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  Heroes for My Son

  Brad Meltzer

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  When Brad Meltzer's first son was born eight years ago, the bestselling writer and new father started compiling a list of heroes whose virtues and talents he wanted to share with his son: Abraham Lincoln, Rosa Parks, Jim Henson, Amelia Earhart, Muhammad Ali . . . and so many more, each one an ordinary person who was able to achieve the extraordinary. The list grew to include the fifty-two amazing people now gathered in Heroes for My Son, a book that parents and their children-sons and daughters alike-can now enjoy together as they choose heroes of their own.From the Wright Brothers, who brought extra building materials to every test flight, planning ahead for failure, to Miep Gies, who risked her life to protect Anne Frank and her family from the Nazis during World War II, Heroes for My Son brings well-known figures together with less famous ones, telling the inspiring, behind-the-scenes stories of the moment that made them great. They are a miraculous group with one thing in common: each is an example of the spectacular potential that can be found in all of us.Heroes for My Son is an unforgettable audiobook of timeless wisdom, one that families everywhere can share again and again.

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  Antoni Gaudi and Frank Lloyd...

  Charles River Editors

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  Halfway into the 19th century, Spain's Catalonia underwent a sweeping transformation when it was thrust into not one, but 2 golden eras – the Renaixença and the Industrial Revolution. It was during this explosive period of creativity, thriving prosperity, and invigorated patriotism that a steadfastly nonconforming and fascinatingly eccentric icon was born, one that was about to take Catalonia by storm with his brilliant eye for unorthodox art and his legendary – or as some would say, notoriously – out-of-the-box ideas. Salvador Dalí, the celebrated surrealist, was one of many who would find a fount of inspiration in him, even once raving about the Sagrada Familia, the highlight of this icon's career: “Those who have not heard about the chromatic and shining essence of its color, the astonishing polyphony of its towers as organ pipes and shocked by its mutant naturalism, are traitors.” This icon in question, of course, is none other than what many now consider to be the patriarch of the Catalan Modernism movement: Antoni Gaudí. 
  Across the pond, America’s most innovative and prolific architect was Frank Lloyd Wright, whose works are almost too vast and diverse to list. Recognized for designing unique churches and distinctive commercial buildings, and admired for his geometric style house designs, Wright has been widely imitated, and his work continues to influence architecture not only in the United States but around the world. Laymen often think they know the definition of “a Frank Lloyd Wright,” but they probably don’t fully understand the brilliant mind of the man, nor the intricacies of his Prairie Style. Yet it endures because he has made it so, and in many ways, Wright’s architectural career has overshadowed other aspects of his life.

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  The Essays: Counsels Civil and...

  Francis Bacon

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  The Essays or Counsels, Civil and Moral is a collection of essays written by Francis Bacon. They cover topics drawn from both public and private life. In each case the essays cover topics systematically from a number of different angles, weighing one argument against another. The Essays are written in a wide range of styles, from the plain and unadorned to the epigrammatic.  Contents: 
  Of Truth 
  Of Death 
  Of Unity In Religion 
  Of Revenge 
  Of Adversity 
  Of Simulation And Dissimulation 
  Of Parents And Children 
  Of Marriage And Single Life 
  Of Envy 
  Of Love 
  Of Great Place 
  Of Boldness 
  Of Goodness and Goodness Of Nature 
  Of Nobility 
  Of Seditions And Troubles 
  Of Atheism 
  Of Superstition 
  Of Travel 
  Of Empire 
  Of Counsel 
  Of Delays 
  Of Cunning 
  Of Wisdom For A Man's Self 
  Of Innovations 
  Of Dispatch 
  Of Seeming Wise 
  Of Friendship 
  Of Expense 
  Of the True Greatness Of Kingdoms And Estates 
  Of Regiment Of Health 
  Of Suspicion 
  Of Discourse 
  Of Plantations 
  Of Riches 
  Of Prophecies 
  Of Ambition 
  Of Masques And Triumphs 
  Of Nature In Men 
  Of Custom And Education 
  Of Fortune 
  Of Usury 
  Of Youth And Age 
  Of Beauty 
  Of Deformity 
  Of Building 
  Of Gardens 
  Of Negotiating 
  Of Followers And Friends 
  Of Suitors 
  Of Studies 
  Of Faction 
  Of Ceremonies, And Respects 
  Of Praise 
  Of Vain-glory 
  Of Honor And Reputation 
  Of Judicature 
  Of Anger 
  Of Vicissitude Of Things 
  Of Fame

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  A Step Further - Growing Closer...

  Joni Eareckson Tada, Steve Estes

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  Personal answers to the difficult "whys" of suffering. New 16-page photo section and illustrations by Joni. 
  Originally published in 1978, A Step Further is Joni Eareckson Tada's response to thousands of letters she received from people puzzled about the "whys" of suffering. Joni answers these questions by taking a personal look at how God has used circumstances, people, and events in her own life and the lives of others. 
  A Step Further has been used by individuals, in hospitals and rehab centers, and in scores of countries overseas to bring comfort and peace to those who are suffering. It is available in over 30 different languages.

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  Spirit of Place - Letters and...

  Lawrence Durrell

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  The definitive collection of travel writings by one of the twentieth century’s best-loved journeyersFrom the moment of his birth, Lawrence Durrell was far from home. A British child in India, he was sent to England to receive an education, and by his early twenties had already tired of his native land. With family in tow, he departed for Greece, and spent the rest of his life wandering the world. He traveled not to sightsee but to live, and made homes in Egypt, France, Yugoslavia, and Argentina. Each time he landed, he rooted himself deep into the native soil, taking in not just the sights and sounds of his new land, but the essential character of the country. In these letters and essays, Durrell exhibits the power of poetic observation that made his travel writing so extraordinary to post–World War II readers. In these pages he reminds us not just of each country’s hidden charms, but of the unique characteristics that persist through the generations.

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  The Cure - How a Father Raised...

  Geeta Anand

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  “Amazing….Explores human courage under the most trying circumstances.” —New York Post“An inspirational story about business, medical science, and one father’s refusal to give up hope.” —Boston GlobeThe book that inspired the movie, Extraordinary Measures, starring Harrison Ford, Brendan Fraser, and Keri Russell, The Cure by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Geeta Anand is the remarkable true story of one father’s determination to find a cure for his terminally sick children even if it meant he had to build a business from scratch to do so. At once a riveting story of the birth of an enterprise—ala Tracy Kidder’s The Soul of a New Machine—and a inspiring tale of the indomitable human spirit in the vein of Erin Brockovich and A Civil Action, The Cure is a testament to ingenuity, unflagging will, and unconquerable love.

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