This is a short and succinct summary of the unique position of Roman law in European culture by one of the world's leading legal historians. Peter Stein's masterly study assesses the impact of Roman law in the ancient world, and its continued unifying influence throughout medieval and modern Europe. Roman Law in European History is unparalleled in lucidity and authority, and should prove of enormous utility for teachers and students (at all levels) of legal history, comparative law and Eur...

Swedish tennis star turned coach John Strand thought he had found paradise. At Brazil's exclusive Bonita Resort, he spends his days teaching tennis to the super-rich.But the glittering facade hides a world of privilege and excess where John feels out of place. A friendship with a millionaire family—Julius, Mary, and their daughter Susan—reveals unexpected depths behind the wealth.The perfect life unravels when armed gangsters invade the resort, plunging Joh...

Peter J. Stein was a witness to history, a keeper of Holocaust memories and teller of its stories. He grew up the child of a Catholic mother and a Jewish father who was forced into slave labor and later disappeared. Nazi-occupied Prague was full of German soldiers everywhere and Peter's loved ones vanished in mystery and secret. As a 12-year-old immigrant in America, he searched for a new identity that left his past behind. But as Faulkner tells us, the past is never past. When, as a colle...

When Little Red's Granny Putt Putt gets sick, the tiny moped scooter races over the river and through the dark woods to bring her a basket of get-well goodies.But when Little Red crosses paths with Tank, the biggest, loudest, meanest machine around, that no-good monster truck has plans of his own. Why, Granny, what big wheels you have!Why, Granny, what big headlights you have!Why, Granny, what a big hood you have!From the sparkplug, creative minds of Peter Stein and Chris Gall come...

In this humorous and heartwarming picture book, Mr. Fish refuses to share his tree with Bird and Cat—until he learns that making friends is more rewarding than losing them.Bird and Cat meet in a tree. But someone already lives in this tree—Mr. Fish. And he does not want to share.After Bird and Cat leave, Mr. Fish discovers that it’s actually pretty boring to sit in a tree all by yourself. Getting Bird and Cat back—along with Mr. Fish’s old friends ...

Trucks! Counting! Tire-eating aliens! This wonderful, rhyming, super-silly book has it ALL...including Bob Staake's awesome artwork.THE RUNAWAY NO-WHEELER is a clever spin on a counting book and the perennial favorite, a book starring trucks. Tony is a sturdy, long-hauling 18-wheeler with a delivery to make, but many obstacles are in the way -- from potholes to slime to rescue missions to aliens' space rockets. In the style of counting classics like Dr. Seuss' ...

Look out below! Let your creativity soar as toys of all shapes and sizes squeak, zip, and whirl across the page.If you’re game, open up the world’s wackiest toy chest, where anything and everything can turn into nonstop, action-packed fun. Once again, Peter Stein’s playful verse and Bob Staake’s uproarious illustrations come together in an explosion of color and whimsy, while imagination takes center stage as the best toy of all. Toys Galore is one playground you won’t want to miss...

If a little positive attitude goes a long way, this book should go on forever. And with baby boomers now hitting the 60 mark, the timing couldn't be better. Age Is Nothing: Atitude Is Everything is a small, sweet, funny reminder that when it comes to muscles, minds, and dancing shoes, we need to use 'em or lose 'em.Experts on such things talk about the importance of role models for young people. What a bunch of poppycock! After all, being young is a breeze. Getting old--no...

Fine Friends is a celebration of all things friendship. Sometimes the very best thing you can do with a fine friend is to share a little "aha" moment . . . a small, knowing smile that says, "I may have toilet paper stuck to my shoe, but you, my fine friend, have food stuck in your teeth.* Peter Stein offers up a unique declaration to friendship just in time for graduations, birthdays, bar mitzvahs, and all other conceivable gift-giving occasions.Drawing inspiratio...

Illustrated and packaged à la Margaret Wise Brown's Goodnight Moon, Goodnight '70s turns the classic children's book into a baby boomer's ode to the far out 1970s. It's the perfect gift for anyone nostalgic for the good old days of bell-bottoms, disco balls, and 8-track tapes.

Illustrated and packaged à la Margaret Wise Brown's Goodnight Moon, Goodnight '70s turns the classic children's book into a baby boomer's ode to the far out 1970s. It's the perfect gift for anyone nostalgic for the good old days of bell-bottoms, disco balls, and 8-track tapes.

Swedish tennis star turned coach John Strand thought he had found paradise. At Brazil's exclusive Bonita Resort, he spends his days teaching tennis to the super-rich.But the glittering facade hides a world of privilege and excess where John feels out of place. A friendship with a millionaire family—Julius, Mary, and their daughter Susan—reveals unexpected depths behind the wealth.The perfect life unravels when armed gangsters invade the resort, plunging Joh...