Richard Drumm might still look like a normal fifteen-year-old kid from Ohio, but over the last few months, he's become much, much more. The heir apparent of a galaxy-spanning kingdom, he's survived assassination attacks, been evolved by the energies of the black hole at the center of the Milky Way, and been given powers far beyond the abilities of other humans.But challenges lie ahead. For one thing, he can't always control his powers, a development that is embarrassing at best and...

"These activities will foster participation and critical thinking in the classroom."—R. Jon Frey, Director of Speech ActivitiesAberdeen Central High School, SD"Cooperative group learning is a powerful approach, and this book provides explicit ideas and guidelines."—Stephanie van Hover, Associate Professor of Social Studies EducationUniversity of VirginiaGive your students the opportunity to think, discover, and learn...

Richard is an average fifteen-year-old from the hills of Ohio whose biggest concerns are studying for tests and asking Becky out next Saturday. Everything changes one day when, while lying on the sofa in his parents' basement, he hears someone whisper, I am your gift. A moment later, the sofa shoots straight up into the air, passing like a ghost through the house and then soaring into space.The sofa doesn't stop until it reaches the moon. There he meets AAL, an artificial life form...

Richard is an average fifteen-year-old from the hills of Ohio whose biggest concerns are studying for tests and asking Becky out next Saturday. Everything changes one day when, while lying on the sofa in his parents' basement, he hears someone whisper, I am your gift. A moment later, the sofa shoots straight up into the air, passing like a ghost through the house and then soaring into space. The sofa doesn't stop until it reaches the moon. There he meets AAL, an artificial life form, who r...

Not only are the Oak Tree Press authors wonderful writers, they are also great cooks. Meals often appear in their books. This cookbook assembles the best of their recipes along with author profiles and a bit about their books. contributors include: Amy Bennett, Holli Castillo, Lorna Collins, Lesley A. Diehl, Michael Eldridge, Nicola Furlong, J.L. (Janet) Greger, Shirley Skufca Hickman, Ann K. Howley, Marilyn Levinson, J. R. (John) Lindermuth, Nancy LiPetri, F. M. (Marilyn) Meredith, Sharon...

Drawing on Husserl’s concepts of communalization and intersubjectivity, this book aspires to an orientation in which human beings are understood in the context of their full-blooded, concrete existence – the life-world.Michael F. Hickman offers a fresh return to the raw experience of politics through the contemporary realist idea of radical disagreement as the "circumstances of politics." He surpasses realist limitations through the acknowledgment of the constitution of the world a...

Fresh off of his victory over the galaxy's greatest and most ancient foes, the extra-dimensional dragons, the boy-king Richard is ready for a break. After all, even with cosmic powers that allow him to teleport anywhere in an instant or conjure up objects out of nothing, there's still only so much a fifteen-year-old kid from rural Ohio can take.Now all he wants to do is enjoy life as the ruler of a galactic empire and spend time with his family, including his mysterious mentor, AAL...

È successo l’impensabile: un noto arcicriminale, per di più con seri problemi di sanità mentale, è a capo dell’H.A.M.M.E.R., la più grande organizzazione per la sicurezza nazionale degli Stati Uniti. Norman Osborn, noto alle cronache per essere stato il supercriminale di nome Goblin, ha salvato in diretta TV il mondo da un’invasione degli alieni skrull e ora il potere è nelle sue mani. Il modo in cui lo userà è prevedibile. Sta per iniziare il Regno Oscuro di Norman Osborn, e i più grandi ...

Creating Excellence, first published in 1984, proposes a rational yet visionary blend of approaches for a winning, strategy-driven culture that can provide you and your company with the confidence that gets results.Based on a programme of six essential leadership skills – vision, sensitivity, insight, versatility, focus, and patience – this step-by-step blueprint for organisational excellence shows the New Age Executive exactly how to:Know your firm...

Fresh off of his victory over the galaxy's greatest and most ancient foes, the extra-dimensional dragons, the boy-king Richard is ready for a break. After all, even with cosmic powers that allow him to teleport anywhere in an instant or conjure up objects out of nothing, there's still only so much a fifteen-year-old kid from rural Ohio can take.Now all he wants to do is enjoy life as the ruler of a galactic empire and spend time with his family, including his mysterious mentor, AAL...

Fresh off of his victory over the galaxy's greatest and most ancient foes, the extra-dimensional dragons, the boy-king Richard is ready for a break. After all, even with cosmic powers that allow him to teleport anywhere in an instant or conjure up objects out of nothing, there's still only so much a fifteen-year-old kid from rural Ohio can take.Now all he wants to do is enjoy life as the ruler of a galactic empire and spend time with his family, including his mysterious mentor, AAL...

Everything is looking up for fifteen-year-old Richard Plantagenet. After defeating his chief political rival, Senator Spartacus, Richard's rulership of the Milky Way kingdom seems assured. He's also more adept at using his powers, like teleportation, shielding himself from harm, and conjuring things out of thin air-though this latter ability is still mostly used to make cheeseburgers.More important to him than all those things is the foxlike Amber, the love of his life and soon-to-...