The "graveyard orbit" hovering thousands of miles above the Earth is a chaotic swarm of dead satellites and spent rocket boosters. Capturing and safely de-orbiting these massive, tumbling pieces of metal using robotic arms is incredibly dangerous; a single misaligned physical impact can shatter the target, instantly worsening the Kessler Syndrome. Aerospace logistics firms are testing a radical thermodynamic approach to avoid kinetic contact altogether. Instead of grabbing the debris, salv...

While much recent attention has been focused on the subprime lending and foreclosure crisis, little has been said about its radically-disparate impact. Drawing upon history as well as insight into the current crisis, this book shows that this crisis is not an anomaly, especially for people of color; nor is it over. People of color have been excluded from wealth-building opportunities via homeownership continuously throughout United States history, from the outright denial of credit and res...

Winnie-the-Pooh and Me is a charming rhyming Winnie-the-Pooh adventure, featuring the best-loved characters from the Hundred Acre Wood.Someone has come along to join Winnie-the-Pooh and Christopher Robin on their adventure, but who could it be? It can't be Kanga and Roo – they're sailing a boat – and it can't be Owl, because he's at home. Could it be Heffalumps who want to eat Pooh's beloved honey? Or perhaps Pooh and Christopher Robin are accompanied by a...

A charming and gorgeously illustrated Winnie-the-Pooh picture book inspired by a timeless A. A. Milne poem.Pooh Bear, no matter how he triedwould never win a spelling prize...because he hasn't mastered yetthe mysteries of the alphabet.It's Rabbit's birthday and that means party time in the Hundred Acre Wood! With all our beloved characters in attendance, name badges are a must. But spelling can be tri...

A charming and gorgeously illustrated Winnie-the-Pooh picture book inspired by a timeless A. A. Milne poem.“Where shall we go today, Winnie the Pooh?”“Anywhere’s good,’ he said, ‘when I’m with you.”Christopher Robin held onto his pawAnd said, “There’s a palace we need to explore.”Winnie-the-Pooh and Christopher Robin journey to Buckingham Palace only to find themselves caught in a snowstorm and in nee...

What Shall We Do, Winnie-the-Pooh? is a delightful rhyming adventure, celebrating friendship and differences, and featuring the best-loved characters from the Hundred Acre Wood.Join Winnie-the-Pooh for a walk through the Hundred Acre Wood as he ponders over what to do about each of his friends. Poor, timid Piglet is scared of everything, Tigger is far too bouncy sometimes, and Eeyore is always gloomy . . . but Pooh soon realises that he loves his friends b...

A charming and gorgeously illustrated Winnie-the-Pooh picture book inspired by a timeless A. A. Milne poem.Whatever we do, there’s always two, there’s Winnie-the-Pooh plus Me.And Pooh said, "That is very true."But then he wondered if I knew, it was two once, but then it grew . . .Someone has come along to join Winnie-the-Pooh and Christopher Robin on their adventure, but who could it be? It can't be Kanga and Roo—the...

The 1960s on Film tells the narrative of the 1960s through the lens of the movie camera, analyzing 10 films that focus on the people, events, and issues of the decade.Films create both an impression of and – at times for younger audiences – a primary definition of events, people, and issues of an era. The 1960s on Film examines the 1960s as the decade was presented in ten films that focused on that decade. This book analyzes both what the films ha...

Inherited family traumas may be at the core of our inability to succeed in life. Wolynn’s research has shown that unresolved traumatic events in our families can hinder how success flows to us and how well we are able to receive it.

In this 2023 conversation with Justine Willis Toms, writer Mark Matousek reminds us that In these times of chronic planetary, traumatic stress, we have access to the radical and relevant philosophy of the American treasure, Ralph Waldo Emerson.Emerson’s philosophy of self-reliance which, in his terms, was much more than standing alone as a self-sufficient individual. It is about paying attention to the well-being of the spirit and reliance on the divine intelligence that we all sha...

In this 2022 interview with Justine Willis Toms, long-haul commercial pilot Mark Vanhoenacker opens our vision to a more expansive landscape. He is a seasoned pilot and a brilliant lyrical writer about his journeys as experienced both from the air and on the ground where he chronicles for us some of the planet’s great cities. He is also a regular contributor to The New York Times and a columnist for the Financial Times.He says, “I get to so see so much of the ...

In this 2026 interview with Justine Willis Toms, Mark Nepo invites us to rediscover language as a doorway to the sacred. Tracing words to their roots, he reveals how language shapes awareness, connection, and healing. Through story and insight, he reframes courage, genius, and kinship, showing how words can restore our humanity and make every conversation a spiritual practice.Mark Nepo is a poet and philosopher and a most eloquent spiritual teacher. In 2015, he was given a Life-Ach...