This compelling book delves into the hidden world beneath New York City, where thousands of people make their homes in the subway, railroad, and sewage tunnels. Through powerful storytelling and in-depth reporting, it explores the lives, struggles, and resilience of these underground communities, revealing a side of urban life that is rarely seen. It offers a haunting yet humane portrait of survival, poverty, and the complexity of life below the surface of a bustling metropolis.

This sequel to Teaching Composition at the Two-Year College (2016) provides busy two-year college literacy instructors with key up-to-date professional readings focusing on important issues that have emerged since the first book was published.Most of the sixty-three selections were previously published in scholarly journals and books, including Teaching English in the Two-Year College and College English. Additional essays by current and recently graduate...

MAIL-ORDER BRIDE?How could traditional rancher Travis Winchester be irresistibly attracted to statuesque sophisticate Rory Mancini? Especially since she was supposed to be his brother's mail-order bride? Well, his sibling had suspiciously skipped town, and Travis couldn't exactly abandon this woman. But things went too far…too fast. Suddenly, Rory's shocking confession resulted in a night of passion—and a marriage proposal!

DIAGNOSIS—ROMANCE!!Our most eligible doctor has met his match!Thunder Canyon General Hospital is abuzz with rumors about Chris Taylor and our newest resident, Dr. Zoe Hart. They've had their hands full of "gold rush" injuries in the E.R. —and though the gorgeous California girl seems too cool to be swayed by our local hero, everyone knows Dr. Taylor has a smile hot enough to melt the winter ice.But will falling for a city gal change Chris's love for his hometown? Or will he m...

Thousands of people live in the subway, railroad, and sewage tunnels that form the bowels of New York City. This book is about them, the so-called mole people, living alone and in communities, in subway tunnels, and below subway platforms. It is about how and why people move underground, who they are, and what they have to say about their lives and the "topside" world they've left behind.

THE DECEPTIONYears ago steely attorney Cole Cassidy had been forced to give up the only woman he'd ever loved—Annie Jones. Now she was his last hope; he desperately needed Annie to play his beloved wife. Shockingly, she agreed to the masquerade—but why? Did the sultry beauty yearn to reignite their long-ago love? Or was the invitation in her eyes a ploy to destroy Cole in the name of sweet revenge? Cole vowed that he would not lose Annie again. This undercover brid...

This story takes you on an emotional roller coaster ride with Beth, a Boomer grandmother, and her slightly crazy friend Maddy. They drive cross-county in an attempt to escape the man who is determined to kill Beth. Determined to survive, Beth drives from Illinois intending to reach Tucson, Arizona, with the hope he won't follow. Along the way, she finds courage by remembering the lives of three friends who survived their own personal challenges. "Such an Ordinary Day" is about Beth and rel...

Have you ever considered how very special you are? If you were to search the entire planet, you would never find another person identical to "you." There's no one who looks exactly like you, or thinks like you, or experiences what you feel the same way you feel it. You are absolutely, wonderfully, totally unique. This is why I've written "Writing Your Life Story: It's All About You." You need to tell the story of your life.This book guides you through the process. It explains what ...

In question-and-answer form, Ms. Mentor advises academic women about issues they daren't discuss openly, such as: How does one really clamber onto the tenure track when the job market is so nasty, brutish, and small? Is there such a thing as the perfectly marketable dissertation topic? How does a meek young woman become a tiger of an authority figure in the classroom-and get stupendous teaching evaluations? How does one cope with sexual harassment, grandiosity, and bizarre behavior from en...

IN THE HEAT OF THE MOMENTBrilliant attorney Cole Cassidy rushes to his mother's side whenshe is accused of murdering wealthy Texan Sophia Fortune. Coleis convinced his mother is being framed, but the questionsremain—why…and by whom? In the scandal-ridden days thatfollow, Cole gets another shock—the private investigator hiredby the Fortune family is Annie Jones, the ex-cop he loved and leftwhen she was accused of a crime she didn't commit.Annie never forgave...

Lipoprotein(a) [Lp(a)] is a unique lipoprotein that has emerged as an independent risk factor for cardiovascular vascular disease. Data from case control, epigenetic and mendelian randomization studies indicate that people with elevated Lp(a) have a two-fold to four-fold increased risk of cardiovascular events compared to people with low Lp(a) levels. Despite this risk, awareness of Lp(a) is still very low among health care providers. Even cardiologists often overlook Lp(a), in part becaus...

**A doctor-patient love affair goes awry in this near-future dystopian novel, the first by the award winning Hungarian writer to be translated into English.“Like peering into the abyss and finding your consciousness forever altered. You cannot escape this book, you already hear its thunder!” —Elfriede Jelinek, winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature**Eye of the Monkey begins in the wake of a devastating civil war that led to the formation of the United Regency, an ...