One of the most popular drawing guides ever published, The Art of Drawing has been an informative and thorough guide to several generations of aspiring artists. For fifty years, Willy Pogany has given the main principles of drawing in a simple, constructive way. By following the sequences laid out in the lessons, students quickly master the art of ......
How a Team of Mavericks Came Together for Olympic Glory
The true story of how a group of talented volleyball players learned to put their egos aside, became a team, and changed the sport of volleyball forever.
In the early 1980s, a golden generation of volleyball players joined the U.S. men’s national team. With the Olympics coming to Los Angeles in 1984, the pressure was ......
Dominating victories, great duels, and astounding rallies make up some of horse racings greatest moments. Award-winning racing writer Edward L. Bowen captures these and more in At the Wire, a compilation nearly thirty races plus Breeders Cup highlights that have earned a solid place in Americas Turf history.
A Scientist Explains What We Know (And Don't Know)
Robert Powell, a founding Board member of the Scientific Coalition for UAP Studies, has studied the UFO subject for 17 years. His work is encapsulated in UFOs: A Scientist Explains What We Know (And Don’t Know) which provides a scientific rationale for the reality of non-terrestrial craft that are intelligently ......
The plan was outrageous: A small team of four climbers would attempt a new route on the East Face of Mt. Everest, considered the most remote and dangerous side of the mountain, which had only been successfully climbed once before. Unlike the first large team, Mimi Zieman and her team would climb without using supplemental oxygen or porter support. ......
An Action Plan for Saving the Economy and the Planet by 2050
Defines the challenges facing climate goals and offers achievable solutions to meet these goals by 2050--without sacrificing economic growth. Climate change and other environmental dangers are considered an existential threat, yet mankind is falling further behind in addressing these challenges. Policies aimed at fixing these issues have ......
Vacation Strategies for Parents of the Anxious, the Inflexible, and the
The award-winning travel bible for parents of children with autism spectrum disorder and/or mood and distraction disorders. "An essential read, not only for parents of autistic or otherwise neurodivergent children but for all families."--Library Journal, Starred Review Traveling with children is always challenging, but for parents of ......
In light of the centenary of the Christmas Conference 1923/24, Peter Selg has written the four essays published here, which deal, each in its own way, with the past, present, and future of the Anthroposophical Society and its School for Spiritual Science.