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The Middle of Nowhere
The Middle of Nowhere is about a troubled 15-year-old girl, Lexie Crockett, who enters a residential treatment program somewhere in the Western United States. Based on personal experiences, the novel tells of the sometimes tragic, sometimes hilarious adventures of the thousands of girls who live away from home in residential facilities. As events unfold, Lexie finds a bond with the other girls and with Annie Salinas, a gifted counselor, who helps her get closer to her goal of going home. Parents of some of the girls visit the program, and struggle with finding the line that is always shifting between understanding the girls problems and holding them accountable for their actions. When a large company moves to buy the facility, the staff resistsand the girls find some ways of their own to challenge the new owners. Each of the girls brings her own background to this challengebroken homes, drug addiction, mental and emotional instability, along with ingenuity, resilience, and a fierce desire for independence. More than 14,000 girls live in such programs, and the book makes painfully clear how difficult their lives areand why some of them succeed.
The Trail
People go missing for all sorts of reasons. When Scott Hunter is drawn into investigating the unexplained disappearance of Andrew Wood, a man he barely knew, he finds questions everywhere he turns. Is Andrew alive? Was he taken or did he simply leave? Why did he quit his job and leave his home in such a hurry, leaving many of his belongings behind? Why has he failed to make contact with anyone in the three months since he vanished? And why is another man searching his house, armed with a gun? As Scott gradually discovers the trail which brings him closer to the truth, he unearths a web of deceit that is bigger than he first imagined. And after a brutal murder causes shockwaves across the city, the police become very interested in Scott, so much so that he realises if he fails to find Andrew, the life he knows may be taken from him. But he's not the only one searching for Andrew. Not by a long way....
Joinery, Joists and Gender
Joinery, Joists and Gender: A History of Woodworking for the 21st Century is the first publication of its kind to survey the long and rich histories of women and gender non-conforming persons who work in wood. Written for craft practitioners, design students, and readers interested in the intersections of gender and labor history—with 200 full-color images, both historical and contemporary—this book provides an accessible and insightful entry into the histories, practices, and lived experiences of women and nonbinary makers in woodworking. In the first half the author presents a woodworking history primarily in Europe and the United States that highlights the practical and philosophical ...
Well Met
The Renaissance Faire—a 50 year-long party, communal ritual, political challenge and cultural wellspring—receives its first sustained historical attention with Well Met. Beginning with the chaotic communal moment of its founding and early development in the 1960s through its incorporation as a major “family friendly” leisure site in the 2000s, Well Met tells the story of the thinkers, artists, clowns, mimes, and others performers who make the Faire. Well Met approaches the Faire from the perspective of labor, education, aesthetics, business, the opposition it faced, and the key figures involved. Drawing upon vibrant interview material and deep archival research, Rachel Lee Rubin reve...
His Woman
His Woman by Jessica Steele released on Jun 24, 1992 is available now for purchase.
Chance of a Lifetime
Chance Of A Lifetime by Barbara Kaye released on Feb 22, 1991 is available now for purchase.
Tapestry
Dramatic intrigue and passion by the bestselling author of Beloved Enemy. In the aftermath of the Norman Conquest, Aveline, the only surviving daugh ter of England's last Anglo-Saxon king and his concubine, is targeted for murder by her half-brother, who's bent on revenge against the Normans.
Love with a Warm Cowboy
After receiving a harsh lesson in the ways of love, Professor Barbara Door arrives in Wyoming and finds just what she's looking for--plenty of tanned, muscular guys in cowboy boots. But she's also in for a few surprises. Some cowboys play polo--some even own books. And sometimes, just when you're in the mood for lust--along comes love. From the author of Annie Chambers.
The Reluctant Bride
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