Jessica Chandler and Blake Randall have a lot of unfinished business. Jessica had once idolized Blake and when the opportunity came, she had given herself to him shamelessly. She tossed his duty-bound proposal in his face. After all, she had her pride. An automobile accident took the lives of her parents and caused her many months of physical therapy and grief counseling. Although she was in a wheelchair, her torn body was healing. After several long years, Blake was ending his self-imposed exile. He realized that time away did not diminish his intense desire for Jessica. It did, however, ease the pain of her rejection. Being away from his family had cost him more than he cared to admit and he longed for their close contact. Little did Blake and Jessica know that an unexpected encounter would change the course of their lives.
Traces the life and career of Tina Turner, from the early days of the Ike and Tina Revue, through the years of spousal abuse, to the success of Grammy Awards and film work.
After Peggy Edwards, Miroslava Lhotsky, and Judy Turner published their highly successful first book, The Healthy Boomer: A No-Nonsense Guide to Midlife Health for Women and Men, they embarked on a series of workshops with health professionals and men and women in midlife. Like them, the participants often found it almost impossible to juggle the responsibilities of midlife and still find time and energy for themselves. Translating the principles of balance and good health into daily action is difficult, and the authors knew from their seminars that participants were always pleased to hear stories of struggle and success from others. It made sense, they concluded, to ask Boomers themselves the best ways to manage midlife. To get a sense of common issues in midlife and possible coping strategies, they sent out a questionnaire and conducted telephone interviews to draw out more in-depth ideas. The results are found in this book, a collection of anecdotes, quotes, and wisdom from Boomers themselves. In midlife, we start to get in touch with the fact that our time on earth will not last forever and is precious. This book provides a variety of ways of looking at this fact and of thinking about the choices ahead. There are motivating stories from Boomers (some, such as Pamela Wallin, known to many), brief updates from the scientific world, and interesting tidbits of information from the survey.
In North America, some eighty-eight million boomers are facing the physical and personal challenges of midlife. But midlife can also be a time of tremendous vitality, confidence, and joy. In this comprehensive guide, three experts in midlife health draw on interviews, the latest research, and their own expertise to help men, women, and couples on the journey from midlife turbulence to midlife mastery. The Healthy Boomer provides easy-to-use decision-making tools, accurate information, and practical advice on such topics as: The male and female menopause; how to make a decision about hormone replacement therapy; alternative health care; preventing heart disease, cancer, and osteoporosis; prostate health and impotence; healthy relationships and great sex in midlife; anti-aging techniques; weight control, exercise, and healthy eating; the importance of spiritual well-being; handling midlife stress; what to do if you can't remember names any more. For the many North American boomers who are experiencing midlife challenges, The Healthy Boomer is required and reassuring reading.
Bowl turning for the novice turner. Beginning with the preparation and seasoning of the bowl blank, Judy takes the turner step-by-step through the finished product. Along the way she covers the proper use of tools, design considerations, and safety considerations. The project in the book is a beautiful salad bowl. A gallery will spark the imagination of the reader.
Safe Haven Sarah Davis Fisher and James O'Malley come from two very different cultures: Amish and American Indian. Sarah lived in a very secluded community; she was well cared for, but she lived without electricity and other modern conveniences. A rape and unexpected pregnancy forced Sarah to make the most important decision of her life. Reservation life was not pleasant for James. His white father ran off and his American Indian mother couldn't deal with the loss of her husband. Promises of a better life made by his white grandfather were never kept. James longed for a better life. He longed for a family. When Sarah and James meet, little do they know their differences, as well as what they share, will bind them together forever.
Stitch your choice of 12 fascinating colorwash quilts by using strip-piecing, foundation-piecing, and block-by-block techniques. Create beautifully blended washes of color that flow across your quilts.
The Temeraire, a 98-gun ship of the line, had fought gallantly beside Nelson's Victory at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805. After Trafalgar there were no more major naval battles - the Napoleonic wars ended in 1815 - and like many other warships, the Temeraire was relegated to harbour duties. By 1838, 40 years old, she was decaying; she was stripped of reusable materials and sold for the value of her timbers to a Rotherhithe ship-breaker. J. M. W. Turner's 'The Fighting Temeraire, tugged to her last berth to be broken up, 1838', one of the best-loved pictures in the National Gallery, depicts the passing of the Temeraire to her doom. From her inglorious final journey - a huge but powerless vessel without masts, rigging, sails or flags, towed by two steam tugs - Turner made a magnificent and deeply symbolic painting.
Lord Crispin O'Neill returns from Jamaica bringing an unusual gift for his intended bride: a young French slave named Peri. Peri, devoted in truly slavish fashion to the handsome lord who rescued her from a miserable future, cannot bear the idea of them marrying and lays a plan to ruin the engagement.
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