![]() The book delves deeply into relationships between the sexes and between social classes – not solely the relationship between the couple, but those between other family members and wider society. The book can be read as a stand-alone but I recommend that you pick up the first book to get the most of this most emotional and page turning read. I just loved this latest release from Lorna Peel! A Suitable Wife, set in 1881, continues the story of the Dublin doctor Will and his wife Isobel who we first meet in A Scarlet Woman. A stirring and heartfelt read with colourful characters ![]()
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![]() It features a new take on an age-old classic that will ensure lots of giggles and lots of re-readings - a perfect go-to bedtime story. ![]() ![]() Let's be clear, they were definitely not setting up a trap for some succulent, poorly supervised little girl called Goldilocks who may wander by.ahem. One day, purely on a whim, they decided to tidy up their house nice and neat, make their beds up all cosy and comfortable, prepare delicious hot chocolate pudding of varying temperatures, place their chairs just so, and go.Someplace else. Goldilocks and the Three Dinosaurs is a new take on the fairy-tale classic Goldilocks and the Three Bears, so funny and so originalit could only come from the brilliant mind of Mo Willems, the author/illustrator of Dont Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus and the Elephant and Piggie series. Once upon a time, there were three hungry dinosaurs: Papa Dinosaur, Mama Dinosaur and.a Dinosaur who happened to be visiting from Norway. ![]() Have you ever heard the story of Goldilocks and the Three Dinosaurs? Yes, you heard right - Dinosaurs. This is a hugely entertaining and riotous re-telling of a classic fairytale from one of the most original and funny voices in children's books today. ![]() ![]() This book features: Harriet Tubman, Helen Keller, Clara Lemlich, Nellie Bly, Virginia Apgar, Maria Tallchief, Claudette Colvin, Ruby Bridges, Margaret Chase Smith, Sally Ride, Florence Griffith Joyner, Oprah Winfrey, Sonia Sotomayor-and one special cameo. ![]() ![]() With vivid, compelling art by Alexandra Boiger, this book shows readers that no matter what obstacles may be in their paths, they shouldn't give up on their dreams. She Persisted is for everyone who has ever wanted to speak up but has been told to quiet down, for everyone who has ever tried to reach for the stars but was told to sit down, and for everyone who has ever been made to feel unworthy or unimportant or small. In this book, Chelsea Clinton celebrates thirteen American women who helped shape our country through their tenacity, sometimes through speaking out, sometimes by staying seated, sometimes by captivating an audience. ![]() Throughout United States history, there have always been women who have spoken out for what's right, even when they have to fight to be heard. Chelsea Clinton introduces tiny feminists, mini activists and little kids who are ready to take on the world to thirteen inspirational women who never took no for an answer, and who always, inevitably and without fail, persisted. ![]() ![]() ![]() Here she encounters a dark supernatural world and a race of beings known as Shadowhunters, half-angel and half-humans sworn to protect the mundane world from demons and other evil existence. For those of you who aren’t familiar with the story, the books follow 16-year-old Tessa Gray who travels to London in the year 1878 in search of her missing brother. With that being said, if you, like me, have read Cassandra Clare’s The Infernal Devices series and fallen head over heels in love with it (undoubtedly crying during every reread), these are the top five places that you need to visit to once again relive the thrilling adventures of Will, Jem, and Tessa. Reading books can certain transport your mind to a whole new world, but what if you have the opportunity to get to see the places they’re actually based on in real life? Imagine walking on the cobblestone pavement where your favourite characters have walked, investigating their favourite shops and stores, sneaking through secret passageways leading to secret chambers, or simply visiting the place where your favourite character was born. ![]() Augustine once said, ‘The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page’. ![]() ![]() I didn’t really think she would answer these prayers, but I said them to her because there was comfort in offering my hopes, fears, and wishes to someone I revered so much. When I was in high school and college, I prayed to Emily Dickinson. Today, Terra is here to talk about her deep and abiding admiration of Emily Dickinson’s work. I’m not exaggerating when I say that my blog wouldn’t be what it is today if I hadn’t met Terra at a signing in 2011.) (Terra is also the first author I ever interviewed on this blog and a long-time supporter of my efforts to dedicate Aprils here at Miss Print to talking about poetry. Terra also works as a bookseller at Little Shop of Stories in Decatur, GA. ![]() Terra’s middle grade debut, Drive Me Crazy, will publish later this month on April 28, 2015. In Deep, her most recent YA novel, was published in 2014. ![]() Terra Elan McVoy is the author of numerous books including her Edgar Award Finalist Criminal and After the Kiss–a verse novel. ![]() ![]() ![]() joins its predecessor-and the rest of Sister Souljah’s work-in illuminating both the glamour and the danger of urban life." "The second novel follows Winter to a temptation-packed purgatory. True fans won’t let Winter travel alone on this amazing journey. That’s what Winter thinks.Ī heartwarming, heart-burning, passionate, sexual, comical, and completely original adventure is about to happen in real time-raw, shocking, soulful, and shameless. ![]() Hell is the same as any hood and certainly the Brooklyn hood she grew up in. Will she blow Winter’s head off? Can Winter dodge the bullets? Or will at least one bullet blast Winter into another world? Either way Winter is fearless. Simone, Winter’s young business partner and friend, is locked and loaded and Winter is her target. But Winter is not the only one with revenge on her mind. She’s eager to pay back her enemies, rebuild her father’s empire, reset his crown, and ultimately to snatch Midnight back into her life no matter which bitch had him while she was locked up. Still stunning, still pretty, still bold, still loves her father more than any man in the world, still got her hustle and high fashion flow. The long-anticipated sequel to Sister Souljah’s million copy New York Times bestseller The Coldest Winter Ever. ![]() ![]() There are pleasures along the way: nice folks, and quiet days spent with Luke, her ``Darling Boy.'' But Luke, who doesn't smile at her jokes, works very hard and doesn't like her to flirt with him. Nonetheless, he chooses her, and they head out from Iowa in May 1865 to the homestead Luke has already planted in Colorado Territory. At 22, plain Mattie is astounded that handsome Luke Spenser desires to marry her-he has been keeping company with pretty Persia. ![]() Again, as in The Persian Pickle Club (1995), Dallas has caught the lilt and drift of regional speech. ![]() ![]() The buoyancy and simple, uncloying sweetness of spirit of Dallas's appealing protagonist-the young wife of a homesteader in Colorado Territory-give a bright, fresh shading to the tragedies and small sharp joys of 19th-century frontier life. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() International Legal Frameworks and Systems.Solve problems of international business lawĭuring the second module of the International Master in International Business and Corporate Law, students will learn: This subject area focuses on strategic human resource issues such as workforce acquisition, development, motivation and retention. Students will learn the application of marketing principles in organizational decision making. With this module, students will be able to manage projects, examine data and information, and have a diagnostic approach in solving problems. ![]() This module is aimed at students understanding the importance of financial management and control principles, with key indicators such as ROI, EBIT, GAAP. Through this module, students will know how to understand the long-term direction and strategy of a company, and will be able to identify the strategic business units of organizations. With this module, the managerial skills required to understand a Business Plan and its structure will be developed. This module aims to prepare students by providing them with the essentials of entrepreneurship and business planning. During the first module of the International Master in International Business and Corporate Law, students will learn notions of: ![]() ![]() ![]() Her first response was to save the man and while doing so she took down not one, but six vampires - with ing out of her hands! After saving the man's life, she looses consciousness and wakes some time later to discover she is immersed in a land of druids, vampires and immortals. The consequences of her actions create a shift and set things in motion that have the potential of changing more than the battle outcome. He is being attacked by six men so Kinley does what she was trained to do, protect and defend. Immediately she hears noise and sees a warrior separated from his team. Clearly she has changed, but not in a way the therapist envisioned. When she makes a hard landing and looks around, everything is different - she is in a strange location and environment which she can't explain and she "feels" different and confused about everything. ![]() Then she questions whether she is falling, dying or if her PTSD is kicking in. The therapist steps away for a moment and that is when Kinley begins moving her wheelchair down a path, she suddenly finds herself falling. A new therapist decides Kinley may respond favorably with a change of scenery so she takes her off base to a scenic location for their session. She is in constant pain and refuses pain meds - she doesn't want to be here anymore. Serious organ damage, immeasurable pain and PTSD further complicate matters. While on a mission in Afghanistan USAF Captain Kinley Chandler received wounds over a major portion of her body. ![]() ![]() ![]() Here is our collection of fun and educative ocean coloring sheets. Experiment with colors to find the right shades to make the pictures look as life-like as possible. And, of course when we’re talking about the sea, what child doesn’t think of Ariel and the Little Mermaid? Parents and teachers can print these sheets to help their kids learn about this wonderful Ocean world. And a little closer to home we have pictures of beaches, seashells, boats, and islands. We have Ocean Scenes with all of the sea animals like sea horses, starfish, octopus, sea turtle, crabs, dolphins, and whales. Learn about all of the wonderful creatures that live below us in the expansive world of the sea. ![]() Ocean coloring pages help kids open up to mystery and travel to beautiful oceans, away from their daily routines. ![]() There’s a whole world of life swimming below us in the Ocean. ![]() |