Though Xochitl and her family have put down new roots in the United States, Xochitl still misses the garden and flower shop they left behind in El Salvador. But when Xochitl's family decides to start
Story of the carillon,the world's largest musical instrument; biography of author's father, bellfounder Cyril Johnston who introduced the carillon to North America in early 20th century. Author has in
With this revised and enlarged edition of The String Player's Guide to Chamber Music, music lovers learn to play well-known works by Mozart, and Beethoven, among others. The book evaluates each piece,
This authoritative reference takes airplane enthusiasts on a tour of 10 of the most popular high-performance, single-engine airplane models, commonly referred to as light retractables. Each plane’s de
The Peregrine’s Journey vividly describes one of the most remarkable feats in the animal kingdom. Beginning in Alaska and ending two months later in Argentina, the peregrine falcon’s annual migration
Encounters with the Middle East collects 30 rich, engaging travel stories that capture uplifting scenes from everyday life and deliver sensitive, bittersweet renderings of people and landscapes often
Presents the life of best-selling author George Sand, tracing her rise in society, involvment in the revolutions of 1831 and 1848, and literary career.
Who would benefit if they really did bring The Rapture on?Marc Estrin follows another of his strange protagonists through a world troubled by what it knows and by how it applies that knowledge.From th
The World Within pulls aside the curtain on a variety of literary personalities and careers with the freshest, funniest, and most intriguing interviews In the history of the award-winning literary jou
Hailed by the San Francisco Chronicle as ?one of the most revelatory novels in recent memory . . . Cleverly conceived and executed brilliantly,” The Children’s Hospital is the story of a hospital pres
Renowned author Timothy Schaffert’s celebrated debut novel, reissued here in an entirely new paperback edition, chronicles two sisters on the cusp of womanhood as they struggle to understand their fat
Problems when handling your horse can happen to any owner at any time and can be a result of thoughtlessness, fear, or simply just not knowing the right thing to do at the right time. This book is a c
Twenty essays in this collection of travel writing describe the land and life in Antarctica. Scientists and writers recount stories about life and experiences there, from the late 1970s to the present
The sheer granite walls of Yosemite Valley galvanized a dedicated group of rock climbers in the 1960s, who saw the nearly holdless, glacier-polished faces as the purest form of challenge. The awesome
Ruth Fuller Sasaki, who died in 1967, was a pivotal figure in the emergence and development of Zen Buddhism in the United States. She is the only Westerner?and the only woman?to be made a priest of a
When Yunus, a prophet in the city of Niniveh, can’t convince the people to listen and change their ways (as Allah has instructed), he is discouraged and decides to run far away from everyone ? even Al
The King, The Prince and The Naughty Sheep is the story of Dawood, the king of Jerusalem, and his son Sulayman, and how they help a farmer whose garden is ruined by some naughty sheep. Both Dawood and
Steward is a clone. A beta. His memories are fifteen years old, because his alpha never did have a brain-scan update. And in those fifteen years, the entire world has changed: The Orbital Policorp whi
The finest and most versatile logbooks for aviators, ASA's logbooks have been "The Standard" of the industry for over 30 years and comply with the FAA's record keeping requirements. Versatile, easy-to
In Augustino, Marie-Claire Blais delivers a timely, and unsettling new installment in her ongoing portrait of North American life.Augustino and the Choir of Destruction is set in a post-September 11 w
For over 50 years, Sir Michael Dummett has been a major philosophical voice in a wide range of fields, including epistemology, ontology, and the philosophy of language. This comprehensive volume treat
Lyrical passages of cumulative text accompanied by blue, black, and white illustrations depict the wildlife and conditions of the arctic during the winter season.
The kelp forest has no birds, flowers, wind, or sun, yet teems with animals and lush vegetation. Through dramatic photographs and simple text, The Secrets of Kelp Forests, from the Jean-Michel Coustea
The Yoga Adventure for Children is an illustrated manual for teachers at primary schools and yoga teachers who wish to create children's classes. Featuring 80 drawings of poses, the book playfully acq
Busted for pot in 1965, Timothy Leary was sentenced to 25 years in prison. He escaped, and thus began an almost farcical odyssey: the former West Point student and Harvard professor was now an acid-tr
When Detective Inspector Chen goes on holiday, his demonic partner Zhu Irzh finds himself alone in Singapore Three. The missing body of a brutally murdered socialite and the strange experiments of a w
“Rich with sensual detail, making for vivid impressions.”??— Publishers WeeklyJustine Hardy is an English journalist, a best-selling author, and a filmmaker who has spent much of the past fifteen year
In this intellectually bracing work, John C. Lilly, whose groundbreaking research inspired Day of the Dolphins and Altered States, likens humans to biochemical robots without an operating manual. By
We are all seekers. Some find their path on pilgrimage to the Mahabodhi Temple in India or the Haji Ali mausoleum as they embark on a journey to Mecca; others find God at the burial site of St. James
Set in southern Louisiana in the weeks preceding the great flood of 1927, this novel depicts a place and way of life about to be forever changed. On the verge of manhood and a stone’s throw of the ris
Robert and the Happy Endings brings Barbara Seuling’s beloved character, who first appeared in 1999’s Oh No, It’s Robert, back for new adventures. This time, Robert navigates a series of disasters in
Fetzer (emeritus philosophy of science, U. of Minnesota-Duluth) explores issues in religion and politics relating to science that have arisen because of the political aims and activities of the Christ
Commemorates the seventy-fifth anniversary of the spiritual leader's death with a volume of his poetry, prose, and letters, as well as selected criticism of his artwork and literary achievements, in a
In The Sweet Science Goes Sour, boxing writer Thomas Myler recounts some of the sport’s most controversial fixes, fakes, and frauds. Like a ringside seat at the sport’s greatest and most troubled bout
The three Bronte sisters ? Anne, Charlotte and Emily ? moved to Haworth Parsonage as children in 1820. It was there, on the edge of the dramatic landscape of the Yorkshire Moors, that they produced so
As a child growing up in the once-beautiful city of Budapest, Anna Porter’s grandfather told her stories of heroes and strife and survival, some as old as the Carpathian basin, some still holding the
Fifteenth-century Buddhist scholar Gorampa challenged his contemporaries’ thinking about the fundamental concept of “emptiness,” pioneering an approach that avoided what he critiqued as the traps of e
Inspirations from the Qur'an from Tahrike Tarsile Qur’an contains select verses from the Holy Qur’an meant to motivate and stimulate readers every day of the year. Its spiral-bound packaging, with a c
The Weight of Numbers describes the metamorphosis of three people: Anthony Burden, a mathematical genius destroyed by the beauty of numbers; Saul Cogan, transformed from prankster idealist to traffick
The physician-turned-writer shares twenty-four pieces of writing on painting, sculpture, war, medicine, and other subjects, applying his humor, charm, and eccentric voice to each narrative.
