"I had never lived on a sailboat. I had never sailed more than ten days straight. Would I like it? Could I do it? Was this journey a solution, or would it turn out to be just a new rendition of the same old problems? I breathed deeply, and I jumped in." Susan Hitchcock felt her family of four drifting apart. As she watched the daily demands of life tug her away from her husband and two young children, she knew they must find a way back to each other. So to reconnect as a family, they took to the sea. Sailing for nine months and 3,500 miles around the Caribbean aboard Hei Tiki, they meet formidable challenges from the volatile moods of Mother Nature and the mighty ocean to the cultural barriers on distant islands, and their own innermost fears. Though a novice sailor, Susan soon develops an affinity for the water, feeling her life pulse with the sensual rhythm of the tides. And through both the rigors and the serenity of sailing, her family discovers a newfound intimacy and joy in the adventure of a lifetime. An inspiring and triumphant chronicle of life at sea, Coming About is a wonderful meditation on marriage, family, and the fulfillment of dreams.

Coming About : A Family Passage at Sea

Biographies & Memoirs

Susan Tyler Hitchcock

Community & Culture

Ballantine Books

Susan Hitchcock felt that her family of four was drifting apart, and to reconnect as a family, she decided that they should take to the sea. Sailing for nine months and 3500 miles around the Caribbean, they met formidable challenges, from the volatile moods of nature and the mighty ocean, to cultural barriers on distant islands and their own innermost fears. Though a novice sailor, Susan soon developed an affinity for the water and through both the rigours and the serenity of sailing, her family discovered a new-found intimacy and joy in the adventure of a lifetime. This volume presents her chronicle of life at sea, as well as a meditation on marriage, family and the fulfilment of dreams.

Coming About: A Family Passage at Sea

Sports & Outdoors

A&C Black

Chronicles the great religions of human history and their rituals, practices, and beliefs, exploring the geographical regions, areas, and cultures where the various faiths grew and flourished and following their development as they spread around the world.

Geography Of Religion: Where God Lives, Where Pilgrims Walk

History

John L. Esposito

Historical Study & Educational Resources

National Geographic

For millennia, trees have offered renewal and inspiration. They have provided for humanity on every level, from spiritual sanctuary to the raw material for our homes, books, and food. In this beautiful and revealing book, National Geographic combines legendary photography with cutting-edge science to illuminate exactly how trees influence the life of planet Earth―from our personal lives to the weather cycle. Beautifully illustrated essays tell the stories of the world’s most remarkable trees, from Tane Mahura in New Zealand, the ancient Maori "lord of the forest," to Pando, a single aspen spreading over 100 acres: Earth’s largest living thing. You’ll also discover how an astronaut carried tree seeds to the moon and back; the reason "microdosing" on tree gas is a sure way to boost your immune system; and why playing in the dirt boosts serotonin, happiness hormone. 
For nature and science enthusiasts, as well as photography lovers, Into the Forest is a beautiful and edifying gift to give or cherish.

Into the Forest: The Secret Language of Trees

Arts & Photography

Photography & Video

Listen, My Children, Poems for First Graders, A core knowledge Book

Core Knowledge

Listen My Children: Poems for Fourth Graders

Listen My Children : Poems for Fourth Graders

Children's Books

Literature & Fiction

Core Knowledge Foundation

Designed for parents to enjoy with children, filled with hundreds of activities, this carefully designed and sequenced activity book offers preschoolers the fundamentals they need to prepare for a happy, productive time in school and for the rest of their lives. Thousands of children have benefitted from the acclaimed Core Knowledge Preschool Program in preschool centers across the country. Discover fun-filled, educationally sound activities such as oral language and early literacy development, early writing skills, understanding nursery rhymes and stories, math, history, science and art. The Activity Books may be used independently, but are especially effective when used with the read-aloud selections of their companion volume, What Your Preschooler Needs to Know: Read-Alouds to Get Ready for Kindergarten.

What Your Preschooler Needs to Know: Activity Book 1 for Ages 3-4

Linda Bevilacqua

The Core Knowledge Foundation

Designed for parents to enjoy with children, filled with hundreds of activities, this carefully designed and sequenced activity book offers preschoolers the fundamentals they need to prepare for a happy, productive time in school and for the rest of their lives. Thousands of children have benefitted from the acclaimed Core Knowledge Preschool Program in preschool centers across the country. Discover fun-filled, educationally sound activities such as oral language and early literacy development, early writing skills, understanding nursery rhymes and stories, math, history, science and art. The Activity Books may be used independently, but are especially effective when used with the read-aloud selections of their companion volume, What Your Preschooler Needs to Know: Read-Alouds to Get Ready for Kindergarten.

What Your Preschooler Needs to Know: Activity Book 2 for Ages 4-5

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