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Putting Children’s Interests First in U.S. Family Law and Policy: With Power Comes Responsibility
by Helen M. AlvaréThe well-being of children should be a social priority, and should consider the family circumstances into which children are born. Putting Children's Interests First in US Family Law and Policy: With Power Comes Responsibility details the rise of a federal policy of 'sexual expressionism', which prioritizes adults' interests over children's welfare. It describes the costs to children in the areas of family structure and stability, and the federal programs attempting to ameliorate the situation of non-marital children. Offering a detailed empirical and ethical critique both of 'sexual expressionism' and of the related federal programs, this study will be of interest to scholars and activists supporting children, women and the poor.
Putting Makeup on the Fat Boy
by Bil WrightIn this spirited exploration of strength and personality, a fabulous NYC teen knows he’s destined for greatness—if only he can survive his first job.Carlos Duarte knows that he’s fabulous. He’s got a better sense of style than half the fashionistas in New York City, and he can definitely apply makeup like nobody’s business. He may only be in high school, but when he lands the job of his dreams—makeup artist at the FeatureFace counter in Macy’s—he's sure that he’s finally on his way to great things. But the makeup artist world is competitive and cutthroat, and for Carlos to reach his dreams, he'll have to believe in himself more than ever.
Putting Out That Cigarette: Strategies for Quitting Smoking During Pregnancy (ACOG Patient Education)
by AcogThis eBooklet discusses the benefits of quitting smoking for pregnant women. The booklet covers the benefits of smoking, tips and guidelines for preparing to quit, setting a quit date, how to handle slips, after the baby is born, and how to get more help to quit smoking.
Putting on the Style (A Champion Street Market Saga)
by Freda LightfootA waitress worries she&’s fallen for her brother&’s killer in this moving saga of second chances and forbidden love set in 1950s Manchester. Folk are just emerging from the shadow of WWII, and money is still tight. So the vibrant market of Champion Street is a source of many a tempting bargain—as well as all the local gossip. Dena loves her Saturday job at Belle Garside&’s market café, and her ready smile makes her a universal favourite. She is soon in thrall to Belle&’s two good-looking and dangerous sons. But fate has other plans in store when her younger brother is killed by a gang of thugs. Only when it is far too late does Dena begin to ask herself one terrifying question: has she fallen in love with her brother&’s killer? Perfect for fans of Kitty Neale and Ellie Dean.Praise for Putting on the Style &“You can&’t put a price on Freda Lightfoot&’s stories from Manchester&’s 1950s Champion Street Market. They bubble with enough life and colour to brighten up the dreariest day and they have characters you can easily take to your heart.&” —Northern Echo&“A rattling good read to touch the heart of anyone who has loved someone they shouldn&’t have.&” —Dorset Evening Echo&“Deftly chronicled.&” —Telegraph & Argus&“Freda Lightfoot&’s talent for creating believable characters makes this a page-turning read.&” —Newcastle Evening Chronicle
Pyre
by Perumal MuruganBy the author of One Part Woman: “A haunting story of forbidden love set in Southern India that illustrates the cruel consequences of societal intolerance.” —Kirkus Reviews, starred reviewSaroja and Kumaresan are young and in love. After meeting in a small southern Indian town where Kumaresan works at a soda bottling shop, they quickly marry before returning to Kumaresan’s family village, where they hope to build a happy life together. But they are harboring a terrible secret: Saroja is from a different caste than Kumaresan, and if the villagers find out, they will both be in grave danger.Faced with venom from her mother-in-law and questions from her new neighbors, Saroja tries to adjust to a new lonely and uncomfortable life, while Kumaresan struggles to scrape together enough money for them to start over somewhere new. But in a world filled with thorns, their love may not be enough to keep them safe.
Pyro (Orca Currents)
by Monique PolakEver since he was small, Franklin has been soothed by fire. Staring into the flames helps Franklin forget his problems. And right now, he's got a lot to forget. Franklin's mother has left the family home to be with her hairdresser boyfriend. Franklin's father, the mayor of Montreal West, is too busy worrying about his public image to do anything about the family. As a rash of local fires competes with upcoming elections for media attention, Franklin's father has to work hard to keep the public happy. And Franklin has to reconsider his romance with fire. This short novel is a high-interest, low-reading level book for middle-grade readers who are building reading skills, want a quick read or say they don’t like to read!
Pépé le gentil pompier
by Bernard Levine Julie NantelMaman et Papa, les enfants adoreront en savoir plus sur moi. Je suis Pépé le gentil pompier. Emmener vos enfants à la caserne de pompier pour voir ce que je fais. J’ai beaucoup d’histoires intéressantes à raconter. Bienvenue à ma caserne de pompier !
Q & A
by Adrienne GruberAdrienne Gruber's third full poetry collection, Q & A, is a poetic memoir detailing a first pregnancy, birth and early postpartum period. The poet is both traumatized and transformed by the birth of her daughter. She is compelled by the dark places birth takes her and as she examines and revisits those places, a grotesque history of the treatment of pregnant and birthing women reveals itself.
Q Road: A Novel
by Bonnie Jo CampbellThe debut novel from the National Book Award-nominated author of American Salvage and The Waters—A Today Show Read with Jenna Book Club Pick! Greenland Township, Michigan: On the same acres where farmers once displaced Potawatomi Indians, suburban developers now supplant farmers and prefab homes spring up in last year's cornfields. All along Q Road—or &“Queer Road,&” as the locals call it—the old, rural life collides weirdly with the new. With humor and empathy, Bonnie Jo Campbell reveals the beauty and strangeness of her characters—ferocious women, confused men, and hungry children. Offering keen insights into modern rural America, Campbell explores the rich and ragged landscape of a town where family traditions have flown the coop and only the cycle of the seasons remains. With a cast of lovingly rendered eccentrics and a powerful sense of place, Q Road is a lively tale of nature and human desire that alters the landscape of contemporary fiction.
Q&A Family Law (Questions and Answers)
by Rachael StretchRoutledge Q&As give you the tools to practice and refine your exam technique, showing you how to apply your knowledge to maximum effect in assessment. Each book contains essay and problem-based questions on the most commonly examined topics, complete with expert guidance and model answers that help you to: Plan your revision and know what examiners are looking for: Introducing how best to approach revision in each subject Identifying and explaining the main elements of each question, and providing marker annotation to show how examiners will read your answer Understand and remember the law: Using memorable diagram overviews for each answer to demonstrate how the law fits together and how best to structure your answer Gain marks and understand areas of debate: Providing revision tips and advice to help you aim higher in essays and exams Highlighting areas that are contentious and on which you will need to form an opinion Avoid common errors: Identifying common pitfalls students encounter in class and in assessment The series is supported by an online resource that allows you to test your progress during the run-up to exams. Features include: multiple choice questions, bonus Q&As and podcasts.
QB 1: Quantity Pack
by Mike LupicaFrom #1 New York Times bestselling author of TRAVEL TEAM, HEAT, and MILLION-DOLLAR THROW comes a cheer-worthy, family-friendly football novel set amid the Friday Night Lights world of Texas high school football. Jake Cullen is a freshman quarterback playing high school football in the high-pressure land of Friday Night Lights (Texas). He is also the brother of Wyatt Cullen, who quarterbacked his team to the Texas State Championship last season--not to mention the son of former NFL quarterback and local legend, Troy Cullen. To be a Cullen in Texas is to be royalty . . . and a quarterback. All of which leaves 14-year-old Jake in a Texas-sized shadow, a tall order for any boy, especially one who's merely a freshman. While his teammates assume the starting job will be handed to Jake on a silver platter, the truth is that he has to fight for every snap and every ounce of respect. Jake may be a Cullen and he may play quarterback, but he is not his brother or his father. Being a good teammate comes naturally to Jake; being a winner and a celebrity does not. He's just like every other boy--awkward around a pretty girl, in awe of his famous family, and desperate to simultaneously blend in and cast his own shadow. Inspired by the real-life Manning family of quarterbacks (father Archie, Super Bowl-winning sons Peyton and Eli) and set amid the football-crazy culture of Texas immortalized in Friday Night Lights, QB 1 is a coming-of-age story perfect for the fan of MILLION-DOLLAR THROW, HEAT, and of course FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS. "This is a wonderful book by a great writer. All football fathers and sons will enjoy it."--Archie Manning
QUE ANIMALES SOMOS COMO PADRES (EBOOK)
by Flavia TomaelloLa reciente reivindicación de las madres tigre como ejemplo de una crianza basada en la exigencia, la disciplina y el rigor abrió, una vez más, el debate sobre cómo educar a nuestros hijos y para qué: para que sean exitosos o felices? Para que triunfen o se sientan satisfechos con sus vidas? Con humor y lucidez, Flavia Tomaello propone en este libro un modelo que escapa a los binarismos (tigre vs. conejo) y ofrece, en cambio, un "zoológico" completo de arquetipos con los cuales identificarse y reflexionar: qué clase de animal soy como padre/madre? Una guía útil y divertida para padres desorientados pero decididos a recuperar su instinto, su creatividad y su sentido común para criar hijos que sean únicos en su especie: peculiares, amados y plenos.
QUIEN PAGA? (EBOOK)
by Leni GonzalezHasta hace algunos años, muy pocos se atrevían a cuestionar un modelo que parecía funcionar perfecto: el hombre proveía el dinero al hogar y la mujer se ocupaba de la casa y los hijos. En cambio, en la realidad que nos toca vivir, aquel esquema resulta obsoleto. El tema del dinero en la pareja es sin dudas uno de los dilemas de nuestro tiempo. Las nuevas familias #no es noticia que hay menos casamientos, los hijos vienen recién después de los treinta, muchas mujeres ganan más que sus parejas, cada vez hay más hombres desempleados crónicos, etcétera# están en crisis permanente o, por lo menos, atravesando una etapa de transición que todavía no sabemos adónde nos llevará. Así estamos, acomodándonos al nuevo sistema, que vamos inventando y conociendo día a día, y luchando contra el viejo modelo, que de vez en cuando reaparece con cierta nostalgia. Los hombres se ven obligados a ocupar espacios que hasta hace poco eran femeninos, y viceversa. Ellas se levantan para ir a trabajar y ellos llevan a los chicos al colegio. Qué pasa con el dinero cuando el proyecto sentimental fracasa? Quién se queda con la casa, el auto, los ahorros, los muebles? Cómo mantener la pasión con los #señores mamás# y con las #mamás jefas de hogar#? Cómo se regulan las relaciones económicas en la pareja del siglo XXI? Quién paga? funciona como testimonio urgente de nuestra época, y también como tranquilizador al ver que todas las parejas atraviesan un momento similar. Hombres y mujeres que buscan su nueva identidad e intentan encontrar el equilibro justo entre su parte femenina y masculina.
Qigong Massage for Your Child with Autism: A Home Program from Chinese Medicine
by Anita Cignolini Louisa SilvaQigong massage has been used in China for thousands of years as a means to achieve health and wellbeing, and to treat a wide variety of ailments. This book teaches parents a simple qigong massage programme that has been developed specifically for the needs of children with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs). With step-by-step instructions and an accompanying online content demonstrating the technique in action, this book offers parents clear guidance on how to adopt qigong massage into their child's daily routine successfully. The program is based around a core 15 minute massage that, when performed regularly, has been shown to greatly improve mood and behavior, sleeping patterns, and language and social skills. Also included is information on diet, advice on reading a child's body language during massage, and helpful progress checklists. Qigong massage is the ideal therapy for parents looking for an alternative way to strengthen the mind, body and sensory abilities of their young child with autism aged 6 and under.
Quagmire Tiarello Couldn't Be Better
by Mylisa LarsenWry humor and sharp insight capture the distinctive voice of a young teen forced by his mother’s unstable mental health to recalibrate his outlook and build a new life with found family. For fans of Gary D. Schmidt and Rebecca Stead. Quagmire Tiarello prides himself on not needing anything from anybody. Sure, his mom is skipping work again and showing signs of going into one of her full-out spins, but it’s nothing he can’t handle. He’s used to her up-and-down moods, even if this time it feels a little different.Then his mom disappears, and Quag must find shelter with an uncle he didn't know he had. Should he come clean about his mother’s mental health challenges? Or can he use his carefully honed skills to bluff long enough to find his mom and get home? Readers will root for Quag as he finds himself rethinking his world and learning to accept help from the people who love him.
Quaking
by Kathryn ErskineGoth girl Matt lives her life by simple rules: Stay under the radar, never go by Matilda (only Matt), and don?t let anyone get too close. But everything changes when she moves in with a peaceful Quaker family in Pennsylvania. As the country fights a war in the Middle East, Matt fights her own personal war, battling bullies of her past and present and fighting to stand up for her belief in peace. Then violence erupts in town, and Matt finds that she will need to fight even harder to save the family she is starting to love.
Qualitative Research in Midwifery and Childbirth: Phenomenological Approaches
by Soo Downe Gill Thomson Fiona DykesQualitative research, particularly phenomenology, is increasingly popular as a method for midwifery and health-related research. These approaches enable rich and detailed explanations to be uncovered and bring experience to life. Important recommendations and practice- based implications may then be raised and debated for future use. This book brings together a range of phenomenological methods and insights into one accessible text. Illustrated with plenty of examples of successful phenomenological research, Qualitative Research in Midwifery and Childbirth keeps the focus applied to midwifery and childbirth and makes clear the links to practice throughout. The book introduces three key phenomenological approaches – descriptive, interpretive and the life world – and includes a comparative chapter which discusses the differences between these varied perspectives and methods. Each chapter focuses on how these approaches are used within midwifery research. The remaining chapters present a number of different research projects. These demonstrate how different phenomenological approaches have been used to explore and uncover experiences of childbirth and maternity as well as offering important insights into how women experience different facets of the birth experience during the antenatal, intra-partum and postnatal period. Designed for researchers and students undertaking research projects on midwifery and childbirth, this text includes contributions from a range of international and highly regarded phenomenological authors and researchers.
Quando Gesù verrà, come si saprà che è davvero Gesù?
by Bernard LevineQuando Gesù verrà, come si saprà che è davvero Gesù? Come si riconoscerà Gesù? Qual è il segno che identificherà e confermerà "sì, è sicuramente Gesù"? Gesù ritornerà più di una volta? Perché? Qual’ è il nome di Gesù in cielo ora? Non è Gesù! E quale sarà il Suo nome in futuro? Preparatevi alla venuta di Gesù.
Quarter Tones
by Susan MannThe most important things are hardest to find words for, her father once said. That's why people make music.When Ana returns to the ramshackle cottage of her youth in the seaside village of Noordhoek, near Cape Town, she does so with the intention of sorting out her father's affairs. It soon becomes clear that more is at stake. After a decade in London, where she has failed to find work as a musician, her return to South Africa puts further distance into an already strained marriage, not only because she is out of reach, but because Michael, her husband, has lost faith in the country.Quick to welcome her is her neighbour, Franz van der Veer, an architect searching for redemption. This is further complicated by the arrival of his eccentric brother, Daniel. Against a tangle of childhood memories, scarred histories and renewed hope, Ana finally starts to confront the death of Sam, her Irish luthier father, and with it, questions of guilt and belonging. Lyrical and beautifully told, Quarter Tones is a story about music and love and loss.
Quarterback Dad
by Bobby Mercer Alison D. SchonwaldYou've just heard that your head coach will be adding a new star player to the team. It's time to suit up and get into shape for the new season. Quarterback Dad ensures that you master all of the key plays for the big game: 1st Half: the 9 months of pregnancy Half Time: surviving the delivery room 2nd Half: the first year with your new child Super Bowl: celebrating all the successes of the first year Quarterback Dad outlines a play-by-play birth plan and shows you how to tackle the registry and get your new star to sleep. With Quarterback Dad as your playbook, you are sure to lead your team to victory!
Quarterback Dad
by Bobby Mercer Alison D. SchonwaldYou've just heard that your head coach will be adding a new star player to the team. It's time to suit up and get into shape for the new season. Quarterback Dad ensures that you master all of the key plays for the big game: 1st Half: the 9 months of pregnancy; Half Time: surviving the delivery room; 2nd Half: the first year with your new child; Super Bowl: celebrating all the successes of the first year. Quarterback Dad outlines a play-by-play birth plan and shows you how to tackle the registry and get your new star to sleep. With Quarterback Dad as your playbook, you are sure to lead your team to victory!
Quarterback Dad: A Play by Play Guide to Tackling Your New Baby
by Bobby MercerA Simon & Schuster eBook. Simon & Schuster has a great book for every reader.
Quarterback Draw: Play-By-Play Book 9 (Play-By-Play #9)
by Jaci BurtonQuarterback Draw is the ninth sizzling Play-By-Play novel from New York Times bestselling author Jaci Burton. Perfect for fans of Lori Foster, Maya Banks and Jill Shalvis.This time he's playing for keeps... Grant Cassidy knows how to be a football star. But while the hot quarterback loves the game and the lifestyle, no woman has come close to catching his heart, until he matches wits with a smart, gorgeous model.Supermodel Katrina Koslova might live in a world of glitz, but she works hard to provide for the family that relies on her. She doesn't have time for fun - much less a boyfriend.Their explosive chemistry is undeniable, but Katrina's afraid to rely on anyone but herself. Except Grant intends prove he's a man of style and substance - a man she can count on.Want more sexy sporting romance? Don't miss the rest of this steamy series which began with The Perfect Play. And check out Jaci's gorgeously romantic Hope series beginning with Hope Flames.
Quarterback Hero (Angel Park Football Stars #1)
by Dean HughesEleven-year-old Sterling Malone tries out for quarterback because his father thinks African-Americans need to prove they can be leaders, but Sterling isn't sure he wants to be a leader.
Quarterlife: A Novel
by Devika Rege“A superb read . . . both moving and inspiring.” —Jeet Thayil, author of Narcopolis Quarterlife is a groundbreaking portrait of a nation on the cusp of a new age. A group of young people converge in Mumbai after an election brings the divisive Bharat Party to power: Naren, a jaded Wall Street consultant lured home by the promise of “better days,” is accompanied by Amanda, a restless New Englander eager to live her ideals through a social impact fellowship in a slum. Meanwhile, Naren’s brother Rohit, the charismatic talent scout, sets out to explore his roots in the countryside and falls in with the fiery young men that drive the Hindu nationalist machine. As they each come to grips with the new India, their journeys coalesce into a riveting milieu characterized by brutal debates and desires as fraught as they are compulsive. The result is an ever-widening chorus that feeds into a festive night when all of Mumbai is on the streets—and the simmering unrest erupts. Quarterlife is as sweeping as it is intimate. With grace and precision, Devika Rege lays bare the moral and psychological roots of political belief in a time of reckoning for democracies worldwide. No one is spared, not even the writer. An urgent and prismatic debut, Quarterlife announces Rege as an evocative new voice in fiction and an author who is unafraid to test the limits of what the novel can achieve.