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Ages 4 and up. This book is for anyone who is at a transitional point in their life. Boy Raindrop is afraid to let go of his cloud and drop to the ground. He doesn't want to take a risk, he doesn't like change, and he is happy with his comfortable life. His father encourages him to jump out of his comfort zone and see what he is missing. This book provides all who read it with a positive perspective on change, taking risks, and giving back. Ha...

Unravels the psyche of Colorado's most adored adulteress

For the first time ever, Robert Stanek's Keeper Martin's Tale is available in a deluxe hardcover edition with a dust jacket. Featuring an exclusive Art of Ruin Mist insert with illustrations from original paintings, and many additional extraordinary extras, this powerful fantasy novel will delight even the most demanding fantasy enthusiast! About the Author: Robert Stanek is the award-winning, international best-selling author of more than 65 ...

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Autonomy for Kant is not just a synonym for the capacity to choose, whether simple or deliberative. It is what the word implies: the imposition of a law on one's own authority and out of one's own rational resources. This title explores the limits of Kantian autonomy - both the force of its claims and the complications to which they give rise.

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Using Russian, Yiddish, Hebrew, and French sources, Safran recreates the neglected protean personality Shloyme-Zanvl Rappoport, who would become S. An-sky--ethnographer, war correspondent, and author of the best-known Yiddish play, "The Dybbuk.

What happens when language wars are not about hurling insults or quibbling over meanings, but are waged in the physical sounds and shapes of language itself? This title explores the global language trade, arguing that it aims at more sophisticated ways of exerting influence besides simply wielding knuckles of power.

SAT, ACT, and GPA scores can't tell a college everything that's important about an applicant. But what else should admissions officers look for, and how can they know it when they see it? A leading researcher on intelligence and creativity offers a bold and practical approach to college admissions testing.

Offers insight into the nature of wilderness adventure. From the founding era of mountain climbing in Victorian Europe to present-day climbing gyms, this title shows how ever-changing alignments of nature, technology, gender, sport, and consumer culture have shaped climbers' relations to nature and to each other.

Humans are social animals and, in general, don't thrive in isolated environments. Homeless people, many of whom suffer from serious mental illnesses, often live socially isolated on the streets or in shelters. This title assesses how well these people do when attempts are made to reduce their social isolation and integrate them into the community.

Exposes the unrealistic assumptions of the rational expectations and real business cycle approaches and of mainstream finance theory. This title argues that in separating monetary and financial behavior from real behavior, they do not address the ways that consumption, accumulation, and the government play in the workings of the economy.

Musical expression is at the heart of the American spiritual experience. And nowhere can you gauge the depth of spiritual belief and practice more than through the music that fills America's houses of worship. Most amazing is how sacred music has been shaped by the exchanges of diverse peoples over time. "How Sweet the Sound" traces the evolution of sacred music from colonial times to the present, from the Puritans to Sun Ra, and shows how the...

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A unique document in the history of the Kennedy years, these letters gives readers a firsthand look at the working relationship between a president and one of his close advisers, John Kenneth Galbraith.