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A middle-aged man, caught up in the doldrums of life, is awakened in mind, body, and spirit, thanks to the highjinks of a group of worm-like creatures who kidnap him and take him on the ride of his life. "In Orville And Erval Bend My Life: The Legends Of Verbal Cartoonery," the protagonist is forced by his peculiar pack of captors to hear them out as they deliver their wacky stories, vignettes, and poetry. The kidnappers have a dark conviviality that is at once confusing, threatening, and entertaining. Why would they need a captive audience for their wit and witticisms? They offer no...

In this popular text Joel Spring provocatively analyzes the ideas of traditional and non-traditional philosophies from Confucianism to human rights regarding the contribution of education to the creation of a democratic society. The goal is to explore how governments use education to control and manage their populations, and to examine forms of education that claim to free people from authoritarian control.

Wheels in the Head, a critically original work now in its third edition, is widely used as a text for courses on philosophical, social, political, and historical...

Everyone in Christina's circle of friends and relatives are surprised when she, a native Texan, marries David, a native Michigander. After he dies in a car accident, she and her three children move back to her hometown in Texas. They are faced with many physical, emotional, and spiritual trials as they adjust to their new life without David. During these trials, she and her family learn to rely not only on their faith, family, and friends, but also realize that people and events are not always what they seem to be. Will Christina find peace and happiness again as she re-acquaints herself...

A threatening text, an empty bottle of heparin, a sick dog, and missing property all lead Christina and the police chief of Alva, Texas, to conclude that the person they have locked up in Dallas was either working with someone, or another individual is threatening the Sanders family.

As threats escalate, not only toward Christina's family but the residents of Alva, it becomes apparent that there are evil forces, human and spiritual, at work.

When the first explosion rocks the town, the Sanders family and their friends are thrown into a life-and-death situation. As memories...

As a member of the One Race, Chanta must allow Payne to take her through the transformation or die. Even...