New Releases by David Schwartz

Provides information about the packager, broadcast history, hosts, announcers, producers, and rules for over five hundred television game shows

The Schwartz Stock Market Handbook - 1996 Edition, has been revised and updated to make it bigger and better than ever. Written by David Schwartz, a widely read columnist for Investor''s Chronicle - this book is a must for investors.

Examines the non-violent protests by monks and nuns in Tibet for independence from China. The movement began in 1987 partly as a result of official Chinese encouragement for cultural and religious revival during the 1980s. The ongoing struggle and response is a case study of the control methods and weaknesses in China as a whole. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

This book is a collection of essays which investigate the current status of dialogue between Jews and Christians. The author argues that Jews have been reluctant to engage in any but the most cursitory conversations with Christians, but that there are positive reasonings for going further. A Jewish Appraisal of Dialogu argues that a certain attitude is necessary for coherant relations. Contents: Preface; Acknowledgments; On the Reluctance of Jews to Discuss Religious Truths; Why Jews Ought to Engage in Dialogue; Expositions From the Lord''s Table: Typology and Midrash; Jewish-Christian Relations and the Thought of Samuel Sandmel; Confrontation or Conversation?: Models for Jewish-Christian Dialogue; Jews and Catholics Discussing Bible and Jesus; Two Popular Jewish Interpretations of Jesus; is There a Jewish Reclamation of Jesus?; Rosenzweigian Mediations on Paganism, Anti-Judaism, the Holocaust and Rejudaization of the Church, Noahide Laws, Christian Covenants and Jewish Expectations; A Note on the Friends of Israel and the Jews; Scratch a Goy.

Presents a practical self-help guide to successful living, and offers advice on building confidence and motivation, thinking positively, setting and meeting goals, changing attitudes and behavior, and more.

This book examines statutes governing actions against the federal government, such as the Tucker Act and the Federal Tort Claims Act. The expansion of attorneys'' fees recovery against the U.S. made possible by the 1980 Equal Access to Justice Act is treated in detail, as are the changes in contract dispute resolution contained in the Contract Disputes Act of 1978.

Aspen''s summer crossover event, The Search for the Light, collects all five thrilling one shots (Hope, Despair, Faith, Power, and Grace), and features Soulfire''s powerful "Masters" as they explore the greatest reaches of dark magic in order to rescue Malikai, the Bearer of the Light and savior of the age of magic. As he continues his spiral into the unknown depths of chaos, the group must confront their darkest fears along the way, while figuring out how to save the modern world from complete darkness forever!

Collects FATHOM: BLUE DESCENT #0-4! Michael Turner''s Fathom is explored to new depths in Fathom: Blue Descent! Aspen Matthews is the link between the world we know and the world below, but the secrets of her past have always remained shrouded in mystery-until now! Absaloma is Aspen''s father and a member of the Blue, searching for answers to his own purpose within the ever-changing landscape under the surface. However, his self-exploration takes a back seat for a search far more important to his livelihood - the search for his captive wife -- and Aspen''s mother -- Eilah! Kidnapped by the race known as The Black, Eilah''s lurid nightmares of this mythical species came to horrifying life when their arrival indeed turned into a reality. Now, with a new focused determination and motivation, it is up to Abseloma and his trusted childhood friend Zo to rescue his wife!

Collects Idolized #0-5: Aspen Comics proudly presents their first ever super-hero series, IDOLIZED! Welcome to the mind-bending new comic book series about a TV show where super-powered teens and 20-somethings are competing for the ultimate dream-prize: a guaranteed spot in that world''s top super-group, The Powered Protectors. The chance of winning offers fame, fortune, massive endorsement deals and, of course, a chance to actually save the world. Kids who dream of being worshipped as the next great, iconic hero would be falling all over themselves to get on -- and hopefully even win -- the show. Against this backdrop, IDOLIZED is the story of a girl with fledgling superpowers and a dark past, who seeks revenge, and ultimately finds redemption, over the course of competing in this televised superhero competition show. It''s True Grit meets American Idol...with capes!

Aspen''s first ever Soulfire summer event, ''Search for the Light'' reaches its next exciting chapter, SOULFIRE: DESPAIR! ''The Search for the Light'' continues as Faye, the Queen of Anantia and the magical realm of the Everlands, attempts to forge a new legacy for the absent crown left by the slain King Arlin. Staging a fierce competition between the kingdom''s greatest warriors, she is reluctantly obliged to allow the contest''s winner to take up the mantle of the lost King. But the choice between warriors, including Sarlin, the estranged and self-righteous son of Arlin, as well as a significant, mysterious person from her past, will force the kingdom''s future into a fate they may never be able to escape! Don''t miss out on the thrilling ''Search for the Light'' crossover event that will change the face of the SOULFIRE Universe forever!