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The Stud Book

By: Monica Drake

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A sharp-edged satire of contemporary motherhood from a comic novelist on the rise In the hip haven of Portland, Oregon, a pack of unsteady but loyal friends asks what it means to bring babies into an already crowded world. Sarah studies animal behavior at the zoo. She’s well versed in the mating habits of captive animals, and at the same time she’s desperate to mate, to create sweet little offspring of her own. Georgie is busy with a newborn, while her husband, Humble, finds solace in bourbon and televised violence. Dulcet makes a living stripping down in high school gyms to sell the beauty of sex-ed. Nyla is out to save the world while having trouble saving her own teen daughter, who has discovered the world of drugs and the occult. As these friends and others navigate a space between freedom and intimacy, they realize the families they forge through shared experience are as important as those inherited through birth. A smart, edgy and poignantly funny exploration of the complexities of what parenthood means today, Monica Drake's second novel demonstrates that when it comes to babies, we can learn a lot by considering our place in the animal kingdom.

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Hogarth

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0307955532

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9780307955531

Forever Deuce

By: Monica E. Simmons

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Forever Deuce

By: Monica E. Simmons

Excitement is mounting as recently married model Charlie Valdez and her husband, former tennis pro Drake Winstead, prepare for the grand opening of Winstead Tennis Center. Placing their honeymoon on hold, the power couple is focused on hosting the center's inaugural, sold-out match between two of the nation's top-ranked players. Pleased that everything is coming together as planned, Charlie is also thrilled that Drake's confidence in her brother Seth, who's managing the tennis center, has not been misplaced. However, her faith in Drake's childhood friend Neil White wavers when the sexy musician turns up the heat in pursuing Charlie's sister, Ceilia. Tensions mount when Ceilia goes missing the night before the opening match. Although Charlie immediately suspects Neil, she later begins to question her sister's jealous ex-boyfriend Bryan Shepherd, a marketing guru who happens to be on the Winstead payroll. Once Charlie locates her sister, she's surprised by how quickly Ceilia bonds with Oliver Hedges, an honored guest at the center's opening weekend. When Drake decides to add Oliver to Winstead's roster of tennis instructors, Seth also becomes a fan of the friendly Las Vegas transplant. As time passes, Charlie must leave Drake for an out-of-town photo shoot. After several past threats to her safety, Drake doesn't want her to travel alone, but Charlie insists she'll be fine. When Drake finally gives in and lets her go, the stage is set, and someone watching finds their perfect opportunity for revenge.

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Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.

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ISBN 13

9798889438144

30 - Love

By: Monica Simmons

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30 - Love

By: Monica Simmons

Charlie Valdez is living her dreams. In addition to the success of her Dallas specialty boutique, Charlotte's Closet, the tall, curvy model is also proud to be breaking down barriers for women in the fashion industry. As her thirtieth birthday approaches, she finds herself slipping into an uncharacteristic funk. Uncertain if it's turning the big 3-0 or doubts about her boyfriend, Jack Vaughn, that's bringing her down, Charlie turns to tennis to beat the blues. When she arrives at Renner Sports and Racquet Club and meets the club's incredibly handsome new tennis pro, Drake Winstead, Charlie believes she knows his type. Thinking he may be trouble, she warns her sister Ceilia to keep a professional distance from the sexy athlete. Unable to heed her own advice, Charlie develops a friendship with Drake and realizes she's judged him unfairly based on his appearance. With her heart on the line, Charlie learns she can't be true to any man without first being honest with herself.

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Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.

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1098022599

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9781098022594

Match Point

By: Monica E. Simmons

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Match Point

By: Monica E. Simmons

Construction is in full swing at Renner Sports and Racquet Club as the new owner, Drake Winstead, moves forward with his vision to transform the aging sports complex into the premier tennis center in Texas.The former tennis pro is also very preoccupied with his voluptuous neighbor, Charlie Valdez. Knowing that the model and fashion designer is still reeling from ending her engagement to Jack Vaughn, Drake understands Charlie isn't emotionally ready for a new relationship. Still, he can't help but tell Charlie he's in love with her.Knowing that she cares deeply for Drake too, Charlie's determined to take things slowly while their romance grows. "I've found my soul mate," she tells her sister Ceilia, who's played Cupid for the two since the day she and Charlie first met Drake.No one is shocked more than Drake when Charlie abruptly ends their relationship, insisting that they must go back to being just friends.Unwilling to let her go, Drake fights to prove his commitment to Charlie and show her that true love does indeed conquer all.

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Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.

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1098061500

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9781098061500

Pirating Fictions

Ownership and Creativity in Nineteenth-Century Popular Culture

By: Monica F. Cohen

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Pirating Fictions

Ownership and Creativity in Nineteenth-Century Popular Culture

By: Monica F. Cohen

Two distinctly different meanings of piracy are ingeniously intertwined in Monica Cohen's lively new book, which shows how popular depictions of the pirate held sway on the page and the stage even as their creators were preoccupied with the ravages of literary appropriation. The golden age of piracy captured the nineteenth-century imagination, animating such best-selling novels as Treasure Island and inspiring theatrical hits from The Pirates of Penzance to Peter Pan. But the prevalence of unauthorized reprinting and dramatic adaptation meant that authors lost immense profits from the most lucrative markets. Infuriated, novelists and playwrights denounced such literary piracy in essays, speeches, and testimonies. Their fiction, however, tells a different story. Using landmarks in copyright history as a backdrop, Pirating Fictions argues that popular nineteenth-century pirate fiction mischievously resists the creation of intellectual property in copyright legislation and law. Drawing on classic pirate stories by such writers as Walter Scott, James Fenimore Cooper, Robert Louis Stevenson, and J. M. Barrie, this wide-ranging account demonstrates, in raucous tales and telling asides, how literary appropriation was celebrated at the very moment when the forces of possessive individualism began to enshrine the language of personal ownership in Anglo-American views of creative work.

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University of Virginia Press

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0813940702

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9780813940700

Clown Girl

A Novel

By: Monica Drake

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Clown Girl

A Novel

By: Monica Drake

Clown Girl lives in Baloneytown, a seedy neighborhood where drugs, balloon animals, and even rubber chickens contribute to the local currency. Against a backdrop of petty crime, she struggles to live her dreams, calling on cultural masters Charlie Chaplin, Kafka, and da Vinci for inspiration. In an effort to support herself and her layabout performance-artist boyfriend, Clown Girl finds herself unwittingly transformed into a "corporate clown," trapping herself in a cycle of meaningless, high-paid gigs that veer dangerously close to prostitution. Monica Drake has created a novel that riffs on the high comedy of early film stars — most notably Chaplin and W. C. Fields — to raise questions of class, gender, economics, and prejudice. Resisting easy classification, this debut novel blends the bizarre, the humorous, and the gritty with stunning skill.

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Hawthorne Books

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0979018889

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9780979018886

Child Abuse and Neglect

Second Edition

By: Monica L. McCoy,Stefanie M. Keen

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Child Abuse and Neglect

Second Edition

By: Monica L. McCoy,Stefanie M. Keen

This book examines child abuse and neglect - the latest research and laws, what it entails, and how to recognize and report it. It considers up-to-date studies and methodology, encourages discussions and debate, and explains judicial rulings. Different forms of maltreatment - physical abuse, neglect, psychological maltreatment, sexual abuse, fetal abuse, and Munchausen by Proxy Syndrome - are explored, as are resilience and prevention. Discussion questions, a glossary, and profiles of people actively working in the field are included. This is an invaluable resource to workers who are mandated reporters of child maltreatment and/or anyone interested in the problem.

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Psychology Press

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1136322868

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9781136322860

The Florida Gardener's Book of Lists

By: Lois Trigg Chaplin,Monica Moran Brandies

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The Florida Gardener's Book of Lists

By: Lois Trigg Chaplin,Monica Moran Brandies

This definitive guide for gardeners includes inventive techniques for the planting and maintenance of Florida gardens, along with handy checklists for each season. Illustrations.

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0878339086

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9780878339082

Elements of Fiction Writing - Description

By: Monica Wood

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Elements of Fiction Writing - Description

By: Monica Wood

Description is most powerful when it's visible, aural, tactile. Make your descriptions fresh and they'll move your story forward, imbue your work with atmosphere, create that tang of feeling that editors cry for and readers crave. Monica Wood helps you squeeze the greatest flavor from the language. She segments description like an orange, separating its slices to let you sample each one. You'll learn about: Detail, and how you can use description to awaken the reader's senses of touch, taste, hearing, smell and sight Plot, from advancing story using only relevant description—and how to edit out sluggish, reader-stopping writing Style, and the use of description to create a mood that matches your story's content Point of view, how selecting omniscient, first person or third person limited narrative influences the descriptive freedom you have Creating original word depictions of people, animals, places, weather and movement Wood teaches by example, developing stories with characters in various situations, to show you how you can apply description techniques. You'll also see samples of work by such noted writers as Mark Helprin, Anne Tyler and Raymond Carver. And you'll find the dos and don'ts, lists and descriptive alternatives to common verbs and nouns, and tips for editing your work.

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Writer's Digest Books

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0898799082

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9780898799088

VideoHound's Independent Film Guide

By: Monica Sullivan

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VideoHound's Independent Film Guide

By: Monica Sullivan

The only video guide devoted exclusively to movies made outside the Hollywood studio system. Here are reviews of 1,000 films, many of which have moved out of the art houses and into mainstream theaters. The book brims with attitude and humor, trivia, 50 intriguing sidebars of information, and approximately 100 photos.

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1578590183

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9781578590186

Radiating Light in a Dark World

By: Monica Drake

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Radiating Light in a Dark World

By: Monica Drake

Radiating Light in a Dark World is a collection of Biblical topics which cover some of the most pressing issues facing the believer and non-believer alike. Following the dynamic words of the scripture are original prayers that were downloaded straight from Heaven. This is a must have, carry-along when you need comfort, courage, and determination to get you through some of life's most difficult challenges.

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MONICA S DRAKE

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0615862349

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9780615862347

The Folly of Loving Life

Stories

By: Monica Drake

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The Folly of Loving Life

Stories

By: Monica Drake

Following her acclaimed novels Clown Girl and The Stud Book, Monica Drake presents her long-awaited first collection of stories. The Folly of Loving Life features linked stories examining an array of characters at their most vulnerable and human, often escaping to somewhere or trying to find stability in their own place. These stories display the best of what we love about Monica's writing-the sly laugh-out-loud humor, the sharp observations, the flawed but strong characters, and the shadowy Van Sant-ish Portland settings"--Page 4 of cover.

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1892061791

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9781892061799

The Americas in the Colonial Era

By: Monica Dambrosio,Roberto Barbieri

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The Americas in the Colonial Era

By: Monica Dambrosio,Roberto Barbieri

Surveys the history of North and South America from the pre-Columbian civilizations' encounter with European explorers through the American Revolution.

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Steck-Vaughn

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0811433269

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Book's by Monica Drake

The Stud Book

The Stud Book

Forever Deuce

Forever Deuce

30 - Love

30 - Love

Match Point

Match Point

Pirating Fictions

Pirating Fictions

Clown Girl

Clown Girl

Child Abuse and Neglect

Child Abuse and Neglect

The Florida Gardener's Book of Lists

The Florida Gardener's Book of Lists

Elements of Fiction Writing - Description

Elements of Fiction Writing - Description

VideoHound's Independent Film Guide

VideoHound's Independent Film Guide

Radiating Light in a Dark World

Radiating Light in a Dark World

The Folly of Loving Life

The Folly of Loving Life

The Americas in the Colonial Era

The Americas in the Colonial Era

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