Sparky!A little girl wants a pet. She's not fussy, any will do. Her mother said no to a bird and bunny and trained seal. Then she agrees to the sloth, Sparky! Sloths don't know how to fetch. Or roll over. But they sure know how to play dead. What's an eager pet owner to do?

The convent was set alight following a mass breakout at a neighbouring psychiatric hospital on Christmas Eve

How is it humanly possible to throw more than 100 mph

This is the deeply personal and witty account of growing up as the kid who never fitted in

Miyuki and other candidates will gather there to decide who will be the next leader of their powerful clan

and it is all too easy to lose sight of ourselves

a time of reason and strength sliding into hunger and pain

Pterosaurs didn't sit on bendy straws

With visionary intensity she conjures their worlds their dilemmas their defiant brilliance

award-winning editor Gardner Dozois presents 33 of 2010's most outstanding pieces of short science fiction

The ultimate reference book for home cooks seasoned chefs and everyone in between The Encyclopedia of Kitchen Tools guides readers through the history practical uses design features and storage and maintenance requirements of each of the tools living in their kitchen cabinets

Yet we would be lost without them

thrilling and poignant