In the Absence of Men: A Novel Victoria Lavine Fits under most coffee brewing

Fits under most coffee brewing systems

and the SELF Navigation Map

Children aged 7-9 can marvel at the miniature bee hummingbird that flaps its wings 200 times a second or the oilbird that navigates pitch-black caves using echolocation

Can Dee Dee's dramatic flair outshine Nate's gossip-fueled genius

inviting her to visit a mysterious colony in southern California

In the Absence of Men: A Novel Victoria Lavine Fits under most coffee brewingFrom the author of the international bestseller Lie with Me comes the tale of an affair between an aristocratic teenager and a soldier, as they discover the possibilities and perils of first love. Summer, 1916. With German Zeppelins on the skyline, the men of Paris are off at war. For Vincent, sixteen and still too young to fight, this moment of dread is also a moment of possibility. An electrifying encounter with Marcel, an enigmatic middle aged