Norman: 2081 books

Child sexual abuse (CSA) is an insidious crime that can destroy the lives of innocent children and leave their families devastated. The topic of child sexual abuse is, at best, a difficult subject to discuss and at worst, a horrifying one. Child sexual abuse has been defined as:"Child sexual abuse...

An intriguing examination of classic colonial houses, this fact-filled foray explores with remarkable concision the "medieval period" of American architecture. The treatise takes for its examples the first houses built along the Atlantic coast in the seventeenth century. While these early structures...

Historic preservation, which started as a grassroots movement, now represents the cutting edge in a cultural revolution focused on “green” architecture and sustainability. This is the only book to cover the gamut of preservation issues in layman’s language: the philosophy and history...

Yes, parents! It is possible to talk so both children and teens will listen to you. Take the frustration out of your interactions with your kids by learning Childspeak and Teenspeak. You can learn to package what you say in such a manner that kids and teens want to hear you. The communication principles...

In 1909, a bathtub drowning became one of the most famous and bizarre criminal cases in American history. On November 29, 1909, police were called to a ramshackle home in East Orange, New Jersey, where they found the emaciated body of twenty-four-year-old Oceana “Ocey” Snead facedown in...

Praise for How Learning Works "How Learning Works is the perfect title for this excellent book. Drawing upon new research in psychology, education, and cognitive science, the authors have demystified a complex topic into clear explanations of seven powerful learning principles. Full of...

THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES AND WASHINGTON POST BESTSELLER A call to action from three of Washington's premier political scholar-journalists, One Nation After Trump offers the definitive work on the threat posed by the Trump presidency and how to counter it. American democracy was never...

Heralded across the country in newspapers ranging from The New York Times Book Review and The Baltimore Sun to The Minneapolis Star Tribune and The Denver Post, and in magazines as diverse as Chicago and Library Journal, the Haunted America series has attracted widespread acclaim as a virtual spectral...

Haunted America takes you on a grand tour of ghostly hauntings through the U.S. and Canada, sweeping from terrifying battle-field specters at Little Bighorn to a vaudeville palace in Tampa, from ghostly apparitions in President Garfield's home in Ohio to the White House in Washington, DC. At...

Difficult roads often lead to beautiful destinations… He wore suits and I wore biker boots. He went to University and I went to Trade school. He lived in a big home and I lived in a tiny apartment. Difficult roads often lead to beautiful destinations… He wore...

Katy Nicols will do anything for her daughter. She’ll even slip into my bed every single night. But, she doesn’t know it’s my bed, Let alone my house. And while she piques my curiosity, I can't possibly throw her out on the street. She needs me, And...

Some people are unforgettable. The first guy to kiss me senseless on the hood of a car, And the one man to promise me forever. That was Carter Lang, And he was unforgettable, Seared into my memory--and heart. But that was long ago, A forever that I...

These ladies are in for the ride of their lives.... The strong-willed and feisty ladies of the Orange County Sheriff’s Office are going to have you begging to be frisked and cuffed. These motorcycle-riding women are more dangerous than the criminals they apprehend. Get a small taste...

Holland Kelly isn’t a people person. Well, that’s not entirely true. She isn’t a “one man in particular person.” Her next-door neighbor, Reid Brooks, aka "Dick," is maddening. The more she avoids him, the better her life is. If she never see his face again, it would...