Dragon's Egg (Del Rey Impact)
Robert L. Forward$19.00(USD)
In a moving story of sacrifice and triumph, human scientists establish a relationship with intelligent lifeforms--the cheela--living on Dragon's Egg, a neutron star where one Earth hour is equivalent to hundreds of their years. The cheela culturally evolve from savagery to the discovery of science, and for a brief time, men are their diligent teachers . . .
Forward - English Edition
$49.95(USD)
Combines news from full-time news bureaus in Washington, DC, Moscow, Jerusalem, and Tel Aviv, with arts pages covering Jewish art, literature and culture.
Pay It Forward
Thomas Newman$17.98(USD)
If young Thomas Newman hasn't reinvented the art of film scoring, he's certainly bent and hammered many of its most shopworn clichés into refreshing new musical elements. As he did with similar work for
American Beauty and
Erin Brockovich, Newman's music suffuses the characters and plot of director Mimi Leder's socially conscious melodrama with an almost stealthy sense of mood and emotion. Once again using his small studio ensemble to great effect, Newman provides a modern, largely rhythmic soundscape, one whose electronically synthesized elements blend so well with his organic sounds as to be utterly seamless. And if there's a familiarity creeping into his work, it's only because Newman--like all the greats--has found such a distinct, effective musical voice. Equally important here, the composer also remembers the Newman family's daunting Hollywood roots--father Alfred, brother David, uncles Lionel and Emil, cousin Randy--and reinforces the film's sensitive nature with quiet, more traditional pastoral orchestral passages, frequently with his own spare solo piano taking the lead. Singer Jane Siberry's "Calling All Angels" closes the album out with appropriate grace and beauty.
--Jerry McCulley
Pay It Forward
Catherine Ryan Hyde$6.99(USD)
Pay It Forward is a wondrous and moving novel about Trevor McKinney, a twelve-year-old boy in a small California town who accepts the challenge that his teacher gives his class, a chance to earn extra credit by coming up with a plan to change the world for the better -- and to put that plan into action.
Failing Forward: Turning Mistakes into Stepping Stones for Success
John C. Maxwell$14.99(USD)
The major difference between achieving people and average people is their perception of and response to failure. John C. Maxwell covers the top reasons people fail and shows how to master fear instead of being mastered by it. Listeners will discover that positive benefits can accompany negative experiences-if you have the right attitude. Chock full of action suggestions and real-life stories,
Failing Forward will help men and women move beyond mistakes to fulfill their potential and achieve success.
Profile Design Fast Forward
The Fast Forward Carbon seatpost from Profile Design effectly changes a road bike with a 73 degree seat tube angle to 78 degrees, moving the rider forward up to 38mm. It features a forged aluminum head attached to a multi-layered, multi-directional weave post with a glossey black carbon weave finish. 300mm length. 27.2mm diameter.
