Describes Auguste Bartholdi's conception of the Statue of Liberty, its construction in France, and its eventual erection and dedication in New York Harbor.

Reaching New Heights Snowboarder and Olympic Gold Medalist Kelly Clark had accomplished her life's goals by the age of 18. Yet, success didn't leave her feeling fulfilled. Two years later, at an event in Salt Lake City, Kelly stood at the bottom of the pipe, listening to one snowboarder console another who had just crashed: "It's alright. God still loves you." These words led Kelly on a new journey from an Olympian snowboarder into an awesome relationship...

The Story of Mount Vernon is a 32-page, 2-color book intended to make history seem more meaningful and real by narrating it in story form. It tells the history of Mount Vernon from the day it received this name to its present state. The specified interest and instructional levels include grades 3 through 5. This book may be purchased separately at the indicated price, in book bag sets of 4 copies with a cassette tape and teacher's guide, and as...

An account of the long history of the Liberty Bell of Philadelphia-the important occasions on which it rang, its long journey thorughout the country so all Americans could view it, and its final removal to Independence Hall.

This is a personal journal of an atheist, Matt Miller, facing death from cancer. It is not a "God-bashing" book. It is his philosophical musings about the sources of solace in atheism. He wrote it in the almost three years between his diagnosis of stage 4 non-small cell lung cancer, and his death in 2010. He describes his familial roots in skepticism and pragmatism and his own development during his travels around the world. He discusses his philosophical...