Wheatmark: 217 books

And Then I Am Gone: A Walk with Thoreau tells the story of a New York City man who becomes an Alabama man. Despite his radical migration to simpler living and a late-life marriage to a saint of sorts, his persistent pet anxieties and unanswerable questions follow him. Mathias Freese wants his retreat...

Inspired by a father's letter to his unborn child, From Dad, with Love lovingly captures the essence of everyday wisdom for young adults. Addressing matters of the heart, mind, and soul, this book unveils some of life's most important philosophies in a meaningful, easy-to-read format....

We are having the wrong conversations about improving public education in America. Some say teachers unions are the main problem, and if we just get rid of them and create more choice and competition, the market will take care of itself. Another view is that corporate reformers are trying to privatize...

Hunting stories that will capture your imaginationJoin the author on an exciting journey as he hunts on five continents over a span of ten years. Each hunting experience is uniquely different, and as interesting as the people and places visited. The tales are painfully honest; not every story will end...

Follow this chronicle of a profound spiritual friendship between these two humanitarian doctors as they strive to help those most in need. Ashis and Liz met in person in Chad in 2006, which sparked a correspondence that explores a wide range of topics, including their quest to live to the utmost with...

A collection of inspiring and informative narratives, Chalkboard Heroes: Twelve Courageous Teachers and Their Deeds of Valor introduces us to real American heroes.Author and educator Terry Lee Marzell shines a spotlight on heroic teachers in American history who were both exemplars of teaching...

praj·na: transcendental wisdom pa·ra·mi·ta: ferrying over to the other shore; perfection The Heart Sutra and the Diamond Sutra are essential reading for those who practice Buddhism. Over the past thirteen centuries, however, the larger work to which...

Co-dependency—of which enabling is a major element—can and does exist in families where there is no chemical dependency. Angelyn Miller’s own experience is a dramatic example: neither she nor her husband drank, yet her family was floundering in that same dynamic. In spite of her best efforts...

Join Bev Pizzano in her light-hearted, thirty-day adventure aboard cruise ship Rotterdam.From San Diego to Hawaii to the Polynesian and Marquesas Islands, Pizzano shares the daily antics ofcruising in style through a series of emails that both inform and entertain her family and friends. Her goalsare...

What colors are you made of?In this collection of poetry and painted flowers, Angela Bell Julien explores attributes of the people who make up life's bouquet. As you wind your way through her verses, you may discover elements of yourself or of those you love. Do you recognize the green that allows you...

Do you sometimes have doubts about your Christian beliefs and your spirituality? Are you confronted with questions of faithmore often than you want to be? Does your heart yearn for the confidence and joy that come with the Lord's "second blessing"?If so, Patricia Hofer is offering you an invitation...

American public schools are in deep trouble. They are still characterized by ethnic and class segregation, grossly unequal teaching and learning facilities, and governed by mammoth bureaucracies with a plethora of contradictory policies and goals. For many low and medium income students, college is...

In an entertaining synthesis of personal experience and scientific investigation, Angel Griffin describes effective methods for teaching the exceptional pupil, the Aspergers child. As she and her son travel his road to actualization through home education, her understanding grows with every problem...

Many people intend to leave footprints in the sands of time to enable those who follow to have some idea from whence they came. But then time passes, and oftentimes this kind of extended journal remains unwritten. Eugene Friesen wrote Reflections at Eventide because he wanted his children and his...