We all need to get along and accept the fact that each of us has differences. Accepting these differences in people and things is what we call tolerance.

"Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jon Meacham helps us understand the present moment in American politics and life by looking back at critical times in our history when hope overcame division and fear. Our current climate of partisan fury is not new, and in The Soul of America Meacham shows us how what Abraham Lincoln called the "better angels of our nature" have repeatedly won the day. Painting surprising portraits of presidents including, besides Lincoln,...

"Organized as a dictionary, entries in this book for middle-grade readers present words related to creating a better, more inclusive world. Each word is explored via a poem, a quote from an inspiring person, and a short personal anecdote from one of the co-authors, a prompt for how to translate the word into action, and an illustration"--

Mike has fallen deeply in love with his best friend, Lindsay. And he's pretty sure she feels the same way...until a simple misunderstanding destroys Lindsay's trust. Devastated and feeling betrayed, Lindsay leaves town for the summer. In the fall, she returns to school a different person and she's suddenly tight with the "in" crowd. When Lindsay gets intoxicated at a party and ends up in a compromising situation, she has no idea that someone is...

The city is cracking down on graffiti and guerilla art. Between that and cutbacks to the local art gallery it seems like nothing is safe. But Oswald, masquerading as a graffiti artist known as The Wiz, is fighting back-by painting elaborate murals in public places and planting art in the galleries, and then by taking on the mayor himself. As the fight escalates and the stakes become higher, Oswald gets in deeper than he meant to and needs to rely...

Creemos que la mejor presentacion a este libro es un fragmento del prefacio que al mismo hace su autor: "Las grandes cosas exigen que no las mencionemos o que nos refiramos a ellas con grandeza: con grandeza quiere decir cinicamente y con inocencia. Lo que cuento es la historia de los dos proximos siglos. Describo lo que sucedera, lo que no podra suceder de otra manera: la llegada del nihilismo. Esta historia ya puede contarse ahora porque la necesidad...

Los primeros siete a?os en la vida de un ni?o son fundamentales. No solamente se define su personalidad adulta, si no que es el momento perfecto para transmitirle las ense?anzas que lo guir?n a trav?s de su vida. para dotarlo de una base firme de valores, de amor por sus ra?ces, de respeto a los principios morales que deber?n regir sus acciones futuras. Este libro ofrece u panorama muy completo y bien documentado sobre completo y bien documentado...

Lila has always wanted a career in belly dance, so she is thrilled when she is invited to join Dana Sajala's competitive and prestigious studio. But dancing at the new studio isn't quite what she expected. Dana Sajala is a tough teacher, and Lila finds the constant criticism stressful. On top of that, Lila misses the dancers from her old troupe, and a rift is developing between her and her best friend, Angela, who is not altogether sympathetic to...

Elle has come to Nashville to become a star. She has what it takes, but her agent and all the label executives want to change everything about her-her hair, her body, her clothes and, most important, her music. So Elle becomes a blond, sings about cookin' for her man and wears tiny shorts and revealing tank tops. Then a chance meeting with an established female songwriter makes Elle realize that she's paying too high a price for success. Billboard...

A drama set in the 1920s, where free-spirited Janie Crawford's search for happiness leads her through several different marriages, challenging the values of her small town.