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DANTE'S KISS: a supernatural love story about temptation and desire, the fragility of being human, and the challenges of being young in the Hispanic Caribbean. Please Note: There are two versions of this cover. The content is identical, as follows: It's hard to be sixteen, almost anywhere, but it's even more difficult to be a sixteen-year-old-three-quarter angel when the one quarter human side kicks in--especially when that humanity comes to life in Puerto Rico. When Kiriela and her almost-boyfriend cause chaos in heaven, she is forced to live in exile with her parents in Puerto Rico. But because she is not fully immortal, Kiriela's father is overprotective. Fearing that she won't be strong ...
Under normal circumstances, they never would have met. Andrés is a wealthy Spaniard, Diego a poor Gypsy, Rajiv an Indian immigrant. On a dark road oustide the city of Seville, the lives of these three men come crashing together. One man's anger leads to an unthinkable act; another's grief threatens both his sanity and his safety, while the third man binds them all together, even as he struggles to find his own way. The choices they make ripple outward, throwing not only their lives, but an entire city, into turmoil and change.
WONDROUS WOMAN: Spanish for Childbirth and Women's Health, is a tool to help childbirth professionals learn how to communicate with Spanish-speaking women through the various stages of the journey toward motherhood. The book offers Spanish/English terminology, cultural awareness activities and language learning strategies specific to childbirth and women's health. Six audio CDs may be purchased separately for listening and pronunciation practice through the author's website at http: //susannadathur.com. The book includes the following units: Unit One: Prenatal Care, Obstetric Histories, The Physical Exam, Childbirth Education Unit Two: Hospital Admissions, Labor and Delivery, Comfort Measures, Medications Unit Three: Postpartum Mother/Infant Care and Breastfeeding Unit Four: Neonatal Intensive Care and Hospital Discharge Unit Five: Well Woman Care, Family Planning, Gynecology, Culture and Birth A gift boxed set, which includes the book and 6 CDs, is available at http: //susannadathur.com
Saturated in Southern ambiance and written in the vein of other literary bestsellers like Kathryn Stockett’s The Help and Tom Franklin’s Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter, Julie Cantrell’s New York Times bestselling Into the Free that will sweep you away long after the novel ends. In Depression-era Mississippi, Millie Reynolds longs to escape the madness that marks her world. With an abusive father and a “nothing mama,” she struggles to find a place where she really belongs. For answers, Millie turns to the Gypsies who caravan through town each spring. The travelers lead Millie to a key that unlocks generations of shocking family secrets. When tragedy strikes, the mysterious contents ...
A lost girl. A broken boy. A haunting mystery. Behind every secret, there is a story.
The increasing demand for healthy foods has resulted in the food industry developing functional foods with health-promoting and/or disease preventing properties. However, many of these products bring new challenges. While drugs are taken for their efficacy, functional foods need to have tastes that are acceptable to consumers. Bitterness associated with the functional foods is one of the major challenges encountered by food industry today and will remain so in years to come. This important book offers a thorough understanding of bitterness, the food ingredients that cause it and its accurate measurement. The authors provide a thorough review of bitterness that includes an understanding of th...
A story of love and grief. ‘I became a widower and a father on the same day’ says Joseph Luzzi. His book tells how Dante’s ‘The Divine Comedy’ helped him to endure his grief, raise their infant daughter, and rediscover love.
Cry Salty Tears is the tale of a mother's survival and eventual triumph over almost unbelievable domestic hardship. Not only did Dinah O'Dowd face the harsh and unforgiving elements of her background - an upbringing in poverty-stricken 50s Dublin, teenage pregnancy and a lone journey to London, but she also fought like a tigress against the shadows cast across four decades of her life by the dark central figure of her existence, her psychotically abusive husband Gerry. Over the years Dinah suffered repeated physical assault, prolonged mental torture and destructive ignorance, yet successfully raised a family of six and nurtured the unique personality of a world superstar, her son Boy George....
Enhanced by new biographical material, a visual biography collects the gonzo journalist's photography and archives, featuring many photographs taken by Thompson himself, accompanied by writings and memorabilia.