The history of the Iona Community including the work of George MacLeod whose inspiration placed Iona firmly on the Christian map once again in the twentieth century.

We all want our children to reach their fullest potential—to be smart and well adjusted, and to make a difference in the world. We wonder why, for some people, success seems to come so naturally.Could the secret be how they were parented?This book unveils how parenting helped shape some of the most fascinating people you will ever encounter, by doing things that almost any parent can do. You don't have to be wealthy or influential to ensure your child reaches their greatest...

We all want our children to reach their fullest potential—to be smart and well adjusted, and to make a difference in the world. We wonder why, for some people, success seems to come so naturally.Could the secret be how they were parented?This book unveils how parenting helped shape some of the most fascinating people you will ever encounter, by doing things that almost any parent can do. You don't have to be wealthy or influential to ensure your child reaches their greatest...

—Unbridled power corrupts, but what halter provides the bridle?Magic has a price, and the price for difficult magic is rapid aging. Because cold iron short-circuits controlled magic, wizards in the Age of Magic struggle to find a new source of power to compete against the dawning Age of Iron. Without a new source of power for the wizards, cold steel dooms the Age of Magic and the Age of Iron will ascend.When Junak the Hunter atte...

TIME-SLIPS AWEIGH, A Quasi Time Travel Love Story (PG13):If you remember tomorrow as yesterday, did you time-travel?If math prof Phil Schuster had a do-over, he'd be a better BFF to his brother-in-law, Ray Claymore after Ray's wife and son tragically die. Five years later, Ray sends Phil an AI tablet named Ava and a cross-Atlantic cruise invitation to rekindle their estranged relationship.The cruise is a bust: Ray misses the depart...

THE OASIS AT THE EDGE OF FOREVER: One woman's journeyServiced by a crew of 22, the Starship Aspiration transports 527 colonists and sufficient supplies to plant a new colony on the garden planet Optimism, which is located at the fringe of human exploration in a star system 53 light years from Earth. Because a starship can't land on a planet, the Aspiration conveys a shuttle, the Hope, to ferry colonists and cargo to ...

This book has been a work in progress. In the spring of 2000 I started this project and began to collect data and conduct interviews. I copied every article I could find in the Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness and its predecessors Outlook for the Blind and New Outlook for the Blind. I was fortunate to locate Blindness the annual publication of the American Association of Workers for the Blind. One of the greatest finds was the library at the American Foundation for the Blind. The...

In recent years, concerned governments, businesses, and civic groups have launched ambitious programs of community development designed to halt, and even reverse, decades of urban decline. But while massive amounts of effort and money are being dedicated to improving the inner-cities, two important questions have gone unanswered: Can community development actually help solve long-standing urban problems? And, based on social science analyses, what kinds of initiatives can make a difference...

Getting It Done describes in clear and helpful detail what leaders of successful high-poverty and high-minority schools have done to promote and sustain student achievement.It follows two celebrated books by Karin Chenoweth: It’s Being Done, which established that the work of educating all children is possible, and How It’s Being Done, which examined the structures and processes necessary to support academic success. Getting It Done

(special supplemental workbook)The goal of this manual is to enhance the capacity of all members of the educational context, whether student, parent, teacher, administrator, or consultant, to activate the benefits of infused technologies for all learners, including those who are blind or have low vision. To accomplish this purpose this manual provides background and practical information with respect to inquiry-based education, infused technologies, and blindness and visual impairm...

An anthology of visionary new stories from Chinese and English-language writers, featuring three Hugo Award-nominated tales. If you love the mission of science fiction, the exchange between cultures, and the hopeful trajectory of technology and ideas, this collection is for you.An impressive joint project, this outstanding new anthology brings the best of Chinese and English-language science fiction in a mediation on the theme of Exploration in Space. New, emerging...

New Authors and collections. Following the great success of our Gothic Fantasy, deluxe edition short story compilations, Ghosts, Horror, Science Fiction, Murder Mayhem and Crime & Mystery this latest title is packed with dark valleys, high mountain passes, dinosaurs and endless dark creations. Contains a fabulous mix of classic and brand new writing, with authors from the US, Canada, and the UK.New, contemporary and notable writers featured are: Rachel Verkade, Thomas Canfield, Kev...