If you're feeling lost on the way to Mordor, let Smart Pop be your guide-literally, with this handy crash course into the cinematic world of Hobbits and Orcs and Elves (oh my!) It's easy for new fans to get overwhelmed by the sprawling mythology and complexity of the six films that make up Peter Jackson's epic trilogies. Unlike encyclopedias and guides that offer diehard J. R. R. Tolkien fans trivia, details, and deep dives into every on-screen moment,...

Attention: This book will help you get fast and easy your efficient and cost-effective off-grid or mobile solar power system. It will show you how to design and quickly install the solar power system you always dream of. Imagine there is a solar power book written by real engineers for those who can't get started. A book without complicated math, fluff, and fillers. A straight to the point step-by-step guide showing you in layman terms how to...

Presents a variety of projects with paper, including pop-up cards, Chinese lanterns, and paper hats.

Achieve unheard-of results by focusing your mind and achieving real clarity of thought. In the newly revised Second Edition of Clarity: Clear Mind, Better Performance, Bigger Results, renowned speaker, writer, and coach Jamie Smart delivers a practical roadmap to turning that infinitely long to-do list into manageable and focused tasks. In the book, you'll learn to de-clutter your mind and concentrate on one important thing at a time. You'll also...

On an island off the coast of Ireland, guests gather to celebrate two people joining their lives together as one. The groom: handsome and charming, a rising television star. The bride: smart and ambitious, a magazine publisher. It's a wedding for a magazine, or for a celebrity: the designer dress, the remote location, the luxe party favors, the boutique whiskey. The cell phone service may be spotty and the waves may be rough, but every detail has...

Not only must they contend with a mysterious illness in the media center of the school, the S.M.A.R.T. Squad must rock their STEM skills when a pop-up science fair causes both excitement and tension between them.

This book introduces readers to the climate, landforms, plants, animals, and people of Asia. Vivid photographs and easy-to-read text aid comprehension for early readers. Features include a table of contents, an infographic, fun facts, Making Connections questions, a glossary, and an index. QR Codes in the book give readers access to book-specific resources to further their learning.

"Offers a friendly overview of water safety tips and skills, such as wearing a life jacket on boats. Vivid photographs and easy-to-read text aid comprehension for early readers." -- Publisher's website.

In "The Jack Reacher Field Manual: An Unofficial Companion to Lee Child s Reacher Novels," from ex-Army major and New York Times bestselling author George Beahm, get up-close and personal with Reacher like never before. The only book of its kind, the "Field Manual" draws on 17 years of interviews, novels, stories, and more to demystify author Lee Child s larger-than-life, name-taking, quick-thinking one-man avenger. Child calls the Reacher novels...