A small-town kidnapping presents a major problem for Commissario Trotti—and draws us into CWA Award winner Timothy Williams' debut, set against the rich backdrop of a provincial Italian city. Northern Italy, 1978: Commissario Piero Trotti, trusted senior police investigator in an anonymous provincial city off the River Po, has two difficult cases to solve. A dismembered body has been found in the river, and it’s up to Trotti to figure out who the murder victim is. At the same time, an estranged friend approaches Trotti with a desperate personal plea: his six-year-old daughter—Trotti’s own goddaughter—has been kidnapped. In the wake of the high-profile kidnapping of Aldo Moro, president of Italy’s majority party, faith in law enforcement is at an all-time low, and it’s no surprise the distraught father isn’t willing to take this matter to the police.

Many of us have been fascinated by visual illusions at some point, and have asked ourselves why something can look like one thing when it is fact something else. How can we perceive two different things, when the light coming into our eyes stays constant? This book brings together psychologists and philosophers to explore this aspect of vision.

Must religions be locked houses, or could they be cherished but welcoming gardens? Judith Bruder discovered a different garden, Catholicism, yet still cherished the one where she grew, Judaism. At this time in history, can we allow such choice? CONVERGENCE is the story of a woman called by God, and her spiritual journey from the country of her birth to another land. It is about crossing boundaries and making choices, and it affirms the right and responsibility that each of us has to define our life for ourselves, as ourselves. A woman drawn to God through the mystery and adventure of faith, Judth Bruder is a story teller who ends up living her own wonder-filled story. This book of stories--abot growing up in Brooklyn during World War Two, about watching a War between Men and Women staged by ill-matched parents, about being a woman in a sexist society---is ultimately a love story, about the love for God and the love of God, and how its grace transformed one woman's life.

Can an outdated or failed solution in one industry bring disruption to another? Can a racing team improve industrial manufacturing productivity? Can science fiction offer entrepreneurs valuable lessons in innovative thinking? Such examples lie at the core of exprovement, which is an exponential improvement borne out of drawing parallels between the seemingly unrelated. Henry Ford revolutionized the automotive industry by comparing and correlating his business with the meat-packing industry. Through the various examples highlighted in this book, Hersh Haladker and Raghunath Mashelkar emphasize that searching for growth opportunities within an offering's existing industry usually results in incremental improvement, whereas exponential improvement can be achieved by drawing parallels from outside of the current context. This book will inspire leaders to look outward for parallels, keeping in mind that 'obvious' comparisons can at best lead to improvement, whereas 'unexpected' ones can lead to exponential improvement and perpetuate a legacy of innovation.

More than 120 classroom-tested art projects are at your fingertips with this resource. Arranged according to the eight design elements (e.g., composition, line, texture) and by grade level, these activities reference art history, and many are multiculturally based and curriculum integrated. While most use standard classroom art materials, some use more specialized equipment and media for educators seeking a more complex approach. The book is illustrated with actual student work. Grades K-8.

This new edition of On Drawing introduces the main elements and domains of drawing throughout history, including seminal topics such as letter design, geometry, and subjects, but also drawing for picture books and graphic novels, as well as providing practical information of how one learns to draw professionally. A brief glossary is included, as well as a helpful appendix which offers a series of exercises on several core topics for student use.