You can't judge a dog by its cover: The heroic story of a sweet, loyal pit bull pup that defies expectations and her breed's reputation to save the day--and the boy she loves! 11-year-old Mackenzie has got one friend in the whole world: Cash, his brown-eyed pit bull. His dad won the runt after a long night of gambling--ever since Mack's mom died, that's all he seems to do, and soon he erupts in a rage at the innocent pup, takes her away in the trunk of his car, and dumps her in the middle ...

A heartwarming tale about the importance of caring for strays. In Billy's small town, stray cats are running wild, and there's growing pressure to get rid of them. The school bullies don't even hesitate to throw rocks at the poor creatures! So when Billy finds a wounded, starving kitten and sneaks her home, he has to be extra-careful to keep her hidden while he nurses her back to health. However precious little Conga is to him, he knows his dad would take her away if he discovered her, saf...

Long, long ago, Johnny's grandpa found a bottle on the beach. When Johnny roots it out of the back of Grandpa's closet, he can see a mysterious shadow through the green glass. "We should break it," Johnny says. "Maybe later," says his grandpa. And so the story begins.

A girl and a boy watch a stranger build a dragon in the sand. The dragon must wait for the night tide to set it free. But there is danger on the beach. As the sea crawls closer, other children come. They jump and play and the dragon begins to dissolve beneath their feet. The boy and the girl must keep the dragon safe until the sea can free him.

Life on Earth cycles through laughter, suffering, sadness and pain. For some it feels like pounding sand with no end in sight. Seek to Understand tells the story of how life experiences, positive or negative can offer great spiritual teaching for our wellbeing.Rather than being quick to judge and condemn, take the time to go within and seek understanding. Instead of feeling attacked, the insights gained will allow for transformation, renewed purpose and great preparation for the ne...

Life on Earth cycles through laughter, suffering, sadness and pain. For some it feels like pounding sand with no end in sight. Seek to Understand tells the story of how life experiences, positive or negative can offer great spiritual teaching for our wellbeing.Rather than being quick to judge and condemn, take the time to go within and seek understanding. Instead of feeling attacked, the insights gained will allow for transformation, renewed purpose and great preparation for the ne...

Make small changes to your surroundings and create extraordinary happiness in your life with groundbreaking research from designer and TED star Ingrid Fetell Lee.Next Big Idea Club selection—chosen by Malcolm Gladwell, Susan Cain, Dan Pink, and Adam Grant as one of the "two most groundbreaking new nonfiction reads of the season!""This book has the power to change everything! Writing with depth, wit, and insight, Ingrid Fetell Lee shares all you need to know...

Make small changes to your surroundings and create extraordinary happiness in your life with groundbreaking research from designer and TED star Ingrid Fetell Lee.Next Big Idea Club selection—chosen by Malcolm Gladwell, Susan Cain, Dan Pink, and Adam Grant as one of the "two most groundbreaking new nonfiction reads of the season!""This book has the power to change everything! Writing with depth, wit, and insight, Ingrid Fetell Lee shares all you need to know...

Heb je je ooit afgevraagd waarom iedereen omhoogkijkt zodra er een regenboog verschijnt, of waarom we in de lente popelen om naar buiten te gaan om bomen en bloemen in bloei te zien? Is er een reden dat ieder mens – ongeacht geslacht, afkomst of leeftijd – moet glimlachen als hij een bos felgekleurde ballonnen ziet? In Vrolijkheid onderzoekt de gerenommeerde ontwerper Ingrid Fetell Lee hoe het komt dat omgevingen en objecten waarmee we dagelijks in aanraking komen soms verrassende en krach...

Matter and Form explores the relationship that has long existed between natural science and political philosophy. Plato's Socrates articulates the Ideas or Forms as an account of the ultimate source of causality in the cosmos. Aristotle's natural philosophy had a significant impact on his political philosophy: he argues that humans are by nature political animals, having their natural end in the city whose regime is hierarchically structured based on differences in moral and intel...

Warum liebt jeder Mensch das rote Glühen eines Sonnenuntergangs? Weshalb zaubern uns blühende Bäume, blauer Himmel oder das Gefühl von feinem Sand unter den Füßen ein Lächeln ins Gesicht? Ist das alles bloß Zufall? Keineswegs, sagt die Designerin Ingrid Fetell Lee, denn die Materialien, Farben und Formen, die uns jeden Tag umgeben, beeinflussen tatsächlich unsere Gefühlswelt. In diesem Buch erfahren Sie, w...

Comment le racisme se conjugue-t-il aux autres formes d’oppression ? Et comment se traduit-il concrètement dans le quotidien et dans les milieux professionnels ? Cet ouvrage se concentre sur une oppression majeure qu’il est essentiel d’aborder aujourd’hui : le racisme. Dans un contexte politique où le racisme systémique demeure non reconnu, cette contribution vise à mettre en lumière la manière dont il s’infiltre dans toutes les sphères de la vie sociale, professionnelle, économique et pol...