From the New York Times-bestselling team behind Chasing Vermeer comes another thought-provoking art mystery featuring Frank Lloyd Wright's Robie house--now in After Words paperback! Spring semester at the Lab School in Hyde Park finds Petra and Calder drawn into another mystery when unexplainable accidents and ghostly happenings throw a spotlight on Frank Lloyd Wright's Robie House, and it's up to the two junior sleuths to piece together the clues. Stir in the return of Calder's friend Tommy (which creates a tense triangle), H.G. Wells's The Invisible Man, 3-D pentominoes, and the hunt for a coded message left behind by Wright, and the kids become tangled in a dangerous web in which life and art intermingle with death, deception, and surprise.

During the course of our lives we encounter numerous obstacles that challenge us on every level. They vary from stressful situations to issues concerning our perception of ourselves. Some of the challenges put us under such immense pressure that there are days where we feel as though we could do with a little help and support. Since our daily problems change, it is also necessary to have a variety of techniques to suit. One a Day addresses the main principals of living a happier life in greater detail. It covers techniques on confidence building, communication skills, how to deal with stress, handling rejection, and dealing with criticism. Using the step-by-step guide increases our tolerance level to stress and restores our belief in our abilities. There will be days when we need tips on self-help and other days where we require advice on becoming more successful. One a Day has an inspirational phrase for every day of the year. Train your mind to divert your thoughts as you rapidly grow in strength. Read One a Day and watch your personality change for the better at the same time as becoming more confident and successful.

The author shares thoughts and ways to say Thanks! by telling stories of how and why people have shown their appreciation -- thanks to God, thanks to family, thanks to friends, and thanks to strangers. In 366 stories Flynn shows us why we should be thankful people with grateful hearts. Included are stories of Thanks! by well-known people such as Billy and Franklin Graham, Philip Yancy, Chuck Colson, Barbara Johnson, and Mitsuo Fuchida, who became a Christian a few years after leading the Japansee air attack on Pearl Harbor.

Rising inequality of income and power, along with recent convulsions in the finance sector, have made the search for alternatives to unbridled capitalism more urgent than ever. Yet few are attempting this task-most analysts argue that any attempt to rethink our social and economic relations is utopian. Erik Olin Wright's major new work is a comprehensive assault on the quietism of contemporary social theory. A systematic reconstruction of the core values and feasible goals for Left theorists and political actors, Envisioning Real Utopias lays the foundations for a set of concrete, emancipatory alternatives to the capitalist system. Characteristically rigorous and engaging, this will become a landmark of social thought for the twenty-first century.