“Lap swimming, the work of Edgar Allan Poe, and a simmering romance are amateur sleuth Mary Beth Goldberg’s unlikely but invaluable tools as she confronts her latest mystery. Her native ingenuity figures in as well, and when author Audrey Lavin throws in a few slices of pizza and a handful of eccentric college students, these all add up to become the ingredients for irresistible storytelling!” ─Akiko Busch, Nine Ways to Cross a River, The Incidental Steward, her essays about land use and stewardship, will be published by Yale University Press in 2013.
Turning Leaves" is an illuminating anthology of prose and poetry by Northeastern Ohio writers. Readers will find vivd images, flashes of insight, witnesses to history, and more than a dash of humor. Edited by Dr. Audrey Lavin. Co-edited by Dr. Ray Gehani.
Fearless first-grader Maggie McFatcha is back and shuttling between her divorced parents in I Have Two Houses and You Don't. With the help of her trusty “feelings” doctor, Maggie learns that it's “okay” to miss being at Mommy's house at the same time you are having fun at Daddy's house.We first met the irrepressible Maggie in her debut book, How I Survived My Parents' Big, Scary Divorce and now Maggie manages to turn the jostles of joint custody into a curative and creative adventure -- triumphing over sad feelings and navigating her way through sticky social situations. This intrepid pixie is a comrade in confidence for any child whose world is topsy-turvy from split household. Children affected by divorce often struggle with feelings of confusion, guilt, anxiety and depression. These feelings are often more disruptive because of the dramatic changes in their home life. I Have Two Houses and You Don't! validates the feelings and experiences of children impacted by divorce. Ms. Lavin serves up a humorous and insightful story which will help children to put words to a complicated experience and facilitate helpful conversations with their parents. -- J. Zeb Little, M.D. Ph. D. Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, UCLA
ELOQUENT CORPSE is a sequel to Dr. Audrey Lavin's Eloquent Blood, which mystery readers loved. The setting for the crime this time is an Ohio writers conference where amateur detective Mary Beth Goldberg finds herself surrounded by an intriguing cast of eccentric characters. Once again we are treated to a unique mystery spiced with wit and humor. Author and Professor Mary Grimm called the book "...a witty dissection of literary gatherings with a dash of romance." Art Shay, prize-winning photographer and author of Nelson Algren's Chicago, wrote: "Lavin has done it again...Eloquent Corpse...is a murderously funny mystery (and satire). Think Agatha Christie with a dash of Janet Evanovich. You'll laugh out loud as a group of eccentrics stumble toward solving the crimes.
Lap swimming, the work of Edgar Allan Poe, and a simmering romance are amateur sleuth Mary Beth Goldberg's unlikely but invaluable tools as she confronts her latest mystery. Her native ingenuity figures in as well, and when author Audrey Lavin throws in a few slices of pizza and a handful of eccentric college students, these all add up to become the ingredients for irresistible storytelling " Akiko Busch, Nine Ways to Cross a River, The Incidental Steward, her essays about land use and stewardship, will be published by Yale University Press in 2013. "Eloquent is the title, elegant and murderously amusing is this academic mystery. The third in Lavin's eloquent 'whodunit?' series, Eloquent Tattoo is another fun read." Agatha prize winner Rhys Bowen, author of Naughty in Nice, the fifth Royal Spyness mystery, now in stores.
“Lap swimming, the work of Edgar Allan Poe, and a simmering romance are amateur sleuth Mary Beth Goldberg’s unlikely but invaluable tools as she confronts her latest mystery. Her native ingenuity figures in as well, and when author Audrey Lavin throws in a few slices of pizza and a handful of eccentric college students, these all add up to become the ingredients for irresistible storytelling!” ─Akiko Busch, Nine Ways to Cross a River, The Incidental Steward, her essays about land use and stewardship, will be published by Yale University Press in 2013.
Carl Lavin was a high school senior when Pearl Harbor was attacked. The Canton, Ohio, native was eighteen when he enlisted, a decision that would take him with the US Army from training across the United States and Britain to combat with the 84th Infantry Division in the Battle of the Bulge. Home Front to Battlefront is the tale of a foot soldier who finds himself thrust into a world where he and his unit grapple with the horrors of combat, the idiocies of bureaucracy, and the oddities of life back home—all in the same day. The book is based on Carl’s personal letters, his recollections and those of the people he served beside, official military history, private papers, and more. Home Front to Battlefront contributes the rich details of one soldier’s experience to the broader literature on World War II. Lavin’s adventures, in turn disarming and sobering, will appeal to general readers, veterans, educators, and students of the war. As a history, the book offers insight into the wartime career of a Jewish Ohioan in the military, from enlistment to training through overseas deployment. As a biography, it reflects the emotions and the role of the individual in a total war effort that is all too often thought of as a machine war in which human soldiers were merely interchangeable cogs.
Cheryl Lavin is a nationally syndicated lifestyle columnist for Creators Syndicate. This is a collection of the very best of “Tales From the Front” from 2014.
This book will provide you with six easy-to-follow steps that will help you hold staff accountable for their behaviors and actions. You will learn how to: Set and hold staff to expectations for nursing behavior Use active listening and assertive speaking Recognize when people do not make a commitment Change non-commitments to commitments Engage staff to make commitments to participate in important initiatives With Accountability in Nursing as your guide, you have the tools to hold your staff, your peers, your superiors--and even yourself--accountable for providing excellent patie
Maud Lavin approaches design from the broader field of visual culture criticism, asking challenging questions about about who really has a voice in the culture and what unseen influences affect the look of things designers produce. Our culture is dominated by the visual. Yet most writing on design reflects a narrow preoccupation with products, biographies, and design influences. Maud Lavin approaches design from the broader field of visual culture criticism, asking challenging questions about about who really has a voice in the culture and what unseen influences affect the look of things designers produce. Lavin shows how design fits into larger questions of power, democracy, and communication. Many corporate clients instruct designers to convey order and clarity in order to give their companies the look of a clean new world. But since designers cannot clean up messy reality, Lavin shows, they often end up simply veiling it. Lacking the power to influence the content of their commercial work, many designers work simultaneously on other, more fulfilling projects. Lavin is especially interested in the graphic designer's role in shaping cultural norms. She examines the anti-Nazi propaganda of John Heartfield, the modernist utopian design of Kurt Schwitters and the neue ring werbegestalter, the alternative images of women by studio ringl + pit, the activist work of such contemporary designers as Marlene McCarty and Sheila Levrant de Bretteville, and the Internet innovations of David Steuer and others. Throughout the book, Lavin asks how designers can expand the pleasure, democracy, and vitality of communication.
Learn how your business can tap into foreign markets In Export Now, two international business experts reveal the secrets to taking your company global. Offering a real-life strategy that businesses of any size can use to expand their reach around the world, this book is the ultimate guide to identifying, evaluating, and profiting from global opportunities. Essential reading for any company looking to expand abroad, the book explains the five essentials of international growth. All businesses know they need to get into new markets, but the lack of familiarity, the cultural and language gaps, and the differences in business practices can be intimidating—this book solves these problems, giving you everything you need to grow. The ultimate handbook for any business looking to go global Explains the five essentials of international expansion Written by two experts with years of experience building global businesses around the world Guiding you through the how to's of going global, Export Now is your one-stop resource for expanding your business overseas.
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