Don Tillman, professor of genetics, has never been on a second date. He is a man who can count all his friends on the fingers of one hand, whose lifelong difficulty with social rituals has convinced him that he is simply not wired for romance. So when an acquaintance informs him that he would make a "wonderful" husband, his first reaction is shock. Yet he must concede to the statistical probability that there is someone for everyone, and he embarks...

You've read and loved The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion, but can you call yourself an avid fan? Take the challenge yourself and share it with your friends and family for a time of fun! Many read the book, but many don't like it. Many like the book, but many are not avid fans. Many call themselves avid fans, but few truly are. Are you? You'll have fun — we guarantee it. Come test your knowledge with The Missing Trivia series. This is the...

The Rosie Project: by Graeme Simsion Conversation Starters. Graeme Simsion's first fiction novel, The Rosie Project, introduces readers to Don Tillman, a man who is living with Asperger's Syndrome in Australia. Don is a genetics professor who is trying to find the perfect woman through The Wife Project — a questionnaire in which potential partners must meet the criteria to be deemed perfect for Don. On his search for the perfect woman, Don is introduced...

A young aspiring engineer must first conquer her fear of failure.

This fresh and visually stunning survey celebrates the extraordinary beauty and diversity of plants. It combines photographs and cutting-edge micrograph scans with watercolours, drawings, and prints to bring this universally popular and captivating subject vividly to life. Carefully selected by an international panel of experts and arranged in a uniquely structured sequence to highlight thought-provoking contrasts and similarities, this stunning compilation...

When her abuelo is injured at the local landfill, second-grader Sofia is determined to transform the dangerous Mount Trashmore into a park, taking on City Hall in the process.

"For readers of The Rosie Project and One Plus One, an "entertaining and moving" novel about what happens when a matchmaking company finds an ideal match in an unlikely pair, by the author of The Unhoneymooners"-- Single mom Jessica Davis is a data and statistics wizard, but no amount of number crunching can convince her to step back into the dating world. Jess has been left behind too often to feel comfortable letting anyone in; she holds her loved...

Cece, a budding and inquisitive scientist, and her equally curious best friend Isaac conduct experiments to see whether Cece's dog Einstein will eat his vegetables.