An orphan gets caught up in an evil corporation’s deadly conspiracy in this YA science fiction thriller perfect for fans of Cat Patrick and Suzanne Young. Raised in an elite foster center off the California coast, sixteen-year-old Tabitha has been protected from the outside world. Her trainers at the center have told her she’ll need to be in top physical condition to be matched with a loving family. So she swims laps and shaves seconds off her mile time, dreaming of the day when she’ll meet her adoptive parents. But when Tabitha’s told she’s been paired, instead of being taken to her new home, she wakes up immobile on a hospital bed. Moments before she’s sliced open, a group of renegade teenagers rescues her, and she learns the real reason she’s been kept in shape: PharmPerfect, a local pharmaceutical giant, is using her foster program as a replacement factory for their pill-addicted clients’ failing organs. Determined to save the rest of her friends at the center, Tabitha joins forces with her rescuers, led by moody and mysterious Gavin Stiles. As they race to uncover the rest of PharmPerfect’s secrets, though, Tabitha finds herself with more questions than answers. Will trusting the enigmatic group of rebels lead her back to the slaughterhouse? “An intriguing, terrifying glimpse of an all-too-possible future. The gutsy characters and spine-chilling premise kept me up late.”—Karen Healey, author of When We Wake “Just when readers think they’ve recovered from one adrenaline rush, another hits as they devour this YA thriller laced with science fiction.”—RT Book Reviews
An orphan gets caught up in an evil corporation’s deadly conspiracy in this YA science fiction thriller perfect for fans of Cat Patrick and Suzanne Young. Raised in an elite foster center off the California coast, sixteen-year-old Tabitha has been protected from the outside world. Her trainers at the center have told her she’ll need to be in top physical condition to be matched with a loving family. So she swims laps and shaves seconds off her mile time, dreaming of the day when she’ll meet her adoptive parents. But when Tabitha’s told she’s been paired, instead of being taken to her new home, she wakes up immobile on a hospital bed. Moments before she’s sliced open, a group of renegade teenagers rescues her, and she learns the real reason she’s been kept in shape: PharmPerfect, a local pharmaceutical giant, is using her foster program as a replacement factory for their pill-addicted clients’ failing organs. Determined to save the rest of her friends at the center, Tabitha joins forces with her rescuers, led by moody and mysterious Gavin Stiles. As they race to uncover the rest of PharmPerfect’s secrets, though, Tabitha finds herself with more questions than answers. Will trusting the enigmatic group of rebels lead her back to the slaughterhouse? “An intriguing, terrifying glimpse of an all-too-possible future. The gutsy characters and spine-chilling premise kept me up late.”—Karen Healey, author of When We Wake “Just when readers think they’ve recovered from one adrenaline rush, another hits as they devour this YA thriller laced with science fiction.”—RT Book Reviews
Love Inspired brings you three new titles! Enjoy these uplifting contemporary romances of faith, forgiveness and hope. THE AMISH SPINSTER’S COURTSHIP by Emma Miller When Marshall Byler meets Lovey Stutzman—a newcomer to his Amish community—it’s love at first sight. Except Lovey doesn’t believe the handsome bachelor is serious about pursuing her. And with his grandmother trying to prevent the match, will they ever find their way to each other? THE RANCHER’S LEGACY Red Dog Ranch by Jessica Keller Returning home isn’t part of Rhett Jarrett’s plan—until he inherits the family ranch from his father. Running it won’t be easy with his ranch assistant, Macy Howell, challenging all his decisions. But when he discovers the truth about his past, will he begin to see things her way? HER COLORADO COWBOY Rocky Mountain Heroes by Mindy Obenhaus Socialite Lily Davis agrees to take her children riding…despite her fear of horses. Working with widowed cowboy Noah Stephens to launch his new rodeo school is a step further than she planned to go. But they might just discover a love that conquers both their fears.
Love Inspired brings you three new titles! Enjoy these uplifting contemporary romances of faith, forgiveness and hope. THEIR PRETEND AMISH COURTSHIP The Amish Bachelors Patricia Davids To avoid their matchmaking mothers’ plans and pursue their dreams, Fannie Erb and Noah Bowman agree to a pretend courtship. As they make room in their schedules to attend events as a couple, could their hearts also begin to make room for each other? SECOND-CHANCE COWBOY Cowboys of Cedar Ridge Carolyne Aarsen Once she’s paid off her father’s debts, Tabitha Rennie plans to leave Cedar Ridge and all the painful memories it brings. Having ex-fiancé Morgan Walsh ask for help connecting with his son was not part of the plan. Yet spending time with father and son is creating dreams of house and home. THE SINGLE MOM’S SECOND CHANCE Goose Harbor Jessica Keller Returning to Goose Harbor, Claire Atwood has plenty of reasons for staying away from Evan Daniels—most notably being jilted at the altar by her onetime sweetheart. But both are running for mayor, which means spending time together. But could it also mean a second chance at forever?
Love Inspired brings you three full-length stories in one collection! Fall in love with stories where faith helps guide you through life’s challenges, and discover the promise of a new beginning. This box set includes: AN UNLIKELY AMISH MATCH (An Indiana Amish Brides novel) By Vannetta Chapman Susannah Beiler is determined to keep her friends from falling for the new bad-boy Amish bachelor in town—even if it means keeping an eye on Micah Fisher herself. But when she gets to know him, can she protect her own heart? THE WRANGLER’S LAST CHANCE (A Red Dog Ranch novel) By Jessica Keller When Carter Kelly is hired as the head wrangler at Red Dog Ranch, the self-proclaimed wanderer doesn’t plan to stay long. But as he helps Shannon Jarrett plan a horse show fund-raiser and gain self-confidence after her abusive past relationship, will he finally find a home…and love? HER ROCKY MOUNTAIN HOPE (A Rocky Mountain Heroes novel) By Mindy Obenhaus Ready to open his camp for young cancer patients, Daniel Stephens must impress foundation overseer Blythe McDonald to ensure she approves funding for next year. But can he convince the cautious former cancer patient his camp is worthy of the money…and that he’s worthy of her heart? For more uplifting stories of faith, forgiveness and hope, look for Love Inspired February 2020 Box Set—2 of 2
Love Inspired brings you three new titles at a great value, available now! Enjoy these uplifting contemporary romances of faith, forgiveness and hope. AN AMISH HARVEST The Amish Bachelors by Patricia Davids When Samuel Bowman is injured in an accident, local nurse Rebecca Miller is charged with his care. Can the beautiful Amish widow also help heal the scars he's carrying in his heart? THE DOCTOR'S PERFECT MATCH Chatam House by Arlene James After Eva Russell faints at his feet, Dr. Brooks Leland insists she stay at Chatam House to recover. Soon he can't seem to keep his distance from the mysterious woman—despite the secrets she's hiding. THE SINGLE DAD NEXT DOOR Goose Harbor by Jessica Keller. Maggie West can't believe she's losing her inn to reformed bad boy Kellen Ashby. As renovations start, she begins to see the single dad's caring ways and the possibility of a new position—that of mother and wife.
Taking up a social constructionist position, this book illustrates the social and cultural construction of autism as made visible in everyday, educational, institutional and historical discourses, alongside a careful consideration of the bodily and material realities of embodied differences. The authors highlight the economic consequences of a disabling culture, and explore how autism fits within broader arguments related to normality, abnormality and stigma. To do this, they provide a theoretically and historically grounded discussion of autism—one designed to layer and complicate the discussions that surround autism and disability in schools, health clinics, and society writ large. In addition, they locate this discussion across two contexts – the US and the UK – and draw upon empirical examples to illustrate the key points. Located at the intersection of critical disability studies and discourse studies, the book offers a critical reframing of autism and childhood mental health disorders more generally.
Love Inspired brings you three new titles! Enjoy these uplifting contemporary romances of faith, forgiveness and hope. AN AMISH REUNION Amish Hearts Jo Ann Brown Hannah Lambright is shocked to learn she has a baby sister. With no experience raising children, she turns to past love Daniel Stoltzfus for aid.As they grow close, Hannah realizes that if she can trust Daniel not to break her heart again, she may finally get her wish: having a family. APPLE ORCHARD BRIDE Goose Harbor Jessica Keller When he’s given custody of his cousin’s child, Toby Holcomb moves back to his hometown to start anew as a dad. Working side by side with Jenna Crest on her father’s orchard, Toby begins to realize that his life’s happiness may depend on a friend from his past. ROCKY MOUNTAIN COWBOY Tina Radcliffe Joe Gallagher is surprised to find the woman who abandoned him is back in Paradise, Colorado, to be his physical therapist. Single mom Rebecca Simpson knows she hurt the handsome cowboy all those years ago, but if she can earn his trust this could be their chance at forever.
This unique history reveals how a century of Federal Court drama and influential rulings shaped the development and culture of Northern California. From the gold rush to the Internet boom, the US District Court for the Northern District of California has played a major role in how business is done and life is lived on the Pacific Coast. When California was first admitted to the Union, pioneers were busy prospecting for new fortunes, building towns and cities—and suing each other. San Francisco became the epicenter of a litigious new world of fortune-seekers and corporate interests. Northern California’s federal court set precedents on issues ranging from shanghaied sailors to Mexican land grants and the civil rights of Chinese immigrants. Through the era of Prohibition and the labor movement to World War II and the tumultuous sixties and seventies, the court's historic rulings have defined the Bay Area's geography, culture, and commerce.
Presents literary criticism on the works of nineteenth-century writers of all genres, nations, and cultures. Critical essays are selected from leading sources, including published journals, magazines, books, reviews, diaries, broadsheets, pamphlets, and scholarly papers. Criticism includes early views from the author's lifetime as well as later views, including extensive collections of contemporary analysis.
Love Inspired brings you three new titles! Enjoy these uplifting contemporary romances of faith, forgiveness and hope. HER AMISH SUITOR’S SECRET Amish of Serenity Ridge by Carrie Lighte Recently deceived by her ex-fiancé, Amish restaurant owner Rose Allgyer agrees to temporarily manage her uncle’s lakeside cabins in Maine. Falling in love again is the last thing she wants—until she meets groundskeeper Caleb Miller. But when she discovers he’s hiding something, can she ever trust him with her heart? STARTING OVER IN TEXAS Red Dog Ranch by Jessica Keller Returning to his family ranch is the fresh start widower Boone Jarrett and his daughter need. But he quickly learns rodeo rider Violet Byrd will challenge his every decision. Now they must find a way to put aside their differences to work together…and possibly become a family. A MOTHER’S HOMECOMING by Lisa Carter Charmed by the two-year-old twins in her toddler tumbling class, Maggie Arledge is shocked to learn they’re the children she gave up for adoption. And now sparks are flying between her and Bridger Hollingsworth, the uncle caring for the boys. Can she let herself get attached…and risk exposing secrets from her past?
Love Inspired Suspense brings you three new titles! Enjoy these suspenseful romances of danger and faith. This box set includes: TRAIL OF THREATS (A Mountain Country K-9 Unit novel) by Jessica R. Patch Single mom Sadie Owens’s fear of being watched is confirmed when her home is set ablaze—while she and her son are trapped inside. Officer Rocco Manelli and his arson dog arrive in the nick of time to make a rescue. But as attacks persist, it’s up to Rocco to keep Sadie and her three-year-old safe from a criminal with a lethal agenda. Can he keep a vengeful arsonist from scorching a deadly path through Elk Valley—before Sadie and her son become the next victims? PROTECTING THE AMISH CHILD (An Amish Country Justice novel) by USA TODAY bestselling author Dana R. Lynn When Francesca Brown discovers a dead body, bullets start flying her way. Soon FBI agent Tanner Hall arrives—only to find an autistic Amish boy hiding nearby. As a witness to a crime, it’s clear someone will stop at nothing to silence the little boy—permanently. With assailants on their trail, can Fran and Tanner unravel a lethal conspiracy before the murderer strikes again? UNRAVELING KILLER SECRETS by Shannon Redmon After discovering the scene of her friend’s murder, forensic photographer Sasha Kane barely escapes alive. But snapping a photo puts her and her son directly in the killer’s sights…and under the protection of her ex-boyfriend Detective Judah Walker. Stunned that Sasha kept their boy a secret, Judah must put his distrust aside to protect his new family. But with the killer closing in, their future hinges on whether they can survive long enough for justice to prevail. For more stories filled with danger and romance, look for Love Inspired Suspense September 2024 Box Set – 2 of 2
Introducing the Special Interest Communication Theory (SICT) Facilitative Framework, this guide will help you to support autistic clients and meet their needs through special interests and pop culture. Turning away from a culture that has often sought to suppress autistic special interests, Stallings asks that therapists meet autistic children and adults on their own terms. Creating an autism positive environment and engaging with special interests - from video games to K-Pop - builds rapport and helps identify therapeutic goals. Jessica Woolhiser Stallings combines this practical guide to her evidence-based framework with an overview of the history and applications of therapies and arts therapies used with autism. From a perspective that respects autistic self-advocacy and the role of art therapy in supporting individual emotional health, this guide offers tools to address anxiety, social interaction, communication, identity and more.
Love Inspired Suspense brings you three new titles! Enjoy these suspenseful romances of danger and faith. This box set includes: HER FORGOTTEN LIFE by USA TODAY Bestselling Author Maggie K. Black Sara Kilpatrick has no memory of her life before she ended up in an Amish farmhouse. When killers come after her, she must dig into her past and find a husband who thought she was dead and baby she doesn’t remember. But with killers on their tail, will they live long enough for her to regain her memories? TEXAS SMOKE SCREEN (A Quantico Profilers thriller) by Jessica R. Patch After being badly burned in the house fire that killed her husband, FBI profiler Vera Gilmore’s greatest fear is fire. But when her old boyfriend, homicide detective Brooks Brawley, asks her to profile a serial arsonist, she can’t turn him down. And when the killer comes after, Brooks will stop at nothing to keep her safe. SANTA FE SETUP by Katy Lee After artist Luci Butler discovers someone has been hiding drugs in her paintings, she also finds ruthless killers are aiming to silence her. Only her brother’s coworker Bard Holland is on her side as she must race to prove her innocence and stay alive. For more stories filled with danger and romance, look for Love Inspired Suspense January 2023 Box Set – 1 of 2
Love Inspired brings you three new titles! Enjoy these uplifting contemporary romances of faith, forgiveness and hope. THE AMISH CHRISTMAS MATCHMAKER Indiana Amish Brides by Vannetta Chapman When Annie Kauffmann’s father decides to join Levi Lapp in Texas to start a new Amish community, Annie doesn’t want to go. Her wedding business is in Indiana, so leaving’s out of the question. But if Annie finds Levi a wife, he might just give up this dream of moving… HIS UNEXPECTED RETURN Red Dog Ranch by Jessica Keller For five years, Wade Jarrett’s family and ex-girlfriend believed he was dead—until he returns to the family ranch. He knew he’d have to make amends…but he never expected he had a daughter. Can Wade convince Cassidy Danvers he’s a changed man who deserves the title daddy and, possibly, husband? THE HOLIDAY SECRET Castle Falls by Kathryn Springer In her birth family’s hometown, Ellery Marshall plans to keep her identity hidden until she learns more about them. But that’s easier said than done when single dad Carter Bristow and his little girl begin to tug at her heart. Could she unite two families by Christmas?
In Unmanageable Care, anthropologist Jessica M. Mulligan goes to work at an HMO and records what it's really like to manage care. Set at a health insurance company dubbed Acme, this book chronicles how the privatization of the health care system in Puerto Rico transformed the experience of accessing and providing care on the island. Through interviews and participant observation, the book explores the everyday contexts in which market reforms were enacted. It follows privatization into the compliance department of a managed care organization, through the visits of federal auditors to a health plan, and into the homes of health plan members who recount their experiences navigating the new managed care system. In the 1990s and early 2000s, policymakers in Puerto Rico sold off most of the island's public health facilities and enrolled the poor, elderly and disabled into for-profit managed care plans. These reforms were supposed to promote efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and high quality care. Despite the optimistic promises of market-based reforms, the system became more expensive, not more efficient; patients rarely behaved as the expected health-maximizing information processing consumers; and care became more chaotic and difficult to access. Citizens continued to look to the state to provide health services for the poor, disabled, and elderly. This book argues that pro-market reforms failed to deliver on many of their promises. The health care system in Puerto Rico was dramatically transformed, just not according to plan.
This book explores key applications of phage biotechnology and reviews recent advances in phage display technologies. The applications covered were selected on the basis of their significance and representativeness in the field. The small size and enormous diversity of bacteriophages make them ideal candidates for numerous applications across many industries. Since the discovery of phages and the advent of phage display systems, considerable attention has been focused on the development of novel therapeutic and industrial applications. Recent studies combine the genomic flexibility of phages with phage display systems in order to generate modified phages for targeted delivery.
The care of the brain in early Christianity is a history of the brain during late antiquity. Through close attention to ancient medical material and its transformation in Christian texts, Jessica Wright traces the roots of cerebral subjectivity--the identification of the individual self with the brain, a belief very much still with us today--to tensions within early Christianity over the brain's role in self-governance and its inherent vulnerability. Examining how early Christians appropriated medical ideas, Wright tracks how they used the vulnerability of the brain as a trope for teaching ascetic practices, therapeutics of the soul, and the path to salvation. Bringing a medical lens to the religous discourse, this text demonstrates that rather than rejecting medical traditions, early Christianity developed through creatively integrating them"--Publisher's website.
Love Inspired brings you four new titles for one great price, available now! Enjoy these uplifting contemporary romances of faith, forgiveness and hope. Look for the bundle 1 of 2 and enjoy more inspirational stories from Love Inspired! DADDY WANTED Renee Andrews When Claremont's wild child Savvy Bowers returns home to care for her friend's orphaned children, she finds a home in the town she once rejected—and the man who once betrayed her. THE FIREMAN'S SECRET Goose Harbor Jessica Keller Fireman Joel Palermo has put his rebellious youth behind him. But when his return to Goose Harbor reveals his mistakes left Shelby Beck scarred forever, can he ever gain her forgiveness and her love? FALLING FOR TEXAS Jill Lynn When teacher Olivia Grayson teams up with rancher Cash Maddox to keep his teenage sister on the right track, their promise to stay just friends is put to the ultimate test. THE ENGAGEMENT BARGAIN Prairie Courtships Sherri Shackelford Caleb McCoy can't deny the entrancing Anna Bishop the protection she requires. A pretend betrothal seems like the best option to hide her identity. Until they both wonder whether it could be a permanent solution…
Adult autism assessment is a new and fast-growing clinical area, for which professionals often feel ill-equipped. Autistic adults are often misdiagnosed which has enormous implications for their mental health. This accessible and comprehensive adult autism assessment handbook covers the most up to date research and best practice around adult autism assessment, centering the person's internal experiences and sense-making in clinical assessment, rather than subjective observation, thus providing the clinician with a truly paradigm shifting Neuro-Affirmative approach to autism assessment. Traditional clinical assessment tools are comprehensively explored and unpacked to enable the clinician to have full confidence in aligning traditional criteria to the Autistic person's subjective experiences. Full of additional resources like language guidelines and an exploration of the common intersections between Autistic experience and the effects of trauma, mental health and more, this book supplies a breadth of knowledge on key areas that affect Autistic adults in everyday life. The mixed team of neurotypical and neurodivergent authors describe lived experience of Autistic adults, a how-to for conducting Neuro-Affirmative assessments and post-assessment support, alongside reflections from practice. This book also has a directory of further resources including downloadable forms that you can use to prepare for your own assessments and a downloadable deep dive into Autistic perception. This guide will also support professionals through every step of the assessment process.
Disability through the Lens of Justice offers a contextual framework for considering the limitations that disability places on individuals. Specifically, those that prevent individuals from having control in certain domains of their life, by restricting the availability of acceptable options or the ability to choose between them. Begon argues that our theory of justice should be concerned with the lives individuals can lead, and not with whether their bodies and minds function typically. The problem that disability raises is not the mere fact of difference, but the ways in which that difference is accommodated (or not) and the limitations it may cause. In Disability Through the Lens of Justice, Begon offers a new framework to the disability and justice model. She argues that achieving justice does not require 'normalisation', or the elimination of difference, but through implementating a model which enables all individuals to control their lives as they choose.
At a time when education appears to be simply reproducing social class relations, Radical childhoods offers a timely consideration of how children’s and young people’s education can confront and challenge social inequality. Presenting detailed analysis of archival material and oral testimony, the book examines the experiences of students and educators in two schooling initiatives that were connected to two of the most significant social movements in Britain: Socialist Sunday Schools (est. 1892) and Black Saturday/Supplementary Schools (est. 1967). Analysing across time, the author explores the ways in which these two very different schooling movements incorporated large numbers of women, challenged class and race inequality, and attempted to create spaces of ‘emancipatory’ education independent to the state. It argues that despite appearing to be on the ‘margins’ of the public sphere these schools were important, if contested and complex, sites of political struggle.
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