Lynn Raven

Bradford Smith

Nancy Raven Smith

In The Reluctant Farmer of Whimsey Hill, opposites attract; for better or for worse. That is what troubles animal-phobic, robotics engineer Smith who just got married. He learns that his bride's dream is to have a farm where there are lots of animals and she can rescue ex-race horses to retrain and find them new homes. But according to a Meyers-Briggs Personality Test that they took for fun, their marriage is doomed. There is only one problem: the newlyweds took the test after the wedding. Whether Smith is chasing a cow named Pork Chop through the woods with a rope, getting locked in a tack room by the family pony, being snubbed by his wife's dog, or unsuccessfully trying to modernize their barn using the latest technology, the odds are stacked against him. It seems like everything with four legs is out to get him. Will the animals win, forcing Smith to admit defeat, or will he fight to keep his family and the farm together? Enjoy the true, warm, and frequently hilarious stories of Smith's journey along the bumpy road from his urban robotics lab to a new life on a rural Virginia farm.

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The Reluctant Farmer of Whimsey Hill

Laura Kay

George Blumenthal

Jeff Hester

With 21st Century Astronomy, students see the universe through the eyes of a scientist.

The Solar System

21st Century Astronomy

Howard Voss

Stars and Galaxies

Stacy Palen

Teaches students to think like scientists.

Includes Vocabulary Alert, Working It Out (mathematics), Reading Astronomy News, and Exploration boxes throughout the text.

Understanding Our Universe

Sharing and Giving Money, Goods, and Services in the Chinese, Japanese, Filipino, Mexican, and Guatemalan Communities in the San Francisco Bay Area

Asian and Hispanic Philanthropy

Sylvia Shue

Jennifer Lisa Vest

Joseph Villarreal

Philanthropy is often associated with wealthy people giving large amounts of money to charitable organizations and indirectly to people they don't personally know. Ethnic philanthropy is almost totally different: it consists primarily of people sharing modest wealth with other people, most of whom the givers know well. Too often communities of color are portrayed as takers rather than givers -- this important study debunks that myth.

Philanthropy in Communities of Color

Bradford Smith

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