When it comes to educational performance, the United States does not fare well in comparison to our global competitors. Numerous challenges, such as our increasing dependence on technology, and the ongoing difficulties we face in providing cost-effective, good quality public education, point to the need for changes in our educational system if we are to provide a competitive workforce in the future.

The autobiography of an unfortunate bull was written by Calum Crubach in 1925. Very little information is known about the author. It tells an uplifting and yet tragic story of a young Shorthorn bull being sent for sale at the world famous Perth Bull sales. Anyone who has been involved in this event, or has bred pedigree stock, will relate to the hardships and often disappointing consequences, where hopes are dashed and sometimes dreams are shattered. The narrative is written in the authentic Doric language that would be typically spoken in North East Scotland at that time. This book is a...

When Henry Harman's father buys an old windmill in France, he and his little brother think it might be a nice adventure. But up in the roof of the windmill lives an old owl that the locals refer to as the Protector. But what is he protecting and why won't any of the builders go inside the building. When Henry does manage to get up into the roof, he discovers an ancient diary written by a boy 850 years earlier. The boy says he knows a secret, one so dangerous that he dare not write it down. As Henry and his brother decipher the code, things start to fall into place and they set out on an...