In the early years of the twentieth century, conditions were harsh in factories all over New York City, but they proved devastating at one in particular. On March 25, 1911, a fast-moving fire destroyed the top three floors of the building in which the Triangle Shirtwaist factory was located. One hundred and forty-six young women and several men died in the worst workplace disaster to take place in the United States to that date. Cluttered and unsanitary conditions in the factory contributed to the blaze, but what fueled the public's outrage was the failure of the factory's owners to establish and maintain a safe working environment in the first place. The fire at the Triangle factory inspired dozens of reforms and spurred legislation to enforce workplace safety. It also contributed to an awakening attitude of social awareness and responsibility nationwide.
On October 29, 1929, more than 16 million stock shares were sold at the New York Stock Exchange, and by the end of November investors had lost more than $100 billion in assets. This book looks at the events that helped usher one of the grimmest periods in American history.
Antonio de Padua Maria Severino Lopez de Santa Anna was a man of many titles general in the Mexican army, president, dictator, landowner and administrator, husband, and father. Santa Anna is well known for his part in the infamous Battle of the Alamo during the U.S.-Mexican War and is considered by many to be a bloodthirsty tyrant. However, there were many sides to this icon of Mexican history. During his long life, Santa Anna rose to the pinnacle of power, yet he died nearly penniless and forgotten. This new biography traces his path from middle-class beginnings to the halls of the capital in Mexico City to exile in Cuba to his final days.
A true pioneer missionary, Brenda survived many snake and wild animal attacks in the first thirteen years of her ministry to orphans in Mozambique, Africa. The Lord ordered her to rescue orphans in areas 'where no one else wants to go.' Brenda's calling to help orphans took her deep into the African bush of northern Mozambique, where she has faced death multiple times. From strikes by the deadly mamba to lions and leopards and machete-flinging natives, Brenda has faced it all in order to rescue and evangelize orphans. Read of the many miracles God performed, including the raising of the dead when her interpreter was bitten by a black mamba (the incident was published in Guidepost Magazine, Feb. 2001).
A biography of the founder of the Stratemeyer Literary Syndicate, a publishing empire that produced, in the early decades of the twentieth century, over 1400 adventure serial novels, including the Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew series.
WENN EIN WÜSTENPRINZ IN LIEBE ENTBRENNT von BRENDA JACKSON „Seien Sie ein artiger Prinz und tragen Sie mein Gepäck ins Haus!“ Scheich Jamal Ari Yasir verschlägt es die Sprache. Was bildet diese Frau sich ein! Und wie soll er sich ein Ferienhaus mit ihr teilen, wenn Delaney Westmoreland jetzt schon diese Sehnsucht in ihm weckt? ICH WILL DICH WIEDER SPÜREN von BRENDA JACKSON Lange Beine, sinnliche Lippen und dieser Blick ... Als Shelly sein Büro betritt, erwacht das Verlangen in Dare Westmoreland. Wie damals will er sie spüren, sie in seinen Armen zur Ekstase bringen! Dann erfährt er, was sie ihm all die Jahre verschwiegen hat ... SIEBEN NÄCHTE IN SEINEM BETT von BRENDA JACKSON Nur unter einer Bedingung wird Thorn Westmoreland für Taras Charity-Kalender posieren: Sie muss eine Woche lang das Bett mit ihm teilen. Allerdings ist eine Affäre mit dem überaus attraktiven Rennfahrer nicht nur verlockend, sondern auch gefährlich ...
BRENNEND HEIßES VERLANGEN von BRENDA JACKSON So lange hat Casey darauf gewartet, dass ihr Boss ihr zeigt, dass er sie begehrt. Nun machen seine stürmischen Küsse ihr Glück perfekt. Bis zum nächsten Morgen: McKinnon tut, als ob nichts geschehen wäre. Was ist passiert? Das will Casey um jeden Preis herausfinden ... GEKAUFTE KÜSSE von BRENDA JACKSON Glaubt Spencer wirklich, er könne ihre Liebe kaufen? Und das Weingut ihrer Familie gleich dazu? Nein, da hat er die Rechnung ohne mich gemacht! denkt Chardonnay. Niemals könnte sie sich in einen so berechnenden Mann verlieben – aber warum weckt er solches Verlangen in ihr? VERFÜHRT AM VALENTINSTAG? von BRENDA JACKSON Dreißig Tage soll Clint mit der hübschen Alyssa auf seiner Ranch zusammenleben. Doch Liebe ist dabei tabu! Denn Alyssa spielt nur seine Ehefrau. Oder kann Clint sie doch zu mehr verführen? Spätestens am Valentinstag will er es herausfinden ...
In the tradition of Dorothea Lange and Robert Frank, an eye-opening portrait of the rise and fall of the American working class, and a shockingly intimate visual history of Troy, New York that arcs over five hundred years—from Henry Hudson to the industrial revolution to a group of contemporary young women as they grow, survive, and love. Welcome to Troy, New York. The land where mastodon roamed, the Mohicans lived, and the Dutch settled in the seventeenth century. Troy grew from a small trading post into a jewel of the Industrial Revolution. Horseshoes, rail ties, and detachable shirt collars were made there and the middle class boomed, making Troy the fourth wealthiest city per capita in the country. Then, the factories closed, the middle class disappeared, and the downtown fell into disrepair. Troy is the home of Uncle Sam, the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, the Rensselaer County Jail, the photographer Brenda Ann Kenneally, and the small group of young women, their children, lovers, and families who Kenneally has been photographing for over a decade. Before Kenneally left Troy, her life looked a lot like the lives of these girls. With passion and profound empathy she has chronicled three generations—their love and heartbreak; their births and deaths; their struggles with poverty, with education, and with each other; and their joy. Brenda Ann Kenneally is the Dorothea Lange of our time—her work a bridge between the people she photographs, history, and us. What began as a brief assignment for The New York Times Magazine became an eye-opening portrait of the rise and fall of the American working class, and a shockingly intimate visual history of Troy that arcs over five hundred years. Kenneally beautifully layers archival images with her own photographs and collages to depict the transformations of this quintessentially American city. The result is a profound, powerful, and intimate look at America, at poverty, at the shrinking middle class, and of people as they grow, survive, and love.
This intriguing story has drama, police, suspense, sizzling romance, and many suspicious behaviors. This is a story about a woman named Shannon who did not follow her instincts and found herself in a serious humiliating position. The signs were there but they were clouded because of her feelings for a man. Previously, she had overcame a weight issue, low self-esteem, and a bad relationship with a man who was not supportive, was unfaithful and could not be trusted; because of this relationship she secluded herself from dating until she met Benson. Benson, a handsome, alluring man who swept her off her feet with emotions and sensations she never experienced before. Her feelings were strong for him but she questioned her instincts. A man who literally made women weak just to be in his presence and made women second guess their instincts about him. The signs were there, but the desire to trust him made Shannon have self doubts about what she was seeing and how she should respond to this man. Find out what terrible situation Shannon found herself in..... **Sometimes not following your instincts can be like falling in a web and waiting on the spider.**
LUST UND LIEBE INKLUSIVE von BRENDA JACKSON Als Privatpilotin ist Regan oft mit ihrem Boss Garth Outlaw unterwegs, in den sie schon lange hoffnungslos verliebt ist! Jetzt soll sie Garth nach Spanien fliegen, denn er plant eine Vernunftehe und will mit seiner Zukünftigen zwei Wochen am Mittelmeer verbringen ... HEISSE LIEBESNACHT AUF DER RANCH von BRENDA JACKSON Cash Outlaw will eine Ferienranch eröffnen, doch dafür braucht er das Land, das seine Mutter ihrer Haushälterin vermacht hat, der schönen Brianna. Als er ihr ein Kaufangebot macht, sagt sie Ja – wenn Cash dafür eine Liebesnacht mit ihr verbringt! EIN SKANDALÖSER WEIHNACHTSWUNSCH von BRENDA JACKSON Das Wiedersehen mit Leslie weckt heiße Gefühle in Sloan Outlaw, obwohl sie ihm das Herz gebrochen hat. Als ihrem Unternehmen eine feindliche Übernahme droht, macht er Leslie einen Vorschlag: Er rettet die Firma – für einen gemeinsamen Winterurlaub. Sex inklusive!
TRAU DICH: ES IST LIEBE!von BRENDA JACKSON Eine dreiwöchige Mittelmeerkreuzfahrt? Jillian ist begeistert! Doch an Bord des Luxusliners traut sie ihren Augen nicht – vor ihr steht ihr Ex Aidan! Zufall oder Schicksal? Jillian ist sich nicht sicher, aber eins ist klar: Noch immer bringt Aidan ihr Herz zum Pochen ... NACH ALLEN REGELN DER LIEBESKUNST von BRENDA JACKSON Hungrig, leidenschaftlich, verführerisch ... Allein bei der Erinnerung an Baileys Küsse spürt Walker Rafferty heißes Verlangen. Doch nichts fürchtet er so sehr wie Gefühle! Am besten reist er schnellstens zurück nach Alaska. Dorthin wird ihm Bailey Westmoreland gewiss nicht folgen – oder? WENN DIE LEIDENSCHAFT ZURÜCKKEHRT von BRENDA JACKSON Vor fünf Jahren heiratete Crystal heimlich ihre große Liebe – dann verschwand Bane Westmoreland spurlos und brach ihr das Herz! Nun steht er überraschend vor ihr. Glaubt er ernsthaft, Crystal verzeiht ihm? Am liebsten würde sie ihn wegschicken, aber die Wahrheit ist: Sie braucht ihn ...
NUR EIN MANN FÜR GEWISSE STUNDEN? von BRENDA JACKSON Megans Herz schlägt wie verrückt, als sie Rico Claiborne begegnet. Sie muss sich zusammenreißen! Schließlich hat sie den Privatdetektiv nur engagiert, damit er ein Familiengeheimnis lüftet. Doch lange kann sie dem überzeugten Junggesellen nicht widerstehen ... EINE HEIßE AFFÄRE – MEHR NICHT? von BRENDA JACKSON Beim Anblick von Alphas sinnlichen Kurven denkt Riley Westmoreland nur noch an eins: heißen Sex! Mehr jedoch nicht. Denn er hat eine Regel: Langzeitbeziehungen sind tabu. Aber bald schon muss er sich eingestehen, dass er nicht genug von dieser Frau bekommen kann ... UND PLÖTZLICH SPRICHST DU VON LIEBE? von BRENDA JACKSON Sie darf nicht erneut auf ihn hereinfallen, auch wenn Zane alle Register seiner Verführungskunst zieht! Damals war Channing nur eine Affäre für den reichen Playboy, was ihr nicht genügte. Jetzt spricht er tatsächlich von Liebe – aber hat er sich wirklich so geändert?
A true pioneer missionary, Brenda survived many snake and wild animal attacks in the first thirteen years of her ministry to orphans in Mozambique, Africa. The Lord ordered her to rescue orphans in areas 'where no one else wants to go.' Brenda's calling to help orphans took her deep into the African bush of northern Mozambique, where she has faced death multiple times. From strikes by the deadly mamba to lions and leopards and machete-flinging natives, Brenda has faced it all in order to rescue and evangelize orphans. Read of the many miracles God performed, including the raising of the dead when her interpreter was bitten by a black mamba (the incident was published in Guidepost Magazine, Feb. 2001).
J'nell and one of her partners, Major Lampton, defend her childhood friend, Qujette Barbarette, against the charge of murder. In the process, another client is freed of a murder charge, and they uncover a murder for hire plot that pits sons against their mother. She sees her old friend, Senator Freddy Breaux retire from the US Senate, and her best friend, George Allen Lange, win that vacated seat. J'nell Montalvo Johnson Rushing, had always believed she was in control of her life. That notion is challenged when she is blindsided by three of her legal partners; the three she trusted above all others; when they reveal to her their affiliation with Felix Petijean', the reputed head of the Louisiana Syndicate. What he reveals to her is almost impossible to accept. The hardest part is the knowledge her parents, several of her partner's and her best friend, have all been a part of the deception. J'nell suffers the loss of many of her older loved ones, and in the process is reunited with an old flame. It is then that she realizes her life had come full circle. J'nell sees all four of her children married and making her a grandmother. She continues to fight for those who cannot fight for themselves. In the process, she takes on several large corporations, and to her mother's chagrin, the Catholic Church. Upon her retirement, she surprises her family and the legal world with a best-selling novel that eventually becomes a major mini-series. Her success is soured when the granddaughter of an old nemesis sues her for slander. Through it all, J'nell never loses her faith in God and gives all the glory to HIM. In her golden years, J'nell reflects on her many accomplishments, all the people who floated in and out of her life, the many lifelong friendships she made, and the fact she had few regrets about her life. At the end, she is happy to know she will be reunited with all those loved ones who went before her.
This volume in The SAGE Reference Series on Disability explores the arts and humanities within the lives of people with disabilities. It is one of eight volumes in the cross-disciplinary and issues-based series, which incorporates links from varied fields making up Disability Studies as volumes examine topics central to the lives of individuals with disabilities and their families. With a balance of history, theory, research, and application, specialists set out the findings and implications of research and practice for others whose current or future work involves the care and/or study of those with disabilities, as well as for the disabled themselves. The presentational style (concise and engaging) emphasizes accessibility. Taken individually, each volume sets out the fundamentals of the topic it addresses, accompanied by compiled data and statistics, recommended further readings, a guide to organizations and associations, and other annotated resources, thus providing the ideal introductory platform and gateway for further study. Taken together, the series represents both a survey of major disability issues and a guide to new directions and trends and contemporary resources in the field as a whole.
How does this novel expose the racism of the 1930s? How was life changing for women in the 1930s? How did the Great Depression influence John Steinbeck? Discover how the Great Depression inspired the story of two lonely drifters.
I truly believe this book is a good read; that it is a good story. One that I think most people will enjoy. It has drama, suspense, a little comedy, and romance. But there is murder, kidnapping, and mystery. What more could you want? All I ask is for you to give it a try. Remember the title is Blank Spaces, a novel about forgotten memories. Melissa Morgan is a young woman who desperately wants to remember her childhood. Her brother, Stephen, would rather she didn’t. Her childhood was filled with tragedy. Stephen remembers, and he can see no reason for Melissa to remember, to the point that he will do anything to keep her from remembering. Melissa is kidnapped, and she starts having nightmares about her father. Even after being rescued, she continues to have nightmares. Her roommate, Lacey, suggests getting professional help. Jesse Taylor is stunned to see Melissa on the evening news. There, on TV, is the only person who can clear his name from a crime that he did not commit. Is this a sign that he is to go to her? Wanting to get his name cleared, Jesse asks Melissa to help him. Melissa has no idea why he is asking for her help until he tells her the truth that she is the only witness to her father’s murder. Now Melissa must remember her childhood to help Jesse. Stephen is adamant that she not remember. But Melissa wants to fill in the blank spaces in her mind even if it means destroying her mind completely.
Improved conditions of care for premature infants have led to markedly increased survival rates over the last few decades, particularly in very low and extremely low birth weight infants. Nutritional measures play a central role in the long-term outcome, health, and quality of life of these premature infants. In this updated and extended edition, leading experts from all over the world present the most recent evidence and critical analyses of nutrient requirements and the practice of nutritional care (with the focus on very low birth weight infants) to provide guidance for clinical application. The chapters of this publication show how growth and development can be nutritionally supported, which nutrients and non-nutrients can be supplied, and how nutritional care can get implemented. Approaches to nutritional care in various disease conditions are also addressed. The compilation of current information and recommendations should support the daily work of health care professionals such as neonatologists, paediatricians, other physicians involved in the care of preterm infants, nurses, nutritionists/dieticians, and others. The current book is also of interest for researchers who wish to keep up to date in this moving field.
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