After a stormy night, a farmer, searching for his lost calf, finds a baby eagle that has been blown out of its nest. He takes it home and raises it with his chickens. When a friend comes to visit one day, he tells the farmer that an eagle should be flying high in the sky, not staying on the ground. "But this eagle walks like a chicken, eats like a chicken, even thinks like a chicken," the farmer replies. Twice, the farmer's friend tries to get the eagle to fly, but it sees the chickens on the ground and drops down each time. At last the friend, followed by the farmer, carries the young eagle back into the mountains and places the great bird on a rocky ledge, just before sunrise. As the air is filled with golden light and the sun appears, the friend cries, "Fly, Eagle, fly!" and the eagle raises its wings and soars upward, out of sight. This simply told yet dramatic story from Africa will delight children everywhere and encourage them to "lift off and soar," as Archbishop Tutu puts it in his foreword. In lovely, expressive paintings of great beauty, sparked with touches of humor, Niki Daly, an internationally known artist, catches the essence of this powerful tale.

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to fl y like a bird? Or better yet, soar like an eagle? On a splendid spring day a Golden Eagle works feverishly to build a safe nest for her offspring to be raised. But, sometimes even the best protection is not enough for Mother Nature. Find out what happens to the two eaglets in this story set in Roxborough Park, Colorado. Will they both survive? Where Eagles Fly is the first book in the “TAKE A HIKE” collection. The illustrations, by Paula Scirati were done in oil pastels. Hope you enjoy!

In this highly inspirational book, Meadows introduces a science for enlightenment that is designed for modern-day life-one that derives from the principles of shamanism.

While on a secret mission to the fanatical leader of a holy war against imperial Russia, Lord Athelstan is asked to escort a prisoner, the Countess Natasha, to Constantinople. There she must enter the sultan's harem in exchange for her brother Dimitri's freedom. Athelstan refuses, only to find that the beautiful girl escapes and joins his entourage, disguised as an Indian prince. Heedless of the many dangers, love comes swiftly . . .

It begins in Buenos Aires where two men lay dead, each the victim of a gruesome attack. it continues in the United States, where Dr. Richard Kelsey is brought a patients who may hold the key to solving the crimes. Dr. Kelsey's life is turned upside down as he is sucked into a bizarre conspiracy, one that may threaten the political stability of the free world.

The handsome and aristocratic, thirty-five year old diplomat Lord Athelstan knows that he is heading for trouble on his mission to the Caucasus to investigate how long the legendary Shamyl, the Imam of Daghestan, can hold out against the invading Russians. But little does he expect to be faced with another kind of conflict - with a beautiful young hostage imprisoned in the Imam's stronghold. The lovely Natasha is only nineteen and she was seized along with a Royal party by the Imam's followers and held to ransom against the release of the Imam's only son by the Russians. Orphaned, she has no hope of raising a ransom and instead has reluctantly agreed to be given to the Sultan of Turkey as a 'wife' for his vast harem in return for the release of her nine-year-old brother. The Imam implores Lord Athelstan to escort Natasha safely to Constantinople - a favour he cannot grant lest it anger the Russians and compromise Great Britain. But then he meets her - undoubtedly the most glorious woman he has ever seen, with fire in her eyes, when he informs her that he cannot agree to Shamyl's request. Ultimately Natasha gives him no choice and, when she appears among his party in disguise, Lord Athelstan is furious. Soon their mutual hatred turns to all-consuming love - a love surely doomed by Natasha's pledge to sacrifice herself to the Sultan's harem for the sake of her brother -

The #1 New York Times Bestseller The Silmarillion is the core of J.R.R. Tolkien's imaginative writing, a work whose origins stretch back to a time long before The Hobbit. This mythopoetic masterpiece is a must-read before you watch The Lord of the Rings on Amazon. “Majestic! ... Readers of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings will find in The Silmarillion a cosmology to call their own, medieval romances, fierce fairy tales, and fiercer wars that ring with heraldic fury... It overwhelms the reader.”—Time The story of the creation of the world and of the First Age, this is the ancient drama to which the characters in The Lord of the Rings look back and in whose events some of them, such as Elrond and Galadriel, took part. The three Silmarils were jewels created by Fëanor, most gifted of the Elves. Within them was imprisoned the Light of the Two Trees of Valinor before the Trees themselves were destroyed by Morgoth, the first Dark Lord. Thereafter, the unsullied Light of Valinor lived on only in the Silmarils, but they were seized by Morgoth and set in his crown, which was guarded in the impenetrable fortress of Angband in the north of Middle-earth. The Silmarillion is the history of the rebellion of Fëanor and his kindred against the gods, their exile from Valinor and return to Middle-earth, and their war, hopeless despite all their heroism, against the great Enemy. “A creation of singular beauty ... magnificent in its best moments.”—The Washington Post “Heart-lifting ... a work of power, eloquence and noble vision... Superb!”—The Wall Street Journal

In “Chickens Can’t Fly with Eagles,” you and your child are introduced to Eva Eagle, who at first glance, appears to have it all! She is beautiful, gifted, and talented. There’s just one problem—Eva doesn’t know it! She struggles with low self-esteem and her experience with the resident bully (Chelsea Chicken) at her new school seems to only make things worse! Journey along with Eva as she tries to learn self-confidence...and maybe, just maybe...she will learn to soar above life’s obstacles—including mean ole’ Chelsea Chicken!