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The legend of the Native American Medicine Man goes back for thousands of years. Many of the Native Americans turned to the Medicine Man for the knowledge of mixing herbs, roots and other natural plants that helped to heal various medical conditions. But remedies were not the only part of the healing...

This book introduces contemporary Buddhists from across Asia and from various walks of life. Eschewing traditional hagiographies, the editors have collected sixty-six profiles of individuals who would be excluded from most Buddhist histories and ethnographies. In addition to monks and nuns, readers...

They're coming for you. In 1968, a young and ambitious film maker created an iconic cinematic masterpiece and changed the industry forever. 50 years later, a group of hardy writers converged in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to celebrate the 50th anniversary of George Romero's classic, Night of the...

THEIR FINEST HOUR,OR THEIR FINAL DAYS...The First Empire has entered what may very well be its last crisis: the Emperor is dead by assassination and has left an infant heir. Worse, the imperial mystique is but a fading memory: nobody believes in empire anymore. Indeed nobody believes in much of anything...

This book is the logical continuation of a series of collected essays examining the origins and evolution of myths and legends of the supernatural in Western and non-Western tradition and popular culture. The first two volumes of the series, The Universal Vampire: Origins and Evolution of a Legend...

What key issues and challenges affect the lives of people with severe disabilities today's and what should tomorrow's professionals do to address them? Aligned with the core values and agenda of TASH, this visionary text prepares professionals to strengthen supports and services for people with disabilities...

To pint-sized JT McDonald, hockey is life. So how come life keeps getting in the way of his hockey?JT McDonald is the smallest guy on the team — but he's not letting that interfere with his plans to rule the rink this hockey season. His blades are sharp, his focus is strong and he is determined...

JT McDonald is back and dealing with a difficult hockey coach — his dad!JT McDonald is finally back on the ice with his team, doing better at math thanks to tutoring from his teammate Eddie and sporting the awesome new helmet he bought with his prize money from the Vancouver Canucks contest....

Hockey camp teaches Nugget and his friends some important lessons about good sportsmanship.Nugget McDonald has been looking forward to his first Christmas Break Hockey Camp for months. And now that school's finally out, he's ready to spend a solid week learning from a pro — Danny Holbrook of...

Tiny Bible Tales, a series of board books, shares the stories of the Bible's bravest heroes with gentle, rhyming text and gorgeous illustrations. To save baby Moses, Miriam and her mother place him in a basket and set him adrift on the river. As Miriam watches from the reeds, she hopes that...

There's only one slot left at the local basketball camp, and both Russ and Owen Evans want it, but it goes to Owen. Russ's only option is the "Multi-Sport Sampler†? camp, and he's anything but enthusiastic. When the twins arrive at camp, though, things take an unexpected turn. From the...

Tiny Bible Tales, a new series of board books, shares the stories of the Bible's bravest heroes. With gentle, rhyming text, this book tells the tale of Jonah getting swallowed by the great whale. And with illustrations depicting these heroic Biblical characters as children, readers can easily put...

Tiny Bible Tales, a series of board books, shares the stories of the Bible's bravest heroes with gentle, rhyming text and gorgeous illustrations. When Daniel is thrown into the lion's den, it will take all of his prayer and faith to save him. This board book combines quiet, rhyming text with simple and colorful art to tell one of the Bible's most treasured stories.

Tiny Bible Tales, a new series of board books, shares the stories of the Bible's bravest heroes. With gentle, rhyming text and gorgeous illustrations, this book tells the tale of David saving a lost lamb from a hungry lion. Each day, David leads his flock of sheep out into the hills. When one...