Ted: 1458 books

In this clever short story, Norton, a writer of how-to books, dreams of writing a novel of epic proportion when the world of words begins to de ... det ..., uh ... come apart. Now, nothing will ever be the sa ... sa ... how it was before.

Named U.S. Poet Laureate for 2004-2006, Ted Kooser is one of America's masters of the short metaphorical poem. Dana Gioia has remarked that Kooser has written more perfect poems than any poet of his generation. Long admired and praised by other poets, Kooser is also accesible to the reader not familiar with contemporary poetry.

For Valentine’s Day 1986, Ted Kooser wrote “Pocket Poem” and sent the tender, thoughtful composition to fifty women friends, starting an annual tradition that would persist for the next twenty-one years. Printed on postcards, the poems were mailed to a list of recipients that eventually grew...

BLUES FROM THE HEART, For The World To Know. It speaks about the passion, bond, desire and vulnerability of being in love. Ted say digging through the dark sides of heart and soul takes courage, guts, bravery, nerve and dare. However, once you unearth the heavy blanket of pain and sorrow, slowly but...

Hurricanes, floods, oil spills, disease, and disappearing wetlands are some of the many environmental disasters that impact the Gulf South. The contributors to Environmental Disaster in the Gulf South explore the threat, frequency, and management of this region’s disasters from the mid-nineteenth...

What is mind? Still harder, what is consciousness? In this radical new book, eminent philosopher Ted Honderich tackles this great mystery in philosophy, psychology, neuroscience—and the rest of life. He proposes to replace all competing theories of consciousness with actualism that rests on data...

What is it for you to be conscious? There is no agreement whatever in philosophy or science: it has remained a hard problem, a mystery. Is this partly or mainly owed to the existing theories not even having the same subject, not answering the same question? In Actual Consciousness, Ted Honderich sets...

‘A beautiful book...the words Sandling unearths are as delightful as the objects he describes.’ Daily Mail Mudlarking, searching the Thames foreshore, has a long tradition: mudlarks used to be small boys grubbing a living from scrap. Today’s mudlarks unearth relics of the past, from Roman...

Scrooge questions a boy about a fantastic island. Part of the (anthology) collection of New Christmas Carol Stories.

John Wesley distinguished between essential doctrines on which agreement or consensus is critical and opinions about theology or church practices on which disagreement must be allowed. Though today few people join churches based on doctrinal commitments, once a person has joined a church it becomes...

American leaders have cooperated with regimes around the world that are, to varying degrees, repressive or corrupt. Such cooperation is said to serve the national interest. But these partnerships also contravene the nation’s commitments to democratic governance, civil liberties, and free markets....

A work of fiction and political philosophy, this collection of 31 letters from an air disaster survivor to his wife broaches the subject of life in his country of origin and reveals a modern-day reachable utopia.

Around us are violent forces operating against our nature and our will. But alongside these destructive forces are the presence of natural, creative forces that you can tap to optimize your survival and maximize your body-mind's healthy living. Self Empowerment is the missing link in wellness without...

A Hawk's View, is a compilation of quotes and pictures from Shaman Ted "Soaring Hawk". Known as a great healer of people and animals, and an inspirational counselor, Shaman Soaring Hawk, shares his views and the photography taken by him, to help aspire people to a happier life. Visions of Shaman's comes...