Books with author JR Woodward

Crack into this magical chapter-book series based on Hatchimals, the best-selling toy!When Ava and her younger brother, Oliver, find a pair of giant, brightly speckled eggs in their garden, they immediately try to solve the mystery of what's inside. Soon after, two adorable creatures called Hatchimals hatch from the eggs! One is a Draggle, and the other is a Penguala. But there's trouble in Hatchtopia, the Hatchimals' world, and it's up to Ava, Oliver, and their Hatchimals to journey to this magical land and save the day! This book also contains exclusive collector cards featuring four fun CollEGGtibles!

Crack into this magical chapter-book series based on Hatchimals, the best-selling toy!When Ava and her younger brother, Oliver, find a pair of giant, brightly speckled eggs in their garden, they immediately try to solve the mystery of what's inside. Soon after, two adorable creatures called Hatchimals hatch from the eggs! One is a Draggle, and the other is a Penguala. But there's trouble in Hatchtopia, the Hatchimals' world, and it's up to Ava, Oliver, and their Hatchimals to journey to this magical land and save the day! This book also contains exclusive collector cards featuring four fun CollEGGtibles!

From the early 1950s until 1992, the U.S. Army deployed thousands of nuclear warheads throughout Europe as a deterrent to Soviet ambitions. The end of the Cold War saw the decommissioning of much of the U.S. nuclear arsenal and the phasing out of support personnel. This memoir by one of the Army's last "glow worms" chronicles his career as a nuclear weapons specialist--from 17-year-old recruit to participant in Operation Silent Echo, codename for the removal of all tactical warheads throughout Asia and Europe.

Explore astonishing landscapes teeming with giant insects, dinosaurs, and giant mammals, and see the extraordinary creatures that lived in ancient seas to discover life from ancient creatures to early humans.In a series of stunning panoramic illustrations, this book tells the story of life on Earth, from its earliest origins to the present day. The amazing story of life's evolution begins in vast oceans and swamp forests and is shaken by dramatic extinctions caused by ice, violent volcanic eruptions, and meteor impacts. Life Through Time explores geological time and the origins of species that still exist today in early fish, amphibians, birds, reptiles, and mammals. It takes readers up to the appearance of our first human ancestors around 6 million years ago, the evolution of hunter-gathering Homo sapiens in the Ice Age, Stone Age farmers, the earliest civilization in Mesopotamia, the effects of the Industrial Revolution on the natural world, and people living with nature in the modern world.Open the book and let the 4-billion-year journey begin!

In August of 1942, Great Britain faced a desperate situation. German bombers hammered the nation’s industrial cities and towns daily, and the toll in loss of life and resources rose steadily. Guy H. Woodward and Grace Steele Woodward tell for the first time the story of how the British, with the aid of forty-four oilfield roughnecks from the United States, developed vital shallow pools of oil in Britain’s famed Sherwood Forest. The Secret of Sherwood Forest is based on extensive research using thousands of reports, letters, and documents released to the authors in 1968.

Bob Woodward exposes one of the final pieces of the Richard Nixon puzzle in this “intimate but disturbing portrayal of Nixon in the Oval Office” (The Washington Post).“Four decades after Watergate shook America, journalist Bob Woodward returns to the scandal to profile Alexander Butterfield, the Richard Nixon aide who revealed the existence of the Oval Office tapes and effectively toppled the presidency…Woodward re-creates detailed scenes, which reveal the petty power plays of America’s most powerful men…a close-up view of the Oval Office in its darkest hour” (Kirkus Reviews). In The Last of the President’s Men, Woodward reveals the untold story based on forty-six hours of interviews with Butterfield, supported by thousands of documents—many of them original and not in the presidential archives and libraries—and uncovered new dimensions of Nixon’s secrets, obsessions, and deceptions. “This volume…amplifies (rather than revises) the familiar, almost Miltonian portrait of the thirty-seventh president…as a brooding, duplicitous despot, obsessed with enemies and score-settling and not the least bit hesitant about lying to the public and breaking the law” (The New York Times). Today, The Last of the President’s Men could not be more timely and relevant as voters question how much do we know about those who are now seeking the presidency in 2016—what really drives them, how do they really make decisions, who do they surround themselves with, and what are their true political and personal values? This is “yet another fascinating gift to history by DC’s most relentless reporter” (Politico).

Crack into this magical chapter-book series based on Hatchimals, the best-selling toy!Ava and Oliver are back in Hatchtopia, where the Hatchimals are excited for a fantastic fireworks display. The problem is, all of Hatchtopia has suddenly become frosty and cold, and the fireworks display can't happen unless it's sunny! And since Wishing Star Waterfall has frozen over, no one can wish away the snow either. Follow along as Ava and Oliver search for a way to melt the waterfall and end their visit with a bang!This book also contains exclusive collector cards featuring four fun CollEGGtibles!

“An intimate but disturbing portrayal of Nixon in the Oval Office.” —The Washington Post Bob Woodward exposes one of the final pieces of the Richard Nixon puzzle in his new book The Last of the President’s Men.Woodward reveals the untold story of Alexander Butterfield, the Nixon aide who disclosed the secret White House taping system that changed history and led to Nixon’s resignation. In forty-six hours of interviews with Butterfield, supported by thousands of documents, many of them original and not in the presidential archives and libraries, Woodward has uncovered new dimensions of Nixon’s secrets, obsessions and deceptions. The Last of the President’s Men could not be more timely and relevant as voters question how much do we know about those who are now seeking the presidency in 2016—what really drives them, how do they really make decisions, who do they surround themselves with, and what are their true political and personal values?

Crack into this magical chapter-book series based on Hatchimals, the best-selling toy!Ava and Oliver are back in Hatchtopia, where the Hatchimals are excited for a fantastic fireworks display. The problem is, all of Hatchtopia has suddenly become frosty and cold, and the fireworks display can't happen unless it's sunny! And since Wishing Star Waterfall has frozen over, no one can wish away the snow either. Follow along as Ava and Oliver search for a way to melt the waterfall and end their visit with a bang!This book also contains exclusive collector cards featuring four fun CollEGGtibles!

From ancient heroes like the rebel slave Spartacus to modern-day dissenters who defied the odds, Stand Up, Stand Out! is the ultimate guide to inspiring tales of human passion and courage. Meet 25 of the most inspiring humans of all time! These rebels stood up for what they believed in, spoke out against injustice, and overcame impossible obstacles. From world leaders such as Gandhi and Nelson Mandela to unsung heroes like Irena Sendler (who smuggled 2,500 children out of the Warsaw Ghetto in World War II) and Juliane Koepcke (who survived an airplane crash at aged 17, followed by nine days in the Amazon rainforest), this book is filled with incredible stories of passion and endurance. It also offers encouraging suggestions on how to make your own stand when you see unfairness.Meet these heroes! - Boudicca, the Celtic Queen who battled the invading Romans - Galileo Galilei, the star scientist whose theories upset the Catholic Church - Mary Seacole, the Jamaican nurse who fought against racism to treat soldiers during the Crimean War - Martin Luther King, Jr., winner of the Nobel Peace Prize who protested segregation and inequality - Muhammad Ali, the boxer who followed his conscience and refused to join the military - Cory Aquino, who stood against corruption in the Philippines . . . even after her husband’s assassination - Malcolm Michaels Jr. / Marsha P. Johnson, the transgender icon and LGBTQ activist - J.K. Rowling, the Harry Potter author who regularly speaks out for human rights and against bullying - And more!

From the early 1950s until 1992, the U.S. Army deployed thousands of nuclear warheads throughout Europe as a deterrent to Soviet ambitions. The end of the Cold War saw the decommissioning of much of the U.S. nuclear arsenal and the phasing out of support personnel. This memoir by one of the Army's last "glow worms" chronicles his career as a nuclear weapons specialist--from 17-year-old recruit to participant in Operation Silent Echo, codename for the removal of all tactical warheads throughout Asia and Europe.