Megan: 1988 books
X Marks the Spot
Women Writers Map the Empire for British Children, 1790–1895
Language: English
Release Date: March 30, 2010
During the nineteenth century, geography primers shaped the worldviews of Britain’s ruling classes and laid the foundation for an increasingly globalized world. Written by middle-class women who mapped the world that they had neither funds nor freedom to traverse, the primers employed rhetorical...
Barbecue
A Global History
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2014
If there is one thing the United States takes seriously (outside of sports), it’s barbecue. Different in every region, barbecuing is an art, and Americans take pride in their special blend of slow-cooked meat, spices, and tangy sauces. But the US didn’t invent the cooking form, nor do Americans...
by Gail Craswell, Megan Poore
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2011
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Writing for Academic Success** is a vital practical guide for any ambitious student. If you seek to manage your writing effectively, reduce stress, and improve your confidence and efficiency, this book is for you. The authors show you...
Birds of a Lesser Paradise
Stories
Language: English
Release Date: March 6, 2012
An “astonishing debut collection, by a writer reminiscent of such greats as Alice Munro, Elizabeth Strout, and even Chekhov” (Sara Gruen, author of Water for Elephants), focusing on women navigating relationships with humans, animals, and the natural world.
Exploring the way our choices...
Gringo Gulch
Sex, Tourism, and Social Mobility in Costa Rica
Language: English
Release Date: August 4, 2016
The story of sex tourism in the Gringo Gulch neighborhood of San José, Costa Rica could be easily cast as the exploitation of poor local women by privileged North American men—men who are in a position to take advantage of the vast geopolitical inequalities that make Latin American women into suppliers...
Teaching Matters
Stories from Inside City Schools
Language: English
Release Date: August 7, 2012
As public schools become increasingly embattled by budget shortfalls, crowded buildings, and ever-more-rigid curricula, the burden of these restrictions has drastically changed the way children are expected to learn. Nowhere is this more obvious or more devastating than classrooms in high-need urban...
Reading Is My Window
Books and the Art of Reading in Women’s Prisons
Language: English
Release Date: February 15, 2010
Drawing on extensive interviews with ninety-four women prisoners, Megan Sweeney examines how incarcerated women use available reading materials to come to terms with their pasts, negotiate their present experiences, and reach toward different futures.
Foregrounding the voices of African American...
Bathtime Buddies
20 Crocheted Animals from the Sea
Language: English
Release Date: August 12, 2014
Take the plunge with charming undersea crocheted creatures that double as tub-friendly toys! Megan Kreiner, author of the wildly popular Crochet a Zoo, presents adorable new patterns for bathtime fun. Stitch clever gifts that are sure to make a splash: seahorses, guppies, whales, dolphins, and many...
by Preston Sprinkle, William Loader, Megan K. DeFranza
Language: English
Release Date: November 29, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: November 29, 2016
No issue is more divisive or more pressing for the church today than homosexuality. Two Views on Homosexuality, the Bible, and the Church brings a fresh perspective to a well-worn debate. While Christian debates about homosexuality are most often dominated by biblical exegesis, this book seeks to...
And Morning Came
Scriptures of the Resurrection
Language: English
Release Date: August 2, 2007
The Resurrection is the central mystery of believing Christians. Through scriptural exegesis, cutting-edge scholarship, storytelling, and insightful interpretation, And Morning Came reveals that the Resurrection is not a single event but an ongoing experience of God's grace and power in our daily...
Send My Roots Rain
A Spirituality of Justice and Mercy
Language: English
Release Date: May 5, 2010
Megan McKenna has long been well known in the Catholic community as a writer, speaker, and teacher. In her lectures and writings, McKenna focuses on the central place of storytelling in the spiritual life and on the role of the storyteller as a teacher. She explores the illuminating power of stories,...
Who's Asking?
Native Science, Western Science, and Science Education
Language: English
Release Date: January 3, 2014
Analysis and case studies show that including different orientations toward the natural world makes for more effective scientific practice and science education.
The answers to scientific questions depend on who's asking, because the questions asked and the answers sought reflect the cultural...
by Megan Maxwell
Language: Spanish
Release Date: July 2, 2013
Language: Spanish
Release Date: July 2, 2013
Pídeme lo que quieras, o déjame es una intensa y atrevida historia de amor, plagada de morbo y erotismo, en la que los protagonistas luchan por preservar su relación, a pesar de que el precio que tendrán que pagar por ello puede ser demasiado caro.
La aclamada Megan Maxwell concluye de este modo una de las sagas eróticas más populares de nuestro país.
by Megan Kelly
Language: English
Release Date: February 7, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: February 7, 2018
Chris Brandt limps home from the Army, less than thrilled with his future, until he meets Julie Palmer. But he’s done too much and seen even worse, and won’t get involved with the local bakery owner. Will the magic of Valentine’s Day persuade him to give love a chance?