Linda L : 168 books

"Actually this poem was written by me in 1973 it was the first poem I ever wrote and it was an English assignment my English teacher said write a poem or an essay I didn't feel like writing that many words lol so I wrote this poem and he told me I should go to creative writing classes I never got the chance to go my son was born in 1975 and kind of put a pause to my plans."

Your marriage may have ended, but your fatherhood has not. How can you stay an involved, caring dad in the aftermath of divorce when all kinds of obstacles appear, making you insecure and uncertain of your parenting skills? With advice and insight from psychologist and family therapist Kenneth N....

Over a decade ago, the field of bioethics was established in response to the increased control over the design of living organisms afforded by both medical genetics and biotechnology. Since its introduction, bioethics has become established as an academic discipline with journals and professional...

As the last rays of the industrial age finally give way to the full force of the information age, a giant leap in the complexity and pace of daily life takes place despite the change-fatigue that has taken up residence in our corporations, businesses and homes. Tolerance levels are shifting to disallow...

Offers a sociological perspective of gender that can be applied to our lives. Focusing on the most recent research and theory–both in the U.S. and globally–Gender Roles, 6e provides an in-depth, survey and analysis of modern gender roles and issues from a sociological perspective. The text integrates...

The Colorado River began carving a course to create the Grand Canyon some four to six million years ago, but organized tourism to the natural wonder is fairly young, geologically speaking. Getting to the view along and below the rim has not always been as convenient as packing up the family car and hitting...

  Plant was growing and discovering new things about his surroundings in the field. With guidance from the other plants and small creatures of the field, irt learned many lessons on life and began too feel everyday emotions like anger, fear, and sadness, as its environment changed. But it...

Nicole Charles didn’t go to journalism school to become a gossip columnist, but the job fell into her lap right out of school and her immigrant work ethic just won’t let her quit to find something she’d like better. It’s a good job, but she struggles with the stigma attached to her position...

First Published in 2003. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

With the loss of his father, twelve-year-old Ahmed quits school to support his mother. Growing up in Russian-occupied Gilan, he faces hunger, poverty, fear, and loss, accepting them as Gods will. Years later, Ahmed is happily married, successful and content until he moves to Tehran to be near his...

Samantha's grandmother had lived in Alberta. As a child, her grandmother couldn't be a big part of her life. Sam remembered her grandmother's words of regret written in a birthday card she had sent to her on her twelfth birthday. Because of the distance between them, her grandmother had missed watching...

This is a story about Grandmother Nonnie's answers to three-year-old Abby's question. Nonnie wonders how to tell her granddaughter about the most wonderful "Spirit of Life," Father of Fathers," and " Lord of Lords." After all, Nonnie includes God in every part of her life....

A collection of essays by renowned scholars of Native American economic history, The Other Side of the Frontier presents one of the first in-depth studies of the complex interaction between the history of Native American economic development and the economic development of the United States at large....

This book develops a central theme: legal persuasion results from making and breaking mental connections. This concept of making connections inspired the authors to take a rhetorical approach to the science of legal persuasion. That singular approach resulted in the integration of research from cognitive...