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NATIONAL BESTSELLER In this luminous story of family life--the first novel by Susan Minot, author of the highly acclaimed Evening--the seven Vincent children follow their Catholic mother to Mass and spend Thanksgiving with their father's aging parents who come from a world of New...

Meticulously reviewed and updated for today's medical students, Basic Immunology, 7th Edition, is a concise text expertly written by the same distinguished author team as the best-selling, comprehensive text, Cellular and Molecular Immunology. This focused, easy-to-understand volume has been fully revised to include recent...

Heartsick and Astonished features twenty-seven divorce cases from mid-nineteenth century America. More than dry legal documents, these cases provide a captivating window into marital life--and strife--in the border South during the tumultuous years before, during, and after the Civil War. Allison Dorothy Fredette has...

Heartsick and Astonished features twenty-seven divorce cases from mid-nineteenth century America. More than dry legal documents, these cases provide a captivating window into marital life--and strife--in the border South during the tumultuous years before, during, and after the Civil War. Allison Dorothy Fredette has...

"My Mommy Doesn't Look Like Me" is not only for children who have been adopted, but for all children, to familiarize them with the family structures some of their friends might have that look different than their own. As well as for parents, who...

U.S. naval officer Donald Storey was not just fighting for his country in World War II-he was fighting to come home to his love, Margery.When Lisa Franco stumbled upon the couple's lost love letters in an antique shop, she had no idea of the...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...

A study of the groundbreaking inclusion of third parties in the Canadian election of 1935. In 1935, Canadians went to the polls against the backdrop of the Great Depression and deteriorating geopolitics. The election was like no other, as five major parties competed for...

Author: Denise DemetriouPublisher: Oxford University Press, USAPublished: 06/16/2023Pages: 232Binding Type: HardcoverWeight: 1.05lbsSize: 9.29h x 6.49w x 0.90dISBN: 9780197634851About the AuthorDenise Demetriou is Professor of History at the University of California, San Diego, where she holds the Gerry and Jeannie Ranglas Chair in Ancient Greek...

Author: Lew NorrisPublisher: Strategic Book PublishingPublished: 01/23/2014Pages: 376Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 1.21lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.84dISBN: 9781628572766This title is not returnable

The third edition presents innovative child and adolescent EMDR therapy approaches and tools designed to meet the challenges of today's youth Written for all EMDR child therapists--new and seasoned--this text is a comprehensive guide toward the effective practice of EMDR therapy with children, from...

Winner of an International Latino Book Award, When the Stars Go Blue is a contemporary interpretation of Bizet's Carmen in which the fiery gypsy is reinvented as a modern-day dancer, torn between the attentions of an intense, disciplined music prodigy and a flamboyant soccer...

It's not hard to get middle schoolers to talk...unless you're talking about something other than the latest band, movie, or the opposite sex! If you want to get them thinking and talking about Jesus--beyond the flannelgraph, Sunday school Jesus--you have everything you need right...

From the author of The New York Times #1 bestselling novel The Carpetbaggers comes an unstoppable, mesmeric tale of fame, power, sexuality, and betrayal in the cutthroat world of haute couture...A dynasty of women triumphs in the fiercely male-dominated world of high fashion amid...

A modern Spanish masterpiece by one of the most extraordinary novelists of our time "As intelligent and audacious a meditation on art, fate and mortality as anyone could hope to read." --Los Angeles Times In Carlos Rojas's imaginative novel, the Spanish poet Federico García...

A group of magical misfit animals learns to appreciate their seemingly useless powers--and themselves--when they work together to thwart a villain's attempt to steal their magic.Holly, a grey squirrel, and her animal friends have accepted that they will never be wizards' familiars. Though they...

This unprecedented reference work systematically represents the history and culture of Eastern European Jews from their first settlement in the region to the present day. More than 1,800 alphabetical entries encompass a vast range of topics, including religion, folklore, politics, art, music, theater, language...

In this exploration of the timeless song "Aishes Chayil - A Woman of Valor," you will meet remarkable Jewish women who exemplify its twenty-two verses. As you sing these words, remember that you are connected to Jewish women throughout the ages, bound together by...

The story of Marie Antoinette's portraitist, a remarkable woman living in dangerous times The foremost woman artist of her age, Elisabeth Vig e Le Brun (1755--1842) exerted her considerable charm to become the friend, and then official portraitist, of Marie Antoinette. Though profitable, this...

Parents of Smart Kids know they can have complex social, emotional, and intellectual needs. This resource condenses the wisdom and experience of teachers and school leaders who have experienced thousands of students with the same needs into 25 key tips for parents seeking to...