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Abridged to read in 5 minutes or less, this is an invaluable collection of lavishly illustrated rhymes, fables, and tales for young children!
Perfect for a quick read together at bedtime or anytime, these famous stories will captivate your child with their playful illustrations of cute animals and engaging storylines-and best of all, they can be read in just five minutes!
Whether you're on the go, trying to calm down before bed, or just need an...
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Whether attending decidedly awkward dinner parties or hayseed weddings complete with karaoke and inebriated attendants, or risking life and limb to aid the impoverished in Belize and Peru (with near-drastic results of misspoken Spanish), there's a story for everyone in this third installment of Dr. Carroll James's series of rollicking and touching memoirs.
And Nothing but the Tooth offers up a continuation of bizarre episodes during Dr. James's forty-plus...
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"Blend a love of collage with a love of quilting, and you get beautifully collaged quilts dedicated to preserving a moment of time in your life. Use your memories, photos, or other images to create captivating pieces of art that you can hang on a wall, wear, or give as a gift. Internationally known author Jane Haworth guides you through the process in a very straightforward and approachable way and includes a beautiful gallery of not only her own...
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Joanne Phillips' ordeal began aged 13 when she was gang-raped in her bedroom by local boys. Following the trauma, she dropped out of school, was befriended by an older man and was forced into prostitution aged 16.Over the next six years, she was raped by over 500 men, starved, beaten, and transported around the country to brothels. Forced to have sex with men from all walks of life including lawyers, stockbrokers, doctors, a parish councillor, Joanne...
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Enter the magical world of the Enchanted Wood once again and join the adventures of its brave and clever animals in this delightful collection of five heartwarming stories. In "Tales of the Enchanted Woodland: More Adventures of Brave and Clever Animals" you'll meet animal heroes from the brave deer and loyal wolf who form an unexpected friendship to the wise and resourceful Tully the Turtle.
Just like in the first part, each of the five stories...
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In the 1800's, when Alaska was still a territory, many came for the gold, abundant fisheries, and the fur trade-but some came to swindle, to take advantage, and prey on the innocent. Yukon was Canadian, Alaska was U.S. The two territories were intertwined, and dependent on one another. When circumstances dictated, men of a more Nobel character than most, took it upon themselves to make Right. Maintain The Right-a Canadian North West Mounted Police...
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Many of us long to experience the fullness of God and his purpose for our lives. Not a whole lot of us ever do. The reason is that we have departed in some significant ways from the biblical view of Christian life and growth. The New Testament highlights the communal, missional, and eschatological aspects of our walk with God. We grow in our faith as individual Christians to the degree that we are (a) deeply rooted relationally in a local church community...
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National Science Teachers Association 2017 Top Science Trade Books for K-12 Students Nerdy Book Club Nerdies 2016 Longform Nonfiction Nonfiction Detectives: Best of 2016 Northland College Young Adult Notable Book Green Earth Book Award – YA Nonfiction 2017 Sigurd F. Olson Nature Writing Notable book * "A terrific, engrossing resource." -Booklist, STARRED review "This eye-opening book on the science and politics of agriculture...
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It is said that if you haven't read the great Russian playwrights and authors then you haven't read anything at all. This edition represents a collection of some of the greatest Russian plays and short stories:
Plays: Introduction, The Wedding, The Jubilee, A Merry Death, The Beautiful Despot, The Choice of a Tutor, The Inspector General, Savva, The Life of Man, Short Stories, The Queen of Spades, The Cloak, The District Doctor, The Christmas Tree...
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Rice and Peas for the Soul 4 is an excellent continuation of the highly successful series of Rice and Peas for the Soul books, published by Think Doctor Publications. This edition of Rice Peas for the Soul is a compilation of more than 45 excellent short stories, that are intended to stimulate, stir and confound. The short stories will certainly stir, arouse, and invoke readers to laugh cry, but most of all encourage readers to be the positive people...
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Disco began as a gay, black, and brown underground New York City party music scene, which alone was enough to ward off most rockers. The difference between rock and disco was as sociological as it was aesthetic.
At its best, disco was galvanizing and affirmative. Its hypnotic power to uplift a broad spectrum of the populace made it the ubiquitous music of the late '70s. Disco was a primal and gaudy fanfare for the apocalypse, a rage for exhibitionism,...
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