When Hope Edelman finished writing Motherless Daughters, she thought she had said all she could about the long-term effects of early mother loss. Published in 1994, the book touched a nerve in women across the country and went on to become an enduring New York Times bestseller. Edelman, who was seventeen when her own mother died, told the collective story of mother loss with such candor, empathy, and informed wisdom that she quickly became a w...
Chris and Em are faced with an unimaginable horror. To save their five year old daughter, Kat, they have to discover how to destroy one of the worst evils ever faced by mankind. An evil that looks like the average person. An evil intent on claiming their daughter. When they discover the evil which has been incubating in Bailey's Pond for a long time, they quickly realize that the only way to completely rid the world of this evil is to destroy ...
Can you recognize an opportunity when it comes your way? Even though the concept seems fairly basic, most people harbor regrets about missed opportunities that in retrospect might have significantly improved their lives. This book will give you the critical tools to sort through the complexities that often obscure the perception of an opportunity and help you take full advantage of what author Donald Morris calls "high-end opportunities" -- pi...
Blood Ties chronicles the existence of Sabra Raine, a beautiful young woman, torn from her family in the sixteenth century by a malevolent vampire known as Ravenal and condemned to eternal life as one of the undead. In the year 2000, Ravenal crosses Sabra's path once again when he engages in the pursuit of Sinja Marquette, a talented young artist from New York. Sinja is also a direct descendant of Sabra's. With the help of Sinja's best friend ...
An enchanted flying island soared over the carnival in the Magical Wishing Well Forest. Toy robots filed off the island, but before anyone found them, a rainstorm rusted them solid. Jellybean, Gumdrop, and Chicken Noodle to the rescue. They must stop that rain! What to do? The Teeny Genie's giant slurping machine is the answer, but Red Doodie Dragon assembled it, and he didn't follow the directions. Come along on the adventure and find out wha...
Captain John Harris, special forces A team leader, finds himself in a strange and unknown world when his convoy encounters a time gate in the middle of East Africa. He struggles to keep everyone together in spite of the attempts of Colonel David Walsh, MD, to assume command. Just before leaving for Africa, Harris received a
In an alchemical ritual gone wrong, Edward Alric lost his arm and his leg. He was lucky--his brother Alphonse lost his entire body. With Alphonse's soul grafted into a suit of armor, and Edward equipped with mechanical limbs, they become government alchemists, serving the state on deadly missions and fighting the evil alchemists called the Seven Deadly Sins. (Graphic Novels)
The rights guaranteed in the First Amendment-including freedom of expression-are among the fundamental touchstones of our democracy. In Speaking Freely, Floyd Abrams, who for over thirty years has been our most eloquent and respected advocate for uncensored expression, recounts some of the major cases of his remarkable career-landmark trials and Supreme Court arguments that have involved key First Amendment protections.With adversaries as dive...
L. E. Modesitt, Jr., author of the bestselling Saga of Recluce fantasy series, opens the door into a marvelous new world.Millennia ago, a magical disaster caused the fall of a great worldwide civilization, the end of a golden age. New civilizations have fought their way up from the ancient destruction and chaos, knowing little of the lost world that preceded them or the details of its fall. Corus today is a world of contending countries, of hu...
This book explores the wonders of three important Adaptogen Herbs and introduces the reader to its research proven uses in medicine. The health claims made on Rhodiola rosea, Eleuthero (Eleutherococcus senticosus) and Jiaogulan (Gynostermma pentaphllum) are substantiated in detail by extensive scientific references. This book is not too technical for the average reader, but detailed enough for the medical practitioner interested in becoming ac...
Ökonomische Ungleichheit und Abhängigkeit in den Geschlechterverhältnissen ist nicht allein ein vordringliches politisches Problem, sondern beschäftigt auch die Wissenschaft.Die Ökonomie hat Ansätze erarbeitet, die Geschlecht als Kategorie thematisieren. Die Sozialwissenschaften haben sich verstärkt mit den Geschlechterverhältnissen in der Wirtschafts- und Arbeitswelt befasst.Die Beiträge dieses Bandes gehen auf die gleichnamige, interdiszipli...