You can have the home of your dreams!This comprehensive guide walks you through every decision and addresses all the details that most homeowners don't even know to consider.In this step-by-step, room-by-room handbook, Susan Lang considers every aspect of your homebuilding or remodeling project, such as how toHire the right architect, interior designer, and builderDesign each room to perfectly fit your family's lifestyle

In 1929, Ruth Farley, a fiercely independent woman, homesteads a tract of land in a beautiful canyon in the Southern California desert. Determined to live on her own terms and to be free of troubling human attachments, Ruth initially rejects the help of the miners and cowboys who are her neighbors and struggles to develop the homestead on her own. Gradually, however, Ruth learns that survival is a far more complicated and dangerous business, and the entrapments of love sweeter, and more bi...

What does it mean to lead when you are the only one in the room? In ONLY, Dr. Susan Lang delivers a powerful, affirming guide for leaders who carry unique visibility, responsibility, and pressure—often without a roadmap or peer support. Drawing on more than 40 years of experience across education and executive leadership, Lang speaks directly to those who find themselves navigating leadership roles shaped by imbalance, scrutiny, or isolation. This book is both deeply personal and highly pr...

Women in Criminal Justice is Book Four in the Durvile True Cases Series and in it, Canadian women judges and criminal lawyers tell of cases that they have found particularly challenging. Some were disquieting/perplexing or had surprising turns, many are high-profile, and many continue to have interesting social or personal effect. Unique to this book, are distinctly women’s perspectives, and many chapters deal with sexual assault, Indigenous, child protection and motherhood, mental health,...

This is a story of John, a 16 year old who loses his mother to cancer. During the last year of her life she writes a series of eight letters for her son to read after her death. Designed as a treasure hunt, the letters take John to a place his mother left long ago, where he meets a family he knows little of.The object of the hunt seems to be to find a perfect spot to place his mother's ashes. But John soon discovers the letters are his mother's way of helping him move through his g...

"The Great Short Stories of Thanksgiving" is a masterful collection that weaves together the diverse voices of some of literature's most cherished authors, capturing the spirit and nuances of this rich American holiday. This anthology offers a wide range of literary styles, from poignant narratives that delve into familial dynamics to whimsical tales that celebrate the joy and gratitude of Thanksgiving. Standout pieces transport readers to moments of introspection, hope, and reunion, each ...

It is almost impossible to envision what childhood would be like without the enchanting world of fairyland. Three-headed trolls, horses that carry their masters up mountains of glass, giants and dwarfs, monsters and magicians, fairies and ogres—these are the companions who will thrill young boys and girls of all lands and all times, as Andrew Lang’s phenomenally successful collections of stories have proved. From the day that they were first printed, the Lang fairy-tale books of many color...

Many people who suffer from headaches never consult a doctor, believing that no help is available, while others become frustrated and give up the search for relief.Fully revised and updated, this valuable book can save you time and trouble and help you stop the pain. It describes the full range of treatment options for migraines, cluster headaches, and tension headaches. It includes easy-to-understand information on the actions and side effects of hundreds of over-the-counter and pr...

This provocative audiobook reveals why the social character of scientific knowledge makes it trustworthyFeaturing narration by Kelly Burke, John Chancer, Nancy Crane, Richard Lyddon, and Kerry ShaleDo doctors really know what they are talking about when they tell us vaccines are safe? Should we take climate experts at their word when they warn us about the perils of global warming? Why should we trust science when our own politicians don't? In this landmark b...

Most cancer patients fear unremitting pain more than the prospect of an untimely death, and are surprised to learn that most of the pain and related symptoms of cancer can be successfully addressed by an informed patient working with a determined health care team. This book helps you be that informed patient. Thoroughly revising their widely praised 1994 book, You Don't Have to Suffer, Dr. Richard B. Patt and Susan Lang offer a much-needed handbook for patients and caregivers on a...

Fool's Gold 9 - Een zomer lang Fool's Gold lijkt de ideale woonplaats, maar er is één probleem: er wonen te weinig mannen... Het komt Charlie wel goed uit dat er zo weinig mannen wonen in Fool's Gold, want na een traumatische ervaring wil ze niets meer met ze te maken hebben. Ze heeft een leuke baan, een huis, vriendinnen en... Tja, eerlijk gezegd mist ze de liefde best wel. Maar liefde vraagt om intimiteit, en daar is ze doodsbang voor. Ze is echter niet bang voor Clay Stryker - aardig, g...

Most cancer patients fear unremitting pain more than the prospect of an untimely death, and are surprised to learn that most of the pain and related symptoms of cancer can be successfully addressed by an informed patient working with a determined health care team. This book helps you be that informed patient. Thoroughly revising their widely praised 1994 book, You Don't Have to Suffer, Dr. Richard B. Patt and Susan Lang offer a much-needed handbook for patients and caregivers on a...