Author: Guido Van Genechten
Publisher: Clavis
ISBN: 9781605371191
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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A celebratory new book in a beloved series about Ricky, for children ages 4 and up.

Author: Beverly Ann Menke
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 0810885344
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 227

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At the 1984 Olympics, American Scott Hamilton skated into the history books when he claimed a gold medal in Sarajevo. Beside him the entire time was his coach, Don Laws. A member of the U.S. Figure Skating Hall of Fame and a U.S. Junior Champion, Laws is one of the most respected and admired ice skating coaches in the world. In addition to Hamilton, Don was the coach of champions Michael Weiss and Patrick Chan. This authorized biography tells the story of Law's exemplary life and chronicles his singular dedication to figure skating. Don Laws: The Life of an Olympic Figure Skating Coach recounts Don's youth, from his childhood in Washington, D.C. to his Junior Men's Figure Skating Championship to his triumphs as a coach on the international stage. Featuring personal interviews with many of his former pupils, this humorous and enlightening biography captures Don's dedication to the sport and to his students. In addition, this book goes behind the scenes of the controversial new judging system--for which Laws was one of only four coaches worldwide to take part in its creation--as well as touches upon the break between Don Laws and his star pupil, Patrick Chan. Including exclusive interviews with Scott Hamilton, Michael Weiss, premier Russian coach Tamara Moskvina, former International Skating Union member Sonia Bianchetti, and current ISU President Ottavio Cinquanta, this book is a one-of-a-kind look at a man who never broke from his beliefs and ideals and never wavered in his love for the sport. A chapter devoted to skating techniques laid out by Laws will be a helpful tool for figure skating coaches; but for the figure skater, and for any fan of the sport, it will be the stories, interviews, photographs, and history that make this book entertaining and inspiring.

Author: Mari Villarreal
Publisher: SuperNovel(HK)Co.,Limited
ISBN:
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 253

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"Omega's are supposed to stay quiet. Omega's are supposed to obey. Omega's are supposed to do EVERYTHING I fucking say!" I lived each day in fear for my life. I was the pack's slave, tortured, beaten, and treated worse than scum. To my pack- I was a nobody, especially to our alpha-to-be, Alpha Jaxon. But when he finds I am his mate, he takes it upon himself to reject me, and make my life hell. After all, how can a strong alpha be mated to the pack’s scum, right? One destined night, a visiting pack and a ruthless alpha who no one dares defy may just be my savior. But will he accept me as his mate? A worthless omega from a weaker pack? Or will I be rejected again and become an enslaved she-wolf for the rest of my life?

Author: Susan Shapiro
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 1429937998
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 318

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Edgy Manhattan shutterbug Rachel Solomon can't wait to escape her difficult Midwestern Jewish family of doctors—and her crazy, condescending WASP friend and photography mentor, Elizabeth Mann. Not so easy when Elizabeth marries Rachel's surgeon-brother, moves to the Midwest, and becomes the daughter Rachel's mother always wanted—one who pops out four babies in a row, who are named after Rachel's dead Yiddish-speaking relatives. Although Rachel long ago rejected the suburban female role, she's shocked to find she's been replaced. With unsparing candor, sparkling emotional insights, and hilarity, the girl who cut herself out of old photographs now has to fight her way back into the Solomons' photo albums, homes, and hearts. From the author of the hilarious fictional debut Speed Shrinking—which became an international phenomenon—and the acclaimed memoir of past passion Five Men Who Broke My Heart comes a new book that blows the lid off of the secrets of female friendship. Based on a true story, Susan Shapiro's darkly comic novel Overexposed chronicles the brilliantly twisted tale of two strong women who wind up switching lives.

Author: Mark Billen
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 0244629455
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 100

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Minnie and Gertie were twins born within moments of each other but twins were never so different. Minnie is a witch who uses magic to cause mischief. Gertie is a kindly witch and uses her skills to help others. How can twins be so different? This is a story full of humour and magic!

Author: Gwynne Forster
Publisher: Kimani Press
ISBN: 0373091427
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 298

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Afraid that the injury he received while in Afghanistan will stop him from being promoted to four-star general, U.S. Marine Colonel Nelson Wainwright must convince lovely doctor Audrey Powers that he is perfectly fine, but instead finds himself falling for this woman who can heal both his body and his heart.

Author: Stan Berenstain
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 0385370326
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36

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Come for a visit in Bear Country with this classic First Time Book® from Stan and Jan Berenstain. Join Papa, Mama, and Brother, as they help Sister celebrate her birthday. The special day is not all fun and games when Sister becomes overwhelmed by all of the festivities. This beloved story is a perfect way to teach children about birthdays and what’s most important about them.

Author: Samantha Scantlebury
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1491890827
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 291

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Claudia is an intelligent kind natured young lady For the most part she was happy but at times sadness would prevail. Often she would worry about her years of being single, wondering why this would be the case. Her friend Cheryl sets her up on a blind date with Ricardo. This develops into a serious relationship that produces a child. But this once kind natured man turns into a horrible jealous person, so Claudia opts for single parenthood. One day a strange feeling comes over Claudia and in almost an instant, she begins to develop love for Ricardo. Claudia spends the next few years working on getting her man back by any means necessary. This obsessive love reduces Claudia into being a shadow of her former self. She then decides that if she cannot be with Ricardo then life is not worth living. Through Claudias journey, strange and shocking things are revealed to her. and those closest to her are not whom they seem. Does Claudia find the strength to overcome the haunting truth of her past and destroy this suicidal love or will it be the death of her. A truly riveting supernatural tale of things unseen and fascinating revelations of spirituality

Author: Laura Krause
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 0595371639
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 171

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.My destiny was now carved in stone. On January 4the, 1992 I signed a vow to stay married to this man for better or worse until death did us part. I look back on that day now and call it the signature of death. Krause was born in Maryland in 1971 and beautifully takes you through her young childhood and into her teenage years of avoiding school and partying until the wee hours of the morning. As an adult she met Ricky and even though she had serious reservations about their relationship she married him only to discover that he was prey to extramarital affairs and alcoholism. After years of remaining in the unhappy marriage, Laura somehow finds the courage to leave Ricky and to seek out her own emotional happiness that was quietly tucked away during the marriage for the needs of her children--but at the tragic price of losing them. As she describes her personal experience of her husband's anger and vengefulness she never gives up hope of being reunited with her children. Her faith in God and her strong will to survive helps her to endure emotional blows along the way and teaches her many valuable life lessons.

Author: T.J. Richards
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1546225625
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 58

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Whether its physical or emotional mistreatment, neglect, or sexual molestation, the social impact of child abuse in America ultimately damages the core development of youththe emotional underpinning in the lives of young children growing up. Buggy is a hard reada blend of several fact-based events witnessed by the author during his early teenage years in the mid-1950s while growing up in a government housing project in Euclid, Ohio. Although the generational story is framed around three fictitious lives, including Tony, son of the abusive, mean-spirited Louie Bugno, himself a victim of adolescent abuse, the account of their livestold through their meeting in a hospital where Louie is dying of cancerserves as a reminder to all of us that child abuse exists. Let us never forget how much it weakens, undermines, and demoralizes the young lives it touches.