Explored from varying points of view - the mother receiving the order to evacuate; the daughter on the long train journey; the son in the desert encampment; the family\'s return home; and the bitter release of their father after four years in captivity, this book tells of an incarceration that can alter their lives for

Ten-year-old orphan Maria lives in her ancestors\' crumbling mansion. Exploring the grounds one day, Maria discovers a wild, half-forgotten island in the middle of a neglected lake - and an extraordinary secret. For the island is home to a community of tiny people - the Lilliputians that Gulliver first met on his famous travels. But as Maria grows closer to her new friends, her own life is in grave

\"Eames: Beautiful Details\" celebrates the seamlessness and fluidity in which Charles and Ray Eames operated as both a husband and wife team and as designers unrestricted by traditionally professional boundaries. Select details of their life and work, from their refined designs to their innovative experiments, and even including images depicting the everyday poetic moments of their lives, and are

A multidisciplinary group of clinicians explore the connections between traumatic experiences and psychosis, charting the development of a series of interventions designed for both inpatients and outpatients over the course of two decades. Developing Trauma Informed Services for Psychosis details how clinicians developed a trauma committee in a public mental health facility and implemented trauma informed

This highly illustrated catalogue presents new essays on Albrecht Durer, focusing on an understudied aspect of his practice: the material worlds of manufacture, design and trade. --

ONE HELL OF A HANGOVER After a whole lot of amorous misadventures, Peter Grill hoped to enjoy a wholesome vacation with his true love, Luvellia. Unfortunately, after just one night in the Holy City, he wakes up with the mother of all hangovers, married to a dragon girl he\'s never even met before, and wanted by the law to boot! Just what the heck happened last night? The Strongest Man on Earth will

Bumper book of all types of fun puzzles to stretch the mind and keep you occupied when the relatives

In this mesmerizing book of photography, acclaimed photographer David Liittschwager reveals the unnerving beauty of three notoriously mysterious sea creatures--the jellyfish, octopus, and seahorse--and how they perceive the world. The jellyfish, the octopus, and the seahorse are among the most wondrous species on Earth--as well as some of the most difficult to document using traditional photography

From the powerhouse couple behind the blog Probably This and #YourGayUncles, a comprehensive guide to living comfortably and beautifully on the cheap by and for millennialsWhen bloggers and couple Matt Armato and Beau Ciolino were graduating from college, they found themselves constantly being asked the question: \"What will you do next?\" Their answer was simple: \"Probably this!\" In Probably This

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! From Misha Collins, actor, longtime poet, and activist, whose massive online following calls itself his \"Army For Good,\" comes his debut poetry collection, Some Things I Still Can\'t Tell You. Trademark wit and subtle vulnerability converge in each poem; this book is both a celebration of and aspiration for a life well lived. #1 PUBLISHERS WEEKLY BESTSELLER! USA TODAY Bestseller!

A friendly, accessible, down-to-earth guide on how to make giving birth a positive experience and how to cope in the first few weeks and months of

Kuji-In is a ritual process that encourages the development of body, mind and spirit. It enhances the nervous system, endocrine system, energy channels of the body, mental abilities, comprehension, quickness of body and mind, and opens doors to greater spiritual depth. It involves the combination of many tools to focus all of the practitioner\'s attention: hand gesture, spoken words, mental visualization,

Agastya Sen, known to friends by the English name August, is a child of the Indian elite. August himself has just landed a prize government job, which takes him to Madna - a town with the highest temperatures in India - deep in the sticks. There he finds himself surrounded by incompetents and cranks, time wasters, bureaucrats, and

Part-time student, full-time Soul Reaper, Ichigo is one of the chosen few guardians of the afterlife. Ichigo Kurosaki never asked for the ability to see ghosts--he was born with the gift. When his family is attacked by a Hollow--a malevolent lost soul--Ichigo becomes a Soul Reaper, dedicating his life to protecting the innocent and helping the tortured spirits themselves find peace. Find out why Tite

Formed by a convergence of the Buddha\'s teachings with Taoism and local tradition, Zen has had a profound impact on the art and culture of Japan. As a philosophy, Zen promotes a recognition of emptiness and impermanence. As an aesthetic, it is marked by striking simplicity and a reverence for space. It operates on the principle of wabi-sabi, the harmony found in all things transient and imperfect.

When Warren Buffett Speaks. . . people listen. \"If people want to improve their investing skills, it has to help to study how the Master does it. This short book outlines Buffett\'s philosophy and techniques.\" --Peter S. Lynch, Fidelity Investments \"Common sense with a deft irony . . .\" --John C. Bogle, founder of The Vanguard Group and author, The Little Book of Common Sense Investing \"It was

Purity\'s stories take the reader through cities and suburbs, apartments and streets, to find characters struggling to survive in modern society: a man has a breakdown on a bus; a fugitive gains insight from a color wheel; a social realist kills his friend with a hammer; a thief proclaims his innocence. And cleaners reluctantly clean up.With weight as well as humor, people are depicted as fallen, in