Life throws a wrench into the works for two friends in this romantic comedy follow-up to The Purrfect Pet Sitter.Best friends Lisa and Felicity think—maybe, just maybe—they finally have everything sorted out in their lives. Lisa is in a happy relationship with her old flame, and busy mum Felicity has managed to reignite the passion with her husband, Pete, after a romantic getaway.But when Lisa walks in on a half-naked woman in her boyfriend’s flat,...

In this romantic comedy by the author of Maybe Baby, a woman must redeem herself if she hopes to get out of the doghouse.When Lisa Blake’s life in London falls apart, she returns to her hometown rebranding herself as “the purrfect pet sitter”—which may or may not be false advertising as she has a rather unfortunate habit of (temporarily) losing dogs!But being back where she grew up, Lisa can’t escape her past. There’s her estranged best friend Flic...

The Underground World of Beasleyville takes you through the life and adventures of a baby mouse, captured and released into the desert by people who live above ground called Topsiders. He finds adventure and friendship in an underground family of gophers as they collect things they need to run their town, that Topsiders leave out in their yard, and eventually leads him back to his own family.

Feeling tired lately? Did you miss the energy and vitality you used to have when you were in your prime? Does your doctor dismiss your complaints about fatigue, insomnia, and other discomforts as something natural? Join the club! This book talks about the intricate and complex nature of the human body and how the thyroid gland affects it. This book will take you through a wonderful journey inside your own body so that you can understand what your body is telling you. When you understand wh...

This fully revised and expanded second edition of the Routledge Handbook of Disability Studies takes a multidisciplinary approach to disability and provides an authoritative and up-to-date overview of the main issues in the field around the world today. Adopting an international perspective and arranged thematically, it surveys the state of the discipline, examining emerging and cutting-edge areas as well as core areas of contention.Divided in five parts, this comprehensiv...

Since it was first published in 1993, Disabling Barriers, Enabling Environments has established itself as essential reading for anyone coming to the subject of disability studies. The book tackles a wide range of issues in numerous succinct chapters written by contributing authors, many of whom are disabled themselves. From the outset, the chapters take a multidisciplinary and international approach.The third edition is made up of 42 chapters, 15 of which are compl...

She had dreamed she was sleeping. . . not in her bed but on a stormy sea, her arms wound tightly around her naked body, her hair flying wildly in the wind, waiting for Richard to rescue her. But no ship came, and she woke to find the salty wetness on her cheeks was not sea water, but tears.Charlotte is a conflicted woman, torn between her love for the handsome sea captain who has stolen her heart, and her passionate beliefs in equal rights for women. In 1860s Canterbury Women's Suff...

She had dreamed she was sleeping. . . not in her bed but on a stormy sea, her arms wound tightly around her naked body, her hair flying wildly in the wind, waiting for Richard to rescue her. But no ship came, and she woke to find the salty wetness on her cheeks was not sea water, but tears.Charlotte is a conflicted woman, torn between her love for the handsome sea captain who has stolen her heart, and her passionate beliefs in equal rights for women. In 1860s Canterbury Women's Suff...

This book of images and words (defined as haiga in Japanese) blends two different genres and invites a reader to see disordinary kinds of art around us that we sometimes miss. The photographs and haiku in concert offer artistic experiences, everyday art, available as quotidian delight in the world. The group of Tomoka Poets I belong to in Ormond-by-the Sea, are dedicated, innovative poets, seeking ways to mix media in terms of music and poetry, paintings and haiku. One member has initiated...

Dr. Thomas holds a PhD in literature and psychology from Union University and Institute, a doctorate in applied theology from Pittsburgh Theological Seminary, and a master of arts in creative writing and poetry from Stetson University in Florida in addition to a master of arts in psychology from Saint Leo University in Florida. She has taught literature, psychology, and womens studies at the University of Connecticut, Bowie State University, and Cameron University as well as a number of ad...

Diane never imagined her life would take such a dramatic turn when she was hired to work with gang kids between the ages of 12 and 17. All she wanted to do was get the experience of working with kids so the University would accept her application to the College of Education. But, she got a different kind of education; one she would not soon forget After she learns the adults in The Program are not what they appear to be, Diane finds herself surrounded by violence and betrayal, and in the c...

About The Book Finding Home: Earth, Sky, Ocean Spirit This book of poems, new and selected, has been years in the making. Nearing a seventieth decade, one is reminded of Leonard Cohens admonition to make a record of ones life. Adrienne Rich suggests that one finds the deepest truths of a womans life in her poetry, poetry that draws from and illuminates her autobiography. Its language is precocious and uncanny in its efforts to explicate the nature of her lived experience. I have taught cre...