creation (literary, artistic, etc.)

"Drawn from Gaiman's trove of published speeches, poems, and creative manifestos, Art Matters is an embodiment of this remarkable multi-media artist's vision--an exploration of how reading, imagining, and creating can transform the world and our lives"--Provided by publisher.

Two families, separated by centuries, who live in the same house in Vineland, New Jersey, struggle to cope when life as they know it seems to be crumbling around them. In the present, Willa Knox and her husband suddenly find themselves unemployed with only an inherited brick house that needs repair. Joining them in this dubious shelter is an elderly disabled parent, their free-spirited daughter, and their recently widowed Ivy-educated son and his child. In the past, science teacher Thatcher Greenwood admires the latest work by Charles Darwin but is forbidden to speak of it by his wife and mother-in-law who worry about scandal. His thoughts, and relationship with a woman scientist and a newspaper editor, put him at odds with powerful people around him.

Offers insights into how to find passion, purpose, and happiness in life and work through the story of Josh, a man who has lost his passion at work and is given a seed by a wise farmer, along with advice to find just the right place to plant it in order to discover his true purpose.

Looks at the night in which nineteenth-century British author Mary Shelley created "Frankenstein.".

The author shares his insights through essays about his career and the writing process.

In his first year of college football, Tom Brady's coaches thought he was too slow, and could not throw the ball hard enough. He later went on to win four Super Bowl championships.

Sidney Crosby gave his first interview at age seven, and was bullied because of his talent. He never let the pressure get to him, and went on to become the youngest NHL captain to win the Stanley Cup.

"Ninety-five poems pay tribute to essential voices past and present that have the power to provoke us, lead us, and give us hope" --Provided by publlisher.

Colby Sharp presents the results of a creative-writing challenge offered to more than forty beloved, award-winning, diverse, and best-selling authors and illustrators.

"From New York Times bestselling author Amy Tan, a memoir on her life as a writer, her childhood, and the symbiotic relationship between fiction and emotional memory"-- Provided by publisher.