Cultivating Curious and Creative Minds presents a plethora of approaches to developing human potential in areas not conventionally addressed. Organized in two parts, this international collection of essays provides viable educational alternatives to those currently holding sway in an era of high-stakes accountability. Taken together, the chapters in Part I of Cultivating Curious and Creative Minds provide a sampling of what the cultivation of curious and creative minds entails. The contrib...

Cash Evans knows exactly what he wants for Christmas. Too bad he can't have her.The infamous tattoo artist's been watching geeky Bailey Cooper for months, but that’s all he'll ever do: watch. Bailey's too sweet, too smart, too good for the likes of him, and he knows it. So Cash keeps his distance . . . until a Christmas miracle makes him Bailey's boss.Socially awkward Bailey learned long ago that men just aren't worth the hassle. Take her new boss,...

“A snow-baby: merry rhymes for pleasant times” is full of verses and poems about such popular and favorite amusements and scenes as making a snowmen, fishing or sailing, a singing bird in the cage or in the nest, pets or little babies. Most of these verses will be also adorable during Christmas and winter days.“A snow-baby: merry rhymes for pleasant times” is full of tales about such popular and favorite amusements and scenes as making a snowmen, fishing or sailing, a sing...

Elaine Huang is perfectly happy. She lives in Los Angeles, CA, working as an illustrator for projects of her choice. She regularly meets up with her bestie, Martha, usually at Musashi's, their preferred venue. On one such visit, she answers a call from a persistent unknown number. The phone call changes her life, taking her halfway around the world to Sovereign Island where it brings her back into contact with some family secrets she has done her best to forget.Can Elaine figure ou...