Bridget Whitlock, a limnologist and young widow, is determined to discover who was responsible for her husband's death, but instead of hiring a private investigator, she becomes acquainted with his former colleagues to determine who would have had a motive to murder him. With a strong bond to the outdoors and the keen observations of a scientist, she travels to the shores of Lake Michigan, Boston, and the Maine Allagash wilderness where the evidence starts to unravel. Included are 8 knitting and crochet patterns with a nautical theme: several tunics, a hat, a scarf, a cloche, and more.
With a focus on heroes, adventure, and the future...Kim-Lan Nguyen applies to the Astronauts for the Colonization of Mars Program thinking that she has one chance in a million of being selected. The problem is that Kim-Lan wins that chance in a million.
The #1 New York Times Bestseller! Return to the world of His Dark Materials—now an HBO original series starring Dafne Keen, Ruth Wilson, Andrew Scott, and Lin-Manuel Miranda—in the second volume of Philip Pullman’s new bestselling masterwork The Book of Dust. The windows between the many worlds have been sealed and the momentous adventures of Lyra Silvertongue’s youth are long behind her—or so she thought. Lyra is now a twenty-year-old undergraduate at St. Sophia’s College and intrigue is swirling around her once more. Her daemon Pantalaimon is witness to a brutal murder, and the dying man entrusts them with secrets that carry echoes from their past. The more Lyra is drawn into these mysteries, the less she is sure of. Even the events of her own past come into question when she learns of Malcolm Polstead’s role in bringing her to Jordan College. Now Lyra and Malcolm will travel far beyond the confines of Oxford, across Europe and into the Levant, searching for a city haunted by daemons, and a desert said to hold the truth of Dust. The dangers they face will challenge everything they thought they knew about the world, and about themselves. Praise for The Book of Dust “It’s a stunning achievement, this universe Pullman has created and continues to build on.” —The New York Times “Pullman’s writing is simple, unpretentious, beautiful, true. The conclusion to The Book of Dust can’t come soon enough.”—The Washington Post
A collection of articles, comic strips, and photostories in the traditional Girls Annual style but for adult readers. Contributors include Roberta Gregory and Trina Robbins and others representing the female sub-culture. Erica wrapped up her Girlfrenzy publishing enterprise with a bumper-sized 'Millennial' at the turn of the century - like a feminist take on the girly annuals of the past.
By the authors of the bestselling 13th Gen, an incisive, in-depth examination of the Millennials--the generation born after 1982. In this remarkable account, certain to stir the interest of educators, counselors, parents, and people in all types of business as well as young people themselves, Neil Howe and William Strauss provide the definitive analysis of a powerful generation: the Millennials. Having looked at oceans of data, taken their own polls, talked to hundreds of kids, parents, and teachers, and reflected on the rhythms of history, Howe and Strauss explain how Millennials have turned out to be so dramatically different from Xers and boomers. Millennials Rising provides a fascinating narrative of America's next great generation.
People have been fascinated by merpeople and merfolk since ancient times. From the sirens of Homer’s Odyssey to Hans Christian Andersen’s The Little Mermaid and the film Splash, myths, stories, and legends of half-human, half-fish creatures abound. In modern times “mermaiding” has gained popularity among cosplayers throughout the world. In Merpeople: A Human History, Vaughn Scribner traces the long history of mermaids and mermen, taking in a wide variety of sources and using 117 striking images. From film to philosophy, church halls to coffee houses, ancient myth to modern science, Scribner shows that mermaids and tritons are—and always have been—everywhere.
Mountain range of the Pyrenees, Iberian peninsula. A peasant dies under strange circumstances. Suspecting supernatural and evil nature of the event, father Isidro is sent to investigate the incident. But there are more ancient and dangerous secrets hidden in the heart of these cursed mountains, remembered by the last survivors of a time in which the fog was able to cover too discouraging truths... Now that veil has been torn and the threat is released. If no one would restrain it, the chaos will explode. The night is coming when the stories that fueled imagination of the little ones will turn into reality to frighten even the most skeptical men... Who will be able to maintain sanity when collapse the firm pillars that sustain the reality? Magic, witchcraft and ancestral secrets will shake the orthodoxy of Christianity. An adventure that will take us back to the depths of the Pyrenees, in a borderland, where the impossible seems more real than it's desired by the common sense of the majority. Would you be the one to challenge it, to pursue the most uncomfortable and archaic mysteries? Every tree, hill, lake, and cave belongs to two worlds; one of them we ignore. Its outlawed inhabitants have fueled the fantasies of popular folklore... until now. In front, the old paths that lead us towards them are outlined and are waiting for us.
“Dream, Believe, Dare, Do . . .” Though four simple words, this carefully crafted credo lies at the heart of Walt Disney’s enviable empire and has led The Walt Disney Company to prosperity for decades. As foremost experts on Disney, authors Bill Capodagli and Lynn Jackson return with an updated and expanded third edition of The Disney Way to show how organizations can incorporate this four-pillared credo to support any business, drive any team, and guide any leader to create immeasurable success. Profiling a new set of diverse organizations—such as TYRA Beauty, Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital, Ottawa County, Michigan, and Science Center of Iowa—the authors show how companies of any size, whether an entrepreneurial startup or a Fortune 500, can reach their utmost potential by embracing Walt Disney’s techniques to create a consumer-centric culture. They provide step-by-step actions on how to: • Give every member of your organization a chance to dream • Stand firm on your beliefs and principles • Treat your customers like guests • Support, enable, and reward employees • Build long-term relationships • Dare to take calculated risks • Train extensively and constantly • Align long-term vision with short-term execution • Utilize storyboarding techniques • Pay close attention to details • Demonstrate “love” for product, employees, customers, and self Find out why Walt Disney’s Dream, Believe, Dare, Do principles continue to redefine the nature of business and revolutionize the art of management, while learning how to implement them in your own organization.
A beautifully illustrated alternate taxonomy of the animal kingdom, based on mythology, literature, art, and other cultural realms: “Charming.” —ForeWord Sacred cows, wily serpents, fearsome lions, elegant swans, busy bees, and sly foxes—all are caricatures of the creatures themselves, yet they reflect not only how different cultures see the natural world around them but also how such cultures make use of their native animals. In this fun and thought-provoking book, historian and animal enthusiast Boria Sax argues for a classification of animals that goes beyond the biological to encompass a more meaningful distinction: tradition. From ants and elephants to tigers and tortoises, The Mythical Zoo weaves together a cross-cultural tapestry encompassing mythology, history, art, science, philosophy, and literature. The result is a beautifully illustrated, masterfully composed love letter to the animal kingdom.
