Sweet little Moxxy may seem like a lovable pet -- but when her bandana turns into a cape she morphs into MOXXY DOG!, superhero extraordinaire! She fights "monsters," "beasts," and even stops "meterorites" falling from the sky. But I AM MOXXY DOG! isn't a superhero-fights-evil story, even though it may at first seem that way. It's a Reveal Book. And your children will be in on the joke. The "monster" Moxxy goes head to head with is actually your child's toy or the small animal that lives in your backyard. I AM MOXXY DOG! is a treat for the young child who loves a short story and beautiful illustrations. And it's stimulating for an older child who will laugh at Moxxy's vivid imagination. Most importantly, the book encourages tots to kindergarteners to join the world of make believe! Learn more about I AM MOXXY DOG! at iammoxxydog.com
An autobiography in which Nancy Goldberg Hilton tells about her conversion to Mormonism. Through a miracle at Rainbow Bridge, Lake Powell in 1992, she was changed from not believing in God at all, to knowing the reality of God and his Son, Jesus Christ.
Venturing through life with his stuffed animal companion and seeing the world from beneath the rim of his favorite red cap, Spencer wonders at the amazing sights of New York City when tipping his cap to broaden his view, in a sumptuously illustrated story that features the stuffed animal hiding in each spread. Simultaneous.
Collection of short stories, each dealing with a different issue in life and encourages you to re-evaluate your values, your goals, and possibly how to change your life for the better.
A3 & HIS ALGEBRA is the true story of a struggling young boy from Chicago's west side who grew to become a force in American mathematics. For nearly 50 years, A. A. Albert thrived at the University of Chicago, one of the world's top centers for algebra. His "pure research" in algebra found its way into modern computers, rocket guidance systems, cryptology, and quantum mechanics, the basic theory behind atomic energy calculations. This first-hand account of the life of a world-renowned American mathematician is written by Albert's daughter. Her memoir, which favors a general audience, offers a personal and revealing look at the multidimensional life of an academic who had a lasting impact on his profession. SOME QUOTATIONS FROM PROFESSOR ALBERT: "There are really few bad students of mathematics. There are, instead, many bad teachers and bad curricula..." "The difficulty of learning mathematics is increased by the fact that in so many high schools this very difficult subject is considered to be teachable by those whose major subject is language, botany, or even physical education." "It is still true that in a majority of American universities the way to find the Department of Mathematics is to ask for the location of the oldest and most decrepit building on campus." "The production of a single scientist of first magnitude will have a greater impact on our civilization than the production of fifty mediocre Ph.D.'s." "Freedom is having the time to do research...Even in mathematics there are 'fashions'. This doesn't mean that the researcher is controlled by them. Many go their own way, ignoring the fashionable. That's part of the strength of a great university.
French women of letters responded to the call to help their nation during the Great War, producing a large collection of war-centered writing including novels and short stories. While these authors were among the best-known, most critically-acclaimed, and prolific writers of their time, their names and works are largely forgotten now. "Woman, Your Hour is Sounding" examines more than forty of the novels and short stories published between 1914-1919, to analyze how the writers used fiction to voice their perception of the war's impact on women and their understanding of the personal and social transformations taking place as they wrote. Nancy Sloan Goldberg explains how the war affected the manner in which women writers constructed the meaning of gender for their women readers.
Nancy Reagan describes her life from her happy childhood to her exciting stage and film career to her experiences as the wife of a famous actor, governor, and presidential candidate and expresses hopeful views on America's future.
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