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This book organizes hundres of sayings attributed to Jesus, Buddha, Krishna and Lao Tzu into topices such as, “The Great Way” and God, Tao and Universal Mind,” and assembles the sayings into four parallel columns for easy reference. Edited from over fifty ancient Christian, Buddhist, Hindu and Taoist texts, Parallel Sayings demonstrates the common thread that runs through all mystical traditions. The author/editor prefaces each top with an introduction that is ins… More >>

Jesus, Buddha, Krishna, and Lao Tzu: The Parallel Sayings

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In addressing “the way to write for children,” Joan Aiken starts at the beginning. Is writing a children’s book as simple as it looks? Do you want to write for children or about them? Do you want to write a picture book for young children, a book for new readers, or a chapter book for preteens? Why is Beatrix Potter so beloved? E. Nesbit? A. A. Milne? Maurice Sendak?

After more than fifteen years as a writing shelf classic, The Way to Write for Children has b… More >>

The Way to Write for Children: An Introduction to the Craft of Writing Children’s Literature

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Love it or hate it, celebrity is one of the dominant features of modern life–and one of the least understood. Fred Inglis sets out to correct this problem in this entertaining and enlightening social history of modern celebrity, from eighteenth-century London to today’s Hollywood. Vividly written and brimming with fascinating stories of figures whose lives mark important moments in the history of celebrity, this book explains how fame has changed over the past two-… More >>

A Short History of Celebrity

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Camp Sights welcomes you to the intimate beauty of camps-quiet camps for fathers and daughters, familiar camps on a favorite lake with good friends, hunting camps with their rich histories and traditions, serene camps under the starry sky of a summer night, peaceful camps warmed by supper cooking on the stove. You’ll experience the challenges and adventures of life in the North Woods-a chance encounter with Arctic wolves on Canada’s Ellesmere Island, a night on … More >>

Camp Sights

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The in-depth biographical profiles are written for readers ages 9 and up and include portraits and other illustrations. The 13 scientists and inventors covered in this volume are Luis W. Alvarez (American physicist and inventor), Hans A. Bethe (German-born American physicist and educator), Gro Harlem Brundtland (Norwegian politican, physician, and environmentalist), Mary S. Calderone (American physician and sex educator), Ioana Dumitriu (prize-winning Romanian math … More >>

Biography Today Scientists and Inventors Series

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It’s a new school year, and Greg Heffley finds himself thrust into the harsh landscape of middle school, where undersized weaklings have to share the hallways with kids who are six-feet-tall, dating and already shaving. While Greg’s days are focused on school survival, he’s happy to have Rowley, his reliable punching-bag sidekick, along for the ride. But when his best friend’s star starts to rise at school, Greg tries to use Rowley’s newfound popularity to his advan… More >>

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