"Rousing fun." — *MinneapolisStar Tribune*****“A wonder of a novel, rich in history, humor, and heart, with prose that flows and sparkles like a sunlit river.” — Benjamin Percy, author of Red Moon“Lyrical and humorous [with] gorgeous prose . . . A rich and intricate novel full of compassion for these pioneers and the place they live.” — St. Paul Pioneer Press**Raised in the same small community, Clement and Angel, fraternal twins s...

Motherhood is filled with advice, expectations, and endless lists of do's and don'ts-but what many resources overlook is the vital connection between a mother's spiritual health and her ability to nurture her child's whole well-being.Nurturing Whole Health: You, Your Baby, and God in the First Year was born out of that gap. After seasons of wrestling with God, healing, and serving mothers at a crisis pregnancy center, Nicole Lea recognized the need for a resource that inte...

A young woman's secret may tear her rural Minnesota community apart, in this "emotional tale of star-crossed love, vengeance and regret" ( Publishers Weekly).In the tumultuous days after World War I, Herman Richter returns from the front to find his only sister, Liesel, allied with Lester Sutter, the "slow" son of a rival clan who spends his days expertly trapping lake turtles. Liesel has sought Lester's friendship in the wake of her parents' deaths and in ...

racticing baseball with Dad, then watching him go after a cow with a pitchfork in a fit of rage. Playing chicken on the county road with semi trucks full of hogs. Flirting with the milkman. Chasing with your sisters after Wreck and Bump, mangy mutts who prowl farmsteads killing chickens and drinking fuel oil. Dandelion wine. The ghost of a girl buried alive over a century ago. These unforgettable, sometimes hilarious images spill from a fierce and wondrous childhood into the pages of The S...

Into Nature We Go is a fun approach to discovering what we can find when we get out and explore and let our imagination run free in nature.

Unter dem Stichwort "Vernetzung" vereint der Startband des Jahrbuchs "Systematisch-Theologische Forschung" Beiträge von WissenschaftlerInnen, die anhand ihrer eigenen Forschungsprojekte den interdisziplinären Charakter theologischen Forschens herausarbeiten und reflektieren. Dabei wird verdeutlicht, dass die Systematische Theologie im Dialog mit inner- und außertheologischen Disziplinen neue Perspektiven und Erkenntnisse hinsichtlich Fragen des christlichen Glaubens im Kontext wissenschaft...

Technology for modifying the genotypes and phenotypes of insects and other arthropods has steadily progressed with the development of more precise and powerful methods, most prominently transgenic modification. For many insect pests, there is now almost unlimited ability to modify phenotypes to benefit human health and agriculture. Precise DNA modifications and gene drive have the power to make wild-type populations less harmful in ways that could never have been performed with previous tr...

Cet ouvrage offre un panorama complet sur la théorie de l'attachement, concept majeur dans la recherche en psychologie. Cette théorie propose une compréhension de la genèse du lien fondamental qu'un bébé développe à l'égard de ceux qui l'élèvent. Le moteur essentiel de cette construction est la satisfaction de son besoin inné de proximité et de sécurité avec les figures censées le protéger. Cette 5e édition, augmentée et actualisée, propose aux professionnels de santé une mise à jour compl...

At a time of increasing globalisation, the concept of open and distance learning is being constantly redefined. New technologies have opened up new ways of understanding and participating in Learning. Distributed Learning offers a collection of perspectives from a social and cultural practice-based viewpoint, with contributions from leading international authors in the field. Key issues in this comprehensive text are:*the challenges of ICT to traditional teaching and learni...

"Il mio pene si era indurito sotto il suo sguardo che era passato rapidamente dall'innocenza al desiderio. Sapevamo entrambi come sarebbe andata a finire, sebbene nessuno dei due l'avesse mai fatto prima, e sebbene non dovesse succedere esattamente quel giorno." (Tratto da "La prima volta" di Lea Lind in collaborazione con Erika Lust)."Gocciolante: una raccolta di racconti erotici per un giorno autunnale piovoso" contiene brevi racconti erotici che vi avvolgeranno come un caldo abb...

"La serie dello Zodiaco: 10 racconti erotici per il Cancro" è una raccolta di racconti erotici tra tradimenti e prime volte, tra sesso in luoghi privati e sesso in luoghi pubblici e proibiti. Tra lussuria, desiderio e passione, lasciati trasportare da queste pagine infuocate...La raccolta contiene i seguenti racconti:"Amanti" - Racconto erotico"Resta con me" - Breve racconto erotico"Un caldo inverno a Montreal" - Racconto erotico"Sempre fedele" - Rac...

"Sento il tuo calore intorno al mio cazzo. Sento il tuo clitoride bagnato e scivoloso sotto la punta delle mie dita, sento i tuoi muscoli contrarsi attorno a me, stringendomi un istante prima che tu esploda in un orgasmo." (Tratto da "I miei ricordi di te" di Sarah Skov in collaborazione con Erika Lust). "Intimo: storie erotiche per quando ti senti triste" è la prima parte della serie "Intimo, Intenso & Inebriante: una raccolta di racconti erotici per stati d'animo diversi". Questi raccont...