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Lucy lives happily in a little house in the forest, until the Hobyahs come one night and steal Lucy, never to bring her back Luckily, Lucy's faithful little dog rescues her and all ends well. A retelling of a traditional British tale.... More

It is a situation we all fear and none of us can imagine: a life-threatening diagnosis. But what if the person receiving the diagnosis--young, physically fit, poised for a bright future--is himself a doctor? At thirty-one David biro has just completed his residency and joined his father's successful... More

Snaggleloopus began as an individual writing assignment in Wyman Elementary School in Winchester, Massachusetts. The fourth- and fifth-grade students then bound their stories and read them to the kindergartners. Years later for some reason I kept Snaggleloopus and read it to my kids as a bedtime sto... More

"Two Jews were traveling on a train. . . ." Many Eastern European jokes--and several of the charming and often hilarious conversations in this book--begin this way. From all regions of the world and from all walks of life, the characters are young and full of life and old and ugly; they are rabbis, ... More

Anselm Kiefer and the Philosophy of Martin Heidegger is a work of cultural history that situates the art works of one of the most important contemporary painters in relation to the existential, phenomenological and hermeneutic philosophy of Heidegger. Analyzing the development of Kiefer's art in ter... More

Carbon filament, vapor grown carbon fibers and carbon nanotubes have been discovered to have remarkable properties, opening they way for their use in intriguing and novel applications in electronics, chemistry and materials science. There are many similarities between nanotubes and filaments, leadin... More

A Book Sense selection in hardcover, "Sister Salty, Sister Sweet" is a deeply personal and yet wickedly candid memoir from two sisters who came of age in the 80s and 90s. Shannon and Natalie Kring grew up in rural Wisconsin, in a house full of strong characters. Natalie's arrival meant the spotlight... More

Bluepoint Leadership Development has been designing and delivering world class leadership education, training and coaching programs for over 20 years. Now their incredible, business-transforming approach is available in this highly-accessible new book. "Unleashed" is certain to transform how manager... More

The only country in the world with a line in its national anthem as desperate as "this people has already suffered for its past "and" its future," Hungary is a nation defined by poverty, despair, and conflict. Its history, of course, took an even darker and more tragic turn during the Holocaust. But... More

The use of rhythm in filmmaking from the silent era to today... More