An offender on parole looking for his former girlfriend crosses paths with a mild-mannered rooming house caretaker. By the end of the evening, Lisa's father is dead, bludgeoned with an axe, and an unremorseful killer is behind bars. When the parole process unfolds earlier than expected decades later, Lisa realizes she now faces an even greater challenge: the assertion of her rights versus the rights of the man who axed her father to death. Steadfast through all obstacles, Lisa is determine...

How to survive Califorina's hottest surf spot: Never go anywhere without a bathing suit. Never cut your hair. Never let them see you panic.The year is 1972. Fifteen-year-old Haunani Nani” Grace Nuuhiwa is transplanted from her home in Hawaii to Santa Monica, California after her father’s fatal heart attack. Now the proverbial fish-out-of-water, Nani struggles to adjust to her new life with her alcoholic white (haole) mother and the lineup of mean girls wh...

The year is 1973, and Nani is firmly established as one of the top girls in the State Beach lineup. She’s looking forward to a long, relaxing summer of days spent in the sun with her surfer boyfriend, and to secret nights with Rox, the lineup’s queen supreme.But when surf god Nigel breaks her heart, and Rox reveals a secret that tears their friendship—and the lineup—apart, Nani is left to pick up the pieces. If she can’t recruit new Honey Girls to the lineup, the friends will lose ...

This book is loaded with simple, cost-effective ways to improve your health and well-being. You will understand how your body works as one unit with simple, common-sense explanations that are fun and playful. Dear Fat TY 4 CMA uncovers all the different stuff our fat stores for us. We will learn how to help our fat let go of this stuff by supplying our bodies with the basics so these amazing fat cells no longer have to store it for us. Your attitude, positive or negative, plays a gigantic ...

During the eighteenth century, theatrical writing developed as a genre. The publishing market responded to a seemingly insatiable appetite for accounts of the personalities, social lives and performances of celebrated entertainers. This series features actors who were significant in their development of new ways of performing Shakespeare.

The Lord of the Rings and other works of J.R.R. Tolkien have had a far-reaching impact on culture in the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries. In print and on film, Tolkien's works seem to be incredible epics, but religious aspects are less obvious. Yet Tolkien himself stated in his letters that the chief conflicts of his epic works were “about God, and His sole right to divine Honour,” and whether Sauron can wrest and destroy all that is good in Middle-earth. It is fro...

Two groundbreaking sociologists explore the way the American dream is built on the backs of working poor womenMany Americans take comfort and convenience for granted. We eat at nice restaurants, order groceries online, and hire nannies to care for kids.Getting Me Cheap is a riveting portrait of the lives of the low-wage workers—primarily women—who make this lifestyle possible. Sociologists Lisa Dodson and Amanda Freeman follow women in the food, he...

Two groundbreaking sociologists explore the way the American dream is built on the backs of working poor womenMany Americans take comfort and convenience for granted. We eat at nice restaurants, order groceries online, and hire nannies to care for kids.Getting Me Cheap is a riveting portrait of the lives of the low-wage workers—primarily women—who make this lifestyle possible. Sociologists Lisa Dodson and Amanda Freeman follow women in the food, he...

Felicia Caldwell has a great job, a healthy bank account, and stunning good looks. But she longs for a husband and family to go along with it. So when charismatic superstar pastor Nya Hempstead declares that partnership is on its way, Felicia is elated-until her life becomes filled with more curses than blessings. Five years later, someone has to pay-and that someone is Nya. Soon, Felicia is moving to Dallas and joins the church led by Nya and her co-pastor husband, Gregory. In the eyes of...

Celebrate 50 years of one of the best-loved teddy bears with this rhyming concept book.One rowdy roostercock-a-doodle-doos!Two friendly cowsstretch and moo.Join Corduroy in counting on the farm, going from one rooster all the way through ten chicken eggs. With minimal text, bright illustrations, and a loveable character, this board book is perfect for even the youngest readers.

A concept book starring one of children's literature's best-loved teddy bears.Autumn leaves,Gold and red.Winter chillIs just ahead!Join Corduroy in having fun all year round, from cold winter snow to bright summer sunshine! With minimal text, bright illustrations, and a loveable character, this board book is perfect for even the youngest reader.

Dian er snart nået til sin hjemby Rai. Han vil slå følge med en karavane, men de er bange. Dian har ikke det pas, Nagir kræver. Hvis Nagirs mænd kommer, bliver de taget med sammen med Dian. De skubber Dian væk. Han lander ved et lille hus, hvor der bor en gammel mand. Han gemmer Dian under sengen, inden Nagirs soldater når frem. Soldaterne kommer for at opkræve skat, men den gamle har intet tilbage, de har allerede taget det hele. Dian overværer, hvordan soldaterne tæver den gamle til døde...