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BORDER VOICES is a play in two acts by Robert Neustadt. The play migrates cyclically between fiction and documentary, it strives to inform and to entertain, to irritate and to anger, to elicit laughter and tears, and ultimately, to raise thought and awareness about the humanitarian disasters taking place on borders throughout the world. This bilingual edition (English-Spanish) is from NoPassport Press, and proceeds from the sale of this book w...

What does it mean to be fully present in the moment? What does it mean to grieve? What does it mean to confront your failings? Or to love like it's the only love you'll ever have? In THIS IS ME, BEING BRAVE, Len Kuntz addresses these issues and dozens more by splaying himself wide open for the reader. Full of wisdom and humanity, deeply personal and universally relevant, Kuntz turns bravery on its very head. And defies you not to be moved.

Pennywise. Xenomorphs. Freddy Krueger. Beetlejuice. Jason Voorhees. Most movie fans immediately recognize these creatures and characters, but hardly know much about the artists behind these iconic designs. In Monsters, Makeup & Effects: Volume 1, journalist Heather Wixson shines the spotlight on twenty special makeup effects artists, creators and technicians whose work has left us captivated and marveling at their innovation, ingenuity and cre...

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Lead the Way: Principles and Practices in Community and Civic Engagement provides readers with an enhanced understanding of the depth and breadth of approaches, activities, and processes related to leadership and community and civic engagement. The book approaches leadership and engagement from three different perspectives: conceptual and historical, challenges and opportunities, and community and civic engagement in action. Part I presents a ...

Ett krig flätas oftast samman med ytterligare ett annat krig. När Safia Begum, hustru till en av de rikaste i landet lämnade sitt hem mitt i natten tillsammans med sin unge son som en protest mot sin makes andra äktenskap, så anade hon inte att hennes privata inre krig en dag skulle smälta samman med hennes lands blodiga frihetskamp."Frihetens Mor" spårar den osynliga länken mellan en modig kvinnas uppror mot patriarkaliska samhället och ett f...

Per tutta la mia vita ho vissuto in un orfanotrofio, chiedendomi quale nuova tortura mi sarei dovuta aspettare ogni santo giorno. Poi sono arrivati i Berserker, durante la notte. Le urla hanno riempito tutta la zona durante l'attacco. Sono scappata, ma non per molto. Questi guerrieri non sono venuti per combattere, o per l'oro. Sono venuti per me. Sono guerrieri trasformati in mostri da una maledizione, e hanno bisogno di trovare una don...

When ten-year-old Roosevelt Banks discovers that his two best friends are planning a bike and camping trip, he wants more than anything to go along. There's just one problem-he doesn't have a bike. Roosevelt's parents agree to buy him a bike if he can manage to be good for two whole weeks. How can Roosevelt be good and be the same fun guy his friends want on the camping trip? Trying to be good leads to more trouble than expected-and to the dis...

Evil within will soon stray, for those among will be the prey Eight years ago, Karramis gave her life to protect James and Rhiannon. And now, the truth behind her decision is revealed. Reunited with this family, James is determined to protect them. But with some of his powers still dormant, he propels himself into training, focusing on mastering the magic he does have and learning how to fight. Soon after arriving in Kiluemar, Rhiannon's ...

When Jeremiah arrives in Minneapolis to spend the summer with his Dad, everything feels odd. His dad's fiancé, Michael, has buried the apartment in piles of DIY wedding decorations. His best friend Sage now spends all her time with a new girl as quirky and bright as Sage ever was. Everywhere he goes, Jeremiah feels like the odd one out. Eager for something to get him away from all this, he starts volunteering in an English class for refugees. ...

What's to stop me killing you and taking the Powers?' The giant raised the sword. 'All I see is a dwarf, a pony and seven children, none of whom is even remotely capable of resisting the might of Uller Princekiller.' For centuries, the knights, dwarves, giants and sages of Auberon-Zamberg have been intent on a single quest. They're all searching for 'The King Who Guards the Gate'. Prophecy speaks of him as one of seven protectors who will defe...

Thirteen-year-old Hannah Higgins is convinced her summer is ruined when she is forced to travel to Africa and work in a remote village in Kenya with her mom and uncle. Never having been to a developing country, she finds the food gross and the community filthy. She has to live without electricity or running water. Then she is told she must attend school. Just when she thinks nothing could make this trip any worse, she learns people there are d...

The second riveting book in the fast-paced Black Spiral trilogy. Back from Germany and the assignment that went horribly wrong, Violet doesn't know who to trust: It's fortunate for me that the Foundation staff can't read my thoughts. . . If they could read my thoughts, they'd never let me go. I'd be a liability, and I know what happens to liabilities. Phoenix is equally adrift: For an hour I will forget who I am, what I have done . . . But . ....

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Three wizards have moved into Rebecca's district with nasty hobgoblins in tow. Why are they so helpful, giving free bags of potatoes to everyone? Rebecca finds out the tainted potatoes keep all that eat them under the spell of the wizards. Rebecca and the house goblins struggle to destroy the potatoes, but the wizards are busy planting more of the horror harvest throughout the districts. Nearly everyone is now under their control. Rebecca is h...

Jeremiah just wants a normal summer with his dad. But his dad has moved in with his new boyfriend Michael who serves weird organic food and is constantly nagging him. Worst of all, Michael rides a bicycle decorated to look like a unicorn. This is not the summer Jeremiah wanted. But Jeremiah soon learns that being a family comes in many surprising forms.

If there's one thing everyone knows, it's that Trevor Lee and school don't mix. Like pickles and peanut butter. When his new teacher announces all the third graders must read in front of everyone at Parents Night, Trevor Lee and his best friend Pinky take action before his secret of not being able to read gets out. After several over-the-top attempts at getting out of Parents Night, Trevor Lee enlists the help of his Mamaw. ''Some days are jus...

Abandoned by her white father, thirteen-year-old Red Dove faces another lean winter with her Lakota family on the Great Plains. Willful and proud, she is presented with a stark choice: leave her people to live in the white world, or stay and watch them starve. Red Dove begins a journey to find her place in the world and discovers that her greatest power comes from within herself.

We are living in a time of profound transition. The world is changing in ways that will challenge us to significantly alter our business-as-usual lifestyles. In Relative to Everything. Brian Gleason suggests that the global problems we face.are actually symptons of a disconnection from each other and the natural world. Perhaps the most destructive aspect of our modern, industrialized world is how we have learned to cut off from authentic conne...

Out of the myriad of resources in the status quo for families facing a confirmation of an autism diagnosis, relatively few exist aimed at autistic children themselves. Fortunately, Living Outside the Box is one notable exception. This charming picture book introduces us to Cort Rogers, who explains that he decided to write Living Outside the Box in the hopes of helping other newly diagnosed autistic children "feel like they are not alone." Cor...