When Pierre-Anthon realizes there is no meaning to life, the seventh-grader leaves his classroom, climbs a tree, and stays there. His classmates cannot make him come down, not even by pelting him with rocks. So to prove to Pierre-Anthon that life has meaning, the children decide to give up things of importance. The pile starts with the superficial—a fishing rod, a new pair of shoes. But as the sacrifices become more extreme, the students grow increasingly desperate to get Pierre-Anthon dow...

Endorsed by Amnesty International. Imagine if war broke out – not in Iraq or Afghanistan, somewhere far far away, but here, in our country. In War, Janne Teller embarks on a thought-provoking experiment: by simply turning the current crisis on its head, she reveals what it is like to flee your home country, to be exiled, and to fight for survival in a foreign country.In this illustrated short story, Europe has fallen apart and the only place at peace withi...

In collaboration with Hay Festival and [email protected] by Laura Bates, founder of the Everyday Sexism Project.A being from another time and planet visits Earth, and takes human form for one year, as a European...A young woman’s tyrannical father has arranged her marriage to an influential suitor, but a mythical bull from her dreams comes to her rescue...A group of students in Tallinn’s Freedom Square imagine where the rise in right-wing fascism may have t...

A story about everything and nothing, a boy in a plum tree, and a 7th grade no longer sure that anything means anything."The novel asks the immense existential questions of the meaning of life. With its unusual, rhythmic and tightly composed language it is an amazing piece of work, which teasingly, grippingly and thrillingly depicts the quest of a group of children to proving to themselves and other people that something matters in life." Information“A youth no...

“Wavin’Flag” has become an international anthem. Its powerful words of hope have crossed generations and borders, and have made K’NAAN an international star.In his first book for children, When I Get Older, Somali-Canadian poet, rapper, singer, and songwriter K’NAAN tells his own story. Born in Somalia, he grew up in Mogadishu. His grandfather was a renowned poet who passed on his love of words to his grandson. When the Somali Civil War began in 1991, K’NAAN was ju...

Duty helps us do incredible things not because we want to, but because we have to. It arises from the obligation that we must act in certain ways, in line with expectations. Recognizing the role of duty in your life helps you lead from where you are. You will do things to help your team achieve their goals. The remarkable life of David Rockefeller shows how it worked for him, and can work for you.

"John David's strong and sometimes inflammatory rhetoric kept me going back for more.""This writer is spot on . . . making him one of the biggest dreamers in America at the present time. His writing is eloquent and concise."". . . every American not currently in the 1% should read this book and think hard about the ideas."The Essays for the 99% are the voice of the speechless, the dream of the hopeless, and the passion of ...

'A very readable, occasionally apocalyptic, almanac of ''interesting times.''' The Age'He writes beautifully and his ability to pick out the human stories among the headlines is what makes the book worth reading.' Weekly Times'????? He...write[s] like an angel, albeit an avenging one with a taste for the salacious.' Good ReadingIn 2011, history was made and the future broken...One ...

This Step 4 Biography Reader shares the inspiring story of Malala Yousafzai, the youngest recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize. Even as a young girl in Pakistan, Malala spoke up about the importance of girls’ education, via speeches and a blog. Since the Taliban regime was intent on denying girls an education and silencing anyone who disagreed with their laws, this was very dangerous. Malala was shot, but she survived the attack and it did not silence her. In fact, she spoke at the United Na...

The known journalist Udo Ulfkotte died on the 13th of January, 2017. The author of the bestseller “Journalists for Hire” suffered a heart failure according to official reports.On closer inspection doubts about this theory arise.There is evidence which points to a murder.

Continuation of Truth Is. And another mass of poems I wrote in Middle School. This collection shows the world from the eyes I had and they many uncertainties I encountered.

Ron Evans takes you Behind the scenes and delivers mouth-watering knowledge about desert storm, desert storm facts, desert storm for kids, desert shield and more.