In the spring of 1872 Friedrich Nietzsche gave a series of public lectures titled 'On the Future of our Educational Institution' to an audience in Basel, Switzerland. In the lectures he made clear his
Everybody loves KJ. Especially the geeks. See, KJ Miller is super nice, smart, pretty, the stage manager of her high school?s spring musical . . . and a total geek magnet. She?s like the geek pied pip
Spring 1989. Three young people leave their far-flung birthplaces to follow their own songs of migration. Each ends up in Montreal, each on a voyage of self-discovery, each dealing with the mishaps o
In the spring of 1861, young men throughout the Northern states rallied around the Union flag, eager to punish the Confederate renegades who had brazenly inaugurated civil war by firing on Fort Sumter
It's the spring of 1898 and Dawson, Yukon Territory, is the most exciting town in North America. The great Klondike Gold Rush is in full swing, and Fiona MacGillivray has crawled over the Chilkoot Pas
It's the end of the Christmas holidays and Jinx is worried about her best friend Liberty Latiffe and, for the first time ever, isn't looking forward to the start of the spring term at Stagmount, Engla
Founded in 1849, Waco is located near an ancient spring on the banks of the Brazos River and has often been a city of contrasts. It has been home to Native Americans and a place of new beginnings for
It is spring 1939 in the age of anxiety. In months Europe will be Hitler's. And Badenheim, a resort town vaguely in the orbit of Vienna, is preparing for its summer season. The vacationers arrive as t
Winner of Learning magazine's Teacher's Choice Award From a small town in Pennsylvania came a little girl who saw the magic in spring fog and heard the ocean's song in her heart. This was the girl wh
For more than 20 years German photographer Michael Ruetz has photographed one landscape--a mountain panorama--from the exact same point of view, whether in the clear light of a spring day, at twilight
Spring 2009 sees the publication of a new title in the series A Sense of Place , this time on France. Designed as an innovative mix of travelogue and armchair travel, the book is presented as an ideal
Many gardeners throughout the Midwest have a plot of land or a few containers into which they toss a few seeds every spring and later in the early summer enjoy some fresh lettuce, tomatoes, onions and
Lynes distills Canada into poetry; curling, spring in Saskatoon and grape vines in Antigonish weave the country into the book. Lynes reveals a deep understanding of the country we live in and gives vo
The Third Reich met its end in the spring of 1945 in an unparalleled wave of suicides. Hitler, Goebbels, Bormann, Himmler and later Goering all killed themselves. These deaths represent only the tip o
In the spring of 1853 the Buchanan family arrived in the scenic Oil Creek Valley. They settled on a farm along the historic stream. A young Andrew Buchanan would later befriend Ole' Walter Tucker, a l
Doctor, What Do I Eat for That–and How Do I Make It Taste Really Good?Respected physician and trained chef Dr. John La Puma answers those questions and more in this revolutionary book. In it, he offer
You get that he’s just not that into you, but why?What really happened when that cute guy never called you back after your date? Why didn’t that intriguing man you flirted with online or at the party
a grand-slam perennial seller knocks another one out of the park From K-Rod to A-Rod...spring training to the World Series...here are the latest winners and losers, most amazing games, stars, scandal
I suddenly see where I'm standing, and that's at the edge of change - really, really big change. Eighteen-year-old Indigo Skye feels like she has it all - a waitress job she loves, an adorable refri
In spring, Red sings from tree-tops: cheer-cheer-cheer, each note dropping like a cherry into my earWith original and spot-on perceptions, Joyce Sidman brings the colors of the seasons to life in a fr
“A world of innocence and simplicity too soon left behind.”–Daily MailThe day that Mole abandons his spring-cleaning and sets out to enjoy the sunshine is the start of many adventures. Not only does h
Four delightful quilts—one each for spring, summer, fall, and winter—celebrate the changing of the seasons. With each quilt featuring little children enjoying the pleasures of the season,
Spring 1916. DH Lawrence and his wife Frieda have found a new life for themselves in the remote Cornish village of Zennor. Rejuvenated by the wild beauty around them, they persuade close friends Kath
A new superstar appeared on the American sports landscape in the spring of 2006. Barbaro, a three-year-old racehorse, won the Kentucky Derby by the largest margin of victory in sixty years, stirring t
Is Papa really a pirate? Does he really sail to faraway islands and find hidden treasures and tame sea monsters? And what about your papa? Does he really spend all day at the office? Is his chin somet
Who really knows how to get the most from a workforce: the manager or the employees? Each has a different approach to effective management what really motivates employees to go the extra mile. Eac
?A thoughtful, intelligent, highly readable work written by someone with impeccable credentials...In the 1960s Rachel Carson's Silent Spring launched the avalanche of the environmental movement. Perha
The gardener's fantasy of colorful blooms that begin in early spring and continue through the last glow of fall is now an achievable reality. With a little careful planning and the fun-to-use formulas
Maggie Quinn was expecting to find plenty of trouble with Lisa over Spring Break. Give a girl a bikini, a beachfront hotel, and an absent boyfriend, and it’s as good as a road map to the dark side. Bu
Born the child of a homo and a hypochondriac (Okay, okay. Her dad’s not really a homosexual. He just acts like it. Her mom, however, really is a hypochondriac), Sara Barron never stood a chance of bei
For handsome, hard-riding cowhand, Heck Benham, life is as solid as the New Mexico countryside he loves, as predictable as the annual spring roundup. Yet, that all changes when Mrs. Ruth Reynolds mov
We've hit a home run with another sports Sticker Stories - just in time for spring training! Kids will learn all about the rules of baseball, the excitement of being a fan, and other fun facts about A
Hubie just HAS to make the Little League team this spring! But to make the team he needs a new mitt. Thankfully, his mom buys him one. Hubie practices day and night to get ready for the tryouts -- and
A lamb, rejected by its mother, and an orphaned fawn are cared for as siblings by a farm family on Hazel Ridge Farm, until the following spring when the animals separate, one back into the wild, and o
Every spring, the first four days of the NCAA men’s basketball tournament attracts a horde of basketball bettors to Las Vegas. From the tip-off of the tournament’s first game on Thursday
Presents a portrait of the Delaware Bay in the spring when a wide variety of animals, including minnows, mice, turtles, raccoons, and especially migrating shorebirds, come to feed on the billions of e
It is spring, 1543 and King Henry VIII is wooing Lady Catherine Parr, whom he wants for his sixth wife — but this time the object of his affections is resisting. Archbishop Cranmer and the embattled P
It's the Spring of Creation, and all of the animals are busy doing what they do best. There's no confusion. But suddenly, a strange, furless, shell-less creature appears in their midst and the animals
Put on your apron and pull out the tongs-it's time to fire up the grill! Whether you're flame-searing in the spring, summer, or fall, this book serves up a bountiful smorgasbord of delicious grilled f
"Lack of depth and maturity in the worldwide church is a major problem. Very few Christians really know their Bibles well and can apply the Word to their daily lives. Few really live as "salt and ligh