2017 Gertrude H. Dyke Award — NominatedThe history of Lake Nipigon, where the Great Lakes begin.The name Nipigon is evocative of storied brook trout, cold clear waters, elusive woodland caribou, sweeping vistas, and spectacular scenery. Situated in the heart of Northwestern Ontario, almost every map of North America shows Lake Nipigon as a significant geographic feature, yet few people know its story. As the primary watershed that flows into Lake S...

What if admitting you're stuck and out of options could be the most powerful step you ever take? In "The Power of Admitting You're Screwed," we dive deep into the transformative act of facing the truth and using that honesty as a springboard to build a life that's true to who you are.This isn't just another self-help book. It's a guide filled with practical exercises and suggested readings designed to help you break free from the patterns that hold you back. This book leads you thr...

Though outwardly successful, young Anne Christies prominent midwestern coal-mining family is deeply troubled Anne especially. While growing up during the late 1950s, Anne becomes convinced that her mother hates her. Emotionally isolated at home, she seeks love and approval in the arms of the many men who pursue her. As she embarks on a journey that will take her to New York in pursuit of a modeling career, Anne doesnt dream that one day her past will come back to haunt her.When Ann...

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In The Sharing Sheep, delve into a heartwarming journey of four previously self-centered animals, each confronted with their own unique challenge. From a famished sheep to a freezing bird, a stranded ant, and a drowning worm, they all face predicaments that seem insurmountable. But as the story unfolds, these animals discover the transformative power of thinking beyond themselves. Will the sheep find sustenance? Can the bird find warmth? How will the ant find its way to solid ground, and c...

Georgia O’Keeffe, the most famous woman artist of American modernism and a pioneer in shaping abstract art, had a fiercely independent vision. In her work she created a discrete and intense world, blending the abstract with the real in interpretations of the grandeur of the high desert and of flowers, bones, shells, rocks and landscapes – her hallmark subjects. A world also formed around O’Keeffe herself, from the iconic photographic nude studies of her by Alfred Stieglitz to the images of...

This story is a tribute to her grandmother and was written to preserve memories for her family for years to come. As a child, Nancy spent lots of time with her grandma, learning many valuable lessons about life and hearing funny stories that she still remembers.

A controversial challenge to the works of Ron Chernow and David McCulloughLin-Manuel Miranda's play "Hamilton" has reignited interest in the founding fathers; and it features Aaron Burr among its vibrant cast of characters. With Fallen Founder, Nancy Isenberg plumbs rare and obscure sources to shed new light on everyone's favorite founding villain. The Aaron Burr whom we meet through Isenberg's eye-opening biography is a feminist, an Enlightenment figure o...

In the face of the gradual saturation of US public education by the logics of neoliberalism, educators often find themselves at a loss to respond, let alone resist. Through state defunding and many other “reforms” fueled by austerity politics, a majority of educators are becoming casual labor in US universities while those who hang onto secure employment are pressed to act as self-supporting entrepreneurs or do more with less. Focusing on the discipline of writing studies, this collection ...

Get ready to blast off! Find out about some real-life astronauts and their true space adventures, including Neil Armstrong and the first Moon landing. On the way you’ll discover what were the first living things in space, why it is so easy to jump on the Moon, and why you should never eat a sandwich (or drink a glass of water) in a space craft!True Space Adventures is part of the Reading Planet range of books for Stars (Lime) to Supernova (Red+) band. Children aged 7-11 will love re...

The year is 1774, and the Virginia frontier is a powder keg. When ruthless outlaws brutally murder a group of Shawnee Indians, the fragile peace shatters, unleashing a wave of savage reprisals. In the calamitous events that follow, the lives of British colonists, Shawnee warriors, a young enslaved girl, and an Irish indentured servant become inextricably linked in a desperate fight for survival. This isn't just a war for land; it's a battle for their very way of life, thre...

The early fiction of one of the nation’s most celebrated writers, Truman Capote, as he takes his first bold steps into the canon of American literatureRecently rediscovered in the archives of the New York Public Library, these short stories provide an unparalleled look at Truman Capote writing in his teens and early twenties, before he penned such classics as Other Voices, Other Rooms, Breakfast at Tiffany’s, and In Cold Blood. This colle...