![]() ![]() ![]() PW on The Highwayman A truly mesmerizing series that highlights dangerous heroes who flout the law and the women who love them. Starred Library Journal Review on The Highwayman The romance is raw, edgy and explosive.the path they take through adversity makes the triumph of love deeply satisfying. ![]() Amelia Grey, New York Times Bestseller The dark, violent side of the Victorian era blazes to life as a caring, competent heroine living under the radar is abducted by a notorious crime lord with wonderfully gratifying results in this exceptional and compelling vengeance-driven romantic adventure. Elizabeth Boyle, New York Times Bestseller Byrne makes a stunning debut with a beautifully written, intensely suspenseful, and deliciously sensual love story. The actress who falls for the assassin hired to kill her. A young woman kidnapped by the villain who may be her long-lost love. From the first page, you'll fall in love. Three gorgeous historical romance novels in one from Kerrigan Byrne Included in the Victorian Rebels series eBundle: The Highwayman, The Hunter, and The Highlander. ![]() Suzanne Enoch, New York Times bestselling author on The Highwayman A passionate, lyrical romance that takes your breath away. "Another hit from the phenomenal Byrne." - Library Journal Starred Review on The Highlander "A rich, emotional love story." - The Washington Post on The Highlander Captured me from page one and never let go. ![]()
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![]() ![]() ![]() Clark completed his undergraduate degree in Biomedical Science as part of the President's scholars program at Southern Illinois University. More recently he was the Medial Director of Psychiatry at Hannibal Regional Hospital while working at the Woodland Center.ĭr. He has been the Medical Director of a psychiatric hospital and was instrumental in opening an adolescent treatment unit in a major hospital in the Illinois Quad Cities where he later served as medical director. ![]() He later became an Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Missouri. He worked as the Acting Chief of the ADA unit at Truman VA Hospital in Columbia, Missouri while he was still in his psychiatric residency. Clark has extensive experience in managing healthcare facilities. He is Board Certified in General and Forensic Psychiatry.ĭr. Clark has been working as a Psychiatrist for more than twenty-five years. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() That magic was reignited sixty years later, when Alan Lee was commissioned to produce a special illustrated edition, and his delicate pencil drawings and beautiful watercolour paintings have become for many the definitive vision of J.R.R. ![]() Since The Hobbit was first published in 1937, generations of readers have fallen under its spell. Tolkiens The Hobbit, and includes dozens of brand-new paintings and pencil drawings exploring the world of Bilbo Baggins. This richly illustrated book celebrates in words and pictures the beautiful work that award-winning artist Alan Lee produced for J.R.R. ![]() ![]() ![]() They are yearning for healing – the kind that can come only from integrating a trauma-informed placemaking and urban policy approach that embeds deep individual and community healing into Canada’s recovery plan. The very foundations that our cities are built upon are traumatized, poisoned by blood and colonial conquest. border, anti-Asian attacks and the revelatory discovery of the remains of hundreds of Indigenous children lost to Canada’s residential school system. ![]() This public health crisis was worsened by civil unrest spurred by spatialized anti-Blackness on both sides of the Canada-U.S. ![]() Scarred by decades of car-centric infrastructure and festering social divides, our already wounded urban landscape, along with its services and amenities, has been further threatened by the global pandemic. This theory feels especially palpable as we approach the precipice of the post-COVID city. It has been said that traumatic incidents dislocate “ the lived and imagined landscapes” of a city’s emotional ecosystem. ![]() ![]() ![]() When Mungo’s mother sends him on a fishing trip to a loch in Western Scotland, with two strange men behind whose drunken banter lie murky pasts, he needs to summon all his inner strength and courage to get back to a place of safety, a place where he and James might still have a future. As they begin to fall in love, they dream of escaping the grey city, and Mungo must work hard to hide his true self from all those around him, especially from his elder brother, Hamish, a local gang leader with a brutal reputation to uphold.īut the threat of discovery is constant and the punishment unspeakable. They should be sworn enemies if they’re to be seen as men at all, and yet they become best friends as they find a sanctuary in the doocot that James has built for his prize racing pigeons. ![]() They are caught between two of Glasgow’s housing estates where young working-class men divide themselves along sectarian lines, and fight territorial battles for the sake of reputation. The extraordinary, powerful second novel from the Booker Prize-winning author of Shuggie Bain, Young Mungo is both a vivid portrayal of working-class life and the deeply moving story of the dangerous first love of two young men: Mungo and James.īorn under different stars, Protestant Mungo and Catholic James live in a hyper-masculine world. ![]() ![]() ![]() She was forced to marry young and her husband isn't able to satisfy her, so she is ready to find somebody who will. ![]() His wife Abigail is tired and sick of her sexless marriage and reads about carnal pleasures. But at the House of Pleasure he meets a man, James Beecham, who asks him to help him rebuilt the relationship to his wife, the sexual relat. Now that Sara is pregnant Val tells him that he doesnt want him anymore in his bed. But it's not that easy because he loved to be the 3rd wheel in the Val-Sara-triangle. But Peter is darker in his tastes because he likes men a lot, sexually. ![]() Both have been in the same brothel, been on the same ship before they were sold. ) It's the story of Peter Howard who was the second slave and best friend of Valentin. Sometimes it's so nice to have a good old paperback in your hand. I bought #1 and #2 in the US as paperbacks, all the others so far I read on my kindle. Review 1: Truely this is the 2nd part and connects to book #1. ![]() ![]() Fritz first appeared in Van Allsburg's first book The Garden of Abdul Gasazi, where he kicks off the plot by accidentally wandering into the titular garden-and he's made a cameo in every one of his books since. One of his trademarks is that all of his books have an image of an English bull terrier named "Fritz" (seen in the page image) somewhere in the illustrations, often subtly hidden from readers (sometimes he'll appear as a dog-shaped jar, as a stuffed toy, disguised as a piece of garbage, etc.). Invite your students to explore varying points of view by rewriting a traditional. 'Point of view is a common theme in Van Allsburg's writing. Today is Chris Van Allsburg's Birthday Grades 3-12. Teaching Point of View With Two Band Ants Grades 3-5. ![]() He is most famous for writing Jumanji, Zathura, and The Polar Express all of which were adapted into films. These ideas for discussions and activities come from Carol Hurst. ![]() Chris Van Allsburg (born June 18, 1949) is an American picture book author and illustrator. ![]() ![]() ![]() The book contains eleven practices that focus on just these scenarios, along with short examples and anecdotes throughout. In a simple and accessible way, it describes what mindfulness is and how mindfulness-based practices can help children calm down, become more focused, fall asleep more easily, alleviate worry, manage anger, and generally become more patient and aware. This little book is a very appealing introduction to mindfulness meditation for children and their parents. Mindfulness-the quality of attention that combines full awareness with acceptance of each moment, just as it is-is gaining broad acceptance among mental health professionals as an adjunct to treatment. Simple mindfulness practices to help your child (ages 5-12) deal with anxiety, improve concentration, and handle difficult emotions-with a 60-minute audio CD of guided exercises read by Myla Kabat-Zinn ![]() Simple mindfulness practices to help your child (ages 5-12) deal with anxiety, improve concentration, and handle difficult emotions. ![]() ![]() ![]() African ‘corruption’ the clash between colonialism and African independence the transition between traditional African customs and English colonial protocols. Colonialism in its death throes and European attitudes towards Africans. ![]() There are several strands to Achebe’s novel which continues the story of the Okonkwo family introduced in the classic Things Fall Apart. The debilitating minutiae of colonialist society combined with the influence of traditional culture causes one ambitious man to question his culture and adopt the ways of the colonialists - and still end up defeated. These are the questions posed by Chinua Achebe in his second 1960 published novel, which dramatises Obi’s downfall and his emotional dilemmas over his people, their culture and traditions. But - in a period of transition from colonialism to independence - why has he ended up in court? Does he deserve the racist judgment and negative attitudes of the colonial overlords? He is feted by his people, his new employers consider him a ‘responsible’ young African. ![]() Recently returned from successful study in England. ![]() ![]() ![]() Robert Nozick’s critique hails from a philosophically “right-leaning” perspective-that is, a perspective that seeks to minimize the role of government in order to protect what are taken to be legitimate rights and freedoms relating to the ownership of private property. In this module we consider an influential critique of the liberal egalitarian position defended by Rawls. Module 10: Oppression and historical injustice.Module 7: Robert Nozick, Anarchy, State, and Utopia (1974).Module 6: John Rawls's Justice as Fairness.Module 4: John Stuart Mill, On Liberty (1859).Module 3: Jean-Jacques Rousseau, The Social Contract (1762).Module 2: John Locke's Second Treatise of Government (1689). ![]() ![]() Module 1: Thomas Hobbes, Leviathan (1651).Essay Assignment, Midterm Exam, and Final Examination Guidelines. ![]() |