Michelle Rivera: 5 books

Now it's easy to come home after a long day to the tantalizing aromas of healthful, home-cooked meals without spending a lot of time in the kitchen. Slow cooker enthusiasts will delight in this collection of vegan recipes that feature the exotic flavors of some favorite international cuisines. Dishes...

In With an Open Heart, a book of thoughts and poems, I am hoping to transmit my thoughts, hopes, and feelings. Writing is something that keeps my mind occupied. A few years ago, I was diagnosed with Parkinsons disease, something that was not easy for me to accept. I started writing as therapy, as a way to help me cope and fight my condition.

Dogs know when we are feeling down. They love it when we are happy and seeking friendship and fun, and they understand when we are feeling sad and desperate. This book presents a series of real-life tales of the positive effects dogs have had on people at the end of their lives, chronicling the visits...

Experts from different disciplines offer novel ideas for improving research oversight and protection of human subjects. The current framework for the regulation of human subjects research emerged largely in reaction to the horrors of Nazi human experimentation, revealed at the Nuremburg trials,...

Christianity and Culture in the City: A Postcolonial Approach offers an introduction to the broad diversity of contemporary Christianities in a rich, complex, changing, and challenging city context. Cruz focuses upon a variety of changing communities with dynamic and striking cultural experiences,...