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Gender and Governance

By: Lisa Diane Brush

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Lisa D. Brush turns a gendered lens on states, power, and governance, showing the inherent inequalities in political systems and gender systems and how they intersect. She reveals the way in which state power supports male dominance in American and other western political systems. This book a useful antidote to traditional textbooks on government, the state, politics, and social policy.

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0759101426

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Poverty, Battered Women, and Work in U.S. Public Policy

By: Lisa D. Brush

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Poverty, Battered Women, and Work in U.S. Public Policy

By: Lisa D. Brush

Drawing on longitudinal interviews, government records, and personal narratives, feminist sociologist Lisa Brush examines the intersection of work, welfare, and battering. Brush contrasts conventional wisdom with illuminating analyses of social change and social structures, highlighting how race and class shape women's experiences with poverty and abuse and how "domestic" violence moves out of the home and follows women to work. Brush's unique interview data on work-related control, abuse, and sabotage, together with administrative data on earnings, welfare, and restraining orders, offer new empirical insights on the impact of work requirements and other post-welfare rescission changes on the lives of low-income and battered mothers. Personal narratives provide first-hand accounts of women's perceptions of the broad forces that shape the circumstances of their everyday lives, their health, their prospects, their ambitions, and their diagnoses of their world. Deftly integrating the political and the personal, the administrative and the narrative, the economic and the emotional, Brush underscores the vital need to reexamine ideas, policies, and practices meant to keep women safe and economically productive that instead trap women in poverty and abuse. With her fresh approach to problems people often see as intractable, Brush offers a new way of calculating the costs of battering for the policy makers and practitioners concerned with the well being of poor, battered women and their families and communities.

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Oxford University Press

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0199875480

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Gender and Governance

By: Lisa Diane Brush

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Worth Fighting For

Love, Loss and Moving Forward

By: Lisa Niemi Swayze

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Worth Fighting For

Love, Loss and Moving Forward

By: Lisa Niemi Swayze

Lisa Niemi and Patrick Swayze first met as teenagers at his mother's dance studio. He was older and just a bit cocky; she was the gorgeous waif who refused to worship the ground he walked on. It didn't take long for them to fall in love. Their thirty-four year marriage -- which they explored together in The Time of My Life -- was a uniquely passionate partnership. Now, for the first time, Lisa will share what it was like to care for her husband as he battled Stage IV pancreatic cancer, and will describe his last days when she simply tried to keep him comfortable. She writes searingly about her grief in the aftermath of Patrick's death, and candidly discusses the challenges that the past fourteen months without him have posed. But while this is an emotionally honest and unflinching depiction of illness, death, and loss, it is also a hopeful and life-affirming exploration of the power of the human spirit. Lisa shows that no matter how dark the prospect of another day may seem, there are always reserves of strength to call upon, and the love shared between two people will never truly die.

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Simon and Schuster

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0857208411

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9780857208415

Poverty, Battered Women, and Work in U.S. Public Policy

By: Lisa Diane Brush

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Poverty, Battered Women, and Work in U.S. Public Policy

By: Lisa Diane Brush

This text presents findings from research on the intersection of poverty and men's coercive control of their wives and girlfriends. It articulates a progressive feminist human rights-based alternative to the conventional contention that policy should respond to poverty and abuse by reforming women's character through employment--Résumé de l'éditeur.

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0199897484

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Poverty, Battered Women, and Work in U.S. Public Policy

By: Lisa D. Brush

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Poverty, Battered Women, and Work in U.S. Public Policy

By: Lisa D. Brush

Drawing on longitudinal interviews, government records, and personal narratives, feminist sociologist Lisa Brush examines the intersection of work, welfare, and battering. Brush contrasts conventional wisdom with illuminating analyses of social change and social structures, highlighting how race and class shape women's experiences with poverty and abuse and how "domestic" violence moves out of the home and follows women to work.Brush's unique interview data on work-related control, abuse, and sabotage, together with administrative data on earnings, welfare, and restraining orders, offer new empirical insights on the impact of work requirements and other post-welfare rescission changes on the lives of low-income and battered mothers. Personal narratives provide first-hand accounts of women's perceptions of the broad forces that shape the circumstances of their everyday lives, their health, their prospects, their ambitions, and their diagnoses of their world. Deftly integrating the political and the personal, the administrative and the narrative, the economic and the emotional, Brush underscores the vital need to reexamine ideas, policies, and practices meant to keep women safe and economically productive that instead trap women in poverty and abuse.With her fresh approach to problems people often see as intractable, Brush offers a new way of calculating the costs of battering for the policy makers and practitioners concerned with the well being of poor, battered women and their families and communities.

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Oxford University Press

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0195398505

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Then She Was Gone

A Novel

By: Lisa Jewell

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Then She Was Gone

A Novel

By: Lisa Jewell

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From the New York Times bestselling author of Invisible Girl and The Truth About Melody Browne comes a “riveting” (PopSugar) and “acutely observed family drama” (People) that delves into the lingering aftermath of a young girl’s disappearance. Ellie Mack was the perfect daughter. She was fifteen, the youngest of three. Beloved by her parents, friends, and teachers, and half of a teenaged golden couple. Ellie was days away from an idyllic post-exams summer vacation, with her whole life ahead of her. And then she was gone. Now, her mother Laurel Mack is trying to put her life back together. It’s been ten years since her daughter disappeared, seven years since her marriage ended, and only months since the last clue in Ellie’s case was unearthed. So when she meets an unexpectedly charming man in a café, no one is more surprised than Laurel at how quickly their flirtation develops into something deeper. Before she knows it, she’s meeting Floyd’s daughters—and his youngest, Poppy, takes Laurel’s breath away. Because looking at Poppy is like looking at Ellie. And now, the unanswered questions she’s tried so hard to put to rest begin to haunt Laurel anew. Where did Ellie go? Did she really run away from home, as the police have long suspected, or was there a more sinister reason for her disappearance? Who is Floyd, really? And why does his daughter remind Laurel so viscerally of her own missing girl?

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Simon and Schuster

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1501154664

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9781501154669

A Duet of Sword and Song: An Epic Fantasy Adventure

By: Lisa Cassidy

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A Duet of Sword and Song: An Epic Fantasy Adventure

By: Lisa Cassidy

The time of the Shadowhawk was gone. Now he needed to be more. In the space of a night Cuinn Acondor lost his crown and almost his life. Devastated by Talyn’s disappearance, he’s on the run, fleeing from Shadow hunters who want to destroy everything he stands for. But he won’t give up. Together with the resurgent Wolves, he begins preparing to take back what Azrilan stole from them. After killing their Shadow betrayer, Talyn is captured and thrown in a Montagni labour camp. With no way of knowing what happened to Cuinn or her Wolves, she fights desperately to find a way out, to return home to them. Like Cuinn, she refuses to give up, no matter what… even if escaping means allying with her greatest enemy. In the Twin Thrones, the Dumnorix are banding together and marshalling their forces. Firthland has brought war to their shores. And they intend on fighting back. The final book in A Tale of Stars and Shadow is filled with slow burn romance, political intrigue, found family, and epic battles. Perfect for those who love DK Holmberg, Philip C Quaintrell, and Christopher Mitchell.

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Tate House

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0648539296

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9780648539292

Montessori FAQs Unplugged Book One: Infants and Toddlers

By: Lisa Nolan

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Montessori FAQs Unplugged Book One: Infants and Toddlers

By: Lisa Nolan

Filled with 50 Montessori activities and real-life examples, Beginning Montessori is divided into several chapters that address the many challenges parents and teachers face when trying to incorporate the Montessori Method in their home or daycare: Questions about Behavior; Questions about Sleep, Routines, and Bedtime; Questions about Giving Lessons and Doing Activities; Questions about Circle Time and Motor Movement; Questions about Food and Mealtime; and Questions about Special Needs and Developmental Delays. This book will be a valuable contribution to those parents and educators who are searching for answers to their questions in caring for very young children using the philosophies of the Montessori Method and who want to make affordable activities for them to do and explore..

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Lisa Nolan

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0983499500

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9780983499503

Modern Calligraphy and Hand Lettering

A Mark-Making Workbook for Crafters, Cardmakers, and Journal Artists

By: Lisa Engelbrecht

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Modern Calligraphy and Hand Lettering

A Mark-Making Workbook for Crafters, Cardmakers, and Journal Artists

By: Lisa Engelbrecht

The book demonstrates the uses of traditional and cutting edge lettering tools, from classic calligraphy pens to bling-producing metallic foils and glue pens. It introduces a wide array of lettering styles with complete alphabets sample artworks that show an application. Fully stepped-out illustrations break down each letterform, taking the reader through each stroke and a large collection of gallery images provides further inspiration for how to use creative lettering in artwork. Calligraphy, the art of elegant, beautiful lettering, has increased in popularity over the last several years. From brides who want to address their wedding invitations to do-it-yourselfers who want to prepare certificates or make a family tree, and even for art journalers and scrapbookers who like creative text in their works, calligraphy books and classes are hot. This new-in-paperback book will spark the interest of the calligraphy novice by introducing a new approach to lettering, one that combines a lively combination of traditional lettering styles, fun and scripty modern styles, and artsy street-style lettering, along with project ideas that incorporate creative lettering.

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Quarry Books

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161059438X

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9781610594387

The Places Where There Are Spaces

Cultivating a Life of Creative Possibilities

By: Lisa Hopkins

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The Places Where There Are Spaces

Cultivating a Life of Creative Possibilities

By: Lisa Hopkins

Explore mindfulness, well-being, and the art of living a created life in this collection of thought-provoking and motivational stories. Discover the benefits of embracing the present moment and savoring the beauty in unplanned, non-specific moments that enrich our lives. Drawing from her 25-year career as a performing artist and educator, and her expertise as a life coach, Coach Lisa shares insights wholeheartedly and invites readers to reflect. Prompts at the end of each chapter encourage us to take a deeper exploration of the reasons behind our actions and inspire us to consider who we want to be in the world. “In a world saturated with self-help books, every now and again a little gem comes to light, and this is one such publication. The Places Where There Are Spaces by Lisa Hopkins is a delightful collection of musings, observations and thoughts portrayed in a very down-to-earth, realistic manner. Each musing can be read and re-read, allowing the reader to create their own journey of reflection. View this book as an investment because small changes can create a big impact to ourselves and the world we engage with”. - Dame Evelyn Glennie. (Solo percussionist and composer Dame Evelyn Glennie is a double GRAMMY winner, BAFTA nominee, recipient of the Polar Music Prize, the Léonie Sonning Music Prize and the Companion of Honour.)

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FriesenPress

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1038309638

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9781038309631

The Second Cataract Fortress of Dorginarti

By: Lisa A Heidorn

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The Second Cataract Fortress of Dorginarti

By: Lisa A Heidorn

The best-known sites along the length of the Nile River's Second Cataract are the ruins of Egyptian towns and fortresses occupied during the Old, Middle, and New Kingdoms. One of the fortresses in the Second Cataract region, Dorginarti existed in a later era than the better-known Middle and New Kingdom forts. The earliest ceramics found at the site date from the later tenth or early ninth century BC, and those from a later occupation stem from the early eighth century. The latest phase of occupation did not extend far beyond the first phase of Persian dominance in Egypt beginning in the last quarter of the sixth century BC. This volume is the final report of the emergency excavations undertaken at Dorginarti for five months in 1964 by the University of Chicago's Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures as part of the UNESCO Nubian salvage project necessitated by the building of the Aswan High Dam. Following a description of the fortress's landscape and resources, the book describes Dorginarti's architecture in detail and then presents the selection of artifacts brought back from the Sudan and stored in the ISAC Museum. The picture that emerges from the archaeological record shows the continuing importance of Lower Nubia after the withdrawal of Egyptian control in the late second millennium BC and before the rise of the Kushite empire in the Twenty-Fifth Dynasty.

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Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures

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1614910871

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9781614910879

The Parent Trap

By: Harlequin Books,Dallas Schulze,Lisa Jackson,Kasey Michaels

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The Parent Trap

By: Harlequin Books,Dallas Schulze,Lisa Jackson,Kasey Michaels

The Parent Trap by Dallas Schulze\Lisa Jackson\Kasey Michaels released on Feb 23, 1996 is available now for purchase.

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Harlequin Books

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0373201222

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9780373201228

American Cycle

By: Larry Beckett,Lisa D. Kastner

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American Cycle

By: Larry Beckett,Lisa D. Kastner

American Cycle, a sequence of long poems inspired by our folklore and past, was written over a period of forty-seven years. Its forms are invented out of the traditions of the language, as appropriate to its subjects. Its styles are deeply connected to American speech: Spanish words loaned from Old California, the rough colloquialisms of Paul Bunyan, the power of African-American vernacular English in John Henry, the bare oratory of Chief Joseph, the old west phrases in Wyatt Earp, the circus ballyhoo of P. T. Barnum, the aviation jargon in Amelia Earhart, the backwoods dialect of Blue Ridge, and U. S. Rivers braids eyewitness history, legends, and old folk songs. Plot, as a literary device, is replaced with life, in varying shapes, and character, with the universe inside. The Cycle's themes are love, local mythology, history, justice,memory, accomplishment, time. I hear America singing, the varied carols. . .

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Running Wild, LLC

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1947041665

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9781947041660

Ivory Apples

By: Lisa Goldstein

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Ivory Apples

By: Lisa Goldstein

Ivy and her sisters have a secret: their reclusive Great-Aunt is actually Adela Madden, inspired author of the fantasy classic, Ivory Apples. Generations of obsessive fans have searched for Adela, poring over her letters, sharing their theories online, and gathering at book conventions. It is just a matter of time before one fan gets too close. So when the seemingly-perfect Kate Burden appears at the local park, Ivy knows that something isn’t right. Kate has charmed the entire family, but she is suspiciously curious about Ivory Apples. And Ivy must protect what she and her Great-Aunt share: magic that is real, untamable, and—despite anyone’s desire—always prefers choosing its own vessel.

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Tachyon Publications

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1616962992

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9781616962999

Sweet Harvest

By: Lisa Ann Verge

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Sweet Harvest

By: Lisa Ann Verge

Amanda Karlson didn't like surprises. The blond, leggy wine chemist preferred life to be as predictable as the tests she performed daily in the wineries of Napa Valley. When out of the blue, sexy Garrick Kane offered her a job as head winemaker of the Cedar Ridge Winery, cool-headed Amanda found herself speechless. If she refused, she'd be giving up the change of a lifetime.

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Kismet

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1565970195

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Whispers in the Mist

By: Lisa Alber

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Whispers in the Mist

By: Lisa Alber

There's a whisper in the mists In Lisfenora, Ireland, a strange fog has rolled in off the Atlantic. Along with the fog comes tales of the Grey Man, a predatory faery of local lore who snatches innocent souls into his deadly gloom. And with the mists come murder When a teenage boy dies in Detective Sergeant Danny Ahern's arms, Danny finds himself pursuing his own grey man, a killer who becomes more elusive the closer Danny gets to the truth. A mute woman may be the key to solving the murder and helping Danny heal his own broken life, but first she must unlock the memories from her past. Praise: "A worthy successor to Kilmoon in tone, mood, complexity, and keen insight into human failures and triumphs."—Kirkus Reviews "The struggles of [Alber's] characters adds depth and power. A first-rate crime novel that will satisfy fans of Dicey Deere and Bartholomew Gill."—Library Journal "Whispers in the Mist is evocative of the rolling hills and mystical beliefs of Ireland—as well as a brooding tale of murder...A complex and thrilling story about family, love and healing."—Crimespree Magazine "Lisa Alber's mysteries are atmospheric—brooding, complex, and featuring enough twists and turns to keep you guessing."—Lori Rader-Day, Anthony Award-winning author of The Black Hour andLittle Pretty Things "Rich, dark, and complex—every aspect of Alber's second novel rises above the commonplace. The mystery's resolution is expertly teased from layers of motive, obligation, attraction and repulsion, all in a memorably atmospheric setting."—Sophie Littlefield, bestselling author of The Guilty One

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Llewellyn Worldwide

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0738749729

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9780738749723

Glittering Promises (The Grand Tour Series Book #3)

By: Lisa T. Bergren

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Glittering Promises (The Grand Tour Series Book #3)

By: Lisa T. Bergren

For Cora Kensington, the Grand Tour was to be the trip of a lifetime. She discovered the family she never knew she had and may have even found the love she longs for in Will. Yet her life has just become infinitely more challenging . . . Hounded by the stubborn pursuit of Pierre de Richelieu and journalists chasing the beguiling story of the newest American heiress, Cora fights to remain true to her past, reconcile her present, and still embrace her future. But as Will struggles with her newfound wealth, Cora begins to wonder if their love is strong enough to withstand all that threatens to pull them apart. As she glimpses the end of the tour, Cora knows it's time to decide who and what defines her . . . and who and what does not.

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Baker Books

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1493420658

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9781493420650

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