Norbert the Winter Gnome

Norbert the Winter Gnome
Author: Daniela Drescher
Publisher:
Total Pages: 10
Release: 2020-09-15
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9781782506782

A charming wintery board book, full of seasonal detail and the warmth of friendship.

Pip the Gnome

Pip the Gnome
Author: Admar Kwant
Publisher: Pip the Gnome
Total Pages: 14
Release: 2021-04-15
Genre:
ISBN: 9781782507536

A gentle board book with soft illustrations and simple words, conveying respect for the natural world

Gnome

Gnome
Author: Fred Blunt
Publisher: Andersen Press USA
Total Pages: 32
Release: 2020-08-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 172842996X

Mr. Gnome is a grumpy little fellow. He's really quite rude and he is definitely NOT cute. So when Miss Witch asks him to kindly stop fishing in her pond, Mr. Gnome is in danger of finding out exactly what happens to gnomes who say "NO!" From author illustrator Fred Blunt comes this laugh-out-loud cautionary tale, told in a wonderfully conversational style.

Lily the Little Princess

Lily the Little Princess
Author: Daniela Drescher
Publisher: Floris Books - Floris Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2012
Genre: Children's stories
ISBN: 9780863159053

A magicial and captivating story from the bestselling author of In the Land of Fairies

Pippa and Pelle

Pippa and Pelle
Author: Daniela Drescher
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2015
Genre:
ISBN: 9781782501756

Pippa and Pelle wake up on a sunny summer's day looking for an adventure. Exploring the meadow, they meet new animal friends and learn about their homes--the snail in his shell, the frog in his pond, and the beetle in his home made of leaves. However, as night falls they are grateful to return to their warm, cozy home in the strawberry patch... Daniela Drescher's distinctive style brings life to this colorful board book--perfect for little hands. Young children will love spending a day in the countryside with Pippa and Pelle.

Six Steps in Self-development

Six Steps in Self-development
Author: Rudolf Steiner
Publisher: Rudolf Steiner Press
Total Pages: 96
Release: 2013-05-09
Genre: Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN: 1855842793

The so-called 'supplementary exercises' - to be carried out alongside the 'review exercises' and meditation - are integral to the path of personal development presented by Rudolf Steiner. Together they form a means of experiencing the spiritual realm in full consciousness. Meditation enlivens thinking, the review exercises cultivate the will, whilst the supplementary exercises educate and balance feeling. Conscientiously practised, this path of self-knowledge and development has the effect of opening a source of inner strength and psychological health that soon make themselves felt in daily life. In six stages these exercises enable the practise of qualities that can be summarized as: control of thoughts, initiative of will, equanimity, positivity, open-mindedness and equilibrium of soul. When carried out regularly, they balance possible harmful effects of meditative practice and bring inner certainty and security to the soul. They are also of inestimable value in their own right due to their beneficial and wholesome effect on daily life. In this invaluable small book, the editor has drawn together virtually all Rudolf Steiner's statements on the supplementary exercises, supporting them with commentary and notes. With a chapter devoted to each exercise, they are described in detail and from different perspectives.

Blown to Bits

Blown to Bits
Author: Harold Abelson
Publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional
Total Pages: 389
Release: 2008
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 0137135599

'Blown to Bits' is about how the digital explosion is changing everything. The text explains the technology, why it creates so many surprises and why things often don't work the way we expect them to. It is also about things the information explosion is destroying: old assumptions about who is really in control of our lives.

Software Studies

Software Studies
Author: Matthew Fuller
Publisher: MIT Press
Total Pages: 349
Release: 2008
Genre: Computer programs
ISBN: 0262062747

This collection of short expository, critical and speculative texts offers a field guide to the cultural, political, social and aesthetic impact of software. Experts from a range of disciplines each take a key topic in software and the understanding of software, such as algorithms and logical structures.

From Norvelt to Nowhere

From Norvelt to Nowhere
Author: Jack Gantos
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
Total Pages: 288
Release: 2013-09-24
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0374324743

This rocket-paced follow-up to the Newbery Medal–winning novel Dead End in Norvelt opens deep in the shadow of the Cuban missile crisis. But instead of Russian warheads, other kinds of trouble are raining down on young Jack Gantos and his utopian town of Norvelt in western Pennsylvania. After an explosion, a new crime by an old murderer, and the sad passing of the town's founder, twelve-year-old Jack will soon find himself launched on a mission that takes him hundreds of miles away, escorting his slightly mental elderly mentor, Miss Volker, on her relentless pursuit of the oddest of outlaws. But as their trip turns south in more ways than one, it's increasingly clear that the farther from home they travel, the more off-the-wall Jack and Miss Volker's adventure becomes, in From Norvelt to Nowhere, a raucous road novel about roots and revenge, a last chance at love, and the power of a remarkable friendship. A Publishers Weekly Best Children's Book of 2013

The Little Winter Book of Gnomes

The Little Winter Book of Gnomes
Author: Kirsten Sevig
Publisher: The Countryman Press
Total Pages: 128
Release: 2019-10-29
Genre: Self-Help
ISBN: 1682684792

A cozy book of gnomes (and gnomes), just in time for the holidays Kirsten Sevig grew up hearing about little gnomes in great Nordic folktales. When she realized that a “gnome” was also another word for a proverb, she brought the two together. The result is a charming collection of Scandinavian wisdom accented by whimsical illustrations. There are gnome women chopping wood (“chop your own wood and it will warm you twice”), men surreptitiously knitting (“two balls of yarn are better than one”), and gnome kids making snow angels, skiing, and more. In The Little Winter Book of Gnomes, Sevig invites readers into a cozy wonderland of her own prolific imagination. With recipes for holiday favorites like mulled cider and gingerbread, this book is the perfect gift to inspire readers to take joy in all of winter’s little happy-makers.