Eric Weiner

Part foreign affairs discourse, part humor, and part twisted self-help guide, this book takes the reader from America to Iceland to India in search of happiness, or, in the crabby author's case, moments of "un-unhappiness." The book uses a mixture of travel, psychology, science and humor to investigate not what happiness is, but where it is. Are people in Switzerland happier because it is the most democratic country in the world? Do citizens of Singapore...

Retraces the journeys of forefront intellectuals from Epicurus and Gandhi to Thoreau and Beauvoir to illuminate how their practical and spiritual lessons can be applied in today's unsettled world.

Hello! Freddie Parrott III here with some exciting news. Too exciting, in fact. The stories I have to tell you are rather feather-raising. But don't worry. Somehow my butler and best friend, Peccary, always finds a way to save the day. Then he and I have a big chuckle--at my expense. They don't call me famously funny for nothing!

"New York Times bestselling author Eric Weiner follows in the footsteps of Benjamin Franklin, mining his life for inspiring and practical lessons in a book that's part biography, part travelogue, part personal prescription"-- Ben Franklin lingers in our lives and in our imaginations. One of only two non-presidents to appear on US currency, Franklin was a founder, statesman, scientist, inventor, diplomat, publisher, humorist, and philosopher. He believed...

Discusses the causes, major events, and aftermath of the Civil War.

Lift the flaps to discover how Leo, June, Quincy, and Annie became the Little Einsteins.

A present for Santa: Dora and Boots want to bring Santa some holiday cheer. Rápido, Tico!: Boot's toy firetruck is atop Snowy Mountain, and he and Dora need to get it before Swiper does! School pet: Dora is showing her classroom to Boots when she discovers her school pet, Mimo, is missing. Quack! Quack!: Jump into a coloring book for one colorful adventure. Preschoolers learn: Spanish language skills; math and logic skills; interpersonal skills;...

Dora and Boots take preschoolers on an exciting underwater adventure to help save the mermaid's kingdom. Dora travels to the bottom of the ocean and finds a hidden treasure chest on Treasure Island.

Children will help Dora and Boots get Arco Isis, a shy rainbow, to Rainy Mountain so he can shine in the sky, find King Juan el Bobo's crown, get Mama Bugga Bugga home to feed her family and break El Mago's evil spell on King Popo and Queen Maria.

When Swiper swipes all the special glowing friendship bracelets from friendship parades all over the world, Dora need his help (and yours) to bring them back to France, Tanzania, Russia, and China.