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Beautiful Moon/Bella Luna

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Jeffers, Dawn / Leick, Bonnie, PUBLISHER: Raven Tree Press, With the help of a wish on a moonlit night, a little girl's fantasy becomes reality. In a wink the beautiful moon understands the desire for a day that never ends and grants her wish. See how constant daylight affects the world around her and eventually the attitude toward her wish. In the end, sometimes what we wish for might not be what we really want. We soon learn that nighttime is the time for rest and renewal and is as necessary as daytime.

Calculated Chaos

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Shaffer, Butler D., PUBLISHER: Llumina Press, Institutions are the foundation of our society, but are they really necessary? Instead of providing peace, order and coordination, we live with discord, agony, and violence. Can we learn how to organize without creating social Frankensteins, without institutions, without politics?

Thinker, Faker, Spinner, Spy: Coporate PR and the Assault on

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Dinan, William / Miller, David, PUBLISHER: Pluto Press (UK), Bringing together leading activists and writers from the US and beyond, this book unmasks the covert and undemocratic world of corporate spin. Wherever big business is threatened, spin doctors, lobbyists, think tanks and front groups are on hand to push the corporate interest, often at the public's expense. The public relations industry is not just about celebrity gossip. The authors show how PR techniques are in use across a wide range of political fields, driven by corporate interests. They reveal the secrets of the PR trade including deception, the use of fake "institutes," spying and dirty tricks. The impact can be devastating--when the public is denied access to the truth, the results are rising inequality and environmental catastrophe. The book exposes the misdeeds of famous companies including BP, Coca Cola, British Aerospace, Exxon and Monsanto. It also reveals startling new information about the covert funding of various apparently independent think tanks and institutes. What can we do about it? The authors offer a guide to concrete campaigns that will help to roll back corporate power and show us how to raise awareness about resisting deceptive PR.

The Seeker's Guide to 7 Life-Changing Virtues

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Dodds, Bill / Dodds, Michael J., PUBLISHER: Loyola Press, "The Seekers Guide To 7 Life-Changing Virtues" doesn't promise instant spiritual growth. But it does help us to see how the seven classic virtues are the keys to a deeper and richer spirituality. Stories of people who modeled these virtues inspire us to develop the faith of Dorothy Day or the fortitude of Maximilian Kolbe. The meaning of each virtue is explained using Scripture, the examples of the saints, and the interpretation of scholars. Once we understand these virtues, we can use them to build more satisfying relationships with God and with one another.

New Dreams Before Tommorow

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Sanders, Susan Marie, PUBLISHER: Vantage Press, Making the most out of God's most precious gift to us--life is what "New Dreams before Tomorrow" is all about. From the bottom of a well of loneliness, to surviving family alcoholism and despair, God's love and comfort and peace can inspire and motivate all of us to begin our journey toward the light, no matter what our circumstances. The brighter God shines in one's heart, the more others can see it, bringing into our lives the people who become our greatest blessing.

Eating Disorders: The Path to Recovery

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Middleton, Kate, PUBLISHER: Lion Publishing Plc, What is an eating disorder? What are the symptoms? What causes them? And is full recovery possible? Written primarily for young adults, this insightful handbook is designed to push those suffering from eating disorders towards recovery. Information is provided on every aspect of eating disorders, including what they are, how they operate, who is prone to have them, and how they can be treated. Worksheets and positive case studies designed to be motivational complete this informative guide that is perfect for those with a disorder, as well as their family and friends.

What to Eat When You Can't Eat Anything: The Complete

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Sweetman, Chupi / Sweetman, Luke, PUBLISHER: Newleaf, What to Eat When You Can't Eat is for everybody, not just those suffering from allergies It is a green, organic, environmentally sensitive, allergy -- aware cookbook that is practical, and unlike most allergy cookbooks, fun and informative. There are recipes for all the common allergies such as: - candida - sugar - diary - certain additives - coeliacs Each recipe will be coded to indicate which allergy group can eat it. Sections will include The Green Diet -- how to change to a really green diet without pain, The Store Cupboard -- what to stock and how to buy, The Nutrition Part A-Z of all the foodstuffs and their nutritional values and Kitchen Confidential -- the health of your kitchen, The Tools of the Trade and Resources. All the recipes have been cooked and tested by hungry teenagers Chupi and Luke and their mother Rosita. Acquista Ora

The Rest of Grace

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Barber, Wayne, PUBLISHER: Harvest House Publishers, We can't live the Christian life...but Christ can live it in us For those who have sat through countless sermons but are still searching for the fulfilled life described in Scripture, Wayne Barber's warm and insightful book shows how to discover a new, deeper walk with God.

Breakpoint: Why the Web Will Implode, Search Will be

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Stibel, Jeffrey M., PUBLISHER: Palgrave Macmillan, What can the human brain and its relationship to the internet tell us about our society, our technologies, and our businesses? A lot, as it turns out. The internet today is a virtual replica of the brain, and the networks that leverage it grow and collapse in ways that are easily predictable if you understand the brain and other biological networks. We're living in the midst of a networking revolution. All of the major technology innovations of the 21st century - social networking, cloud computing, search engines, and crowdsourcing, to name a few - leverage the internet and are thus bound by the rules of networks. We've seen the exponential growth of these technologies, and they've led to a more efficient and tightly connected world. But what many people don't realize is that all networks eventually reach a "breakpoint" and collapse. This happens in the brain, it happens in nature, it happened to MySpace, and it will happen to Facebook and Google. It is critical to understand where the breakpoint is in the networks you use in order to achieve optimum success. Navigating the world of new technologies today can be like walking through a minefield unless you know the path. Imagine what you could do with a roadmap for where things are headed? In this fascinating look at the future of business and technology, neuroscientist and entrepreneur Jeff Stibel shows how the brain can act as a guide to understanding the future of the internet and the constellation of businesses and technologies that run on it. He'll show how leaders like Marissa Mayer are using artificial intelligence to literally remake Yahoo and how startups like oDesk and Kickstarter are using crowdsourcing, the next wave of revolutionary technology, to create something much larger and "smarter" than the sum of their parts. Stibel offers a fresh perspective about the future of business and technology in a candid and engaging manner.

Movie Magic: A Behind-The-Scenes Look at Filmmaking

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Cross, Robin, PUBLISHER: Sterling Publishing (NY), How are cartoons made? What made the dinosaurs so lifelike in Jurassic Park? How did real people and animated characters appear together in Who Framed Roger Rabbit? See how cameras work, how special effects are created and sets are designed; learn what a screenwriter, a storyboard artist, a production designer, and the other people in the credits do.

With Intent to Destroy: Reflecting on Genocide

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Tatz, Colin / Jatz, Cohn, PUBLISHER: Verso, As heirs of the Enlightenment, we in the West tend to view ourselves as humane, rational and reasonable. Genocides are atrocities that 'others' commit, so revealing their backwardness and essential 'otherness'. Colin Tatz's study of genocide exposes this Enlightenment-based self-image as dangerous complacency...especially in its examination of colonial genocides (what 'we', in Australia for example, got up to not so long ago) and the Holocaust (what some of 'us' did within the lifetimes of many of us). A South African-Australian-Jew, Tatz provides a personal yet analytical and critical account of racism and anti-Semitism, and the termini to which such policies and practices have led in Germany, Turkey, South Africa and Australia. In so doing, he reveals how widespread is the (genocidal) propensity to resort to biological solutions to resolve social or political 'problems'. In addition, he raises general questions on the matter of denial...asking why, rather than what, denialists deny...and concludes with his reflections on many years of teaching about genocide.

Lunch at the Zoo: What Zoo Animals Eat and Why

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Altman, Joyce / Chrustowski, Rick, PUBLISHER: Henry Holt & Company, A fascinating behind-the-scenes look at what zoo animals eat, and why. "How do you feed a hungry crocodile without becoming dinner yourself?" "What do you feed a baby porcupine? " "Do elephants need vitamin pills?" In the wild, animals can usually find the foods they need to eat. But zoo animals can't go out and search for their own meals. Instead, nutritionists must discover what foods each animal needs to stay healthy and happy. Whether serving lunch to poisonous snakes, making dinner for a thousand animals at once, or caring for babies who have lost their mothers, life for the zoo staff is never dull. This fascinating and informative book looks behind the scenes at some of the largest zoos in the country to discover what--and how--they feed their animals.

The Savvy Screenwriter: How to Sell Your Screenplay (and

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Kouguell, Susan, PUBLISHER: TL Hoell Books, Reveals how scripts are rated, how to write a successful query and synopsis, how to negotiate contracts and development deals, and how to work with agents and entertainment attorneys.

The Liar in Your Life: The Way to Truthful Relationships

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Feldman, Robert, PUBLISHER: Twelve, In "The Liar in Your Life, " psychology professor Robert Feldman, one of the world's leading authorities on deception, draws on his immense body of knowledge to give fresh insights into how and why we lie, how our culture has become increasingly tolerant of deception, the cost it exacts on us, and what to do about it. His work is at once surprising and sobering, full of corrections for common myths and explanations of pervasive oversimplifications. Feldman examines marital infidelity, little white lies, career-driven resum lies, and how we teach children to lie. Along the way, he reveals-despite our beliefs to the contrary- how it is nearly impossible to spot a liar (studies have shown no relationship between nervousness, lack of eye contact, or a trembling voice, and acts of deception). He also provides startling evidence of just how integral lying is to our culture; indeed, his research shows that two people, meeting for the first time, will lie to each other an average of three times in the first ten minutes of a conversation. Feldman uses this discussion of deception to explore ways we can cope with infidelity, betrayal, and mistrust, in our friends and family. He also describes the lies we tell ourselves: Sometimes, the liar in your life is the person you see in the mirror. With incisive clarity and wry wit, Feldman has written a truthful book for anyone who whose life has been touched by deception.

Leadership: It's Not That Hard!

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Chang, Lucas, PUBLISHER: iUniverse.com, IT'S AN AGE-OLD QUESTION: how do you develop and hone the skills you need to lead a team ? You could enroll in a leadership course or buy technical books. Or, you could learn what you need to know from movies, television and comic books Some of the best case studies and leadership qualities can be found in what we watch and read for fun. Join Lucas Chang, a Director at a large telecommunications company, as he delves into popular culture to uncover common-sense leadership principles. You'll discover how to be a visionary like Optimus Prime, who surrounds himselfwith Autobots who have a variety of skills; how to boost leadership skills by using your imagination like Calvinfrom "Calvin and Hobbes" what you can learn from the professional wrestlers who create publicpersonas that are extensions of their personalities; and many other case studies that teach valuable lessons, such as theIncredible Hulk, G.I. Joe, Star Wars, and others. Develop the skills you need to build a team that works for you and have fun in the process with "Leadership: It's Not That Hard "

Kethani

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Brown, Eric, PUBLISHER: Solaris, It takes an alien race to show us what humanity truly is. This is the irony faced by a group of friends whose lives are changed forever when the mysterious alien race known as the Kethani come to Earth bearing an amazing gift: immortality. These superbly crafted episodes deal with human emotions in the face of the vast consequences of the alien arrival, and show how people across the world react to this benign invasion, how ultimately we evolve as we gain the stars.

Eureka!

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Blin-Stoyle, R. J. / Blin-Stoyle, Roger, PUBLISHER: Institute of Physics Publishing (GB), This is an accessible introduction to the subject of physics, and how it underpins our understanding of the physical world today. Starting with an initial description of what physics represents from the micro- to the macroscopic, Roger Blin-Stoyle takes the reader on a tour of Newton's Laws, the nature of matter, explaining how the physical world works and how physics may affect our nature understanding.

Medici Effect What Elephants and Epidemics Can Teach Us

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Frans Johansson, PUBLISHER: Harvard Business School Press, NA

Can God Be Trusted in Trials

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Evans, Tony, PUBLISHER: Moody Publishers, A frequent stumbling block for Christians and non-Christians is how to handle adversity. Why aren't we promised an easy ride once we accept Jesus as our Savior? Tony's book explores why God allows trials, and then delivers practical steps for responding to them and emerging victorious

Poke the Box: When Was the Last Time You Did Something for

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Godin, Seth, PUBLISHER: Powered by Amazon, We send our kids to school and obsess about their test scores, their behavior and theirability to fit in.We post a help wanted ad and look for experience, famous colleges and a history of avoiding failure.We invest in companies based on how they did last quarter, not on what they?re going to do tomorrow.So why are we surprised when it all falls apart?Our economy is not static, but we act as if it is. Your position in the world is defined by whatyou instigate, how you provoke, and what you learn from the events you cause. In a worldfilled with change, that's what matters ? yourability to create and learn from change.Poke the Box is a manifesto about producingsomething that's scarce, and thus valuable. Itdemands that you stop waiting for a road mapand start drawing one instead. You know howto do this, you?ve done it before, but along theway, someone talked you out of it.We need your insight and your dreams and your contributions. Hurry.

Please Stop Laughing at Me...: One Woman's Inspirational

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Blanco, Jodee, PUBLISHER: Adams Media Corporation, While other kids were daydreaming about dances, first kisses, and college, Jodee Blanco was just trying to figure out how to get from homeroom to study hall without being taunted or spit upon as she walked through the halls. This powerful, unforgettable memoir chronicles how one child was shunned -- and sometimes physically abused -- by her classmates from elementary school through high school. It is an unflinching look at what it means to be the outcast, how even the most loving parents can get it all wrong, why schools are often unable to prevent disaster, and how bullying has been misunderstood and mishandled by the mental health community. You will be shocked, moved, and ultimately inspired by this harrowing tale of survival against insurmountable odds. This vivid story will open your eyes to the harsh realities and long-term consequences of bullying -- and how all of us can make a difference in the lives of teens today.

Classroom Decision Making: Negotiation and Process

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Breen, Michael P. / Littlejohn, Andrew / Swan, Michael, PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, How can one involve students in classroom decisions? What difficulties might arise? What benefits can be expected? This collection addresses these questions by bringing together for the first time accounts from teachers who have introduced shared decision-making with students.

Unconditional Parenting: Moving from Rewards and Punishments

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Kohn, Alfie, PUBLISHER: Atria Books, Most parenting guides begin with the question "How can we get kids to do what they're told?"--and then proceed to offer various techniques for controlling them. In this truly groundbreaking book, nationally respected educator Alfie Kohn begins instead by asking "What do kids need--and how can we meet those needs?" What follows from that question are ideas for working with children rather than doing things to them. One basic need all children have, Kohn argues, is to be loved unconditionally, to know that they will be accepted even if they screw up or fall short. Yet conventional approaches to parenting such as punishments (including "time-outs"), rewards (including positive reinforcement), and other forms of control teach children that they are loved only when they please us or impress us. Kohn cites a body of powerful, and largely unknown, research detailing the damage caused by leading children to believe they must earn our approval. That's precisely the message children derive from common discipline techniques, even though it's not the message most parents intend to send. More than just another book about discipline, though, "Unconditional Parenting" addresses the ways parents think about, feel about, and act with their children. It invites them to question their most basic assumptions about raising kids while offering a wealth of practical strategies for shifting from "doing to" to "working with" parenting--including how to replace praise with the unconditional support that children need to grow into healthy, caring, responsible people. This is an eye-opening, paradigm-shattering book that will reconnect readers to their own best instincts and inspire them to become betterparents.

Deep Time: How Humanity Communicates Across Millennia

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Benford, Gregory, PUBLISHER: Avon Books, Human civilization has evolved to the point at which we have begun consciously sending messages into the far future. How should we communicate who we are, what we know, to asyet-unmet intelligent beings elsewhere in both time and space? Will they be able to decipher what we say? And what information will we leave to Earth's occupants a million years hence? How can we address an unknown destiny in which human culture itself may no longer exist? Combining the logical rigor of a scientist with the lyrical beauty of a novelist, Gregory Benford explores these and other fascinating questions in a provocative analysis of humanity's attempts to make its culture immortal, to cross the immense gulf that such deep-time messages must span in order to be understood. In clear, crisp language, he confronts our growing influence on events hundreds of thousands of years into the future, and explores the possible "messages" we may transmit to our distant descendants in the language of the planet itself -- from nuclear waste to global warming to the extinction of species. We are already sending messages into nearby space; in the coming ages we will be able to launch probes accurately to other stars. Our indelible legacy to future generations, or to the next occupants of this planet, is already being constructed. As we begin our incredible journey down the path of eternity, Gregory Benford masterfully calls forth some of the intriguing, astounding, undreamed -- of futures which may await us in deep time.Human civilization has evolved to the point at which we have begun consciously sending messages into the far future. How should we communicate who we are, what we know, to as-yet-unmet intelligent beings elsewhere in both time and space? Will they be able to decipher what we say? And what information will we leave to Earth's occupants a million years hence? How can we address an unknown destiny in which human culture itself may no longer exist?Combining the logical rigor of a scientist with the lyrical beauty of a novelist, Gregory Benford explores these and other fascinating questions in a provocative analysis of humanity's attempts t make its culture immortal, to cross the immense gulf that such deep-time messages must span in order to be understood. In clear, crisp language, he confronts our growing influence on events hundreds of thousands of years into the future, and explores the possible "messages' we may transmit to our distant descendants in the language of the planet itself-from nuclear waste to global warming to the extinction of species.

Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Diamond, Jared, PUBLISHER: Viking Books, In his million-copy bestseller "Guns, Germs, and Steel," Jared Diamond examined how and why Western civilizations developed the technologies and immunities that allowed them to dominate much of the world. Now in this brilliant companion volume, Diamond probes the other side of the equation: What caused some of the great civilizations of the past to collapse into ruin, and what can we learn from their fates? As in "Guns, Germs, and Steel," Diamond weaves an all-encompassing global thesis through a series of fascinating historical-cultural narratives. Moving from the Polynesian cultures on Easter Island to the flourishing American civilizations of the Anasazi and the Maya and finally to the doomed Viking colony on Greenland, Diamond traces the fundamental pattern of catastrophe. Environmental damage, climate change, rapid population growth, and unwise political choices were all factors in the demise of these societies, but other societies found solutions and persisted. Similar problems face us today and have already brought disaster to Rwanda and Haiti, even as China and Australia are trying to cope in innovative ways. Despite our own societyas apparently inexhaustible wealth and unrivaled political power, ominous warning signs have begun to emerge even in ecologically robust areas like Montana. Brilliant, illuminating, and immensely absorbing, "Collapse" is destined to take its place as one of the essential books of our time, raising the urgent question: How can our world best avoid committing ecological suicide?

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