Author solutions inc aug 2003 (150 risultati)

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - When Philip Muts moves to Philadelphia for a less-than-exciting job as a clinical psychologist, his first challenge is a case needing quick resolution. Philip's patient is a delusional soldier named Paul Handy who claims he's reincarnated from a Revolutionary War assassin. He's called Hollywood Handy for the fantastic tales he tells, and Paul's commanding officer thinks he's faking his mental illness. With the help of Mary Scots, US Army nurse, Philip begins a frustrating journey to uncover the disturbing truth that's painfully locked up inside his patient. Philip discovers the complex parallel life that Paul lives through reflective trances with his two-hundred-year-old doppelganger.The Army wants a clean bill of mental health so it can proceed with a court martial, but Philip resists as he digs deeper into the mysterious suffering of Paul Handy. Philip's creative psychological detective work leads to a startling resolution in this fast-paced, suspense-filled novel.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - So how do you balance marriage, career and family Monica Eggen spells out her version for us, in her day-by-day personal account of the birth and young life of a 'first baby': from conception, through pregnancy fears and concerns, the actual delivery, full-time breastfeeding, maternity leave, paternity leave, and finally no leaves, in a two-career family learning about the first twelve months of babyhood.Now she may not be the first to document this juggling act, but she may be the first to do so unbeknownst to her husband. By the time Baby Jake has reached 12 months and 2 weeks, the manuscript for this book is on the way to the publisher!Surprise! Happy 36th Birthday, Scott!'A Baby Story combines the physical realities of conception and pregnancy with the joy of childbirth and infancy. Monica Eggen's warm, funny narrative makes the experience come alive.'-Bill Thomas, editor-at-large.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - They dragged a young lamb into the circle, and all stood. Another one of these people held a knife to the lamb's neck, like the knife at my throat. Too late I realized, I was the lamb, and as the knife across from me sliced upward into the frozen air, gripped in an ice-white hand, the midnight-black hand at my neck thundered down, ripping.Cristina Mackenzie's having nightmares. While visiting steamy New Orleans , the teenager and her best friend, Lica, find themselves caught up in a whirlwind of black magic, voodoo, and mystery, and when a boy from her disturbing vision appears beneath her New Orleans hotel room window, the line between dreams and reality begins to blur. A dire voodoo warning sets the girls on a path that leads to answers about Lica's mysterious past, and leads Cristina to a romance she could never have imagined. Ultimately, the girls find themselves at the center of a battle between the Croix de Roi and the Battalion de Saint-Roche, two secret psychic societies fighting for control of the city. Lica's Angel takes the friends through the streets, bayous, and cemeteries of Louisiana, leaving them with a haunting secret.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Anselm Betty is on an 89-year winning streak of unparalleled success and fortune. If you asked him, he would tell you that he got to be the CEO of not one, but two, wildly successful companies, as well as the founder of the world's third-best city for singles to live in, by following a few simple guidelines: dressing well, reading the classics, relentlessly innovating, and, in general, by being sincere, honest, and forgiving at all times. that is, until Simon, his business partner and best friend, stabs him in the eye and turns all his employees against him.With little time left to live, Anselm is forced to watch a new generation of ambitious entrepreneurs take everything from under his feet. He's not ready to concede defeat just yet, however, and even with his head wrapped in bandages, Anselm manages to fight back, come to terms with his mortality, and ultimately find true love.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Robert Honigman has studied and written about higher education for more than 25 years. He is the author of University Secrets. In Choosing a College he'll tell you things you won't learn in a classroom. Chapter One gives 50 key questions to ask in selecting a college. Chapter Two presents a critical history of American university. Chapter Three discusses why a liberal education is important. Chapter Four suggests why you shouldn't go to elite research universities like Harvard or Berkeley, even if admitted. Chapter Five describes how major universities are sorting us into "winners" and "losers". Chapter Six offers some final advice on education and choosing a college. Appendices A-D present thumbnail sketches of Harvard, Michigan, Berkeley, and Texas A&M. A final appendix makes proposals for university reform. To get the best college education you can, read Choosing a College.…

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Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - William Karnowski writes to his wife, his children, and to the reader about the path he took from a small boy on a cattle ranch in Northeast Kansas to life in the fast lane in the urban jungles. His personal collection of poetic insights describes the faces and places of America. His prose and poetry paint written pictures of the joy of his childhood, the dangers of his youth, and his comfort in the great outdoors.Karnowski has traveled from Maine to California, from Canada to Mexico, absorbing and reflecting on his passage through the good and bad times from the late 60s to present. The date each poem was written has been recorded. The trickle of poems written in the early years has grown to a flood, which resulted in Pushing the Chain. Sometimes humorous, sometimes reflective, sometimes sad, but always honest; Pushing the Chain will strike chords of recognition in the heart and mind of the traveler, look at his or her own life through the prose and poetry of William Karnowski.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Rosie O'Donnell--author; Find Me' City Boots is a bright first novel.fast-paced and clever. Ward is a new voice that deserves to be heard.''What do you want What does Rae say 'City Boots is the rollicking story of 26-year old Rae Mullane's transcending quest for the real answers to those perplexing questions. Sobered up after several roller coaster years of blurry one night stands with men and women, Rae begins searching for love, understanding--and the perfect pair of cowboy boots. Celebrating a friend's wedding in New Mexico, Rae becomes entwined with a quirky group of strangers, including love-struck Ronny, warm and wise Lita, and fortune-telling Cook. When Rae falls head over boot heels for Cook's lover, the sexy and vexing Quinn, this city girl begins an odyssey of making love, and making peace with her past. In the end, she must decide. What does she want What does Rae say In this provocative debut novel, Elizabeth Ward kicks up a break-neck, life affirming, must-read tale.…

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Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - This book introduces the reader to a period in time when the U.S. flag merchant fleet was the world's largest. The stories are about the ships and men who sailed them in the second golden age of American shipping.

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Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware.

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Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Quanda Daniels is a woman of morals who holds her marriage and family dear to her heart. For years she has endured a miserable, sexless marriage. She dealt with the verbal abuse, lack of affection and attention from James, her spouse. All that changes when she meets the extremely handsome and irresistible Kevin. He is a man who recognizes true love and goes out of his way to prove to Quanda that they are meant to be together. Kevin introduces her to a new way of thinking about her sexuality. Journey with Quanda and Kevin as they dare to venture into an affair, which opens up an avenue of life altering decisions. Read all about how they endure the trials of their personal lives, while juggling their love affair. Travel with them to their secret rendezvous, and share the pleasures of their sexual fantasies. Experience the growth of their love and passion as they explore each other. See how the love and patience of a good man can transform a good woman's self esteem to new highs. While Kevin and Quanda's hot and steamy love affair takes on new levels, they are still plagued with issues in their separate lives. Quanda and Kevin find themselves facing family crisis, divorce and drama.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - In 1864, the Confederate States of America was in aprecarious situation. It had been splitdown the middle when the Union forces gained control of the Mississippi River.To add to the problems of the Confederategovernment, the individual states, especially those that were threatened withinvasion by the northern forces, were determined to maintain a rather largehome militia to be used only in the event their states were invaded.The Army of Tennessee had operated under a defensivestrategy for some time since the Battle of Perryville, falling back to the nextmost strategic position, hoping to draw the Union forces into an unfavorablesituation. However, the Army ofTennessee found itself falling back rapidly upon Atlanta an important rail huband vital to the supply of the South.The Confederate administration wanted militaryvictories. Politicking in and out ofthe army, John B. Hood became the commander of the Army of Tennessee,supposedly with a 'better plan' to save the breadbasket of the South and drivethe enemy back to the Ohio River.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware.