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When sexy and sophisticated Mimi Silverstein divorces her two-timing husband, the fiery genius Maestro Frans van Diehm, she eagerly prepares to begin a new life with their young daughter. But her first taste of freedom draws her into a web of intrigue, power, and deception.Against a backdrop of spectacular music, Mimi becomes involved with another international artist, the mysterious rock star Randae Crane. As their feelings for each other grow more intense, the Maestro's guilty secrets begin to unfold.The riveting conclusion to this dazzling tale of loves, past and present, is bound to touch the heart of every reader.

If you've been putting off that visit to the doctor's office, pull up a comfortable chair and settle in with Fears and Cheers by Myriam Selinger Sanders. Dr. Selinger Sanders speaks to her readers as she spoke to her patients-with humor, compassion, firmness, and down-to-earth common sense. These pages address some of the most common medical issues women encounter: the first gynecological exam, methods of birth control, difficulties conceiving and carrying a baby to term, the birth process, menopause, hormone replacement therapy, and more. Through stories about her experiences-some heartwarming, some hysterical- Dr. Selinger Sanders soothes women's fears about those annual checkups, helping us understand the benefits of building a strong, trusting relationship with our doctors.

P.S. Kiss the Duchess for Me, a collection of letters written by Private Joe Moss during World War II, transports us back to the 1940s and allows us to see those turbulent years through the eyes of someone who experienced them firsthand. We are there with Joe as he goes through basic training. We are with him on the trains. We are with him in the French countryside "with the roar of guns as a background." This time capsule of a book honors not only Joe Moss, but also the countless other heroes known only to their families.

The Entrepreneurial Journey in Jamaica: When Policies Derail describes the collapse of Jamaica''s domestic financial sector in the 1990s through the eyes of one who experienced it head-on. Tracing this autobiographical journey into his professional and business life, Dr. Chen-Young has had an outstanding professional career, which culminated when he established the Eagle Merchant Bank in 1982, a pioneering company that led to the Eagle financial group of companies. This largely successful business venture eventually collapsed in 1997, when a financial crisis hit Jamaica, wiping out virtually all of the domestic financial entities.Dr. Chen-Young takes his readers through Eagle''s humble beginnings, its financial heyday, and the company''s eventual demise. With expert analysis and firsthand experience, Chen-Young examines the circumstances and the financial policies of the 1990s that led to the financial crisis in Jamaica and its crushing aftermath. He also includes court submissions regarding lawsuits filed against him by government agencies in Jamaica, so that the public can be fully informed of the facts and legal issues surrounding these cases.About the AuthorDr. Paul Chen-Young began his career with the World Bank in 1966, and then moved into senior management positions in Jamaica at the Development Finance Corporation, Lai Corporation, and Workers Savings and Loan Bank. He started his own business in 1975 with an economic and financial consulting firm, Chen-Young Associates, followed by the stockbroking firm Paul Chen-Young and Co.He has received many awards for his contribution to Jamaica''s development and has served on numerous public sector boards. He is the author of various publications, the latest being "With All Good Intentions: The Collapse of Jamaica''s Domestic Financial Sector (November, 1998)," as one of the policy papers on the Americas for the Centre for Strategic International Studies in Washington, D.C.

Are you living under the circumstances? Judy Hampton shows you how to change your view of your situation from a human perspective to God's perspective. Includes an eleven-week Bible study.

Do you need a little stress relief in your life? Travel back to the world of Buddy Crawford, a simpler, slower-paced world where Cokes were a nickel, movie tickets were a dime, and ten cents bought you a double-dip ice cream cone. These engaging, award-winning stories about a young boy growing up in rural America during the 1940s provide a relaxing respite from today's fast-paced world. They may even revive old memories of your own childhood.Follow Buddy and cousin Mont as they gather beer and pop bottles from the roadway barrow pits. Join him and his friends at the river swimming hole for a swim, or go fishing for carp in the canal. Experience the fun as he tours the countryside in an old Model T Ford with his friends. What better way to spend a relaxing two hours than immersing yourself in these stories?Buddy is somewhat reminiscent of Tom Sawyer in that he quite often finds himself in hot water. Unlike Tom, Buddy's misdeeds are without forethought. They happen because Buddy is ... well ... he's just Buddy.

For a Christian Scientist to be born again in the way Patricia Hofer was would probably require nothing less than a visit from the Lord himself. And that is what happened. Raised in the belief that Christianity was a healing science, imagine her wonder when she smashed headlong into its deepest mysticism. Since that remarkable day, Hofer has read widely, searching for similar spiritual awakenings in the lives of other Christians. Her narrative includes some of this research, but, more than that, it becomes a mental pilgrimage, where she peels back the layers of a personal relationship with the Lord that has warmed her heart for almost twenty years. If you are a serious Christian who needs to discover again the power and the simplicity of Christ or a thinking person who wants to deepen your spiritual view of the world, you will find your journey through these pages rewarding and helpful.

Alain Corcos, author of The Little Yellow Train, presents different moments in history from the perspective of his family and friends. This is a must-read for anyone who wishes to gain insight into how historical events impact the everyday lives of those who experience them.

It is the year 1967, the summer of love. ...From the midst of tranquil suburbia to the radical streets of Boston, Tune starts off with a blast like a rocket, the capsule finally crash landing in Berkley. Haight-Ashbury, the commune in Marin, the dealers, the action, and our hero never misses a beat. He is part of the scene. Incredible events lead one to the next, the landscape surreal, and the characters bouncing one off the other. The "peace" that is sought belies the chaos of the now.Catapulted by the times, driven by the ambition of great wealth, power, fame, and the promise of having it all, two lives cross in Beirut Lebanon and are forever changed. Set against the background of a country spiraling into a civil war, where together they had hoped to build an illicit empire, the action and intrigue heightens. This is a compelling book from start to finish, taking the reader to places where they've never been, at a time when the world was getting turned topsy-turvy. Tune is an engrossing tale.

When Hermann Olsen initially left the kidney-bashing back road of Route 226 in the Wasatch range of Utah and limped stiffly into the Mahogany Ridge Club, he was simply looking for a cold beer, some companionship, and a place to escape the omnipresent western dust. He soon makes the acquaintance of the rough ranchers who frequent the town's favorite watering hole, and hours later he becomes the dubiously proud owner of a dilapidated tavern, an out-of-commission ski hill, some ancient chairlifts, and a fat old search-and-rescue dog more renown for her gas than for her work ethic.Hermann's plan is simple: put just enough money into the area in order to revitalize it as "a place for the locals," and then leisurely sit back and watch life go by from the tranquil banks of the teeming trout streams.Good plan. But life is a roller coaster ride with its own ideas of what is in store for us, and despite our best intentions and our worst flaws, we sometimes experience unexplained success. The seriously out-of-the-way hill known as Mount Bellew soon attracts a cult of hardcore skiers and snowboarders who are enamored with its legendary lack of facilities and un-groomed slopes. Mount Bellew explodes beyond the edges of Hermann's dream, and in a very short expanse of time, the ex-hippie finds himself attempting to manage a lively and bustling ski resort. "Desperate times call for desperate solutions," Hermann believes. He soon surrounds himself with the colorful and equally desperate characters that make up his personnel staff.Told through the viewpoint of a simple bus driver who is looking back on his youth, Mount Bellew shows us how all of our heroes are seriously flawed, struggling through individual changes and challenges in their lives, and how every life is a unique season of hope."Men do change, and the change comes like the wind that ruffles the curtains at dawn, and it comes like the stealthy perfume of wildflowers hidden in the grass." -- John SteinbeckHow we handle it all is the measure of the man. How Mount Bellew survives the growing pains is the richly entertaining story to be told . . .

Between 1940 and 1944, when Alain Corcos was a teenager, the Germans systematically plundered the French countryside to feed their own armed forces and civilians. Both the Nazis and the fascist Vichy government forced everyone with "Jewish blood" to register as Jews, condemning those who complied to death in concentration camps. The Little Yellow Train chronicles the years of occupation in France, describing the Corcos family's struggles to survive. In addition to finding enough food to sustain themselves, they needed to forge records and identification cards in order to conceal the fact that some of their ancestors were Jewish. When the SS began kidnapping young French men and women to work in German factories, the author and his brother decided that the time had come to escape and join the Allied forces overseas.

Si le français est votre langue maternelle, vraisemblablement vous ne vous êtes jamais demandé pourquoi le mot bras appartient au genre masculin, alors que jambe est au féminin? Vous avez appris ces mots depuis l''enfance avec leurs genres compris, et vous les prenez comme acquis. Vous n''êtes pas conscients qu''il existe des règles établissant leurs genres.Les règles que vous trouverez dans ce livre constituent une tentative à organiser et à codifier un système de ces règles pour presque tous les noms de la langue, quelque chose qui n''était jamais fait auparavant. Si vous êtes intéressé à comprendre mieux votre langue et à découvrir ses règles surprenantes, ce livre est pour vous.

Kerala, one of the smallest states in India, is located in the country's southwest corner. Known for its great beauty, religious diversity, and zero population growth, the region also boasts an exceptionally high literacy rate-reportedly above 91 percent-resulting in a large readership for books, journals, and newspapers. The quality of Kerala's literary production is very high, and this anthology represents some of its best short stories.Though educated and enterprising, women from this area face the same problems as women the world over. The stories in this collection explore their lives, giving readers everywhere a greater understanding of what it means to be a daughter of Kerala.