With an off-putting title and a decidedly retrograde premise, the CW dramedy Crazy Ex-Girlfriend is a surprising choice for critical analysis. But, loyal viewers quickly came to appreciate the show’s sharp cultural critique through masterful parody, and this strategy has made it a critical darling and earned it several awards throughout its run. In ways not often seen on traditional network television, the show transcends conventional genre boundaries—the Hollywood musical, the ro...

With an off-putting title and a decidedly retrograde premise, the CW dramedy Crazy Ex-Girlfriend is a surprising choice for critical analysis. But, loyal viewers quickly came to appreciate the show’s sharp cultural critique through masterful parody, and this strategy has made it a critical darling and earned it several awards throughout its run. In ways not often seen on traditional network television, the show transcends conventional genre boundaries—the Hollywood musical, the ro...

The questions still are asked: What is gravity? What are chemical, electrical, and vital forces? What is the essential nature of matter, energy, and life? There is no oracle to answer.The study of vital phenomena is difficult because of their complex character, and, in the absence of exact analysis, speculative philosophy has for many ages ventured different theories in explanation of their nature. In seeking to give the present status of physiological science on this important ques...

In this dream trip Ricky and Pop Pop meet the young king Alexander of Macedonia who lived over 2,500 years ago. Also known as Alexander the Great, as a child he was already shuldering responsibility for defeating the Persian Empire. Ricky and Pop Pop meet Aristotle and other historic figures as they journey to the city of Tyre to meet the boy king. Ricky teaches Alexander how to play the lyre as the two become fast friends..

Ricky and Pop Pop visit ancient Egypt during the time of Tutankhamun. They see the pyramids and learn about how they were made. They meet the young Tutankhamun and help him search for his missing cat. Eventually they return home on a dream Chariot. The young reader of this Ricky's Dream trip is also treated to a lesson in hieroglyphics.

Ricky and Pop Pop take a dream trip to ancient Rome where they meet a young Julius Ceasar. Ricky learns that young Julius, upon the death of his father, had to become the leader of the family at the age of sixteen. Julius has to go into hiding when a new leader orders him killed. Ricky and Pop Pop help young Julius by asking the priestesses to help bring him back to Rome safely.

One of the award winning Ricky's Dream Trips, this book takes Ricky and Pop Pop on an undersea adventure. This entertaining book for young readers explains the world of sea creatures while also educating about conservation and pollution prevention.

The curiosity of that man must be very feeble and sluggish, and his appetite for information very weak or depraved, who, when he compares the map of the world, as it was known to the ancients, with the map of the world as it is at present known, does not feel himself powerfully excited to inquire into the causes which have progressively brought almost every speck of its surface completely within our knowledge and access. To develop and explain these causes is one of the objects of the present...

Intrepid's Last Case chronicles the post–World War II activities of Sir William Stephenson, whose fascinating role in helping to defeat the Nazis was the subject of the worldwide bestseller A Man Called Intrepid.Sir William Stephenson (Intrepid) still stood at the center of events when he and author William Stevenson discussed in the 1980s an investigation into sudden allegations that Intrepid's wartime aide, Dick Ellis, had been both a Soviet mole and a Nazi spy....

What has twenty legs but just one wing? That is part of the riddle Jeremy must solve in this sequel to Jeremy and the Enchanted Theater and Jeremy in the Underworld, if he is to help Mr. Magnus save the Enchanted Theater. However, he will have to captain a ship and face a magical bull to do it.

This picture book is packed with beautiful illustrations and is intended for little ones looking to read a book by their self for the very first time!Find the new Prince's adventure and his Jackal!Children's Book: The Prince and The Jackal for bedtime reading for children from 2-5,as well as independent reading for children 6-8 years.Do your children like beautiful picture books?The Prince and The Jackal is a sweet children's book written especially f...

This Step 1 reader derives from a poem by the author of Goodnight Moon, children's literature legend Margaret Wise Brown. Its simple vocabulary, rhyme and rhythm, and vivid picture clues make it perfect for emergent readers, introducing them to an inviting underwater world and a successful reading experience! G. Brian Karas has created absolutely gorgeous art vignettes to showcase the incredibly varied fish and the kids who love them.Step 1 Readers feature big type and eas...