"A highly unusual tale about an unrecognized musical genius," this acclaimed debut novel "touches the grand questions about God, love, art and history" ( Publishers Weekly).Set against the backdrop of a nineteenth century Alpine village, Brother of Sleep tells the story of Johannes Elias Alder, a musical genius with an uncanny ear who develops his talent in secret midnight sessions at the church organ. Though he plays transcendently, his unrequite...

Take a magic carpet ride through the honeycomb of time. Serendipity Road is set in Cambodia, where the author has lived for over 10 years. He tells the remarkable story of Sopheak, who wandered into the jungle at the age of eight and didn't return home for nearly two years. Sopheak introduced the author to a side of Cambodia most foreigners don't get to see: a land of ghosts and spirits just behind the surface of life. In a series of flashbacks, the author recounts many miraculous experien...

Paul Avalon had it made. He was a great surfer and, at one time, the star of a TV show. He was as vain as it was possible to be until his world came crashing down. He traded in his Land Rover for a fading yellow Daihatsu and headed north to a hard to reach surf spot he loved. Before he got there, his car crashed and he had a near death experience that took him to the "Loka." He spent his time surfing with one of his surfing idols, Jake Newman, who had died surfing the very break Paul was h...

Shylock, the Roman explains Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice in light of the Renaissance ethos of ancient Roman honor and the tradition of ancient Rome's festive comedy. This close reading of The Merchant of Venice illuminates Shakespearean comedy generally and provides a basis for understanding the logic of Shakespeare's artistry as a dramatist.

Representative Gerry Studds served the Massachusetts South Shore, Cape Cod, and New Bedford congressional district from 1973 to 1997. During his first decade in the House he helped pass legislation that protected American fishermen from overfishing by international boats and limited President Ronald Reagan's wars in Central America.The defining moment of his career, however, came in 1983, when he was censured by the House for having had an affair with a page ten years previously. O...

The Girl with Tiger's Eyes is a short version of my longer book, Serendipity Road: between heaven and hell. It is about Sopheak, a Cambodian girl who lived in the jungle alone as a child for up to two years. She returned home to find her parents had moved on, so she lived in a Phnom Penh orphanage for a short time. Eventually, she moved to Sihanoukville, Cambodia, which is where the author met her.

A Ghost in Cambodia is an imaginary story about a ghost who dictates his story to the author. Travel with the ghost from Cambodia to Thailand, the United States, South America and India. See the world through a ghost's eyes and discover things you may not believe exist, like auras and chakras. A Cambodian woman, Sopheak introduced the author to Terry when he came to Cambodia ten years ago. This story is an extension of the remarkable story the ghost recounted to Sopheak.

This set of tarot cards connects you with the natural forces of the ocean even when you can't get to the beach . A companion to her Secrets of a Kahuna BodySurfer: A Spiritual Adventure Guide Book, Eileen presents Hawaiian surf lore along with beautiful photographs of the beaches of Hawaii, and surf instrumental music by Bill Mello, plus natural sounds from the ocean. A unique approach to meditation , surfing your way through your day with these surf-wise sayings, images and musical sounds...

Hunter or hunted? How much longer will these magnificent beasts prowl the planet? Learn all about tigers and why they're being threatened into extinction in this Level 3 DK Reader.Packed with full-color photographs, lively illustrations, and engaging, age-appropriate stories to introduce young children to a life-long love of reading. These amazing stories are guaranteed to capture children's interest while developing their reading skills. Perfect for reading together!

A brilliant and companionable tour through all thirty-eight plays, Shakespeare After All is the perfect introduction to the bard by one of the country’s foremost authorities on his life and work.Drawing on her hugely popular lecture courses at Yale and Harvard over the past thirty years, Marjorie Garber offers passionate and revealing readings of the plays in chronological sequence, from The Two Gentlemen of Verona to The Two Noble Kinsmen. Supremely read...

National BestsellerIn this nuanced and complex portrait of Barack Obama, Pulitzer Prize-winner David Remnick offers a thorough, intricate, and riveting account of the unique experiences that shaped our nation’s first African American president.Through extensive on-the-record interviews with friends and teachers, mentors and disparagers, family members and Obama himself, Remnick explores the elite institutions that first exposed Obama to social tensions, and...

Bestselling author John Davidson presents "Big Cats For Kids – Amazing Animal Books For Young Readers". Beautiful Pictures and easy reading format will help children fall in love with big cats. This is one of over 20 books in the Amazing Animal Books for Young Readers Series. http://AmazingAnimalBooks.comThe series is known as one of the most beautiful for digital books. The pictures look great even in black and white and are excellent on the full color tablets.Lots of fact...