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In our 21st-century world, we insulate ourselves with safety. We insure everything from vacations to cell phones. But in the end, everyone faces risk. Even if our choices are not dramatic or the outcome not heartbreaking, what does it mean if we back away instead of move forward? Have we so muffled our hearts and minds that we fail to reach for all that life can offer us--and all that we can offer life? As a child on the dangerous streets of Detroit,...

Dan Porter is a man caught in the throes of change, who must decide for himself what is truly important in life. Laid off from his dot-com job, disconnected both from his successful and possibly philandering wife of twenty years and from his three incomprehensible teenage children, he is forced to re-estimate himself and his own worth. Even in the worst of times, though, there is the hope of starting over, and Dan finds that possibility in the pages...

Texting while driving. Binge-drinking. Bullying. Unprotected sex. There are plenty of reasons for parents to worry about getting a late-night call about their teen. But most of the advice parents and educators hear about teens is outdated and unscientific--and simply doesn't work. Acclaimed adolescent psychiatrist and educator Jess Shatkin brings more than two decades' worth of research and clinical experience to the subject, along with cutting-edge...

When Taylor Greer hits the road she has no real destination, only to get as far from Kentucky as possible. By the time she ends up in Arizona, she has inherited a three-year-old Cherokee girl from an Indian woman she met in a bar.

Presents an introduction to addictive behavior, providing an explanation of its causes, characteristics, and warning signs, including information on alcohol and drub abuse, smoking, eating disorders, self-mutilation, and more.

In the poor town of Carp, New York, a teenage group enters a high-stakes game that involves a series of secretive, possibly deadly challenges throughout the summer, with the winner receiving more than $50,000--enough money to start a new life.

When a young raindrop is afraid to drop from his cloud, his father encourages him to take the risk and find his purpose in life. Boy Raindrop is afraid to let go of his cloud and drop to the ground.He doesn't want to take a risk, he doesn't like change, and he is happy with his comfortable life. His father encourages him to jump out of his comfort zone and see what he is missing. "You have so many gifts to share with the world, so many dreams to...