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Priceless Inspirations
by Antonia CarterOn her hit television show 'Tiny and Toya', Antonia 'Toya' Carter seems to be living the good life: she has a beautiful home, good friends, and is pursuing her dreams in fashion design. But hers has been a life of peaks and valleys. Abandoned by her parents as a child, she was passed from family member to family member as her mother sank deeper into her drug addiction. Feeling unloved and unwelcomed, Toya fell into the arms of a 15-year-old rising musical star—Dwayne Michael Carter, known these days as the rapper 'Lil Wayne'-- and ended up pregnant at the tender age of 14. <P><P> In Priceless Inspiration, Toya takes the reader through the pain of being a teenage mother struggling to raise a child while still a child herself—without the benefit of the guidance of her own mother. Using the words she recorded in the journals she kept as a teen—and the wisdom she has gained in the years since—Toya bares her own struggles, using them to offer young women real and heartfelt understanding and advice about sex, relationships, motherhood and growing up.
Prickly Moses: Poems
by Simon WestCompelling poems that celebrate language as it encounters the nameless variety of the natural world, from Australia to ItalyAn uncanny blend of the external and the intimate has been a hallmark of Simon West’s poetry for nearly twenty years. In this new collection, the Australian poet and Italianist delights in the transforming and endlessly varied powers of naming and speaking. West’s intensely regional focus stands in dialogue with Europe and antiquity. Landscapes reveal the tangle of their historical dimensions, as the rivers of both the Goulburn Valley in southeastern Australia and the Po Valley in northern Italy merge and flow into the wider currents of the Southern Ocean. Again and again, language and the senses throw themselves into the nameless riot of the world, from eucalypts and clouds to a medieval bell tower and the sounds a pencil makes as it crosses a page.
Prickly Rose
by Shelley GillPrickly Rose is tired of being left behind when her legendary big sister, Sitka, goes off on yet another adventure. Determined to follow in Sitka’s huge footsteps, Prickly sets off—with tumultuous results. As she tromps across Alaska, Prickly fires up a volcano, gives the earth a mighty shake, and whips up a tsunami. Even little sisters can have a big impact in this original Alaskan tall tale.
Pride Is Love
by Dano MorenoYoung kids will develop a sense of pride when they read this book that follows a girl and her two dads as they prepare to walk in a Pride parade.Pride is believing.You are enough exactly as you are.A little girl and her two dads discover the true meaning of Pride as they prepare their colorful flower crowns for their local Pride parade. When her preparations don&’t go according to plan, the dads remind their daughter that it&’s okay to make mistakes. They show her kindness and love, and that being happy with who you are is the most important part of Pride.
Pride and Avarice: A Novel
by Nicholas ColeridgeHailed by The New Yorker as "wickedly enjoyable," Nicholas Coleridge's newest novel is a sharp comedy of manners about two powerful men engaged in a bitter rivalry. Their feud rages from the boardroom to the bedroom as old money takes on the new Gazing from his magnificent Chawbury Manor, Miles Straker has it all. But when noveau riche Ross Clegg buys and builds on the land adjoining his country estate, ruining his perfect view, Miles is irate. Even worse, Ross is quickly taken up by the country gentry, who admire his success and his down-to-earth manners. But Miles is a dangerous enemy and he vows to take the Clegg empire apart piece by piece. A rich read full of wit, Pride and Avarice is sure to be Coleridge's biggest selling book to date.
Pride and Joy: A Novel
by Louisa OnoméBlack Cake meets Death at a Funeral in this heartwarming and hilarious novel about three generations of a Nigerian Canadian family grappling with their matriarch’s sudden passing while their auntie insists that her sister is coming back, from an author with a “razor-sharp, smart and tender” (Nafiza Azad, author of The Wild Ones) voice. Joy Okafor is overwhelmed. The recently divorced life coach whose phone won’t stop ringing is also the dutiful Nigerian daughter who has planned every aspect of her mother’s seventieth birthday weekend on her own. As the Okafors slowly begin to arrive, Mama Mary goes to take a nap. But when the grandkids try to wake her, they find that she isn’t sleeping after all. Refusing to believe that her sister is gone-gone, Auntie Nancy declares that she has had a premonition: Mama Mary will rise again like Jesus Christ himself on Easter Sunday. Desperate to believe that they’re about to witness a miracle, the family overhauls their birthday plans to welcome the Nigerian Canadian community and the host of AJAfrika TV to help spread the word that Mama Mary is coming back. But skeptical Joy is struggling to deal with the loss of her mother and not allowing herself to mourn just yet while going through the motions of planning a funeral that her aunt refuses to allow.Filled with humour and flawed, deeply relatable characters that leap off the page, Pride and Joy will draw in readers as the Okafors prepare for a miracle while coming apart at the seams, praying that they haven’t actually lost Mama Mary for good and grappling with what her loss would truly mean for each of them.
Pride and Joy: A Novel
by Louisa OnoméBlack Cake meets Death at a Funeral in this heartwarming and hilarious novel about three generations of a Nigerian Canadian family grappling with their matriarch&’s sudden passing while their auntie insists that her sister is coming back—from an author with a &“razor-sharp, smart, and tender&” (Nafiza Azad, author of The Wild Ones) voice.Joy Okafor is overwhelmed. Recently divorced, a life coach whose phone won&’t stop ringing, and ever the dutiful Nigerian daughter, Joy has planned every aspect of her mother&’s seventieth birthday weekend on her own. As the Okafors slowly begin to arrive, Mama Mary goes to take a nap. But when the grandkids go to wake her, they find that she isn&’t sleeping after all. Refusing to believe that her sister is gone-gone, Auntie Nancy declares that she has had a premonition that Mama Mary will rise again like Jesus Christ on Easter Sunday. Desperate to believe that they&’re about to witness a miracle, the family overhauls their birthday plans to welcome the Nigerian Canadian community, effectively spreading the word that Mama Mary is coming back. But skeptical Joy is struggling with the loss of her mother and not allowing herself to mourn just yet while going through the motions of planning a funeral that her aunt refuses to allow. Filled with humor and flawed, deeply relatable characters that leap off the page, Pride and Joy will draw you in as the Okafors prepare for a miracle while coming apart at the seams, praying that they haven&’t actually lost Mama Mary for good, and grappling with what losing her truly means for each of them.
Pride and Prejudice (Adapted Version)
by Jane Austen Janice GreeneTimeless Classics--designed for the struggling reader and adapted to retain the integrity of the original classic. These classic novels will grab a student's attention from the first page. Included are eight pages of end-of-book activities to enhance the reading experience.
Pride and Prejudice (Ignatius Critical Editions)
by Jane Austen Joseph PearceA favorite to readers, Jane Austen's novel 'Pride and Prejudice' is so immediately engaging, and the wit so pungent, that its title is almost a byword for perfection. A classic of world literature, its profound Christian morality is all too often missed or wilfully overlooked by today's (post)modern critics. Yet Austen saw the follies and foibles of human nature, and the frictions and fidelities of family life, with an incisive eye that penetrates to the very heart of the human condition. This edition of Austen's masterpiece includes an introduction by Professor Christopher Blum and several insightful critical essays by leading Austen scholars.
Pride and Prejudice (Seasons Edition -- Winter)
by Jane Austen&“You and Papa, and my sisters, must come down and see us. We shall be at Newcastle all the winter, and I dare say there will be some balls, and I will take care to get good partners for them all.&” – Pride and Prejudice, Jane AustenWhen Elizabeth Bennet first meets eligible bachelor Fitzwilliam Darcy, she thinks him arrogant and conceited. Darcy finds himself indifferent to Elizabeth Bennet&’s good looks and lively mind. And later when Elizabeth discovers that Darcy has involved himself in the troubled relationship between his friend Bingley and her beloved sister Jane, she dislikes him more than ever. In the comedy of misdirected manners that follows, Jane Austen shows readers the error of judging by first impressions.This e-book edition includes select, highly designed pages that highlight quotes about the winter season.The Seasons Edition - Winter collection includes Little Women, Wuthering Heights, A Tale of Two Cities, and Pride and Prejudice.
Pride and Prejudice and Related Readings
by Jane AustenThe related readings are: Society from What Jane Austen Ate and Charles Dickens Knew by Daniel Pool (social history), The Best Sort of Husband by Susan B. Kelly (short story), Austen Boom Shows an Un-American Craving for Civility by Henry Grunwald (newspaper article), Habitation by Margaret Atwood (poem), and Autres Temps by Edith Wharton (short story). [This text is listed as an example that meets Common Core Standards in English language arts in grades 11-12 at http://www.corestandards.org.]
Pride and Prejudice: Lit For Little Hands (The Penguin English Library)
by Jane Austen'No sooner had he made it clear to himself and his friends that she had hardly a good feature in her face, than he began to find it was rendered uncommonly intelligent by the beautiful expression of her dark eyes ...'When Elizabeth Bennet first meets eligible bachelor Fitzwilliam Darcy, she thinks him arrogant and conceited; he is indifferent to her good looks and lively mind. When she later discovers that Darcy has involved himself in the troubled relationship between his friend Bingley and her beloved sister Jane, she is determined to dislike him more than ever. In the sparkling comedy of manners that follows, Jane Austen shows the folly of judging by first impressions and superbly evokes the friendships, gossip and snobberies of provincial middle-class life.The Penguin English Library - 100 editions of the best fiction in English, from the eighteenth century and the very first novels to the beginning of the First World War.
Pride and Prejudice: Pride And Prejudice Is A Classic 1813 Romantic Novel Of Manners Written By Jane Austen
by Jane AustenJane Austen&’s classic comedy of manners is one of the most enduring love stories in English literature In a remote Hertfordshire village in the early nineteenth century, Mr. and Mrs. Bennet have a problem. Or rather, five vivacious, headstrong problems: Jane, Elizabeth, Mary, Catherine, and Lydia. Mr. Bennet loves his daughters dearly, but spends more time with his nose buried in a book than planning for their futures. Since her husband&’s property can only pass to a male heir, Mrs. Bennet insists that the girls find rich husbands. But her daughters would rather fall in love than listen to their mother&’s advice. Jane, the eldest and most beautiful, attracts the attentions of a young gentleman named Charles Bingley, but his good friend Mr. Darcy disapproves of the match. Elizabeth, always eager to defend her sweet-natured sister, detests the prideful Mr. Darcy, even after he asks for her hand in marriage. But when a chance encounter reunites the combative couple, Elizabeth realizes that her prejudices have been standing in the way of her heart&’s true desire. A razor-sharp satire of English country life and a stirring tribute to the power of romance to overcome the longest of odds, Pride and Prejudice is Jane Austen&’s masterwork and one of the finest novels ever written. This ebook has been professionally proofread to ensure accuracy and readability on all devices.
Pride, Prejudice, and Other Flavors: A Novel
by Sonali DevAward-winning author Sonali Dev launches a new series about the Rajes, an immigrant Indian family descended from royalty, who have built their lives in San Francisco...It is a truth universally acknowledged that only in an overachieving Indian American family can a genius daughter be considered a black sheep. <p><p>Dr. Trisha Raje is San Francisco’s most acclaimed neurosurgeon. But that’s not enough for the Rajes, her influential immigrant family who’s achieved power by making its own non-negotiable rules: <p><p>Never trust an outsider <p><p>Never do anything to jeopardize your brother’s political aspirations <p><p>And never, ever, defy your family <p><p>Trisha is guilty of breaking all three rules. But now she has a chance to redeem herself. So long as she doesn’t repeat old mistakes. <p><p>Up-and-coming chef DJ Caine has known people like Trisha before, people who judge him by his rough beginnings and place pedigree above character. He needs the lucrative job the Rajes offer, but he values his pride too much to indulge Trisha’s arrogance. And then he discovers that she’s the only surgeon who can save his sister’s life. <p><p>As the two clash, their assumptions crumble like the spun sugar on one of DJ’s stunning desserts. But before a future can be savored there’s a past to be reckoned with...A family trying to build home in a new land. A man who has never felt at home anywhere. And a choice to be made between the two.
Primal Law: Alpha Pack Book 1 (Alpha Pack)
by J.D. TylerFans of J. R. Ward, Nalini Singh, Kresley Cole and Gena Showalter, meet the Alpha Pack. Once, they were Navy SEALS. Now, they are a top secret team of wolf shifters with Psy powers who take on the darkest dangers on Earth. Intensely passionate and utterly thrilling, J. D. Tyler's Alpha Pack are unforgettable.After a massacre decimates half his team and leaves him crippled, Jaxon Law must relearn how to fight - and battle the anger and guilt threatening to overwhelm him. But when he rescues a beautiful woman who reawakens his primal instincts, Jax is unprepared for the dangers that lie ahead. On the run from her employer, brilliant lab assistant Kira Locke has evidence that leads the Alpha Pack on a hunt for someone targeting human civilians with Psy abilities. And as Jax and Kira circle both the killer and each other, Jax will have to decide if the deep connection he feels with Kira is worth breaking the ultimate shifter rule - because bonding with Kira means putting his abilities at risk, and they might be the only tools he has to keep his mate alive...Don't miss the other sexy and exciting Alpha Pack adventures in Savage Awakening, Black Moon, Hunter's Heart and Cole's Redemption.And be sure not to miss J. D. Tyler's romantic suspense alter-ego Jo Davis, and her sensational, sizzling Sugarland Blue series.
Primal Possession: Moon Shifter Book 2 (Moon Shifter)
by Katie ReusThe second novel in Katie Reus's exciting series of passionate and protective shifters, filled with mystery, suspense and sensual romance. Perfect for fans of Kresley Cole, Nalini Singh, Patricia Briggs and Larissa Ione.As his pack's second-in-command, lupine shifter Liam Armstrong gives orders and takes what he wants - until he meets red-headed, blue-eyed December McIntyre. Liam knows the human beauty is his intended mate the moment he sees her, but December is far too strong-willed to accept his protection. December, whose brother is the town sheriff, has every reason to mistrust shifters after one killed her youngest sibling. But the forceful and handsome Liam has gotten under her skin in a way she hadn't thought possible, and the desire she feels for him is almost too much to bear. When a radical hate group targets all humans known to sympathize with paranormal beings, December is attacked in her bookstore. Reluctantly, she turns to the only one who can help her: Liam. And he is going to take her to places within herself she never knew existed.Don't miss the rest of the unforgettable Moon Shifter series! Alpha Instinct, Lover's Instinct, Mating Instinct, His Untamed Desire, Avenger's Heat, and Hunter Reborn are available now!
Primary Understanding: Education in Early Childhood (Routledge Library Editions: Education)
by Kieran EganBeginning with descriptions of the ways in which children make sense of their experience and the world, such as fantasy, stories and games, Egan constructs his argument that constituting this foundational layer are sets of cultural sense-making capacities, reflected in oral cultures throughout the world. Egan sees education as the acquisition of these sets of sense-making capacities, available in our culture, and his goal is to conceptualize primary education in a way that over comes the dichotomy between progressivisim and traditionalism, attending both the needs of the individual child and the accumulation of knowledge.
Primates of Park Avenue: A Memoir
by Wednesday MartinLike an urban Dian Fossey, Wednesday Martin decodes the primate social behaviors of Upper East Side mothers in a brilliantly original and witty memoir about her adventures assimilating into that most secretive and elite tribe.After marrying a man from the Upper East Side and moving to the neighborhood, Wednesday Martin struggled to fit in. Drawing on her background in anthropology and primatology, she tried looking at her new world through that lens, and suddenly things fell into place. She understood the other mothers' snobbiness at school drop-off when she compared them to olive baboons. Her obsessional quest for a Hermes Birkin handbag made sense when she realized other females wielded them to establish dominance in their troop. And so she analyzed tribal migration patterns; display rituals; physical adornment, mutilation, and mating practices; extra-pair copulation; and more. Her conclusions are smart, thought-provoking, and hilariously unexpected. Every city has its Upper East Side, and in Wednesday's memoir, readers everywhere will recognize the strange cultural codes of powerful social hierarchies and the compelling desire to climb them. They will also see that Upper East Side mothers want the same things for their children that all mothers want--safety, happiness, and success--and not even sky-high penthouses and chauffeured SUVs can protect this ecologically released tribe from the universal experiences of anxiety and loss. When Wednesday's life turns upside down, she learns how deep the bonds of female friendship really are. Intelligent, funny, and heartfelt, Primates of Park Avenue lifts a veil on a secret, elite world within a world--the exotic, fascinating, and strangely familiar culture of privileged Manhattan motherhood.
Primatology, Ethics and Trauma: The Oklahoma Chimpanzee Studies
by Robert Ingersoll Antonina Anna ScarnàPrimatology, Ethics and Trauma offers an analytical re-examination of the research conducted into the linguistic abilities of the Oklahoma chimpanzees, uncovering the historical reality of the research. It has been 50 years since the first language experiments on chimpanzees. Robert Ingersoll was one of the researchers from 1975 to 1983. He is well known for being one of the main carers and best friend of the chimpanzee, Nim Chimpsky, but there were other chimpanzees in the University of Oklahoma's Institute for Primate Studies, including Washoe, Moja, Kelly, Booee, and Onan, who were taught sign language in the quest to discover whether language is learned or innate in humans. Antonina Anna Scarnà’s expertise in language acquisition and neuroscience offers a vehicle for critical evaluation of those studies.Ingersoll and Scarnà investigate how this research failed to address the emotional needs of the animals. Research into trauma has made scientific advances since those studies. It is time to consider the research from a different perspective, examining the neglect and cruelty that was inflicted on those animals in the name of psychological science. This book re-examines those cases, addressing directly the suffering and traumatic experiences endured by the captive chimpanzees, in particular the female chimpanzee, Washoe, and her resultant inability to be a competent mother.The book discusses the unethical nature of the studies in the context of recent research on trauma and offers a specific and direct psychological message, proposing to finally close the door on the language side of these chimpanzee studies. This book is a novel and groundbreaking account. It will be of interest to lay readers and academics alike. Those working as research, experimental, and clinical psychologists will find this book of interest, as will psychotherapists, linguists, anthropologists, historians of science and primatologists, as well as those involved in primate sanctuary and conservation.
Primavera, estiu, etcètera
by Marta RojalsNarrada amb una successió de pinzellades breus, Primavera, estiu, etcètera és una tragicomèdia amb un fort component generacional i un retrat precís i molt sonor dels usos i costums de la vida en un poblet de l’Ebre. Com cada any per Tots Sants, l’Èlia de cal Pedró torna al poble per fer la visita de rigor al cementiri i passar uns dies amb son pare i sa tieta. Amb 34 anys fets, la parella l’acaba de deixar i la crisi fa estralls en el despatx d’arquitectura on treballa a Barcelona. Ara es disposa a aprofitar el pont per posar ordre, si més no, als pensaments. Després de l’exili universitari i laboral, l’Èlia s’adona que amb l’edat s’hi sent cada cop més còmoda entre qui va ser la seva gent. I quan una està tan ben disposada i atenta, pot ser que comenci a veure i a entendre coses que fins ara li havien passat desapercebudes. Marta Rojals ha escrit una primera novel·la madura i molt ben travada sobre l’amor, l’amistat, la família, la feina, les oportunitats perdudes i la possibilitat de trobar un lloc propi a l món.
Primavera, estiu, etcètera
by Marta RojalsNarrada amb una successió de pinzellades breus, Primavera, estiu, etcètera és una tragicomèdia amb un fort component generacional i un retrat precís i molt sonor dels usos i costums de la vida en un poblet de l’Ebre. Com cada any per Tots Sants, l’Èlia de cal Pedró torna al poble per fer la visita de rigor al cementiri i passar uns dies amb son pare i sa tieta. Amb 34 anys fets, la parella l’acaba de deixar i la crisi fa estralls en el despatx d’arquitectura on treballa a Barcelona. Ara es disposa a aprofitar el pont per posar ordre, si més no, als pensaments. Després de l’exili universitari i laboral, l’Èlia s’adona que amb l’edat s’hi sent cada cop més còmoda entre qui va ser la seva gent. I quan una està tan ben disposada i atenta, pot ser que comenci a veure i a entendre coses que fins ara li havien passat desapercebudes. Marta Rojals ha escrit una primera novel·la madura i molt ben travada sobre l’amor, l’amistat, la família, la feina, les oportunitats perdudes i la possibilitat de trobar un lloc propi a l món.
Prime Time: A feel-good rom-com from the author of The Big Five O (Jane Wenham-jones Ser.)
by Jane Wenham-JonesIf you love Milly Johnson, Trisha Ashley and Catherine Alliott, you'll love Jane Wenham-Jones's deliciously entertaining novels!'Funny, realistic and full of insight' Katie Fforde'I love Jane's writing!' Jill Mansell'Feel-good' Woman & HomeLaura Meredith never imagined herself appearing on TV - she's too old, too flabby, too downright hormonal, and much too busy holding things together for her son, Stanley, after her husband left her for a younger, thinner replacement.But best friend Charlotte is a determined woman and when Laura is persuaded on to a daytime show to talk about her PMT, everything changes. Suddenly there's a camera crew tracking her every move and Laura finds herself an unlikely star. But as things hot up between her and gorgeous TV director, Cal, they're going downhill elsewhere. While Laura's caught up in a heady whirlwind of beauty treatments, makeovers and glamorous film locations, Charlotte's husband, Roger, is concealing a guilty secret, Stanley's got problems at school, work's piling up, and when Laura turns detective to protect Charlotte's marriage, things go horribly wrong. The champagne's flowing as Laura's prime time TV debut looks set to be a hit. But in every month, there's a "Day Ten" ...Don't miss Jane's other delightfully entertaining titles, filled with humour and insight: The Big Five O, Mum in the Middle, One Glass is Never Enough and Perfect Alibis are all out now!
Prime Times: A Handbook For Excellence In Infant And Toddler Programs
by Gigi Schweikert Jim Greenman Anne StonehouseAchieve quality care and education in your infant or toddler program with this practical guide--a sourcebook for establishing, organizing, and maintaining a quality program. This second edition includes topics such as developmental issues; infants and toddlers with special needs; staffing and staff training; creating learning and nurturing environments; establishing routines; discipline; health, nutrition, and safety policies; curriculum; partnering with parents; assessment; and program evaluation.
Prime-Time Parenting: The Two-Hour-a-Day Secret to Raising Great Kids
by Heather MillerA two-hour school-night routine that helps parents support their children's social, emotional and intellectual developmentSchool nights are a real challenge for most parents. Just as your energy flags, a slew of parenting duties looms ahead. Learn how to create a two-hour school night routine that works for both parent and child. By following this two-hour ritual, you'll be able to: Bond with your children Prepare and enjoy a nutritious dinner Support your child's organization and academic success Read with your child Follow a book-bath-bed routine to an early bedtime Enjoy some "me" time once the kids are in bedThe benefits of Prime-Time Parenting include better nutrition, better school performance, a more organized home, and well-rested parents and children. The hours between 6 and 8pm will never be the same!
Primero, los niños: Memorias de una cirujano desde las fronteras de la medicina pediátrica
by Kurt Newman«Un libro conmovedor para cualquiera que desee comprender las bellezas y los misterios de la salud infantil» WALTER ISAACSON autor de los bestseller Steve Jobs. La biografía y Einstein. Su vida y su universo Cualquiera que haya visto a un niño recuperarse de una herida o de un hueso roto sabe que están hechos para sanar. Y en esta apasionante colección de memorias, el doctor Kurt Newman, líder de la cirugía pediátrica en Estados Unidos, recupera los episodios más extraordinarios de su carrera para mostrarnos la importancia de tratar a los niños como algo más que adultos miniatura. ¿Por qué es importante la atención pediátrica especializada?, ¿cómo pueden contribuir los padres a la recuperación de sus hijos?, ¿qué lecciones debemos aprender sobre la capacidad de sanar de niños y adolescentes? Éstas son algunas de las cuestiones abordadas por el doctor Newman, quien no sólo narra los hitos de la pediatría a lo largo de treinta años de práctica médica, sino que, a través de emotivos relatos y de sus pequeños y heroicos protagonistas, ofrece lecciones de ética profesional y humildad a los futuros profesionales de la medicina. Sin lugar a dudas, Primero, los niños es un libro profundamente humano, capaz de convencernos de que todavía hay mucho que podemos aprender de nuestros niños. «Escribir este libro es una verdadera labor de amor: por la medicina pediátrica, por los valientes niños y sus familias que me inspiran cada día, y por los mentores y amigos que me han guiado a lo largo de mi carrera» DOCTOR KURT NEWMAN