"Absorbing…Mitchell's novel [is] the real thing." — Boston GlobeIn the summer of 1918, with the Germans threatening Paris, Edward Steichen arrives in France to photograph the war for the American army. There, he finds a country filled with poignant memories for him: early artistic success, marriage, the birth of two daughters, and a love affair that divided his family. Told with elegance and transporting historical sensitivity, Emily Mitchell's first novel...

In 1986 the Compact of Free Association marked the formal end of U.S. colonialism in the Republic of the Marshall Islands, while simultaneously re-entrenching imperial power dynamics between the two countries. The U.S.-RMI Compact at once enshrined exclusive U.S. military access to the islands and established the right of “visa-free” migration to the United States for Marshallese citizens, leading to a Marshallese diaspora whose largest population resettled in the seemingly unlikely destin...

Emily Clionsky, MD, and Mitchell Clionsky, PhD, are a physician andneuropsychologist couple who have cared for their own parents withdementia, created a test used by doctors to measure cognitive function,and treated more than 25,000 patients with cognitive impairment. InDementia Prevention, they combine the most current scientific findingsabout Alzheimer disease and other dementias with their experience topresent a practical guide that empowers you to improve your brain’s future.Th...

Olivia Sharp, cousin to super sleuth Nate the Great, is a detective too! Rather than solve mysteries like Nate, Olivia helps friends with their problems by detecting what's wrong beneath the surface. You'll be won over by Olivia's spunk, eccentricities, and can-do spirit.What does a princess do best? Give (unwanted) orders!Olivia Sharp, agent for secrets, is taking on a tough case. Her friend Desiree wants to run the Fillmore Street School. But Desiree is b...

This collection of essays presents a socio-legal history of epidemics from the medieval period to the present day.Building on previous studies of infectious diseases undertaken by social historians of medicine, this collection explores the histories of epidemics and disease by looking at the legal measures deployed against them.Whilst previous works have considered the mechanisms by which legal change occurs, the social and political assumptions on which ne...

Collecting Qualitative Data: A Field Manual for Applied Research provides a very practical, step-by-step guide to collecting and managing qualitative data. The data collection chapters focus on the three most often used forms of qualitative data collection: Participant observation, in-depth interviews, and focus groups. The book also contains chapters on other practical aspects of qualitative field research often neglected in textbooks, including sampling,...

Tabitha Ruth lives on a vegetable farm with her mom, dad, and pesky little brother. More than anything, Tabitha dreams of having a pony to ride and care for.When her family keeps saying "no" to pets, Tabitha takes matters into her own hands. She prepares the barn, buys all the supplies, and eagerly awaits the arrival of her dream pony. But when she opens the barn door the next morning, she doesn't find a pony... she finds a moose!Get ready to fall i...

Living with chronic kidney disease can make everyday meal decisions feel overwhelming. What should you eat? Which ingredients should you limit? How can you prepare satisfying meals without relying on excessive salt or highly processed foods?The New Renal Diet Cookbook to Slow Down CKD provides a practical introduction to kidney-conscious cooking, helping readers understand the nutritional principles that can matter when managing chronic kidney disease while turning those principles...

Living with chronic kidney disease can make everyday meal decisions feel overwhelming. What should you eat? Which ingredients should you limit? How can you prepare satisfying meals without relying on excessive salt or highly processed foods?The New Renal Diet Cookbook to Slow Down CKD provides a practical introduction to kidney-conscious cooking, helping readers understand the nutritional principles that can matter when managing chronic kidney disease while turning those principles...

A dazzling collection of stories about how the familiar can suddenly turn strange.A guidebook introduces foreign visitors to a recognizable but dreamlike America, where mirrors are haunted and the Statue of Liberty wears a bowler hat. A department-store supervisor must discipline employees who don't smile enough at customers, but finds himself unexpectedly drawn to the saddest of them all. A woman reluctantly agrees to buy her daughter a robot pet, then is horrifie...

Living with chronic kidney disease can make everyday meal decisions feel overwhelming. What should you eat? Which ingredients should you limit? How can you prepare satisfying meals without relying on excessive salt or highly processed foods?The New Renal Diet Cookbook to Slow Down CKD provides a practical introduction to kidney-conscious cooking, helping readers understand the nutritional principles that can matter when managing chronic kidney disease while turning those principles...

A Love AnthemLet me stroke you like the morning breezeOn a warm summer dayUnderneath the treeLet that be our hideawayWe can talk about the moonWe can talk about the starsWe can talk about our pastAnd how weve become who we areI wanna rock your mindAnd make love to your soul all night longI wanna cuddle with your intellectAnd Ill return the warmth with my intelligenceLets explode with hon...