Edward Reed

Moses Pennyweighter was evil. No better word could be used to describe him, not at Christmas and not by those truly knowing the shriveled little man. Most though who lived in Millageville, working themselves ragged in his factory to buy another month's stay in his houses, groceries at his supermarket, and everything else in their lives from his department store, did not know him, did not know him at all. "Good Mr. Pennyweighter," the people of Millageville would say at the very mention of the sweet old man's name. And there would be a warming of hearts as every child in town dreamed of the toys at his department store and of how next Christmas their fathers might be able to put together enough money to buy a toy for them.

A Prayer for Christmas

Rebecca Jones

James J. Gibson’s numerous theoretical and empirical contributions to the understanding of how people perceive were innovative, controversial, often radical, and always profound. Many of his ideas revolutionized the science of perception, and his influence continued to grow throughout the world. This book, originally published in 1982, is a collection of the most important of Gibson’s essays on the psychology of perception. Drawing from the entire corpus of Gibson’s papers, the editors have selected over thirty works dealing with such diverse topics as ecological optics, event perception, pictorial representation, and the conceptual foundations of psychology. The editors’ goals in preparing the volume were twofold: first to provide easy access to Gibson’s most outstanding papers and talks, including some that were previously unpublished; and second, to provide an intellectual biography of Gibson by including essays from the different periods of his career.

Selected Essays of James J. Gibson

Reasons for Realism

Een handboek voor den landverhuizer en voor elkeen, die officiëele opgaven verlangt, omtrent de Vereenigde Staten, gevende eene beschrijving van elken staat en elk gebied, de loonen, die in elk hunner worden betaald, de kosten van levensonderhoud, enz. zoomede eene opgave van de vrachtprijzen per spoortrein naar alle deelen des lands, van af de havens van aankomst en vele andere nuttige inlichtingen, uit officiëele bronnen bijeenverzameld

Amerika zoo als het is

Savannah Smith is back in the little beach town of Port Island to finalize her divorce, sell her grandmother’s beach house and say goodbye to childhood memories. She’s not in Port Island to fall in love. She and Nicholas Jackson, the boy next door, did that long ago when they were kids. They weren’t supposed to. “Jacksons and Smiths don’t mix, never have, never will,” Savannah’s grandmother Grace told her. “Stay away from that girl,” Nicholas’ grandfather Henry warned. Grace Smith, widow, stayed on her side of the azaleas and her neighbor Henry Jackson, widower, stayed on his side. Now, Savannah is a school teacher and Nicholas a handyman, something neither dreamed all those summers ago when they would slip away from their grandparents to be together. It’s all still here and waiting for Savannah and Nicholas, the moonlit beach, the mimosa tree, and something they can only find with each other, the sound of heartbeats. War, a terrible accident, and years of pain find their way into the sunshine as Savannah and Nicholas unravel the mystery of why those who kept them apart as children are now bringing them together. “A life was lost, a life was saved, love was lost and love found.” A beautiful story of life and love, that will make you stop and listen to the sound of heartbeats.

Edward Reed

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