When the principal tells first grade teacher Mrs. Belle that she must retire, she and her students wonder how they will keep in touch.

In the third book of The Teacher Who Would Not Retire Series, Mrs. Belle delights her readers with humorious adventures, while wearing her colorful ballet slippers. Through her telescope, Mrs. Belle sights an unknown object in the sky, which turns out to be a new planet. NOW, the fun begins...

In Gleed's first novel, a highly infectious virus (The Sleeping Death Contagion — SDC) kills most of the Earth's population in less than three months. In only three days, the virus causes the death of nearly every infected victim as they sleep. Only a rare and random genetic immunity to the fatal effects of the virus leaves less than one in a hundred thousand survivors. This story follows the lives of six different survivors in Canada, England, Kenya, China, France and the United States for the first nine months after the disease strikes.

In 1776 on the eve of the American War of Independence, Charles George MacPherson, a patriotic young American flees the Mohawk Valley in New York after killing a well-known Loyalist. He travels to Paris and later to London where he discovers friendships among the people he had presumed to be the enemy, only gradually resolving his conflicting loyalties. At the heart of his dilemma is his life-long love for the beautiful Mary Graham and his developing friendship with Thomas Graham, her devoted husband. But his past from the Mohawk Valley catches up with him and has to be confronted amid the horror of London during the anti-Catholic Gordon Riots.

Vegan diets are generally viewed as just another diet trend touted by health freaks, PETA fanatics, and treehuggers. The truth is, changing to a plant-based diet is the best decision you can make for your own health, with the added bonus of saving billions of animals and protecting our planet. Eat Like You Give a Damn exposes America's biggest secrets about how our food is produced and why we are one of the sickest nations in the world. Once the secrets are revealed, the author shares the simple truths of how to eat in order to dismiss... and even reverse... common diseases and live a vibrant, healthy, compassionate life. Included are tasty and easy recipes that will trim your waistline and lighten your conscience.

This new edition of the highly regarded Biographical Encyclopedia of Scientists focuses on the achievements of 2400 scientists, explaining the nature and importance of those achievements. The book covers traditional science, including physics, chemistry, biology, astronomy, and earth science, along with mathematics, engineering, technology, and computer science. It also includes key figures from anthropology, psychology, and the philosophy of science. This fully updated edition features pronunciation guidelines, quotations, website links, and suggestions for further reading. Each cross-referenced entry includes chronology, institution, publication, and discipline.