Roberta: 744 books

This collection of essays examines the works of the most famous writer of plays in the English language within the most culturally pervasive genre in which they are performed. Though Realist productions of Shakespeare are central to the ways in which his work is produced and consumed in the 21st century-and...

Nadat vroedvrouw Hannah het pasgeboren zoontje van een rijk Venetiaans echtpaar heeft gered, vlucht ze met het verweesde jongetje naar Constantinopel. Een malafide stel ontvoert Matteo, enige erfgenaam van het familiefortuin, en duikt onder in Venetië. Als Hannah zelf onder valse voorwendselen naar...

She came walking out of the desert, just as the famous poet Rimbaud had centuries before. Now the nameless woman lies horribly scarred and close to death in an asylum deep in the North African desert. An Australian official, a man code-named John Devlin, has come to question her. It is clear that...

God is life, and what is life without experiences and experiences without going through good and bad changes? Everyones lives are filled with these experiences. Being a blessed stylist for thirty-plus years gives me the opportunity to share my world by writing about them, which birthed The Follicle...

Social Work with the Aged and Their Families presents the functional-age model (FAM) of intergenerational treatment, an integrative theoretical framework for social workers practicing with older adults and their families. In keeping with the Council on Social Work Education's curriculum mandate of...

Are you facing dismissal or company downsizing? Are you being forced into early retirement? Hate your Job? Want a career change? Then this book is a Must read! Readers learn how to motivate themselves into action so they can gain what they want from life; remove negative tapes that are holding them...

Increase your knowledge of the world and laugh/cry a little while you do so. There's a section entitled: Is that Right? Another gives quotes by famous people. Remember when, tells about the past; communication shows how words can be misinterpreted; then laughable stories about the elderly. The last chapter is: On the Serious Side and will likely bring a tear to your eye.

Do you find you have too few hours in a day? Are you always rushed? Are you existing instead of living? If so, this book is for you! If you don't manage your time properly, your stress level goes up, so start with time management. Learn techniques that give you maximum benefit from a minimum investment...

Are you just drifting through life spending one day after another just plodding through life?Have you forgotten how to channel your energy towards what you want in life?Do you just "go with the flow" or let others decide where your life is heading?Do you allow outside forces to exercise direct authority...

After his wife of 44 years died, a retired gentleman living in a Retirement Village started dating another woman. When their courtship progressed to the level where he wished his lady to stay overnight he learned that they would have to report to “mother” the General Manager of the retirement...

A must for every couple contemplating marriage (or those thinking about living together) This pre-marriage workbook is for couples that don't necessarily have a strong religious affiliation, or do not have access to pre-marital counselling. It enhances a couple's knowledge of how each partner...

"NIGHT WIND..." HIS VOICE WAS SHAKY. "YOU SAVED MY LIFE." "Yes." His clothes were wet even though he was steaming with unabashed lust for her. He thought of Laura, delightful, fragile Laura. He had felt nothing like this. Yet he must think about his people...

9/11 is not simple a date on the calendar but marks a distinct historical threshold, ushering in the war on terror, various states of emergency, a supposed “clash of civilizations,” and the putative legitimation of counter-democratic procedures ranging from extraordinary renditions to enhanced...

Dr. Athena Chalkdust, named for an ancient goddess of wisdom, is not like any university professor you’ve ever met! Stunning, small but mighty, she knows the grammar of intense physical sensation. In these five stories, she describes her journey from submissive lesbian graduate student and junior...