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Working IX to V
Vicki Leon, the popular author of the Uppity Women series (more than 335,000 in print), has turned her impressive writing and research skills to the entertaining and unusual array of the peculiar jobs, prized careers and passionate pursuits of ancient Greece and Rome. From Architect to Vicarius (a deputy or stand-in)-and everything in between-Working IX to V introduces readers to the most unique (dream incubator), most courageous (elephant commander), and even the most ordinary (postal worker) jobs of the ancient world. Vicki Leon brought a light and thoughtful touch to women's history in her earlier books, and she brings the same joy and singular voice to the daily work of the ancient world...
The Joy of Sexus
Reveals tales of sex and love from ancient Greece, Rome, and other Mediterranean cultures, offering insight into these civilizations' beliefs about contraception, bisexuality, cross-dressing, nymphomania, and erotic practices.
Une infirmière amoureuse - Tentation à la clinique (Harlequin Blanche)
Une infirmière amoureuse, Anne Fraser Parce qu’elle dissimule un terrible secret qui l’empêche d’aimer, Rose n’ose pas avouer à Jonathan Cavendish, son patron, le trouble qu’il suscite en elle. Mais, lorsqu’elle comprend qu’il partage ses sentiments, elle est bouleversée. Voir son rêve le plus cher à portée de sa main, et savoir qu’il lui est pourtant à jamais interdit... Car, elle le sait bien, si elle cède à son attirance pour le séduisant médecin, il finira par découvrir son secret. Et cela, elle ne peut l’accepter. Aussi décide-t-elle de jouer les indifférentes... Tentation à la clinique, Karen Rose Smith Charmant, sûr de lui, sexy, bref : irrésistible... C’est ainsi qu’on a décrit à Brianne le Dr Jed Sawyer, son futur patron. Même si ce portrait lui paraît fidèle, Brianne perçoit pourtant dès leur première rencontre que Jed dissimule derrière son masque de séducteur un cœur profondément meurtri. Mais, bien qu’elle brûle de tout savoir de son passé, son instinct lui souffle de ne pas céder à la force qui la pousse vers lui...
Always North
"e;The perfect blend of arctic mystery thriller, science fiction and post disaster apocalypse. You won't want to miss this one."e; - Adam Roberts, author of Bete, The Thing Itself and many moreWe all have to work to live, even if it is an illegal survey for oil in the rapidly melting arctic. Software engineer Isobel needs to eat like everyone, and that's how she fell into the job that leads her to the most northerly place on our planet.As part of a weathered crew of sailors, scientists and corporate officers she sails into the ice where their advanced software Proteus will map everything there is to know. A great icebreaker leads their way into the brutal environment, and the days grow longe...
The Phantom Detective
Ripped from the pages of the Fall, 1949 issue of "The Phantom Detective" magazine, here is the complete lead novel (including illustrations) -- The Black Ball of Death! Marked for murder, the Phantom tackles the puzzling "eight-ball" mystery - in which a sinister clue at the feet of slain Arthur Arden is a harbinger of further violence! Exciting pulp action!
The Bus on Jaffa Road
As the morning sunlight crept over the limestone walls of Jerusalem’s old city, two young Americans flagged down a bus and got on. It was 6:45 am, February 25, 1996—an otherwise ordinary Sunday in Israel. Sara Duker and Matthew Eisenfeld settled into their seats as the door closed on Jerusalem’s Number 18 bus which would take them across the spine of this ancient city of hills. On this day, they had risen earlier than normal in the hope of touring an archaeological site. After a few more stops, their bus turned on Jerusalem’s Jaffa Road and rolled up a slight hill and stopped again. A young man, who seemed to be a student and was carrying a black duffle bag, got on. No one paid much ...
Lessons for Introducing Division
"Through a variety of activities, students gain insight into the relationship between division and multiplication and begin to see how division relates to multiple groups of equal size. Students also learn how to recognize the two types of division problems, think about remainders in different ways, and use division to solve real-world problems."--pub. desc.
Three River Valleys Called Home
Sometimes people leave their home with the hopes of finding something better. Sometimes they are forced out and chased away. Philip Eamer and his wife, Catrina, experience both in this true story of immigrants searching for a place to call home. The Eamer family’s story begins in 1755 as they leave the Rhine Valley for a better life in America. Once there, they move to the Mohawk River Valley in New York, where they build a home and raise 10 children. Despite the effects of the French Indian War, the Eamers flourish and happily find their lives intertwined with their neighbours and fellow immigrants for almost two decades. However, no family’s story occurs in isolation, and eventually th...
Loving Country
Loving Country is a powerful and essential guidebook that offers a new way to travel and discover Australia through an Indigenous narrative. In this beautifully designed and photographed edition, co-authors Bruce Pascoe and Vicky Shukuroglou, in consultation with communities and Elders across Australia, show travellers how to see the country as herself, to know her whole and old story, and to find the way to fall in love with her, our home. Featuring 18 places in detail, from the ingenious fish traps at Brewarrina and the rivers that feed the Great Barrier Reef, to the love stories of Wiluna and the whale story of Margaret River, there is so much to celebrate. This immersive book covers hist...
