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City girls LOVE country boys, right? When a country-loving bachelor gets a rude introduction to a cultured, sophisticated city-girl, they instantly clash. But as they’re thrown together time and again, they realize, their two worlds might not be as far apart as they initially thought. Meet Darcy... As Darcy Granger finishes her graduate degree and looks for employment, her parents make the inexplicable decision to abandon successful careers, lease their New York City apartment, and purchase a motorhome to become "full-timers." As a young adult she should be eager to start her own life, but her wounded inner child mourns that her safety net has been pulled away and there's no nest for her t...
How do ordinary citizens become involved in local politics?
Free-spirited Lucy Conrad enjoys her friends but keeps others at a distance, especially her affluent and judgmental family...and the billionaire she once dated, Jamie Whitcomb. Despite their explosive chemistry, experience has proven she'll never fit into his world. Charismatic Jamie enjoys work, women, and wealth. When duty demands he take over running the family business, he jumps in full-throttle; his only regret is Lucy's refusal to take the ride with him. Then tragedy strikes and Lucy realizes that in order to gain custody of her orphaned niece, she must prove she can fit back into the high-society world she once rejected. The solution? Accept Jamie's make-believe marriage proposal, and...
In this poignant multicultural collection of short stories by American women writers, mothers and daughters describe their conflicts and consolations, their trusts and mistrusts, their loves and hates. Including stories written between the 1840s and the 1990s, Between Mothers and Daughters explores the maternal and filial bonds between women and investigates the practice of family, exposing the complicated, bittersweet truths of women's intergenerational relationships. Newly revised and updated, this edition of the classic anthology includes several new stories and an expanded introduction that revisits this ancient relationship with fresh vision and insight. Book jacket.
"This book is a major contribution to the global struggle for control of women's bodies and their giving birth and should be read by all obstetricians, midwives, obstetric nurses, pregnant women and anyone else with interest in maternity care. It documents the worldwide success of programs for pregnancy and birth which honor the women and put them in control of their own reproductive lives."—Marsden Wagner, MD, author of Born In The USA: How a Broken Maternity System Must Be Fixed to Put Women and Children First
This book is a highly visual guide to the radiographic and advanced imaging modalities - such as computed tomography and ultrasonography - that are frequently used by physicians during the treatment of emergency patients. Covering practices ranging from ultrasound at the point of care to the interpretation of CT scan results, this book contains over 2,200 images, each with detailed captions and line-art that highlight key findings. Within each section, particular attention is devoted to practical tricks of the trade and tips for avoiding common pitfalls. Overall, this book is a useful source for experienced clinicians, residents, mid-level providers, or medical students who want to maximize the diagnostic accuracy of each modality without losing valuable time.
American cities are increasingly turning to revitalization strategies that embrace the ideas of new urbanism and the so-called creative class in an attempt to boost economic growth and prosperity to downtown areas. These efforts stir controversy over residential and commercial gentrification of working class, ethnic areas. Spanning forty years, Latino City provides an in-depth case study of the new urbanism, creative class, and transit-oriented models of planning and their implementation in Santa Ana, California, one of the United States’ most Mexican communities. It provides an intimate analysis of how revitalization plans re-imagine and alienate a place, and how community-based participa...
An Enjoyable Excursion Another icy winter begins to settle into Snow Falls, Alaska. Sarah isn’t feeling her usual self as her attempts to become pregnant have yet to bear fruit. With her husband Detective Conrad Spencer out of town, Sarah and Amanda decide to visit their old friend Manford, who is passing through with the local circus. Despite Sarah’s sadness, she sets out with the hope of enjoying the circus performance. A Clown’s Circus Yet when the circus act ends, a killer has left a mysterious message in the form of hidden pies, both in Sarah’s car and home. When a circus worker is found dead, events take a turn for the worse. Sarah is torn, caught between the desire to walk awa...
Torianey Heckstall's personal philosophy says it all. "Feeling in the dark" is a metaphor for how she feels when she makes the most of the decisions in her life. Life is a random cascade of experiences and opportunities-or so she thought. On a whim, she decides to upgrade a flight she's taking to first class, never daring to imagine that this one seemingly random decision would change her life in ways she could only once dream of. Sitting next to her is the man who will change her life. Que`Shaune Guadau II is the owner of a billion-dollar oil corporation founded by his father. But even he knows that money can't buy him everything he craves-and he's too distracted to realize that the beaut...
LETTERS TO THE EDITORTHE SURREY OR SHOULD IT HAVE BEEN DENOMINATED THE WHITECHAPEL THE GREAT WAGON RACE Recorded by Lt. Col. Norman I. Stuckey . ENGLISH DRIVERS ON PARADE by Marylian Wntney. . . . PLANS FOR MAKING A STRAIGHT SILL SURREY WITH DOORS by]. Lawrence Hill MEMOIRS OF THE CARRIAGE DAYS by Marion W. Rivinus . IMPERIAL AUSTRIAN PARADE HORSE by Diana von Schinkel Buntin THE TROTTING PONIES OF ARROMANCHES by Dulcie Vaughan TRAFFIC - 18th CENTURY STYLE by Ruth Rush JUDGING THAT HURTS by Sallie Walrond THE NEW ENGLAND REGION OF THE CARRIAGE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA THE CARRIAGE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA by ] erry T. Ballantine FULLNESS OF DAYS by Lord Halifax