Vicki: 874 books
Cherokee Voices
Early Accounts of Cherokee Life in the East
Language: English
Release Date: January 7, 2011
From the time they established formal ties with Great Britain in 1730, the Cherokees had a rocky relationship with white settlers. They found grounds for dispute over trade practices, territorial control, and the complicated loyalties among the various Indian tribes and European powers. Over the years,...
by Vicki Rutherford
Language: English
Release Date: December 24, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 24, 2012
Ships found drifting with no crew aboard. Lighthouse keepers haunted by the Grey Lady, searching for her lost babe. A wooden ship trapped in Arctic ice for 13 years traveling the Northwest Passage with a frozen crew. The ghosts of drowned sailors photographed swimming alongside a ship.
These...
Below the Line
Producers and Production Studies in the New Television Economy
Language: English
Release Date: May 16, 2011
Below the Line illuminates the hidden labor of people who not only produce things that the television industry needs, such as a bit of content or a policy sound bite, but also produce themselves in the service of capital expansion. Vicki Mayer considers the work of television set assemblers, soft-core...
The Book Club Cookbook, Revised Edition
Recipes and Food for Thought from Your Book Club's FavoriteBooks and Authors
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2012
“Part cookbook, part celebration of the written word, [The Book Club Cookbook] illustrates how books and ideas can bring people together.”
—Publishers Weekly
"We are what we eat, they say. We can eat what we read, too. The Book Club Cookbook by Judy Gelman and Vicki Levy...
Animal Happiness
Moving Exploration of Animals and Their Emotions - From Cats and Dogs to Orangutans and Tortoises
Language: English
Release Date: August 17, 2007
A New York Times Notable Book of 1994! Highly respected author, philosopher, and animal trainer Vicki Hearne offers a treasure trove of animal anecdotes, all written in her unique and poetic style. Through entertaining stories about cats, horses, an ornamental carp, a scorpion, and tortoises, Hearne...
by Vicki K. Black
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2005
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2005
In this guide for newcomers as well as lifelong Episcopalians, author Vicki Black helps readers navigate the currents of Anglican liturgy and discover its richness and beauty. As we use the Book of Common Prayer, Black says, “we discover we are not alone, and this liturgical current of worship,...
The Girlfriends' Guide to Surviving the First Year of Motherhood
Wise and Witty Advice on Everything from Coping with Postpartum Moodswings to Salvaging Your Sex Life to Fitting into That Favorite Pair of Jeans
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 1997
When it comes to your new baby, everyone from Dr. Spock to Dr. Brazleton has an armful of advice. But no one's delivering any tips on how you can care for yourself. Now, four-time delivery room veteran Vicki Iovine answers your questions, calms your fears, and cracks you up as only a girlfriend can,...
by Vicki Grant
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2004
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2004
Telly Mercer is shy and quiet, used to living in the shadow of her older sister, Bess. Then she finds herself on the set of a puppet show, staying out of the way of her overstressed aunt Kathleen. One evening she makes a surprising discovery that launches her on an adventure with an unpredictable...
Our Woman in Havana
A Diplomat's Chronicle of America's Long Struggle with Castro's Cuba
Language: English
Release Date: March 13, 2018
Our Woman in Havana chronicles the past several decades of US-Cuba relations from the bird’s-eye view of State Department veteran and longtime Cuba hand Vicki Huddleston, our top diplomat in Havana under Presidents Clinton and George W. Bush.After the US embassy in Havana was closed in 1961, relations...
Apples & Chalkdust
Inspirational Stories and Encouragement for Teachers
Language: English
Release Date: July 8, 2008
You probably don't have to think very hard to recall a dedicated teacher who touched your life in a lasting way with encouragement and inspiration...teachers just have a way of knowing exactly what to do or say to help children and teens reach their highest potential. No wonder so many parents and...
by Vicki Lansky
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2009
The thought of having a second child is often overwhelming to parents. With her trade mark humor and practical advice, well known parenting author, Vicki Lansky guides parents through the major transition from one child to two. WELCOMING YOUR SECOND BABY offers hundreds of practical tips and advice for...
by Vicki Ward
Language: English
Release Date: February 25, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: February 25, 2012
Life's Spices From Seasoned Sistahs, A Collection of Stories From Mature Women of Color is a Triple Award Winning book that brings comfort, satisfaction and learning to women of any culture. What this book shows through these stories is that all women endure similar trials throughout life, no matter...
Koko Bear's Big Earache
Preparing Your Child for Ear Tube Surgery
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2010
In KOKO BEAR'S BIG EARACHE, a read-aloud story for young children and their parents, popular parenting author Vicki Lansky uses an adorable character, KoKo, the unisex little bear, to provide reassurance and comfort for the child as well as helpful information for the parents.After KoKo wakes at night...
Really, God—Bangladesh?
A Nurse’S Spiritual Journey
Language: English
Release Date: February 8, 2013
When registered nurse Vicki Augustiniak received the phone call in the fall of 2003 that she would be traveling to Bangladesh to provide medical care to the countrys citizens, she felt both anxious and gratified. For years, she had dreamed of using her talents to help others, and now the time had...