In British Columbia, like most of the world, the wealth of the richest one percent has grown exponentially in recent decades, while the majority have found their incomes stagnant or even declining. The top 10 percent in BC now hold 56.2 percent of the wealth, a greater share than anywhere else in Canada. Our richest have wealth counted in the billions while the poorest sleep in downtown doorways, or have to choose between medicine and food. Those in the middle report working harder without...

This book is about how we think about the future. It is about how we think about our own personal futures and how such prospection is connected to our well-being and mental health. The ability to think about the future is essential for functioning, and is also central to individual well-being and mental health. This book reviews the growing evidence for the link between prospection and well-being. A variety of aspects of prospection are discussed, including prediction and anticipation for ...

What if time itself could be unlocked?Lewis Macleod has everything a boy could want: luxury, a prestigious school, and a place on his ice hockey team. But behind the grand penthouse overlooking Central Park, something is missing. His father is always away, his future stepmother is unbearable, and the only person who truly understands him is Jessie, his fiercely loyal Scottish nanny.On the day of the biggest game of his life, Lewis has no idea that everything is about to cha...

What is it to be an American? In lyrical, soul-searching free verse and seamless, evocative paintings, the father-son team who presented Jazz, delivers a heartfelt and thought-provoking homage to this country. Reflective and non-judgmental, stretching across a tumultuous history, following dreams of and struggles for freedom, this is a masterful and stunning presentation of patriotism through poetry, quotations and depictions of myriad Americans—from Tecumseh to Abraham Lincoln to Jimi Hen...

The Odyssey follows the epic ten-year journey of King Odysseus home after the Trojan War. Along the way he must survive a hurricane sent by the God Poseidon, escape imprisonment by the nymph Calypso, a murderous Cyclopes who traps his crew in a cave, and the fearsome monsters Scylla and Sirens. Finally after reaching Ithaca he must defeat the Suitors who threaten his wife Penelope and son Telemachus in a climatic battle to the death.

An epic stand-alone adventure in Erin Hunter’s #1 nationally bestselling Warriors series!Set just after the events of the Dawn of the Clans prequel arc, this super edition follows WindClan's first medicine cat, Moth Flight, on a quest that changes the shape of the warrior Clans forever.The five warrior Clans are newly formed, and the forest is at peace—but in WindClan, one young cat is troubled by strange visions that will lead her to a destiny no cat could...

Erin Hunter's #1 nationally bestselling Warriors series continues in Warriors: Omen of the Stars.The fifth book in this fourth series, Warriors: Omen of the Stars #5: The Forgotten Warrior, brings more adventure, intrigue, and thrilling battles to the epic world of the warrior Clans.A divided StarClan has driven a deep rift between the warrior Clans, and the spirits of the Dark Forest are gaining strength. Now the warrior cats must decide whose wor...

Erin Hunter’s #1 bestselling Warriors series continues with the third book in the Vision of Shadows arc!ShadowClan has fallen. A group of rogues now rules the pine forest, and their cruel leader, Darktail, will not stop until he has conquered the rest of the Clans. Alderheart is more certain than ever that their only hope is to find the lost SkyClan and fulfill StarClan’s prophecy—before Darktail’s vicious reign puts an end to the warrior Clans forever.Full...

After surviving the onslaught of week one, Lucius has something to prove.He seeks to train under a living legend in hopes of being ready for the goblin siege.He isn't the only one looking to train. As his competition grows in strength, he must push himself harder than ever before.Then, he unexpected happens. Players start to unlock abilities.There is only one thing to do when facing impossible odds - train harder!

From the author of the critically acclaimed, award-winning bestseller Ishmael and its sequel, My Ishmael, comes a powerful novel with one of the most profound spiritual testaments of our time“A compelling ‘humantale’ that will unglue, stun, shock, and rearrange everything you’ve learned and assume about Western civilization and our future.”—Paul Hawken, author of The Ecology of CommerceFather Jared Osborne has rec...

Erin Hunter’s #1 bestselling Warriors series continues in A Vision of Shadows #4: Darkest Night!SkyClan has returned to its rightful place among the other four warrior Clans, hoping to find a new territory to call home. But not every cat is convinced that this is where SkyClan belongs—and the fate of all five warrior Clans remains uncertain.Full of epic adventure and thrilling intrigue, this fifth Warriors series is the perfect introduction for rea...

Discover the origins of the warrior Clans in this thrilling prequel to Erin Hunter’s #1 nationally bestselling Warriors series!The first book in the Dawn of the Clans series takes readers back to the earliest days of the Clans, when the cats first settled in the forest and began to forge the warrior code. Long before Firestar left his kittypet home to join ThunderClan, a band of cats from the mountains set off on a dangerous journey in search of a new home. . . .