James T. Webb

Elizabeth A. Meckstroth

Stephanie S. Tolan

Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

A Practical Source for Parents and Teachers

This book seeks to increase the awareness by parents, teachers, and clinicians of the often overlooked unique emotional needs of gifted children.

Guiding the Gifted Child

5067de85-49a1-443a-8382-5392da0f0f30-1

Susan Foh

A Response to Biblical Feminism

This response to biblical feminism thoroughly examines the roles of women in marriage, the church, and society as taught by Scripture. Many biblical feminists see irreconcilable contradictions in the Bible's teaching on women. Foh investigates equality of image, functional subordination, the concept of "one flesh" and all believers being "one body."

Women and the Word of God

3efa88ef-c187-4317-8f99-98568d89c370-0

Robert Anderson

Overview of the great doctrines of the Christian faith. 

Basic Bible doctrines pertaining to the Gospel are discussed including grace, reconciliation, justification, and sanctification.

The Gospel and Its Ministry

218a44b9-0e53-4318-8455-0c88a1c786d3-0

David H. Albert

Joseph Chilton Pearce

Adventures in homeschooling and community-based education. 

Adventures in Homeschooling and Community-Based Education

A joyous account of a progressive family's homeschooling experience.

Acting on their conviction that to educate a child well is to enable her to find her destiny, David Albert and his partner Ellen listened carefully, with respect and with love, to how their children expressed their own learning needs. Leaving traditional homeschooling methods behind, they followed their daughters' unique knowledge quests-from astronomy and botany, to opera and mythology-and then went about finding the resources and opportunities to meet those needs within their community.

Gracefully written, And the Skylark Sings with Me passionately illustrates that real learning is much richer and more mysterious than any school can encompass.

And the Skylark Sings with Me

cff5f0c3-92b4-4811-8322-2984012b95c8-1

Michael J. Gelb

Light Hardcover (1 lb or less)

Seven Steps to Genius Every Day

Describes seven elements of creative thinking and offers exercises for developing more effective thought processes

How to Think Like Leonardo da Vinci

778227b7-204b-45a0-b6c5-4f21108c1a7a-1

Michael Von Haag

Prior library book. Excellent for homeschoolers.

The land and its people

Egypt

717027b8-459e-4c32-baf5-2e2e9c53ad37-0

Heavy Hardcover (2 to 4 lbs)

History

History of a free people 

James A. Henretta

Kevin J. Fernlund

Heavy Paperback (2 to 4 lbs)

Volume2: Since 1865

Rev ed. of: Documents to accompany America's history.

Documents for America's History, Volume II: Since 1865

0d97d86c-5ff3-49e0-b5f2-c8c7b463c8e0-0

Allan R. Millett

Peter Maslowski

Completely revise an expanded third edition. 

A Military History of the United States from 1607 To 2012

Now fully updated and totally revised, this highly regarded classic remains the most comprehensive study available of America’s military history. Called “the preeminent survey of American military history” by Russell F. Weigley, America’s foremost military historian, For the Common Defense is an essential contribution to the field of military history. This carefully researched third edition provides the most complete and current history of United States defense policy and military institutions and the conduct of America’s wars. Without diminishing the value of its earlier editions, authors Allan R. Millett, Peter Maslowski, and William B. Feis provide a fresh perspective on the continuing issues that characterize national security policy. They have updated the work with new material covering nearly twenty years of scholarship, including the history of the American military experience in the Balkans and Somalia, analyzing the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan from 2001 to 2012, and providing two new chapters on the Vietnam War. For the Common Defense examines the nation’s pluralistic military institutions in both peace and war, the tangled civil-military relations that created the country’s commitment to civilian control of the military, the armed forces’ increasing nationalization and professionalization, and America’s growing reliance on sophisticated technologies spawned by the Industrial Revolution and the Computer and Information Ages. This edition is also a timely reminder that vigilance is indeed the price of liberty but that vigilance has always been—and continues to be—a costly, complex, and contentious undertaking in a world that continually tests America’s willingness and ability to provide for the common defense.

For the Common Defense

d210c0e6-ab44-48a5-b7b5-7867152a649f-1

Walter R. Borneman

“ Nimitz, Halsey, Leahy, and King—￼ the five star admirals, who won the war at Sea”

Nimitz, Halsey, Leahy, and King--The Five-Star Admirals Who Won the War at Sea

How history's only five-star admirals triumphed in World War II and made the United States the world's dominant sea power.

Only four men in American history have been promoted to the five-star rank of Admiral of the Fleet: William Leahy, Ernest King, Chester Nimitz, and William Halsey. These four men were the best and the brightest the navy produced, and together they led the U.S. navy to victory in World War II, establishing the United States as the world's greatest fleet.

In The Admirals, award-winning historian Walter R. Borneman tells their story in full detail for the first time. Drawing upon journals, ship logs, and other primary sources, he brings an incredible historical moment to life, showing us how the four admirals revolutionized naval warfare forever with submarines and aircraft carriers, and how these men -- who were both friends and rivals -- worked together to ensure that the Axis fleets lay destroyed on the ocean floor at the end of World War II.

The Admirals

7bbf53c0-15e3-4e6a-bc6e-66ea432caa6a-1

H. R. McMaster

A devastating indictment of Johnson and his principal, civilian and military advisors, according to the New York Times book review. 

Paperback (1 to 2 lbs)

Johnson, Mcnamara, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the Lies That Led to Vietnam

"The war in Vietnam was not lost in the field, nor was it lost on the front pages of the New York Times or the college campuses. It was lost in Washington, D.C." - H. R. McMaster (from the Conclusion) Dereliction Of Duty is a stunning new analysis of how and why the United States became involved in an all-out and disastrous war in Southeast Asia. Fully and convincingly researched, based on recently released transcripts and personal accounts of crucial meetings, confrontations and decisions, it is the only book that fully re-creates what happened and why. It also pinpoints the policies and decisions that got the United States into the morass and reveals who made these decisions and the motives behind them, disproving the published theories of other historians and excuses of the participants. Dereliction Of Duty covers the story in strong narrative fashion, focusing on a fascinating cast of characters: President Lyndon Johnson, Robert McNamara, General Maxwell Taylor, McGeorge Bundy and other top aides who deliberately deceived the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the U.S. Congress and the American public. Sure to generate controversy, Dereliction Of Duty is an explosive and authoritative new look at the controversy concerning the United States involvement in Vietnam.

Dereliction of Duty

c805a8af-5902-4650-8463-b487809bacb2-1

Stieg Larsson

Forty years after the disappearance of Harriet Vanger from the secluded island owned and inhabited by the powerful Vanger family, her octogenarian uncle hires journalist Mikael Blomqvist and Lisbeth Salander, an unconventional young hacker, to investigate.

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

637e2b12-eb8c-40bf-9c6b-f853cff58a7e-1

Peter Morrissey

With a forward by Olympian Todd Eldridge, this classic provides the basic moves for ice-skating with step-by-step instructions.

A young enthusiast’s guide to ice-skating

Introduces the history, equipment, and techniques of ice skating.

The Young Ice Skater

1254731b-fb4b-4a74-8301-1d6675f30e37-0

Kurt Warner

My Story of Faith, Football, and the First Miracle Season

NFL sensation Kurt Warner tells the incredible story of faith and perseverance that captured the hearts of millions and rocketed him from obscurity to become MVP and Super Bowl champion.

All Things Possible

636c9345-465f-4006-b90b-ab0b745a4378-1

Apolo Anton Ohno

Be Greater Than Yesterday

"Zero regrets. It''s a philosophy not just about sport but about life. School, business, academics, love--anything and everything. It''s complicated and yet not. You have to figure out who it is you want to be. Not what you want to be--who. There has to be a vision, a dream, a plan. Then you chase that with everything you''ve got."

Over three consecutive Olympic games, Apolo Ohno has come to symbolize the very best of the competitive spirit--remaining equally gracious in victory and defeat, always striving to improve his performance, and appreciating the value of the hard work of training as much as any reward it might bring. In Zero Regrets, Apolo shares the inspiring personal story behind his remarkable success, as well as the hard-won truths and strategies he has discovered in good times and bad.

Raised by his single father, an immigrant from Japan who often worked twelve-hour days, the young Apolo found it difficult to balance his enormous natural gifts as an athlete with an admittedly wild, rebellious streak. After making a name for himself as a promising young speed skater, his career was almost over before it began when his lack of preparation caused him to finish last at the U.S. Olympic trials in 1998. A life-changing week of solitary soul-searching at the age of fifteen led him to recommit himself to his training, and at the 1999 world junior championships he won first place overall--one of the most remarkable turnarounds in sports history. From that moment on, the world of speed skating had a new champion and Apolo was on his way to legendary status.

Much more than an account of races won and lost, Zero Regrets is a compelling portrait of a father-and-son relationship that deepened over time and was based on respect, love, and unshakable faith in each other. For the first time, Apolo reveals what he knows about his long-absent mother; he makes us feel what it is like to face the best competitors on the planet with the eyes of millions of fans upon you; and he shares his secrets for achieving total focus and mental toughness, secrets that can be applied in situations well beyond sports. We learn the details of the unbelievably intense workout and diet that he endured while training for the 2010 Winter Olympics, a regime that literally reshaped his body and led to some of his most thrilling victories.

In this deeply personal and entertaining book, Apolo shows how we can all come closer to living with zero regrets. While Apolo''s own journey may be unique, the insights he has gleaned along the way have the power to help us all feel like champions every day.

*** 

 

Nine days after dropping me off, Dad came to pick me up.

In that call from the pay phone, I hadn''t said anything to him about what decision I had made. On the car ride back home, I told him. "I want to try this," I said.

"Are you willing," he asked, "to really put forth a true effort? From the bone?"

I told my father: "I want to skate."

With clarity of purpose, everything suddenly seemed different. I didn''t just want to skate--I loved it. I realized, too, that while I had to want to buy into the training, the discipline, the self-sacrifice, I needed direction and guidance, too. You truly can''t get there by yourself. I needed not only to truly and profoundly depend upon Dad for help but also to welcome those--coaches, trainers, others--who could help me along the way. . . .

I was also making promises to myself and writing them in my journal:

I''m not going to mess it up this time. When I go home, I really am going to be the different person I decided in Iron Springs I would be. I know what I want to do. I want to be the best in the world.

I didn''t know quite yet how I would get there. But I was clear, and I had no doubt-- that''s what I was after.

--From Zero Regrets

Zero Regrets

8f85598a-abfd-46c8-acd6-0ba8cb96c6ad-1

Glenn Beck

Kevin Balfe

How to Stop Small Minds and Big Government

#1 New York Times bestselling author and radio and tv host Glenn Beck's ultimate handbook for tackling and winning life’s most important arguments. FUNNY. FRIGHTENING. TRUE. It happens to all of us: You're minding your own business, when some idiot informs you that guns are evil, the Prius will save the planet, or the rich have to finally start paying their fair share of taxes. Just go away! you think to yourself -- but they only become more obnoxious. Your heart rate quickens. You start to sweat. You can't get away. Your only hope is...this book. Glenn Beck, author of the #1 New York Times bestsellers An Inconvenient Book and Glenn Beck's Common Sense, has stumbled upon the secret formula to winning arguments against people with big mouths but small minds: knowing the facts. And this book is full of them. The next time your Idiot Friends tell you how gun control prevents gun violence, you'll tell them all about England's handgun ban (see page 53). When they tell you that we should copy the UK's health-care system, you'll recount the horrifying facts you read on page 244. And the next time an idiot tells you that vegetable prices will skyrocket without illegal workers, you'll stop saying "no, they won't" and you'll start saying, "actually, eliminating all illegal labor will cause us to spend just $8 a year more on produce." (See page 139.) Idiots can't be identified through voting records, they can be found only by looking for people who hide behind stereotypes, embrace partisanship, and believe that bumper sticker slogans are a substitute for common sense. If you know someone who fits the bill, then Arguing with Idiots will help you silence them once and for all with the ultimate weapon: the truth.

Arguing with Idiots

077b3542-facf-4d49-ad68-6e4ae07b5825-1

Bradley G. Morison

Julie G. Dalgleish

A Larger Audience for the Arts and How to Develop It

Waiting in the Wings

8540bf1b-96f6-4729-b9ae-5d0cedfef5f8-0

Literally thousands of ideas and sets of instruction to guide simple to advanced origami and origami gift making. 

Art, music, drama/theater

Best ever book of paper, fun and amazing origami

Internally spiral bound for easy opening, and the following along to guide your artistic journey.

Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

A complete guide

How to draw anything

William H. McGuffey

Perfect for the homeschooler or for early reading help, these classics start with the simple and get to the complex with primary through sixth grade readers. 

Browse by categories

James T. Webb; Elizabeth A. Meckstroth; Stephanie S. Tolan