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Transforming the Workforce for Children Birth Through Age 8

A Unifying Foundation

By: National Research Council,Institute of Medicine,Board on Children, Youth, and Families,Committee on the Science of Children Birth to Age 8: Deepening and Broadening the Foundation for Success

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Transforming the Workforce for Children Birth Through Age 8

A Unifying Foundation

By: National Research Council,Institute of Medicine,Board on Children, Youth, and Families,Committee on the Science of Children Birth to Age 8: Deepening and Broadening the Foundation for Success

Children are already learning at birth, and they develop and learn at a rapid pace in their early years. This provides a critical foundation for lifelong progress, and the adults who provide for the care and the education of young children bear a great responsibility for their health, development, and learning. Despite the fact that they share the same objective - to nurture young children and secure their future success - the various practitioners who contribute to the care and the education of children from birth through age 8 are not acknowledged as a workforce unified by the common knowledge and competencies needed to do their jobs well. Transforming the Workforce for Children Birth Through Age 8 explores the science of child development, particularly looking at implications for the professionals who work with children. This report examines the current capacities and practices of the workforce, the settings in which they work, the policies and infrastructure that set qualifications and provide professional learning, and the government agencies and other funders who support and oversee these systems. This book then makes recommendations to improve the quality of professional practice and the practice environment for care and education professionals. These detailed recommendations create a blueprint for action that builds on a unifying foundation of child development and early learning, shared knowledge and competencies for care and education professionals, and principles for effective professional learning. Young children thrive and learn best when they have secure, positive relationships with adults who are knowledgeable about how to support their development and learning and are responsive to their individual progress. Transforming the Workforce for Children Birth Through Age 8 offers guidance on system changes to improve the quality of professional practice, specific actions to improve professional learning systems and workforce development, and research to continue to build the knowledge base in ways that will directly advance and inform future actions. The recommendations of this book provide an opportunity to improve the quality of the care and the education that children receive, and ultimately improve outcomes for children.

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0309324882

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The Fortune Cookie Chronicles

Adventures in the World of Chinese Food

By: Jennifer 8 Lee

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The Fortune Cookie Chronicles

Adventures in the World of Chinese Food

By: Jennifer 8 Lee

If you think McDonald's is the most ubiquitous restaurant experience in America, consider that there are more Chinese restaurants in America than McDonalds, Burger Kings, and Wendys combined. New York Times reporter and Chinese-American (or American-born Chinese). In her search, Jennifer 8 Lee traces the history of Chinese-American experience through the lens of the food. In a compelling blend of sociology and history, Jenny Lee exposes the indentured servitude Chinese restaurants expect from illegal immigrant chefs, investigates the relationship between Jews and Chinese food, and weaves a personal narrative about her own relationship with Chinese food. The Fortune Cookie Chronicles speaks to the immigrant experience as a whole, and the way it has shaped our country.

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0446511706

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9780446511704

All That Glitters Isn't Gold

By: Kelvin Sawyer

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All That Glitters Isn't Gold

By: Kelvin Sawyer

What do you do when a circumstance happens that is so severe, you feel betrayed in the worst way? What do you do when you fall in love with someone who is everything you are not looking for? What do you do when you are gay, and fall in love with someone who is straight? Meet Corey Jenkins. He was raised in a religious two-parent household in Brooklyn, New York. Even though he was raised in the church, he learned at the age of five that he was attracted to boys. To satisfy his family and society, he played the straight game and dated girls until his junior year in high school. That is when everything changed. That is when Corey Jenkins met Raymond Perez. Corey had no idea that after meeting Raymond, his life would change forever. Raymond introduced Corey to a world of lust, greed, and ecstasy. Along his journey Corey met his best friends, Tina and Isaac. Throughout the years, the three of them went through circumstances that tested their friendship. A true friendship is suppose to last forever. Corey learned quickly that all that glitters isn’t gold.

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1453553223

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Dream World

By: Belinda Weston Gulley

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Dream World

By: Belinda Weston Gulley

I grew large yet I shrunk small. I rose up yet I shrunk down low. I knew this feeling well, I was entering the dream world. I stood outside of the cave of a thousand eyes and I began to feel rain pouring down on me. I lifted my hand and looked at it and it was then that I realized I was not being covered with rain drops, I was being covered with blood and this blood was that of my people that was shed during the battle to keep our homeland. The legendary battle of the removal of the Cherokee known as the Trail of Tears. Although I stand as one spirit I have lived many lifetimes. Past meets present and present meets the past. I entered the dream world hoping to find the answer and knowing I had fought many battles with the evil one and it always begins the same way, by entering the dream world where my spirit guide Nonauma awaits for the past and the present to merge and become stronger, stronger for the battle between good and evil. The dream world is universal, all beings go there but there are those few who stay longer sometimes hours,sometimes days yet have only closed their eyes for a moment. Morning Star and Olivia posses this gift and although they are two separate people they have one thing in common, they share the same spirit. Morning Star is Olivia’s past life and Olivia is Morning Stars’ future life. Together they must battle an angry entity simply called the evil one. The evil one will do anything to capture and keep the girls gift of sight. With this power he can rule many people, therefore making it easier to cause chaos and disaster. The evil one controls the bees and snakes and he uses them all to try and get an upper hand on the girls. He is much like the coyote, full of trickery. But there is one rule that even he must follow and that is he can not take this gift away from either girl they must give it to him out of their own free will. Both girls are born with a marking upon their palm, a perfect medicine wheel and this mark holds the key that can destroy the evil one. Who is the dream and who is the dreamer? Well, that is for you, the reader to decide. Although the girls are from different eras, their battle has not changed. The dream world is mystical and magical and it is a place with no boundaries. At times it is hard for both girls to know whether they are in the good dream world or the world of bad dreams where the evil one lurks, waiting for the right time to deceive the girls. Their battles are legendary amongst Morning Stars’ people but in Olivia’s world, she stands alone, isolated within the truth and it is only in the dream world that she finds freedom to use her gift without any worries of being different.

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1456823515

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Toxicologic Assessment of Jet-Propulsion Fuel 8

By: National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology,Committee on Toxicology,Subcommittee on Jet-Propulsion Fuel 8

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Toxicologic Assessment of Jet-Propulsion Fuel 8

By: National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology,Committee on Toxicology,Subcommittee on Jet-Propulsion Fuel 8

This report provides a critical review of toxicologic, epidemiologic, and other relevant data on jet-propulsion fuel 8, a type of fuel in wide use by the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD), and an evaluation of the scientific basis of DOD's interim permissible exposure level of 350 mg/m3

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0309168708

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A Love Story

At the Lake

By: Faye Hendricks Ballard

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A Love Story

At the Lake

By: Faye Hendricks Ballard

This story is about a couple working through life and looking forward to retirement, when the events of their business change the complete picture of their future. James finds a way of life that is more appealing and exciting than the one he had lived the past twenty some years and that is where the problems begin. Faith, his wife was quieter more at ease with her surroundings and wanting to remain in their hometown. As time passed James was away more and more and Faith was left to live a very lonely life. Follow them through the trials and tribulations of marriage and finding people that meet their needs but in a different way.

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1456854038

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True to the Blue

By: D. E. Gray

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True to the Blue

By: D. E. Gray

D. E. Gray’s first book “The Warrior In Me” was a collective memoir of his 42 year career in Law enforcement, 28 years with the Los Angeles Police Department and 14 years with the Escondido Police Department in the North San Diego County. Even though author, D. E. Gray ́s new book titled “True to the Blue” is a work of fiction, it is based in part on a true story along with actual events that the author experienced or witnessed while on the job. Many of the characters in this story are patterned after real people who have worked or crossed paths with D. E. Gray during his 42 year career as a street cop. This story begins in early 1999 and follows the hardships of Sergio Ortega; a six-year veteran of the L.A.P.D. who is assigned to the elite C.R.A.S.H. gang unit of the Operations Central Bureau. It follows Ortega’s struggle to be the best at what he does, getting the bad guys off the streets, while staying true to his badge and the blue uniform that he wears and that represents cops in every city. With the infamous L.A.P.D. Rampart scandal about to break open and Chief Bernard Parks ́ hard-line approach with his officer accountability policy, Ortega eventually discovers that being a good cop is more than he had bargained for. When he is faced with protecting the identity of an “ELA Dukes” gang member who has turned confidential informant for an LAPD Hollenbeck division detective, he finds himself in trouble with the department. His hard work and dedication to the job would destroy his marriage and alienate his friends and partners who would abandon him in his time of need. Ortega would have to dig deep into his past to come to grips with his downward spiraling life to try to salvage it from the disaster it had come to be. Given one more chance to prove himself at the San Pasqual Police Department, Ortega would find himself investigating several murders that were made to look like drug overdoses. When his neighbors discover a large drug cache hidden in some Mexican Talavera pots they purchased, Ortega is tasked with finding the drug runner who lost the drugs to incompetence. When the neighbors are later found murdered, Ortega becomes obsessed with finding the killer who he believes may have also had a hand in the string of overdose murders as well as Sergio’s own ex-wife’s murder. Staying “True To The Blue” uniform leads Sergio on a journey that culminates into an unpredictable and shocking outcome.

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145685285X

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Touch of Phenomenon

By: Avis Dillon

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Touch of Phenomenon

By: Avis Dillon

The stories for Touch Of Phenomenon were written over many years, although most of them were produced over a six month period. The Little Green Pony, for instance, was written some 55 years ago when the author was just a teenager, and although she has read and reread it many time, it has never been changed. The Waiting was a short story assignment while taking a two-day writing seminar with William Kennedy back in the 70s. That story, too, has not been altered. The rest started with an idea of a subject, and then took on a life of their own, and Avis says she could hardly wait to see what happened next! Each one seems to have a unique twist on an old genre. The table of contents gives a brief synopsis of each story. Printer Magic, by the way, was awarded Honorable Mention in a Writers Digest contest two years ago, competing with over 2000 short stories.

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1456844172

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Beyond the Horizon

Sailing Around the World

By: Werner H. Kraus

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Beyond the Horizon

Sailing Around the World

By: Werner H. Kraus

The author shares his dream of sailing around the world, first formulated when he was six years old. The outfitting of his boat for the task and the trip itself taking 7 years, starting and ending in Hawaii. Leading him as far north as Alaska, south to New Zealand and into the relatively uncharted waters of the Black Sea, up the Dnieper River in the Ukraine and to Saudi Arabia. Along the way he encounters high winds to 70 knots and 50 foot waves, equipment breakdowns that have to be diagnosed and fixed without outside help. A boarding by armed vigilantes in Indonesia, the killing of a cruising friend by escaped convicts in Panama and the author holding a Rumanian Marines Uzi hostage, add excitement not normally expected in a sailing venture. The expected satisfying experiences of natural beauty, the encounters with wildlife and the interaction with wonderful people along the way are not neglected. The author meets his future wife in Tonga and previously single-handing, he is now able to share his adventures with this lovely Polynesian maiden. The book is full of helpful information on various technical aspects and explanations to help even non-sailors understand and enjoy, vicariously, the sailing life. Many anecdotes illustrate the challenges and rewards of a life at sea.

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1456822764

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STEM Learning Is Everywhere

Summary of a Convocation on Building Learning Systems

By: National Research Council,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Teacher Advisory Council,Planning Committee on STEM Learning Is Everywhere: Engaging Schools and Empowering Teachers to Integrate Formal, Informal, and Afterschool Education to Enhance Teaching and Learning in Grades K-8

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STEM Learning Is Everywhere

Summary of a Convocation on Building Learning Systems

Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) permeate the modern world. The jobs people do, the foods they eat, the vehicles in which they travel, the information they receive, the medicines they take, and many other facets of modern life are constantly changing as STEM knowledge steadily accumulates. Yet STEM education in the United States, despite the importance of these subjects, is consistently falling short. Many students are not graduating from high school with the knowledge and capacities they will need to pursue STEM careers or understand STEM-related issues in the workforce or in their roles as citizens. For decades, efforts to improve STEM education have focused largely on the formal education system. Learning standards for STEM subjects have been developed, teachers have participated in STEM-related professional development, and assessments of various kinds have sought to measure STEM learning. But students do not learn about STEM subjects just in school. Much STEM learning occurs out of school-in organized activities such as afterschool and summer programs, in institutions such as museums and zoos, from the things students watch or read on television and online, and during interactions with peers, parents, mentors, and role models. To explore how connections among the formal education system, afterschool programs, and the informal education sector could improve STEM learning, a committee of experts from these communities and under the auspices of the Teacher Advisory Council of the National Research Council, in association with the California Teacher Advisory Council organized a convocation that was held in February 2014. Entitled "STEM Learning Is Everywhere: Engaging Schools and Empowering Teachers to Integrate Formal, Informal, and Afterschool Education to Enhance Teaching and Learning in Grades K-8," the convocation brought together more than 100 representatives of all three sectors, along with researchers, policy makers, advocates, and others, to explore a topic that could have far-reaching implications for how students learn about STEM subjects and how educational activities are organized and interact. This report is the summary of that meeting. STEM Learning is Everywhere explores how engaging representatives from the formal, afterschool, and informal education sectors in California and from across the United States could foster more seamless learning of STEM subjects for students in the elementary and middle grades. The report also discusses opportunities for STEM that may result from the new expectations of the Next Generation Science Standards and the Common Core Standards for Mathematics and Language Arts.

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0309306450

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Arrivals

By: Adrienne Bellamy

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Arrivals

By: Adrienne Bellamy

In Arrivals, Greer, is a woman with THE master plan. After the painful death of her husband and one true love, this successful graphic artist has decided to take a walk on the wild side and date whoever she wants, whenever she wants and will not allow a small thing such as marital status to deter her. Her rules are strict, organized, definitely self-serving and well worth the trouble. Greer has all her bases covered until she meets a man who challenges her game plan. Reba and Doug are happily married but their joyful and peaceful life is interrupted by a mischievous teenager and an ex-husband who won't stay gone. When Reba's ex-husband Johnny threatens to disrupt their happy home, one of Reba's sister friends comes to the rescue with a plan of her own. Her exposure enables Reba and Doug to maintain their blissful existence and ultimately survive the challenges of blending two families. Terri has hired a new housekeeper, Harvey. When she signed on to hire Harvey she had no idea she was also inheriting his drinking problem, his landlord and his incessant phobias. Harvey thinks he's a hot gay blade who has a fantasy that includes exterminating Terri's home of imaginary creatures. Harvey's landlord is clearly taking advantage of him—that is until Terri decides to teach her who the master manipulator really is. Lenora, whom you adored in Bellamy’s novel, Departures has a new occupation. She has founded the Life After Death program for death row inmates who wish to donate their organs. The convicts are all interesting characters in and of themselves—however, their stories are both surprising and shocking. Alas dear Amber has become a typical teenager. When Amber finds out she is in line to inherit a sizeable amount of money, she becomes hell-bent on circumventing her adopted father Horace's involvement and obtaining the money directly. Her plan is to live large and flex a little "bling-bling,” regardless of Horace's objections. Amber misjudges the consequences of going it alone and of course, pays a price she never would have expected. The folks of Departures and Connecting are at it again, but this time with added characters who are just as funny, realistic and down to earth as the originals.

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1456803719

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The Crystal Legacy

By: Desa

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The Crystal Legacy

By: Desa

Arthur, a 12 yr. old boy is drawn to a field behind a crotchety old neighbor’s barn where one misstep leads him to another world. A world filled with wonder, where wizards and magic are everywhere. They have been waiting for one special wizard to help them fight ‘him‘. Is Arthur the wizard they have been waiting for? If so, can he learn all he needs to learn in time to help save their world and ours from being engulfed by pure evil?

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1456865137

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The Book Of Dragon

By: John Todd Hewitt

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The Book Of Dragon

By: John Todd Hewitt

In the pursuit of knowledge one man is forced to put his ideals on hold for monetary help. In the course of his Archeological investigation he comes across a history of the world some 100,000 years in the past, a place where power was not just measured in arms and gold but in spells and the alliance between humans and dragons. An age where the unbelievable was commonplace and the magical an everyday thing. Seremitter grows into a man with our translator helping us to see him and his brother from another mother, the Draconian that he shares his rank with and his place among the wizards of our long forgotten past. © John Todd Hewitt.

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1456830791

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The Hanmoji Handbook

Your Guide to the Chinese Language Through Emoji

By: Jason Li,An Xiao Mina,Lee,Jennifer 8. Lee

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The Hanmoji Handbook

Your Guide to the Chinese Language Through Emoji

By: Jason Li,An Xiao Mina,Lee,Jennifer 8. Lee

Learn Chinese with a new twist! This full-color illustrated handbook introduces and explains Han characters and idioms through the language of emoji. Even though their dates of origin are millennia apart, the languages of Chinese and emoji share similarities that the average smartphone user might find surprising. These “hanmoji” parallels offer an exciting new way to learn Chinese—and a fascinating window into the evolution of Chinese Han characters. Packed with fun illustrations and engaging descriptions, The Hanmoji Handbook brings to life the ongoing dialogue between the visual elements of Chinese characters and the language of emoji. At once entertaining and educational, this unique volume holds sure appeal for readers who use emojis, anyone interested in learning Chinese, and those who love quirky, visual gift books.

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Candlewick Press

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1536219134

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Applications of Automation Technology to Fatigue and Fracture Testing and Analysis

Third Volume

By: Arthur A. Braun,L. N. Gilbertson,ASTM Committee E-8 on Fatigue and Fracture

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Applications of Automation Technology to Fatigue and Fracture Testing and Analysis

Third Volume

By: Arthur A. Braun,L. N. Gilbertson,ASTM Committee E-8 on Fatigue and Fracture

From a November 1995 symposium in Norfolk, Virginia 11 papers report on how computers are playing an ever greater role in testing for fatigue and fracture as applications have become more sophisticated and hardware smaller and more powerful over the past few years. Covering data acquisition, simulat

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0803124163

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The Damage Inflicted by Ships with Bulbous Bows on Underwater Structures

By: Permanent International Association of Navigation Congresses. Permanent Technical Committee II. Working Group 8

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The Damage Inflicted by Ships with Bulbous Bows on Underwater Structures

By: Permanent International Association of Navigation Congresses. Permanent Technical Committee II. Working Group 8

Societal challenges and trends, such as increased population densities, urban and coastal economic pressures, increased pressure on natural habitats and threats of climate change, require innovative and sustainable approaches to support healthy natural ecosystems and human development. Sustainable approaches are used to carefully manage environmental resources and maximize the use of local materials, thus promoting a circular economy that beneficially uses and reuses raw materials, reduces greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, promotes the cost-effective management of natural or managed habitats and promotes greater coastal resilience to climate change. With increased interest in using dredged sediment beneficially, this guidance focuses on how best to plan for and apply Beneficial Use (BU) principals."--Introduction.

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2872230246

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Connecting

By: Adrienne Bellamy

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Connecting

By: Adrienne Bellamy

In her novel Departures, Adrienne Bellamy introduced a cast of unique, unforgettable characters. Now she brings them back in Connecting and adds a whole new crew to the mix Sheila has finally gotten her nursing degree. Emily and Jared are back together for now, at least. And seventeen-year old Amber is on the verge of womanhood, looking forward to the future. There are plenty of reasons for the women of this Philly neighborhood to celebrate especially as they conquer new worlds by moving out to the suburbs. But life always has new surprises (and problems) in store and even as they enjoy their reunion, these feisty ladies find they still need one another's support to make it through. From shopping addict ions to restraining orders, from the challenges of finding love in the golden years to the tricky quest to tame a passionate, mysterious Scorpio, the adventures just keep on going. And, with a few newcomers joining in like the handsome Dr. Purdy and the secretive blond bombshell Stefana the party is just getting started No matter what the girls' troubles are, they're going to make it. As long as they don't lose sight of what's important: having a good sister to lean on Praise for Departures "A candid and gritty voyage into the colorful and turbulent lives of several streetwise and unpredictable characters." --Tracie Howard, Author of Never Kiss and Tell ADRIENNE BELLAMY was born and raised in Philadelphia. Her passion for writing began at age six when she wrote her first poem. Since then she has written everything from song lyrics to television commercials. She is the mother of two daughters. Adrienne is also the author of Lust, Lies and Two Wives, The Bitch Tried to Steal My Husband's Body and Arrivals.

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1456832735

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