What You Didn’t Know about Language Barriers

In a very interesting talk, Roxanne Pomerantz takes examples from linguistics, cognitive sciences, and her personal experience as an American living in Israel, to make a case for replenishing the world with multi-lingual people. Imagine a world without language barriers, and ponder whether the amazing ability that all children have to learn languages may be a helpful tool in conflict resolution.

I'm Gonna Be

"When I grow up," says Robo, "I'm going to be an inventor like Elijah Mccoy. I'll invent machines that will make work easier for everyone." In this engaging book for young readers, the AFRO-BETS Kids (Robo, Glo', Stef, Nandi, Langston and Tura) ponder what they might want to be when they grow up.

Cinnamon Skin

When Travis McGee's friend Meyer lent his boat to his niece Norma, and her new husband Even, the boat exploded out in the waters of the Florida Keys. Travis McGee thinks it's no accident, and clues lead him to ponder possibilities of drugs and also to wonder where Evan was when his wife was killed....