"The Green Colt is told beautifully, with grace and quiet power, and shows S. J. Dahlstrom to be a big new talent. I highly recommend this wonderful book." Nancy Plain, award-winning author and vice-president of Western Writers of America Twelve-year-old Wilder Good likes basketball, 4-H club, hangi[...]
Two veteran martial arts instructors and a renowned comic book illustrator deliver the ultimate course in self-defense
More than three million Americans are involved in a violent physical encounter every year. In these situations, knowledge is power, and few teachers are better equipped to deli[...]
The Principles for Understanding Kata are Largely Unknown Until Now The ancient masters developed kata, or "formal exercises," as fault-tolerant methods to preserve their unique, combat-proven fighting systems. Unfortunately, they deployed a two-track system of instruction where an 'outer circle' of[...]
Fair Fight? Not likely. Least of all from a criminal who is looking to make a quick profit at your expense. A sad fact is that weapon-wielding thugs victimize 1,773,000 citizens every year in the United States alone. Even martial artists are not immune from this deadly threat. Consequently, self-def[...]
When Karate or Ti was first developed in Okinawa it was about using technique and extraordinary power to end a fight instantly. These old ways of generating remarkable power are still accessible, but they are purposefully hidden in Sanchin Kata for the truly dedicated to find. This book takes the pr[...]
"The Way to Black Belt, A Comprehensive Guide to Rapid Rock-Solid Results" is presented with foreword by Dan Anderson, 8th Degree. If you are serious about your marital arts training, "The Way to Black Belt", will arm you with the information that you need to swiftly become a highly skilled, well qu[...]
Finalist 2010 Book of the Year Award by ForeWord MagazineFinalist 2010 USA Best Book Award The Little Black Book of Violence will arm you with the knowledge and good sense to make informed choices in hazardous situations. While some yahoo spewing insults about your favorite sports team is worlds apa[...]
This book was written to address an important gap that exists in martial arts training. The gap is the space or dirty ground that lives between sport and combat techniques; that is when you need to control a person without severely injuring him (or her). Techniques in this space are called 'drunkle'[...]
Wendy McClure is on a quest to find the world of beloved "Little House on the Prairie" author Laura Ingalls Wilder--a fantastic realm of fiction, history, and places she's never been to, yet somehow knows by heart. She traces the pioneer journey of the Ingalls family-- looking for the Big Woods amon[...]
Race, Slavery and the Troubled History of America's Universities.
A volume of approximately three dozen plays includes The Alcestiad, Our Town, and a previously unpublished Alfred Hitchcock screenplay, Shadow of a Doubt, in a collection that also restores to print a key selection of Wilder's theatrical essays.[...]
"The best thing he ever wrote," observed Edmund Wilson of Thornton Wilder's National Book Award winner The Eighth Day (1967), an enthralling novel that shows Wilder revisiting the small-town America of Our Town to fashion a philosophical whodunit. A wrongful conviction for murder and a daring rescue[...]
Originally published from 1932 to 1943, Laura Ingalls Wilder's "Little House" books are classics of children's literature, beloved by millions. But readers who last enjoyed them as children may be astonished at the quiet poetry of Wilder's prose and the force and poignancy of her portrait of the liv[...]
A must-read companion to the Little House books
The universal appeal of Laura Ingalls Wilde's books springs from a life lived in partnership with the land, on farms she and her family settled across the Northeast and Midwest. In this revealing exploration of Wilder's deep connection with th[...]
A 2006 report commissioned by Brown University revealed that institution's complex and contested involvement in slavery--setting off a controversy that leapt from the ivory tower to make headlines across the country. But Brown's troubling past was far from unique. In "Ebony and Ivy," Craig Steven Wi[...]
"Curiosity never killed this cat, but love could have deadly consequences." Sasha Soskoff has two reasons for moving to Chicago: secure a tenured position in veterinary research medicine, and widen his horizons. After a night at the city's hottest new club, though, a wrong turn down a dark alley nar[...]
Learn About Laura Ingalls Wilder And The Pioneer Life That Inspired Her Children's Books.
I'm Paxton Wilder.Motocross phenom & adrenaline junkie.I have more tattoos than scars.And I've never seen a stunt I couldn't pull off--Or a girl I can't get off.Until she walks in.My new tutor is sexy, smart, more stubborn than I am, and one hundred percent off limits.That's right--the only rule thi[...]
If you like to crochet, you won't be disappointed with Granny Squares. The crocheted squares, affectionately called "grannies" by their fans, are true quick-change artists. Quickly made, they continue to reveal their charm in ever new color variants and different combinations of yarns and stitches. [...]
The superyacht industry is booming. A couple of hundred thousand dollars a week will buy you an itinerary with exotic ports of call like Ibiza, Monaco and St.Tropez and a dozen dedicated crew members catering to your every whim: the ideal retreat for the mega-rich and famous. But mix unlimited cash [...]