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Rich with archival detail and compelling characters, Life on Display uses the history of biological exhibitions to analyze museums’ shifting roles in twentieth-century American science and society. Karen A. Rader and Victoria E. M. Cain chronicle profound changes in these exhibitions—and the institutions...

This book is a short essay about my struggle with depression, self-esteem, shyness, as well as being a stay-home-mom. It is a stepping stone to finding purpose and meaning. It is realizing the value of who I am regardless of whether I stay home with the children or work outside the home. And that...

Originally published in 1969, this is the first biography of Susan Isaacs, the first attempt to estimate her incalculable contribution to the theory and practice of the education of young children. As a pioneer of new teaching methods, Susan Isaacs will be remembered mainly for her work at...

Everybody wants to live a life of prayer—but how? The words of classic Christian writers still speaks to us today, addressing the questions and concerns we have about prayer. In this rich collection of encouraging writings, E. M. Bounds, S. D. Gordon, Andrew Murray, and John Wesley thoughtfully...

The world is too full of scared kids and scared adults. Too full of scared people who feel they can only be themselves in the dark with the blinds drawn and the door locked. The world is too full of people who are afraid to be themselves in the daylight, so instead they live in the dark. The...

Chloe could have had the perfect childbirth… If only the baby hadn’t come two weeks early If only Jason wasn’t working overtime to save his new television series If only the television crew wouldn’t antagonize the archaeologists working next to the set If only the...

An essential companion to A Passage to India, a collection of the author’s own letters that read like “a close personal friend has shared his impressions” (Kirkus Reviews).   In 1912, a young E. M. Forster traveled to India to serve as a secretary to the Maharajah of Dewas, a small Indian...

In common with much of his other writing, this work by the eminent English novelist and essayist E. M. Forster (1879-1970) displays an unusually perceptive view of British society in the early 20th century. Written in 1908, A Room with a View is a social comedy set in Florence, Italy, and Surrey,...

Everything you wanted to know about physics, biology, and the world at large becomes straightforward once you understand the life-organizing principle. Author E.M. Elsheikh, a mathematician and longtime professor, examines what the principle tells us about nature and life in this academic work. He...

Has prayer become just another complicated ritual? Is it a struggle to spend time in prayer? Does God really answer prayer? E. M. Bounds shows us that prayer is not difficult. It is a privilege and a blessing. By examining how Jesus prayed, Bounds helps us to pray boldly and expectantly. When we pray...

E. M. Bounds describes how every Christian can maintain a prayer life that produces significant results both personally and in the kingdom of God. He focuses on the proper mind-set believers must attain in order to have the best prayer life. He reminds readers that one must have a humble heart and...

"SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT" is an easy-to-follow guidebook and eye-opener that addresses truth with balance, regarding issues that the church has not addressed in content and form.It prayerfully aligns your soul with the word of God, while seasoned with humorous anecdotes and practical truths to controversial questions you need to know about for the "ISSUES" in your life.

The goal of this book is to bring to the forefront the huge benefits to energy and facility managers of the emergence and continuing development of technologies and applications in the area of energy information and control systems. This wave of information technology (IT) and web-based energy information...

The self-interested disregard of a dying woman's bequest, an impulsive girl's attempt to help an impoverished clerk, and the marriage between an idealist and a materialist — all intersect at a Hertfordshire estate called Howards End. The fate of this beloved country home symbolizes the future of...