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Dream Wanderers(TM) The Escape by Paula BrownDream Wanderers guide you through your worst nightmares.Far across the universe, an elite school runs a special program, training the Dream Wanderers of tomorrow.But what happens when…Gren and Lawson will soon achieve the impossible, becoming the first male/female partners to make it through the program. Or will they? Their feelings for each other - and Lawson's disdain for an unbreakable rule - risk their expulsion.They wander into a nightmare of their own?When Lawson and Gren disappear, most assume they've run away together. But their four best friends aren't so sure. Following a shaky clue, they enlist the help of a crazy old man and set out to find the truth. Soon, the dream Wanderers will take on an entire army - as the fate of two worlds hangs in the balance.The Learning Center's CovenantAs a Dream Wandering student at the Learning Center, I promise to take my gift seriously. I will use this gift only within the laws and regulations of Terra. I will spend time with my partner, knowing that this relationship is vital to my completion of the program. I will have no physical contact with students of the opposite gender. I will follow the rules of the Learning Center, knowing that those in charge know what is best for me."Gren, wake up." Gren recognized Lawson's voice but wasn't sure if he was actually there, or if he had broken the law by wandering into her dream. She opened her eyes, unable to see much because of the dim light."Lawson?" Gren squinted, trying to figure out where she was. She was sure that she was in the classroom, having a dream wandered by Lawson with Hutch observing. The strange thing was that it didn't feel like a dream. Her eyes adjusted. The room was small, dirty, and musty. At the front, there was a door with bars on it. She didn't see her partner anywhere. "Lawson, where are you?""Over here." There was a hole in the wall, which someone reached through. "See my hand?" There were several smaller holes; the wall didn't seem very well built."Where are we?" Gren asked."I have no idea," Lawson replied, "but we're obviously not at the Learning Center anymore.""Is this another test?" Gren asked.Lawson sighed. "No, I think we're in bigger trouble than that.""How did we get here?" Gren wanted to know."I'm not sure," Lawson replied. "Everything is kind of blurry in my mind. I remember I stormed out of Hutch's class and went for a walk to calm down. I sat down for a little while. The next thing I remember, I woke up here. They brought you in a couple of units ago, and I've been trying to get you to wake up ever since. What do you remember?""I went searching for you, after the morning meal," Gren said, trying to concentrate. "I was supposed to meet Calli and everybody by the lake two units later. I thought you might be there, so that's where I started looking. Someone grabbed me from behind. I fought," she looked down at her sleeve, realizing that it had been torn, "but there were two of them. They put something over my face. That's all I remember.""I wonder what they want with us," Lawson said."Not wonder, wander!" A short, heavy man stood outside the door. He laughed, pleased at his own joke.

Max et Voltaire: Faisons Connaissance est le premier d'une série d'histoires illustrées qui montrent que la vie peut être intéressante et s'enrichir tant de ce qui nous est familier que de ce qui nous est étranger.Se faire de nouveaux amis, s'adapter aux changements, apprendre à être tolérant, à s'entr- aider et à s'entendre, voilà autant de leçons transmises délicatement en suivant les expériences des personnages de Max (un chat) et de Voltaire (un chien) ainsi que d'amis à quatre pattes et de bipèdes dans des rôles secondaires.Leurs aventures touchantes et divertissantes, en France et dans d'autres pays, nous invitent à réfléchir à ce que chaque jour peut apporter de joie et au fait qu'un malheur peut se changer en bien. Une lecture amusante pour les enfants et les amoureux des animaux.Eloges pour Max et Voltaire: Faisons Connaissance Max et Voltaire font face à des situations inhabituelles ; ils apprennent la tolérance et à s'entendre les uns avec les autres. Douze chapîtres racontent leurs aventures (en deux parties). Les illustrations aux couleurs vives, à la manière des bandes dessinées, embelissent ce conte animalier qui se déroule dans le village de Ferney-Voltaire en France. Ce charmant livre s'adresse aux enfants à partir de huit ans. --The Midwest Book Review, avril 2015. En lisant le récit de nouveaux commencements, du pouvoir de la bonté et de l'entraide, les enfants s'amuseront des noms des personnages (Madame Brioche), les extraits de l'humour qui émaillent les chapîtres tout en faisant connaissance avec un coin de France. Max et Voltaire : Faisons Connaissance peut être lu à haute voix à un groupe ou individuellement par de jeunes lectuers. --The Children's Book Review, février 2015

It has been said that the only warriors who do not suffer after combat are those who were killed. I cannot attest to that for all battle tested warriors but I certainly can for one---me. Some years ago a young, 13 year old eighth grade student from the Fairfield, Iowa Middle School once asked me, "Were you wounded in the war?I had been invited to speak in Mrs. Broz's class for many years to talk about my wartime experiences. I had been asked and answered many questions but this one was different. I paused, thought deeply and quickly, and replied."Yes I was wounded, seriously wounded but not a wound that anyone could see and fix." His question gave me pause to quickly think about warriors in all the wars that have been fought, including mine, whose wounds were unseen, untreated and debilitating even though no blood was shed.I spent a sleepless night wondering if my answer had satisfied him...or me. What was there about my military service that left me so hopeless and so helpless when I returned home to civilian life? Was it me? The military itself? The combat? This is what I recalled; perhaps the answers would come as I wrote my experiences down."I've been practicing Transcendental Meditation for 40 years. It's a great tool for reducing stress ... especially the stress our men and women of the Armed Forces are going through now."--Clint Eastwood, Academy Award-Winning Film Director"Stress causes, anxiety, depression, and violent behavior. Transcendental Meditation is a remarkable process for reducing stress-it can help people live a long and better life."--Mehemet Oz, MD, America's Doctor"In this riveting memoir, a true American hero describes how Transcendental Meditation changed his life for good. A must-read for those struggling with the aftershocks of combat, and their loved ones."--Norman Rosenthal, M.D. Author of Transcendence: Healing and Transformation Through Meditation"The hidden cost of war includes long-term pain and suffering for may veterans and their families. This wonderful book shows how meditation can be a practical, simple, and effective way for our returning warriors to find peace."--Professor Linda Bilmes, Harvard University, co-author of The Three Trillion Dollar War"The Resilient warrior is a riveting read. What is especially impressive is how Jerry Yellin conflates his own war and PTSD experiences, and those experiences of other veterans, with the powerful compelling evidence of the benefits of using meditation as a means to overcome this disorder. I highly recommend this book to anyone seeking relief from stress, regardless of the source of the trauma."--Donald Mikkleson, Vietnam Veteran"My son, Dory, was an eight-year Army veteran who committed suicide early this year and I have suffered terribly. On a really bad day, a few weeks after Dory's death, Jerry Yellin suggested that I read The Resilient Warrior and learn to meditate. Since starting to meditate I can feel the stress leaving me, and my days and nights are getting a little better day-by-day, week-by-week. I strongly recommend Jerry's book to veterans and families of veterans, and anyone who is looking for a way of the nightmare of PTSD."--Lin Klock, Vero Beach, FloridaAuthor Jerry YellinJerry was a WW 2 fighter pilot from Hillside, NJ. He flew P-51's over Japan from Iwo Jima. Married to Helene for 60 years, they have four sons and six grandchildren. Jerry is the author of the award winning historical fiction book The Blackened Canteen and his memoir Of War and Weddings.The soldier above all other people prays for peace, for he must suffer and bear the deepest wounds and scars of war."--General Douglas Macarthur