Vacation Time: Poems for Children

Combining his clinical experience with psychological and biological research, Kindlon explains the process of dealing with adversity and why some children are able to survive and even thrive as adults and others are crippled. He combines hard science with the voices of those who have lived through the worst events of the twentieth century to illustrate the importance of family and extended family; community; a strong belief system; and self-reliance learned from involved parents. Kindlon's good news...

What makes children resourceful, creative and flexible? Their minds are the powerhouse for everything they think and do and are shaped crucially by the knowledge they gain when they are very young. But while newborn babies are ready and eager to learn, by the time they start school, many will have lost their all-embracing excitement for learning. So what can you do to hone your children's skills? How can you improve their motivation, concentration and intelligence? Child of Our Time: Early Learning...

The people closest to Agent Pendergast are being murdered, and only one man can be responsible: Pendergast's brilliant, depraved criminal brother, Diogenes - but Diogenes has been dead for a number of years. Lieutenant Vincent D'Agosta must try to keep the people on Diogenes' hit list safe while he tracks down this master of disguise before the final devastating crime can be committed. For the horrendous string of murders is simply Diogenes' prelude to his true masterpiece . . . A riveting thriller...