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Brothers Steve and Chris must fight their way out of an avalanche while on a Rocky Mountains ski trail.... More

Sean isn't looking forward to a family camping trip that includes his new stepsister. She's five years younger than he is, she talks all the time, and she has a pink backpack. It's hard for Sean to imagine that he will ever feel like Christina's big brother.... More

Siblings Michelle and William are out on a caving adventure when they end up losing their way.... More

Successful two-man canoeing requires teamwork. Cousins Ben and Jude must learn to work together to avoid a disaster on the Delaware River.... More

In Continent by Default, Anne Marie Le Gloannec, a distinguished analyst of contemporary Europe, considers the European Union as a geopolitical project. This book offers a comprehensive narrative of how the European Union came to organize the continent, first by default through enlargement and in a ... More

Honourable Misfits is a weird and wonderful celebration of the most eccentric and infamous MPs throughout the history of the British parliament.Politicians are weird - we can all agree on that. But do you know how much weirder they used to be? If not, Honourable Misfits is the audiobook for you. Spa... More

Politicians are weird - we can all agree on that. But do you know how much weirder they used to be? If not, Honourable Misfits is the book for you. Spanning from the past 700 years, this is a celebration of the oddest and most eccentric MPs the House of Commons has ever seen. From mad inventors and ... More

This book will cover all aspects of flavour perception, including aroma, taste and the role of the trigeminal nerve, from the general composition of food to the perception at the peri-receptor and central level. This book will answer to a growing need for multidisciplinary approaches to better under... More

This open access wide-ranging collation of papers examines a host of issues in studying second-generation immigrants, their life courses, and their relations with older generations. Tightly focused on methodological aspects, both quantitative and qualitative, the volume features the work of authors... More

Through stories of youth using their many voices in and out of school to explore and express their ideas about the world, this book brings to the forefront the reality of lived literacy experiences of adolescents in today’s culture in which literacy practices reflect important cultural messages abou... More

Blessed Are the Stressed can help you find the opportunities for deeper happiness that lurk all around you. Best-selling author Sr. Mary Lea Hill helps you delve deeper into the beatitudes, our special passageways to joy, and unlocks their secrets for a happy life. You will find yourself smiling, i... More

How do I find Christ in the people around me? This compilation contains famous writings of twentieth century English mystic and laywoman Caryll Houselander who shows us how we can see Christ in ourselves and everyone we encounter in our midst.... More

The "Crabby Mystic," Sr. Mary Lea, directly approaches the pray-er with practical advice, but cautions that "it is not an instructional course on prayer, but rather a taster on prayer, a place to get your feet wet." Even as you chuckle at her wit, she gives recommendations that will help any pray-er... More

Transforming suffering into sainthood, Edith Stein lived in the complexities of modern political situations with the simplicity of one who is confident in God's ultimate reliability. A Jewish convert to the Catholic faith, Edith became a Carmelite nun. But with the rise of the Nazis, Edith was depor... More

Book 5 of the Beulah Quintet. Set in 1978 a woman returns to her West Virginia home after 20 years, seeking to discover the story behind her brother's death.... More

MaryLee Sachs explores the relationship and increasing blur between the marketing discipline and the public relations profession. How do the two mix? What is their role in a world where the growth of digital and social media has contributed to an increasing lack of control over how brands are percei... More

Few people have made greater contributions to protecting and improving the environment than the scientist, teacher, activist Dr. Barry Commoner. For half a century, Dr. Commoner has been an international leader in the environmental movement. On the occasion of his eightieth birthday, a symposium was... More

Is war necessary? In Peace and War prominent anthropologists and other social scientists explore the cultural and social factors leading to war. They analyze the covert causes of war from a cross-cultural perspective: ideologies that dispose people to war; underlying patterns of social relationships... More

As co-owner of Sugar and Spice Cookbooks, Sugar Calloway has seen simple confections bring friends together and spark fiery feuds. Except this time, the recipe truly is to die for . . . After losing her job as food editor at a glossy magazine, Rosetta Sugarbaker Calloway—aka “Sugar” to friends—is... More

When editor Sugar Calloway and baker Dixie Spicer went into business creating cookbooks, they found a sideline as amateur sleuths. Now a bitter family grudge could leave a fatal aftertaste… At Sugar & Spice Community Cookbooks, the friends and business partners have secured a tasty new commission: p... More

Have you ever wanted to change the world? You hold the power to do just that, but you must discover the keys that open the doors. Enter the real world where you don't have to fantasize to become a hero--you only need to unlock the power within to fulfill your own destiny. Through Government of the O... More

When editor Sugar Calloway and baker Dixie Spicer went into business creating cookbooks, they found a sideline as amateur sleuths. Now a bitter family grudge could leave a fatal aftertaste… At Sugar & Spice Community Cookbooks, the friends and business partners have secured a tasty new commission: p... More

The story tells the political, social, psychological and anthropological aspects of American and European expatriates who took refugee in an ancient Turkish city. <P><P> Winner of the 1978 National Book Award.... More

I love God, but my prayer doesn t seem to be going anywhere. What s happening? Sometimes prayer seems effortless. Other times, no matter who we are or what our vocation is in life, we are distracted by some other interest. Teresa of Avila teaches us to both live and pray in reality, and to find G... More