Author: Judith M. Ackerman
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780998043913
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 34

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Author: Hugh Cook
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780552134392
Category : Fantasy
Languages : en
Pages : 458

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Sean Kelebes Sarazin, returning to Selzirk after a long period as a hostage, expects to play a major role in the city where his mother, Farfalla, is the kingmaker. But his hopes are dashed: his comfortable life as a hostage had left him ill-prepared for a life of war.

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Publisher: Pioneer Drama Service, Inc.
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 44

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Author: Julia Donaldson
Publisher: Scholastic Canada
ISBN: 144315797X
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 34

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Superworm is super-long. Superworm is super-strong. Watch him wiggle! See him squirm! Hip, hip, hooray for SUPERWORM! Never fear, Superworm's here! He can fish Spider out of a well, and rescue Toad from a busy road. But who will come to Superworm's rescue, when he's captured by a wicked Wizard Lizard? Luckily, all of Superworm's insect friends have a cunning plan. From the creators of The Gruffalo is a super new adventure with a wriggly, squiggly hero you'll never forget.

Author: Sheldon Solomon
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 067960488X
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 290

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A transformative, fascinating theory—based on robust and groundbreaking experimental research—reveals how our unconscious fear of death powers almost everything we do, shining a light on the hidden motives that drive human behavior More than one hundred years ago, the American philosopher William James dubbed the knowledge that we must die “the worm at the core” of the human condition. In 1974, cultural anthropologist Ernest Becker won the Pulitzer Prize for his book The Denial of Death, arguing that the terror of death has a pervasive effect on human affairs. Now authors Sheldon Solomon, Jeff Greenberg, and Tom Pyszczynski clarify with wide-ranging evidence the many ways the worm at the core guides our thoughts and actions, from the great art we create to the devastating wars we wage. The Worm at the Core is the product of twenty-five years of in-depth research. Drawing from innovative experiments conducted around the globe, Solomon, Greenberg, and Pyszczynski show conclusively that the fear of death and the desire to transcend it inspire us to buy expensive cars, crave fame, put our health at risk, and disguise our animal nature. The fear of death can also prompt judges to dole out harsher punishments, make children react negatively to people different from themselves, and inflame intolerance and violence. But the worm at the core need not consume us. Emerging from their research is a unique and compelling approach to these deeply existential issues: terror management theory. TMT proposes that human culture infuses our lives with order, stability, significance, and purpose, and these anchors enable us to function moment to moment without becoming overwhelmed by the knowledge of our ultimate fate. The authors immerse us in a new way of understanding human evolution, child development, history, religion, art, science, mental health, war, and politics in the twenty-first century. In so doing, they also reveal how we can better come to terms with death and learn to lead lives of courage, creativity, and compassion. Written in an accessible, jargon-free style, The Worm at the Core offers a compelling new paradigm for understanding the choices we make in life—and a pathway toward divesting ourselves of the cultural and personal illusions that keep us from accepting the end that awaits us all. Praise for The Worm at the Core “The idea that nearly all human individual and cultural activity is a response to death sounds far-fetched. But the evidence the authors present is compelling and does a great deal to address many otherwise intractable mysteries of human behaviour. This is an important, superbly readable and potentially life-changing book.”—The Guardian (U.K.) “A neat fusion of ideas borrowed from sociology, anthropology, existential philosophy and psychoanalysis.”—The Herald (U.K.) “Deep, important, and beautifully written, The Worm at the Core describes a brilliant and utterly original program of scientific research on a force so powerful that it drives our lives.”—Daniel Gilbert, Edgar Pierce Professor of Psychology, Harvard University, and author of Stumbling on Happiness “As psychology becomes increasingly trivial, devolving into the promotion of positive-thinking platitudes, The Worm at the Core bucks the trend. The authors present—and provide robust evidence for—a psychological thesis with disturbing personal as well as political implications.”—John Horgan, author of The End of War and director of the Center for Science Writings, Stevens Institute of Technology

Author: Caroline Bird
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1783199830
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 136

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An angry orphan escapes a grey town on the back of a hurricane. She lands in a mysterious country of tiny people and wicked witches, where the trees carry bazookas, the crows recite slam poetry, and a mouse can blow your head off. In just one day, this little girl revolutionizes an entire nation. She brings freedom, and colour. Her name is DOROTHY.

Author: Dugald Steer
Publisher: Candlewick Press
ISBN: 0763628956
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 31

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Merlin the wizard challenges readers to become wizards like himself by deciphering clues hidden in his guide to wizardry.

Author: Christina Clarry
Publisher: Troubador Publishing Ltd
ISBN: 1838590269
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 224

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A power-mad High Born witch forms a new army of wacky wizards and witches who lost the last war. It’s a tough job. This brainless bunch prefers to guzzle gibber juice and clobber each other rather than follow orders. To boost her army, the witch ensnares covens of modern-day witches, who are innocent, ordinary folk. But Mortor, the worst High Born wizard, reappears and snatches her leadership. Desperate to share power, the witch lures Mortor into a farcical ceremony that ties these two High Borns together for eternity. Mortor and the grumpy gang set off to wallop the highly advanced good witches and wizards, who keep trouncing them instead. Meanwhile, the smart side are producing a film about the ‘Great Wizard Wars’. But young witches and wizards starring in the film are in the very spot where the wicked warmongers land. Some are trapped. Can their friends rescue them and change the course of this Wacky Wizard War?

Author: James Payn
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 376

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Author: Evalee S. Parker
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1438925069
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 126

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This book is a "workshop kit" designed to be a companion to the book, The Wizard's SECRET (Strategies to Energize, Challenge, Rejuvenate, and Empower Teachers): Along the Yellow Brick Road to a Healthier and Happier School Year. This kit contains all the materials needed to create a stress management workshop for educators. Using the Wizard of Oz metaphor, workshop participants will travel along the yellow brick road and meet each character. The Wicked Witch will teach participants about the meaning of stress, the Scarecrow will engage participants in a game to relieve stress, the Tin Man will show participants the calming effect of coloring a mandala, the Lion will teach focused breathing and guided imagery techniques, and Glenda will assist participants in creating a support system for handling stress. The Wizard accomplishes this through the use of "brain-friendly" teaching strategies. Join Dorothy as she creates a vision for a healthier and happier school year in this interactive workshop for educators. This book is a companion to The Wizard's SECRET. It is a kit designed to re-create a workshop on stress management for educators. The purchaser of this kit will also need The Wizard's SECRET for basic information presented in the workshop. This book is currently only available through the author. It comes with a CD of reproducibles. Please contact [email protected] with inquiries.