Draw 50 Animal ‘Toons shows aspiring artists how to draw with ease by following simple, step-by-step instructions. Acclaimed author Lee J. Ames helps you bring to life a skateboarding crocodile, a funky monkey, and a juggling seal. Also included are dinosaurs, flamingos, squirrels, gorillas, and a whole spectrum of fun-loving animals.Lee J. Ames’s drawing method has proven successful for children and adults alike over the past thirty years. The twenty-seven books in the

For a man who played third billing to Siamese twins and trained seals, Bob Hope became the most recognized profile and talent in the world. And, in the entire history of show business, no individual traveled so far, so often, to entertain so many.Hope's entertainment persona was evident in every decade of the 20th century, from impersonating Charlie Chaplin in front of the firehouse in Cleveland in 1909, to celebrating an unprecedented 60 years with NBC in 1996.For a man wh...

We all desperately want to leave a positive imprint on the world. We want to leave things and people better than we found them – to be remembered well. And so, we dread the idea that, in the end, our lives might not count for much.Made to Count drives straight to the heart of that fear of failure. It will help you discover your God-designed purpose – to find your life's true meaning and live your life's greatest passion.Using eight powerful biblical principles that...

Many books and essays have addressed the broad sweep of Texas music—its multicultural aspects, its wide array and blending of musical genres, its historical transformations, and its love/hate relationship with Nashville and other established music business centers. This book, however, focuses on an essential thread in this tapestry: the Texas singer-songwriters to whom the contributors refer as “ruthlessly poetic.” All songs require good lyrics, but for these songwriters, the poetic qualit...

Hij tartte keizers en stierf als martelaar Het is het 18e regeringsjaar van keizer Tiberius. Theofilus, een ambitieuze jonge Romein, staat aan het begin van zijn juridische carrière. Als pasbenoemd assistent van Pontius Pilatus is hij getuige van het proces tegen Jezus, en geschokt moet hij constateren dat er behalve waarheidsvinding nog vele andere belangen spelen. Hij geeft Pilatus een advies dat hij zijn leven lang diep betreurt. En zo sterft een onschuldige Jood de ergst denkbare dood:...

Bob Dylan is known as the voice of his generation.Growing up in the mining town of Hibbing, Minnesota, Bob Zimmerman was different from other kids. He loved musical artists such as Robert Johnson and Woody Guthrie. Young Bob taught himself to play piano and guitar, and he and his friends played in his garage and at school talent shows. Bob wrote stories and poems too. His two passions—music and storytelling—led him to a growing musical style called folk. But he als...

“A crucial study in the political manipulation of intelligence, understanding how Curveball got us into Iraq will arm us for the next round of lies coming out of Washington.”—Robert Baer, author of See No Evil: The True Story of a Ground Soldier in the CIA's War on TerrorismCurveball answers the crucial question of the Iraq war: How and why was America’s intelligence so catastrophically wrong? In this dramatic and explosive book, award-winning