life

Color cartoon illustrations and text describe the development of life forms in Earth's oceans and on land from one thousand million years ago to 245 million years ago.

Explores the power of conversation to bring people together and create positive change in the world, identifies several conditions that promote good conversation, features a selection of quotes and images for reflection, and includes ten short conversation starters.

Translates an edited version of Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius's ponderings on power, human nature, and mortality, among other philosophical concerns; includes a chronology, a genealogical table, and extensive notes.

A fifteenth-anniversary edition of Robert Fulghum's famous reflections on the simple life truths that come with age, featuring twenty-five additional essays.

Explores how the study of cosmic science has led to new insights into the formation and evolution of the universe and all its structures.

Thomas Singer cannot wait for his twelfth birthday, when he can begin deer hunting with his father, until he meets a mysterious healing woman who changes his views on nature, life, and violence; now he must choose between manhood in the eyes of his father, and his own path.

Harry Haller is a sad and lonely figure, a recluse for whom life holds no joy. He struggles to reconcile all his views without surrendering to the bourgeois values he despises.