Books published by publisher Light Publications

What's worse than being in seventh grade, and trying to solve a kidnapping? Being in seventh grade, and trying to solve TWO kidnappings.Especially when one of those is your own teacher. The very same one who got you into this spy business in the first place.Lucky for me and the other five members of the Super-Secret Science Club (we call it the S3C for short), help arrived right when we needed it: the day we realized Mr. Gregory wasn’t just on vacation.Her name is Claire, and what she told us that day is what set everything in motion for the biggest stunt we’d ever pulled in our twelve years on this planet.There’s just one tiny problem: I sort of got myself kicked out of the S3C. Sure, I deserved it. But when the night of the Gala arrived—the night we were going to take down the Rosalind Group and rescue Dr. Wyatt and Mr. Gregory—I found something.I know they told me to stay away. But I couldn’t let my friends walk head first into danger. Not when the discovery I had just made was the only way to protect them.“The Secrets of Rosalind” is the second book in the Super-Secret Science Club series. Follow Jenna and her classmates as they unravel mysteries and tackle critical missions, all while trying to survive middle school!

If you want to discover the captivating history of Europe, then keep reading...Five captivating manuscripts in one book:European History: A Captivating Guide to the History of Europe, Starting from the Neanderthals Through to the Roman Empire and the End of the Cold WarClassical Antiquity: A Captivating Guide to Ancient Greece and Rome and How These Civilizations Influenced Europe, North Africa, and Western AsiaThe Middle Ages: A Captivating Guide to the History of Europe, Starting from the Fall of the Western Roman Empire Through the Black Death to the Beginning of the RenaissanceThe Renaissance: A Captivating Guide to a Remarkable Period in European History, Including Stories of People Such as Galileo Galilei, Michelangelo, Copernicus, Shakespeare, and Leonardo da VinciEarly Modern Europe: A Captivating Guide to a Period in European History with Events Such as The Thirty Years War and The Salem Witch Hunts and Political Powers Such as England and The Ottoman EmpireIn part 1 of this book, you will:PrehistoryThe Neolithic RevolutionThe Bronze AgeEarly Tribes of EuropeThe Iron AgePrehistoric BritainThe Classical GreeksThe Roman EmpireThe VikingsThe Dark AgesThe Holy Roman EmpireThe Rise of WessexThe Norman ConquestMarco Polo and Renaissance ItalyJoan of ArcIsabella I of CastileThe Age of DiscoveryThe ReformationThe EnlightenmentThe French RevolutionThe Industrial AgeAnd much, much more!In part 2 of this book, you will:A Blind Poet from IoniaPythagorasAthens, GreeceThe Greek PantheonThe Expulsion of the PersiansSlaveryThe Golden Age of AthensPericles at WarThe Socratic MethodPlatoAlexander the GreatThe Hellenistic PeriodFrom Greece to RomeThe Roman RepublicThe Borrowed Gods of RomeAnd much, much more!Some of the topics covered in part 3 of this book include:Fall of the Western Roman EmpireStewards of the Future – The Rise of the Byzantine EmpireReclaiming Spain and Expanding One of the Strongest and Earliest Kingdoms of the Middle AgesCharlemagne – A Brief Return to the EmpireOtto I and His New EmpireThe Great SchismForging a New EnglandThe Hundred Years’ War – 1337 to 1453And much, much more!Some of the topics covered in part 4 of this book include:A Brief Look at Pre-Renaissance EuropeThe Black DeathThe Italian RenaissanceThe Fall of ConstantinopleThe Printing PressLiterature of the 15th CenturyThe New EducationThe Medicis of Florence and FranceThe Dutch and Flemish Painting RevolutionLeonardo da VinciMichelangeloCopernicusThe ReformationThe Spanish Inquisition and RenaissanceFrance and the Wars of Religion much, much more!Some of the topics covered in part 5 of this book include:The World Leading to the Modern EraThe European Power DynamicThe Age of DiscoverySanctioned Piracy – Ruling the High SeasReligious Corruption and UpheavalThe InquisitionThe Protestant ReformationThe Thirty Years’ WarWitch Hunts – Including the Infamous Salem Witch TrialsThe Italian RenaissanceAnd much, much more!So if you want to learn more about the history of Europe, scroll up and click the "add to cart" button!

Are you looking for more Grace in your life? Grace as a word is familiar, but do we really know what grace is and what it takes not only to achieve it but recognize it, in ourselves and others? Living with Grace is a story of how I found Grace through a cat named Grace. Indeed Grace found Grace through her struggle with fear, trust, love, illness and ultimately death. Join us on the journey of discovery where we both found not only grace but ourselves at the deepest core. This is available for you, too. Shadow us as the story of trauma, trust, forgiveness and letting go unfolds through the evolutionary stages in the Journey to grace. Learn about The Tapestry and how everyone you meet brings you a thread to weave into your own private Tapestry ― and you theirs. Meet Grace. Meet her right where you are in this moment.

If you were having open-heart surgery at the hospital, you'd want the best doctor with the most experience and the latest equipment and techniques that money could buy to do your operation. You'd study these doctors' credentials to learn who was the best. This is the same type of research that author John E. Phillips has done with the best bass fishermen in the nation to solve the problem of how to find and catch the biggest and the most bass in any body of water that he fishes. In this book, you'll hear about the techniques, tips, baits, lures, and tackle that 18 of the nation's best professional fishermen use to support their families by winning bass tournaments and catching the most and the biggest bass they can in every tournament they fish. Most of these anglers are Bassmaster Classic winners, Megabucks winners, Angler-of-the-Year and FLW Tour winners - like Rick Clunn, Kevin VanDam, George Cochran, Mark Davis, Paul Elias, Skeet Reese, Larry Nixon, Hank Parker, Ken Cook, Denny Brauer, Alton Jones, and Jay Yelas. Also every serious bass fisherman should know Timmy Horton, Mark Rose, Randy Dearman, Harold Allen, Mike Wurm, and Shaw Grigsby, men whose tactics you'll find in this book. To learn how to fish for bass and change your bass-fishing trips from fishing trips to catching trips, this book is a must-have.

For Young Beginner - A carefully designed method which introduces the younger student to the basics of singing and reading music. Also covers the basics of correct posture and breathing technique. To maximize the student's enjoyment and interest, the book incorporates a repertoire of well known children's songs along with the use of a Sol-fa syllables to help the student identify pitches within the key.

Both Jesse Owens and Adolf Hitler grew up in poverty, and both men struggled to find their footing later in life. Owens represented the United States in the 1936 Olympics, after which he found it difficult to sustain a well-paying job. Adolf Hitler moved to Vienna as a teenager, following his parents' death, but he never found the financial success he so desperately craved as an artist. He spent most of his time in the city a penniless, unemployed young man. The similarities between the two men end there. While Adolf Hitler became angered and enraged by his circumstances and by the fate of Germany following the First World War, Jesse Owens went out of his way to help people. Even when he faced the cruelty of racism in the United States, Owens saw the best in others. He spent most of his days working with children and teenagers, making a conscious effort to give them the guidance and support they needed to enact positive change in the world. In contrast, Hitler turned to hatred, divisiveness, and conflict in his attempts to change the world in his image. Owens was an open-minded man who spent his life bettering the lives of his family and the community at large. Even when others asked him to denounce the racist tendencies of Adolf Hitler, he chose to grudgingly respect the German leader. Meanwhile, Hitler's experiences only fueled his hatred of anyone who was not Aryan and German. In this book we will explore the lives of both men leading up to the 1936 Berlin Olympics. Then we will take a closer look at the effects of that summer on the rest of their years. Welcome to the ninth book in the 30-Minute Book Series. Each book in the series is fast paced, well written, and accurate, covering the story in as much detail as a short book allows. In less than an hour, you can listen to the full book. The text is a perfect companion for your lunch hour or perhaps a nice distraction on your train ride home from work.

If you want to discover the captivating history of the Middle Ages, then keep reading...Two captivating manuscripts in one book:The Dark Ages: A Captivating Guide to the Period Between the Fall of the Roman Empire and the RenaissanceThe Black Death: A Captivating Guide to the Deadliest Pandemic in Medieval Europe and Human HistoryFollowing the fall of Rome in 476 CE, the entire dynamic of Europe underwent a complete shift in power and culture. The Dark Ages was an interesting period of about six centuries, and during it, Europe was still trying to figure out what it was and how it would survive the chaos that followed the fall of Rome. Some of the topics covered in part 1 of this book include:The Misconception of the Dark AgesThe World after RomeThe Rise of the Christian ChurchRome Continues – The Byzantine EmpireThe Rise of the Caliphate and the Conquest of SpainThe Lombard KingdomCharlemagneThe Treaty of Verdun and the Rurik Dynasty – Beginnings of Modern NationsAlfred the GreatOtto 1 and the Founding of a Loose FederationThe Reign of VeniceThe VikingsThe Second Half of the Middle AgesThe RenaissanceAnd much, much more!Some of the topics covered in part 2 of this book include:The First PandemicsThe Black DeathThe Unlikely Use of the Black DeathRumors and ArrivalPerceptions Vs. The RealityThe Ultimate EqualizerStealing the Future – Princess JoanDecline of the Catholic Church and the Rise of MysticismArt of the Black DeathThe First Quarantine and Successful ContainmentBeyond the Human TollLasting Effects on Europe’s FutureAnd much, much more!So if you want to learn more about the Middle Ages, scroll up and click the "add to cart" button!

Alexander Hamilton, born in the British West Indies, was an outsider from the very beginning. His illegitimate birth drove him to prove his worthiness to others throughout his life. His quest for honor was one of the defining characteristics that colored his decisions. Hamilton was a small man with a large ambition, and this would drive him to greatness and create some powerful enemies in his wake. Alexander Hamilton's life was not without its share of tragedy. Before his 15th birthday, his father had abandoned the family and his mother had died of yellow fever. Luckily for young Alexander, a group of benefactors realized his potential and paid to have him sent to the British colony, America, for an education. After serving as General Washington's aide-de-camp during the Revolutionary War, Hamilton returned to his law practice and soon entered politics. In 1787, he would help draft the Constitution of the United States and then write a series of critical essays, called the Federalist Papers, which were key to ratification of the Constitution. Hamilton's position on the role of government was for a strong federal government. President Washington nominated Hamilton to become the first Secretary of the Treasury. During his tenure as Secretary of the Treasury, he set the nation on a sound fiscal footing, established the first national bank and a mint to produce coinage. Hamilton was a master of setting up institutions within the government and making bitter enemies of powerful men, such as John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, and Aaron Burr. One of Hamilton's political rivalries would turn very personal as Aaron Burr, the sitting vice president of the United States, was seeking retaliation for Hamilton's disparaging remarks. Hamilton's honor would not let him decline Burr's challenge to a duel. The outcome of the duel was fatal for Alexander Hamilton - dead at age 49, leaving behind a wife, seven living children, and a legacy that would survive the centuries.

Twenty-six historical and architectural features shared by the famous California missions are detailed in an alphabetic format in this perfect learning tool. Using color photographs, an introductory rhyme, and a factual paragraph, each letter thoroughly covers a mission topic, such as A for arches, B for bells, and C for crosses. Comprehensive and easy to understand, the book is ideal for students, teachers, California history buffs, and mission visitors.

Reviving a timeless American folk song, this children’s book relates the hilarious story of a husband and his impossibly lazy wife. Following the couple from their marriage through the wife’s nonsensical antics over the years, the featured tune contains a clever tongue-twister as its chorus, which grows more elaborate and entertaining as the song progresses. The fully notated version is included along with the complete lyrics and a detailed history of this beloved narrative. Showcased with a variety of wonderful illustrations, this handbook highlights a melody that has been cherished since the late 19th century, covered by Burl Ives, Hedy West, Ed McCurdy, Ian Campbell, Pete Seeger, and Chubby Parker. Guidelines for downloading the accompanying complimentary song are also provided.