Terrell has problems. He lives in a small old apartment. His mother has to work so hard he hardly gets to see her. His English teacher keeps blaming him for things. Two bullies seem to be able to get away with making his life miserable. Animals follow him wherever he goes. Shadows seem to be watching him and a dragon took his father away.When he finds his father's magical flute hidden under his mother's bed, he begins his journey in a mystical land of elves, ogres, and dragons. His...

Ask anyone and they’ll tell you, “We need Mister Rogers more than ever.” This audio collection features interviews with fans, friends, and colleagues whose lives were changed by the simple wisdom and kindness of Fred Rogers. For the first time you’ll hear both celebrities and everyday people tell their stories of how Mister Rogers affected them and, in some cases, even saved their lives.As incredible as it may sound, Fred Rogers personally answered every letter he received. Hearing ...

As the age of globalization and New Media unite disparate groups of people in new ways, the continual transformation and interconnections between ethnicity, class, and gender become increasingly complex. This reader, comprised of a diverse array of sources ranging from the New York Times to the journals of leading research universities, explores these issues as systems of stratification that work to reinforce one another. Understanding Inequality provides students and academics with the ba...

Some of Today's Leading Black Voices—Including 3 Oscar® Winners, 23 Grammy® Winners, 8 Emmy® Winners, and 5 Golden Globe® Winners—Performing Today’s New International Version (TNIV)This ambitious and critically-acclaimed presentation of the Bible is set to an original musical underscore performed by the Prague Symphony Orchestra and a Hollywood-style sound design created by Technicolor Studios. Listen as the voices of Idris Elba, Blair Underwood, Taraji P. Henson, ...

Charlotte is tired of always being the new kid because her father’s job requires him to move frequently. In the ultimate act of desperation to escape the loneliness of her life, she decides to end it all. However, her plans for self-destruction are thwarted when she meets a mysterious stranger with a story of his own.