| Author | : Jimmy Santiago Baca |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 232 |
| Release | : 2009 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : |
Two Mexican-American brothers--Lorenzo, who becomes a farmer, and Vito, who gains fame as a boxer--take different paths in life after the brutal murder of their mother, only to have their journeys converge and bring them face-to-face with a common enemy.
| Author | : Angie Cruz |
| Publisher | : Flatiron Books |
| Total Pages | : 160 |
| Release | : 2022-09-13 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 1250208440 |
A NEW YORK TIMES EDITOR'S CHOICE · A NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW NOTABLE BOOK · REVIEWED ON THE FRONT COVER From GMA BOOK CLUB PICK and WOMEN'S PRIZE FINALIST Angie Cruz, author of Dominicana, an electrifying new novel about a woman who has lost everything but the chance to finally tell her story “Will have you LAUGHING line after line...Cruz AIMS FOR THE HEART, and fires.” —Los Angeles Times "An endearing portrait of a FIERCE, FUNNY woman." —The Washington Post Cara Romero thought she would work at the factory of little lamps for the rest of her life. But when, in her mid-50s, she loses her job in the Great Recession, she is forced back into the job market for the first time in decades. Set up with a job counselor, Cara instead begins to narrate the story of her life. Over the course of twelve sessions, Cara recounts her tempestuous love affairs, her alternately biting and loving relationships with her neighbor Lulu and her sister Angela, her struggles with debt, gentrification and loss, and, eventually, what really happened between her and her estranged son, Fernando. As Cara confronts her darkest secrets and regrets, we see a woman buffeted by life but still full of fight. Structurally inventive and emotionally kaleidoscopic, How Not to Drown in a Glass of Water is Angie Cruz’s most ambitious and moving novel yet, and Cara is a heroine for the ages.
| Author | : Odessa Rose |
| Publisher | : La Caille Nous |
| Total Pages | : 268 |
| Release | : 1999 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 9780964763579 |
Talented sculptress Tonya Mimms puts her artwork before everything, including her thirst for love. One drizzly morning she meets handsome accountant Malcolm Holland and beautiful bookstore owner Satin Pierce, and Tonya becomes the centerpiece of an erotic love triangle.
| Author | : Gail Crowder |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 74 |
| Release | : 2012-10 |
| Genre | : Business & Economics |
| ISBN | : 9780983218517 |
A Tall Glass of Water is a useful tool for any woman who can admit that she needs help putting her life into balance. Water is vital to sustaining human life. It plays a major role in our physical body's respiration, digestion, elimination, metabolism and homeostasis -- which is basically the balance of all the major systems. Without adequate amounts of water, dehydration begins and can be life-threatening. Gail Crowder offers practical tips to rehydrate those dry places that have shown up in your life because your energy is drained and your creativity has dried up while attempting to be 'everything to everybody all the time'. In A Tall Glass of Water, she acknowledges that the task of wearing multiple hats simultaneously can be very overwhelming for a woman. After sipping, gulping and sometimes choking on her own glass of water during her own life's journey trying to be the consummate wife, mother, lover, daughter, sister, friend, employee and entrepreneur, Gail offers principles that have been proven to succeed. Are you dizzy from the dehydration due to the pressures pushing and pulling you in all directions? Be honest with yourself ......are you overwhelmed? Do you wish for more hours in the day? If so, immerse yourself in the pages of this book, soak up the theory and principles, and your refreshing will begin......Gail generously pours out the best practices for setting your life into balance. Drink at your own pace. Feeling a little thirsty? Remember......................... nothing quenches thirst like A Tall Glass of Water.
| Author | : Oba Olff |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 124 |
| Release | : 2019-05-03 |
| Genre | : Education |
| ISBN | : 9780578512211 |
This groundbreaking book explores the importance of Spiritualism especially for African Americans. As you read, you will gain a greater understanding of the foundations of Spiritualism and how to cultivate your spiritual court. Most importantly, this book dispels the boggy-isms improperly associated with every day cultural nuances practiced by African Americans.
| Author | : Eugène Scribe |
| Publisher | : Smith & Kraus |
| Total Pages | : 116 |
| Release | : 1995 |
| Genre | : Drama |
| ISBN | : |
| Author | : Steve Mould |
| Publisher | : Penguin |
| Total Pages | : 146 |
| Release | : 2017-05-09 |
| Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
| ISBN | : 146546669X |
Learn how to think like a scientist, look at the world in a brand-new way and have tons of fun with science comedian Steve Mould's bold and playful kids science book. Supporting STEM and STEAM education initiatives, How to be a Scientist will inspire kids to ask questions, do activities, think creatively, and discover amazing fun facts! A firm favorite in classrooms and homes alike, this science book for kids has earned itself a permanent spot on many family bookshelves. With more than 40 fun questions, experiments, games, and real-life scenarios that make scientific concepts fun and relevant, it's not hard to see why! Simple activities with undetermined answers encourage curious young readers to find new ways to test ideas. The stories of the great scientists and their discoveries (and failures) are told in an entertaining way to provide even further inspiration for budding young scientists. This educational book has the amazing ability to cover a wide range of ages, so if your children have an age gap this is a fantastic way to get them to engage with each other in a fun and educational way. It is informative, colorful, well written and draws you into its pages with an insatiable appetite for the simpler facts of science. Most of the home science experiments for kids are easy to do with items most people already have around the house, making it super easy to go from idea to execution. Explore, Investigate And Test Your Ideas! Discover the skills it takes to become a scientist. Being a scientist isn't just about wearing a white coat and doing experiments in a lab. It's about exploring, investigating, testing and figuring out how things work. How To Be A Scientist is packed with fun activities and projects that let you answer lots of tricky questions and help to explain the world around you. This kid's educational book challenges children to think for themselves and covers topics like: - Weather, making a tornado, the water cycle, how to make a compass - Energy, hot air balloons, electricity, Newton and Einstein - The solar system, making a sundial, creating your own sunrise, phases of the moon How to be a Scientist (Careers for Kids) is one of four fantastic books in the How to... educational books series, including How To Be A Math Genius, How to Be Good at Math, andHow to Make a Better World. Official reviews include: International Literacy Association's Children's Choices 2018 Reading List "Readers will be inspired to learn more about how to think and act like these famous scientists while uncovering deep scientific knowledge they can apply through fun-filled science projects." Minnesota Parent "This mix of classic and unusual science anecdotes and experiments is just the thing for budding STEM/STEAM fans, including tips for learning how to think and act like a scientist with fun activities and simple scientific explanations of biology, anatomy, physics, astronomy, chemistry and more."
| Author | : James Salzman |
| Publisher | : Abrams |
| Total Pages | : 269 |
| Release | : 2017-06-13 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 1468306758 |
An in-depth look at the changing approaches that environmentalists, governments, and the open market have taken to water through the lens of world history. When we turn on the tap or twist open a tall plastic bottle, we probably don’t give a second thought about where our drinking water comes from. But how it gets from the ground to the glass is far more convoluted than we might think. In this revised edition of Drinking Water, Duke University professor and environmental policy expert James Salzman shows how drinking water highlights the most pressing issues of our time. He adds eye-opening, contemporary examples about our relationship to and consumption of water, and a new chapter about the atrocities that occurred in Flint, Michigan. Provocative, insightful, and engaging, Drinking Water shows just how complex a simple glass of water can be. “A surprising, delightful, fact-filled book.” —Jared Diamond, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Guns, Germs, and Steel “Instead of buying your next twelve-pack of bottled water, buy this fascinating account of all the people who spent their lives making sure you’d have clean, safe drinking water every time you turned on the tap.” —Bill McKibben, author of Earth: Making a Life on a Tough New Planet “Drinking Water effortlessly guides us through a fascinating world we never consider. Even for people who think they know water, there is a surprise on almost every page.” —Charles Fishman, bestselling author of The Big Thirst and The Wal-Mart Effect “Salzman puts a needed spotlight on an often overlooked but critical social, economic, and political resource.” —Publishers Weekly
| Author | : Robert E. Wells |
| Publisher | : Albert Whitman & Company |
| Total Pages | : 37 |
| Release | : 2006-01-01 |
| Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
| ISBN | : 0807592749 |
It's hard to imagine—the molecules in the glass of water you just finished might have once been part of a water hole that dinosaurs drank from! In this fascinating new book about the water cycle, readers will find that while it might be hard to imagine, it's true. The author, Robert E. Wells, explains the complete water cycle and also discusses ocean currents, ocean and lake habitats, and hydroelectricity. He also touches on water pollution and our responsibility to keep our water clean. The author's bright cartoon illustrations make this information especially appealing to kids.
