Fourteen unforgettable short stories provoke, illuminate, and startle as they explore our perception of nature and the conflict between wildness and civilization within each of us. As we are recognizing the consequences of the destruction of forests and wetlands, the pillaging of the seas, and the t[...]

In an eye-opening sequence of personal meditations through the cycle of seasons, Diane Ackerman awakens us to the world at dawn--drawing on sources as diverse as meteorology, world religion, etymology, art history, poetry, organic farming, and beekeeping. As a patient and learned observer of animal [...]

?An amazing story of child survival. It makes one marvel at the strength and resilience of the human spirit.?-Nancy L. Segal, PhD., author of Born Together-Read Apart: The Landmark Minnesota Twin Study.Combining prose with powerful imagery, Running from Giants follows a young boy?s struggle to survi[...]

(Applause Books). The first complete collection of Dylan Thomas's screenplays offers a unique portrait of his life and times as a professional film writer.[...]

From one of the movement's most respected leaders, the complete resource for Adult Children of Alcoholics. When they were first released in the 1980s, Janet Woititz's groundbreaking works, Adult Children of Alcoholics, Struggle for Intimacy and The Self-Sabotage Syndrome, provided a new message of h[...]

"Grace and Truth: A Holy Pursuit "is an inspirational treasury of quotations from the works of Oswald Chambers, the world's most beloved devotional writer and author of "My Utmost for His Highest."These simple and direct words of biblical wisdom and insight offer a soul-stirring perspective on God's[...]