David Lubar

A selection of twelve stories about mermaids, wishes-come-true, and other peculiar things with comic-book style illustrations.

"Ed and his friends accidentally sign up for a playwriting contest, a dangerous activity for someone who possesses the Silver Center, and what they write is pretty strange, but when it comes to actually performing the play, Ed's magic coin lends new meaning to the words 'stage fright.'" --

"A prince under a curse and a hungry princess meet. Two siblings finally discover what their parents do when they stay up on New Year's Eve. And a boy gets a surprising visit on President's Day. Join in the fun as the teeny weenies get into all kinds of hilarious trouble."--Page 4 of cover.

Niksen is a simple Dutch philosophy for anyone looking to slow down, relax and daydream. Designed to combat our always-on world, it teaches us the liberating, lost art of doing nothing. Nowadays, doing nothing can feel almost impossible. Overwhelming workloads, social pressures, family commitments and endless to-do lists leave you exhausted, frantic and stressed. The Dutch have a simple 'be idle' solution: Niksen shows you how to resist the daily...

Welcome to 1968 — a revolution in a book. Essays, memoirs, and more by fourteen award-winning authors offer unique perspectives on one of the world's most tumultuous years.
Nineteen sixty-eight was a pivotal year that grew more intense with each day. As thousands of Vietnamese and Americans were killed in war, students across four continents took over colleges and city streets. Assassins murdered Dr. King and Robert F. Kennedy.

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