Turner Publishing Company: 2181 books
Father Hunger
Fathers, Daughters, and the Pursuit of Thinness
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2010
"Father Hunger" is the emptiness experienced by women whose fathers were physically or emotionally absent-a void that leads to unrealistic body image, yo-yo dieting, food fears and disordered eating patterns. The term, which is now part of the psychology lexicon, originated with the first...
The Hobbit and History
Companion to The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
Language: English
Release Date: November 4, 2014
Movie tie-in: The book will release in time for the last Hobbit movie installation, The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (December 17, 2014). Popularity: J.R.R. Tolkien and The Hobbit are virtually household names; the bestselling book is a classic, and this book will become an essential companion...
Splashdown
NASA, the Navy, & Space Flight Recovery
Language: English
Release Date: July 28, 2010
This is the first-ever publication detailing the Navy’s role in manned spacecraft recovery from 1961 to 1975, from Alan Shepherd’s initial suborbital mission to the Apollo-Soyuz flight, which inaugurated the first space collaboration between the U.S. and the Soviet Union. Splashdown: NASA, the...
More Chinese Brain Twisters
60 Fast, Fun Puzzles That Help Children Develop Quick Minds
Language: English
Release Date: August 24, 2007
Get your family's brains going with 57 more creative calisthenics for the mind
In China, for centuries it has been acknowledged that early childhood training supports lifelong intellectual growth. For generations, parents have taught their children "brain games"--delightful amusements...
Being Right Is Not Enough
What Progressives Can Learn from Conservative Success
Language: English
Release Date: May 2, 2008
"Waldman's book is terrific-good sense mustered with evidence, well argued, and sharply written to boot. I agree fervently with almost everything he writes. This is the indispensable book for the 2006 elections."
--Todd Gitlin, author of The Sixties and The Twilight of Common Dreams
"A...
The Bulldozer and the Big Tent
Blind Republicans, Lame Democrats, and the Recovery of American Ideals
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2007
"This book, by one of America's most intelligent and decent political writers, tells liberals how the conservative movement rose and fell, and how they could emulate its successes while avoiding its failures."--George Packer, author of Blood of the Liberals and The Assassins' Gate
"No...
Jewish Theology in Our Time
A New Generation Explores the Foundations and Future of Jewish Belief
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2010
A powerful and challenging examination of what Jews believe today—by a new generation's dynamic and innovative thinkers.
At every critical juncture in Jewish history, Jews have understood a dynamic theology to be essential for a vital Jewish community. This important collection sets the next...
The Way
Using the Wisdom of Kabbalah for Spiritual Transformation and Fulfillment
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2007
"The simple and practical wisdom I have gained by reading this book and studying Kabbalah is immeasurable."
--Madonna
"This book will inspire your soul. Michael Berg has accomplished the monumental task of translating the eternal truths of life into spiritual common sense. Without...
May God Remember
Memory and Memorializing in Judaism—Yizkor
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2013
An engaging and sobering look at memorializing in Judaism and why memory—ours and God's—is so central to people.
Through a series of lively introductions and commentaries, over thirty contributors—men and women, scholars, rabbis, theologians and poets, representing all Jewish denominations—examine...
We Have Sinned
Sin and Confession in Judaism—Ashamnu and Al Chet (Prayers of Awe)
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2012
A varied and fascinating look at sin, confession and pardon in Judaism.
Through a series of lively introductions and commentaries, almost forty contributors—men and women, scholars, rabbis, theologians and poets, representing all Jewish denominations—examine the history of confession in...
More Political Babble
The Dumbest Things Politicians Ever Said
Language: English
Release Date: May 2, 2008
"I was dramatically shaped by my grandmother and my aunts because they convinced me there was always a cookie available. Deep down inside I'm four years old, and I wake up and think out there, there's a cookie. Every morning I'm going, you know, either it can be baked or it's already been bought,...
Genuine Happiness
Meditation as the Path to Fulfillment
Language: English
Release Date: May 2, 2008
Discover your personal path to bliss
"This book will give anyone interested in the spectrum of core meditative practices stemming from the Buddhist tradition but in essence universal the deepest of perspectives on what is possible for us as human beings as well as excellent guidance in the...
by Diane Morgan
Language: English
Release Date: August 27, 2007
Language: English
Release Date: August 27, 2007
The Basset Hound Owner's Survival Guide will delight every Basset Hound aficionado with its light-hearted look at this quirky breed of dog. Filled with charming stories, photos and drawings of Bassets, this book also provides the reader with Basset care essentials and a history of the breed. A must-have for every lover of the inscrutable Basset.
A Howell Dog Book of Distinction
by August Gold
Language: English
Release Date: January 21, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: January 21, 2013
Helps children learn how to communicate with God—without fantasy.
Does God Hear My Prayer? playfully guides children down their own paths of spiritual discovery by exploring the many ways that children can communicate with God. Using simple, everyday examples that children can relate to,...