Born the child of a poor farmer in Missouri, William Stoner is urged by his parents to study new agriculture techniques at the state university. Digging instead into the texts of Milton and Shakespeare, Stoner falls under the spell of the unexpected pleasures of English literature, and decides to make it his life. Stoner is the story of that life. The sorrows of William Stoner are tempered, somehow, by the demands of the daily routine. His own ordinary...

MORE THAN A MARTIAL ARTIST is a powerful, inspiring book tells the story of how Dr. John F. Williams's early struggles in life propelled him to be a world leader, humanitarian, and martial arts champion. Dr. John makes sure he leaves no one behind. He is the youngest of 14 children. He comes from a broken home, failed the seventh grade three times, always having Ds and Fs, and having a hard time reading and writing. He shares how one person, Mrs....

Provides instructions for making or using windmills, pinwheels, kites, and other devices that need air to set them in motion.

Describes the physical characteristics, habits, life cycle, and habitats of the graceful migratory bird the swallow.

Explores color and light through projects involving kaleidoscopes, periscopes, shadow boxes, and other devices.

In this splendidly preposterous volume, John Tyerman Williams sets out to prove beyond all reasonable doubt that the whole of Western philosophy - from the ancient Greeks to the existentialists of this century - may be found in the works of A. A. Milne. Williams shows how Pooh - referred to here as "the Great Bear" - explains and illuminates the most profound ideas of the great thinkers, from Aristotle and Plato to Sartre and Camus.

Presents a variety of projects and experiments appropriate to spring, including making a weather vane, building a nest, drawing a life cycle chart, and growing seeds. 'Includes notes for parents and teachers.