Go inside the 350-year-old home in Concord, Massachusetts where Louisa May Alcott wrote and set Little Women in 1868. With a nurturing, talented family as owners and literary giants Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau, and Nathaniel Hawthorne as neighbors, Orchard House uniquely inspired Louisa May Alcott to write a book that has never been out of print and has been translated into over 50 languages.

Home is a powerful metaphor guiding the literature of African Americans throughout the twentieth century. While scholars have given considerable attention to the Great Migration and the role of the northern city as well as to the place of the South in African American literature, few have given specific notice to the site of "home." And in the twenty years since Houston A. Baker Jr.'s Blues, Ideology, and Afro-American Literature appeared, no one...

The time to plan for any crisis is before it happens--from shake-ups in the stock market to the next oil crisis to fires, floods, and earthquakes. Planning for the unthinkable and making smart money moves before and during difficult times requires an in-depth understanding of the many aspects of life in which problems can strike, and this resource will show you what it takes to make it should these situations arise. This guide discusses how you should...

In 1909, after spending several months back at the Lovell House Home for Orphaned and Abandoned Boys, eleven-year-old Gib returns to live on the Thornton ranch, where his natural way with horses helps to make him feel at home.

Mira's job as a private eye in training has her tracking down the family that built the Prospect House, home of the town's new museum. Discovering a letter that dates back to 1865, Mira finds herself embroiled in a cold case of treachery and a hot case of drug trafficking that puts the whole town in danger.

Two stories by Dr. Seuss. In the first story, a the Grinch tries to stop Christmas from arriving by stealing all the presents and food from the village, but much to his surprise, Christmas comes anyway. In the second story, if Gerlad McGrew ran the zoo, he'd let all the ordinary animals go and fill the zoo with more unusual beasts from the far corners of the world.

Lily bunny learns to count to 20 through a series of adventures with Scarry characters.

By the time the velveteen rabbit is dirty, wornout, and about to be burned, he has almost given up hope of ever finding the magic called Real. When he turns to the skin horse for help, he begins to understand that one becomes a real person through human relationships that are loving, positive experiences. Animated.

-- Our most popular project book grows to provide even more garages and structures to fit any landscape or exterior style.-- From simple utility garages to expansive plans that offer guest house, home office or work shop options. All with the unique design details that set Home Planners designs apart from the crowd.-- In addition to garages, this book offers plans for a wide range of other outdoor buildings -- from sheds to barns -- to meet virtually...

"Whether because of a change in circumstances, an empty nest, or simply an itch to start from scratch again, people are downsizing their space . . . while remaining upscale in taste. Decorating with style is crucial when every square inch counts, and fortunately downsizing elegantly is an art you can learn. Using examples that range from 600-square-foot apartments to a small cottage-style house, home-style guru Leslie Linsley shows you how to achieve...