Karen Miller

Dreaming of a grand world beyond the life of his humble fisherman father, Asher is delighted when he is summoned to Dorana, the home of princes, beggars, and warrior mages, unaware that members of the Circle, a secret cabal dedicated to preserving an ancient magic, are watching his every move and plan to help him discover his destiny

On the Outer Rim, the planet Lanteeb has no strategic value, no political power, and one enormous problem: It has been invaded by an emboldened Separatist Alliance. To find out why, Jedi Knights Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi have snuck onto Lanteeb-and now look oblivion in the eye. . . .

Publisher description: Have you ever had trouble getting an infant to settle down for a nap or persuading a group of toddlers to pick up their toys? Then this book is for you! Simple Transitions for Infants and Toddlers, a must-have resource for teachers who work with this youngest age group, offers more than 400 tips, ideas and easy activities from an expert in the infant/toddler field. It also includes ideas to help parents deal with the bigger...

Her name is Hekat -- and she will be slave to no man. In a family torn apart by poverty and violence, Hekat is no more than an unwanted mouth to feed, worth only a few coins from a passing slave trader. But Hekat was not born to be a slave. For her, a different path has been chosen. It is a path that will take her from stinking back alleys to the house of her god, from blood-drenched battlefields to the glittering palaces of Mijak.

It's easy to think that meaning, fulfillment, and bliss are "out there," somewhere outside of our daily routine. But in this playful yet profound reflection on awareness, the compelling voice of a contemporary woman reveals the happiness at the bottom of the laundry basket, the love in the kitchen sink, and the peace possible in one's own backyard. Follow Karen Maezen Miller through youthful ambition and selfabsorption, beyond a broken marriage, and...