Until recently, immigration policy was largely in the hands of a small group of bureaucrats, who strove desperately to fend off “offensive” peoples. Barbara Roberts explores these government officials, showing how they not only kept the doors closed but also managed to find a way to get rid of some of those who managed to break through their carefully guarded barriers. Robert's important book explores a dark history with an honest and objective style.

Whether you're a layperson or a professional counselor, Helping Those Who Hurt will help you care for others encountering life crises such as:Illness, hospitalization, and deathA troubled marriageAddictionSuicide

The fourth edition of this authoritative reference offers clear definitions for the slang words and idioms used in everyday American conversation.First published in 1960, this newly updated edition of Dictionary of American Slang traces the language of today back to its American roots. With thousands of entries ranging from the widely accepted to the taboo and obscure, slang words are explained in terms of definition, usage, and historical etymology. As lan...

The classic novel of Venezuelan ranchers battling over land and love—a forerunner of magic realism set in the "steamy, tumescent, lust driven" plain (Larry McMurtry, from the foreword).Rómulo Gallegos is best known for being Venezuela's first democratically elected president. But in his native land he is equally famous as a writer responsible for one of Venezuela's literary treasures, the novel Doña Barbara. First published in 1929, it is one of the first ...

UN'INDAGINE PER CORMORAN STRIKE«Una narrazione incredibilmente ingegnosa.»The Guardian«Un colosso che vola via in un lampo.»Usa Today«Amerete la trama, amerete stare in compagnia con i personaggi, ammirerete la voce dell'autore, le sue idee e il suo acume, e assaporerete il gusto di perdervi in un libro. »The New York Times«Ambizioso, sofis...

Un'indagine di Cormoran Strike«Personaggi forti e indimenticabili.»The Washington Post«I gialli di Galbraith si segnalano per il robusto mix di trama sapiente, caratterizzazione efficace dei personaggi, puntigliosa conoscenza degli ambienti, attenzione alla contemporaneità e fluidità della scrittura.»Giancarlo De Cataldo«Uno scrupoloso inventore di intrecci e un maestro nei depistaggi, Galbraith v...

Unfairly dismissed from her role as a governess after her lecherous employer forces himself upon her, Druscilla Morley is determined to keep her head down. Dressing drably to hide her beauty, she is surprised to find an old acquaintance staying with her new family. Valdo, Lord Marquis of Lynche, is handsome, charming and an absolute rogue. It soon becomes clear that he is having an affair with the lady of the house and proposes a marriage of convenience to Druscilla to cover his tracks.

Una nuova indagine di Cormoran Strike«L'abilità narrativa di Galbraith rasenta la perfidia. »La Lettura«Una lettura travolgente, un grande thriller, tentacolare, in alcuni punti elettrizzante, con il respiro e il ritmo impetuoso di un romanzo ottocentesco. »The Independent«Un meraviglioso narratore, pieno di talento e di stile.»Stephen King«I gialli di Galb...

Beautiful and penniless Felicita Galvão is destitue and all alone in the world when the Duchesse de Monreuil finds her desperately trying to sell her needlework at The Grand Hotel in Lisbon.Felicita reminds the Duchesse of herself as a young woman and the time she met the love of her life Juan, Marques de Oliveira Vasconles. The Marques later abandoned her to marry someone of equal ranking, leaving her heartbroken and bitter.Seeking a chance to finally get her revenge, the ...

For decades starting in the 1950s, Raymond Patriarca ran the New England Mafia out of a storefront in Providence, Rhode Island. By 1980 he was seventy-two years old, and suffering from diabetes and heart disease. One night in December of that year his life intersected with that of Dr. Barbara Roberts, a thirty-six-year old single mother of three, who was the first female cardiologist to practice in Rhode Island. Asked by Raymond's family to check on him after he was arrested on capital cha...

A major new biography of the iconic Austrian empress that challenges the many myths about her life and ruleMaria Theresa (1717–1780) was once the most powerful woman in Europe. At the age of twenty-three, she ascended to the throne of the Habsburg Empire, a far-flung realm composed of diverse ethnicities and languages, beset on all sides by enemies and rivals. Barbara Stollberg-Rilinger provides the definitive biography of Maria Theresa, situating this exceptional ...

Governor Barbara Roberts has been advocating for equity since the first time she spoke up for her autistic son’s educational rights while attending a local school board meeting, This began her career as a public speaker, leading to her political work for more than fifty years. Over the years she has been speaking out as a strong advocate for numerous causes; disability rights, women’s rights, LGBTQ rights, environmental concerns, death with dignity rights, equality and respect for all, and...