Frank Mildmay is a rogue and a rascal who cuts a memorable swath as he moves up the ranks of the early 19th-century Royal Navy. Whether seducing pretty girls ashore, braving hurricanes at sea or scram
A sad, lonely young girl follows a group of animals in the forest as they weave a web of positive thoughts and statements about themselves, making her feel special as well
On the eve of World War II, Krystyna Wituska, a carefree, rather spoiled teenager attending finishing school in Switzerland, returned to Poland. During the Occupation, when she was twenty years old, s
Valuable advice on how to avoid common problems and accidents associated with riding and keeping horses and ponies. Prepared in consultation with The British Horse Society’s Safety Department. Every a
Holidays at the beach mean camping, swimming, finding crabs, feeding the seagulls, walking, reading, and other fun activities. Everyone has plans for things to do. Susie wants to catch a fish, but som
This fresh collection offers the zaniest spoofs of the sport's ceaseless dilemmas, such as the perpetual quest for the perfect swing and finer points of golf fashion, etiquette, and equipment.
This set of standards-based reproducible activity pages is basic, not boring. In Earth and Space Science, students compare characteristics of each planet, explain seasons and eclipses, diagram the oce
African Anarchism covers a wide range of topics, including anarchistic elements in traditional African socieites, African communalism, Africa's economic and political development, the lintering social
Filled with characters from fairy tales and myth, this book is unique in that the author invites readers to contribute their speculations to the Spinifex web site.
This eminently rereadable account of the birth control commision is a fine popular history and an incalcuable contribution to ongoing discussion about conception and the Catholic Church.
A fuller version of the author's autobiography, without the cuts made by a previous publisher, details his life through 1974, and explains the development of his Black Nationalist views and his embrac
For those thinking about suicide, and for those who know, love, or counsel them, this book discusses the social aspects of suicide, the right to die, anger, loneliness, depression, stress, hopelessnes
Part quotation book, part collected stories, and part journal, The Girlfriends Keepsake Book honors women friends. Brimming with full-color photographs, it can be completed either as a gift to a frien
Barbara Fiand calls her fellow religious to a deeper awareness of the transformation of consciousness that is beckoning people everywhere. She invites them to let this transformation affect their stru
Showing that a radical feminist analysis cuts across class, race, sexuality, region, and religion, the varied contributors in this collection reveal the global reach of radical feminism and analyze th
Inspiring true tales of seafaring on the largest expanse of fresh water in the world. In his small sailboat and a cruising catamaran, the author retraces voyages of lost ships, early explorers and her
Offering ways of understanding the mind so that detachment from useless thoughts and fantasies becomes possible, this book identifies tendencies of the mind that keep happiness at bay.
This compilation of Swami Muktananda's talks and writings about his Guru, Bhagawan Nityananda, forms an absorbing biography and loving portrait of one of the greatest spiritual masters of modern India
On a shimmering, Massachusetts morning, Martha Brailsford stepped aboard the "Counterpoint" and went for the last sail of her life. She had no way of knowing that the boat's owner, Tom Maimoni, had a
Forest gardening is a way of working with nature which is not only productive and requires minimal maintenance, but creates great environmental benefits. Robert Hart describes the principles and pract
Meg follows a series of notes hidden in her grandfather's house to solve an old mystery of a missing baseball signed by Babe Ruth. The reader is challenged to interpret each clue before Meg solves it.
While attending summer camp for the first time, Meg tries to solve the mystery of the camp's legendary ghost, and the reader is challened to interpret each clue before Meg finds the solution.
Clear and practical advice on how to use lungeing equipment and lunge horses and ponies. Chapters include the lungeing area and equipment, holding the lunge rein, lungeing aids, problems and solutions
This is George Sand's second novel. Like Indiana, her first, it explores the relationship between men and women. Valentine, an aristocratic girl, falls despearately in love with Benedict, the son of a
A sea change in what it means to be church is sweeping the Mexican state of Chiapas. Impoverished people are being empowered to take up their mats and walk.The wind behind this movement is Bishop Samu
A fast and fun guide to learning one of America’s leading recreational pursuits. From choosing the right ball to the art of making strikes. Endorsed by Remo Picchietti, Bowling Hall of Famer.
First, legal secretary Teri Maness is found murdered in her Witchita town house in the summer of 1989. Two weeks later, Joan Butler disappears from her Overland Park apartment. Days later, roommates C
This guide is straightforward advice on how to avoid common show jumping problems. Chapters include refusing to enter the ring, stopping at the first fence, spooking and running out, turning difficult
A celebration of African American culture and history, this full color children's book will give children and their parents some direction as to what the hip hop phenomenon is all about.
On Halloween night, a child's party is visited by real ghosts and goblins. Unfortunately, because everyone is in a mask and costume, no one knows who the real creatures are?until some of the real ghos
In these linked plays, prize-winning playwright Daniel David Moses explores the frontier and discovers that the human face of the old West was more than cowboys and Indians.
In 1919, Sir William Osler, MD, born in Ontario, was the Regius Professor of Medicine at Oxford University and the most famous medical doctor in the English-speaking world. In that year he wrote his R
Each guide in this comprehensive series covers the fundamentals of flying and the principal characteristics of a specific type of aircraft, gathered from the advice and experiences of leading experts
Drawing on teachings in the Bhagavad Gita and other classical works, this text contemplates the transition into another phase of existence, explaining how to overcome the fear of death and attain an e
Offering practical ways to cultivate love, joy, and peace in daily life, these four talks from Gurumayi Chidvilasananda, "The Mirror of God," "The Sadhana of Joy," "The Sadhana of Peace," and "The Sad
Examining eight generations of the Joseph family, this volume explores the rich history of Jews in Quebec. With 23 Jewish families in the Montreal area who can trace their ancestry back to patriarch H
