Maureen: 1404 books
Shaggy Muses
The Dogs Who Inspired Virginia Woolf, Emily Dickinson, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Edith Wharton, and Emily Bronte
Language: English
Release Date: February 4, 2009
“You’ll call this sentimental–perhaps–but then a dog somehow represents the private side of life, the play side,” Virginia Woolf confessed to a friend. And it is this private, playful side, the richness and power of the bond between five great women writers and their dogs, that Maureen Adams...
by Maureen Lee Lenker
Language: English
Release Date: July 30, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: July 30, 2012
ABOUT THE BOOK Jane Eyre, first published in London in 1847 under Charlotte Brontes pen name Currer Bell, is a classic three-volume novel that exemplifies the tenets of both Gothic and Romantic fiction. Though popular on both high school and college required reading lists, it has also been...
Aphrodite's Daughters
Three Modernist Poets of the Harlem Renaissance
Language: English
Release Date: August 31, 2016
The Harlem Renaissance was a watershed moment for racial uplift, poetic innovation, sexual liberation, and female empowerment. Aphrodite’s Daughters introduces us to three amazing women who were at the forefront of all these developments, poetic iconoclasts who pioneered new and candidly erotic...
The Countess and the Mob
The Untold Story of Marajen Stevick Chinigo and Mafia Lord Johnny Rosselli
Language: English
Release Date: March 11, 2010
Maureen Hughes was first introduced to Countess Marajen Chinigo in the 1980s in a hospital room in Champaign, Illinois. Assigned to provide personal security to the Countess, Hughes knew few details about the woman she was protecting. Little did she know that Countess Chinigo was a woman connected...
The Graphic Novel Classroom
POWerful Teaching and Learning With Images
Language: English
Release Date: November 7, 2011
A secret weapon for engaging adolescents
Could you use a superhero to teach reading, writing, critical thinking, and problem-solving? While seeking the answer, secondary language arts teacher Maureen Bakis discovered a powerful pedagogy that teaches those skills and more. The amazingly successful...
A Few Good Eggs
Two Chicks Dish on Overcoming the Insanity of Infertility
Language: English
Release Date: October 13, 2009
Insight and frank, friendly advice on overcoming infertility -- from two women who have lived through it all.
We are bombarded by images of blissful older mothers, such as Madonna and Celine Dion. But 'Hollywood' articles about pregnancy and fertility at middle age gloss over the tremendous...
The Scleroderma Book
A Guide for Patients and Families
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2005
The Scleroderma Book has long been considered the leading source of information for patients suffering with this disease. Now comes the Second Edition of this highly respected volume, extensively revised by Maureen Mayes, M.D., the leading authority in this field. Writing specifically for patients...
by Maureen & Richard Chalmers
Language: English
Release Date: January 20, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: January 20, 2015
This book is the amazing true story of an Australian Vietnam Veteran and his wife. It shows no matter what problem we face nothing is impossible with God. Pastor Barry Manuel says "It is a testimony to God's faithfulness in their lives and also a statement about their openness to God. They are...
by Maureen Murphy
Language: English
Release Date: May 3, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: May 3, 2013
Have you ever wondered how you’ve “Ended up” in relationships that didn’t work, and will you ever find one that works?
This is an enthusiastic and lively workbook that will SMASH your old mindset to pieces and completely transform your search for the perfect partner. By using a NO-NONSENSE...
The 12 Brides of Christmas Collection
12 Heartwarming Historical Romances for the Season of Love
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2015
Christmas is the time for love—and weddings—and twelve historical women are on their way to the altar, whether they know it or not. In Nineteenth Century settings across the heartland of America, readers will experience heartfelt gifts, old-fashioned Christmas traditions, sweet romance, and inspiring...
by Maureen Hunt, Bernie Smith
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2008
George Best was one of the greatest footballers ever to have walked the Earth - an absolute legend. His ability as an all-round player was, and still is, unsurpassed. He was highly skilful, a tough tackler and great in the air. As well as being an exceptionally gifted sportsman, George also had a...
The Art of Managing Professional Services: Insights from Leaders of the World's Top Firms
Insights from Leaders of the World's Top Firms
Language: English
Release Date: October 24, 2010
Today, millions of people work at over one million professional service firms generating over $2 trillion in revenue annually. These firms face unique issues that are not fully understood by management thinkers and consultants. Making matters more complex is that many of these firms stand at a crossroads,...
No Future for You
Salvos from The Baffler
Language: English
Release Date: August 29, 2014
A new collection on carnival hokum and magical thinking in post-apocalypse America—brought to you by The Baffler.
There's never been a better time to be outside the consensus—and if you don't believe it, then peer into these genre-defining essays from The Baffler, the magazine that's been...
by Maureen Reil
Language: English
Release Date: May 11, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: May 11, 2015
What do you do when you are in the private chapel of an Irish castle ready and willing to marry the man of your dreams, but the groom is missing? Well you do what any other reality star marrying a rock star does in those circumstances when the world is watching and waiting for you to fall from grace...