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I am Frida Kahlo (Ordinary People Change the World)
by Brad MeltzerThe famous Mexican painter Frida Kahlo is the 23rd hero in the New York Times bestselling picture book biography series from Brad Meltzer and Christopher Eliopoulos (Cover may vary) This friendly, fun biography series focuses on the traits that made our heroes great--the traits that kids can aspire to in order to live heroically themselves. Each book tells the story of an icon in a lively, conversational way that works well for the youngest nonfiction readers and that always includes the hero's childhood influences. At the back are an excellent timeline and photos. This book features Frida Kahlo, the renowned Mexican painter and activist. After surviving a bus crash, she made her mark in art history for her unique way of looking at the world and integrating her own image and life into her paintings.This friendly, fun biography series inspired the PBS Kids TV show Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum. One great role model at a time, these books encourage kids to dream big. Included in each book are: • A timeline of key events in the hero&’s history • Photos that bring the story more fully to life • Comic-book-style illustrations that are irresistibly adorable • Childhood moments that influenced the hero • Facts that make great conversation-starters • A virtue this person embodies: Frida Kahlo's self-love is celebrated in this title You&’ll want to collect each book in this dynamic, informative series!
I am Gandhi (Ordinary People Change the World)
by Brad MeltzerThis book tells the story of Gandhi who believed in non-violence and bringing change through the use of Truth Force.
I am Gandhi (Ordinary People Change the World)
by Brad Meltzer Christopher EliopoulosAdvocate for peace and nonviolent revolutionary Gandhi is the 12th hero in the New York Times bestselling picture book biography series for ages 5 to 8. (Cover may vary) As a young man in India, Gandhi saw firsthand how people were treated unfairly. Refusing to accept injustice, he came up with a brilliant way to fight back through quiet, peaceful protest. He took his methods with him from South Africa back to India, where he led a nonviolent revolution that freed his country from British rule. Through his calm, steady heroism, Gandhi changed everything for India and inspired civil rights movements all over the world, proving that the smallest of us can be the most powerful. This friendly, fun biography series inspired the PBS Kids TV show Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum. One great role model at a time, these books encourage kids to dream big. Included in each book are: • A timeline of key events in the hero&’s history • Photos that bring the story more fully to life • Comic-book-style illustrations that are irresistibly adorable • Childhood moments that influenced the hero • Facts that make great conversation-starters • A virtue this person embodies: Gandhi's commitment to peace is celebrated in this biography You&’ll want to collect each book in this dynamic, informative series!
I am Gandhi: A Graphic Biography of a Hero (Ordinary People Change the World)
by Brad MeltzerAdvocate for peace and nonviolent revolutionary Gandhi is the 12th hero in the New York Times bestselling picture book biography series for ages 5 to 8. (Cover may vary) As a young man in India, Gandhi saw firsthand how people were treated unfairly. Refusing to accept injustice, he came up with a brilliant way to fight back through quiet, peaceful protest. He took his methods with him from South Africa back to India, where he led a nonviolent revolution that freed his country from British rule. Through his calm, steady heroism, Gandhi changed everything for India and inspired civil rights movements all over the world, proving that the smallest of us can be the most powerful. This friendly, fun biography series inspired the PBS Kids TV show Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum. One great role model at a time, these books encourage kids to dream big. Included in each book are: • A timeline of key events in the hero&’s history • Photos that bring the story more fully to life • Comic-book-style illustrations that are irresistibly adorable • Childhood moments that influenced the hero • Facts that make great conversation-starters • A virtue this person embodies: Gandhi's commitment to peace is celebrated in this biography You&’ll want to collect each book in this dynamic, informative series!
I am George Washington (Ordinary People Change The World)
by Brad MeltzerLearn all about George Washington, America’s first president. George Washington was one of the greatest leaders the world has ever known. He was never afraid to be the first to try something, from exploring the woods around his childhood home to founding a brand new nation, the United States of America. With his faith in the American people and tremendous bravery, he helped win the Revolutionary War and became the country’s first president.
I am George Washington (Ordinary People Change the World)
by Brad MeltzerChildren will want to read about our first president while discussing the presidential elections. This is the ninth book in the New York Times bestselling biography series that inspires while it informs and entertains. (Cover may vary) George Washington was never afraid to be the first to try something, from exploring the woods around his childhood home to founding a brand new nation, the United States of America. With his faith in the American people and tremendous bravery, he helped win the Revolutionary War and became the country&’s first president.This friendly, fun biography series inspired the PBS Kids TV show Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum. One great role model at a time, these books encourage kids to dream big. Included in each book are: • A timeline of key events in the hero&’s history • Photos that bring the story more fully to life • Comic-book-style illustrations that are irresistibly adorable • Childhood moments that influenced the hero • Facts that make great conversation-starters • A virtue this person embodies: George Washington's courage to set off a new course is highlighted here. You&’ll want to collect each book in this dynamic, informative series!
I am Harriet Tubman (Ordinary People Change The World)
by Brad MeltzerThis volume focuses on Harriet Tubman's brave heroism as part of the movement to abolish slavery. As one of the key players in the Underground Railroad, she helped enslaved African Americans escape and find freedom.
I am Jackie Robinson (Ordinary People Change the World)
by Brad Meltzer"We can all be heroes" is the message entertainingly told in this New York Times Bestselling picture-book biography series, with this title focusing on groundbreaking baseball player, Jackie Robinson (Cover may vary) Jackie Robinson always loved sports, especially baseball. But he lived at a time before the Civil Rights Movement, when the rules weren't fair to African Americans. Even though Jackie was a great athlete, he wasn't allowed on the best teams just because of the color of his skin. Jackie knew that sports were best when everyone, of every color, played together. He became the first Black player in Major League Baseball, and his bravery changed American history and led the way to equality in all sports in America. This friendly, fun biography series inspired the PBS Kids TV show Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum. One great role model at a time, these books encourage kids to dream big. Included in each book are: • A timeline of key events in the hero&’s history • Photos that bring the story more fully to life • Comic-book-style illustrations that are irresistibly adorable • Childhood moments that influenced the hero • Facts that make great conversation-starters • A virtue this person embodies: Jackie Robinson's bravery led him to make his mark in baseball history. You&’ll want to collect each book in this dynamic, informative series!
I am Kind: A Little Book About Abraham Lincoln (Ordinary People Change the World)
by Brad Meltzer Christopher EliopoulosThe littlest readers can learn about Abraham Lincoln in this board book version of the New York Times bestselling Ordinary People Change the World biography.This friendly, fun biography series focuses on the traits that made our heroes great--the traits that kids can aspire to in order to live heroically themselves. In this new board book format, the very youngest readers can learn about one of America's icons in the series's signature lively, conversational style. The short text focuses on drawing inspiration from these iconic heroes, and includes an interactive element and factual tidbits that young kids will be able to connect with. This volume tells the story of Abraham Lincoln, America's sixteenth president.
I am Leonardo da Vinci (Ordinary People Change the World)
by Brad MeltzerThe famous Renaissance artist and inventor Leonardo da Vinci is the twentieth hero in the New York Times bestselling picture book biography series. (Cover may vary) This friendly, fun biography series focuses on the traits that made our heroes great--the traits that kids can aspire to in order to live heroically themselves. Each book tells the story of an icon in a lively, conversational way that works well for the youngest nonfiction readers and that always includes the hero's childhood influences. At the back are an excellent timeline and photos. This book features Leonardo da Vinci, the Renaissance artist and inventor. He always followed his interests, no matter where they led! His quest to fly led him to study birds' wings and his invention designs were the very earliest sketches of helicopters and other flying machines. Da Vinci's hard work and dedication to his curiosities is why we still remember him today.This friendly, fun biography series inspired the PBS Kids TV show Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum. One great role model at a time, these books encourage kids to dream big. Included in each book are: • A timeline of key events in the hero&’s history • Photos that bring the story more fully to life • Comic-book-style illustrations that are irresistibly adorable • Childhood moments that influenced the hero • Facts that make great conversation-starters • A virtue this person embodies: Leonardo da Vinci's creativty is seen in everything he accomplished in his life You&’ll want to collect each book in this dynamic, informative series!
I am Martin Luther King, Jr. (Ordinary People Change the World)
by Brad MeltzerThe eighth biography in this New York Times bestselling series features one of America's greatest civil rights heroes, Martin Luther King, Jr. (Cover may vary)As a child, Martin Luther King, Jr. was shocked by the terrible and unfair way African American people were treated. When he grew up, he decided to do something about it—peacefully, with powerful words. He helped gather people together for nonviolent protests and marches, and he always spoke up about loving other human beings and doing what&’s right. He spoke about the dream of a kinder future, and bravely led the way toward racial equality in America.This friendly, fun biography series inspired the PBS Kids TV show Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum. One great role model at a time, these books encourage kids to dream big. Included in each book are: • A timeline of key events in the hero&’s history • Photos that bring the story more fully to life • Comic-book-style illustrations that are irresistibly adorable • Childhood moments that influenced the hero • Facts that make great conversation-starters • A virtue this person embodies: Martin Luther King, Jr.'s dreams of a better future propelled him into action. You&’ll want to collect each book in this dynamic, informative series!
I am Not a Brain: Philosophy of Mind for the 21st Century
by Markus GabrielMany consider the nature of human consciousness to be one of the last great unsolved mysteries. Why should the light turn on, so to speak, in human beings at all? And how is the electrical storm of neurons under our skull connected with our consciousness? Is the self only our brain’s user interface, a kind of stage on which a show is performed that we cannot freely direct? In this book, philosopher Markus Gabriel challenges an increasing trend in the sciences towards neurocentrism, a notion which rests on the assumption that the self is identical to the brain. Gabriel raises serious doubts as to whether we can know ourselves in this way. In a sharp critique of this approach, he presents a new defense of the free will and provides a timely introduction to philosophical thought about the self – all with verve, humor, and surprising insights. Gabriel criticizes the scientific image of the world and takes us on an eclectic journey of self-reflection by way of such concepts as self, consciousness, and freedom, with the aid of Kant, Schopenhauer, and Nagel but also Dr. Who, The Walking Dead, and Fargo.
I am Rosa Parks (Ordinary People Change the World)
by Brad MeltzerCivil Rights leader Rosa Parks is the 3rd hero in in the New York Times bestselling picture book biography series for ages 5 to 8. (Cover may vary)Each picture book in this series is a biography of a significant historical figure, told in a simple, conversational, vivacious way, and always focusing on a character trait that made the person heroic. The heros are depicted as children throughout, telling their life stories in first-person present tense, which keeps the books playful and accessible to young children. And each book ends with a line of encouragement, a direct quote, and photos on the last page. This story focuses on Rosa Parks and how she always stood up for what's right. This friendly, fun biography series inspired the PBS Kids TV show Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum. One great role model at a time, these books encourage kids to dream big. Included in each book are: • A timeline of key events in the hero&’s history • Photos that bring the story more fully to life • Comic-book-style illustrations that are irresistibly adorable • Childhood moments that influenced the hero • Facts that make great conversation-starters • A virtue this person embodies: Rosa Parks's strength is highlighted in this biography. You&’ll want to collect each book in this dynamic, informative series!
I am Sacagawea (Ordinary People Change the World)
by Brad MeltzerSacagawea, the only Indigenous person included in Lewis and Clark&’s historic expedition, is the 13th hero in the New York Times bestselling picture book biography series for ages 5 to 8. (Cover may vary) Sacagawea was the only girl, and the only Native American, to join Lewis and Clark&’s Corps of Discovery, which explored the United States from the Mississippi River all the way to the Pacific Ocean in the early 1800s. As a translator, she helped the team communicate with members of the Shoshone nation across the continent, carrying her child on her back the whole way. By the time the expedition arrived at the west coast, Sacagawea had proved that she truly was a trailblazer. This friendly, fun biography series inspired the PBS Kids TV show Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum. One great role model at a time, these books encourage kids to dream big. Included in each book are: • A timeline of key events in the hero&’s history • Photos that bring the story more fully to life • Comic-book-style illustrations that are irresistibly adorable • Childhood moments that influenced the hero • Facts that make great conversation-starters • A virtue this person embodies: Sacagawea's courage to be a trailblazer and forge a new path is celebrated in this biography. You&’ll want to collect each book in this dynamic, informative series!
I am Unstoppable: A Little Book About Amelia Earhart (Ordinary People Change the World)
by Brad MeltzerThe littlest readers can learn about Amelia Earhart in this board book version of the New York Times bestselling Ordinary People Change the World biography.This friendly, fun biography series focuses on the traits that made our heroes great--the traits that kids can aspire to in order to live heroically themselves. In this new board book format, the very youngest readers can learn about one of America's icons in the series's signature lively, conversational way. The short text focuses on drawing inspiration from these iconic heroes, and includes an interactive element and factual tidbits that young kids will be able to connect with. This volume tells the story of Amelia Earhart, the famous pilot.
I am heartily ashamed: The Revolutionary War's Final Campaign as Waged from Canada in 1782
by Gavin K. WattThe second installment in Gavin K. Watt’s Revolutionary War series, I am heartily ashamed picks up where A dirty, trifling piece of business leaves off. It’s a new year with new challenges. An incredibly fierce Canadian winter was endured before raiding was resumed against the enemy’s frontiers. The rebels’ Mohawk region defence soon fell into disarray when two colonels jousted for control. Continued negotiations encouraged Vermont to not support the rebellion and the republic became a haven for loyalists escaping persecution. Vermont’s adherents even felt free to militarily challenge New York. After the poor results of Ross’s October raid, Haldimand chose to alter his strategy. For years, his native allies had sent small war parties against the frontiers and, that summer, he gave command of large projects to First Nations leaders whose methods greatly challenged the rebels. A new British ministry announced a cessation of arms in July, soon followed by peace talks. Despite the ceasefire, Washington ordered an attack on the new British post at Oswego, which failed miserably. When Haldimand discovered that the treaty’s articles threatened the security of Canada and made no provisions for the natives or loyalists, he confessed, "My soul is completely bowed down with grief I am heartily ashamed."
I am the Blues: The Willie Dixon Story
by Willie DixonI Am The Blues captures Willie Dixon's inimitable voice and character as he tells his life story: the segregation of Vicksburg, Mississippi, where Dixon grew up, the prison farm from which he escaped and then hoboed his way north as a teenager, his equal-rights-based draft refusal in 1942, his work--as songwriter, bassist, producer, and arranger--with Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, Little Walter, Bo Diddley, and Chuck Berry which shaped the definitive Chicago blues sound of Chess Records: and his legal battles to recapture the rites to his historic catalog of songs. Don Snowden has supplemented Dixon's reflections with interviews with other performers and Chess insiders. In the Appendixes, Snowden gives a comprehensive discography and a list of the major artists who have recorded Dixon's songs.
I demà, el paradís
by Antoni VivesLa gran fabulació narrativa amb un estil pletòric i expressiu que confirma Antoni Vives com un dels millors, més agosarats i ambiciosos novel·listes catalans actuals. La colònia espanyola de Fernando Poo, a Guinea Equatorial, als anys cinquanta: una jove barcelonina, Teresa, hi acut per viure amb el seu marit, el terratinent Alberto Cirer, amb qui s’ha casat a distància. La Teresa, per fi lliure, per fi feliç. Però allà, les finors provincianes de la colònia conviuen amb la natura salvatge, la violència i l’explotació. En paral·lel, un fresc coral extraordinari del Cadaqués aïllat dels anys vint i trenta ens submergeix en les tensions latents entre les faccions del poble, empeses per les enveges personals i la presència indefugible de les bruixes. I, en un contrast colpidor, la segona part del llibre ens porta al Cadaqués dels anys seixanta, amb els estiuejants progres, l’ambient desinhibit, els artistes, les festes...
I dieci grandi generali della storia: uomini che conquistarono imperi e rivoluzionarono la guerra
by Michael Rank Paola VitaleIl ritratto dei dieci grandi condottieri che hanno fatto la storia: da Alessandro Magno al generale Lee, passando per Annibale, Cesare, Napoleone e altri, in una appassionante e documentata panoramica sulle loro imprese. E soprattutto, queste grandi figure hanno ancora qualcosa da dirci?
I doni di Julia
by Ellen Gable Daniela MastropasquaIl primo capitolo di una trilogia intitolata Grande Guerra, Grande Amore. Da piccola Julia ha iniziato a comprare regali per il futuro marito, un uomo il cui aspetto e personalità sono definite nella sua mente, un uomo al quale lei si rivolge come "il mio amato". Subito dopo gli Stati Uniti entrano nella Grande Guerra e Julia si offre impulsivamente volontaria come operatrice sanitaria, senza una vera esperienza né formazione. Scoraggiata dalla realtà della guerra, Julia abbandonerà la ricerca del suo amato? Il suo ingenuo gioco dei regali la distrarrà dal riconoscere il Vero Amore? Da Philadelphia a una Francia dilaniata dalla guerra, seguiamo Julia nel percorso che la porterà da essere una giovane ragazza mondana a una compassionevole volontaria.
I have always loved the Holy Tongue: Isaac Casaubon, the Jews, and a Forgotten Chapter in Renaissance Scholarship
by Anthony Grafton Joanna WeinbergIsaac Casaubon (1559-1614) was one of Europe’s greatest Protestant scholars during the late Renaissance and was renowned for his expert knowledge of the early history of the church. Today, however, most of Casaubon’s books remain unread, and much of his vast archive remains unexplored. Grafton and Weinberg’s close examination of his papers reveal for the first time that Casaubon’s scholarship was broader and richer than anyone has previously suspected, and they present a Casaubon not found in earlier literature: one who used Jewish materials to illuminate, and at times to transform, scholars’ understanding of of early Christianity; and one who, at the end of his life, worked with a little-known Jewish scholar in order to master parts of the Talmud, which few Christians could study on their own. Most importantly , this book shows that a Christian scholar of the European Renaissance could explore—and develop striking sympathy and affection for—the alien world and worship of the Jews.
I is for Infidel: From Holy War to Holy Terror in Afghanistan
by Kathy GannonIn early 1986 Kathy Gannon sold pretty much everything she owned (which wasn't much) to pursue her dream of becoming a foreign correspondent. She had the world to choose from: she chose Afghanistan. She went to witness the final humiliation of a superpower in terminal decline as the Soviet Union was defeated by the mujahedeen. What she didn't know then was that Afghanistan would remain her focus for the next eighteen years. Gannon, uniquely among Western journalists, witnessed Afghanistan's tragic opera: the final collapse of communism followed by bitterly feuding warlords being driven from power by an Islamicist organization called the Taliban; the subsequent arrival of Arabs and exiles, among them Osama bin Laden; and the transformation of the country into the staging post for a global jihad. Gannon observed something else as well: the terrible, unforeseen consequences of Western intervention, the ongoing suffering of ordinary Afghans, and the ability of the most corrupt and depraved of the warlords to reinvent and reinsert themselves into successive governments. I is for Infidelis the story of a country told by a writer with a uniquely intimate knowledge of its people and recent history. It will transform readers' understanding of Afghanistan, and inspire awe at the resilience of its people in the face of the monstrous warmongers we have to some extent created there.
I nemici di Dio
by RonyFerIn quel mondo saturo di divinità terrestri, sparsi per i quattro punti cardinali, i più meschini e potenti esseri si spartivano avidamente le le ricchezze fornite dalla provvidenza. Nella loro ingordigia senza limite si nutrivano del sangue di milioni di esseri. Quelle divinità temporali, selvagge, si lanciavano nelle conquiste di terre altrui. Le privavano dei propri beni e delle proprie risorse e, una volta ottenuto l'altrui bottino, facevano vanagloria del loro potere e di tutto il loro arsenale. Gli dei della guerra, di tutte le guerre, si divertivano con il loro potere distruttivo. Con la loro crudeltà senza limite si trasformarono allora in nemici di Dio.
I sentieri del destino: Prequel Story
by Christina McKnightSnobbata dalla buona società a cause delle origini barbadiane della famiglia materna, Alaya Banesworth ha passato la vita a desiderare di essere accettata. Quando il conte di Holderness la corteggia, pensa di aver trovato il vero amore. Anche se è diventata una contessa, deve affrontare la disapprovazione e il disprezzo della famiglia del marito. Solo la nascita della figlia, Katherina le può dare felicità. Ma Alaya sottovaluta la malvagità dei suoi nemici. E dovrà avere molto coraggio e determinazione per mettersi alla ricerca di Katherina, la bambina che le è stata sottratta con l'inganno. Viaggiando per la campagna inglese con una nuova identità, guidata solo dal desiderio di ritrovare la figlia, Alaya si fiderà solo del legame di sangue e dell'amore. Sarà sufficiente a percorrere i sentieri che sfidano il destino?
I sold Andy Warhol (too soon)
by Richard PolskyIn early 2005, Richard Polsky decided to put his much-loved, hard-won Warhol Fright Wig, up for auction at Christie's. The market for contemporary art was robust and he was hoping to turn a profit. His instinct seemed to be on target: his picture sold for $375,000. But if only Polsky had waited . . . Over the next two years, prices soared to unimaginable heights with multimillion-dollar deals that became the norm and not the exception. Buyers and sellers were baffled, art dealers were bypassed for auction houses, and benchmark prices proved that trees really do grow to the sky. Had the market lost all reason? InI Sold Andy Warhol (Too Soon), Polsky leads the way through this explosive, short-lived period when the "art world" became the "artmarket. " He delves into the behind-the-scenes politics of auctions, the shift in power away from galleries, and the search for affordable art in a rich man's playing field. Unlike most in the art world, Polsky is not afraid to tell it like it is as he negotiates deals for clients in New York, London, and San Francisco and seeks out a replacement for his lost Fright Wig in a market that has galloped beyond his means. A compelling backdoor tell-all about the strange and fickle world of art collecting,I Sold Andy Warhol (Too Soon) takes an unvarnished look at how the industry shifted from art appreciation to monetary appreciation.