D C Smith: 53 books

Here be dragons ... and selkies and griffins and maybe even a mermaid or two. Twenty fantasy authors band together to bring you a collection of thrilling tales and magical monsters. Do you like to slay dragons? Or befriend them? Do you prefer to meet cephalopods as gigantic kraken or adorable...

Renewed Accountability for Access and Excellence advances discussion of a conceptualized model for cultivating democratic professional practice in education (DPPE) and considers its relationship with contemporary teaching and leading praxes. A diverse and highly qualified group of scholars and practitioners...

More than 50% of America's schools today exist in rural settings. This book addresses the distinctiveness of rural school leaders, identifies issues encountered by administrators, faculty, and students, and concludes by proposing new standards for rural schools in general and their leaders. This book...

Our world is growing increasingly complex and confused—a unique and urgent context that calls for a grounded and fresh approach to Christian higher education. Christian higher education involves a distinctive way of thinking about teaching, learning, scholarship, curriculum, student life,...

In early childhood, the most important period of learning and human development, young children often achieve developmental milestones in a short time. Learning from Young Children: Research in Early Childhood Music presents research on the importance of fostering musical growth during this period. These studies discuss: _

Plato's Euthyrphro, Apology, and Crito portray Socrates' words and deeds during his trial for disbelieving in the Gods of Athens and corrupting the Athenian youth, and constitute a defense of the man Socrates and of his way of life, the philosophic life. The twelve essays in the volume, written by...

Whether you are new to the concept of the chakras, or well acquainted with the subject, this book will provide you with both a reference guide to the basics, as well as more esoteric information you can use to progress on your path of spiritual healing.

Changing trends, ethnic and regional preferences, and a hands-on teaching method make cosmetic surgery uniquely challenging for novice and experienced surgeons alike. Aesthetic Surgery Techniques: A Case-Based Approach offers expert, real-world instruction by presenting chapters and patients in a...

Alien visitation and abduction is an obsession for many people. Many writers feed this obsession with stories about aliens who are malevolent beings whose sole objective is to annihilate and dominate the human race. If aliens do indeed visit our world, I envision them to be benevolent and non-interfering...

Wer's beim Sex versaut liebt, ist hier richtig! Denn extreme Spiele sind das Thema unserer 28 Storys, die manchen bis an die Grenzen des Vorstellbaren bringen: Analdehnung, Rimming, Gang-Bang und Natursekt, geile Schwulen- und Lesben-Nummern, bizarre S/M-Rituale, strenge Erziehungsspiele und Double Penetration - dieses Buch strotzt vor "dreckiger" Lust.

The possibility of travel forward and backward through space-time intrigues a vast number of people. I find it curious that many believe that Back to the Future is really possible and eventually someone will implement a process/machine to do exactly that. I, on the other hand, believe that time travel...