Books published by publisher Merchant Books

An Unabridged Edition - Chapters Include, Though Are Not Limited To: Education As A Necessity Of Life - Education As A Social Function - Education As Direction - Education As Growth - Preparation, Unfolding, And Formal Discipline - Education As Conservative And Progressive - The Democratic Conception In Education - Aims In Education - Natural Development And Social Efficiency As Aims - Interest And Discipline - Experience And Thinking - Thinking In Education - The Nature Of Method - The Nature Of Subject Matter - Play And Work In The Curriculum - The Significance Of Geography And History - Science In The Course Of Study - Educational Values - Labor And Leisure - Intellectual And Practical Studies - Physical And Social Studies: Naturalism And Humanism - The Individual And The World - Vocational Aspects Of Education - Philosophy Of Education - Theories Of Knowledge - Theories Of Morals

The Catacombs of Vanaheim is a Historical Fantasy Adventure For Children of Ages 9+. It is the sequel to Shield Maiden.The Bifrost - the passageway between the Nine Worlds - is open and now Anna's village is under attack by creatures and horrors the villagers are not prepared to deal with. So now Anna and her companions must travel to Vanaheim, home to the Vanir: gods of wisdom and magic. There the young sorcerer, Wilburh, hopes to obtain a way to protect their village. It is not as easy as all that for Wilburh's magic is failing him and they find that the gods themselves are prisoners. To free them the children must enter the deadly Catacombs. In there they will need all their courage and skills just to survive.

An Unabridged, Digitally Enhanced Edition To Include Updated Layout And Typeface. Chapters Include, But Are Not Limited To: Of The General Principles Of Morals - Of Benevolence - Of Justice - Of Political Society - Why Utility Pleases - Of Qualities Useful To Ourselves - Of Qualities Immediately Agreeable To Ourselves - Of Qualities Immediately Agreeable To Others - Conclusion - APPENDIX - Concerning Moral Sentiment - Of Self-Love - Some Farther Considerations With Regard To Justice - Of Some Verbal Disputes

What secret links the collapse of an ancient civilization to the death of a precocious teen? Why did she believe the world was coming to an end? In this intelligent, richly detailed, can't-put-it-down thriller, Washington Post reporters Noah Scott and Kate Chien-Forest investigate the murder of DiShannia Johns, a vivacious, intelligent DC high school student. The search for her killer brings them to embark on a pressurized and anxious journey: from DC to London; to CERN’s underground quantum accelerator; to Melbourne, possible scene of a horrific act of terror. The journey exposes them to a secret Vatican society that controls (and sometimes ends) the lives of geniuses and presidents, prime ministers and popes. It’s a journey that overcomes betrayal, leading them to an unlikely love — and certain danger. It’s a journey that forces them—and us—to confront the reality of a collapsing universe—and to question which universe we exist in. Can they save our world? Only the Potter Herself knows the answer

2019 Independent Publishers Book Awards Winner for Juvenile Fiction—Bronze Medal.Anna is a happy kid leading a regular, Midwestern, American-girl existence. She loves drawing, sports, walking her two dogs (Big Guy and Little Guy), and chasing rainbows with her bestie, Sierra. Then her parents split up and life as she knows it vanishes. Suddenly, she has two houses, one of which is a real cracker box. She loses her shoes, books, mittens, and can no longer keep track of the days of the week. She misses her old life and worst of all: she can't take any more sad smiles from the kids and teachers at school. Her life sucks. Bigtime. But she can watch TV with the volume over 30, eat gummies for breakfast, and talk Mom into skipping school. There are some perks to her situation....EXCERPT:So, Halloween happened, by the way. I bet you were wondering about that. I didn't mess up this story, I just, well, I wasn't in the mood to bring it up, or even talk about it: Halloween. I was so mad about my new terrible life. We went to my cousin's like usual because they have a kid-friendly neighborhood, which was code for lots of candy. It doesn't even matter what I went as 'cause my life was so bad that dumb things like stupid Halloween no longer mattered.But I was a ninja. And it was awesome. You could not even tell if I was a boy or a girl unless I turned around 'cause my hair was falling out of the back of the ninja hood. I guess you could tell, now that I think about it 'cause I spun and kicked in the air all afternoon, showing off my stunts. Mom sewed a Chinese "Warrior" symbol on my costume. That's what made it so special. When my aunt saw me, she asked, "Are you a good ninja?" I couldn't believe it. I looked so scary. Then she said my shirt had the Chinese symbol for "Love" on it."This means Warrior," I explained, but she said it didn't, and I couldn't even fight back 'cause she's older. In my head I fought back, though. I told her she ought to find some Chinese lessons somewhere if she doesn't know the difference between Love and Warrior. What kind of ninja would wear Love on their chest? That would be so stupid. Pardon my Italian. I shouldn't be making fun of holidays or my relatives, and I really shouldn't be calling everything stupid. I was in a real mood on Halloween. Mom would be so mad at me if she knew about this. I was an awesome ninja. Even though my life had fallen apart, no one could tell because I was hiding under the best costume ever. And that was the best part of all.

Nancy Freedman, author of JOSHUA: SON OF NONE, PRIMA DONNA, and the American classic MRS. MIKE, brings a new perspective to historical fiction. SACRIFICIAL LAMB is a double biography of brother and sister Charles and Mary Lamb--one of whom murdered their mother. The headlines within the book are copied from the newspapers of the time, and all written letters included are authentic; the story of this strange couple as related here is factual. Mary's role had always been that of a big sister, who protected Charles and his brilliant future as a writer. But it's one thing to be caring and loving, and another to stand convicted of murder and be condemned to an asylum for doing so. Ultimately she is released to her brother's care, even though he may actually have been the murderer. Mary herself believes this, but then again, she is hopelessly mad. SACRIFICIAL LAMB is the story of two brilliant artists, cut off from a normal life by a single day of madness.

Kendra the evil Valkyrie sorceress has stolen treasures from the gods including the belt of strength worn by Thunor and will use them to gain an alliance with the fierce giants of Jötunheim. So now the children must face a perilous world of tall mountains, deep forests and icy wastes in an attempt to foil their enemy's plans. The land and weather though is not the greatest peril they must overcome for the Frost Giants of Jötunheim are a foe more fearsome than any they have faced before.

An Unabridged, Digitally Enhanced Edition, With An Updated Typeface - Chapters Include, But Are Not Limited To: The Cottage - The Crime - A Mysterious Death - Details - Lord Caranby's Romance - A Perplexing Case - The Detective - The Course Of True Love - Another Mystery - The Parlor-Maid's Story - On The Track - Jennings Asks Questions - Juliet At Bay - Mrs. Octagon Explains - A Dangerous Admission - Juliet's Story - Juliet's Story Continued - The Unexpected Happens - Susan's Discovery - Basil - An Experiment - The Secret Entrance - A Scamp's History - Revenge - Nemesis - Cuthbert's Enemy