Books

This engaging contemplation of maturity addresses the long neglected topic of what it means to grow up, and provides a hands-on guide for skilfully navigating the demands of our adult lives. Growing up happens whether we like it or not, but maturity must be...

Deborah Kapchan's Taking Leave is a lyrical memoir that encompasses journeys both inner and outer, physical and spiritual. Taking readers from New York, Paris, and Casablanca to Jerusalem and Abu Dhabi while exploring her Christian childhood, Jewish lineage, and the release she found in...

Batters up! A reimagining of the classic baseball anthem! You've heard that we root, root, root for the home team and enjoy some peanuts and cracker jacks, but do you know the diverse history and culture behind America's favorite pastime turned global phenomenon? In...

Thomas can't wait to leave Oklahoma-but when his family takes a road trip, he discovers there's no place like home. "Get me out of Oklahoma!" Thomas declares. He's excited for his family's summer road trip to a busy city, a sandy beach, and giant...

A new concept in creativity: a take-anywhere, share-with-anyone mini box of inspiration! When you're low on ideas, this handy little ticket dispenser is always ready to jumpstart your creative practice. Reach for it if you need to break through your artist's block, shake up...

Moby Shinobi and his sidekick Toby are on a camping adventure, in this action-packed, rhyming early reader!Pick a book. Grow a Reader!This series is part of Scholastic's early reader line, Acorn, aimed at children who are learning to read. With easy-to-read text, a short-story...

The school talent show is coming up, and Olive Tran is desperate to enter. The best act wins a party for their entire class, and Olive is determined to be the hero who brings home the pizza! But Olive has one big problem: What...

It is never too late, and you are never too old to begin your journey with the Qur'an. Make a change today. Learn how to recite it, ponder on it and put it into action. Learning how to recite the Qur'an with Tajweed rules...

The most enjoyable way to learn about a new culture is through its stories--especially when they're told in two languages! This book introduces 40 stories from the Philippines through bilingual Tagalog and English texts presented on facing pages. Paired with cultural notes, vocabulary lists,...

Tacopedia is an encyclopaedic tribute to the vibrancy of Mexican taco culture. Explore one of Mexico's most popular culinary traditions through 100 recipes accompanied by interviews, street and food photography, illustrations, graphics, and maps that bring the full story behind each taco to life.Tacopedia's...

Object Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things. Taco is a deep dive into the most iconic Mexican food from the perspective of a Mexico City native. In a narrative that moves from Mexico to...

This new collection of horror short fiction weaves together contemporary Arctic settings with ancient monsters and mysterious beings that have been said to stalk the tundra for centuries. Featuring authors from across the Canadian Arctic, this new volume of Taaqtumi--an Inuktitut word that means...

Louis Berkhof's loyalty to the well-defined lines of the Reformed faith, his concise and compact style and his up-to date treatment have made this work the most important twentieth century compendium of Reformed theology. 'The work seemed particularly important to me', writes the author,...

Syria has been in the news in recent years for its civil war and ensuing refugee crisis, but there is so much more to this nation and its people than violence and suffering. Readers are invited to go beyond the headlines in this comprehensive...

Subtitled An Outline of the Origins of Moon and Sun Worship, Astrology, Sex Symbolism, Mystic Meaning of Numbers, the Cabala, and Many Popular Customs, Myths, Superstitions and Religious Beliefs. Important information not easily found. Mythologist Jordan Maxwell was so impressed he created a three-part...

Although Charles Darwin's theory of evolution laid the foundations of modern biology, it did not tell the whole story. Most remarkably, The Origin of Species said very little about, of all things, the origins of species. Darwin and his modern successors have shown very...

A PICKY EATER DISCOVERS THE JOY OF GROWING FOOD AND THE PLEASURE OF TASTING SOMETHING NEW. Sylvia Spivens always says no to spinach. But one day Sylvia's teacher gives her a packet of spinach seeds to plant for the school garden. Overcoming her initial...

Her husband's cheating on her. She hates Boca. Sylvia is mad and she isn't going to take it anymore. She's moving back north, to the city of her dreams--with her best friend, Evie, in tow. Think a screwball comedy featuring a sophisticated Thelma and...

Create your own authentic version of the bridal sampler quilt made for Sylvia Compson in the best-selling novel The Master Quilter.Author: Jennifer ChiaveriniPublisher: C&T PublishingPublished: 04/16/2009Pages: 128Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 1.05lbsSize: 10.90h x 8.40w x 0.40dISBN: 9781571206558About the AuthorJennifer Chiaverini is the author of acclaimed...

ROBERT E. HOWARD, father of the "Sword and Sorcery" genre, built an entire world of fantasy and adventure. He peopled it with legendary heroes - including Conan the Cimmerian and Kull, the king of Valusia. While these are Howard's most famous creations, there are...