Each book in this series concentrates on the things that make each state unique. State-specific topics covered include: geography and climate, "Famous Firsts," state symbols, history and poeple, state government, culture, food, folklore and legends, sports teams, businesses and products, attractions and landmarks.
How recent breakthroughs in longevity research offer clues about human aging All of us would like to live longer, or to slow the debilitating effects of age. In How We Age, Coleen Murphy shows how recent research on longevity and aging may be bringing us closer to this goal. Murphy, a leading scholar of aging, explains that the study of model systems, particularly simple invertebrate animals, combined with breakthroughs in genomic methods, have allowed scientists to probe the molecular mechanisms of longevity and aging. Understanding the fundamental biological rules that govern aging in model systems provides clues about how we might slow human aging, which could lead in turn to new therapeutics and treatments for age-related disease. Among other vivid examples, Murphy describes research that shows how changing a single gene in the nematode worm C. elegans doubles its lifespan, extending not only the end of life but also the youthful, healthy part of life. Drawing on work in her own lab as well as other recent research, Murphy chronicles the history and current state of the field, explaining longevity’s links to reproduction and mating, sensory and cognitive function, inheritances from our ancestors, and the gut microbiome. Written with clarity and wit, How We Age provides a guide to the science: what we know about aging, how we know what we know, and what we can do with this new knowledge.
Step back in time with an enchanting heroine who will capture your heart and have you believing in destiny and serendipitous encounters. Peyton Miller is a disillusioned society wife and budding artist. While seeking solace through her painting, a mysterious crow leads her to a strange box hidden in the crumbled foundation of an abandoned cottage. The unusual artifacts inside the box sweep her into a maelstrom of terror that renders her unconscious. When she awakens, an elderly woman dressed in colonial garb seems mistake Peyton for the woman she claims is her grandchild, Rachel. Terrified and disoriented, Peyton reluctantly accompanies the woman to a puritanical home where she must assume the life of Rachel Landry, a woman married to a sea captain in Salem, Massachusetts. Peyton is somehow trapped in the 17th century, the year before the witch trials begin. Peyton struggles to adapt to her primitive surroundings and fights to prevent the persecution of innocent women in a village harboring a dark secret. As she becomes acclimated to her strange new life, she comes to understand why she had never been happy in the 21st century-the love of her life belongs to a distant past. Coleen D'Andrea's brilliant storytelling blends a modern-day woman's hopes and desires with New England lore. This tender and perfectly constructed debut novel will win your heart and have you reading well into the night.
Following Wild Blue, Coleen W. Cain's second World War II novel, Glory After the War continues this gripping saga. Paula and her husband, former USAF Capt. Garner Cameron, pursue their dreams of earning a living while continuing to serve their country in the freedom they so gallantly won. The nation swoons under strikes, shortages, and rental hikes for its 12,000,000 returning vets. Stripped of housing, employment, and basic needs, Paula and Garner are determined for him to get his B.S. degree in Engineering under the G.I. Bill. It is theirs to survive and revive the nation. Paula gets pregnant. Working wherever possible, she is often hungry, always worried about her unborn baby. They have been through the war, but this time around, it is the woman who determines the outcome.
Eleven-year-old Erika has difficulty adjusting to life in Minnesota when her family moves there from Germany in 1880, but a special Clydesdale horse not only helps her fit in, but also saves her life.
In need of two hundred dollars, the entree fee for competing in the Palamino Parade Landy hears a local legend about hidden gold and becomes determined to find the treasure.
Although at first unhappy that her birthday present is a trip to England and not a horse, Hannah falls in love with an English Hackney and is distressed that she may have to leave the gentle horse behind.
When her beloved American Saddlebred horse Blue is stolen and her friend Yonie's father is accused of the theft, Patience fights to find Blue and unmask the true theif.
Each book in this series concentrates on the things that make each state unique. State-specific topics covered include: geography and climate, "Famous Firsts," state symbols, history and poeple, state government, culture, food, folklore and legends, sports teams, businesses and products, attractions and landmarks.
Eleven-year-old Erika has difficulty adjusting to life in Minnesota when her family moves there from Germany in 1880, but a special Clydesdale horse not only helps her fit in, but also saves her life.
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