Jackie Gleason once said, "Television critics are men who report traffic accidents to eyewitnesses.” But aren't we all TV critics? This book covers more than five decades of American criticism, from the early days to the present. A television critic's work is more than a consumer guide - it is part of a rich history that offers an insightful view of American culture.
Provides a broad introduction to how the IMF fulfils its mission through its financial activities. It covers the financial structure and operations of the IMF and also provides background detail of the financial statements for the IMF's activities during the most recent financial year.
Incendiary Traces complements the first museum exhibition of Los Angeles-based artist Hillary Mushkin--a unique collective project that interrogates landscape through drawing. This experimental initiative was generated through on-site public "draw-in" events, ongoing research and publication of related materials. Incendiary Traces contextualizes the work done by this project at six different local militarized zones over the past five years. Th...
Bet Ween is a selection from a 12-part series of large-scale monotype, print and pencil-on-paper works by German-born, New York-based artist Esther Kläs (born 1981). The book includes a story by Gary Indiana.
How can wounded people come to believe that God deeply loves them?
Many have enjoyed William Young's The Shack, even if they puzzled over the book's actual meaning and theology. While some were quick to dismiss it as fiction, The Shack isn't really fiction at all. It's a modern day parable.
Meeting God at The Shack shows hurting people how to read this story with profit and come to know God more fully.
The #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Virgin River and Thunder Point series explores the healing powers of rural Colorado in a story of one woman's journey to finding the happiness she's long been missing.Under extreme pressure, neurosurgeon Maggie Sullivan knows she needs to slow down before she burns out completely, and the best place she can do that is Sullivan's Crossing.Named for Maggie's great-grandfather, the land and charming...
Renowned poet Richard Tillinghast's wanderlust and restless spirit are nearly as well known as his verses. This book of essays captures that penchant to wander, yet Journeys into the Mind of the World is not merely a compilation of travel stories - it is a book of places.
In this condensed edition of Selected Poems, Robert Lowell's poems are brought together from all of his books of verse. Chosen and introduced by Katie Peterson on the occasion of Robert Lowell's one hundredth birthday, New Selected Poems offers a perfectly chosen and illuminating representation of one of the great careers in twentieth-century poetry.
Teens make mistakes. Sometimes fatal ones.
In today's world, parents and educators are often baffled about how to impart values and discuss the virtues of conscientiousness, rational thinking, and empathy into wired, stressed, and over-stimulated teens!
Through an engaging and relatable story, "Taming CHAOS" teaches a step-by-step process for making good decisions.
"Taming CHAOS" encourages a healthy conversation with teenagers on the proces...
Aunque no seamos conscientes de ello, la mayoria de nosotros operamos con una mentalidad hacia adentro, es decir centrada en nuestros propios objetivos y metas. Al enfrentarnos a situaciones de ineficacia personal o de organizaciones disfuncionales, la mayoria buscamos solucionarlo con parches en lugar de reconocer la mentalidad que subyace en la mayoria de los problemas que se nos presentan. A traves de historias verdaderas y herramientas pra...
La pequeña Adriana echa de menos a su padre, Vika entabla una amistad inesperada, Yuri y sus amigos se las ven con una pandilla... Estas y otras historias se encuentran en las páginas de este precioso libro, una recopilación de relatos originales maravillosa y profusamente ilustrados. El libro de los valores para niños nos muestra formas diversas de vivir y enfrentarse a situaciones de conflicto que exigen reflexionar y aprender. A través de l...