Psychologist Ellen Winner studies the creative, nonliteral discourse of children's spontaneous speech, examining how their abilities to use and interpret figurative language change as they grow older, and what such language shows us about the changing features of children's minds.

Glimpses of the past; many times those flashbacks of yesteryear will spin threads of wishful contemplation for our tomorrows. Some images of the past we want to forget, while most of them we treasure in our memories. Those memories are foundations for launching the dreams which can carry us onward toward a great destiny. DreamWeaver Storybook is a collection of true-life short stories from various facets of life from humor to the unexplained. Little cowboys, dinosaurs, guardian angels, the hereafter, animals, heroes, ghosts, life and death, lost at sea, UFOs, and dreams coming true are but a few of the story topics from life contained within this book. All of them being true will grasp the mind for wanting more tales of yesteryear, for lacing the present with better dreams of tomorrow. Embedded within every story are valuable principles needed for traveling this pathway called life. Even though some of stories contain humor and oddities of reality, ethics surprisingly shine through within the flow of story lines. Journey with the author through the many stories within this book, and discover that its pages can lift the spirit for a brighter tomorrow. Between the covers of this book, its stories will transport readers to perhaps the farthest reaches of their dreams for improving life and accomplishing their destinies.

'A delightfully sweet and cozy novel that's as comforting as a warm cup of tea' - Kirkus Reviews, Starred Following the untimely death of their parents, Anne, Beatrix, and Violet Quigley have made a business of threading together the stories that lie at the bottom of their customers' teacups. Days at their teashop are filled with fortune-telling intertwined with the sound of clinking china and the scent of cinnamon shortbread. When the Council of Witches comes calling with news that the city Diviner has lost her powers, the sisters suddenly find themselves being pulled in different directions. As Anne's magic begins to develop beyond that of her sisters', Beatrix's writing attracts the attention of a publisher, and Violet is enchanted by the song of the circus-and a mischievous trapeze artist threatening to sweep her off her feet-it seems a family curse that threatens to separate the sisters forever is taking effect. With dwindling time to rewrite their future and save the cosy and much-loved tearoom, the Quigleys set out to bargain with Fate. But in focusing so closely on saving each other, will they lose sight of themselves?

The regular use of a devotional book can assist with one's spiritual growth. Whether you are beginning your faith journey or desire to develop a deeper relationship with Christ, you will find this book to be engaging. Selected topics are based on newsworthy stories, historical events, or other twice-told tales. The author frequently draws personal inspiration from biblical parables and scriptural references as they relate to his own life experience. The reading of these 366 devotions is unique in that they can be utilized every day for a full year or weekly over a seven-year period. Reflection questions following each devotion will benefit and challenge the reader to consider possible direction for change through application in one's daily activities.

Computational Organizational Cognition presents simulations to clearly assess the advantages of agent-based computational organizational cognition (AOC) for both theory and practice, demonstrating how AOC is an essential instrument to explore, understand and analyze the inner complexities of organizational cognition.