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Remaking Root Modular Learning Theory

by Jason Changkyu Kim

This Behemoth of a textbook is more than 380 pages of: Lesson Plans, Picture Dictionaries, Leveled (Graded Readers) Readers, and Worskheets

The Octopus and the Mermaid

by Rae Chastain

A lonely coconut octopus is befriended by a mermaid. But when the mermaid falls in trouble, the octopus must find the courage to rescue her- but will she?

Doubling Down: The Secret Sauce for Dual-Career Families

by Ilene Gordon and Bram Bluestein

Doubling Down: The Secret Sauce for Dual-Career Families is a game plan for every couple—be they married or committed life partners, gay or straight—who want to excel in big careers, sustain a loving relationship, and also raise happy children who grow up to be successful adults. Doubling Down is also a call-to-action for industry to reshape corporate culture to accommodate today's families and the workplace of the future.

Barbara: Uncharted Course Through Borderline Personality Disorder

by Wendell Affield

Barbara, Uncharted Course Through Borderline Personality Disorder is the culmination of a decade of research and interviews with mental health professionals as Affield learns to understand and appreciate the woman who haunted his childhood.

After Affield’s mother, Barbara, dies in 2010, Affield unlocks the chickenhouse door on the farm he grew up on in northern Minnesota and discovers 200 years of family history, including clues to the riddle of who his father is. Over th... more

A Journey of Tastes

by Hasina Knox

This is a children's rhyming storybook for ages 3-7 years old where four children go on a journey to the seven continents of the world. Children will learn the days of the week, the seven continents of the world and learn about diverse foods. Don't forget to imagine what food is behind each red door with the sneak peek after each continent they visit! Which food will you think is the best? Parents will enjoy reading about these diverse foods because of the rhyming and repetitiveness and littl... more

Twentyone Olive Trees: A Mother's Walk through the Grief of Suicide to Hope and Healing

by Laura Formentini

Twentyone Olive Trees helps the reader, someone who has been touched by a traumatic loss, understand that beauty can come even from the most painful and inexplicable life experiences.

Laura Formentini lost her son to death by suicide at 21 years old. She wrote this book as a project to help her understand and heal and in the process created a beautiful piece of art that can help others sit in their grief and feel the feelings they need to feel as they progress through stages of anger, u... more

Echoes of light

by Jani Viswanath

Echoes of light is a rare and inspiring gift of short stories and poetry that will warm the spirit and uplift the reader as they appreciate a world woven with messages of love, compassion and hope.
Set in various parts of the world,each story underscores the fact that where ever we are, whichever part of the world we belong to and whatever religion we choose to follow, the fundamental thread that binds us is love, humanity and joy.

Each story and poem reflect so much that has been... more

Where are my Friends?

by Richard Estrada Corey

Stepping out and doing what you think is right does not always end well. The book is about my real life experience trying to help a friend through a bad situation. It eventually cost me my reputation, my family's trust and the very friend I was trying to help. This book is intended to give the reader some insight into peer pressure and how it can change your life. You should always think twice before you let peer pressure influence you.

How to be an Amazing Volunteer Overseas

by Susan E. Gibson

Do you want to travel and make a positive impact on the world? This book is designed for you. How To Be An Amazing Volunteer Overseas will give you essential advice on how to decide what to do and where to go. It will help you to prepare for life in a new country. And most importantly, it will set you up to get the most out of your experience by learning from local leaders and contributing in a meaningful way. Full of practical tips and personal stories from the author’s experience having wor... more

Shekhins

by JD Hyobel

Neither physical nor spirit beings - such is the finding of this book concerning the characters of John's vision (The Book of Revelation). But what are shekhins if these are not beings? JD Hyobel invites us how such a view is within the vision itself. The book is well-researched, footnoted, and indexed for academic reading.

Covidiots - Idiotic acts and bizarre behaviour

by Steven Richard Harris

A collection of hard to believe true stories about humankind´s often idiotic reactions to the outbreak of covid-19. From all corners of the globe, these tongue-in-cheek accounts of our reaction to the first wave of the pandemic in the spring of 2020 will make us wonder how on earth we coped, not just with the virus, but with those we now know as covidiots.

Behind the Lines

by Mary Donaldson-Evans

The year 2020 marks the 75th anniversary of the German surrender in World War II. The 10th Mountain Division, the army’s first mountaineering unit, led the Allies to victory in Italy in 1945. Their soldiers are often celebrated for their heroism and ingenuity and remembered for their steep losses in the campaign to defeat Nazi Germany. Yet it has been estimated that no more than 14% of troops overseas in World War II ever saw combat. Behind the Lines is the story of a 10th Mountain Division sold... more

When He Was Anna

by Patti Hornstra

My child is transgender. He was once a she. When He Was Anna: A Mom's Journey Into the Transgender World is a mother's brutally honest story of the stress and confusion that consumed her family in the early years of her child's transition from female to male. In the end, there is one certainty--the struggle is real; so is the love. In "When He Was Anna: A Mom's Journey Into the Transgender World," Patti courageously shares her doubts, anxiety, and gut-wrenching questions she has about h... more

The Theology Basement

by Jacob Thomas

The new atheists caused quite the furore with books such as Richard Dawkins’ “The God Delusion.” Christians were among those accused of promoting magical thinking and harmful ideology. Fifteen years later this claim still has emotional power. “The Theology Basement” de-legitimises this claim by critiquing some of the concepts that empower it. The theology basement contains discredited theorists, comfort merchants, and secret atheists. Removing these from the pile, “The Theology Basement” inste... more

The Dark Side of Memory

by Tessa Bridal

“The Dark Side of Memory” by Tessa Bridal is a gripping and incisive narrative of the multi-generational effect of the extremist military dictatorships in Uruguay and Argentina, as told to the author by families of the disappeared. Through her retelling, Bridal elevates the stories of the overlooked, voiceless and forgotten humans behind political turmoil. As University of San Francisco Latin American Studies Program Director Roberto Gutiérrez Varea praises: “Bridal offers us a poignant, ... more

The Land of Piceno: The Life and Times of Le Marche, Italy

by Phoebe Leed and Nathan Neel

Indigenous peoples cancelled by a burgeoning empire. Devastating earthquakes level ancient monuments. Marauding invaders loot and pillage art treasures. And yet, verdant hillsides ripple with vineyards and olive groves. Dramatic blue mountains shelter shepherds, freedom fighters, and necromancers. Lined with palms and orange trees, the luxurious coast is monitored by medieval towers and pagan temples. This is the Land of Piceno—Le Marche, Italy--whose founding symbol picus, sacred woodpecker of... more

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