Set in a time when all creatures could speak, this enchanting story follows Hesperides, a young aarborg, on a quest to find water during a relentless drought in the High Desert. Accompanied by a quirky cast of characters, including a lizard, an owl, a crow, and a cactus, he embarks on an adventure into the unknown. Through his journey, Hesperides discovers the importance of friendship, self-belief, and the bittersweet lessons of life's cycles, ultimately using a magical Water Key to save his community.
Tad Tuleja Book order
Tadeáš Tuleja is a graduate of Yale, Cornell, and the University of Sussex. He has worked as a journalist, editor, and researcher, and has authored numerous short-entry reference books. He currently teaches at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.






- 2024
- 1999
Curious Customs
- 210 pages
- 8 hours of reading
Describes the origins and history of American holidays, superstitions, foods, etiquette, and popular customs
- 1998
The New Strategic Selling
- 400 pages
- 14 hours of reading
This edition helps the reader learn how to: identify the four real decision makers in a corporate labyrinth; prevent sabotage by an internal deal-killer; make a senior executive eager to meet; avoid closing a poor deal; and avoid the most common error when dealing with the competition.
- 1991
Successful Large Account Management
- 218 pages
- 8 hours of reading
Offers a systematic plan for managing the accounts of larger customers--applicable to all businesses, regardless of size or market--that ensures continuity of revenue and long-term steady growth
- 1987
Written by the authors of Strategic Selling, this is the revolutionary system for face-to-face selling that's used by America's best companies.
- 1986
Strategic Selling
- 320 pages
- 12 hours of reading