Laura Vance's Books

The Long Reach of the Sixties

LBJ, Nixon, and the Making of the Contemporary Supreme Court

By: Laura Kalman

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Long Reach of the Sixties

LBJ, Nixon, and the Making of the Contemporary Supreme Court

By: Laura Kalman

Americans often hear that Presidential elections are about "who controls" the Supreme Court. In The Long Reach of the Sixties, eminent legal historian Laura Kalman focuses on the period between 1965 and 1971, when Presidents Johnson and Nixon launched the most ambitious effort to do so since Franklin Roosevelt tried to pack it with additional justices. Those six years-- the apex of the Warren Court, often described as the most liberal in American history, and the dawn of the Burger Court--saw two successful Supreme Court nominations and two failed ones by LBJ, four successful nominations and two failed ones by Nixon, the first resignation of a Supreme Court justice as a result of White House pressure, and the attempted impeachment of another. Using LBJ and Nixon's telephone conversations and a wealth of archival collections, Kalman roots their efforts to mold the Court in their desire to protect their Presidencies, and she sets the contests over it within the broader context of a struggle between the executive, judicial and legislative branches of government. The battles that ensued transformed the meaning of the Warren Court in American memory. Despite the fact that the Court's work generally reflected public opinion, these fights calcified the image of the Warren Court as "activist" and "liberal" in one of the places that image hurts the most--the contemporary Supreme Court appointment process. To this day, the term "activist Warren Court" has totemic power among conservatives. Kalman has a second purpose as well: to explain how the battles of the sixties changed the Court itself as an institution in the long term and to trace the ways in which the 1965-71 period has haunted--indeed scarred--the Supreme Court appointments process"--

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

489

Publisher

Oxford University Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

019995822X

ISBN 13

9780199958221

Killer Tomatoes

Fifteen Tough Film Dames

By: Ray Hagen,Laura Wagner

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Killer Tomatoes

Fifteen Tough Film Dames

By: Ray Hagen,Laura Wagner

No delicate ingenues, these. In the middle of the twentieth century, the Mary Pickfords of the movie world were replaced by a different sort of woman--drop-dead gorgeous, witty, not afraid to speak their minds, they could slay you with a look--and if that didn't work, look out for the pistol in the garter. These ground-breaking actresses helped change the course of movie history, charting a path for generations to come. These profiles of fifteen leading ladies--Lucille Ball, Lynn Bari, Joan Blondell, Ann Dvorak, Gloria Grahame, Jean Hagen, Adele Jergens, Ida Lupino, Marilyn Maxwell, Mercedes McCambridge, Jane Russell, Ann Sheridan, Barbara Stanwyck, Claire Trevor and Marie Windsor--include overviews of their lives and careers, and excerpts from interviews. Five photos supplement each profile. Jane Russell (one of the actresses profiled) provides a foreword.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

281

Publisher

McFarland

Published Date

ISBN 10

0786480734

ISBN 13

9780786480739

What's Done in Darkness

A Novel

By: Laura McHugh

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

What's Done in Darkness

A Novel

By: Laura McHugh

Abducted as a teenager, a woman must now confront her past and untangle the truth of what really happened to her in this dark thriller from the author of The Wolf Wants In. ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Self • “Compulsively, propulsively readable.”—Laura Lippman, bestselling author of Lady in the Lake Seventeen-year-old Sarabeth has become increasingly rebellious since her parents found God and moved their family to a remote Arkansas farmstead where she’s forced to wear long dresses, follow strict rules, and grow her hair down to her waist. She’s all but given up on escaping the farm when a masked man appears one stifling summer morning and snatches her out of the cornfield. A week after her abduction, she’s found alongside a highway in a bloodstained dress—alive—but her family treats her like she’s tainted, and there’s little hope of finding her captor, who kept Sarabeth blindfolded in the dark the entire time, never uttering a word. One good thing arises from the horrific ordeal: a chance to leave the Ozarks and start a new life. Five years later, Sarabeth is struggling to keep her past buried when investigator Nick Farrow calls. Convinced that her case is connected to the strikingly similar disappearance of another young girl, Farrow wants Sarabeth’s help, and he’ll do whatever it takes to get it, even if that means dragging her back to the last place she wants to go—the hills and hollers of home, to face her estranged family and all her deepest fears. In this riveting novel from Laura McHugh, blood ties and buried secrets draw a young woman back into the nightmare of her past to save a missing girl, unaware of what awaits her in the darkness.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

257

Publisher

Random House Trade Paperbacks

Published Date

ISBN 10

0399590323

ISBN 13

9780399590320

The Unpublished Writings of Edith Wharton Vol 2

By: Laura Rattray

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Unpublished Writings of Edith Wharton Vol 2

By: Laura Rattray

During her lifetime, Edith Wharton was America's most popular and prolific writer. This book presents the unpublished writings of a canonical author, along with three stage-plays that open up a different field of Wharton studies. It also includes a general introduction, volume introductions, textual variants, headnotes and endnotes.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

343

Publisher

Taylor & Francis

Published Date

ISBN 10

1040243193

ISBN 13

9781040243190

Broken Bone China

By: Laura Childs

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Broken Bone China

By: Laura Childs

Theodosia Browning serves tea and solves crimes in Charleston, a city steeped in tradition and treachery in the latest Tea Shop Mystery from New York Times bestselling author Laura Childs. It is Sunday afternoon, and Theodosia and Drayton are catering a formal tea at a hot-air balloon rally. The view aloft is not only stunning, they are also surrounded by a dozen other colorful hot-air balloons. But as the sky turns gray and the clouds start to boil up, a strange object zooms out of nowhere. It is a drone, and it appears to be buzzing around the balloons, checking them out. As Theodosia and Drayton watch, the drone, hovering like some angry, mechanized insect, deliberately crashes into the balloon next to them. An enormous, fiery explosion erupts, and everyone watches in horror as the balloon plummets to the earth, killing all three of its passengers. Sirens scream, first responders arrive, and Theodosia is interviewed by the police. During the interview she learns that one of the downed occupants was Don Kingsley, the CEO of a local software company, SyncSoft. Not only do the police suspect Kingsley as the primary target, they learn that he possessed a rare Revolutionary War Union Jack flag that several people were rabidly bidding on. Intrigued, Theodosia begins her own investigation. Was it the CEO's soon-to-be ex-wife, who is restoring an enormous mansion at no expense? The CEO's personal assistant, who also functioned as curator of his prized collection of Americana? Two rival antiques' dealers known for dirty dealing? Or was the killer the fiancée of one of Theodosia's dear friends, who turns out to be an employee—and whistle-blower—at SyncSoft? INCLUDES DELICIOUS RECIPES AND TEA TIME TIPS!

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

322

Publisher

Penguin

Published Date

ISBN 10

0451489640

ISBN 13

9780451489647

Fort Delaware

By: Laura M. Lee,Brendan Mackie

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Fort Delaware

By: Laura M. Lee,Brendan Mackie

Located on Pea Patch Island, Fort Delaware was erected to defend local ports from enemy attack but never received or fired a shot in anger. The first earthen-work version, constructed during the War of 1812, was followed by a second 1820s plan incorporating a masonry star design with a network of drainage ditches. Engineering issues and a low-lying site doomed the structure; in 1831, it was irreparably damaged by fire. A new plan created a more substantial fortification still standing to this day. Fort Delaware evolved into a well-established community that transformed from protector to notorious Civil War prison camp. Most widely known as a prison, it subsequently served in lesser roles through three more conflicts. Images of America: Fort Delaware unifies an amazing pictorial record of Fort Delawares historical timeline. The story is not only of active duty but its rescue from abandonment and subsequent successful preservation work.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

132

Publisher

Arcadia Publishing

Published Date

ISBN 10

1439626235

ISBN 13

9781439626238

Impending Love and Madness

By: Laura Freeman

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Impending Love and Madness

By: Laura Freeman

Cass Beecher hopes Sergeant Zach Ravenswood will fall in love with her on an outing to Ford's Theater, only to have their world turned upside down with President Lincoln's assassination. Her romantic plans continue to be thwarted by family, friends, and a mysterious stranger. Can she save the man she loves from the enemies plotting to ruin him? Zach thought with the war over, he could turn his attention to wooing the lovely Cassandra, but a fortune teller's dire predictions begin to come true when a fire disfigures him, a nun poisons him, his uncle steals his inheritance, and he's shot. Is he going mad, or is everything not as it appears?

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

317

Publisher

The Wild Rose Press Inc

Published Date

ISBN 10

1509220593

ISBN 13

9781509220595

Oglethorpe University

By: Anne A. Salter,Laura Masce

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Oglethorpe University

By: Anne A. Salter,Laura Masce

Oglethorpe University, located in Atlanta, Georgia, was chartered in 1835 and began as a Presbyterian institution in the town of Midway, making it one of the earliest denominational institutions below the Virginia line. The university was named for James Edward Oglethorpe, founder of the colony of Georgia. After closing in 1862 because of the Civil War, the school reopened for a short time in the early 1870s. Oglethorpe was rechartered in 1913, and in 1916, classes began at the university's present location on Peachtree Road. Throughout its history, the university has garnered national and international attention through its famous alumni, such as poet Sidney Lanier; by conferring honorary degrees on prominent societal leaders, including Franklin D. Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson; and because of its beautiful campus and historic buildings. Since its refounding in Atlanta, Oglethorpe University has earned a reputation for offering students a strong liberal arts education, preparing graduates to "make a life, make a living, and make a difference.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

130

Publisher

Arcadia Publishing

Published Date

ISBN 10

0738552534

ISBN 13

9780738552538

Right Star Rising: A New Politics, 1974-1980

By: Laura Kalman

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Right Star Rising: A New Politics, 1974-1980

By: Laura Kalman

Tells the history of the Ford-Carter years, discusses the relevance of the period's politics on today's issues, and explains its shaping of the current political environment.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

505

Publisher

W. W. Norton & Company

Published Date

ISBN 10

0393076385

ISBN 13

9780393076387

Christian Ethics

A Case Method Approach, Fifth Edition

By: Stivers, Laura, A., Martin-Schramm, James B.

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Christian Ethics

A Case Method Approach, Fifth Edition

By: Stivers, Laura, A., Martin-Schramm, James B.

The fifth edition of this classic introduction to Christian ethics via the case method approach, utilizing case studies of contemporary ethical issues"--

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

298

Publisher

Orbis Books

Published Date

ISBN 10

1608338614

ISBN 13

9781608338610

Ancient Rome and Victorian Masculinity

By: Laura Eastlake

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Ancient Rome and Victorian Masculinity

By: Laura Eastlake

Romans in Victorian literature are at once pagan persecutors, pious statesmen, pleasure-seeking decadents, and heroes of empire: this volume examines how these manifold and often contradictory representations are deployed in a range of ways in the works of authors from Thomas Macaulay to Rudyard Kipling to create useable models of masculinity.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

258

Published Date

ISBN 10

0198833032

ISBN 13

9780198833031

Awakening Children's Minds

How Parents and Teachers Can Make a Difference

By: Laura E. Berk

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Awakening Children's Minds

How Parents and Teachers Can Make a Difference

By: Laura E. Berk

Based on the most recent contemporary research, this is a wide-ranging and practical guide to parenthood and early childhood education. 7 halftones.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

324

Publisher

Oxford University Press, USA

Published Date

ISBN 10

0195171551

ISBN 13

9780195171556

The Baby Name Wizard

A Magical Method For Finding The Perfect Name For Your Baby

By: Laura Wattenberg

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Baby Name Wizard

A Magical Method For Finding The Perfect Name For Your Baby

By: Laura Wattenberg

An innovative guide to selecting the perfect name for one's child, using a buyer's guide approach that helps parents ask the right questions to choose a name specifically tailored to personal taste.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

418

Publisher

Broadway

Published Date

ISBN 10

0767917529

ISBN 13

9780767917520

Hard to Serve: A Hard Ink/Blasphemy Crossover Novella

By: Laura Kaye

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Hard to Serve: A Hard Ink/Blasphemy Crossover Novella

By: Laura Kaye

From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Laura Kaye comes a new story in her Hard Ink series… To protect and serve is all Detective Kyler Vance ever wanted to do, so when Internal Affairs investigates him as part of the new police commissioner’s bid to oust corruption, everything is on the line. Which makes meeting a smart, gorgeous submissive at an exclusive play club the perfect distraction… The director of the city’s hottest art gallery, Mia Breslin’s career is golden. Now if only she could find a man to dominate her nights and set her body—and her heart—on fire. When a scorching scene with a hard-bodied, brooding Dom at Blasphemy promises just that, Mia is lured to serve Kyler again and again. Then, as their relationship burns hotter, Kyler learns that he’s been dominating the daughter of the hard-ass boss who has it in for him. Now Kyler must choose between life-long duty and forbidden desire before Mia finds another who’s not so hard to serve. **Every 1001 Dark Nights novella is a standalone story. For new readers, it’s an introduction to an author’s world. And for fans, it’s a bonus book in the author’s series. We hope you'll enjoy each one as much as we do.**

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

177

Publisher

Evil Eye Concepts, Incorporated

Published Date

ISBN 10

1942299265

ISBN 13

9781942299264

Holy Gravity

Fearing God from the Inside Out

By: Laura Jackson

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Holy Gravity

Fearing God from the Inside Out

By: Laura Jackson

Have you heard people say, “Fearing God doesn’t mean to be afraid of Him but to be in awe of Him and revere Him?” I have, too. But what if it’s more than that? And what if this fear can change our lives? We are living in dark, chaotic times where sin is raging in the world and our hearts. Even many in churches who say they love God are fighting habitual sins. What if our sin problem is a fear problem? In my grief, I searched Scripture, asking the Lord for a deeper understanding of the fear of God. He revealed a powerful point of clarification—fearing God is not only a mindset but a way of life. It’s not just how we feel or what we think about God but how we respond visibly to His glory. With Scripture as its foundation and authority, Holy Gravity explores the connection between our sanctification and the fear of God. God’s people are to be set apart; our greatest distinction from the world is our fear of God manifested in holy living. Through a relationship with Jesus Christ, God frees us from sin, maturing us by the Holy Spirit in visible ways. In this place of God-focused fear, we can offer the hope of Christ to the world and one another. I pray you will find that God intends our fear of Him to transform our lives and make us holy. “Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the whole duty of man.” Ecclesiastes 12:13

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

191

Publisher

WestBow Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

197369896X

ISBN 13

9781973698968

Legal Realism at Yale, 1927-1960

By: Laura Kalman

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Legal Realism at Yale, 1927-1960

By: Laura Kalman

For more than one hundred years, Harvard's use of the case method of appellate opinions dominated legal education. Deploring the attempt to reduce law to an autonomous system of rules and principles, the realists at Yale developed a functional approach to the discipline--one that stressed the factual context of the case rather than the legal principles it raised, one that attempted to address issues of social policy by integrating law with the social sciences. Originally published 1986. A UNC Press Enduring Edition -- UNC Press Enduring Editions use the latest in digital technology to make available again books from our distinguished backlist that were previously out of print. These editions are published unaltered from the original, and are presented in affordable paperback formats, bringing readers both historical and cultural value.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

277

Publisher

UNC Press Books

Published Date

ISBN 10

1469620758

ISBN 13

9781469620756

Gendered Strife & Confusion

The Political Culture of Reconstruction

By: Laura F. Edwards

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Gendered Strife & Confusion

The Political Culture of Reconstruction

By: Laura F. Edwards

Exploring the gendered dimension of political conflicts, Laura Edwards links transformations in private and public life in the era following the Civil War. Ideas about men's and women's roles within households shaped the ways groups of southerners--elite and poor, whites and blacks, Democrats and Republicans--envisioned the public arena and their own places in it. By using those on the margins to define the center, Edwards demonstrates that Reconstruction was a complicated process of conflict and negotiation that lasted long beyond 1877 and involved all southerners and every aspect of life.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

404

Publisher

University of Illinois Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

0252066006

ISBN 13

9780252066009

Harlequin Love Inspired Suspense July 2020 - Box Set 1 of 2

By: Terri Reed,Laura Scott,Rhonda Starnes

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Harlequin Love Inspired Suspense July 2020 - Box Set 1 of 2

By: Terri Reed,Laura Scott,Rhonda Starnes

Love Inspired Suspense brings you three new titles! Enjoy these suspenseful romances of danger and faith. EXPLOSIVE SITUATION True Blue K-9 Unit: Brooklyn by Terri Reed Detective Henry Roarke’s determined to prove his innocence to internal affairs officer Olivia Vance—but first he must survive the bomber targeting him and his bomb-sniffing K-9. Olivia plans to keep close tabs on Henry, but with his life on the line, can they make it out alive? GUARDED BY THE SOLDIER Justice Seekers by Laura Scott After months of searching for missing pregnant single mother Olivia Habush and her young son, former special ops soldier Ryker Tillman finally tracks them down—just as they are attacked by armed mercenaries. Protecting Olivia, her unborn child and little Aaron is Ryker’s new mission, but who wants them dead? ROCKY MOUNTAIN REVENGE by Rhonda Starnes Temporarily home as interim veterinarian at her late father’s clinic, Grace Porter has no intentions of staying—but someone’s dead set on guaranteeing she doesn’t live long enough to leave. With both Grace and her sister in a killer’s crosshairs, it’s up to her ex-boyfriend, police chief Evan Bradshaw, to guard them.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

626

Publisher

Harlequin

Published Date

ISBN 10

1488061696

ISBN 13

9781488061691

Cool Kids Changing the World

By: Laura Hamilton Waxman

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Cool Kids Changing the World

By: Laura Hamilton Waxman

This series motivates kids to take charge of their interests, talents, and goals!

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

Publisher

Lerner Publications (Tm)

Published Date

ISBN 10

1541589157

ISBN 13

9781541589155

Burning the Ice

By: Laura J. Mixon

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Burning the Ice

By: Laura J. Mixon

More than a hundred years after a small band of humans stole an antimatter-fueled starship and headed away at near-lightspeed, a colony of those renegades' descendants are now struggling to survive on Brimstone, a barely-habitable world of ice and bitter cold four dozen light-years from Earth. In the long run, they hope to slowly terraform Brimstone, making it, if not Earthlike, at least bearable. In the short run-well, life is hard, and everyone lives in everyone else's laps. Not easy for anyone. Particularly hard if, like Manda, you just aren't cut out to get along with others in conditions of constant crowding and zero privacy. Most people wouldn't be eager to get away from the main colony and work on a scientific project in the howling frozen wastes. For Manda, it's a deliverance. But news of the intelligent life she discovers in Brimstone's depths will change everything-if she can bring the news back to her fellows alive. For, it turns out, there are political plots and counterplots still active in the colony, dangerous twists tracing back to Earth itself...and outward to the stars.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

552

Publisher

Macmillan

Published Date

ISBN 10

0312869037

ISBN 13

9780312869038

Behind the Devil's Jaw (Deluxe Version)

By: Laura Chatwin

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Behind the Devil's Jaw (Deluxe Version)

By: Laura Chatwin

Shanncy O'Driscoll has grown up listening to her grandfather tell stories of how he ran in the great Friesian round up. She can dream of nothing else, but doing the same.The race takes place in a harsh unforgiving land, known as the Forgotten Valley. Surviving the thirty-day stay without chasing horses, is deadly. Hundreds flocked to Montgomery County looking to cash in on a rare treasure - a pure bloodline, and the most unique breed of Friesian horses in the world, and the valley.As Shanncy prepares to enter, she gets more that she planned for. The competition grows stiff and deadly.Her biggest rival is a tall dark stranger, McKade, one of the best horse trainers around. Their competitive spirits only drives them closer together, while it seems everyone else is trying to stop them at every turn, even if it means killing them to do it. Whom will win this round up?

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

639

Publisher

Lulu.com

Published Date

ISBN 10

1304634574

ISBN 13

9781304634573

To Cherish

The McNally Family Series

By: Laura Scott

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

To Cherish

The McNally Family Series

By: Laura Scott

From USA TODAY Bestselling Author Laura Scott Welcome to McNally Bay - A small town with big secrets... Can she trust him to save her son? After crossing two state lines escape her abusive ex-husband, Jemma McNally is eager to put the cooking skills she learned from her grandmother to good use in running the McNally B&B. But when she realizes she’s being stalked she is certain her ex-husband is responsible. She’ll do anything to keep her three year old son, Trey, safe even if that means asking Sheriff Deputy Garth Lewis for protection. Refusing to repeat the mistakes in his past, Garth is determined to remain professionally distant from Jemma and Trey. But his heart refuses to listen to reason. He becomes emotionally involved with Jemma and Trey, caring about them far more than he should. When Trey is kidnapped and Jemma sacrifices herself for her son, Garth risks everything to rescue the child—and the woman who has stolen his heart. -- Read what others are saying about USA Today Bestselling Author Laura Scott: “Scott delivers distinctive characters, an appealing small-town setting, and a hint of romance. This cozy is perfect for animal lovers." --Publishers Weekly review of Dogged by Death "An entertaining cast of characters makes for a kickoff sure to please dog lovers." --Kirkus review for Dogged by Death -- Read the entire McNally Family series in order: To Love To Cherish To Laugh To Honor To Believe To Promise -- Topics: Sweet romantic suspense, sweet romance, small town romance, small town contemporary romance, family romance, suspense romance, suspense, thriller, Christian thriller, contemporary suspense romance, clean family centered romance, Laura Scott books, Laura Scott romantic suspense books, bed and breakfast romance, small town romance, emotional romance, redemption romance, finding faith romance, faith journey, finding faith, USA today Bestselling author, USA Today, rescue romance, learning to trust again, strong women romance, police officer, damsel in distress, doctor, hospital, strong men of faith, protector, faith redeemed, single mom, child in danger, a family for a boy. -- Readers of Laura Scott’s books enjoyed books by: Lynette Eason, Irene Hannon, Susan Sleeman, Susan May Warren, Hallee Bridgeman, Christy Barritt, Diann Mills, Dee Henderson, Elizabeth Goddard, Terri Blackstock, Lisa Harris, Rachel Dylan, Dani Pettrey, Colleen Coble, Edie James, Terri Reed, Shirlee McCoy, Lenora Worth, Heather Woodhaven, Dana Mentink

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

182

Publisher

Laura Iding

Published Date

ISBN 10

0990779661

ISBN 13

9780990779667

The Alice Books and the Contested Ground of the Natural World

By: Laura White

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Alice Books and the Contested Ground of the Natural World

By: Laura White

Though popular opinion would have us see Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass and What Alice Found There as whimsical, nonsensical, and thoroughly enjoyable stories told mostly for children; contemporary research has shown us there is a vastly greater depth to the stories than would been seen at first glance. Building on the now popular idea amongst Alice enthusiasts, that the Alice books - at heart - were intended for adults as well as children, Laura White takes current research in a new, fascinating direction. During the Victorian era of the book’s original publication, ideas about nature and our relation to nature were changing drastically. The Alice Books and the Contested Ground of the Natural World argues that Lewis Carroll used the book’s charm, wit, and often puzzling conclusions to counter the emerging tendencies of the time which favored Darwinism and theories of evolution and challenged the then-conventional thinking of the relationship between mankind and nature. Though a scientist and ardent student of nature himself, Carroll used his famously playful language, fantastic worlds and brilliant, often impossible characters to support more the traditional, Christian ideology of the time in which mankind holds absolute sovereignty over animals and nature.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

430

Publisher

Routledge

Published Date

ISBN 10

1351803603

ISBN 13

9781351803601

Negotiating Disability

Disclosure and Higher Education

By: Stephanie L. Kerschbaum,Laura T. Eisenman,James M. Jones

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Negotiating Disability

Disclosure and Higher Education

By: Stephanie L. Kerschbaum,Laura T. Eisenman,James M. Jones

Disability is not always central to claims about diversity and inclusion in higher education, but should be. This collection reveals the pervasiveness of disability issues and considerations within many higher education populations and settings, from classrooms to physical environments to policy impacts on students, faculty, administrators, and staff. While disclosing one’s disability and identifying shared experiences can engender moments of solidarity, the situation is always complicated by the intersecting factors of race and ethnicity, gender, sexuality, and class. With disability disclosure as a central point of departure, this collection of essays builds on scholarship that highlights the deeply rhetorical nature of disclosure and embodied movement, emphasizing disability disclosure as a complex calculus in which degrees of perceptibility are dependent on contexts, types of interactions that are unfolding, interlocutors’ long- and short-term goals, disabilities, and disability experiences, and many other contingencies.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

401

Publisher

University of Michigan Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

0472123394

ISBN 13

9780472123391

E-copyright Law Handbook

By: Laura Lee Stapleton

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

E-copyright Law Handbook

By: Laura Lee Stapleton

(E-Copyright Law Handbook) offers more than enough substance for turning even the novice general-practice attorney into a full-bodied copyright specialist.' --Legal Information Alert (Volume 22, Issue 3). Alert Publications, Inc. Chicago, IL www.alertpub.com How far do the laws of copyright protection extend in the new digital age? E-Copyright Law Handbook answers this and many other critical questions that impact owners of copyright-protected material. Prepared by a team of successful intellectual property attorneys, The Handbook is a single-volume guide to focus on copyright technical developments and legal decisions so attorneys can advise clients on how to protect and exploit their digital content online. Concise, easy-to-read, yet comprehensive in scope, The Handbook offers an analysis of E-copyright transactions in computer/software, sound recordings, literary works, motion pictures, television and audio visual works, and visual arts. it also covers: The elements of copyright infringement the intricacies of international copyright laws Copyright infringement actions the limitation of liability for online copyright infringement and copyright protection in cyberspace Up-to-the-minute coverage includes new statutes in copyright law including the Digital Millennium Copyright Act And The Uniform Copyright Information Technology Act. The Handbook 's user-friendly format provides easy access to practice tips,useful forms,an index of all the applicable statutes and a listing of additional legal resources for practitioners.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

852

Publisher

Wolters Kluwer

Published Date

ISBN 10

0735529442

ISBN 13

9780735529441

Rectors Remembered: The Descendants of John Jacob Rector Volume 7

By: Laura Wayland-Smith Hatch

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Rectors Remembered: The Descendants of John Jacob Rector Volume 7

By: Laura Wayland-Smith Hatch

Volume 7 of 8, pages 4043 to 4739. A genealogical compilation of the descendants of John Jacob Rector and his wife, Anna Elizabeth Fischbach. Married in 1711 in Trupbach, Germany, the couple immigrated to the Germanna Colony in Virginia in 1714. Eight volumes document the lives of over 45,000 individuals.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

701

Publisher

Lulu.com

Published Date

ISBN 10

1312620366

ISBN 13

9781312620360

Beautifully Damaged

By: Laura Pavlov

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Beautifully Damaged

By: Laura Pavlov

Peyton Kroft was his forever, until the unthinkable happened. Walking away all those years ago had been the right thing to do, but he's ready to put the past behind him. Moving to San Francisco and hiring his first love, the city's top designer, is a good place to start. Yet it stirs up feelings he thought he'd buried. Jackson Vance broke her heart. He took half of it with him on his way out of town. Picking up the pieces hadn't been easy, but more than nine years later, Peyton is living her best life. Coming face to face with her first love is not on the agenda. He is beautiful, broken, and everything she's ever wanted. The past still hovers like a dark cloud. But every dark cloud has a silver-lining.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

310

Publisher

The Wild Rose Press Inc

Published Date

ISBN 10

1509226540

ISBN 13

9781509226542

Infants and Children

Prenatal Through Middle Childhood

By: Laura E. Berk

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Infants and Children

Prenatal Through Middle Childhood

By: Laura E. Berk

Now published by SAGE! A best-selling, chronologically organized child development text, Laura E. Berk’s Infants and Children: Prenatal Through Middle Childhood, Ninth Edition is relied on in classrooms worldwide for its clear, engaging writing style, exceptional multicultural and cross-cultural focus, first-rate coverage of developmental neuroscience, rich examples, and long-standing commitment to presenting the most up-to-date scholarship. Renowned professor, researcher, and author Laura E. Berk takes an integrated approach to presenting development in the physical, cognitive, emotional, and social domains, emphasizing the complex interchanges between heredity and environment and offering research-based, practical applications that students can relate to their personal and professional lives. The Ninth Edition’s extensive revision strengthens the connections among developmental domains and brings forth the most recent scholarship, representing the changing field of child development. Infants and Children: Prenatal Through Middle Childhood, Ninth Edition is a briefer version of Infants, Children, and Adolescents, Ninth Edition offering the first 13 chapters for child development courses that do not cover adolescence. Included with this title: LMS Cartridge: Import this title’s instructor resources into your school’s learning management system (LMS) and save time. Don’t use an LMS? You can still access all of the same online resources for this title via the password-protected Instructor Resource Site. Learn more.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

1524

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Published Date

ISBN 10

1071895125

ISBN 13

9781071895122

Exploring Lifespan Development

By: Laura E. Berk

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Exploring Lifespan Development

By: Laura E. Berk

Now published by SAGE! Exploring Lifespan Development, Fourth Edition, the essentials version of Development Through the Lifespan, Seventh Edition, by best-selling author Laura E. Berk, includes the same topics, the same number of chapters, and the same outstanding features, with a focus on the most important information and a greater emphasis on practical, real-life applications. The text’s up-to-date research, strong multicultural and cross-cultural focus, along with Berk’s engaging writing style, help students carry their learning beyond the classroom and into their personal and professional lives. Included with this title: LMS Cartridge: Import this title’s instructor resources into your school’s learning management system (LMS) and save time. Don’t use an LMS? You can still access all of the same online resources for this title via the password-protected Instructor Resource Site. Learn more.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

2175

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Published Date

ISBN 10

1071895249

ISBN 13

9781071895245

Agatha Christie

By: Laura Thompson

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Agatha Christie

By: Laura Thompson

It has been one hundred years since Agatha Christie wrote her first novel and created the formidable Hercule Poirot. A brilliant and award winning biographer, Laura Thompson now turns her sharp eye to Agatha Christie. Arguably the greatest crime writer in the world, Christie's books still sell over four million copies each year—more than thirty years after her death—and it shows no signs of slowing.But who was the woman behind these mystifying, yet eternally pleasing, puzzlers? Thompson reveals the Edwardian world in which Christie grew up, explores her relationships, including those with her two husbands and daughter, and investigates the many mysteries still surrounding Christie's life, most notably, her eleven-day disappearance in 1926.Agatha Christie is as mysterious as the stories she penned, and writing about her is a detection job in itself. With unprecedented access to all of Christie's letters, papers, and notebooks, as well as fresh and insightful interviews with her grandson, daughter, son-in-law and their living relations, Thompson is able to unravel not only the detailed workings of Christie's detective fiction, but the truth behind this mysterious woman.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

513

Publisher

Simon and Schuster

Published Date

ISBN 10

1681777118

ISBN 13

9781681777115

Book's by Laura Vance

Username

Password

Password again

Birthday

Email