When Sparkles' horn begins to glow and he receives a message from his parents he and Death set out on a quest to find out what this means--and whether it has anything to do with a revolt by the servant moles.

Describes the gangland-style murder of the author's father amid the height of 1970s counterculture, in an account that follows his efforts to understand why his father would risk everything to participate in a multimillion-dollar real estate scandal.

A historical account of the manhunt for Osama bin Laden, including the events leading up to his death in 2011, the people involved, and the ways al Qaeda and other terrorist groups have changed modern warfare.

Trying to make sense of the horrors of World War II, Death relates the story of Liesel--a young German girl whose book-stealing and story-telling talents help sustain her family and the Jewish man they are hiding, as well as their neighbors.

Set in the regal times of King Naresuan. Tien is a man who was born into nobility but had it stripped from him after his parents were brutally murdered. During his childhood Tien learned Khon, a form of dance which is usually reserved for royalty. Although he didn't know it yet, Khon would later prove to be an invaluable aide to him. When Tien was 10, he witnessed his parents murder. This forced Tien to live on the streets where he is eventually captured...

Discusses the deaths of twelve-year-old Crown Prince Edward V of England and his younger brother who mysteriously disappeared during the Hundred Years War.

Piggy, confused to wake up in a beautiful meadow rather than his cage, meets other guinea pigs, Fuzzbuzz and Bubbleberry, who tell him about heaven.

When their father dies unexpectedly, siblings Max, Ellie and Nathan can't even contemplate emptying his house; not least, because he spent his last decade curating what feels like a museum to his polished public image. So it is Max's wife, Caroline, who finds the suitcase under a bed. A suitcase stuffed full of an awful lot of cash. The source of the money is a mystery to them all, and each has a strong opinion about what to do with it. Ellie and...