Naomi: 836 books

My friend's gym just isn't bringing in any business. But then my brat gets the idea to have all the other brats take boxing lessons there. And every week we check up on our girls to see who's the best. Of course, all the money goes to the gym, so we have more interesting stakes to keep it exciting.  This...

When a duke gets a chance to pursue a lady as someone else, he would be a fool not to take it. Logan Eastworth, the Tenth Duke of Waking, returns to England to find a woman to marry. When Miss Eleanor Ashford assumes he holds the title of baronet, he does not correct her error. Instead, he plays on...

To stop an evil force she must learn to unleash her fire while dealing with a shape-shifter, dangerous men and a mercurial, magical lover. Along with rewards, magic breeds danger. Star, Adam and Tristan submit to study with the secret authoritarian group, the Vigilar, in preparation to reveal...

"Adolescent pregnancy is an important public health issue and this valuable, well-referenced book covers the risk factors, child-family outcomes, and preventionÖ.This is a very useful book for social workers and other professionals as a single source of current information about adolescent pregnancy...

Deer have been central to human cultures throughout time and space: whether as staples to hunter-gatherers, icons of Empire, or the focus of sport. Their social and economic importance has seen some species transported across continents, transforming landscape as they went with the establishment of...

Access the NEW ONLINE COMPANION MATERIALS now! Expanded by 30% with practical new content!Early childhood professionals—learn the nuts and bolts of activity-based intervention (ABI), the trusted, child-directed approach for young children birth to 5. With the fourth edition of this classic textbook...

Antibes, juni 1926. Ernest Hemingway en zijn vrouw Hadley brengen de zomer door met zwemmen, bridgen en borrelen. Op uitnodiging van Hadley voegt haar beste vriendin Fife zich bij hen. Fife is ook Ernests minnares. Hadley is de eerste mevrouw Hemingway, maar zij noch Fife zal de laatste zijn. Terwijl...

Mas Arai returns to Japan in this Edgar and Anthony Award nominated novel—“a wonderful finale to a fine mystery series” by the author of Sayonara Slam (Jacqueline Winspear, New York Times–bestselling author). At eighty-five years old, Mas Arai hasn’t been back to his birthplace of...

Centering on the first extant martyr story (2 Maccabees 7), this study explores the "autonomous value" of martyrdom. The story of a mother and her seven sons who die under the torture of the Greek king Antiochus displaces the long-problematic Temple sacrificial cult with new cultic practices,...

Twelve-year-old Kiersti McKenzi dreads going to the school bus stop every morning now that Sam, her neighbor, has started high school. Catching an earlier bus, Sam is not out at the side of the road to run interference anymore. Smaller than others her age, she will be threatened or slapped by the...

Dreams of Iniquity is a collection of short nonfiction pieces. It explores overcoming the many difficulties of life and challenges with mental health in adolescence and adulthood with themes including identity, love and sexuality. Prepare to embark on an incredible journey as you explore the unique mind of NB.

Weston is a noble and skilled knight who lives a normal lifeuntil he meets a beautiful young woman who reveals to him that he is chosen for greater things. Westons new mission is to fulfill every task on the moon-scroll. Can he do it? Kira is a young woman with a tragic past and a scarred heart;...

How are local understandings of identity, relatedness, and belonging transformed in a global era? How does international tourism affect possibilities for who one can become?   In urban Portugal today, hundreds of individuals trace their ancestry to 15th century Jews forcibly converted to Catholicism,...

In het Zwitserse Feldi ligt de oude boerderij van Moser. Tegenover hem ligt het moderne melkveebedrijf van Wyss. Moser heeft een jonge Nederlandse vrouw in dienst die op de desolate hoogvlakte niet alleen wordt uitgedaagd door het werk, maar ook door een onverwachte liefde. Als de sneeuw in de bergen...