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A tense, psychological novel about what propels one 8-year-old girl to murder, and the complex ways the past chases her down in later life."So that was all it took, " I thought. "That was all it took for me to feel like I had all the power in the world. One morning, one moment, one yellow-haired boy. It wasn't so much after all."Meet Chrissie…Chrissie is eight and she has a secret: she has just killed a boy. The feeling made her belly fizz lik...

A riveting page-turner about what propels one 8-year-old girl to commit an unspeakable act, and the tensely moving effect it has on the rest of her life - especially once she has a child of her own.Chrissie is eight years old and she has a secret: she has just killed a boy.The feeling of it made her belly fizz like soda pop. Across her neighborhood, Chrissie's playmates and their parents are tearful and terrified. But Chrissie rules the roost ...

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Are you ready to go on world adventures? Open up this book for a journey that will take you hiking up volcanoes and waterfalls, sailing down the Amazon River to small villages, and riding on camels in the desert.This is the story of a little girl who wanted to do big things for God. She realized along the way that it isn't about doing big things for God but doing little everyday things with God that make the impossible things possible and brin...

___________'Tense, addictive and powered by an unforgettable narrative voice' PAULA HAWKINS'A darkly dazzling debut, a harrowing story of neglect and cruelty written with a delicate touch and a big heart. As gripping as the tensest of thrillers and as moving and humane as the most intimate of memoirs' LISA JEWELL'An exceptional debut which both chilled and moved me from the very first page. I cannot overstate how much I loved this book' CLARE ...

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Tense, addictive and powered by an unforgettable narrative voice." - PAULA HAWKINS "A stunning debut...Suspenseful? You bet. Heart-rending? From beginning to end."-The Washington Post "Gripping…The voices of Chrissie and Julia reside deep in your skull: visceral and wicked, sad and wonderful, all at the same time." -- The New York Times "Fans of Lisa Jewell and smart psychological suspense will eagerly await Tucker's next." -Publishers Weekly,...

______________________'Tense, addictive and powered by an unforgettable narrative voice' PAULA HAWKINS'A darkly dazzling debut, a harrowing story of neglect and cruelty written with a delicate touch and a big heart. As gripping as the tensest of thrillers and as moving and humane as the most intimate of memoirs' LISA JEWELL'An exceptional debut which both chilled and moved me from the very first page. I cannot overstate how much I loved this b...

this deliberately provocative novel is a stunningly powerful and striking account of childhood (and motherhood) stripped bare' GRAZIA'Tucker wastes no time grabbing the reader in her chilling debut novel .

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A remarkable memoir charting the teenage years of a girl with anorexia nervosa.

In the past sixty years, relations between China and the United States have fluctuated wildly. Such divisive issues as human rights, the future of Tibet and Taiwan, trade imbalances, and illegal immigration have fueled intense debate over how the United States should deal with the most populous nation in the world.Nancy Bernkopf Tucker brings together a wide range of interviews on these and other issues, recorded by the Association for Diploma...

In the past sixty years, relations between China and the United States have fluctuated wildly. Such divisive issues as human rights, the future of Tibet and Taiwan, trade imbalances, and illegal immigration have fueled intense debate over how the United States should deal with the most populous nation in the world.Nancy Bernkopf Tucker brings together a wide range of interviews on these and other issues, recorded by the Association for Diploma...

A first hand account of a 20-year-old woman's long battle with anorexia, providing a thoughtful insight into eating disorders, with remarkable insight, dark humour and acute intelligence. Now in paperback.

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Nancy Bernkopf Tucker confronts the coldest period of the cold war--the moment in which personality, American political culture, public opinion, and high politics came together to define the Eisenhower Administration's policy toward China. A sophisticated, multidimensional account based on prodigious, cutting edge research, this volume convincingly portrays Eisenhower's private belief that close relations between the United States and the Peop...

Nancy Bernkopf Tucker confronts the coldest period of the Cold War--the moment in which personality, American political culture, public opinion, and high politics came together to define the Eisenhower administration's policy toward China. In her sophisticated account, she convincingly portrays Eisenhower's private belief that close relations between the United States and the People's Republic of China were inevitable and that careful consider...

Critically assesses United States foreign relations since 1945 by presenting both historical and current information on the effect that U.S. politics and economics have had around the world. Each volume is an authoritative, readable account by a preeminent historian and includes: -- A concise chronology of major events -- Background on pre-1945 history -- Details on the development and impact of U.S. foreign policy -- Explication of themes in...

Chiang Kai-shek's Chinese Nationalist government collapsed in 1949 despite United States support for the regime during the anti-Communist civil war. American policymakers were then forced to choose between rescuing the Nationalists or coming to terms with China's Communist government. The Truman Administration, caught up in the calculations of cold war diplomacy, refused to make a rash decision. Secretary of State Dean Acheson likened the Nati...

Today the most dangerous place on earth is arguably the Taiwan Strait, where a war between the United States and China could erupt out of miscalculation, misunderstanding, or accident. How and to what degree Taiwan pursues its own national identity will have profound ramifications in its relationship with China as well as in relations between China and the United States.Events late in 2004 demonstrated the volatility of the situation, as Taiwa...