Recounts the life of the great explorer who traveled more than thirty thousand miles by land and sea from Italy to China in the thirteenth century, and who was instrumental in opening up the East to Europeans.

"Even as Demi was becoming the highest paid actress in Hollywood, however, she was always outrunning her past, just one step ahead of the doubts and insecurities that defined her childhood. Throughout her rise to fame and during some of the most pivotal moments of her life, Demi battled addiction, body image issues, and childhood trauma that would follow her for years all while juggling a skyrocketing career and at times negative public perception....

"Amphibians share many characteristics, including slimy-looking skin and a life cycle that includes time in the water and time on land. Many species of these fascinating animals have their own unique look. In this book, readers are introduced to the amphibian group and then are shown a super close-up of an animal. The following spread reveals what amphibian it is as well as more information about it. With cool images of amphibians such as the purple...

Demi Lovato wakes up each morning and affirms her commitment to herself-to her health, her happiness, her being. Those commitments are the bedrock of her recovery and her work helping other young people dealing with the issues she lives with every single day. Demi is a platinum-selling recording artist whose latest album-DEMI-is already a smash hit. She's about to embark on her second season as a judge on X-Factor, and just launched The Lovato Treatment...

Is there any difference between Mozart and rock music for a plant? After all, we know that plants cannot hear. They can perceive and choose frequencies that we cannot detect without their hearing organs, and they prefer Mozart or chants to rock music. They can lengthen and shorten their bodies, reduce their density by drilling holes, and even change their genes with music. It knows the owner who gives it water, gets stressed, falls in love, and favors...

If youre looking for a genuine and practical way to Beat Your Depression For Good you have just found it. No matter how low you are feeling or have felt, take heart. You really do have the power to become a centred and happy person. Beat Your Depression For Good shows you how, culminating in a cut-out action plan to make positive change a reality. Experienced therapist Demi Schneider combines a metaphysical influence with well-researched, modern psychotherapy...

For Alexis, space travel was her life dream and she wasn't going to let anyone take that away from her. She'd worked to darn hard for it. Blake needed to understand and see things the same way she did. Never once in all the years they'd been together did she think that the dreams they both shared and loved would be the thing to end their relationship. Well, it was Blake's loss - she'd do what she needed to do to get over him and live the life she'd...

When a congregation is seen as a base camp, a launching pad, a watering hole for its members- a place to regroup for their life beyond the doors of the building- then the Dismissal becomes the most important part of the liturgy next to being fed for the journey with the bread of life and the cup of salvation. As congregations explore their emerging visions, they need support in "equipping the saints" for their day to day lives and ministries. In many...