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In the end, the Miami paper would nail it in their editorial. "This thing was about Alia, all about her, and her swim that fateful night." The story began 28 years ago with a reporter stationed at a Coral Gables hospital located hard by Biscayne Bay. It concerned the mysterious death of a pregnant Honduran female and a deadly curse they say followed her from the Bay Islands. Alia, descendant of a 17th-century pirate and a woman taken from a captured slaver, was island nobility but chose to flee her family and an arranged marriage to be with the man she loved. Her daughter lived. Rumor had it that it was predestined the newborn would carry the curse, pass it to her surviving firstborn female ...
This book is an inside look at the day to day activities in Leeton during the 1940‘s including the newspapers, letters from those who served in the military and personal accounts of those who remained at home. Numerous photographs are included that provide a visual made by the soldiers‘ and families‘ on their own cameras as they sought to deal with those frightening times. The story of World War II is presented from a unique perspective and will surprise many. It is enlightening to see a dedicated people committed to doing every thing they could to support the huge number of sons and daughters that volunteered and left to fight the War.
Craig Everett seems like your typical fifteen-year-old. He enjoys basketball, television, and hanging out with his best friend, Mark. But Craig is hiding a secret that's tearing him apart. Ever since his dad died of cancer, Craig has struggled with growing up. His mother's constant absence forces him to take care of his six-year-old sister and himself. With so much to bear, Craig has distanced himself from God. He finds himself on the verge of a private battle about to shake his world. Craig is beginning to notice that girls don't catch his eye, but other boys do. When a guy at church is denied a leadership position because of his sexual preference, Craig feels the need to defend him, leading him to confront Pastor Luke. Pastor Luke doesn't have the answer Craig wants to hear, and Craig must reevaluate his beliefs and face God to find himself. Join new author Tamara Low as she takes you down the Rough Trails of life.
Facing a divorce means facing many questions, concerns, and decisions. Few people feel prepared to traverse this difficult landscape. In this helpful volume, Jan Ansorge offers readers encouragement to work through struggles: emotional, spiritual, and financial and find a way to make it through another day. Ansorge draws from her own experience relating what may be most helpful to anyone in this difficult situation.
In the newly revised second edition of Venture Capital, Private Equity, and the Financing of Entrepreneurship, a dedicated team of researchers and professionals delivers an authoritative and comprehensive account of the world of active investing. This important work demonstrates how venture capitalists and private equity investors do business and create value for entrepreneurs, shareholders, and other stakeholders. The authors, drawing on decades of combined experience studying and participating in the private equity markets, discuss the players, dynamics, and the incentives that drive the industry. They also describe various possibilities for the future development of private equity. This latest edition is perfect for advanced undergraduate students of finance and business, as well as MBA students seeking an insightful and accessible textbook describing the private equity markets.
Here are the most recent developments in clinical research and theory on the role of the family in understanding and treating chronic mental and physical illnesses. Internationally respected scholars and psychotherapists present comprehensive and authoritative information vital to professionals who work with families coping with severe disorders. Chronic Disorders and the Family explores how clinicians can become more aware of the common experiences of patients and their families struggling with chronic psychiatric and medical disorders, thus promoting a better understanding of the contribution of family dynamics. With its focus on the interactional nature of psychopathology, this important book encourages psychotherapists to compare and contrast the various treatment perspectives and approaches available. Specific disorders discussed include schizophrenia, clinical depression, borderline disorders, anxiety disorders (particularly agoraphobia), eating disorders, substance abuse, and chronic medical illnesses.