of raising baitworms on the Lummi flats.

Wellington Square has been developed to help children who have a reading age of around two years behind their chronological age, and will be particularly effective with children who are still having difficulty reading books written for 5-6 year olds. Each level comprises a set of six main reading books, ranging from wordless picture books at Level 1 to 32-page story books with some full-page text at level 5.