Those of you who consider yourselves freethinkers of whatever type or combination of typesatheist, agnostic, ignostic, humanist, Unitarian, nonreligious, antireligious, secularist, ethical culturist, bright, realist, skeptic, and so forthmay enjoy seeing whether you have or had similar thoughts, ideas, or experiences as me throughout your lives. Or perhaps, as freethinkers often do, you have had totally unique, individual, or different thoughts from those of this particular self-proclaimed...

Annie Lee Cavallaro, adopted as a baby from China, is pursuing her life-long dream of becoming a scientist. While attending a conference at Harvard, Annie meets someone who will change not only her life, but the lives of millions of others. In this sweeping novel that encompasses three continents, ‘A Bottle of Rain’ chronicles Annie’s amazing rise to the forefront of the scientific community with the discovery of a lifetime.

When esteemed novelist, Vanessa Parker, spends a month in Maine finishing the last book of a trilogy, she vaguely recognizes an elderly couple who are staying at the same hotel. Over the course of the next few weeks Vanessa's remembrances take her back over fifty years, as she begins to recall the couple's affect on her and her friends' lives.

Scott spent an enjoyable, relaxing summer last year at Camp Pioneer, but he could hardly expect the unlikely series of horrible and fascinating events that were to take place this summer, events that would change both Scott and Camp Pioneer forever. Scott's entry into the annual camp boat race was a mind-boggling lesson of a lifetime.

When Karen Hoffmeister suddenly and mysteriously goes missing from her home, her strange disappearance sets in motion a tangled web of intrigue, duplicity, treachery and puzzlement. Riddle weaves a tantalizing thread through the lives of those involved with Karen, culminating in an astonishingly startling conclusion.

Feeling rich is the difference between just existing and being gloriously, deeply, passionately alive, living the very best life you were born to lead.What does feeling rich have to do with actually being rich? Plenty, it turns out. Your beliefs and feelings about money drive how you see yourself and how you define “rich.”The Feel Rich Project starts by analyzing your specific history with and feelings about money, then uses that information to help you redirect yo...

BASEBALL The New York Game is organized as a linear narrative of facts and events that marries America's illustrious history with the rich background of baseball, our national pastime, beginning in the early nineteenth century until the present. The narrative includes many watershed moments that illustrate the importance of baseball during many crises and global conflicts, including the aftermath of September 11, 2001. The reader will integrate concepts that are offered to promote an ongoi...

The greatest relief pitcher of all time shares his extraordinary story of survival, love, and baseball.Mariano Rivera, the man who intimidated thousands of batters merely by opening a bullpen door, began his incredible journey as the son of a poor Panamanian fisherman. When first scouted by the Yankees, he didn't even own his own glove. He thought he might make a good mechanic. When discovered, he had never flown in an airplane, had never heard of Babe Ruth, spoke ...

Yazmeen Franklin is as green as they come. Her only real friend is her older sister, who raised her after their mother died. Because of their father’s poor example, Yazmeen has little trust in men, so dating is foreign to her. During her sophomore year of college, she lets her guard down and finally gets close to a man. However, he is a known womanizer, and she keeps him in the friend zone to protect her heart.For Bronx Ravens, being a college basketball star has many advantages, a...

What if the house of your dreams is the home you have? Meet Melissa Michaels, creator of the popular blog The Inspired Room and the best contentment coach you'll ever meet. With humor and candor Melissa reveals how to transform your rooms (and your life) from plainly livable to fabulously lovable.Like a perfectly overstuffed chair, Melissa's encouragement beckons you to get comfortable and then get creative as you:● find beauty in the ordinary● discover you...

In 1970, Les Kaye asked the management at IBM if he could take a three-month leave of absence to live in a Zen monastery. Suprisingly, they said yes. A year later, he was ordained as a Zen monk. Back at IBM, he discovered joy, harmony and fluid relationships in a job that had previously been an endless desert of problems to overcome and goals to attain. IBM had not changed, but he had.

A young woman, Sophia, awakes in her new apartment. Intrigued by her grande dame of a landlady and her enigmatic, rebellious son Dieter and excited to be finally independent, life seems full of possibility. Her boss has given her new responsibilities; Dieter appears as interested in her as she is in him. Looking across the room, she sees written on the condensation of the inside window one word: RAGE.