Thirty years ago Bill McKibben offered one of the earliest warnings about climate change. Now he broadens the warning: the entire human game, he suggests, has begun to play itself out. Bill McKibben's groundbreaking book The End of Nature -- issued in dozens of languages and long regarded as a classic -- was the first book to alert us to global warming. But the danger is broader than that: even as climate change shrinks the space where our civilization...

With their tribe decimated by human cruelty and stranded in the stars, Tenna and Krona labor beneath grief and rage. But so far from home, they can't afford the violence their people could wreak upon what's left of humanity, can't risk losing their only allies. Struggling to cope with what their families did and what they could have done to prevent those travesties, Olivia and Ricardo must finally face the scars of their childhoods. Misplaced...

How many ways can the world fall apart? A smug superhero belittles the very people he's supposed to save. An Aztec god escapes the sacking of his city to take refuge in modern-day Manchester. Rebels topple a despotic regime, much to the disappointment of the dictator's body double, and even the penguins decide to rise up against their human captors. Welcome to the unforgettable worlds of Michael Conley: horrific, hilarious, and forever on the brink...

Few Christian authors are as beloved as the courageous former missionary and bestselling writer Elisabeth Elliot. She knows what it means to trust God when things are tough, and readers resonate with her encouraging but direct prose that prods them to greater faith and commitment to God's Word. In this beautiful gift book containing selections from some of Elliot's classic writings, readers will discover solace for a broken heart; straight talk...

You were born with a destiny. Do you know yours? Are you fulfilling it, or have unexpected tragedy, heartache, and obstacles stood in your way? In a world full of divorce, addiction, health issues, abuse, financial struggle, and loss of all kinds, it seems nearly impossible to find your purpose and become who you were born to be. In her book, Becoming Whole, Heather Falter guides you through what it takes to get back up after such tragedies. Heather...

Most all of us have experienced times of spiritual confusion and disconnection from Divine Presence. Where do we turn when we've lost our faith and are overwhelmed by feelings of loneliness? Cameron has gone through such times, and here she reflects on how to rediscover what has spiritually inspired her, and helped release her from an artistic block.

Grandma and grandchild set out to find critters such as frogs, crawdads, minnows and salamanders. Her grandchild loves critters! He loves learning about nature. Off they go to an enchanted creek Grandma loved and explored as a child. Grandchild is thinking about all the critters they'll discover hiding under rocks and logs ... but what happens next is a big surprise!

Que vous soyez un entrepreneur résolu à mener ses projets à terme ou un auteur paralysé par l'angoisse de la page blanche, ou que vous manquiez tout simplement de l'audace nécessaire pour foncer et réaliser vos rêves, ce titre audio est fait pour vous. Dans un style à la fois simple et amusant, et imprégné d'une profonde sagesse, vous découvrirez divers moyens pour favoriser l'expression de votre créativité et apporter à votre enthousiasme...

“Supply-Side Follies” is a progressive political and economic challenge to the current George W. Bush policies. It debunks commonly held assumptions of conservative economic policies centered on the obsession that tax cuts led to greater productivity and prosperity. These fundamentally flawed policies are setting the United States up for a major economic downturn in the near future. The 21st century knowledge economy requires a fundamentally different...

"A comic and heartwarming memoir about childhood's second act from Real Simple journalist Catherine Newman. Much is written about a child's infancy and toddler years, which is good since children will never remember it themselves. It is ages 4-14 that make up the second act, as Catherine Newman puts it in this delightfully candid, outlandishly funny new memoir about the years that "your children will remember as childhood." Following Newman's son...