Kevin Finn

Consequence of Dream is the chronicle of a poet adrift in a world itself unmoored. Reality and metaphor meld in a pas de deux, a curious danse macabre which perfectly mirrors the 3/4 waltz that is everyday life. In this latest volume, Kevin Finn, the author of the masterful collection, Sea of Dust (Six Gallery, 2013), conjures a lyrical, enigmatic reflection of the commonplace as seen through the archetypal lens of dream. The journey through to the light of awakening, the eternal door of spring, is not easy by any means. Enter if you dare.

Peak Performance Table Tennis comprehensively covers game aspects needed for peak performance and provides action steps for athletes to ensure they perform at their peak when it matters most. This book contains cutting-edge sports science, curated specifically for table tennis athletes. It dives deep into sports nutrition, supplementation, training methodologies, advanced recovery tactics, injury prevention, psychological and emotional skills training, motor learning, and more.

Transformations in Stories and Arguments explores essential questions, such as "How does the development of a character build the reader's understanding? How do the actions of others change the world? How do words and images impact our thinking?" This unit, developed by Vanderbilt University's Programs for Talented Youth, is aligned to the Common Core State Standards and features accelerated content, creative products, differentiated tasks, engaging activities, and the use of in-depth analysis models to develop sophisticated skills in the language arts. Through the lens of transformation, students will examine narrative and persuasive elements essential to the analysis of short stories, advertisements, visual art, scientific argumentation, and their own writing. Students will discover transformations in themselves and their written work as they craft and revise narrative and persuasive pieces, realizing their own voice in the process. Ideal for gifted classrooms or gifted pull-out groups, the unit features stories by Dan Santat, Fiona Roberton, Jannell Cannon, Christopher Myers, Maurice Sendak, Daniel Manus Pinkwater, Jane Yolen, and Patricia Polacco; poetry by Carl Sandburg; sculptures by Arturo Di Modica and Kristen Visbal; a viewing of Pixar's short film Lou and a variety of commercials; and engaging short nonfiction readings. Winner of the 2015 NAGC Curriculum Studies AwardGrades 2-4

Open Manifesto is an independent journal of critical writing, which focuses on the intersection of design with social, cultural, political and economic issues. In issue 8, Michael Bierut, influential designer and partner at Pentagram, reflects on his early design career and shares the context around his identity for the 2016 Hillary Clinton presidential campaign. Jessica Walsh, designer and partner at Sagmeister&Walsh, challenges the notion that design can change the world. Dutch innovator, Daan Roosegaarde, talks about his passion for prototyping the future of cities. Real life cyborg Neil Harbisson shares how his art helped him become a cyborg and an unintentional spokesperson for the international cyborg community. Influential type aficionados Rudy VanderLans and Kris Sowersby face off in a debate around promotional tactics and the next generation of type designers, while digital entrepreneur, Ben Johnston, talks about the beauty, challenge and opportunity of exploring the future.