Yanni

Inspired by a myriad of international sounds and flavors with a groundbreaking new sonic approach. The album once again sees the visionary musician exploring new realms of sound and creativity inspired by his seeming infinite world travels. Tracks like the ecstatically rhythmic Desert soul and the bhangra-spiced Dance for me are among the most physically stimulating of the Grammy award nominated composer's remarkable canon, offering a new sonic perspective...

The havoc wrought by the time travel of the Fitzgerald siblings continues in this third book in the Time Benders series. Mary has been dealt a terrible blow. She discovers her fate as a result of Mr. Brewster's and Thomas' trip forward in time. She makes a drastic and emotionally-charged decision to break with Ken. The protection of her secret comes close to breaking the bonds between Ken and his siblings, until he overhears a conversation and learns...

On a sunny day in 1974, the Fitzgerald siblings learn their parents have died in a tragic accident. Devastated, the children are sent to a boarding school at Choate Rosemary Hall -- the same boarding school their father and John F. Kennedy went to when they were younger, their aunt tells them. Athletic, popular, football star, Ken is the eldest Fitzgerald, and suddenly burdened with the responsibility of caring for his three younger siblings....

Alzheimer's is one of those terrible diseases that bit by bit takes the essence of a person away from them, their family and their friends. Along the way, everyone around a person with this affliction loses the memories of the time shared, the laughs, the tears, all that makes up a person. It's cruel and demanding. But if you step back, back from the daily care and concern for safety for that Alzheimer's patient, you find a remarkable person. Although...

"A Choice Outstanding Academic Title of the Year" Robert DiYanni is adjunct professor of humanities at New York University. His recent books include The Craft of College Teaching (Princeton) and Critical Reading Across the Curriculum. He lives in Bedford, New York. How you can enrich your life by becoming a more skillful and engaged reader of literature We are what we read, according to Robert DiYanni. Reading may delight us or move us; we may...

"Rocket science is complicated, wine doesn't have to be! With information presented in an easy, illustrated style, and chock-full of the fool-proof and reliable knowledge of a seasoned oenophile, Wine Isn't Rocket Science is the guide you always wished existed. From how grapes are grown, harvested and turned into wine, to judging the color, aroma, and taste of the world's most popular varietals, to understanding terroir and feeling confident ordering...