Monica: 1341 books

Mexican American Baseball in the San Fernando Valley explores the teams and players that dotted the valley landscape throughout the 20th century. In a time and place where Mexican Americans were closed off from many city recreation centers, neighborhoods formed their own teams. Baseball and softball...

Without any fear of being misconstrued, I can say that Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) is one of the commonest and most misdiagnosed brain disorders in recent times. Yes, though it is a medical condition that requires great understanding from family members of sufferers.  But the truth is...

The United States deported nearly two million illegal immigrants during the first five years of the Obama presidency—more than during any previous administration. President Obama stands accused by activists of being “deporter in chief.” Yet despite efforts to rebuild what many see as a broken...

New moms run into a host of new challenges once baby arrives, including getting back into shape, developing a parenting style, readjusting schedules, and interacting with their husbands in new ways. With compassion and humor--and always the privilege of motherhood in mind--The New Mom's Guides go...

Autism is a disorder that has to do with the development of the brain and it is typically discovered or diagnosed by specialists before a child clocks the age of three years!  As it stands, experts have not been able to place their fingers on exactly what causes autism, a condition in children...

I could sense the gathering of the storm clouds. The winds of disaster began to blow through me with a cold chill. I could imagine the ugly thunderheads billowing skyward on the distant horizon, but I was totally unprepared for the bolt of lightning the sexual predator, Carl, would soon deliver, changing...

To succeed in life, you must top your class, get Band One for school tests, and obtain four A stars for the PSLE. Or at least, that is the world according to Ling, a typical Singaporean mum who has made it her goal in life to help her children succeed in school. Ling’s older daughter, April, has...

Nato dall’esperienza maturata nella conduzione del Laboratorio di scrittura creativa dell’associazione culturale Pragmata, il manuale IO SCRIVO si articola in 20 lezioni teoriche e pratiche in cui si riportano esempi, consigli ed esercitazioni sulle tecniche della scrittura creativa.

This fascinating Step 3 History Reader describes the invention of the first Ferris wheel—an engineering marvel. The 1893 World’s Fair organizers wanted something big to draw people to Chicago . . . something that would rival the Eiffel Tower. George Ferris, an American engineer, had the idea for...

The son of freed slaves, Garrett Morgan was determined to have a better life than laboring in the Kentucky fields with his parents and ten siblings. He began by sweeping floors in a clothing factory in Cleveland, Ohio, where he decided to invent a stronger belt for sewing machines. When he was promoted...

When Frank Zamboni, along with his brother and cousin, opened their own skating rink in 1940 in Paramount, California, it could take an hour and a half for a crew to resurface the ice. They had to level the surface by shaving down the pits and grooves with a tractor, remove the shavings, wash the...

Born into a life of privilege in 1878, Lillian Moller Gilbreth put her pampered life aside for one of adventure and challenge. She and her husband, Frank, became efficiency experts by studying the actions of factory workers. They ran their home efficiently, too. When Frank suddenly died, Lillian was...

Anna lives at a farm with her husband, Old Sam. They have no children. She is not loved and appreciated by him. Despite that, she loves him and is committed to their marriage. She is a devoted Christian and cherishes the relationship she has with Jesus Christ. She suddenly dies while her husband is...

A short, popular biography of the famous French Saint known as "The Father of his Country" for his remarkable charities. In early life he was captured and enslaved by the Moslems in Africa, but he escaped, returned home and did great work for God. He was canonized in just 77 years. Here...