friendly letters to the society of friends on some of their

Between Friends

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Oz, Amos, PUBLISHER: Houghong>toong>n Mifflin Harcourt, In "Between ong>Friendsong>, " Amos Oz returns ong>toong> ong>theong> kibbutz ong>ofong> ong>theong> late s, ong>theong> time and place where his writing began. ong>Theong>se eight interconnected song>toong>ries, set in ong>theong> fictitious Kibbutz Yikhat, draw masterly prong>ofong>iles ong>ofong> idealistic men and women enduring personal hardships in ong>theong> shadow ong>ofong> one ong>ofong> ong>theong> greatest collective dreams ong>ofong> ong>theong> twentieth century. A devoted faong>theong>r who fails ong>toong> challenge his daughter's lover, an old friend, a man his own age; an elderly gardener who carries on his shoulders ong>theong> sorrows ong>ofong> ong>theong> world; a woman writing perversely poignant ong>lettersong> ong>toong> her husband's mistress. Amid this motley group ong>ofong> people, a man named Martin attempts ong>toong> teach everyone Esperanong>toong>. Each ong>ofong> ong>theong>se song>toong>ries is a luminous human and literary study; ong>toong>geong>theong>r ong>theong>y ong>ofong>fer an eloquent portrait ong>ofong> an idea, and ong>ofong> a charged and fascinating epoch. Amos Oz at home. And at his best.

The Second Rescue: The Story of the Spiritual Rescue of the

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Madsen, Susan Arringong>toong>n, PUBLISHER: Millennial Press, In . President Brigham Young sent rescue teams ong>toong> ong>theong> aid ong>ofong> more than a thousand pioneers who were stranded in winter song>toong>rms on ong>theong> plains. Little did anyone know ong>theong>n ong>ofong> ong>theong> need those faithful Saints would have for a Second Rescue-a spiritual rescue that would begin 135 years later. In , ong>theong> saints ong>ofong> ong>theong> Riverong>toong>n Wyoming Stake embarked on a sacred trek ong>ofong> ong>theong>ir own, a journey filled with miracles and laden with spiritual blessings. ong>Theong> Second Rescue is ong>theong> song>toong>ry ong>ofong> that journey. It tells ong>ofong> faithful people working ong>toong>geong>theong>r ong>toong> provide temple blessings ong>ofong> ong>theong> Willie and Martin handcart pioneers and for ong>theong>ir immediate families. It chronicles ong>theong>ir trials and triumphs in ong>theong>ir efforts ong>toong> build monuments and pave ong>theong> way for oong>theong>rs ong>toong> experience ong>theong> sacred sites associated with ong>theong> handcart prioneers.

Builders and Fighters: U.S. Army Engineers in World War II

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: U. S. Army Corps ong>ofong> Engineers / Fowle, Barry W., PUBLISHER: University Press ong>ofong> ong>theong> Pacific, ong>Theong> Corps ong>ofong> Engineers played an important part in winning World War II. Its work included building and repairing roads, bridges, and airfields; laying and clearing minefields; establishing and destroying obstacles; constructing training camps and oong>theong>r support facilities; building ong>theong> Pentagon; and providing facilities for ong>theong> development ong>ofong> ong>theong> aong>toong>mic bomb. In addition ong>toong> ong>theong>ir construction work, engineers engaged in combat with ong>theong> enemy in ong>theong> Battle ong>ofong> ong>theong> Bulge, on ong>theong> Ledo Road in Burma, in ong>theong> mountains ong>ofong> Italy, and at numerous oong>theong>r locations. Certainly one ong>ofong> ong>theong> highlights ong>ofong> Corps activity during World War II was ong>theong> construction ong>ofong> ong>theong> -mile Alaska Highway, carved out ong>ofong> ong>theong> Canadian and Alaskan wilderness. Builders and Fighters is a series ong>ofong> essays on some ong>ofong> ong>theong> hectic engineer activity during World War II. Veterans ong>ofong> that war should read this book and point with pride ong>toong> ong>theong>ir accomplishments. In it, ong>toong>day's engineers will find furong>theong>r reasons ong>toong> be proud ong>ofong> ong>theong>ir heritage. H. J. Hatch Lieutenant General, USA Chief ong>ofong> Engineers

Stormtrooper

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Drury, Ian, PUBLISHER: Osprey Publishing (UK), How ong>theong> German song>toong>rmtroopers developed ong>theong>ir battle winning infantry tactics was a mystery ong>toong> ong>theong> Allies. Far ahead ong>ofong> ong>theong>ir time, ong>theong> tactics and techniques ong>ofong> ong>theong>se elite infantrymen ong>ofong> resembled those used by ong>theong> 2nd Para at Goose Green in . Song>toong>rmtroopers were fit and aggressive, earning distinctions -- and extra rations -- through proven bravery on ong>theong> field, and ong>theong>ir training placed ong>theong> emphasis on individual initiative. This book provides a concise guide ong>toong> an extraordinary group ong>ofong> fighters whose name remained associated with vicong>toong>ry long after ong>theong> German defeat.

A World Lit Only by Fire: The Medieval Mind and the

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Manchester, William, PUBLISHER: Back Bay Books, From tales ong>ofong> chivalrous knights ong>toong> ong>theong> barbarity ong>ofong> trial by ordeal, no era has been a greater source ong>ofong> awe, horror, and wonder than ong>theong> Middle Ages. In handsomely crafted prose, and with ong>theong> grace and authority ong>ofong> his extraordinary gift for narrative hisong>toong>ry, William Manchester leads us from a civilization ong>toong>ttering on ong>theong> brink ong>ofong> collapse ong>toong> ong>theong> grandeur ong>ofong> its rebirth-ong>theong> dense explosion ong>ofong> energy that spawned some ong>ofong> hisong>toong>ry's greatest poets, philosophers, painters, adventurers, and reformers, as well as some ong>ofong> its most spectacular villains- ong>theong> Renaissance.

Things I Wish I'd Known: Cancer Caregivers Speak Out

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Cornwall, Deborah J., PUBLISHER: Bardolf & Company, Family caregivers are ong>theong> unsung heroes ong>ofong> ong>theong> life-saving drama that's triggered by a cancer diagnosis. Nearly three quarters ong>ofong> American households will find ong>theong>mselves caring for a cancer patient at one point in ong>theong>ir lives. This book is ong>theong> first ong>toong> capture ong>theong>ir thoughts, feelings, and insights on a large scale. It is based on 86 formal interviews with non-prong>ofong>essional caregivers (some ong>ofong> whom are cancer survivors ong>theong>mselves), covering 107 patients ranging in age from 2 ong>toong> 90 and facing 40 different cancer diagnoses. Practical lessons drawn from caregivers' experiences are intermingled with ong>theong>ir own words ong>toong> forge a compelling narrative intended ong>toong> help both patients and ong>theong>ir family caregivers ong>toong> understand and cope with ong>theong> full range ong>ofong> issues ong>theong>y should anticipate as ong>theong>y fight ong>theong> battle ong>ofong> ong>theong>ir lives.

Songs of Zion: The African Methodist Episcopal Church in the

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Campbell, James T., PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press, USA, Songs ong>ofong> Zion focuses on ong>theong> African Methodist Episcopal Church, black America's oldest and largest independent church. Campbell charts ong>theong> origins and evolution ong>ofong> African American independent churches, arguing that ong>theong> very act ong>ofong> becoming Christian forced black Americans ong>toong> reflect on ong>theong>ir relationship ong>toong> ong>theong>ir ancestral continent. ong>Theong> book ong>theong>n turns ong>toong> South Africa, examining ong>theong> AME Church's entrance and evolution in a series ong>ofong> specific African contexts. ong>Theong> final third ong>ofong> ong>theong> book is devoted ong>toong> what Campbell calls "middle passages," ong>toong> ong>theong> careers ong>ofong> men and women who moved between South Africa and ong>theong> United States in ong>theong> nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Throughout ong>theong> book, Campbell focuses on ong>theong> comparisons that Africans and African Americans ong>theong>mselves drew between ong>theong>ir situations, arguing that ong>theong> transatlantic encounter enabled both groups ong>toong> understand and act upon ong>theong>ir worlds in new ways.

Banjo Playing

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Hood, Jack B., PUBLISHER: Authorhouse, Sam Song>toong>ne, an Assistant U.S. Atong>toong>rney from Birmingham, Alabama, visits his ex-wife, "Jonesy" Regina Jones Oliveira, in Rio de Janerio, Brazil. Some old enemies and criminals try ong>toong> kill him and some new ong>friendsong> and his ex-wife try ong>toong> save him. In his travels, Sam discovers some new life lessons about telling ong>theong> truth, some old and new banjo tunings, and some unusual codes. He also learns ong>theong> song>toong>ry ong>ofong> a fleeing Confederate's gift ong>ofong> gold ong>toong> a young Confederado who settled in Americana, Brazil, in ong>theong> mid-'s and became a veteran ong>ofong> ong>theong> War ong>ofong> ong>theong> Triple Alliance.

Violence and Culture in the Antebellum South

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Bruce, Jr. Dickson D. / Bruce, Dickson D., PUBLISHER: University ong>ofong> Texas Press, This provocative book draws from a variety ong>ofong> sources--literature, politics, folklore, social hisong>toong>ry--ong>toong> attempt ong>toong> set Souong>theong>rn beliefs about violence in a cultural context. According ong>toong> Dickson D. Bruce, ong>theong> control ong>ofong> violence was a central concern ong>ofong> antebellum Souong>theong>rners. Using contemporary sources, Bruce describes Souong>theong>rners' attitudes as illustrated in ong>theong>ir duels, hunting, and ong>theong> rheong>toong>ric ong>ofong> ong>theong>ir politicians. He views antebellum Souong>theong>rners as pessimistic and deeply distrustful ong>ofong> social relationships and demonstrates how this world view impelled ong>theong>ir reliance on formal controls ong>toong> regularize human interaction. ong>Theong> attitudes ong>toong>ward violence ong>ofong> masters, slaves, and "plain-folk"--ong>theong> three major social groups ong>ofong> ong>theong> period--are differentiated, and ong>lettersong> and family papers are used ong>toong> illustrate how Souong>theong>rn child-rearing practices contributed ong>toong> attitudes ong>toong>ward violence in ong>theong> region. ong>Theong> final chapter treats Edgar Allan Poe as a writer who epiong>toong>mized ong>theong> attitudes ong>ofong> many Souong>theong>rners before ong>theong> Civil War.

The Water Hole

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Base, Graeme, PUBLISHER: Puffin Books, In ong>theong> tradition ong>ofong> his best-selling alphabet book, Animalia, author and illustraong>toong>r Graeme Base takes young readers on an exhilarating journey ong>ofong> discovery with an ingenious fusion ong>ofong> counting book, puzzle book, song>toong>rybook, and art book. From ong>theong> plains ong>ofong> Africa and ong>theong> jungles ong>ofong> ong>theong> Amazon ong>toong> ong>theong> woodlands ong>ofong> North America and ong>theong> deserts ong>ofong> outback Australia, ong>theong> animals come ong>toong>geong>theong>r ong>toong> drink from ong>theong> water hole. But ong>theong>ir water supply is diminishing. Whatas going on? Each sumptuous landscape illustration conceals hidden animal pictures for readers ong>toong> find as ong>theong>y count ong>theong> animals that visit ong>theong> water hole and try ong>toong> solve ong>theong> mystery: will ong>theong> animals come back or is ong>theong>ir water source gone forever?

The Sinking of the Princess Sophia: Taking the North Down

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Coates, Ken / Morrison, William, PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press, USA, On Ocong>toong>ber , ong>theong> Canadian Pacific steamer Princess Sophia left Skagway, Alaska, on its last run ong>ofong> ong>theong> season ong>toong> Vancouver, Vicong>toong>ria, and Seattle. A song>toong>rm rose and at 2 a.m. it ran aground on Vanderbilt Reef. Rescue vessels were quickly assembled, but ong>theong> song>toong>rm worsened and ong>theong>y were forced ong>toong> take shelter ong>theong>mselves. By ong>theong> following morning, ong>theong> Princess Sophia had sunk ong>toong> ong>theong> botong>toong>m ong>ofong> ong>theong> Lynn Canal, taking all ong>ofong> its passengers--a significant cross-section ong>ofong> ong>theong> population ong>ofong> ong>theong> Yukon and Alaska--with it. This volume examines ong>theong> impact ong>ofong> this loss on a ong>societyong> that, with ong>theong> end ong>ofong> ong>theong> gold rush, was already in decline.

Nation Building and Develoment Assistance in Africa:

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Ishikawa, Kaoru, PUBLISHER: Palgrave MacMillan, Sub-Saharan Africa seems ong>toong> be forgotten in ong>theong> post-cold war era. But Kaoru Ishikawa's analysis ong>ofong> Africa's hisong>toong>ry and its political and economic development suggests that a brighter future is in prospect for ong>theong> nations ong>ofong> Africa. ong>Theong> African nations hosted dynamic societies prior ong>toong> ong>theong> slave trade era, and many ong>ofong> ong>theong> obstacles ong>toong> ong>theong>ir future prosperity and dynamism have been removed. ong>Theong> focus ong>ofong> ong>theong> book is on how African countries and ong>theong> international community beyond Africa can work ong>toong>geong>theong>r ong>toong> realize this potential and build on recent improvements, notably in health and ong>theong> position ong>ofong> women in ong>societyong>. ong>Theong> ability ong>ofong> South Africa--no longer an international pariah--ong>toong> be a locomotive for growth is assessed.

Early Years of Adventure, Letters & Journals (The L. Ron

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Based on ong>theong> Works ong>ofong> L. Ron Hubbard, PUBLISHER: Bridge Publications, Inc., Here is a young L. Ron Hubbard as revealed through a rare assemblage ong>ofong> ong>lettersong>, journals and phoong>toong>graphs--from ong>theong>n remote hinterlands ong>ofong> Caribbean isles, ong>toong> his captivating voyages across ong>theong> Pacific. Also included are selections from his China diaries, revealing a world ong>ofong> lost mystery and splendor.

Letters of the Nun Eshinni: Images of Pure Land Buddhism in

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Dobbins, James C., PUBLISHER: University ong>ofong> Hawaii Press, Eshinni (?), a Buddhist nun and ong>theong> wife ong>ofong> Shinran (), ong>theong> celebrated founder ong>ofong> ong>theong> True Pure Land, or Shin, school ong>ofong> Buddhism, was largely unknown until ong>theong> discovery ong>ofong> a collection ong>ofong> her ong>lettersong> in . In this study, James C. Dobbins, a leading scholar ong>ofong> Pure Land Buddhism, has made creative use ong>ofong> ong>theong>se ong>lettersong> ong>toong> shed new light on life and religion in medieval Japan. He provides a complete translation ong>ofong> ong>theong> ong>lettersong> and an explication ong>ofong> ong>theong>m that reveals ong>theong> character and flavor ong>ofong> early Shin Buddhism. Readers will come away with a new perspective on Pure Land scholarship and a vivid image ong>ofong> Eshinni and ong>theong> world in which she lived. After situating ong>theong> ideas and practices ong>ofong> Pure Land Buddhism in ong>theong> context ong>ofong> ong>theong> actual living conditions ong>ofong> thirteenth-century Japan, Dobbins examines ong>theong> portrayal ong>ofong> women in Pure Land Buddhism, ong>theong> great range ong>ofong> lifestyles found among medieval women and nuns, and how ong>theong>y constructed a meaningful religious life amid negative stereotypes. He goes on ong>toong> analyze aspects ong>ofong> medieval religion that have been omitted in our modern-day account ong>ofong> Pure Land and tries ong>toong> reconstruct ong>theong> religious assumptions ong>ofong> Eshinni and Shinran in ong>theong>ir own day. A prevailing ong>theong>me that runs throughout ong>theong> book is ong>theong> need ong>toong> look beyond idealized images ong>ofong> Buddhism found in doctrine ong>toong> discover ong>theong> religion as it was lived and practiced. Scholars and students ong>ofong> Buddhism, Japanese hisong>toong>ry, women's studies, and religious studies will find much in this engaging work that is thought-provoking and insightful.

Roots of Revolution: Radical Thought in Cuba

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Liss, Sheldon B., PUBLISHER: University ong>ofong> Nebraska Press, Concerned with what Cuban radicals have thought about ong>theong>ir na-tion's protracted struggle for independence, Sheldon B. Liss looks at each one's mode ong>ofong> analysis, position on ong>theong> class struggle, ideas on reform or revolution, and search for community. Each writer's beliefs about ethics, morality, religion, social mobility, political control, aesong>theong>tics, and quality ong>ofong> life are subjected ong>toong> scrutiny by Liss. He also considers ong>theong>ir views on Cuban-United States relations, ong>theong>ir perceptions ong>ofong> ong>theong> state and power, and ong>theong>ir relationships ong>toong> ong>theong> means ong>ofong> production and workers' movements.

The Correspondence of Jonathan Swift,

ong>Theong> Correspondence ong>ofong> Jonathan Swift, D. D.: Volume V: ong>Theong> Index - Compiled by Hermann J. Real and Dirk F. Passmann ong>Theong> collected ong>lettersong> ong>ofong> Jonathan Swift D.D., Irish dean and celebrated author ong>ofong> Gulliver's Travels, have long been esteemed with ong>theong> best ong>toong> have emerged from eighteenth century England, an age distinguished for ong>theong> excellence ong>ofong> its ong>lettersong>. nuovo

Worlds of Illness: Biographical & Cultural Perspectives on

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Radley, Alan / Radley Alan, PUBLISHER: Routledge, In recent years ong>theong> study ong>ofong> illness as experienced by patients has emerged as an approach ong>toong> understanding sickness. Descriptions ong>ofong> ong>theong> everyday situations ong>ofong> people with particular diseases, provide a commentary upon ong>theong> nature ong>ofong> sympong>toong>ms and upon ong>theong> relation ong>ofong> ong>theong> body ong>toong> ong>societyong>. This approach stresses ong>theong> biographical and cultural contexts in which illness arises and is borne by individuals and those who care for ong>theong>m. It emphasises ong>theong> need ong>toong> understand illness in terms ong>ofong> ong>theong> patients own interpretation, ong>ofong> its onset, ong>theong> course ong>ofong> its progress and ong>theong> potential ong>ofong> ong>theong> treatment for ong>theong> condition. Worlds ong>ofong> Illness examines people's experience ong>ofong> illness and ong>theong>ir understanding ong>ofong> what it means ong>toong> be healthy. ong>Theong> contribuong>toong>rs are ong>theong> first ong>toong> ong>ofong>fer this biographic and cultural approach in one volume, redefining ong>theong> perspective furong>theong>r and drawing attention ong>toong> its potential for questioning ong>theong>oretical assumptions about health and illness.

Food for the Dead: On the Trail of New England's Vampires

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Bell, Michael E., PUBLISHER: Wesleyan, For nineteenth-century New Englanders, "vampires" lurked behind tuberculosis. ong>Toong> try ong>toong> rid ong>theong>ir houses and communities from ong>theong> scourge ong>ofong> ong>theong> wasting disease, families sometimes relied on folk practices, including exhuming and consuming ong>theong> bodies ong>ofong> ong>theong> deceased. Author and folklorist Michael E. Bell spent twenty years pursuing song>toong>ries ong>ofong> ong>theong> vampire in New England. While writers like H. P. Lovecraft, Henry David Thoreau, and Amy Lowell drew on portions ong>ofong> ong>theong>se song>toong>ries in ong>theong>ir writings, Bell brings ong>theong> actual practices ong>toong> light for ong>theong> first time. He shows that ong>theong> belief in vampires was widespread, and, for some families, lasted well inong>toong> ong>theong> twentieth century. With humor, insight, and sympathy, he uncovers song>toong>ry upon song>toong>ry ong>ofong> dying men, women, and children who believed ong>theong>y were food for ong>theong> dead. This Wesleyan paperback edition includes an extensive preface by ong>theong> author unveiling some ong>ofong> ong>theong> new cases he's learned about since Food for ong>theong> Dead was first published in . Acquista Ora

The Search for the Ancient Novel

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Tatum, James, PUBLISHER: Johns Hopkins University Press, In ong>Theong> Search for ong>theong> Ancient Novel Tatum brings ong>toong>geong>theong>r a distinguished group ong>ofong> scholars ong>toong> examine every aspect ong>ofong> ancient Greek and Roman novelists--ong>theong> recovery ong>ofong> ong>theong>ir texts, ong>theong>ir reception, ancient and modern, and ong>theong>ir place in literary ong>theong>ory and hisong>toong>ry. ong>Theong> contribuong>toong>rs explore subjects ranging from antiquity ong>toong> ong>theong> present, from ong>theong> anonymous authors ong>ofong> Apollonius King ong>ofong> Tyre and ong>Theong> Apochryphal Acts ong>ofong> Peter ong>toong> Tasso, Cervantes, and Rabelais, from Lucian, Heliodorus, and Petronius ong>toong> Chrtien de Troye and Samuel Richardson.

The Siege of Derry

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Macrory, Patrick, PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press, USA, This book traces ong>theong> events surrounding ong>theong> siege ong>ofong> Londonderry by Catholic soldiers, ong>theong> siege that Macaulay was ong>toong> call "ong>theong> most memorable in ong>theong> annals ong>ofong> ong>theong> British Isles." Macrory draws on a wide range ong>ofong> sources ong>toong> chart ong>theong> origins ong>ofong> ong>theong> conflict--ong>theong> Tyrone wars, ong>theong> Plantation ong>ofong> Ulster, ong>theong> Catholic rising ong>ofong> , and Cromwell's retribution at Brogheda and Wexford--and vividly recounts ong>theong> siege itself, stressing throughout how many ong>ofong> ong>theong> problems Ulster faces ong>toong>day have ong>theong>ir roots in ong>theong> 17th century and before.

Murderabilia and True Crime Collecting

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Scouller, Steven F., PUBLISHER: Authorhouse, ong>Theong> book looks in depth at ong>theong> collectable world ong>ofong> Murderabila and delves closely inong>toong> ong>theong> cultural impact ong>ofong> murderer and serial killer culture in contemporary ong>societyong>. Through interviews with some ong>ofong> ong>theong> world's most prolific and noong>toong>rious murderers and serial killers this book discusses ong>theong>ir point ong>ofong> view on serial killer artwork and crafts being freely available in ong>theong> public domain and ong>theong> issues that exist between killer, collecong>toong>r and victim. Featuring exclusive interviews with: Dennis Nilsen, Wayne Lo, Ian Brady, Joel Rifkin, Nico Claux and many more. Also including artwork from: John Wayne, Danny Rolling, Ottis ong>Toong>ole, Issei Sagawa, plus lots ong>ofong> images ong>ofong> some ong>ofong> ong>theong> most unusual crafts and memorabilia affiliated with some ong>ofong> ong>theong> most infamous killers ong>ofong> our time. This book is essential reading for anyone interested in, Murderabilia, true crime and serial killer culture. "Murderabilia and True Crime Collecting is ong>theong> definitive book on ong>theong> subject ong>ofong> Murderabilia and related serial killer culture."

A Friend of the Family

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Willett, Marcia, PUBLISHER: Thomas Dunne Books, Picking up ong>theong> song>toong>ry ong>ofong> Kate Webster and Cass Wivenhoe that began with "First ong>Friendsong>, A Friend ong>ofong> ong>theong> Family" (published in ong>theong> UK as "ong>Theong>a's Parrot")" "tells ong>theong> tale ong>ofong> one ong>ofong> ong>theong>ir ong>friendsong>, Felicity, a married woman who has been dallying with George, anoong>theong>r mutual acquaintance. When Felicity is widowed, everyone expects George ong>toong> pop ong>theong> question. He does, but ong>toong> ong>theong> asong>toong>nishment ong>ofong> Kate and Cass, his intended bride is not Felicity. With her usual generous helping ong>ofong> tears and laughter, Marcia Willett again provides her fans with a treat ong>toong> be savored.

The Light Keeper: An Epps Kids Mystery

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Burnell, Pamela H., PUBLISHER: PublishAmerica, Schoolas out and summer vacation has begun. Kids everywhere are all smiles but ong>theong> Epps kids are not smiling. Kenny and his siblings are still struggling with ong>theong> divorce ong>ofong> ong>theong>ir parents and ong>theong> intrusion ong>ofong> ong>theong>ir new stepfaong>theong>r in ong>theong>ir lives. While visiting a local art museum, Kenny is drawn ong>toong> a painting ong>ofong> a lighthouse. Suddenly, without warning, he is transported back in time ong>toong> ong>theong> Outer Banks ong>ofong> North Carolina during ong>theong> s. ong>Theong>re he is befriended by Debbie Harris. She takes him on a ong>toong>ur and introduces him ong>toong> her special ong>friendsong>. ong>Toong>geong>theong>r ong>theong>y help save a manas life. ong>Theong> stranger dressed in white is ong>theong>re, as he always is on ong>theong>se adventures. In ong>theong> blink ong>ofong> an eye, Kenny is back at ong>theong> museum and no one seems ong>toong> have missed him.

Heart Disease: A Textbook of Cardiovascular Medicine

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Braunwald, Eugene, PUBLISHER: W.B. Saunders Company, ong>Theong> Fifth Edition ong>ofong> ong>theong> definitive reference on heart disease -- has been assiduously revised and updated Dr. Braunwald has added 23 new chapters and 22 renowned new contribuong>toong>rs ong>toong> bring readers ong>theong> state ong>ofong> ong>theong> art in ong>theong> field ong>ofong> cardiology. From examination and circulaong>toong>ry function ong>toong> diseases ong>ofong> ong>theong> heart and broader perspectives on heart disease and cardiologic practice, this classic resource remains authoritative, user-ong>friendlyong>, and complete.

International Perspectives on Social Work: Global Conditions

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Lyons, Karen / Manion, Kathleen / Carlsen, Mary, PUBLISHER: Palgrave MacMillan, This book argues ong>theong> necessity for social prong>ofong>essionals working locally ong>toong> equip ong>theong>mselves with knowledge ong>ofong> global mechanisms and cross-cultural issues. Local level examples include ong>theong> increase in victims ong>ofong> trafficking or ong>theong> effects ong>ofong> HIV/AIDS on some immigrant groups. International examples include ong>theong> risk ong>toong> children moving across borders, ong>theong> growth ong>ofong> international pedophile networks, and ong>theong> proliferation ong>ofong> terrorism.

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