Product Description: Atticus the Storyteller's journey across the seas is perilous—but young readers, discovering ancient Greece for the first time, are in safe hands with this 10th book of classic tales Whose was the face "that launched a thousand ships?" Why did King Menelaus call other kings to war? Whose body was worth its weight in gold? The answers are here! In the 10th volume of this lively and essential introduction to ancient Greek myths, readers can thrill to stories of war and conquest, heroism and hi-jinks...read more

Product Description: The series comes to its triumphant conclusion with the 12th volume of ancient Greek myths retold and illustrated for a new generation Readers will meet the ghosts who prophesy "great danger and great trouble," and those death singers—the Sirens—whose irresistible singing has lured so many sailors to their deaths...read more

Product Description: Every home library should offer the best classic stories as well as new releases—this is book nine of the series showcasing the richest stories from ancient Greece At last, Troy seems within reach for Atticus the Storyteller, who has been traveling through the ancient world, gathering new friends and stories to share...read more

Product Description: The penultimate leg of Atticus the Storyteller's epic journey through the ancient world, this is the 11th installment of tales of ancient Greece, introducing young readers to the greatest stories ever told What really happened during the fall of Troy—and who was to blame for the war? The answers are in these captivating stories, ideal for reading at bedtime, one each night, before the lights go out...read more

NOTES ON DEMOCRACY by H. L. MENCKEN JONATHAN. Contents include: I DEMOCRATIC MAN 1 HIS APPEARANCE IN THE WORLD 9 2 VARIETIES OF HOMO SAPIENS 15 3 THE NEW PSYCHOLOGY 21 POLITICS UNDER DEMOCRACY 29 5 THE ROLE OF THE HORMONES 35 6 ENVY AS A PHILOSOPHY 42 Jx LIBERTY AND DEMOCRATIC MAN 51 THE EFFECTS UPON PROGRESS 58 9 THE ETERNAL MOB 7 2 II THE DEMOCRATIC STATE 1 THE TWO KINDS OF DEMOCRACY 79 2 THE POPULAR WILL 85 3 DISPROPORTIONAL REPRESENTATION 97 4 THE POLITICIAN UNDER DEMOCRACY 1 07 5 UTOPIA 115 6 THE OCCASIONAL EXCEPTION 124 7 THE MAKER OF LAWS 131 8 THE REWARDS OF VIRTUE 139 9 FOOTNOTE ON LAME DUCKS 148 5 CONTENTS PAGE III DEMOCRACY AND LIBERTY 1 THE WILL TO PEACE 157 2 THE DEMOCRAT AS MORALIST 1 62 3 WHERE PURITANISM FAILS 1 77 4 CORRUPTION UNDER DEMOCRACY 187 IV CODA 1 THE FUTURE OF DEMOCRACY 2O7 2 LAST WORDS 2l8. DEMOCRATIC MAN: HIS APPEARANCE IN THE WORLD. DEMOCRACY came into the Western World to the tune of sweet, soft music. There was, at the start, no harsh bawling from below there was only a dulcet twittering from above. Democratic man thus began as an ideal being, full of ineffable virtues and romantic wrongs in brief, as Rous seaus noble savage in smock and jerkin, brought out of the tropical wilds to shame the lords and masters of the civilized lands. The fact continues to have important consequences to this day. It remains impossible, as it was in the eighteenth century, to separate the democratic idea from the theory that there is a mystical merit, an esoteric and ineradicable rectitude, in the man at the bottom of the scale - that inferiority, by some strange magic, becomes a sort of superiority - nay, the superiority of superiorities. Everywhere on earth, save where the enlightenment of the modern age is confessedly in transient eclipse, the move ment is toward the completer and more enamoured enfranchisement of the lower orders. Down there, one hears, lies a deep, illimitable reservoir of righteousness and wisdom, unpolluted by the corruption of privilege. What baffles statesmen is to be solved by the people, instantly and by a sort of seraphic intuition. Their yearnings are pure they alone are capable of a perfect patriot ism in them is the only hope of peace and happi ness on this lugubrious ball. The cure for the evils of democracy is more democracy This notion, as I hint, originated in the poetic fancy of gentlemen on the upper levels - senti mentalists who, observing to their distress that the ass was over-laden, proposed to reform trans port by putting him into the cart. A stale Chris tian bilge ran through their veins, though many of them, as it happened, toyed with what is now called Modernism. They were the direct ancestors of the more saccharine Liberals of to-day, who yet mouth their tattered phrases and dream their pre posterous dreams. I can find no record that these phrases, in the beginning, made much impression upon the actual objects of their rhetoric. Early democratic man seems to have given little thought to the democratic ideal, and less veneration. What he wanted was something concrete and highly materialistic - more to eat, less work, higher wages, lower taxes. He had no apparent belief in the acroamatic virtue of his own class, and certainly none in its capacity to rule. His aim was not to exterminate the baron, but simply to bring the baron back to a proper discharge of baronial busi ness. When, by the wild shooting that naturally accompanies all mob movements, the former end was accidentally accomplished, and men out of the mob began to take on baronial airs, the mob itself quickly showed its opinion of them by butchering them deliberately and in earnest. Once the pikes were out, indeed, it was a great deal more dangerous to be a tribune of the people than to be an ornament of the old order...

Product Description: More of the ancient world's best-loved tales are brought vividly to life in the eighth book of this essential, collectible introduction to Greek myths In this installment of Atticus's tales, readers will face the Snake Giants—terrifying 50-legged monsters, Atalanta—the famous huntress, Ixion—who played with fire, and Orpheus—who journeyed to the land of the dead...read more

Product Description: The seventh collection tales celebrating the wonder of the world's oldest stories This time, readers who enter Atticus's world will face Eurystheus—the wicked king, the Hydra—a many-headed monster, Hippolyta—the fierce Amazon queen, and Pegasus—the winged horse...read more

Product Description: More of the ancient world's best-loved tales are brought vividly to life in the fifth Greek Beasts and Heroes book Atticus the Storyteller is on a quest. As he travels, Atticus tells tales of fabulous beasts, gods and goddesses, heroes and heroines...read more

Product Description: The essential, collectible introduction to the Greek myths Atticus's tales this time include Heracles—the bravest hero ever, the Furies—terrifying executors of justice, Geryon—a hideous giant, and Hera—the most scheming goddess of all.

Product Description: Have you ever wondered why storytellers the world over weave new tales about Zeus and Hera, Aphrodite, Apollo, Andromeda and Perseus -- and the fearsome Medusa? What's so special that's made them famous for thousands and thousands of years? Lucy Coats' sparkling prose and Anthony Lewis's exciting and haunting pictures capture the daring and danger of past times as they explain how our own understanding of what people think and do has been influenced by adventures of long ago...read more

Product Description: Long ago, in ancient Greece, the gods and goddesses gave the gift of storytelling to men and women, and ordered that there should be a great storytelling festival, once every seven years, near Troy, which draws entrants from far and near...read more

Product Description: Atticus the Storyteller is still on the path to Troy and his destination - the Storytelling Festival - but he has a long way to go. But luckily, everywhere he goes and everyone he meets inspires a story that will entertain Melissa, his beloved donkey, his new friends and Atticus himself...read more

Product Description: From high in the skies - 'The Starry Hunter' tells the story of Orion - to deep beneath the waves - meet the god Poseidon in 'The Dophin's Message', here is a selection of 8 spellbinding stories vividly illustrated and told by a highly-acclaimed author/illustrator partnership...read more

Product Description: Bringing the biggest life stories to the smallest readers!Benjamin Franklin was curious about the world around him. He had wide and varied interests that led him to become a printer, a writer, an inventor, a statesman, and eventually one of the fathers of our nation...read more

Product Description: For the last 25 years, William Bennett Turner has taught a course on the First Amendment at UC Berkeley. His book, Figures of Speech, describes the colorful characters who have played roles in important First Amendment controversies...read more

Product Description: Mas de 50 ventanas que esconden datos curiosos e interesantes. Cada ilustracion es amena pero detallada y los textos son precisos para acercar a los pequenos lectores a los habitats donde viven sus animales favoritos mientras disfrutan del juego interactivo de levantar las ventanitas para descubrir mas acerca de cada especie...read more

Product Description: With warm and friendly artworks from award-winning artist Anthony Lewis, Animals Under the Sea contains more than 70 intriguing and surprising flaps to open. It is the perfect interactive introduction to animal habitats for young children, who will delight in the scene changes that are revealed as they open the flaps...read more

Product Description: A Lesson in Caring and Kindness. Frank's neighbor has puppies, and boy, does Frank want one! But by the time his parents say yes, the puppies are all gone. Will Frank ever get the dog he wants?

Product Description: A Lesson in Knowing God is Always with You. Frank and Beans are camping in the backyard. But when the sun goes down, Frank hears all kinds of scary noises. And Beans is so scared he runs right out of the tent! What will Frank do now that he's alone?

Product Description: A Lesson in Patience. Frank loses his temper with the family cat and now poor S'More has run away. Does Frank have the patience he will need to bring her home?

Product Description: This level 2 I Can Read book written by Kathy-jo Wargin is a must-have for early readers! Teaching a lesson in forgiveness, readers follow young animal-lover Frank, in a fun adventure. After Beans' mischievous actions during a fishing trip, Frank must apologize to Mr...read more

Product Description: Featuring 15 maps and more than 200 colorful animal stickers, Animal Sticker Atlas is packed with fun and fascinating information to feed children's interest in the world of animals. Readers will learn where each animal lives by matching the stickers to the maps, and can use the alphanumeric grid squares to develop their early map-reading skills...read more