Claudia knew that she could never pull off the old-fashioned kind of running away... so she decided not to run FROM somewhere, but TO somewhere. And so, after some careful planning, she and her younger brother, Jamie, escaped-- right into a mystery that made headlines![...]
When suburban Claudia Kincaid decides to run away, she knows she doesn't just want to run "from" somewhere, she wants to run "to" somewhere -- to a place that is comfortable, beautiful, and, preferably, elegant. She chooses the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. Knowing that her younger br[...]
Driving a power boat can be exhilarating and fun. Here, at last, in a handy quick-access format, is a straightforward guide packed with helpful advice, tips and illustrations to help the reader handle their boat safely and competently on the water. The Power Boater's Guide aims to equip the reader w[...]
An illustrated fairy tale tells the adventures of Despereaux Tilling the mouse and his two associates, Roscuro the rat and Miggery Sow, who happen upon a journey together to a castle where their destiny awaits. An ALA Notable Children's Book & Newbery Medal Winner. Jr Lib Guild. Teacher's Guide avai[...]
What happens when society finds a wild boy alone in the woods and tries to civilize him? A true story from the author of "The Fairy Ring."
One day in 1798, woodsmen in southern France returned from the forest having captured a naked boy. He had been running wild, digging for food, and was covere[...]
At the urging of Pope Paul VI in 1971, the leaders of monastic communities throughout the world were encouraged to help the people of God rediscover an ancient way of prayer, centered in God and grounded in truth. This ancient method of prayer came to be known as "Centering Prayer." This book is for[...]
Fourth-century church father Basil of Caesarea was an erudite Scripture commentator, an architect of Trinitarian theology, a founder of monasticism, and a metropolitan bishop. This introduction to Basil's thought surveys his theological, spiritual, and monastic writings, showing the importance of hi[...]
A master of song poems which celebrate and incarnate the music of nature and history, love and mythology, religion and language, Basil Bunting (1900-1985) was a major figure in Modernist poetry, recognized by Pound and Zukofsky as early as the 1930s, and crowned, with the 1966 publication of his mas[...]
In this treatise, Basil attempts to articulate a theology both of God's unitary essence and of the distinctive features that characterize the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit-a distinction that some hail as the cornerstone of "Cappadocian" theology. In Against Eunomius, we see the clash not simply of tw[...]
Basil of Caesarea, the Great, has drawn the admiration of many for centuries. He was a father of eastern coenobitic monasticism; an author of orthodox Trinitarian theology and eloquent defender of the Spirit; a model of social virtue and concern for the poor; and an erudite preacher and able bishop.[...]
Basil of Caesarea (AD 329-78), called "the Great" by later generations, was one of the fourth century's greatest theologians and pastors. His influence on the foundation of monastic life was enormous. As he toured the early ascetic communities, members would ask Basil about various aspects of livin[...]
This book is largely made up of conversations that Dr. Serge Bolshakoff had with monastic fathers of the Russian Orthodox Church. These took place through 50 years in Russia, Estonia, Finland, on Mount Athos, and in France. Many of them appeared, in a somewhat different form, in the book In Search o[...]
Do we have the courage to unmask our false self and enter into the Christian spirit of being our true-selves--images created to mirror the love-image of God?[...]
This book, the fifth in the series developing Bernstein's code theory, presents a lucid account of the most recent developments of this code theory and, importantly, shows the close relation between this development and the empirical research to which the theory has given rise. Pedagogy, Symbolic Co[...]
One of the great pioneers of electrical science, Oliver Heaviside (1850-1925) was a self-educated, fiercely independent genius who cared nothing for social or mathematical conventions. Among many achievements, he showed how to rid telephone lines of distortion and put Maxwell's wonderful but hithert[...]
The remarkable and challenging story of a man who dared to believe that God both could and would supply all of his needs?whether personal or for the thousands of orphans in his care! Though confirmed in the church at the age of 14, George Muller was raised without a real concept of God. By the time[...]