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Border Brokers

Children of Mexican Immigrants Navigating U.S. Society, Laws, and Politics

By: Christina Getrich

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Border Brokers

Children of Mexican Immigrants Navigating U.S. Society, Laws, and Politics

By: Christina Getrich

Some 16.6 million people nationwide live in mixed-status families, containing a combination of U.S. citizens, residents, and undocumented immigrants. U.S. immigration governance has become an almost daily news headline. Yet even in the absence of federal immigration reform over the last twenty years, existing policies and practices have already been profoundly impacting these family units. Based on ethnographic fieldwork in San Diego over more than a decade, Border Brokers documents the continuing deleterious effects of U.S. immigration policies and enforcement practices on a group of now young adults and their families. In the first book-length longitudinal study of mixed-status families, Christina M. Getrich provides an on-the-ground portrayal of these young adults’ lives from their own perspectives and in their own words. More importantly, Getrich identifies how these individuals have developed resiliency and agency beginning in their teens to improve circumstances for immigrant communities. Despite the significant constraints their families face, these children have emerged into adulthood as grounded and skilled brokers who effectively use their local knowledge bases, life skills honed in their families, and transborder competencies. Refuting the notion of their failure to assimilate, she highlights the mature, engaged citizenship they model as they transition to adulthood to be perhaps their most enduring contribution to creating a better U.S. society. An accessible ethnography rooted in the everyday, this book portrays the complexity of life in the U.S.-Mexico borderlands. It offers important insights for anthropologists, educators, policy-makers, and activists working on immigration and social justice issues.

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University of Arizona Press

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0816538999

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9780816538997

Mind, Materiality and History

Explorations in Fijian Ethnography

By: Christina Toren

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Mind, Materiality and History

Explorations in Fijian Ethnography

By: Christina Toren

Mind, Materiality and History has direct relevance to current debates on the nature of mind and consciousness, and demonstrates the centrality of the study of children to social analysis.

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Routledge

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1134645163

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9781134645169

Magnet to Murder

By: Christina Cornwell

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Magnet to Murder

By: Christina Cornwell

In their quaint village, two retired ladies and their friend Jim, a retired policeman, find themselves irresistibly drawn to solving local mysteries. From Janie’s tears to an unidentified body in the park and the perplexing transformation of a cat, they become entangled in a web of enigmas. Seeking a break, they embark on a holiday, only to be confronted with another murder within their group. Accused by the police inspector of being magnets to murder, they must unravel the truth before danger strikes again. In this captivating tale, these retirees embrace adventure, delving into secrets and peril that threaten their peaceful existence. As their bond strengthens, their determination to bring justice to their community intensifies. Can they solve the puzzles and prove their innocence before suspicion consumes them? The stakes are high as they navigate the twists and turns of their village’s mysteries.

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Austin Macauley Publishers

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1398499498

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9781398499492

Great Crossings

Indians, Settlers, and Slaves in the Age of Jackson

By: Christina Snyder

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Great Crossings

Indians, Settlers, and Slaves in the Age of Jackson

By: Christina Snyder

With deep research and lively prose, prize-winning historian Christina Snyder reinterprets the history of Jacksonian era America through an experimental educational community called Great Crossings, a place where Indians, settlers, and slaves were transformed and tried to secure their place in a changing world" -- source : éditeur.

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Oxford University Press

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0199399069

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9780199399062

Reimagining Sustainable Cities

Strategies for Designing Greener, Healthier, More Equitable Communities

By: Stephen M. Wheeler,Christina D. Rosan

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Reimagining Sustainable Cities

Strategies for Designing Greener, Healthier, More Equitable Communities

By: Stephen M. Wheeler,Christina D. Rosan

Introduction -- How do we get to carbon neutrality? -- How do we adapt to the climate crisis? -- How might we create more sustainable economies? -- How can we make affordable, inclusive, and equitable cities? -- How do we reduce spatial inequality? -- How could we get where we need to go more sustainably? -- How do we manage land sustainably? -- How can we design greener cities? -- How do we reduce our ecological footprints? -- How can cities better support human development? -- How might we have more functional democracy? -- How can each of us help lead the move toward sustainable communities? -- Conclusion.

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Univ of California Press

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0520381211

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9780520381216

Arise!

Global Radicalism in the Era of the Mexican Revolution

By: Christina Heatherton

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Arise!

Global Radicalism in the Era of the Mexican Revolution

By: Christina Heatherton

An international history of radical movements and their convergences during the Mexican Revolution The Mexican Revolution was a global event that catalyzed international radicals in unexpected sites and struggles. Tracing the paths of figures like Black American artist Elizabeth Catlett, Indian anti-colonial activist M.N. Roy, Mexican revolutionary leader Ricardo Flores Magón, Okinawan migrant organizer Paul Shinsei Kōchi, and Soviet feminist Alexandra Kollontai, Arise! reveals how activists around the world found inspiration and solidarity in revolutionary Mexico. From art collectives and farm worker strikes to prison "universities," Arise! reconstructs how this era's radical organizers found new ways to fight global capitalism. Drawing on prison records, surveillance data, memoirs, oral histories, visual art, and a rich trove of untapped sources, Christina Heatherton considers how disparate revolutionary traditions merged in unanticipated alliances. From her unique vantage point, she charts the remarkable impact of the Mexican Revolution as radicals in this critical era forged an anti-racist internationalism from below.

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Univ of California Press

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0520403053

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9780520403055

Dimension Drift Box Set

Books 1-3

By: Christina Bauer

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Dimension Drift Box Set

Books 1-3

By: Christina Bauer

Books one through three of the popular Dimension Drift series are now in a single collection! Book One – Scythe Meet Meimi Archer, girl geek for hire. Meimi’s tech creations protect her from the evil Authority until she mistakenly flips her home into two-dimensional space-time. That’s when a handsome alien named Thorne materializes and offers to help ... Book Two – Umbra I’m Thorne Oxblood. Most days, I’m the only barrier between unstable universes and instant annihilation. And that's ALL I cared about ... until Meimi Archer. Book Three - Alien Minds As a prince from the planet Umbra, I should never have fallen for a human like Meimi. Now the evil Authority has wiped her memory. Still, I won't give up on us… “Pick this up and expect to get sucked in to the Dimension Drift.” - Smada’s Book Smack

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Monster House Books

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1946677027

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9781946677020

Creative Screenwriting

Understanding Emotional Structure

By: Christina Kallas

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Creative Screenwriting

Understanding Emotional Structure

By: Christina Kallas

Christina Kallas argues for and sets out a genuinely original and creative approach to writing for the screen. This textbook aims to excite the imagination, inspiring and dramatizing stories with thematic richness, emotional depth and narrative rhythm. Structured like a screenplay, the book moves through the pre-credit sequence to the epilogue, interweaving theory, practice and case studies. Kallas combines an awareness of the history of dramatic writing with a very practical focus on how to find ideas and develop them. Supported by innovative and inspiring exercises that enable writers to create stories out of emotions and images, this book is challenging, motivating and essential reading for anyone interested in screenwriting.

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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1137061146

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9781137061140

Skill Development for Generalist Practice

Exercises for Real-World Application

By: Christina E. Newhill,Elizabeth A. Mulvaney,Bobby F. Simmons

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Skill Development for Generalist Practice

Exercises for Real-World Application

By: Christina E. Newhill,Elizabeth A. Mulvaney,Bobby F. Simmons

Skill Development for Generalist Practice offers an array of competency-building exercises addressing foundational social work knowledge as well as skills and values across micro, mezzo, and macro levels of practice. Designed to be actively used during class time, exercises embrace the diverse range of clients encountered by social workers in various practice settings and reflect a commitment to serving those who are the most vulnerable, at risk, disadvantaged, and marginalized from society.

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SAGE Publications

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1506384870

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9781506384870

Popular Culture in Everyday Life

A Critical Introduction

By: Charles Soukup,Christina R. Foust

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Popular Culture in Everyday Life

A Critical Introduction

By: Charles Soukup,Christina R. Foust

An accessible and engaging introduction to the critical study of popular culture, which provides students with the tools they need to make sense of the popular culture that inundates their everyday lives. This textbook centers on media ecology and equipment for living to introduce students to important theories and debates in the field. Each chapter engages an important facet of popular culture, ranging from the business of popular culture to communities, stories, and identities, to the simulation and sensation of pop culture. The text explains key terms and features contemporary case studies throughout, examining aspects such as memes and trends on social media, cancel culture, celebrities as influencers, gamification, "meta" pop culture, and personalized on-demand music. The book enables students to understand the complexity of power and influence, providing a better understanding of the ways pop culture is embedded in a wide range of everyday activities. Students are encouraged to reflect on how they consume and produce popular culture and understand how that shapes their sense of self and connections to others. Essential reading for undergraduate and postgraduate students of media studies, communication studies, cultural studies, popular culture, and other related subjects.

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Taylor & Francis

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100092310X

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9781000923100

Cracking the Rich Code Vol.4

By: Jim Britt,Kevin Harrington,Christina Kumar

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Cracking the Rich Code Vol.4

By: Jim Britt,Kevin Harrington,Christina Kumar

Powerful entrepreneurial strategies and insights from a diverse lineup up coauthors from around the world. This book offers powerful thought-provoking entrepreneurial insights, stories and strategies from a diverse lineup of 20 coauthors from around the world. Chances are this book contains exactly what you need to excel your business into the top 5% in your category worldwide. Created by top peak-performance expert Jim Britt and Kevin Harrington from the hit TV show Shark Tank and 20 empowering entrepreneurs and their stories: Jim Britt, Kevin Harrington, Christina Kumar.

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Christina Kumar

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0578741377

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9780578741376

Camel Crazy

A Quest for Miracles in the Mysterious World of Camels

By: Christina Adams

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Camel Crazy

A Quest for Miracles in the Mysterious World of Camels

By: Christina Adams

In this page-turning odyssey, a mother on a mission travels the globe — from Bedouin camps in the Middle East to Amish farms in Pennsylvania to camel-herder villages in India — to obtain camel milk, which dramatically helps her son’s autism symptoms. Chronicling bureaucratic roadblocks, adventure-filled detours, and Christina Adams’s love-fueled determination, Camel Crazy explores why camels are cherished as family members and hailed as healers. Adams’s work uncovers studies of camel milk for possible treatment of autism, allergies, diabetes, and immune dysfunction, as well as ancient traditions of healing. But the most fascinating aspect of Adams’s discoveries is the gentle-eyed, mischievous camels themselves. Huge and often unpredictable, they are amazingly intelligent and adaptable. This moving and rollicking ode to “camel people” and the creatures they adore reveals the ways camels touch lives around the world. Includes users’ and buyers’ guides to camel’s milk

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New World Library

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1608686493

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9781608686490

Tales of a Gypsy Hotelier

By: Christina Synnott

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Tales of a Gypsy Hotelier

By: Christina Synnott

Tales of a Gypsy Hotelier is a collection of unique travel adventure stories and letters home detailing the author's experiences while visiting 43 countries, living and working in 7 countries, and managing hotels in Kenya; Zanzibar and Arusha, Tanzania; St. Lucia, Caribbean; and Tonga, South Pacific. Several stories are inspirational, others illustrate the unimaginable difficulties that can arise from living in undeveloped countries; some are romantic, but all are gut-wrenchingly honest and from the heart. Inside, stories range from a Thelma & Louise style adventure driving across Tanzania twice; sales trips to Australia and Martinique; seated next to a young soldier with an AK-47 strapped on and ready, heading north on a Kenyan bus as defense from getting held-up by Somalian thieves; wearing a dirndl at the Front Desk of a 4-star spa hotel in the Black Forest, Germany; sailing to a hotel job interview on an Arabian Dhow off Lamu, Kenya with stoned Captain Happy; firing cooks in St. Lucia and Tonga; being car-jacked in Tanzania twice; cooking competitions on a sailboat in the Grenadines; following love into the bush of Tanzania: encountering the elusive orange fish known as Nemo and stunning soft corals in Fijian waters; tailor-made dresses in China and Ghana; circumnavigating Skiathos, Greece; Hotel Consulting and Fire Dancing in Tonga; a Maasai Wedding in our garden in Arusha, TZ; to the ultimate exotic destination - the spice island of Zanzibar. People often lament that there just don't seem to be many good travel books available these days, yet a huge demand exists, including from armchair travellers. So, sit back with a cuppa or something stronger. And read on.

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AuthorHouse

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1452034893

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9781452034898

Seven Secrets to a Successful Divorce

By: Christina Rowe

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Seven Secrets to a Successful Divorce

By: Christina Rowe

Christina Rowe learned the hard way about the perils of divorce. She was a happily married woman with four children. Then Christina caught her husband cheating and her life spiraled out of control. What followed were two years of hell. She went through it all: money problems, dealing with a deabeat ex-husband, navigating the court system, corrupt lawyers, and more. Eventually Christina's life got better. She made it through the storm. In her hard-hitting tell-all book Christina reveals the secrets to a successful divorce for women. She shares her story, and gives you specific tips and recommendations on how not to be taken advantage of during your own divorce process.

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Secrets of Divorce

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0978756207

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9780978756208

Mexico, Nation in Transit

Contemporary Representations of Mexican Migration to the United States

By: Christina L. Sisk

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Mexico, Nation in Transit

Contemporary Representations of Mexican Migration to the United States

By: Christina L. Sisk

This book argues for a deterritorialized notion of Mexican national, regional, and local identities by analyzing the representations of migration within Mexican and Mexican American literature, film, and music from the last twenty years"--Provided by publisher.

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University of Arizona Press

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0816530653

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9780816530656

The Tricking of Freya

By: Christina Sunley

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The Tricking of Freya

By: Christina Sunley

A young woman obsessed with uncovering a family secret is drawn into the strange and magical history, language and landscape of Iceland. Freya Morris grows up in a typical American suburb – but every summer, she enters another realm entirely when she visits her relatives in Gimli, a tiny village in Canada settled by Icelandic immigrants. Here she falls under the spell of her troubled but charming aunt Birdie, who thrills her with stories of exotic Norse goddesses, moody Viking bards, and the life of her late grandfather, the most famous poet of "New Iceland." But when Birdie tricks Freya into a terrifying scandal, Freya turns her back on everything Icelandic and anything that reminds her of the past. She is living an anonymous, bleak existence in Manhattan when she finally returns to Gimli for the first time in two decades – and stumbles upon a long concealed family secret. As Freya becomes increasingly obsessed with unraveling her family’s tangled story, she finds herself delving into the very memories she has worked so hard to forget. When the clues dry up in Gimli, Freya journeys to Iceland itself. On this rugged island of vast lava fields and immense glaciers, Freya’s quest comes to its unsettling conclusion. A beautifully-written debut novel that deftly weaves together Iceland’s distinctive history, ancient mythology, reverence for language, and passion for genealogy, The Tricking of Freya is a powerful exploration of kinship, loss and redemption.

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Macmillan

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0312378777

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9780312378776

Explorer's Guide Big Sur, Monterey Bay & Gold Coast Wine Country: A Great Destination (Third Edition) (Explorer's Great Destinations)

By: Buz Bezore,Christina Waters

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Explorer's Guide Big Sur, Monterey Bay & Gold Coast Wine Country: A Great Destination (Third Edition) (Explorer's Great Destinations)

By: Buz Bezore,Christina Waters

The essential insider's guide to exploring the Central Coast's wineries, restaurants, recreation, culture, and accommodations. The Central Coast is internationally recognized as one of the natural treasures of the West, offering craggy cliffs, ancient redwoods, and endless beaches to explore. This book, written by fourth- and fifth-generation Californians, takes travelers to some of the most sought-after destinations, including shops, inns, restaurants, and wineries known only to the locals until now. With a down-to-earth appreciation for their own stomping grounds, the authors write as enthusiastic guides, eager to share what they know and love about the region. Rich in detail, covering everything from the autumnal monarch butterfly migration to opera festivals, the best honky-tonk blues joints to fine dining steeped in tradition and elegance, this book homes in on an eclectic selection of what makes this strip of coastline one of the most desired destinations in the world.

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The Countryman Press

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1581570740

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9781581570748

Labor and Creativity in New York’s Global Fashion Industry

By: Christina H. Moon

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Labor and Creativity in New York’s Global Fashion Industry

By: Christina H. Moon

This book tells the story of fashion workers engaged in the labor of design and the material making of New York fashion. Christina H. Moon offers an illuminating ethnography into the various sites and practices that make up fashion labor in sample rooms, design studios, runways, factories, and design schools of the New York fashion world. By exploring the work practices, social worlds, and aspirations of fashion workers, this book offers a unique look into the meaning of labor and creativity in 21st century global fashion. This book will be of interest to scholars in design studies, fashion history, and fashion labor.

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Routledge

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1000025233

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9781000025231

What Goes Around Comes Around

The Films of Jonathan Demme

By: Michael Bliss,Christina Banks

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What Goes Around Comes Around

The Films of Jonathan Demme

By: Michael Bliss,Christina Banks

A historical study of the Federal Music Project (FMP) investigates the paradoxical mission of employing popular musicians during the depression and "raising" musical tastes by emphasizing European classical traditions. Bindas (history, Kent State U.) reveals the obvious tensions between FMP leadership and its musicians, particularly the racial and ethnic segregation perpetuated by its policies. However, in an even-handed treatment, the project's successes in bringing music to millions of listeners is also highlighted. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

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SIU Press

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0809319837

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Slaves of the One They Chose to Obey

A Family Torn Apart

By: Shinete Christina Maunze

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Slaves of the One They Chose to Obey

A Family Torn Apart

By: Shinete Christina Maunze

About the Book When Amelia’s father died in 1977, her family lived in peace and unity. Her father, Johannes Macala, didn’t believe in diviners though he wasn’t a Christian. However, he occasionally visited mediums, attempting to find explanations for the sickness and misfortune that sometimes dogged the family. Each time he returned from these consultations, the result was the same: he assaulted the medium with his knobkerrie and refused to pay him his fee because he had lied. After Johannes’ death his children had more faith in witchdoctors and prophets than he did. Each sought out witchdoctors, while some consulted the Apostolic Church Prophets when confronted with family death or sickness. The result divided the once united and peaceful family into fragments that could take years to reunite. The shattered family graduated from hating each other to hiring hitmen to poison each other’s children, all on the advice of the prophets and witchdoctors. In Slaves of the One They Chose to Obey, Amelia, the youngest girl and first Christian in the family, shares her story, spreading the message about the dangers of false prophets and diviners.

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AuthorHouse

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1665584947

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Caring for Them from Birth to Death

The Practice of Community-based Cuban Medicine

By: Christina Perez

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Caring for Them from Birth to Death

The Practice of Community-based Cuban Medicine

By: Christina Perez

This study examines Cuba's medical system from the inside out and illuminates what the numbers cannot--how the system works and what Cuban life is like. Through qualitative interviews and participant observation, the everyday realities of the Cuban experience are revealed and through them, the values and ideologies of the revolution. This book shows how universal access to medical services can make the difference in the lives of poor people. Cuba does more than provide free services however; it has redefined what medicine is and what doctors and nurses can be. This work deepens the scholarship on Cuban medicine. It is the first to focus solely on the community based primary care system--Comprehensive Family Medicine and its activist health care professionals--the family doctors and nurses. Caring for Them from Birth to Death is based on interviews and observations conducted in the field over three years in Cuba. The book challenges assumptions about the health of poor populations and demonstrates the global importance of the Cuban model.

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Lexington Books

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0739118277

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9780739118276

Wrong Alibi

An Alaskan Mystery

By: Christina Dodd

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Wrong Alibi

An Alaskan Mystery

By: Christina Dodd

Perfect for fans of Lisa Jewell, New York Times bestselling author Christina Dodd delivers an all-new thriller, featuring a bold and brash female protagonist. WRONG JOB Eighteen-year-old Evelyn Jones lands a job in small-town Alaska, working for a man in his isolated mountain home. But her bright hopes for the future are shattered when Donald White disappears, leaving her to face charges of theft, embezzlement—and a brutal double murder. Her protestations of innocence count for nothing. Convicted, she faces life in prison…until fate sends her on the run. WRONG NAME Evie's escape leaves her scarred and in hiding, isolated from her family, working under an alias at a wilderness camp. Bent on justice, intent on recovering her life, she searches for the killer who slaughters without remorse. WRONG ALIBI At last, the day comes. Donald White has returned. Evie emerges from hiding; the fugitive becomes the hunter. But in her mind, she hears the whisper of other forces at work. Now Evelyn must untangle the threads of evidence before she’s once again found with blood on her hands: the blood of her own family… “This is Dodd at her brilliant best.” —Booklist (starred review) on Strangers She Knows Don't miss POINT LAST SEEN, an all-new thriller by New York Times bestselling author Christina Dodd featuring a strong female protagonist, a chilling villain, and twisty secrets that will keep you turning the pages. Perfect for fans of Lisa Jewell, Jayne Ann Krentz and Sandra Brown. Perfect for fans of Lisa Jewell, Karin Slaughter and Sandra Brown and will have readers keeping the lights on all night.

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HQN Books

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1488069131

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9781488069130

Smuggled

A Novel

By: Christina Shea

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Smuggled

A Novel

By: Christina Shea

The harrowing yet hopeful life story of a Jewish girl’s escape from Nazis, growing up under communist oppression, and finally reclaiming her true identity. In a narrative sweeping from WWII rural Romania to 1990s cosmopolitan Budapest, Christina Shea’s Smuggled tells the story of Eva Farkas, who loses her identity at five years old when she is spirited across the Hungarian border in a flour sack to escape the Nazis. When Eva arrives in Romania, her aunt and uncle greet her with a startling proclamation: “Eva is dead.” Her new name is Anca Balaj and she must never speak another word of Hungarian. Living with a dangerous secret under Nicolae Ceausescu’s Romanian Communist Party, Anca meets others who are forced into hiding—an abortion doctor, a homosexual, another secret Jew. But when the Iron Curtain falls, Anca reclaims the name her mother gave her. She finally returns to Hungary, a country changing as fast as the price of bread, where her lifelong search for family and identity comes full circle. An intimate look at the effects of history on an individual life, Smuggled is a raw and fearless account of transformation, and a viscerally reflective tale about the basic need for love without claims.

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Open Road + Grove/Atlantic

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0802195547

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9780802195548

The Truth About Burnout

How Organizations Cause Personal Stress and What to Do About It

By: Christina Maslach,Michael P. Leiter

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The Truth About Burnout

How Organizations Cause Personal Stress and What to Do About It

By: Christina Maslach,Michael P. Leiter

Today's workforce is experiencing job burnout in epidemic proportions. Workers at all levels, both white- and blue-collar, feel stressed out, insecure, misunderstood, undervalued, and alienated at their workplace. This original and important book debunks the common myth that when workers suffer job burnout they are solely responsible for their fatigue, anger, and don't give a damn attitude. The book clearly shows where the accountability often belongs. . . .squarely on the shoulders of the organization.

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John Wiley & Sons

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0470423560

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9780470423561

All Is Vanity

A Novel

By: Christina Schwarz

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All Is Vanity

A Novel

By: Christina Schwarz

At once darkly comedic and moving, this witty exploration of female friendship, envy, and misguided ambition by the author of the number-one bestseller Drowning Ruth, deliciously satirizes the desire to shine in the world. In All is Vanity, Margaret and Letty, best friends since childhood and now living on opposite coasts, reach their mid-thirties and begin to chafe at their sense that they are not where they ought to be in life. Margaret, driven and overconfident, decides the best way to rectify this is to quit her job and whip out a literary tour de force. Frustrated almost immediately and humiliated at every turn, Margaret turns to Letty for support. But as Letty, a stay-at-home mother of four, begins to feel pressured to make a good showing in the upper-middle-class Los Angeles society into which her husband’s new job has thrust her, Margaret sees a plot unfolding that’s better than anything she could make up. Desperate to finish her book and against her better nature, she pushes Letty to take greater and greater risks, and secretly steals her friend’s stories as fast as she can live them. Hungry for the world’s regard, Margaret rashly sacrifices one of the things most precious to her, until the novel’s suspenseful conclusion shows her the terrible consequences of her betrayal. Widely celebrated for her debut novel, Drowning Ruth, Christina Schwarz once again proves herself to be a writer of remarkable depth and range. Like Drowning Ruth, All is Vanity probes into the mysteries of the human heart and uncovers the passions that drive ordinary people to break the rules in pursuit of their own desires.

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Ballantine Books

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0345439112

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The Comic Art of War

A Critical Study of Military Cartoons, 1805-2014, with a Guide to Artists

By: Christina M. Knopf

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The Comic Art of War

A Critical Study of Military Cartoons, 1805-2014, with a Guide to Artists

By: Christina M. Knopf

For military cartoonists the absurdity of war inspires a laugh-or-cry response and provides an endless source of un-funny amusement. Cartoons by hundreds of artists-at-arms from more than a dozen countries and spanning two centuries are included in this study--the first to consider such a broad range of military comics. War and military life are examined through the inside jokes of the men and women who served. The author analyzes themes of culture, hierarchy, enemies and allies, geography, sexuality, combat, and civilian relations and describes how comics function within a community. A number of artists included were known for their work with Disney, Marvel Comics, the New Yorker and Madison Avenue but many lesser known artists are recognized.

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McFarland

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0786498358

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9780786498352

Forget What You Know

A Novel

By: Christina Dodd

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Forget What You Know

A Novel

By: Christina Dodd

“Extraordinarily entertaining….with a cinematic flair that Hitchcock would envy.” – Booklist, starred review Perfect for fans of Karen Slaughter, Lisa Jewell, and Sandra Brown comes a brand-new heartstoppingly suspenseful thriller from New York Times bestselling author Christina Dodd... A submerged car is pulled from the bottom of the lake. The driver has been shot in the back of the head and no other bodies are found. Only a legendary sculpture remains inside, and as it rises to the surface, greedy collectors from around the world gather. They'll stop at nothing to gain possession of the priceless artifact. Only one person stands in their way… Zoey Phoenix remembers nothing about her early childhood; her mother’s desire to leave those years behind never worried her…until she’s almost killed in a hit and run and, days later, her mother disappears. Now Zoey fears her family secrets won’t stay buried long. She has no idea who tried to murder her or why, but she’s determined to unravel the dangerous truths of her past—before they claim her future. Forget what you know...yet the past remembers. "If Lisa Jewell, Ruth Ware and Lucy Foley are on your Mount Rushmore of suspense writers, Dodd's latest release definitely needs a spot on your shelf."—E! News

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351

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Harlequin

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0369720121

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9780369720122

Coyote's Vow

By: Christina Lynn Lambert

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Coyote's Vow

By: Christina Lynn Lambert

Kylie Claremont wants answers. She was the victim of a brutal experiment that caused her to develop telekinetic abilities. The doctors at the research facility disappeared without a trace and she was left with some strange abilities and a lot of questions. Determined not to let the past destroy her, she built a successful career as a web developer and found a place on the Psy Guild Council. Even though the guild members look down on her for being a lab created psy, she’s working hard to bring changes to the closed-minded group. The position she’s offered as a liaison between Shifters United and the Psy Guild will give her the chance to find the elusive research company that disappeared after experimenting on her and bring them to justice. The only thing standing in her way is an arrogant coyote shifter who is convinced that Kylie is a threat to shifters and shouldn’t be allowed to be a part of Shifters United. She never expected to fall for the gruff, mistrustful man but he has a sweet side that takes her by surprise. Coyote shifter Trevor Ryland will never trust the psy. Still, he knows the time has come to strengthen the tentative alliance between shifters and psy. He fully intends to ignore his attraction to the beautiful psy liaison, but he’d never forgive himself if something happened to her. His plan to protect her from afar is wrecked when they’re forced to work together. Kylie could be his mate but he can’t let that happen. Before he can stop himself, he vows to protect her by any means necessary. A more serious vow than he intended to give. The struggle to deny his need for the one woman with the power to destroy him gets harder every day. During their search for the traveling research group that turns unsuspecting subjects into psy, Trevor and Kylie uncover a web of greed and deceit. Traitors want to silence them and opportunists want to capture and exploit everyone with strange abilities. Trevor and Kylie will have to work fast and fight hard to stop the deranged research group CEO’s latest plans or psy and shifters everywhere will suffer.

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Decadent Publishing

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1683618262

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9781683618263

From Your Man in Accra

By: Christina Aaboe

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From Your Man in Accra

By: Christina Aaboe

The tension in West Africa is high. Certain radical groups are forming causing great trouble and fear. Not less the terror organization Boko Haram! The famous Ghanaian journalist Kweku Bentum suddenly finds himself in the middle of his worst nightmare. The future of Ghana is at stake – but more than that, the future of the whole of West Africa is at stake if things get out of control. Kweku Bentum must take action to stop genocide and other forms of terror to overtake the region. Luckily he gets good help from his journalistic ?informer ? Kanimu, a rastaman who normally likes to live life easy, free and without trouble. Accra, the capital of Ghana, West Africa is the setting for this fast moving drama. But you dont have to know a thing about Ghana or even Africa to feel the shivers on your spine as the story moves on. It could be anywhere in the world. You could be the one who have to take action. The question is: Who do you have on your side? Who is willing to help when problems really starts to evolve?

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Booktango

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1468957309

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9781468957303

Sally Brady's Italian Adventure

A Novel

By: Christina Lynch

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Sally Brady's Italian Adventure

A Novel

By: Christina Lynch

A fresh breeze of wit and glamour." —The Wall Street Journal "Richly evocative of the charms and contradictions of Italy. Brava!” —Chris Pavone, New York Times bestselling author "A gorgeously entertaining story about a spirited woman during wartime that manages to be a clever caper at times but taut and profound at others"* What if you found yourself in the middle of a war armed only with lipstick and a sense of humor? Abandoned as a child in Los Angeles in 1931, dust bowl refugee Sally Brady convinces a Hollywood movie star to adopt her, and grows up to be an effervescent gossip columnist secretly satirizing Europe’s upper crust. By 1940 saucy Sally is conquering Fascist-era Rome with cheek and charm. A good deed leaves Sally stranded in wartime Italy, brandishing a biting wit, a fake passport, and an elastic sense of right and wrong. To save her friends and find her way home through a land of besieged castles and villas, Sally must combat tragedy with comedy, tie up pompous bureaucrats in their own red tape, force the cruel to be kind, and unravel the mystery, weight, and meaning of family. Heir to Odysseus’s wiles and Candide’s optimism, Sally Brady is a heroine for the 21st century.

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St. Martin's Press

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1250286166

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9781250286161

Inside The Writers' Room

Conversations with American TV Writers

By: Christina Kallas

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Inside The Writers' Room

Conversations with American TV Writers

By: Christina Kallas

Television drama has come to rival cinema in its sophisticated narrative form and high production values. At the heart of this success is the television writer, and TV has become the home of some of the most exciting and high quality writing. In a series of original interviews, showrunners and writers from some of the biggest American TV dramas of recent years share their experiences and practices of the 'writers' room', on shows such as The Sopranos, The Wire, Mad Men and Game of Thrones. Christina Kallas frames these insider insights with an astute overview of the writer's instrumental role in the rise of sophisticated TV narrative, and concluding reflections which will be invaluable to writers, critics and fans alike.

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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1350309184

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9781350309180

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