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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A game turns deadly. A lie becomes law. And a city forgets the truth.Norwich, England - 1144.Miriam and Isaac are cousins growing up in the Jewish quarter. Their friend Willem is a Christian boy who plays Mob Ball with them in the streets. But when a fairground game ends in panic and Willem disappears, whispers begin to spread.At first, it's just rumors.Then a monk writes a scroll.Then the bishop claims the land.And suddenly, the Jews of Norwich are blamed for a crime they did not commit.This is the story of the first blood libel-the myth that Jewish families kidnapped and killed a Christian child in a ritual. It wasn't true. But it worked. And it lasted for centuries.Told through the eyes of children, this book follows how a false story takes hold-how it changes a city, buries the truth, and leaves behind only one thing that remembers: a poem hidden in a prayer book.What's Inside: A vivid, emotionally guided story grounded in real 12th-century eventsCharacters based on historical figures and surviving documentsA 'What Really Happened ' page explaining the truth behind the mythGentle reflection prompts for families and classroomsA glossary of key terms: scapegoat, rumor, witness, justiceA discussion guide for Jewish or interfaith co-readersHistorical Sources: - The poetry of Meir ben Elijah, a Jewish boy in 13th-century Norwich- The starr of Samuel of Norwich, a real Hebrew-Latin land deed- Monastic writings from Thomas of Monmouth, who helped spread the lie- Trade records and town chronicles from medieval EnglandMob Ball - Monks of Norwich is Book I in the Covenant and Memory series: A storytelling project that helps young readers confront historical injustice with moral clarity, empathy, and hope.'They kicked the ball before they called it holy.They buried the truth before the boy.'.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - What if the final word was laughter-and then, silence The Illustrated Nietzsche: Zarathustra Descended and Spoke (Book IV) is the culminating volume in a visual philosophy series that reimagines Nietzsche's Thus Spoke Zarathustra as a symbolic, interactive, and creative journey. Book IV is not a finale in the traditional sense. It is a mirror that shatters. A teacher who disappears. A story that unmakes itself.This book follows Zarathustra's return-his last visit to the world of men, riddled with grotesque companions, hollow praise, and one final moment of joy. It does not explain Nietzsche. It invites you to finish something. and then begin again.What's Inside Book IV unfolds through 15 fully illustrated modules, each exploring a major figure or symbol from the final part of Nietzsche's Zarathustra. These modules guide the reader through visual allegory, philosophical reflection, and symbolic action.Each chapter includes: - One black-and-white illustration rooted in Nietzschean metaphor- A 'How It Works' diagram, mapping the inner logic of the image- A paraphrased Nietzsche aphorism to ignite meaning- Reflection prompts to provoke honest insight- Inversion challenges to flip or subvert the image's message- Creative drawing tasks that invite self-expression-no skill requiredFigures and scenes include: - The Rope Dancer's fall- The Laughing Lion and the Shadow-Following Wanderer- The Last Supper (with empty seats)- The Donkey praised as divine- The Ugliest Man with nothing left to hide- The vanishing of Zarathustra himself-leaving only absenceWhat Makes Book IV Unique Unlike the earlier books, Book IV centers on vanishing. The return is not for triumph, but for mockery, paradox, and release. Nietzsche's deepest themes-eternal recurrence, creative destruction, the will to become-are rendered here as symbolic images and invitations to reflect through metaphor, silence, and art.There is no lesson. Only transformation.Who Is This Book For - Ages 12+ (youth, teens, and adults)- Gifted thinkers, artists, and seekers- Classrooms exploring literature, philosophy, or visual storytelling- Homeschoolers interested in symbolic thinking and creative writing- Readers curious about Nietzsche-but unsatisfied with summaries- Teachers and learners seeking interactive, image-based philosophy- Anyone ready to reflect, invert, and create their way through ideasWhether you've read Nietzsche or not, this book welcomes the beginner and the experienced thinker alike. The form is symbolic; the path is open. Kassel PhD, Jason (illustrator).…

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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - What happens when ancient stories are not simply read-but watched, questioned, and carried into the present In Reserved for Elijah, the stories of Genesis 16-22 unfold on the screen of an unusual theater. Max and Zara sit among empty seats, flickering lights, old machinery-and one chair marked RESERVED FOR ELIJAH.As they watch the stories of Hagar, Ishmael, Abraham, Sarah, Lot, and Isaac, questions begin to follow them beyond the screen. What does it mean to trust a promise when nothing seems to happen Why do people run away When should they return What does it mean to welcome a stranger And how do you keep walking when you do not know what waits at the end of the road Through conversation, memory, humor, and recurring symbols-the lamp, the door, the empty chair-the ancient narrative becomes a living encounter with fear, faith, exile, belonging, promise, forgiveness, sacrifice, and hope.Written for young readers without reducing the complexity of the biblical stories, Reserved for Elijah invites children, families, classrooms, and discussion groups to enter Genesis not simply looking for answers, but learning how to ask deeper questions.The screen may go dark. The questions remain.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - What do you do when you are treated unfairly-but leaving is easy In Plato's Crito for Kids, young readers walk with Plato through one of the hardest questions of all: Is it ever right to walk away when you have been wronged Rather than teaching obedience or rule-following, this book explores something deeper-binding.Plato walks a familiar circular path in a garden, speaking aloud as his thoughts form. A scribe follows, writing carefully. Beneath an olive tree, three children listen. They hear fragments. They argue. They notice what feels unfair.Across five walks, the book returns to the same moment-an open door, a loyal friend, a city that has failed-and listens differently each time: - to loyalty- to harm- to law- to belonging- and finally, to chosen bindingThis is not a story about punishment or submission.It is a story about integrity after injury.Written for readers ages 9-14, families, homeschoolers, and educators, Plato's Crito for Kids invites thoughtful discussion without forcing conclusions. Each walk ends with gentle questions and reflection prompts designed to help children think about responsibility, agreement, and what it means to keep faith with oneself.This book is part of a four-book philosophical journey that follows Plato from questioning rightness to learning how to stand, stay, and let go.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'Vanity of vanities,' says Kohelet. 'All is vanity.'What does that mean for a child A Scroll of Breath introduces children and families to the Book of Ecclesiastes (Kohelet) through a calm, reflective retelling designed for shared reading. Rather than offering answers too quickly, the book invites young readers to pause, notice, and ask questions about time, work, joy, loss, and what truly lasts.Written in three short movements-The Search for Meaning, A Time to Ask Why, and What Lasts Forever-this book treats children as thoughtful participants in Jewish tradition. It preserves the poetic gravity of Kohelet while translating its themes into language and scenes children can enter without fear.A Scroll of Breath is not a lesson book or a moral shortcut. It is a quiet companion for families who want to read sacred texts together, slowly and honestly.Ideal for: - Jewish families seeking thoughtful co-reading- Children ages 7-12 (with adults)- Homes, schools, and synagogues- Parents who want tradition without simplificationPart of the Young Minds: Neshama series from The Big Ideas Club, dedicated to helping children encounter enduring ideas with seriousness, care, and wonder.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - What does it mean when the Bible says, 'All is vanity' Is life meaningless Does wisdom matter Why do good things disappear And if everything passes away, how should we live All Is Vanity introduces young readers to the strange, beautiful, and challenging wisdom of Ecclesiastes through an accessible narrative adaptation designed for children, families, and homeschool readers.Rather than avoiding Ecclesiastes' difficult questions, this book invites children to encounter them. They explore the passing of time, the limits of wealth and success, the uncertainty of life, the importance of wisdom, the reality of sorrow, and the joy found in receiving each day as a gift from God.Along the way, familiar passages come alive: 'To every thing there is a season,' 'The race is not to the swift,' and finally Ecclesiastes' enduring call to fear God and keep His commandments.Written in clear, engaging language for young readers, All Is Vanity can be read independently, shared aloud as a family, or used to begin conversations about faith, purpose, mortality, gratitude, and what truly matters.A thoughtful introduction to biblical wisdom for Christian families, homeschoolers, and young readers ready to ask big questions.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The Donkey Who Remembered is an imaginative biblical narrative for young readers, exploring the world of Abraham and Ishmael from an unexpected point of view. Through the eyes of an animal who notices what human beings sometimes overlook, familiar biblical stories become a journey through memory, family, separation, belonging, and faith.Written for readers ages 9-14, the story invites children to encounter the biblical world without reducing its difficult questions to easy answers. Abraham and Ishmael become more than distant names: they are people walking through a landscape shaped by promises, choices, departures, and memories.Ideal for independent readers, families, homeschool settings, classrooms, and readers interested in imaginative approaches to biblical stories.Some journeys end. The wilderness remembers them. So does the donkey.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - What is love-and how does it change the way we see the world In Plato's Symposium for Kids: The Ladder of Love, young readers are invited to walk alongside Plato as he explores one of his most famous ideas: that love is not just a feeling, but a teacher-one that trains attention, patience, and understanding over time.Written especially for readers ages 9-14, this book transforms Plato's Symposium into five gentle philosophical walks, each one deepening the reader's way of noticing beauty: - Beauty that stops us- Beauty that repeats- Beauty that listens- Beauty that holds many- Beauty that does not fadePlato is imagined walking a circular path in a garden, speaking thoughtfully as a scribe records his words. Nearby, three children sit beneath an olive tree, overhearing fragments, asking questions, and puzzling through ideas together. There are no lectures, no tests, and no right answers-only questions meant to be returned to.This book is part of the Young Minds Living Philosophy series from The Big Ideas Club, created to help children and adults read together, think together, and talk about big ideas without simplifying them away.Each chapter ends with: - open-ended discussion questions- gentle thinking exercises- invitations to notice, wonder, and reflectThis is not a book about romance.It is a book about learning to see-how attention grows, how understanding deepens, and how love matures into wisdom.Perfect for: - curious middle-grade readers- families who read and discuss together- homeschool philosophy and ethics- classrooms focused on thinking, not testingQuestions, not quizzes.Wonder, listen, discuss.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - What does it really mean to be powerful People often think power means winning arguments, persuading others, or getting away with what you want. Plato noticed something different: people who always win often feel restless inside. Something in them does not hold together. In Plato's Gorgias for Kids: Justice and the Soul, children and adults walk with Plato as he asks a question that still challenges us today: Is it worse to suffer injustice-or to commit it This book explores justice not as rules, punishments, or courtrooms, but as the inner order of the soul. Through five slow, thoughtful walks, readers notice how power, persuasion, desire, and self-control shape who we become over time. Plato does not lecture. He walks. A scribe tries to keep up. Three children listen from beneath an olive tree, hearing only fragments-and wondering what they mean. This is not a book of answers to memorize. It is a book of questions worth returning to. Inside this book: - What power really is-and what it costs- Why avoiding punishment is not the same as being just- How persuasion can be a kind of force- What it means for a soul to be ordered-or disordered- Why the best life is not the most impressive oneWritten for children, but designed to be read together, this book invites families, classrooms, and discussion groups to slow down and think carefully-without rushing to conclusions. Part of the Young Minds - Living Philosophy series.Read together. Think together. Walk slowly.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - American History in the Age of Slavery: Discovery through Revolution traces the foundations of American society from the era of European exploration to the outbreak of the American Revolution. This volume explores how slavery was interwoven into the earliest stages of colonization, economic development, and political thought. From the arrival of enslaved Africans in the 1600s to the revolutionary rhetoric of liberty in the 1770s, it reveals the contradictions at the heart of America's founding. Clear and accessible, this book is ideal for readers interested in early American history, the global history of slavery, and the tensions that shaped the revolutionary era.SEO Keywords: early American slavery, colonization and slavery, discovery of America slavery, American Revolution and slavery, slavery in colonial America, Atlantic slave trade U.S., founding era contradictions, American history discovery to revolution, slavery and liberty, global history of slaveryCategory Alignment Fit: - > Revolution & Founding: Emphasizes how slavery shaped revolutionary tensions.- > Slavery & Emancipation: Globalizing the story of colonial and early American slavery.- > U.S. General: Early structural development of American society and government.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - American History in the Age of Slavery: Continental Congress through the Election of 1792 examines how slavery shaped the birth of the United States. From the first debates of the Continental Congress to the framing of the Constitution and the rise of America's first political parties, this volume reveals the central role that slavery played in shaping revolutionary ideals and national governance. Covering key milestones like the Declaration of Independence, the Three-Fifths Compromise, and the contested election of 1792, it offers a clear, accessible account of how liberty and bondage were intertwined from the very beginning. An essential guide for readers interested in America's founding, the global history of slavery, and the roots of U.S. political development.SEO Keywords: American Revolution and slavery, founding fathers slavery, Continental Congress history, U.S. Constitution and slavery, Three-Fifths Compromise, early American politics, slavery Revolutionary era, 1792 presidential election, world history of slavery, American founding contradictions, politics of early America.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - What happens when someone leaves the cave-and sees the sun In the second half of Plato's Republic, the questions become sharper and the stakes higher. Socrates leads the conversation beyond the founding of a city and into its greatest challenges: who should rule, what truth demands, and why those who see most clearly often hesitate to lead.Plato's Republic for Kids: The Cave and the Climb invites young readers and families into Plato's most famous ideas through story, dialogue, and shared reflection. Walking alongside Socrates and a group of questioning children, readers encounter: - The idea of philosopher-leaders- The meaning of the Sun and the Good- The Allegory of the Cave- Why education is a turning of the soul- How cities decline-and how tyranny begins- Why responsibility follows understandingThis book does not reduce Plato to lessons or summaries. Instead, it offers a thoughtful path for co-reading, discussion, and return visits to ideas that shape how we think about truth, power, and justice.Covering Books V-X of Plato's Republic, this volume completes the journey begun in Questioning Justice and the Birth of the City.Part of the Young Minds - Living Philosophy series from The Big Ideas Club. …

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Ideal Age RangeAges 9-13 (excellent for family read-aloud and upper elementary / middle school study)What is justice-and who decides In Designing a City: Book I-Questioning Justice, young readers enter the opening movement of Plato's Republic, where a simple question unfolds into one of the greatest philosophical journeys ever written. Before cities rise and fall, before rulers and laws appear, Plato begins with conversation-with disagreement, confusion, and honest questioning.Through the shared world of Plato's Garden, this book introduces children to Socrates and his companions as they wrestle with competing ideas of justice. Is justice obedience Strength Fairness Advantage Habit Or something deeper that shapes both the soul and the city As the discussion unfolds, a chorus of children listens, interrupts, tests ideas through stories and play, and gradually discovers that justice is not a slogan-it is a structure that must be examined piece by piece.Across narrative scenes and reflective pauses, readers explore: - Why people disagree about what justice means- How power can disguise itself as fairness- Why good laws begin with clear thinking- How a city mirrors the character of its citizensThis volume lays the foundation for the rest of the Republic by teaching children how to question before building, and how to listen before ruling.Each chapter includes: - Story-driven dialogue inspired directly by Plato's Republic (Book I)- Child-centered reflection scenes ('Between the Columns')- Discussion prompts for families, classrooms, and homeschool study- Gentle AI-literacy and critical-thinking activities that teach children how to evaluate arguments, definitions, and persuasionThis is not a book of answers.It is a book that trains the habit of asking well.Designed for co-reading and thoughtful discussion, Designing a City: Book I prepares young readers for the deeper challenges of power, truth, and leadership explored in later volumes of Plato's Garden.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Neuropolis is a city that usually knows how to stop.This time, it doesn't.When violence spikes and restraint begins to fail, Cortex-an investigator who watches patterns more than people-finds himself pulled into a case that refuses to stay contained. A young woman can no longer feel pain. A neighborhood bar can no longer calm its crowd. And the city responds the only way it knows how: by naming the problem and moving on.Told in the spare, atmospheric voice of classic hard-boiled noir, Neuropolis: The Case of the Missing Sensation is a speculative detective story about control, calm, and what happens when systems adapt faster than conscience.This is not a story that explains itself.It observes.Perfect for readers of literary science fiction, philosophical noir, and speculative fiction that trusts the reader to notice what matters.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Madness does not rise inside the hero.It enters the house.In When Lyssa Entered, Euripides' most devastating tragedy is restored to its original power-not as a psychological case study, and not as a moral lesson, but as a living myth about what happens when forces larger than any person cross the threshold of the home.Heracles returns from the underworld having completed his labors. His family is saved. Order is restored. And only then does Lyssa-the goddess of frenzy-enter the house.This edition is written for parents.Not for reassurance.Not for lessons.Not for children's bedtime reading.It is for adults who live inside houses and quietly know that love, effort, and virtue do not guarantee safety. Euripides refuses to reduce catastrophe to trauma, stress, or moral failure. Madness here is not chosen. It is imposed. Responsibility remains real, but it is not individualized into pathology.This volume includes: - A Parent Orientation that frames the myth structurally rather than therapeutically- Dinner Table Discussions that help adults speak honestly with children without explaining the tragedy away- A full dramatic adaptation of The Madness of Heracles, preserving the chorus, gods, and catastrophic arcWhen Lyssa Entered inaugurates the Living Myths series-books that do not modernize ancient stories, but reveal why they never stopped operating.Some myths endure because they comfort.Others endure because they tell the truth.This is one of those.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This book is meant to be read together.Herakles' Oikos retells the tragedy of Herakles not from the moment of madness-but from inside the house before it falls.In ancient Greek thought, the oikos was more than a home. It was where trust was learned, where care was practiced, and where the city proved whether it deserved loyalty. When the oikos failed, something deeper than walls collapsed.This volume reshapes Euripides' tragedy into three interwoven household voices: - Herakles, returning exhausted to a city that no longer protects his home- Megara, the mother who holds the wall when no one comes- Amphitryon, the father who stays to remember what the city forgetsViolence is kept offstage. Meaning is carried through dialogue, silence, and witness. Children speak where adults hesitate. Modern choruses-children, women, and families-frame the ancient scenes with questions instead of answers.This book does not excuse harm.It does not simplify tragedy.And it does not ask children to carry adult guilt.Instead, it invites shared attention.Herakles' Oikos is a companion to When Lyssa Entered, written for families who want to read myth together without turning it into a lesson or a warning.Some stories explain.Others teach.This one asks families to remember.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - American History in the Age of Slavery: Presidents Washington and Adams (1793-1801) re-centers the founding years of the U.S. presidency around slavery's legal entrenchment, economic function, and political management. Rather than treat slavery as backdrop, this volume makes it the organizing principle of early federal governance-from the 1793 Fugitive Slave Act to Washington's strategic rotation of enslaved workers in the capital, to Adams' quiet entanglements with a system he publicly disdained.Drawing on legal history, colonial administration, and Black political presence, the book situates slavery not as contradiction but as infrastructure-binding states, courts, and commerce. It also tracks African-descended people in early New York, Philadelphia, and the emerging capital, showing how enslaved and free Black individuals shaped and resisted these systems.Ideal for readers of American political development, constitutional history, and critical slavery studies.? SEO Keywords- Washington and slavery founding years- Fugitive Slave Act 1793 presidential history- Slavery and early U.S. law- Founders slaveholders hypocrisy- Black history New York 1790s- Constitution and race power- Adams administration slavery policy? Best Category Placement - > History > Americas > United States > Colonial Period- > History > World > Slavery & Emancipation- > History > Historical Study & Educational Resources > Social History.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - What if the hero's journey were funny Eponymous is a comic, irreverent descent into myth-where ancient gods refuse to behave, tragedy slips on a banana peel, and wisdom arrives disguised as chaos (and occasionally as a dog).Set within the Living Myths universe, this book reimagines the Hero's Quest through a Dionysian lens: not as solemn destiny, but as transformation through excess, misrecognition, and laughter. Masks crack. Columns crumble. Sacred journeys go wildly off script.This is not parody that mocks myth-it is comedy that belongs to myth, recalling the original festivals of Dionysus where tragedy and laughter shared the same stage.Inside you'll find: - A mythic journey told with philosophical wit- Comic reversals that expose the absurdity of heroic certainty- Gods, disguises, and misdirection worthy of ancient comedy- A hidden goddess who may or may not be a dog- A playful challenge to the seriousness with which we take meaningEponymous is for readers who love mythology, philosophy, and stories that know when to laugh at themselves-without giving up depth.Perfect for: - Readers of myth retellings with humor- Fans of philosophical fiction- Adults who want intelligence without solemnity- Anyone who suspects the gods have a sense of humorWelcome to the Hero's Quest-where the punchline is part of the initiation. …