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“A suspenseful, moving look at twisted maternal love and the limits of forgiveness.” —People “Not only a terrific, spellbinding read but a fascinating meditation on the choices we make and the way we love.” —Elin Hilderbrand, New York Times bestselling author Simply told but deeply affecting, in the bestselling tradition of Alice McDermott and Tom Perrotta, this urgent novel unravels the heartrending yet unsentimental tale of a woman who kidnaps a baby in a superstore—and gets away with it for twenty-one years. Lucy Wakefield is a seemingly ordinary woman who does something extraordinary in a desperate moment: she takes a baby girl from a shopping cart and raises her as her own...
With radical and innovative design solutions, everyone could be living in buildings and settlements that are more like gardens than cargo containers, and that purify air and water, generate energy, treat sewage and produce food - at lower cost. Birkeland introduces systems design thinking that cuts across academic and professional boundaries and the divide between social and physical sciences to move towards a transdiciplinary approach to environmental and social problem-solving. This sourcebook is useful for teaching, as each topic within the field of environmental management and social change has pairs of short readings providing diverse perspectives to compare, contrast and debate. Design for Sustainability presents examples of integrated systems design based on ecological principles and concepts and drawn from the foremost designers in the fields of industrial design, materials, housing design, urban planning and transport, landscape and permaculture, and energy and resource management.
As China becomes a pre-eminent world power again in the twenty-first century, this book uncovers Britain's long relationship with the country and its people.
This is a story about family, community, and the lives that they lead. Deception, adultery, murder, revenge, romance, betrayal, mayhem, love, and justice, just to name a few, all take place in D.C. Heights. Richard Cobb, a world-class manipulator and a control freak, is the CEO/Owner of RLC, Inc. This is the story of him and the people around him--some good, some bad, and some misunderstood. There's only one thing that could possibly matter in his life other than money and power. That's his true love, Veronica Boyd. It is also the story of Christian and Cynthia Barlowe, and Jake and Rita Warner, hardworking, loving neighbors who have had their share of problems. Last, but not least, there is Helen Braxton, Amanda August, and Lela Gregg-Black. The three can't stand each other, but there is one thing they share in common: "DECEPTION." This story has all the trappings of good story telling, well-developed characters, and CHAOS! Enjoy! A STORY ABOUT LIFE THAT YOU CAN'T AFFORD TO MISS! A MUST READ!
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Extraordinary Encounters is a five part accounting of pertinent topics. Facing Challenges in Part I is about Amelia Mason who faced problems and challenges. It is a fictional adventure which describes hardships, tragedies, romance and ways to face challenges. Part II clarifies how to survive no matter what happens. Part III is how to make a difference as a citizen in making effective changes in the political arena in the U.S.A. Part IV is a vivid description of different types of friendships. Part V is about my special memories during my lifetime. Extraordinary Encounters are about a variety of experiences, adventures, issues and human relationships. They include my personal, lifetime memories. We all have the opportunity to have extraordinary experiences in our lives if we reach out to awaken and to learn from our daily encounters with the unknown and forthcoming events that transpire.
From the bestselling author of What Was Mine-a deeply moving family drama about a young Irish immigrant, an ancestral home in New England and a dark secret that lay hidden in its walls for five generations. In 1908, sixteen-year-old Bridey runs away from her small town in Ireland with her same-age sweetheart Thom. But when Thom dies suddenly of ship fever on their ocean crossing, Bridey finds herself alone and pregnant in a strange new world. Forced by circumstance to give up the baby for adoption, Bridey finds work as a maid for the Hollingworth family at a lavish, sprawling estate. It's the dawn of a new century: innovative technologies are emerging, women's roles are changing, and Bridey ...