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The Murder of Charlene Downes
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2018
'1st November 2003 started so unremarkably that I wish I had appreciated the normality of it. Because I would never, ever know peace again.'
Charlene Downes was 14 when she went missing in Blackpool's seedy underbelly. Once a happy-go-lucky schoolgirl, she had become a truant - hanging out...
Imagination and Literacy
A Teacher's Search for the Heart of Learning
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
In her newest book, teacher researcher and bestselling author Karen Gallas investigates imagination in the classroom to understand its function in literacy learning. Using rich examples from her elementary classrooms, she proposes that imagination is a central, but untapped, component of learning...
Karen Tei Yamashita
Fictions of Magic and Memory
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2018
Karen Tei Yamashita’s novels, essays, and performance scripts have garnered considerable praise from scholars and reviewers, and are taught not only in the United States but in at least half a dozen countries in Asia, South America, and Europe. Her work has been written about in numerous disciplines...
Sweet Pea
The Homeless Dog Who Could Not Be Caught
Language: English
Release Date: January 21, 2014
If you have the eyes and heart to see, youve seen the suffering before. Karen Scott, an animal lover, shares her experiences with Sweet Pea, a homeless, feral mother dog in her neighborhood who caught her eye and captured her heart. The quest to gain this wounded souls trust proved to be one of the...
by Karen Brown
Language: English
Release Date: October 17, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: October 17, 2014
Many of us give up on our dreams because the perceived safety of our comfort zone lulls us into inertia.Karen Brown’s story serves as an allegory for realizing dreams of any kind. She fulfilled her True – her Divine – Potential by competing in the most difficult triathlon in the world:...
by Karen Jensen
Language: English
Release Date: April 12, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: April 12, 2019
Never Come Back
By: Karen Jensen
Never Come Back is a gold mine of anthropological/sociological information about a very distinct social-religious group of people. The determination with which these Mennonites faced and overcame countless obstacles is a wonder and inspiration.
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Because of the Kids
Facing Racial and Cultural Differences in Schools
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
This fascinating account details the story of two teacher-researchers—Jennifer, who is African American, and Karen, who is White—as they set out on a collaborative three year study to explore the impact of racial and cultural differences in Karen’s urban middle school classroom....
I Married a Munster!
My Life With "Grandpa" Al Lewis, A Memoir
Language: English
Release Date: April 5, 2017
Karen Lewis’s memoir, I Married a Munster, is the hilarious, colorful love story of her marriage to America’s Icon, Al Lewis, “Grandpa” in the famously long-lived sitcom, THE MUNSTERS. Part Romantic Comedy and part Drama, Karen provides a rollicking yet intimate look at this outwardly mismatched...
Unto the Daughters
The Legacy of an Honor Killing in a Sicilian-American Family
Language: English
Release Date: July 8, 2008
Karen Tintori thought she knew her family tree.
Her grandmother Josie had emigrated from Sicily with her parents at the turn of the century. They settled in Detroit, and with Josie's nine siblings, worked to create a home for themselves away from the poverty and servitude of the old country....
by Karen Truesdell Riehl
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2013
Film and theater audiences were attracted to George C. Scott's powerful stage presence and charisma, as was Karen Truesdell, a Stephens College theatre student. After performing with him on stage, a long term love relationship developed. Following her graduation, Karen and George moved to New...
Twelve Weeks
An Artist's Story of Cancer, Healing, and Hope
Language: English
Release Date: January 10, 2012
Very healthy for most of her life, at age fifty-six Karen Lee Sobol received a shocking diagnosis. A rare incurable blood cancer raged through her. Unwilling to accept conventional chemotherapy, she chose to enroll in a clinical trial. For Twelve Weeks, every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, she received...
by Karen Lewis
Language: English
Release Date: February 26, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: February 26, 2017
Evelyn's dream vacation turns into a nightmare when her husband disappears, and she's left abandoned in a strange country. This is an action packed thriller that will keep you guessing until the last exciting page. So will the other suspense stories, which are included in this volume:BLIND...
by Karen MAITLAND
Language: French
Release Date: May 16, 2012
Language: French
Release Date: May 16, 2012
Avec La Compagnie des menteurs, Karen Maitland a renouvelé le thriller historique. Avec Les Âges sombres, elle confirme sa maîtrise absolue du genre.
Avec La Compagnie des menteurs, Karen Maitland a renouvelé le thriller historique. Avec Les Âges sombres, elle confirme sa maîtrise absolue...
by Karen Lee
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2015
The premise for the book is Karens personal observation of the state of gender inequality which still exists between men and women in Singapore, a country which has achieved the status of a first-world economy. Karen further explores the dire state of gender inequality in Singapore in her book. From...