From time to time, all of us face circumstances that can be psychologically demoralizing. We might have difficulties with certain types of people, have marital problems, or be overwhelmed by day-to-day burdens. When conditions are especially troublesome, we might experience destructive emotions such as anger, fear of abandonment, or anxiety that get the better of us. We may also experience a sense of helplessness, a feeling that events and people control us, and that can detract from our o...

It's July, 1975 and an overworked Chicago police force receives a call that an 85-year-old white man has been attacked by a gang of black youths on the lakefront in Burnham Park. Amid public outrage, contentious Mayor Richard J. Daley commands his police to find the killers fast and make the bucolic park safe again. Uncommonly but fortunately for the police, twelve-year-old James Overstreet steps forward and identifies five of the six assailants and arrests are made. But detectives and cou...

Yan is on top of the world. School's almost out for summer, he's about to have a new baby sister, and he's going to be spending his vacation making a zombie movie with his best friend Nico. But on his way home from school, he finds himself in the wrong place at the wrong time, and before he knows it, his life is slipping away... Things are no longer smelling rosy now that Yan's pushing up daisies. But for some reason, Yan's soul isn't going anywhere: his body may be rotting, but his mind i...

Full of friendship, family, fun and tween drama, Francine Pascal's iconic Sweet Valley twin sisters come to life in a brand-new graphic novel series that is perfect for fans of Jacqueline Wilson, The Baby-Sitters Club, and Roller Girl.The buzz at Sweet Valley Middle School is all about Nora Mercandy, the new girl living in the town’s infamous haunted house. Jessica is convinced there’s something witchy about her, but Elizabeth thinks there’s more to the st...

Full of friendship, family, fun and tween drama, Francine Pascal's iconic Sweet Valley twin sisters come to life in a brand-new graphic novel series that is perfect for fans of Jacqueline Wilson, The Baby-Sitters Club, and Roller Girl.No matter what Elizabeth does she can’t stop her best friend, Amy, from trying out for the Unicorn Club’s cheerleading squad. Elizabeth is sure that the Unicorns are going to steal Amy away from her - but when it's revealed t...

For Jessica and Elizabeth, the sweet life begins at 30…Three years after the events of Sweet Valley Confidential, Elizabeth and Jessica Wakefield are back in Sweet Valley and inseparable once more. But Jessica, still paying for her mistakes with Todd, finds herself at a crossroads in a new relationship. Meanwhile, reality TV star Lila Fowler is facing a life-altering choice. And as Elizabeth fears Bruce is slipping away, she makes a bold decision to act th...

Drawing on his experience living at the Kopan Monastery in Nepal, meditation teacher Michel Pascal shares his new and easy method of meditating in the moment to calm the mind and break the cycle of stress addiction.Meditation for Daily Stress: 10 Practices for Immediate Well-being is more than just an exploration of why we experience stress; it is a guide to a revolutionary meditative technique for finding peace, quiet, mindfulness, and centeredness in our...

Full of friendship, family and fun, Francine Pascal's iconic Sweet Valley twin sisters come to life in a brand-new graphic novel series that is perfect for fans of Jacqueline Wilson and Rollergirl.With the autumn show approaching at their Dance Studio, twins Jessica and Elizabeth Wakefield, find themselves vying for the spotlight . . .Jessica knows she's the better dancer - but their teacher only seems to have eyes for her sister! No matter how har...

Philosophy of Religion: A 50-Book Anthology surveys the enduring contest between faith, reason, revelation, doubt, and spiritual practice across Christian, Enlightenment, Romantic, and modern thought. Its selections range from patristic theology, medieval scholastic argument, Reformation polemic, and mystical devotion to sermons, apologetics, literary parables, psychological inquiry, and radical critiques of religion. Foundational meditations on divine being, grace, conscience, suffering, ...

Twin sisters Jessica and Elizabeth Wakefield are about to turn seven—which means party-planning and gift-giving drama! Grab some confetti and celebrate the debut of Sweet Valley Kids, the chapter book graphic novel prequel series to the beloved New York Times-bestselling Sweet Valley Twins graphic novels!Jessica and Elizabeth share a vision for their seventh birthday week: matching outfits, tons of presents, and the BEST PARTY EVER! But then those pesky de...

A passionate defence of religious faith by the great seventeenth-century philosopher, mathematician and physicistBlaise Pascal was the precociously brilliant contemporary of Descartes, but it is his unfinished apologia for the Christian religion upon which his reputation now rests. The Pensées is a collection of philosophical fragments, notes and essays in which he explores the contradictions of human nature in psychological, social, metaphysical and, above all, theologica...

**A New York Times Bestseller!“Before there was Gossip Girl, there was Sweet Valley High…Sweet Valley Confidential makes a compelling enough companion that we actually missed two subway stops because we were caught up in its frothy fun.” —Wall Street Journal**Iconic and beloved identical twins Jessica and Elizabeth Wakefield are all grown up, and navigating the very complicated world of work, love and betrayal in Francine Pascal's long-aw...