Fantasy author Terry Goodkind is living evidence that good teachers really do make a difference. As a boy, he had been made to hate reading because most adults chastised him for being so slow at it. It wasn't that the young Goodkind didn't like the...

Tor. 725p. c2001. 0-765-34074-7 $799. SA Providing a different focus from his previous novels, Goodkind features Jennsen Daggett, the illegitimate daughter of Darken Rahl. In D'Hara, children born to Darken Rahl without "the gift" are sought out and murdered. Jennsen happens to...

Goodkind and Goodkind Direct Pres. Dan Goodkind informs consumers that rate reclassification does not mean higher rates for all mailers including direct marketers. In contrast, reclassification will reduce postage costs by introducing automation to postal services. He announces the company's plan to eliminate ZIP+4...

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